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)Tələbələr (Students)
Founded8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)
GroundBank Respublika Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerMurad Musayev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2020–215th
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 Arif Asadov Joma
2018–19 1st 7th 28 7 6 15 20 41 27 Quarter-final Marko Dević 8 Elshad Ahmadov Macron
2019–20 1st 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarter-final Ulysse Diallo
Amadou Diallo
Hendrick Ekstein		 3 Elshad Ahmadov
Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Željko Sopić		 Bank Respublika
2020–21 1st 5th 28 7 8 13 28 38 29 Round of 16 Ramil Sheydayev 6 Vicente Gómez
Ramin Guliyev (interim)		 Nike
2021–22 1st 5th 28 12 5 11 42 34 41 Quarter-final Joy-Lance Mickels 11 Ramin Guliyev
Murad Musayev
2022–23 1st Quarter-final Murad Musayev

Colours and badge

Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased 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 4 February 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
2 DF  AZE Amin Seydiyev
3 DF  UKR Zurab Ochihava
4 MF  AZE Elvin Jamalov (Captain)
7 DF  BIH Bojan Letić
8 MF  UKR Oleksiy Kashchuk (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
9 MF  AZE Anatoliy Nuriyev
10 MF  AZE Aleksey Isayev
11 MF  ESP Cristian Ceballos
12 GK  AZE Yusif Imanov
13 DF  SEN Abdoulaye Ba
14 DF  AZE Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade
15 MF  BRA Christian
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  AZE Tellur Mutallimov
18 FW  GEO Davit Volkovi
19 DF  ESP Jon Irazabal
20 MF  GER Joy-Lance Mickels
21 MF  AZE Ildar Alekperov
22 MF  AZE Seymur Mammadov
26 FW  CIV Tiemoko Fofana
29 MF  AZE Jeyhun Nuriyev
33 FW  AZE Jamal Jafarov
77 MF  AZE Namiq Ələsgərov
94 GK  AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev
99 FW  NGA Emmanuel Apeh

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

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  AZE Abdulla Rzayev (at Kapaz)
— DF  BRA Higor Gabriel (at Lviv)
— MF  AZE Idris Ingilabli (at Kapaz)
— MF  AZE Abdulla Khaybulayev (at Samtredia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AZE Veysal Rzayev (at Turan-Tovuz)
— MF  AZE Shakir Seyidov (at Turan-Tovuz)
— FW  AZE Kamran Guliyev (at Shamakhi)

Reserve team
Main article: FK Sabah-2

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

Club officials

Management
Position Staff[11][12]
Founder Yagub Huseynov
President Magsud Adigozalov
Supervisory Board Member Yagub Huseynov
Firudin Gurbanov
Igor Ponomaryov
Rahman Hajiyev
Rauf Khalilov
Chief executive officer Ramin Hasanov
General Manager Nasimi Musayev
Director of sport Igor Ponomaryov
Press secretary Elnur Hamidov

Coaching staff
Position Name[13]
Head coach Murad Musayev
Goalkeeping coach Vitali Kovalyov
Physical Training Coach Vitaly Korneev
Reserve team head coach Ilgar Mansimov

Club Records

Top goalscorers
As of Match played 11 February 2023
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Total Ratio
1 Joy-Lance Mickels2021-23 (46)3 (6)26 (52)0.5
2 Oleksiy Kashchuk2022-11 (25)0 (2)11 (27)0.41
3 Marko Dević2018–2019, 20209 (24)0 (0)9 (24)0.38
3 Aleksey Isayev2020-9 (68)0 (5)9 (73)0.12
3 Emmanuel Apeh2022-6 (21)3 (3)9 (24)0.38
3 Davit Volkovi2022-7 (22)2 (3)9 (25)0.36
7 Ramil Sheydayev2020-20216 (29)0 (1)6 (29)0.21
7 Julio Rodríguez2020-20226 (45)0 (3)6 (48)0.13
9 Kévin Koubemba2019-20215 (22)0 (1)5 (23)0.22
9 Tiemoko Fofana2021-5 (32)0 (3)5 (35)0.14
9 Juan Cámara2021–20224 (19)1 (3)5 (22)0.23

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 11 February 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, 107 days 48 29 10 9 98 44 060.42
  • 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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  4. "SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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