Neftçi PFK in European football

This article lists results for Neftçi PFK in European competition.

Summary
Neftçi PFK is an association football club from Baku, Azerbaijan. The team has participated in 12 seasons of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) club competitions, including 5 seasons in the European Cup and Champions League, 5 seasons in the UEFA Cup, one season in the Cup Winners' Cup, one season in the Intertoto Cup and one season in the Europa League. It has played 42 UEFA games, resulting in 12 wins, 11 draws and 19 defeats.

In European competitions, the club also have advanced to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League twice, having defeated Bosnian champions – NK Široki Brijeg – and Icelandic champions – FH Hafnarfjarðar – in 2004 and 2005 respectively. In 2008, the club advanced to the third round of the 2008 Intertoto Cup, after defeating the Slovak club FC Nitra and the Belgian side K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot in the first two rounds.

Neftçi's biggest win in Europe is a 3–0 victory over FC Zestafoni in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

The club has an excellent European cup record, having not lost at home since the 1999–2000 season.

Neftçi's home games are usually played at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku. The stadium was built by German prisoners of war in 1951 and constructed in the shape of the letter C to honour Stalin (Cyrillic: Cтaлин), however it was renamed after famous football referee Tofiq Bahramov in 1993 after his death. The stadium also serves as the home ground of the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000 spectators making it the largest stadium in the country. In 2011, Neftçi's domestic games moved to the Ismat Gayibov Stadium. In 2012, Neftçi's domestic games moved to Eighth Kilometer District Stadium – also known as the Bakcell Arena for sponsorship purposes is a stadium in Nizami raion, Baku, Azerbaijan.

In 2012-13, Group stage
In 2012, Neftçi became the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of a European competition. Neftçi managed to get three points in six matches, drawing with FK Partizan both times and holding Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Group H
Note: Partizan are ranked ahead of Neftçi on head-to-head away goals (PAR: 1; NEF: 0).

Key

 * S = Seasons
 * P = Played
 * W = Games won
 * D = Games drawn
 * L = Games lost
 * GF = Goals for
 * GA = Goals against
 * aet = Match determined after extra time
 * a = Match determined by away goals rule
 * QF = Quarter-finals
 * SF = Semi-finals
 * TP = Match for third place
 * F = Final


 * Group = Group stage
 * Group 2 = Second group stage
 * PO = Play-off round
 * R3 = Round 3
 * R2 = Round 2
 * R1 = Round 1
 * Q3 = Third qualification round
 * Q2 = Second qualification round
 * Q1 = First qualification round
 * QR = Qualification round
 * p. = penalty shoot-out
 * H = Home
 * A = Away
 * N = Neutral

UEFA competitions
The following is a complete list of matches played by Neftçi in UEFA tournaments. It includes the season, tournament, the stage, the opponent club and its country, the date, the venue and the score, with Neftçi's score noted first. It is up to date as of the match played 3 July 2013.


 * Notes
 * Note 1: Neftçi played their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku as their own Ismat Gayibov Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
 * Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw.
 * Note 3: Ironi Kiryat Shmona played their home match at Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa as their own Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
 * Note 4: Neftçi played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku instead of their regular stadium, Ismat Gayibov Stadium, Baku.

Non-UEFA competitions
In 2006, Neftçi managed to win the CIS Cup after defeating Kaunas in the final.


 * Notes
 * Note 5: Pyunik withdrew.

Honours

 * UEFA Intertoto Cup
 * Runners-up (1): 2008


 * CIS Cup
 * Winners (1): 2006
 * Runners-up (1): 2005


 * Kadyrov Cup
 * Third place (1): 2012

Participations
As of 29 June 2013, Neftçi have competed in:
 * UEFA competitions
 * 6 participations in the UEFA Champions League
 * 1 participations in the European Cup Winners' Cup
 * 6 participations in the UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
 * 1 participations in the UEFA Intertoto Cup
 * Non-UEFA competitions
 * 5 participations in the CIS Cup
 * 1 participations in the Kadyrov Cup

UEFA competitions
The following list shows statistics against opposing teams Neftçi has played three or more matches against in UEFA tournaments. It shows the club and its country, games played (P), won (W), drawn (D) and lost (L), goals for (F) and against (A). Statistics are as of the end of the 2012–13 season. The statistics include goals scored during extra time where applicable; in these games, the result given is the result at the end of extra time.



Records

 * UEFA competitions:
 * First UEFA club competition: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
 * First match UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 0–3 APOEL, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first qualification round, 10 August 1995
 * First goal scored in the UEFA club competitions: Vidadi Rzayev, against PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, UEFA Cup, first qualification round, 17 July 1996
 * First win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 2–1 PFC Lokomotiv Sofia, UEFA Cup, first qualification round, 17 July 1996
 * First group match in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 0–0 Partizan, UEFA Europa League, 20 September 2012
 * Biggest win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 3–0 FC Zestafoni, UEFA Champions League, second qualification round, 17 July 2012
 * Biggest defeat in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 0–8 Widzew Łódź, in the UEFA Champions League, first qualification round, 23 July 1997
 * Seasons first date UEFA club competitions: 21 June (2008–09)
 * Seasons last date UEFA club competitions: 6 December (2012–13)
 * Most appearances in UEFA club competitions: 24 appearances
 * 🇦🇿 Rashad Sadiqov
 * Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 4 goals
 * 🇦🇿 Rashad Sadiqov
 * 🇸🇱 Julius Wobay


 * Non-UEFA competitions:
 * First Non-UEFA club competitions: CIS Cup
 * First match Non-UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 0–1 Skonto Riga, CIS Cup, group stage, 25 January 1993
 * First win in the Non-UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 1–0 Sitora Dushanbe, CIS Cup, group stage, 31 January 1995
 * Biggest win in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 4–1 Nebitçi Balkanabat, CIS Cup, group stage, 16 January 2005
 * Biggest defeat in the UEFA club competitions: Neftçi 0–8 Spartak Moscow, in the CIS Cup, group stage, 27 January 1993

World and European rankings
Neftçi were ranked in the top 250 until 2013. Their last ranking was from December 20, 2012.''

Current club UEFA ranking

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Current national league UEFA ranking

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IFFHS World club ranking of the last decade
(1 January 2001 – 31 December 2012), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012

IFFHS Europe club ranking of the last decade
(1 January 2001 – 31 December 2012), Source: IFFHS published 21 March 2012