Sabah FC (Azerbaijan)

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Sabah FC
File:Sabah FC logo.jpg
Full nameSabah Futbol Klubu
FoundedSeptember 8, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-08)
GroundBank Respublika Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerVicente Gómez
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2019–206th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Sabah Football Club (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.

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 the 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]

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 Quarterfinal Marko Dević 8 Elshad Ahmadov Macron
2019–20 1st 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarterfinal Three Players 3 Elshad Ahmadov
Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Željko Sopić 		Macron Bank Respublika
2020–21 1st Last 16 Vicente Gómez Nike

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.[5]

Players

For a list of all former and current Sabah FC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sabah FC players.

Current squad

As of 21 January 2021[6]

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 Serbia SRB Saša Stamenković
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Amin Seydiyev
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Bahlul Mustafazade
5 DF Montenegro MNE Nikola Vujadinović
7 MF Azerbaijan AZE Joshgun Diniyev
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elshan Abdullayev
9 FW Paraguay PAR Julio Rodríguez
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Aleksey Isayev
11 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ozan Kökçü
12 GK Uruguay URU Álvaro Villete (loan from Patriotas)
13 DF Serbia SRB Filip Ivanović
14 DF Azerbaijan AZE Slavik Alkhasov
15 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ruslan Abışov (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Azerbaijan AZE Mahammad Mirzabeyov
19 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tamkin Khalilzade
23 MF Guinea GUI Amadou Diallo
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Tiemoko Fofana (loan from Ilves)
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Kévin Koubemba
29 MF Azerbaijan AZE Jeyhun Nuriyev
30 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mario Marina
33 FW Azerbaijan AZE Jamal Jafarov
34 DF Azerbaijan AZE Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade
60 MF Azerbaijan AZE Abbas Aghazade
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Veysal Rzayev
90 FW Azerbaijan AZE Ramil Sheydayev
94 GK Azerbaijan AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev

For recent transfers, see 2019–20 Sabah FK season and Transfers summer 2020.

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 Arsen Agjabayov (at Sabail)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Eltun Turabov (at Sumgayit)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Idris Ingilabli (at Gabala)
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Samir Maharramli (at Gabala )

Reserve team

Main article: FK Sabah-2

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

Club officials

Management

Position Staff[7][8]
Founder Azerbaijan Yagub Huseynov
President Azerbaijan Magsud Adigozalov
Supervisory Board Member Azerbaijan Yagub Huseynov
Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov
Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov
Azerbaijan Rahman Hajiyev
Azerbaijan Rauf Khalilov
Chief executive officer Azerbaijan Ramin Hasanov
General Manager Azerbaijan Nasimi Musayev
Director of sport Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev
Press secretary Azerbaijan Elnur Hamidov

Coaching staff

Position Name[9]
Head coach Spain Vicente Gómez
Assistant coach Ukraine Gleb Platov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Physical Training Coach Spain Jesus Pinedo
Reserve team head coach Azerbaijan Rovshan Babayev

Club Records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played 25 January 2021
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Total Ratio
1 Ukraine Marko Dević 2018–2019, 2020 9 (24) 0 (0) 9 (24) 0.38
2 Mali Ulysse Diallo 2019–2021 3 (15) 1 (2) 4 (17) 0.24
2 Guinea Amadou Diallo 2019– 4 (29) 0 (3) 4 (32) 0.13
2 Azerbaijan Javid Imamverdiyev 2018–2020 4 (38) 0 (2) 4 (40) 0.1
5 Republic of the Congo Kévin Koubemba 2019- 3 (11) 0 (1) 3 (12) 0.25
5 South Africa Hendrick Ekstein 2019 3 (13) 0 (3) 3 (16) 0.19
5 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev 2020- 3 (15) 0 (1) 3 (16) 0.19
5 Azerbaijan Rashad Eyyubov 2019–2020 3 (24) 0 (0) 3 (24) 0.13
5 Azerbaijan Bahlul Mustafazade 2019- 1 (24) 2 (2) 3 (26) 0.12
10 Honduras Roger Rojas 2019 0 (11) 2 (2) 2 (13) 0.15
10 Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Soltanov 2018-2019 1 (13) 1 (2) 2 (15) 0.13
10 Azerbaijan Sakir Seyidov 2018- 2 (27) 0 (5) 2 (32) 0.06
10 Azerbaijan Joshgun Diniyev 2019- 2 (39) 0 (3) 2 (42) 0.05
10 Serbia Filip Ivanović 2018- 1 (47) 1 (4) 2 (51) 0.04

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 25 January 2021. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Arif Asadov  Azerbaijan 8 September 2017 1 July 2018 28 11 7 10 41 36 039.29 (Promotion)
Elshad Ahmadov  Azerbaijan 1 July 2018 16 September 2019 35 8 8 19 25 47 022.86
Igor Ponomaryov (Interim)  Azerbaijan 16 September 2019 26 November 2019[2] 8 3 2 3 12 11 037.50
Željko Sopić  Croatia 26 November 2019[2] 3 July 2020 11 3 2 6 12 18 027.27
Vicente Gómez  Spain 10 July 2020[10] 15 4 1 10 15 21 026.67
  • 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

  1. ^ "SABAH HAQQINDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c ""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.
  5. ^ "ƏLİNCƏ ARENA". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. ^ https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/
  7. ^ "DIRECTORY". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ "SUPERVISORY BOARD". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. ^ "YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ – VİSENTE QOMES!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.


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