Sabail FK
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| Full name | Səbail Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dənizçilər (The Sailors) | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Ground | ASCO Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Rashad Abdullayev | ||
| Manager | Aftandil Hajiyev | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2019–20 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Sabail FK (Azerbaijani: Səbail Futbol Klubu), pronounced [sæba:il] is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
History
The club was established in 2016 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. After finishing their first season in the Azerbaijan Premier League in 7th position, Samir Aliyev left the role as manager by mutual consent on 22 May 2018.[1] Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.[2]
Domestic history
| Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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| Div | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name | League | |||||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 57 | First round |  Bayram Budagov
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18 | Elman Sultanov
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Kappa | Federation support |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 7th | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 23 | Quarter-finals | Vüqar Nadirov
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3 | Samir Aliyev
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Nike | |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 41 | Quarter-finals | Aghabala Ramazanov
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7 | Aftandil Hacıyev
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Macron | AZ Tea |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 7th | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 20 | Quarter-finals | Three Players | 3 | Aftandil Hacıyev
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Nike | AzTea |
European history
As of 17 July 2019
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Universitatea Craiova
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2–3 | 2–3 | 4–6 |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Stadium
Sabail's home ground is the Bayil Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.
Players
Current squad
- As of 13 August 2020[3]
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 2020.
Reserve team
Sabail-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Aftandil Hajiyev
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| Assistant coach | Emin Agayev Yashar Huseynov
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| Goalkeeping coach | Farhad Valiyev
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| Fitness coach |  Toni Bogdanovski
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| Reserve team head coach | Elman Sultanov
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| Assistant under-19 coach |  Michael Essien[4]
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Managers
Elman Sultanov (2016–Jun, 2017)- Samir Aliyev (Jul, 2017–May, 2018)
- Aftandil Hajiyev (Jun, 2018–present)
References
- ^ "Samir Aliyev Leaves Sabail FK". facebook.com. Facebook - Sabail FK. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "First day of Ruslan Gurbanov, at Bayil Arena!". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Səbail". pfl.az. pfl. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Michael Essien: Former Ghana and Chelsea midfielder moves to Azerbaijan". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.