UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Mainz Arena - Mainz Thursday 8 December 2016 19.00CET (19.00 local time) 1. FSV Mainz 05 Group C - Matchday 6 Gabala SC Last updated 08/12/2016 11:20CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Match officials 14 Legend 15 1 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Gabala SC Thursday 8 December 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Mainz Arena, Mainz Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers R. Gurbanov 57 (P), Zenjov 62; Muto 41, 29/09/2016 GS Gabala SC - 1. FSV Mainz 05 2-3 Baku Córdoba 68, Öztunali 78 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Gabala SC 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Record versus clubs from opponents' country 1. FSV Mainz 05 have not played against a club from their opponents' country Gabala SC - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Reus 28, Aubameyang 45, 05/11/2015 GS Borussia Dortmund - Gabala SC 4-0 Dortmund Zenjov 67 (og), Mkhitaryan 70 Dodô 90+3; 22/10/2015 GS Gabala SC - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Baku Aubameyang 31, 38, 72 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Gabala SC 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 10 2 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Gabala SC Thursday 8 December 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Mainz Arena, Mainz Match background Mainz and Gabala are already out of contention to reach the round of 32 ahead of their matchday six meeting in Germany. Previous meetings • Mainz won 3-2 when the sides met for the first time in Azerbaijan on matchday two – the German side's first, and only – group stage success to date. • Gabala are facing Bundesliga opposition for the second time in as many UEFA Europa League campaigns. They lost 3-1 at home and 4-0 away to Borussia Dortmund in last term's competition. • To date, all 20 UEFA fixtures (including seven UEFA club competition games) between Azerbaijani and German teams have been won by the German representative. Form guide • Mainz are unbeaten in their last four European home games, qualifying included – a 1-0 win and three 1-1 draws. • Gabala are the only side who have lost all five of their group stage games this season. They will look to avoid becoming the fourth side to suffer a UEFA Europa League group stage whitewash (after Shamrock Rovers in 2011/12, and Slovan Bratislava and Metalist Kharkiv in 2014/15). • Mainz are making their UEFA Europa League group stage debut. • Gabala are yet to win a UEFA Europa League group game in 11 attempts. They picked up two points and scored just the two goals when they made their debut last term. Links and trivia • The journey from Gabala to Mainz is around 3,200km. • Gabala defender Vitaliy Vernydub is the son of Yuriy Vernydub, who is coaching Zorya Luhansk in this season's group stage. • Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Gabala are the only teams to advance from the first qualifying round to the group stage in this season's UEFA Europa League. The coaches • Martin Schmidt guided Mainz to an impressive sixth-place finish in the Bundesliga last season, his first in command of the senior team. A lower-league player in his native Switzerland, he managed Mainz's reserves from 2010–15. • Gabala finished third in Azerbaijan last term in their first campaign under Ukrainian coach Roman Hrygorchuk. He made his name in management in Latvia and previously got through the UEFA Europa League group stage as boss of Chornomorets Odesa in 2013/14. Chapecoense commemoration Teams taking part in all of the matchday six UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures will observe a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of last week's air disaster involving the Chapecoense team and accompanying delegation. The Brazilian club lost most of their players and coaching staff in the accident, which occurred in Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional. "European football is united in expressing its deepest sympathy to Chapecoense, the Brazilian Football Confederation [CBF], CONMEBOL and the families of all the victims," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "This tragedy has shaken the world of football, and we would like to send our support to all of those affected by it." 3 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Gabala SC Thursday 8 December 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Mainz Arena, Mainz Team facts 1. FSV Mainz 05 Formed: 1905 Nickname: Karnevalsverein (Carnival club) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) none Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: third qualifying round 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: third qualifying round 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-0: Mainz v Mika 14/07/05, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 0-2: Keflavík v Mainz 25/08/05, UEFA Cup second qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Mainz v Sevilla 29/09/05, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Anderlecht v Mainz 03/11/16, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 4-0: Mainz v Mika (see above) • Biggest away win 0-2: Keflavík v Mainz (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-2: Mainz v Sevilla (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Anderlecht v Mainz (see above) Gabala SC Formed: 2005 Nickname: Radarlar (The Radars) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) None Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: group stage 2014/15: first qualifying round 4 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Gabala SC Thursday 8 December 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Mainz Arena, Mainz 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2012/13: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2006/07: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 5-1: Gabala v Samtredia 30/06/16, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg • Biggest away win 1-2: MTK Budapest v Gabala 14/07/16, UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Gabala v Krasnodar 10/12/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Dortmund v Gabala 05/11/15, UEFA Europa League group stage UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-1: Gabala v Samtredia (see above) • Biggest away win 1-2: MTK Budapest v Gabala (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Gabala v Krasnodar (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: Dortmund v Gabala (see above) 5 1. FSV Mainz 05 - Gabala SC Thursday 8 December 2016 - 19.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Mainz Arena, Mainz Squad list 1. FSV Mainz 05 Current season All-time UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Jonas Lössl DEN 01/02/1989 27 - 5 - 13 - 12 - 14 - 23 Gianluca Curci ITA 12/07/1985 31 - - - - - 12 - 15 - 33 Jannik Huth GER 15/04/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - 34 Lukas Watkowiak GER 06/03/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - 46 Florian Müller GER 13/11/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - Defenders 2 Giulio Donati ITA 05/02/1990 26 * 3 - 13 - 3 - 19 1 3 Leon Balogun GER 28/06/1988 28 - 2 - 11 - 2 - 2 - 13 Jayson Breitenbach GER 12/05/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - 16 Stefan Bell GER 24/08/1991 25 * 5 - 11 3 5 - 7 - 18 Daniel Brosinski GER 17/07/1988 28 * 4 - 11 - 4 - 6 - 22 André Ramalho BRA 16/02/1992 24 - 1 - 4 - 19 2 29 2 24 Gaëtan Bussmann FRA 02/02/1991 25 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 4 - 26 Niko Bungert GER 24/10/1986 30 - 2 1 4 1 2 1 4 2 31 Charmaine Häusl GER 27/01/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - 42 Alexander Hack GER 08/09/1993 23 - 1 - 6 - 1 - 1 - Midfielders 5 José Rodríguez ESP 16/12/1994 21 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 Levin Öztunali GER 15/03/1996 20 * 5 1 11 2 5 1 6 1 10 Yunus Mallı TUR 24/02/1992 24 - 5 1 13 6 5 1 7 1 14 Bote Baku GER 08/04/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - 17 Jairo Samperio ESP 11/07/1993 23 - 3 - 4 - 8 - 12 1 20 Fabian Frei SUI 08/01/1989 27 - 3 - 9 - 27 1 60 6 21 Karim Onisiwo AUT 17/03/1992 24 - 3 - 10 1 3 - 3 - 25 Jean-Philippe Gbamin FRA 25/09/1995 21 - 4 - 10 - 4 - 4 - 27 Christian Clemens GER 04/08/1991 25 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 8 - 29 Devante Parker GER 16/03/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - 32 Pablo De Blasis ARG 04/02/1988 28 - 4 1 12 4 4 1 12 4 37 Daniel Bohl GER 09/06/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - 38 Gerrit Holtmann GER 25/03/1995 21 - - - 2 - - - - - 39 Patrick Pflücke GER 30/11/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - 45 Suat Serdar GER 11/04/1997 19 - 4 - 7 - 4 - 4 - Forwards 9 Yoshinori Muto JPN 15/07/1992 24 - 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 15 Jhon Córdoba COL 11/05/1993 23 - 5 1 12 3 5 1 5 1 36 Aaron Seydel GER 07/02/1996 20 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - Coach - Martin Schmidt SUI 12/04/1967 49 - 5 - - - 5 - 5 - 6 1.