Sabah FC (Azerbaijan)

Sabah Football Club (Azerbaijani: Sabah Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Masazır. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, their top tier of Azerbaijani football.

This article is about the Azerbaijani professional football club. For the Malaysian professional football club, see Sabah F.C. (Malaysia).

Sabah FC
Full nameSabah Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Bayquşlar (The Owls)
Tələbələr (The Students)
Founded8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
GroundBank Respublika Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerMurad Musayev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–232nd of 10
WebsiteClub website

History

Sabah were formed on 8 September 2017, joining the Azerbaijan First Division for the 2017–18 season, in which they finished 5th. After the four teams above them in the league failed or decline promotion, Sabah were granted a license to participate in Azerbaijan Premier League on 12 May 2018.[1] Sabah's first game in the Azerbaijan Premier League was against Keşla on 12 August 2018, a game they won 1-0 thanks to a Marko Dević goal. Sabah went on to finish their first Premier League season in 7th position, avoiding relegation.

On 16 September 2019, Elshad Ahmadov resigned as manager with Igor Ponomaryov taking over on an interim basis.

On 26 November 2019, Sabah announced that Željko Sopić had been appointed manager on an 18-month contract.[2] On 3 July 2020, Sopić resigned as manager.[3]

On 10 July 2020, Sabah signed 2 years contract with Vicente Gómez.[4] On 11 March 2021, Gómez left his role as Head Coach by mutual agreement, with Ramin Guliyev being placed in temporary charge.[5] At the end of the season, Guliyev was confirmed as the clubs new Head Coach on a two-year contract[6] Guliyev resigned from his position on 21 October 2021,[7] with Murad Musayev being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 30 October 2021, signing a two-year contract.[8]

Domestic history
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Manufacturer Sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2017–18 2nd 5th 27 11 7 9 41 33 40 Second round Azerbaijan Arif Asadov Joma
2018–19 1st 7th 28 7 6 15 20 41 27 Quarter-final Ukraine Marko Dević 8 Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov Macron
2019–20 1st 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarter-final Mali Ulysse Diallo
Guinea Amadou Diallo
South Africa Hendrick Ekstein		 3 Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov
Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Croatia Željko Sopić		 Bank Respublika
2020–21 1st 5th 28 7 8 13 28 38 29 Round of 16 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev 6 Spain Vicente Gómez
Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev (interim)		 Nike
2021–22 1st 5th 28 12 5 11 42 34 41 Quarter-final Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 11 Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev
Russia Murad Musayev
2022–23 1st 2nd 36 25 6 5 75 24 81 Quarter-final Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 17 Russia Murad Musayev

European record
As of match played 17 August 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 4 0 0 6 3
Total 4 3 0 1 6 3
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Latvia RFS 2–1 2–0 4–1
3Q Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (4–5 p)

Colours and badge

Sabah's badge features rays of sunshine encased in a shield.

The team's main colours are blue-white, with their kit being made by Spanish clothing company Joma during their first season, and Macron from the start of the 2018–19 season.

Stadium
Main article: Bank Respublika Arena
View of Alinja Arena

The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[9]

Players

Current squad
As of 23 September 2023[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Azerbaijan AZE Yusif İmanov
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Amin Seydiyev
3 DF Spain ESP Jon Irazabal
4 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elvin Camalov (Captain)
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Rahman Dashdamirov
7 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bojan Letić
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ayaz Guliyev
9 MF Azerbaijan AZE Anatoliy Nuriyev
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Aleksey Isayev
11 MF Spain ESP Cristian Ceballos
12 MF Luxembourg LUX Vincent Thill
14 FW Algeria ALG Ishak Belfodil
15 MF Brazil BRA Christian
16 GK Azerbaijan AZE Rustam Samigullin
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tellur Mutallimov
18 FW Georgia (country) GEO Davit Volkovi
19 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Apeh
21 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ildar Alekperov
22 MF Azerbaijan AZE Seymur Mammadov
24 DF Morocco MAR Marouane Hadhoudi
27 MF Curaçao CUW Jearl Margaritha
28 MF Jamaica JAM Kaheem Parris (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
29 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ceyhun Nuriyev
33 FW Azerbaijan AZE Jamal Jafarov
44 DF Morocco MAR Sofian Chakla
55 GK Azerbaijan AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev
70 MF Nigeria NGA Jesse Sekidika
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Namiq Ələsgərov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2023.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulla Rzayev (at Araz-Naxçıvan)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Idris Ingilabli (at Kapaz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulla Khaybulayev (at Samtredia)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Veysal Rzayev (at Turan Tovuz)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Shakir Seyidov (at Kapaz)

Reserve team
Main article: FK Sabah-2

Sabah-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

Club officials

Management
Position Staff[11][12]
FounderAzerbaijan Yagub Huseynov
PresidentAzerbaijan Magsud Adigozalov
Supervisory Board MemberAzerbaijan Yagub Huseynov
Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov
Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov
Azerbaijan Rahman Hajiyev
Azerbaijan Rauf Khalilov
Chief executive officerAzerbaijan Ramin Hasanov
General ManagerAzerbaijan Nasimi Musayev
Director of sportAzerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov
Press secretaryAzerbaijan Elnur Hamidov

Coaching staff
Position Name[13]
Head coach Russia Murad Musayev
Assistant of head coach Russia Artur Olenin
Russia Vitali Korneev
Azerbaijan Ruslan Gafitullin
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Azerbaijan Elkhan Hasanli
Physical training coach Russia Aleksey Malakhov
Video analyst Ukraine Oleksandr Panchuk
Russia Nikita Vasyukhin

Club records

Top goalscorers
As of match played 22 October 2023
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup European Total Ratio
1Germany Joy-Lance Mickels2021–202329 (61)3 (6)1 (2)33 (69)0.48
2Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk2022–202318 (39)0 (2)0 (0)18 (41)0.44
3Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh2022–10 (41)3 (3)1 (4)14 (48)0.29
3Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi2022–11 (43)2 (3)1 (4)13 (49)0.28
5Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev2020–11 (90)0 (5)1 (4)12 (99)0.12
6Ukraine Marko Dević2018–2019, 20209 (24)0 (0)0 (0)9 (24)0.38
7Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev2022–7 (40)0 (2)0 (4)7 (46)0.15
8Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev2020–20216 (29)0 (1)0 (0)6 (29)0.21
8Paraguay Julio Rodríguez2020–20226 (45)0 (3)0 (0)6 (48)0.13
10Republic of the Congo Kévin Koubemba2019–20215 (22)0 (1)0 (0)5 (23)0.22
10Ivory Coast Tiemoko Fofana2021–20225 (32)0 (3)0 (0)5 (35)0.14
10Spain Juan Cámara2021–20224 (19)1 (3)0 (0)5 (22)0.23

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 22 October 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To Duration P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Arif Asadov  Azerbaijan 8 September 2017 1 July 2018 296 days 28 11 7 10 41 36 039.29 (Promotion)
Elshad Ahmadov  Azerbaijan 1 July 2018 16 September 2019 1 year, 77 days 35 8 8 19 25 47 022.86
Igor Ponomaryov (Interim)  Azerbaijan 16 September 2019 26 November 2019[2] 71 days 8 3 2 3 12 11 037.50
Željko Sopić  Croatia 26 November 2019[2] 3 July 2020 230 days 11 3 2 6 12 18 027.27
Vicente Gómez  Spain 10 July 2020[14] 11 March 2021[15] 244 days 20 4 4 12 20 29 020.00
Ramin Guliyev (Interim)  Azerbaijan 11 March 2021[15] 26 May 2021[6] 76 days 9 3 4 2 9 11 033.33
Ramin Guliyev  Azerbaijan 26 May 2021[6] 21 October 2021[7] 224 days 7 0 1 6 3 12 000.00
Ilkin Huseynov (Interim)  Azerbaijan 21 October 2021 30 October 2021 9 days 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.00
Murad Musayev  Russia 30 October 2021[8] 1 year, 359 days 75 43 15 17 143 70 057.33
  • Notes:

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References
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  2. ""SABAH" FK-DA YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. "SABAH FC PARTED WAYS WITH ZELJKO SOPIC". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 3 July 2020.
  4. "SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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