UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS

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1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Qarabağ FK Tofig Bahramov Republican stadium - Baku Tuesday 15 August CET (20.00 local time) Play-off, First leg FC København Last updated 06/12/ :11CET UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Match officials 6 Fixtures and results 7 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14 1

2 Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/08/1998 QR Qarabağ FK - FC København 0-4 agg: 0-10 Baku 13/08/1998 QR FC København - Qarabağ FK 6-0 Copenhagen N.Jensen 64, Nielsen 68, D. Nielsen 75, 84 Nielsen 2, Thorninger 6, Nielsen 12, 40, Goldbæk 19, Falch 25 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Qarabağ FK FC København Qarabağ FK - Record versus clubs from opponents' country Qarabağ FK have not played against a club from their opponents' country FC København - Record versus clubs from opponents' country FC København have not played against a club from their opponents' country 2

3 Match background In the UEFA Champions League play-offs for the first time, Qarabağ FK take on a team with plenty of experience of this stage of the competition, FC København. Previous meetings The clubs met in the 1998/99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round, with FCK easing to a 10-0 aggregate victory (6-0 home, 4-0 away). That tie was also the only time either side have played a club from their opponents' country. Match background This is Qarabağ's fourth UEFA Champions League campaign; in each of the previous three, they were eliminated in the third qualifying round. In 2016/17, the Azerbaijani team reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for the third year in a row after being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League. They have never progressed to the round of 32, however. Qarabağ qualified for the UEFA Champions League after winning the Azerbaijani Premier League for a fifth time in 2016/17 their fourth championship in a row. They got this far by beating Georgian champions FC Samtredia in the second qualifying round (5-0 home, 1-0 away) and Moldova's FC Sheriff (0-0 home, 2-1 away). Qarabağ have lost just one of their last eight European home matches (W4 D3), going down 2-1 against ACF Fiorentina on 8 December København have seen off Slovakia's MŠK Žilina (3-1 away, 1-2 home) and FK Vardar of FYR Macedonia (0-1 away, 4-1 home) to make these play-offs. FCK have won only two of their six UEFA Champions League play-off ties, ousting Rosenborg BK on away goals in 2010/11 and APOEL FC 2-1 on aggregate last season. They have lost to APOEL (2009/10), FC Viktoria Plzeň (2011/12), LOSC Lille (2012/13) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2014/15). In 2016/17, FCK finished third in their UEFA Champions League group and went on to the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League, succumbing 3-2 on aggregate to eventual runners-up AFC Ajax. København qualified for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League by winning the Danish championship for a 12th time last term. Team and coach links København coach Ståle Solbakken scored twice in a 5-0 win when Norway hosted Azerbaijan in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier, while Qarabağ counterpart Gurban Gurbanov came on as a second-half substitute. Both men started the return match, a 1-0 victory for Norway in Baku. Coach profiles Qarabağ boss Gurbanov is Azerbaijan's highest-scoring international with 12 goals in 62 games and played in Russia and Ukraine as well as Azerbaijan. Coach since 2008, he has steered Qarabağ to domestic championships in the last four seasons. In his second spell as København coach, Solbakken has led the club to seven Danish titles. A midfielder, he was capped 58 times by Norway and ended his career at FCK after being diagnosed with a heart problem. He has also coached in Norway, Germany and England. 3

4 Squad list Qarabağ FK Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Anton Kanibolotskiy UKR 16/05/ Shakhrudin Magomedaliyev AZE 12/06/ Ibrahim Šehić BIH 02/09/ Mammad Huseynov AZE 29/05/ Defenders 5 Maksim Medvedev AZE 29/09/ Rashad F. Sadygov AZE 16/06/ Arif Dashdemirov AZE 10/02/ Ansi Agolli ALB 11/10/ Abbas Huseynov AZE 13/06/ Elvin Yunuszadä AZE 22/08/ Eltun Turabov AZE 18/02/ Jakub Rzeźniczak POL 26/10/ Badavi Hüseynov AZE 11/07/ Midfielders 2 Gara Garayev AZE 12/10/ Rahid Amirguliyev AZE 01/09/ Míchel ESP 08/11/ Donald Guerrier HAI 31/03/ Richard Almeida AZE 20/03/ Afran Ismayilov AZE 08/10/ Elshan Abdullayev AZE 05/02/ Joshgun Diniyev AZE 13/09/ Dani Quintana ESP 08/03/ Forwards 9 Dino Ndlovu RSA 15/02/ Mahir Madatov AZE 01/07/ Agabala Ramazanov AZE 20/01/ Coach - Gurban Gurbanov AZE 13/04/

5 FC København Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Stephan Andersen DEN 26/11/ Robin Olsen SWE 08/01/ Kim Christensen DEN 16/07/ Filip Djukic DEN 06/08/ Christoffer Monty DEN 05/05/ Defenders 2 Tom Høgli NOR 24/02/ Pierre Bengtsson SWE 12/04/ Erik Johansson SWE 30/12/ Mikael Antonsson SWE 31/05/ Mads Roerslev DEN 24/06/ Nicolai Boilesen DEN 16/02/ Peter Ankersen DEN 22/09/ Michael Lüftner CZE 14/03/ Luka Racic DEN 08/05/ Niklas Vesterlund DEN 06/06/ Midfielders 6 William Kvist DEN 24/02/ Benjamin Verbič SVN 27/11/ Uroš Matić SRB 23/05/ Nicolaj Thomsen DEN 08/05/ Ján Greguš SVK 29/01/ Kasper Kusk DEN 10/11/ Youssef Toutouh DEN 06/10/ Danny Amankwaa DEN 30/01/ Rasmus Falk DEN 15/01/ Morten Hjulmand DEN 25/06/ Forwards 9 Federico Santander PAR 04/06/ Andrija Pavlović SRB 16/11/ Pieros Sotiriou CYP 13/01/ Carlo Holse DEN 02/06/ Jonas Wind DEN 07/02/ Coach - Ståle Solbakken NOR 27/02/

6 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Additional assistant referees Fourth official UEFA Delegate UEFA Referee observer Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Alessandro Giallatini (ITA), Alessandro Costanzo (ITA) Massimiliano Irrati (ITA), Antonio Damato (ITA) Filippo Meli (ITA) Andrey Medintsev (BUL) Fritz Stuchlik (AUT) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Champions League matches UEFA matches Paolo Tagliavento 19/09/ UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 06/06/2007 U21 QR Denmark Finland 0-1 Aalborg 27/08/2009 UEL PO Hertha BSC Berlin Brøndby IF 3-1 Berlin 14/06/2011 U21 GS-FT Denmark Belarus 2-1 Aarhus 27/08/2015 UEL PO Brøndby IF PAOK FC 1-1 Brondby 6

7 Fixtures and results Qarabağ FK Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 11/07/2017 UCL FC Samtredia (H) Ismayilov 10 (P), Ndlovu 37, 45+1 (P), W 5-0 Guerrier 83, Míchel /07/2017 UCL FC Samtredia (A) W 1-0 Guerrier 22 25/07/2017 UCL FC Sheriff (H) D /08/2017 UCL FC Sheriff (A) W 2-1 Ndlovu 45+3, Míchel 86 11/08/2017 League Neftçi PFK (A) W 3-1 Madatov 15, 40, Ndlovu 62 15/08/2017 UCL FC København (H) 19/08/2017 League İnter Bakı PİK (H) 23/08/2017 UCL FC København (A) 26/08/2017 League Gabala SC (H) 08/09/2017 League Sabail (A) 17/09/2017 League Käpäz PFK (H) 22/09/2017 League Sumqayıt FK (A) 01/10/2017 League Zirä FK (H) 13/10/2017 League İnter Bakı PİK (A) 21/10/2017 League Gabala SC (A) 22/10/2017 League Sabail (H) 05/11/2017 League Käpäz PFK (A) 17/11/2017 League Sumqayıt FK (H) 26/11/2017 League Zirä FK (A) 02/12/2017 League Neftçi PFK (H) 10/02/2018 League Gabala SC (H) 18/02/2018 League Sabail (A) 25/02/2018 League Käpäz PFK (H) 03/03/2018 League Sumqayıt FK (A) 11/03/2018 League Zirä FK (H) 17/03/2018 League Neftçi PFK (A) 01/04/2018 League İnter Bakı PİK (H) 07/04/2018 League Sabail (H) 14/04/2018 League Käpäz PFK (A) 21/04/2018 League Sumqayıt FK (H) 27/04/2018 League Zirä FK (A) 06/05/2018 League Neftçi PFK (H) 12/05/2018 League İnter Bakı PİK (A) 20/05/2018 League Gabala SC (A) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Qarabağ FK Zirä FK Gabala SC Sumqayıt FK Käpäz PFK İnter Bakı PİK

8 Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 7 Sabail Neftçi PFK FC København Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 12/07/2017 UCL MŠK Žilina (A) W 3-1 Pavlović 68, 73, 83 15/07/2017 League Aalborg BK (H) D 1-1 Santander 39 19/07/2017 UCL MŠK Žilina (H) L 1-2 Verbič 48 (P) 22/07/2017 League Randers FC (A) W 3-0 Sotiriou 9, 90+2, Pavlović 62 25/07/2017 UCL FK Vardar (A) 29/07/2017 League Hobro IK (H) 02/08/2017 UCL FK Vardar (H) 06/08/2017 League Brøndby IF (A) L 0-1 D 0-0 W 4-1 L /08/2017 League AC Horsens (H) D 1-1 Santander 77 15/08/2017 UCL Qarabağ FK (A) 19/08/2017 League SønderjyskE (H) 23/08/2017 UCL Qarabağ FK (H) 27/08/2017 League FC Nordsjælland (A) 10/09/2017 League FC Midtjylland (H) 17/09/2017 League Elite 3000 Helsingør (A) 24/09/2017 League Silkeborg IF (H) 01/10/2017 League Lyngby BK (A) 15/10/2017 League Odense BK (A) 22/10/2017 League AGF Aarhus (H) 29/10/2017 League AC Horsens (A) 05/11/2017 League Brøndby IF (H) 19/11/2017 League SønderjyskE (A) 26/11/2017 League Lyngby BK (H) 03/12/2017 League FC Nordsjælland (H) 10/12/2017 League Aalborg BK (A) 11/02/2018 League Randers FC (H) 18/02/2018 League FC Midtjylland (A) 25/02/2018 League Odense BK (H) 28/02/2018 League Hobro IK (A) 04/03/2018 League AGF Aarhus (A) 11/03/2018 League Elite 3000 Helsingør (H) 18/03/2018 League Silkeborg IF (A) Greguš 2, Barseghyan 26 (og), Santander 75, Sotiriou 88 (P) Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Nordsjælland Brøndby IF AC Horsens FC Midtjylland SønderjyskE Odense BK

9 Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts 7 Hobro IK FC København Silkeborg IF Elite 3000 Helsingør AGF Aarhus Lyngby BK Aalborg BK Randers FC

10 Match-by-match lineups Qarabağ FK UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (11/07/2017) Qarabağ FK 5-0 FC Samtredia Goals: 1-0 Ismayilov 10 (P), 2-0 Ndlovu 37, 3-0 Ndlovu 45+1 (P), 4-0 Guerrier 83, 5-0 Míchel 90+2 Qarabağ FK: Šehić, Garayev, Medvedev, Míchel, Ndlovu, Madatov, R. F. Sadygov (31 Rzeźniczak), Ismayilov (76 Guerrier ), Agolli, Hüseynov, Diniyev (65 Richard Almeida) (18/07/2017) FC Samtredia 0-1 Qarabağ FK (agg: 0-6) Goals: 0-1 Guerrier 22 Qarabağ FK: Kanibolotskiy, Garayev, Medvedev, Míchel, Ndlovu (70 Ramazanov), Madatov, Guerrier (62 Ismayilov), Richard Almeida (62 Amirguliyev), Agolli, Rzeźniczak, Hüseynov Third qualifying round (25/07/2017) Qarabağ FK 0-0 FC Sheriff Qarabağ FK: Šehić, Garayev, Medvedev, Míchel, Ndlovu, Guerrier (88 Ramazanov), Richard Almeida, Ismayilov (62 Madatov), Agolli, Rzeźniczak (24 Yunuszadä), Hüseynov (01/08/2017) FC Sheriff 1-2 Qarabağ FK (agg: 1-2) Goals: 0-1 Ndlovu 45+3, 0-2 Míchel 86, 1-2 Badibanga 90+4 (P) Qarabağ FK: Šehić, Garayev, Medvedev (31 Rzeźniczak), Míchel, Ndlovu (89 Ramazanov), Madatov (60 Ismayilov), R. F. Sadygov, Guerrier, Richard Almeida, Agolli, Hüseynov Play-off (15/08/2017) Qarabağ FK-FC København (23/08/2017) FC København-Qarabağ FK FC København UEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round (12/07/2017) MŠK Žilina 1-3 FC København Goals: 1-0 Špalek 39, 1-1 Pavlović 68, 1-2 Pavlović 73, 1-3 Pavlović 83 FC København: Olsen, Høgli, Bengtsson (66 Kusk), E. Johansson, Kvist, Verbič, Greguš, Boilesen, Pavlović, Toutouh (46 Lüftner), Sotiriou (75 Santander) (19/07/2017) FC København 1-2 MŠK Žilina (agg: 4-3) Goals: 0-1 Otubanjo 19, 1-1 Verbič 48 (P), 1-2 Kaša 57 FC København: Olsen, Bengtsson, E. Johansson, Verbič, Matić (66 Kvist), Santander, Greguš, Boilesen, Toutouh, Lüftner, Sotiriou (66 Pavlović) Third qualifying round (25/07/2017) FK Vardar 1-0 FC København Goals: 1-0 Jonathan Balotelli 65 FC København: Olsen, Bengtsson, E. Johansson, Kvist, Verbič, Santander, Pavlović (73 Sotiriou), Greguš, Boilesen, Toutouh (65 Thomsen), Lüftner (02/08/2017) FC København 4-1 FK Vardar (agg: 4-2) 10

11 Goals: 1-0 Greguš 2, 1-1 Nikolov 19, 2-1 Barseghyan 26 (og), 3-1 Santander 75, 4-1 Sotiriou 88 (P) FC København: Olsen, Bengtsson, E. Johansson, Kvist, Verbič, Santander (78 Matić), Pavlović (83 Sotiriou), Thomsen, Greguš, Toutouh (82 Amankwaa), Lüftner Play-off (15/08/2017) Qarabağ FK-FC København (23/08/2017) FC København-Qarabağ FK 11

12 Team facts Qarabağ FK Formed: 1951 Nickname: Atlılar (The Horsemen) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) Domestic title: 5 (2017) Azerbaijani Cup: 6 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2014/15: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2013/14: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round 2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2009/10: UEFA Europa League play-offs 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 5-0: Qarabağ v FC Samtredia 11/07/17, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg Biggest away win 0-4: FK Banga v Qarabağ 30/06/11, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Qarabağ v FC København 27/08/98, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying phase second leg Heaviest away defeat 6-0: FC København v Qarabağ 13/08/98, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup qualifying phase first leg 6-0: Montpellier Hérault SC v Qarabağ 10/07/99, UEFA Intertoto Cup second round second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final) Biggest home win N/A Biggest away win N/A Heaviest home defeat N/A Heaviest away defeat N/A FC København Formed: 1992 Nickname: Løverne (The Lions) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) None 12

13 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 12 (2017) Danish Cup: 8 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 2015/16: UEFA Europa League third qualifying round 2014/15: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2013/14: group stage 2012/13: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2010/11: round of /10: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2008/09: UEFA Cup round of /08: UEFA Cup group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) Records UEFA club competition Biggest home win 7-0: København v Cliftonville FC 31/07/08, UEFA Cup first qualifying round second leg Biggest away win 0-6 twice, most recently v FK Mogren 22/07/09, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg Heaviest home defeat 0-6: København v AC Milan 20/10/93, UEFA Champions League second round first leg Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v SK Hradec Králové 14/09/95, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) Biggest home win 4-0: København v Club Brugge KV 27/09/16, group stage Biggest away win 0-2: Club Brugge KV v København 07/12/16, group stage 0-2: Panathinaikos FC v København 29/09/10, group stage Heaviest home defeat 0-2: København v Real Madrid CF 10/12/13, group stage 0-2: København v Chelsea FC 22/02/11, round of 16 first leg Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Real Madrid CF v København 02/10/13, group stage 13

14 Legend ALL-TIME STATISTICS The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. Match officials UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Competition stages F: Final GS: Group stage GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round R2: Second round R3: Third round R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS-FT: Group stage final tournament Statistics National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted 14

15 Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 15