2017–18 Zira FK season

Zira
2017-18 season
President	Vugar Astanov
Manager	Aykhan Abbasov
Stadium	Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Premier League	4th
Azerbaijan Cup	Quarterfinal vs Neftchi Baku
Europa League	Second qualifying round vs Astra Giurgiu
Top goalscorer	League: Richard Gadze (7); All: Richard Gadze (9)

The Zira FK 2017-18 season wa Zira's third Azerbaijan Premier League season, and fourth season in their history. It is their first full season with Aykhan Abbasov as manager, during which they finished the season in fourth place, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the second year in a row. Zira were also knocked out of the Azerbaijan Cup by Neftchi Baku at the Quarterfinal stage whilst also reaching the Second qualifying round of the Europa League before defeat by Astra Giurgiu.

Squad

As of match played 20 May 2018

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Anar Nazirov	GK	(1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 32)	Gabala	2015		74	0
62	Abdulla Seyidahmadov	GK	(1997-04-05)5 April 1997 (aged 21)	Ravan Baku	2016		1	0
85	Kamal Bayramov	GK	(1985-08-19)19 August 1985 (aged 32)	AZAL	2015		31	0
Defenders
3	Joseph Boum	DF	(1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 28)		2017		21	0
5	Adil Naghiyev	DF	(1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 22)	AZAL	2015		91	6
13	Aleksandr Shemonayev	DF	(1985-04-01)1 April 1985 (aged 33)	AZAL	2015		57	1
16	Ibrahim Aslanli	DF	(1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 21)	Qarabağ	2017	2020	4	0
18	Yani Urdinov	DF	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 27)	loan from Bohemians 1905	2018	2018	12	0
23	Jovan Krneta	DF	(1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 26)	Chornomorets Odesa	2015		83	6
39	Sadig Guliyev	DF	(1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 23)	Gabala	2017		61	0
57	Kənan Zülfüqarov	DF	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 19)	Trainee	2017		0	0
	Milad Bayramov	DF	(1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017		1	0
Midfielders
4	Vugar Mustafayev	MF	(1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 23)	Qarabağ	2017		76	1
7	Sadio Tounkara	MF	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 26)	AZAL	2017	2019	19	3
8	Milan Đurić	MF	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 30)	Istra 1961	2016		56	9
9	Alexandru Dedov	MF	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 28)	Milsami Orhei	2018		11	4
11	Victor Igbekoyi	MF	(1986-09-01)1 September 1986 (aged 31)	AZAL	2015		89	5
14	Tellur Mutallimov	MF	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 23)	Gabala	2017	2020	11	1
17	Vusal Isgandarli	MF	(1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 22)	Simurq	2015		56	7
29	Jomal Williams	MF	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 24)	loan from W Connection	2018	2018	12	1
38	Ilkin Muradov	MF	(1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 22)	Trainee	2015		21	0
47	Əmrah Bayramov	MF	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 19)	Trainee	2017		0	0
77	Mirsahib Abbasov	MF	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 25)	loan Keshla	2017	2018	8	0
87	Müşfiq İlyasov	MF	(1996-05-08)8 May 1996 (aged 22)	Youth team	2016		6	1
98	Elçin Əliyev	MF	(1998-02-27)27 February 1998 (aged 20)	Trainee	2016		0	0
Forwards
10	Orkhan Aliyev	FW	(1995-12-21)21 December 1995 (aged 22)	Kapaz	2017		9	1
19	Elgun Nabiyev	FW	(1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 22)	Trainee	2015		5	0
20	Jamal Jamalov	FW	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 19)	Trainee	2017		0	0
43	Richard Gadze	FW	(1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 23)	Delhi Dynamos	2017		41	12
88	Elshan Abdullayev	FW	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 24)	loan from Qarabağ	2018	2018	9	1
Left during the season
9	David Manga	FW	(1989-02-03)3 February 1989 (aged 29)	Hapoel Ashkelon	2017		20	2
10	Kervens Belfort	FW	(1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 26)	Syrianska	2017		6	1
14	Gabriel Matei	DF	(1990-02-26)26 February 1990 (aged 28)	Górnik Łęczna	2017		14	0
21	Murad Sattarli	MF	(1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 26)	AZAL	2016		11	0
28	Tamkin Khalilzade	MF	(1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 24)	AZAL	2015		79	6
74	Yusif Nabiyev	DF	(1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 20)	loan from Gabala	2017		8	0
99	Nijat Gurbanov	MF	(1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 26)	Kapaz	2017		36	4

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 May 2017	MF	Nijat Gurbanov	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[1]
29 May 2017	MF	Rashad Sadiqov	Gabala	Undisclosed	[2]
30 May 2017	FW	Richard Gadze	Delhi Dynamos	Undisclosed	[3]
31 May 2017	FW	Orkhan Aliyev	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[4]
9 June 2017	FW	David Manga	Hapoel Ashkelon	Undisclosed	[5]
16 June 2017	FW	Kervens Belfort	Syrianska	Undisclosed	[6]
25 June 2017	DF	Gabriel Matei	Górnik Łęczna	Undisclosed	[7]
4 September 2017	MF	Sadio Tounkara	AZAL	Undisclosed	[8]
30 December 2017	MF	Tellur Mutallimov	Gabala	Undisclosed	[9]
30 December 2017	DF	Ibrahim Aslanli	Qarabağ	Undisclosed	[9]
	DF	Joseph Boum		Free
	MF	Vugar Mustafayev	Qarabağ	Undisclosed
	MF	Alexandru Dedov	Milsami Orhei	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
5 June 2017	MF	Elvin Mammadov	Gabala	Undisclosed	[10]
26 July 2017	DF	Akeem Latifu	Budapest Honvéd	Undisclosed	[11]
18 August 2017	FW	Kervens Belfort	Jamshedpur	Undisclosed	[12]
15 December 2017	FW	David Manga	Hapoel Ashkelon	Undisclosed	[13]
25 December 2017	MF	Murad Sattarli	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[14]
25 December 2017	MF	Nijat Gurbanov	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	[15]
29 December 2017	DF	Gabriel Matei	Termalica	Undisclosed	[16]
30 December 2017	MF	Tamkin Khalilzade	Gabala	Undisclosed	[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
2 July 2017	DF	Yusif Nabiyev	Gabala	3 January 2018	[18][19]
30 December 2017	MF	Mirsahib Abbasov	Keşla	End of Season	[9]
30 December 2017	FW	Elshan Abdullayev	Qarabağ	End of Season	[9]
7 February 2018	MF	Jomal Williams	W Connection	End of Season	[20]
8 February 2018	DF	Yani Urdinov	Bohemians 1905	End of Season	[21]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
2 May 2017[22]	MF	Tural Jalilov	Kapaz	11 May 2017[23]
2 May 2017[22]	DF	Yamin Agakerimzade	Səbail
10 May 2017[24]	MF	Javid Taghiyev	Sumgayit	10 June 2017[25]
16 May 2017[26]	MF	Nurlan Novruzov	Səbail	16 June 2017[27]
31 May 2017[28]	MF	Ben Sangaré	Sainte-Geneviève Sports
31 May 2017	MF	Giorgi Gorozia	Locomotive Tbilisi	4 July 2017
31 May 2017	MF	César Meza Colli	Keşla	6 February 2018[29]
24 July 2017[30]	MF	Rashad Sadiqov	Neftchi Baku	11 September [31]
31 May 2018	GK	Abdulla Seyidəhmədov
31 May 2018	DF	Aleksandr Shemonayev
31 May 2018	DF	Jovan Krneta	Levadiakos	22 July 2018[32]
31 May 2018	MF	Milan Đurić	Vojvodina
31 May 2018	MF	Victor Igbekoyi	North Carolina	27 August 2018[33]
31 May 2018	FW	Orkhan Aliyev	Sabail	2 June 2018[34]
31 May 2018	FW	Elgün Nəbiyev	Sabah
31 May 2018	FW	Jamal Jamalov
31 May 2018	FW	Richard Gadze	Voluntari	11 July 2018[35]

Trial

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club
		DF		Joseph Boum	Antalyaspor

Friendlies

13 June 2017	Inter Baku	0 – 2	Zira	Bolu, Turkey
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Đurić O.Aliyev

17 June 2017	Colombe	0 – 8	Zira	Bolu, Turkey
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Belfort Gadze Trialist O.Aliyev Ilyasov Guliyev

20 June 2017	Viitorul Constanța	2 – 1	Zira	Bolu, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	O.Aliyev 3'

11 November 2017	Gabala	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Gadze 77'	Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium

19 January 2018	Keşla	2 – 1	Zira	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	S.Akkoyun 67' A.Mammadli 82'	Report	Gadze 86'	Stadium: Ismet Gaibov Stadium

27 January 2018	Zira	2 – 0	Voluntari	Antalya, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	E.Abdullayev Isgandarli	Report		Stadium: Sensei de Lux Hotel

30 January 2018	Zira	0 – 3	Avangard Kursk	Manavgat, Turkey
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Alshin 5' Minayev 59' Tarapovsky 77'	Stadium: Atatürk Stadium

5 February 2018	Zira	1 – 2	Haladás	Antalya, Turkey
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarli 16'	Report	Mészáros 12' Myke Ramos 15'	Stadium: Arcadia Hotel

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	13 August 2017	20 May 2018	Matchday 1	4th	28	12	8	8	36	30	+6	042.86
Azerbaijan Cup	29 November 2017	14 December 2017	Second Round	Quarterfinal	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	066.67
UEFA Europa League	29 June 2017	20 July 2017	First Qualifying Round	Second Qualifying Round	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total					35	16	9	10	45	36	+9	045.71

Last updated: 20 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	12	8	8	35	29	+6	44	6	4	4	20	17	+3	6	4	4	15	12	+3

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results

13 August 2017 1	Zira	2 – 1	Səbail	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 3' Gadze 17' Krneta 87'	Report	Jarjué 8' Nadirov 43'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

20 August 2017 2	Kapaz	0 – 3	Zira	Yevlakh
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	S.Aliyev 60'	Report	N.Gurbanov 21' Khalilzade 49', 87' Mustafayev 81'	Stadium: Şəhər Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

26 August 2017 3	Zira	3 – 1	Sumgayit	Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafayev 51' Gadze 52' Isgandarli 61', 77' 61' Đurić 63'	Report	E.Shahverdiyev 18' T.Akhundov 37' Boum 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Omar Paşayev

9 September 2017 4	Gabala	1 – 1	Zira	Qabala
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Stanković 37' Abbasov 83' Huseynov 90+1' Vernydub 90+1'	Report	Matei 58' Igbekoyi 74' 90+1'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Omar Paşayev

16 September 2017 5	Neftchi Baku	1 – 2	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bargas 23' 54' Meza 33' M.Abbasov 72' 86'	Report	Matei 3' Isgandarli 17' 30' Y.Nabiyev 32' Gadze 53' Boum 85'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

23 September 2017 6	Zira	1 – 1	Inter Baku	Zirə
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalilzade 38' Krneta 67' 80' N.Gurbanov 87' Gadze 90+5'	Report	S.Tashkin 21' Qirtimov 25' 43' Hajiyev 47' Denis 90+5'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

1 October 2017 7	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Elyounoussi 55' Ndlovu 89' Guerrier 90+3'	Report	Nazirov 90+1'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

14 October 2017 8	Zira	3 – 0	Kapaz	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 27' Khalilzade 47', 64' Gadze 76'	Report	N.Mammadov 70' S.Aliyev 82'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

21 October 2017 9	Sumgayit	2 – 1	Zira	Sumqayit
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Tounkara 5' 17' Mustafayev 27' Khalilzade 81' Boum 85'	Report	T.Akhundov 19' Yunanov 38' K.Najafov 55' V.Beybalayev 70' Hüseynov 73' 83'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

28 October 2017 10	Zira	2 – 1	Gabala	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 19' (pen.) 43' Tounkara 38' 72' K.Bayramov 44' Gadze 63' Boum 79' Naghiyev 81' Khalilzade 90+3'	Report	Abbasov 33' Stanković 35' J.Huseynov Ehiosun 51' Koné 72'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Yusifov

5 November 2017 11	Zira	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gadze 30' 41'	Report	Sadiqov 40' Meza 89'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Omar Paşayev

18 November 2017 12	Keşla	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
13:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 56'	Report	Đurić 18' Igbekoyi 42'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

26 November 2017 13	Zira	2 – 3	Qarabağ	Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarli 51' Gadze 68' Khalilzade 69'	Report	Richard 22' 67' Ndlovu 26' Madatov 48' 63' Rzeźniczak 76' S.Məhəmmədəliyev 90+4'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Fariz Yusifov

3 December 2017 14	Səbail	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	P.Garakhanov 61' Maudo 74'	Report	Muradov 34' Naghiyev 39' Mustafayev 68' Gadze 85'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: Omar Paşayev Referee: 350

10 February 2018 15	Zira	1 – 1	Sumgayit	Zirə
16:10 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarli 40' Krneta 75'	Report	T.Akhundov 35' V.Beybalayev 87' Hüseynov 90+2'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

17 February 2018 16	Gabala	2 – 1	Zira	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanov 43' G.Aliyev 46' Joseph-Monrose 56' Dabo 64'	Report	Dedov 32' 39' Urdinov 43' Muradov 51' Đurić 65' Mustafayev 66'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

24 February 2018 17	Neftchi Baku	1 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Herrera 22' 90+4' Alaskarov 64'	Report	Urdinov 19' Williams 30' Muradov 45' 76' Isgandarli 90'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

4 March 2018 18	Zira	1 – 2	Keşla	Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 25' E.Abdullayev 30'	Report	Guliyev 14' S.Alkhasov 74' Denis 90+4'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

10 March 2018 19	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Quintana 22' Yunuszade 35' Diniyev 69' Medvedev 77' Míchel 90+3'	Report	Đurić 56' Tounkara 65'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Elvin Asgarov

14 March 2018 20	Zira	1 – 1	Səbail	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 17' Naghiyev 59' Muradov 71'	Report	R.Mammadov 42' N.Apakidze 54' Orazsähedow 59' N.Novruzov 90+1'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

1 April 2018 21	Kapaz	0 – 0	Zira	Ganja
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mandzhgaladze 59'	Report	Đurić 45+1' Williams 64'	Stadium: Ganja City Stadium Attendance: 5,650 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

8 April 2018 22	Zira	1 – 1	Gabala	Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 53' (pen.) Williams 56'	Report	Joseph-Monrose 78' Khalilzade 90+3'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

15 April 2018 23	Zira	0 – 3	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Urdinov 18' 51' Tounkara 20' S.Guliyev 57' Gadze 90'	Report	Hajiyev 10' (pen.) Petrov Mustivar 61' Mahmudov 73' Aghayev 81' Herrera 90+1' Sadiqov 90+5'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

21 April 2018 24	Keşla	2 – 1	Zira	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	O.Sadigli 45' Clennon 50' 90+2' Javadov 69'	Report	Đurić 16' 36' (pen.) Naghiyev 81'	Stadium: Inter Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

27 April 2018 25	Zira	1 – 2	Qarabağ	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 61' Naghiyev 82' Urdinov 82' Igbekoyi 88'	Report	Guerrier 27' 55' Richard 71' Míchel 90+2'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

5 May 2018 26	Səbail	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Tagaýew 11' N.Apakidze 56'	Report	Igbekoyi 9' M.İlyasov 16' Gadze 33' S.Guliyev 85' M.Abbasov 90+2'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

12 May 2018 27	Zira	2 – 1	Kapaz	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 9' Gadze 42' Boum 55' Mutallimov 75'	Report	K.Abdullazada 42' 80' S.Rahimov 45+2' (pen.) Sattarli 60' S.Zargarov 90+3'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

20 May 2018 28	Sumgayit	1 – 2	Zira	Sumqayit
17:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Imamverdiyev 13' K.Najafov 43' V.Beybalayev 57'	Report	Mustafayev 11' Gadze 45+3' Dedov 68' 74' Urdinov 81' Nazirov 90+2' Tounkara 90+5' 90+5'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Gabala	28	14	7	7	43	26	+17	49	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Neftçi Baku	28	14	4	10	39	28	+11	46	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Zira	28	12	8	8	36	30	+6	44
5	Sumgayit	28	11	7	10	34	33	+1	40
6	Keşla	28	8	7	13	29	39	−10	31	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]

Source: UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.[36]
Notes:

Keşla qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup.

Azerbaijan Cup

29 November 2017 Second Round	Zira	3 – 0	Khazar Baku	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Shemonayev 30' S.Guliyev 45' Isgandarli 58', 83' O.Aliyev 80' M.Bayramov 86'	Report	E.Rəhimzadə 62' M.Teymurov 72'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

10 December 2017 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Zira	1 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafayev 40' A.Shemonayev 43' S.Guliyev 60' Manga 86' Gadze 88'	Report	Abışov 88' Mirzabeyov 90+1'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

14 December 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Neftchi Baku	2 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bargas 37' M.Abbasov 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Fariz Yusifov

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

29 June 2017 First qualifying round 1st leg	Zira	2 – 0	Differdange 03	Baku[note 1] Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gadze 22' Đurić 28' Belfort 80'	Report	A.Rodrigues 40'	Stadium: Dalga Arena, Attendance: 4,650[37] Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

6 July 2017 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Differdange 03	1 – 2 (1 – 4 agg.)	Zira	Differdange, Luxembourg
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Vandenbroeck 11' M.Hamzaoui 62'	Report	Nazirov 40' Manga 64' Gadze 68'	Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 1,626[37] Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

13 July 2017 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Astra Giurgiu	3 – 1	Zira	Giurgiu, Romania
21:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ioniță 31' 36' Dandea 55' Le Tallec 74'	Report	Sadiqov 34' A.Shemonayev 53' Boum 63'	Stadium: Marin Anastasovici Attendance: 1,730[38] Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Belarus)

20 July 2017 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Zira	0 – 0 (1 – 3 agg.)	Astra Giurgiu	Baku[note 1] Azerbaijan
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Đurić 30' Gadze 39' Igbekoyi 57'	Report	Ioniță 47' Nicoară 48'	Stadium: Dalga Arena, Attendance: 4,200[38] Referee: Giorgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Anar Nazirov	20	0	16	0	0	0	4	0
3	DF	CMR	Joseph Boum	21	0	16+1	0	0	0	4	0
4	MF	AZE	Vugar Mustafayev	32	0	24+2	0	3	0	2+1	0
5	DF	AZE	Adil Naghiyev	28	1	22+2	1	2	0	1+1	0
7	MF	MLI	Sadio Tounkara	18	3	10+5	3	2+1	0	0	0
8	MF	SRB	Milan Đurić	27	5	21	5	2	0	3+1	0
9	MF	MDA	Alexandru Dedov	11	4	8+3	4	0	0	0	0
10	MF	AZE	Orkhan Aliyev	9	0	4+1	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
11	MF	NGA	Victor Igbekoyi	31	1	11+14	1	2+1	0	2+1	0
13	DF	AZE	Aleksandr Shemonayev	11	0	3+4	0	2	0	1+1	0
14	MF	AZE	Tellur Mutallimov	11	1	9+2	1	0	0	0	0
16	DF	AZE	Ibrahim Aslanli	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	AZE	Vusal Isgandarli	27	7	11+13	5	1+2	2	0	0
18	DF	MKD	Yani Urdinov	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	AZE	Elgun Nabiyev	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	SRB	Jovan Krneta	25	1	19	1	2	0	4	0
29	MF	TRI	Jomal Williams	12	1	8+4	1	0	0	0	0
38	MF	AZE	Ilkin Muradov	20	0	11+6	0	3	0	0	0
39	DF	AZE	Sadig Guliyev	18	0	11+4	0	2	0	0+1	0
43	FW	GHA	Richard Gadze	29	9	22+1	7	2	0	3+1	2
62	GK	AZE	Abdulla Seyidahmadov	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	AZE	Mirsahib Abbasov	7	0	2+5	0	0	0	0	0
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov	14	0	11	0	3	0	0	0
87	MF	AZE	Müşfiq İlyasov	6	1	5	1	0+1	0	0	0
88	FW	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev	9	1	7+2	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	AZE	Milad Bayramov	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left Zira during the season:
6	MF	AZE	Rashad Sadiqov	4	1	0	0	0	0	3+1	1
9	FW	CAF	David Manga	20	2	8+5	0	2+1	1	4	1
10	FW	HAI	Kervens Belfort	6	1	1+1	0	0	0	4	1
14	DF	ROU	Gabriel Matei	14	0	10	0	0	0	4	0
21	MF	AZE	Murad Sattarli	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	AZE	Tamkin Khalilzade	19	4	13	4	2	0	3+1	0
74	DF	AZE	Yusif Nabiyev	8	0	7	0	0+1	0	0	0
99	MF	AZE	Nijat Gurbanov	9	1	1+4	1	1+1	0	0+2	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	43	Richard Gadze	7	0	2	9
2	MF	17	Vusal Isgandarli	5	2	0	7
3	MF	8	Milan Đurić	5	0	0	5
4	MF	28	Tamkin Khalilzade	4	0	0	4
4	MF	9	Alexandru Dedov	4	0	0	4
6	MF	7	Sadio Tounkara	3	0	0	3
7	FW	9	David Manga	0	1	1	2
8	FW	99	Nijat Gurbanov	1	0	0	1
	MF	11	Victor Igbekoyi	1	0	0	1
	DF	23	Jovan Krneta	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Adil Naghiyev	1	0	0	1
	MF	29	Jomal Williams	1	0	0	1
	FW	88	Elshan Abdullayev	1	0	0	1
	MF	87	Müşfiq İlyasov	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	Tellur Mutallimov	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Orkhan Aliyev	0	1	0	1
	FW	7	Kervens Belfort	0	0	1	1
	MF	6	Rashad Sadiqov	0	0	1	1
			TOTALS	36	4	5	45

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Anar Nazirov	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
3		DF	Joseph Boum	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
4		MF	Vugar Mustafayev	6	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
5		DF	Adil Naghiyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7		MF	Sadio Tounkara	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
8		MF	Milan Đurić	8	1	1	0	2	0	11	1
9		MF	Alexandru Dedov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11		MF	Victor Igbekoyi	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
13		DF	Aleksandr Shemonayev	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
17		MF	Vusal Isgandarli	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		DF	Yani Urdinov	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
23		DF	Jovan Krneta	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	1
29		MF	Jomal Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
38		MF	Ilkin Muradov	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
39		DF	Sadig Guliyev	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
43		FW	Richard Gadze	7	0	1	0	1	0	9	0
77		MF	Mirsahib Abbasov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
85		GK	Kamal Bayramov	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
		DF	Milad Bayramov	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Zira during the season:
14		DF	Gabriel Matei	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28		MF	Tamkin Khalilzade	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
74		DF	Yusif Nabiyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		MF	Nijat Gurbanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	73	3	11	1	7	0	91	4

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Notes

Zira will play their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium.

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[table_note_res_EL1C0.91012178683193-36] Keşla qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup.

[Qurbanov_Returns_To_Zira-1] "Nicat Qurbanov "qartallar"ın sıralarına döndü". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[Sadiqov_Joins_Zira-2] "Zirə Rəşad Sadiqovla müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[3] "Riçard Qadze ilə yeni müqavilə imzalandı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[Zira_sign_Aliyev-4] "Zirə" Orxan Əliyevlə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[5] "Zirə David Manqa ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[6] "Zirə Kervens Belfortla müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[7] "Zirə Qabriel Mateylə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.

[8] "Zirə" Sadio Tounkara ilə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

[Zira_sign_four_players-9] ""Zirə" PFK heyətini 4 futbolçu ilə gücləndirib". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK - Facebook. 30 December 2017.

[Gabala_Sign_Two-10] "Qəbələ də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[11] "AKEEM LATIFU PIROS-FEKETÉBEN". honvedfc.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[12] "ISL 2017: FORMER KERALA BLASTERS STAR KERVENS BELFORT SIGNS FOR JAMSHEDPUR FC". goal.com. Goal.com. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[13] "Zirə David Manqa ilə yollarını ayırdı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[Sattarli_and_Zargarov_join_Kapaz-14] ""Kəpəz" iki futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı". kapazpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Kapaz PFK. 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

[Sumgayit_Sign_Gurbanov-15] "Sumqayıt FK Nicat Qurbanovu heyətinə qatdı". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

[16] "Защитник Зире уехал в Польшу". azerisport.com (in Russian). azerisport. 29 December 2017.

[Gabala_sign_Khalilzade-17] "Təmkin Xəlilzadə "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

[Zira_Loan_Nabiyev-18] "Zirə Yusif Nəbiyevlə müqavilə imzaladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[Nabiyev_joins_Gabala-19] ""Qəbələ" "Zirə"dəki futbolçusunu geri qaytardı". sportnews.az (in Azerbaijani). sportnews.az. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[20] "Zirə PFK yeni futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[21] "Zirə PFK makedoniyalı futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

[Three_Leave_Zira-22] "Zirə 3 futbolçu ilə yollarını ayırdı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[Jalilov_Joins_Kapaz-23] "Tural Cəlilov Kəpəz də". kapazpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Kapaz PFK. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[Three_More_Leave_Zira-24] "Кто ушел из ФК Зиря: Гадзе и остальные". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[Sumgayit_Sign_Taghiyev-25] "Sumqayıt FK Cavid Tağıyevi heyətinə qatıb". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

[26] "Zirə Nurlan Novruzovla yollarını ayırdı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

[Səbail_Sign_Novruzov-27] "Сабаил подписал нападающего Зиря ФОТО". azerifootball.com (in Azerbaijani). Azerifootball. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[28] "Zirə Ben Sanqare ilə ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.

[29] "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.

[30] "Rashad Sadiqov was dismissed from the team". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[31] "Rəşad Sadiqov Neftçi də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.

[32] "Για δυο χρόνια ο Jovan Krneta". levadiakosfc.gr (in Greek). Levadiakos F.C. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[33] "NORTH CAROLINA FC INKS VERSATILE MIDFIELDER VICTOR IGBEKOYI". northcarolinafc.com. North Carolina FC. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[Aliyev_sign_Sabail-34] "Komandamızın yeni oyunçusunu qarşılayırıq! Orxan Əliyev!". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[35] "UN NOU TRANSFER". voluntarifc.ro (in Romanian). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[37] "Premyer Liqa: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[AttendanceQR1-39] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[AttendanceQR2-40] "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[Zira-38] Zira will play their home match at Dalga Arena, Baku, instead of their regular stadium Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium.