Zira FK
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Full name | Zirə Futbol Klubu | ||
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Nickname(s) | Qartallar (The Eagles) | ||
Founded | 28 July 2014 | ||
Ground | Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,300 | ||
President | Natig Ismayilov | ||
Manager | Zaur Hashimov | ||
League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
2019–20 | 4th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Zira FK (Azerbaijani: Zirə Futbol Klubu, pronounced [ziɾæ]) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
History
The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.[1]
Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League,[2] the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.[3][why?]
On 27 December 2016, Adil Shukurov had his contract as manager terminated by mutual consent, with Aykhan Abbasov taking over as manager until the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018,[5] with Samir Abbasov being announced as his replacement the same day.[6] On 8 October 2019, Abbasov left Zira by mutual consent,[7] with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager until the end of the season the following day.[8]
Domestic history
Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||||
2014–15 | 2nd | 5th | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 19 | 63 | Quarterfinal | Bahram Shahguliyev | Kappa | Santral Electric | ||
2015–16 | 1st | 2nd | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 62 | Quarterfinal | Nelson Bonilla | 14 | Adil Shukurov | ||
2016–17 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 39 | Quarterfinal | César Meza Colli | 4 | Adil Shukurov Aykhan Abbasov |
Umbro | |
2017–18 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 44 | Quarterfinal | Richard Gadze | 7 | Aykhan Abbasov | Joma | |
2018–19 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 31 | Semifinal | Julio Rodríguez | 8 | Aykhan Abbasov Samir Abbasov | ||
2019–20 | 1st | 4th | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 23 | Semifinal | Julio Rodríguez Nijat Suleymanov |
8 | Aykhan Abbasov Samir Abbasov |
European history
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
2QR | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- POR: Play-off round
- Group: Group stage
Stadium
Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,300.
Players
Current squad
- As of 3 March 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2019 and Transfers winter 2019–20.
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Reserve team head coach | ![]() |
Club Records
Top goalscorers
- As of Match played 19 December 2019
Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | 14 (29) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 17 (31) |
2 | ![]() |
2019- | 12 (23) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 15 (28) |
3 | ![]() |
2017–2018, 2019- | 12 (40) | 0 (5) | 2 (4) | 14 (49) |
4 | ![]() |
2016–2018 | 8 (47) | 1 (5) | 0 (4) | 9 (56) |
4 | ![]() |
2015–2019 | 6 (60) | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 8 (69) |
4 | ![]() |
2015, 2015–2019 | 6 (96) | 2 (7) | 0 (2) | 8 (105) |
7 | ![]() |
2015–2017 | 4 (48) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 6 (54) |
7 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 6 (74) | 0 (5) | 0 (4) | 6 (83) |
7 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 6 (68) | 0 (5) | 0 (5) | 6 (79) |
10 | ![]() |
2018–2019 | 6 (22) | 0 (2) | - (-) | 6 (24) |
Most appearances
- As of Match played 19 December 2019
Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 | ![]() |
2015, 2015–2019 | 96 (6) | 7 (2) | 2 (0) | 105 (8) |
2 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 81 (5) | 5 (0) | 3 (0) | 89 (5) |
3 | ![]() |
2015–2019 | 83 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 88 (0) |
4 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 74 (6) | 6 (0) | 3 (0) | 83 (6) |
4 | ![]() |
2016–2019 | 71 (1) | 9 (0) | 3 (0) | 83 (1) |
6 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 68 (6) | 6 (0) | 4 (0) | 79 (6) |
7 | ![]() |
2015–2019 | 60 (6) | 9 (2) | 0 (0) | 69 (8) |
8 | ![]() |
2015–2016, 2017–2019 | 61 (0) | 5 (0) | 1 (0) | 67 (0) |
9 | ![]() |
2015– | 51 (1) | 9 (0) | 0 (0) | 60 (1) |
10 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 50 (0) | 5 (1) | 2 (0) | 57 (1) |
Managerial statistics
Information correct as of match played 19 December 2019. Only competitive matches are counted.
Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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Bahram Shahguliyev | ![]() |
28 July 2014 | July 2015 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 20 | 61.29 | ||
Adil Shukurov | ![]() |
July 2015 | 27 December 2016[4] | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 42.86 | ||
Aykhan Abbasov | ![]() |
27 December 2016[4] | 29 August 2018[5] | 51 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 43.14 | ||
Samir Abbasov | ![]() |
29 August 2018[6] | 8 October 2019[7] | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 32.43 | ||
Zaur Hashimov | ![]() |
9 October 2019[8] | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 40.00 |
- 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
- ^ "Bəhram Şahquliyev indi də "Zirə"nin baş məşqçisi oldu". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ ""Qartallar" gümüş medalı təmin etdi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları". affa.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ayxan Abbasov "Zirə"dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b ""Zirə"nin yeni baş məşqçi bəlli oldu". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Görüş zamanı "Zirə"nin cari mövsümdə göstərdiyi oyun və əldə olunan nəticələr müzakirə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Bu gün klub rəhbərliyi ilə mütəxəssis arasında görüş keçirilib və razılıq əldə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.