The AZAL Courier
Squad14 Sep 2026
Orkhan Jafarov takes the match ball home
4 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Match9 Sep 2026
The small margins put AZAL out
Out, 0‑3 to Sumgayit, and the long argument about which of the small moments decided it. The league is all there is now, and everybody knows it.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
AZAL are taken apart by Sumgayit — and the town wants answers
It finished 0-3. A cup exit is a disappointment; this was a public dismantling, and the difference between the two is the number of people who will still be talking about it in August.
Match12 Sep 2026
The wait goes on for AZAL
6 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 30 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Match12 Sep 2026
AZAL leaking at the back
6 matches, two or more conceded in every one of them. Sides that create as much as this can live with it for a while. Nobody lives with it forever.
Match12 Sep 2026
Orkhan Jafarov’s goal not enough for AZAL
Orkhan Jafarov scored, and precious little else went right: 4‑5 to Inter, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Match12 Sep 2026
9 goals as AZAL and Inter go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 9 goals between AZAL and Inter, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Orkhan Jafarov was on a different afternoon to everybody else
9.88. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Mahir Nadirov
- Boardroom Doors closed at AZAL
- Loan watch Kamran Bayramov has seen enough of Gabala