 In December 2015, the club's president Georgi Nikolov was replaced by Rashad Gasimov.On 31 March 2016, Inter Baku were banned from participating in the next UEFA club competition that they would qualify for in the next three seasons, covering the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons.The situation continued during the 2016–17 season as Inter struggled to pay salaries to its players and make new transfers.