| Club: | Sumgayit |
| Season: | 2016-17 |
| Manager: | Samir Abbasov |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Kamran Guliyev |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | Kapital Bank Arena |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 4th |
| Cup1: | Azerbaijan Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarterfinal vs Qarabağ |
| League Topscorer: | Mirabdulla Abbasov (4) |
| Season Topscorer: | Amil Yunanov (5) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The Sumgayit FK 2016-17 season is Sumgayit's sixth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and seventh season in their history. It is their first full season with Samir Abbasov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Farhad Valiyev |  | GK | 2017 4, df=yes | Qarabağ | 2016 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Mehdi Jannatov |  | GK | 2017 4, df=yes | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | | GK | 2017 4, df=yes | Ravan Baku | 2012 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Rail Malikov | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | AZAL | 2016 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Vurğun Hüseynov | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | Gabala | 2013 | 116 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Bahlul Mustafazade | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | Trainee | 2011 | 127 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Vaguf Gulaliyev | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Azer Salahli | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | loan from Qarabağ | 2016 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | loan from Gabala | 2016 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Seymur Asadov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | 2016 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Mikayil Rahimov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | FC Baku | 2015 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sergey Chernyshev | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Druzhba Maykop | 2017 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Ravan Baku | 2016 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 18 | Suleyman Ahmadov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Inter Baku | 2016 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Farkhad Gystarov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Nasyr Abilayev | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Khimki-M | 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Ayaz Mehdiyev | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Giresunspor | 2015 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Kamran Abdullazade | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Khazar Lankaran | 2016 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | | DF | 2017 4, df=yes | loan from Gabala | 2017 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Khayal Najafov | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Trainee | 2014 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Amil Yunanov | | FW | 2017 4, df=yes | Ravan Baku | 2015 | 52 | 21 | ||
| 14 | Magomed Kurbanov | | FW | 2017 4, df=yes | Taganrog | 2014 | 69 | 21 | ||
| 22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | | FW | 2017 4, df=yes | loan from Neftchi Baku | 2016 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 7 | Vagif Javadov | | FW | 2017 4, df=yes | Khazar Lankaran | 2015 | 32 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Ebrahim Abednezhad |  | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Tractor Sazi | 2016 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Amit Guluzade | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Atlético CP | 2015 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 66 | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | | MF | 2017 4, df=yes | Giti Pasand | 2016 | 10 | 0 | ||
See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2016. In:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [3] [7] [8] [9] Out:[10] [10] [11] [10] [12] [13] [14] [10] [15] [16]
See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2016–17. In:[17] [18] [19] [20] Out:[21]
See main article: 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League.
See main article: 2016–17 Azerbaijan Cup.
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| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=100 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Amil Yunanov | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 22 | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 7 | Vagif Javadov | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| DF | | 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| FW | | 10 | Magomed Kurbanov | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | | 5 | Seymur Asadov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 24 | Amit Guluzade | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 8 | Nijat Mukhtarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 7 | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 19 | Azer Salahli | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 14 | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 28 | 4 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | ||||
| 2 | | DF | Rail Malikov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 | | DF | Vurğun Hüseynov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | | FW | Vagif Javadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Sergey Chernyshev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Nijat Mukhtarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Amil Yunanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | | FW | Magomed Kurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | DF | Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19 | | DF | Azer Salahli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | | MF | Farkhad Gystarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21 | | MF | Nasyr Abilayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | FW | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | | MF | Amit Guluzade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 25 | | MF | Ayaz Mehdiyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 42 | | MF | Kamran Abdullzade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 66 | | MF | Afshin Esmaeilzadeh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 74 | | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 77 | | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 97 | | MF | Khayal Najafov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 51 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||||