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{{Infobox football club
{{Infobox football club
|clubname = Sabah FC
|clubname = Sabah FC
|current = 2022–23 Sabah FC season
|current = 2023–24 Sabah FC season
|image = Sabah FC (Azerbaijan).png
|image = Sabah FC (Azerbaijan).png
| upright = 0.8
|upright = 0.75
|fullname = Sabah Futbol Klubu
|fullname = Sabah Futbol Klubu
|nickname = ''Tələbələr'' (Students)
|nickname = ''Bayquşlar'' (The Owls)<br>''Tələbələr'' (The Students)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|9|8}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|9|8}}
| dissolved =
| ground = [[Bank Respublika Arena]]
| ground = [[Bank Respublika Arena]]
| capacity = 13,000
| capacity = 13,000
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| chrtitle = President
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Magsud Adigozalov
| chairman = Magsud Adigozalov
| manager = [[Murad Musayev]]
| manager = [[Krunoslav Rendulić]]
| league = [[Azerbaijan Premier League]]
| league = [[Azerbaijan Premier League]]
| season = [[2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League|2020–21]]
| season = [[2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League|2022–23]]
| position = 5th
| position = 2nd of 10
| website = https://sabahfc.az
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'''Sabah Football Club''' ({{lang-az|Sabah Futbol Klubu}}) is an [[Azerbaijan]]i professional football club based in [[Masazır]]. The team plays in the [[Azerbaijan Premier League]], their top tier of Azerbaijani football.
'''Sabah Football Club''' ({{lang-az|Sabah Futbol Klubu}}) is an [[Azerbaijan]]i professional football club based in [[Masazır]]. The team plays in the [[Azerbaijan Premier League]], the top tier of Azerbaijani football.


== History ==
== History ==
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On 10 July 2020, Sabah signed 2 years contract with [[Vicente Gómez (football manager)|Vicente Gómez]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/10/sabah-fc-officially-announce-vicente-gomez-as-new-head-coach/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> On 11 March 2021, Gómez left his role as Head Coach by mutual agreement, with [[Ramin Guliyev]] being placed in temporary charge.<ref>{{cite web |title=VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=11 March 2021}}</ref> At the end of the season, Guliyev was confirmed as the clubs new Head Coach on a two-year contract<ref name="Guliyev Permanent">{{cite web |title=BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/05/26/bas-m%c9%99sqcimiz-ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yeni-muqavil%c9%99-bagladiq/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=26 May 2021}}</ref> Guliyev resigned from his position on 21 October 2021,<ref name="Guliyev Leaves">{{cite web |title=RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/21/ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=21 October 2021}}</ref> with [[Murad Musayev]] being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 30 October 2021, signing a two-year contract.<ref name="Murad Musayev">{{cite web |title=MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/30/murad-musayev-sabahin-bas-m%c9%99sqcisi-t%c9%99yin-edildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=30 October 2021}}</ref>
On 10 July 2020, Sabah signed 2 years contract with [[Vicente Gómez (football manager)|Vicente Gómez]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/10/sabah-fc-officially-announce-vicente-gomez-as-new-head-coach/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> On 11 March 2021, Gómez left his role as Head Coach by mutual agreement, with [[Ramin Guliyev]] being placed in temporary charge.<ref>{{cite web |title=VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=11 March 2021}}</ref> At the end of the season, Guliyev was confirmed as the clubs new Head Coach on a two-year contract<ref name="Guliyev Permanent">{{cite web |title=BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/05/26/bas-m%c9%99sqcimiz-ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yeni-muqavil%c9%99-bagladiq/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=26 May 2021}}</ref> Guliyev resigned from his position on 21 October 2021,<ref name="Guliyev Leaves">{{cite web |title=RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/21/ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=21 October 2021}}</ref> with [[Murad Musayev]] being appointed as the clubs new Head Coach on 30 October 2021, signing a two-year contract.<ref name="Murad Musayev">{{cite web |title=MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/30/murad-musayev-sabahin-bas-m%c9%99sqcisi-t%c9%99yin-edildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

On 1 February 2024, Sabah announced that [[Murad Musayev]] had left his role as Head Coach after his resignation had been accepted.<ref name="Murad Musayev Leaves">{{cite web |title=Komandamızın baş məşqçisi Murad Musayev və klub rəhbərliyi arasında görüş keçirilib. |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1443876682890894&set=a.1141464793132086 |website=facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC Facebook |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=1 February 2024}}</ref>

On 5 March 2024, Sabah announced the appointment of [[Krunoslav Rendulić]] as their new Head Coach, on an 18-month contract.<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić">{{cite web |title="Sabah"da yeni baş məşqçi təyinatı rəsmiləşib. |url=https://www.facebook.com/sabahfc.az/posts/pfbid02QNPtmpDP9cL347JpsatWfTMjnuunFT9dBZve7pwXd5i1nzaBpavt4ksFraEyBwoAl |website=facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC Facebook |access-date=5 March 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=5 March 2024}}</ref>


===Domestic history===
===Domestic history===
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|[[2022–23 Sabah FC season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Sabah FC season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League|1st]]
|[[2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League|1st]]
|''' '''
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|[[2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup|Quarter-final]]
|[[2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup|Quarter-final]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joy-Lance Mickels]]
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|17
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Murad Musayev]]
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Murad Musayev]]
|}

===European record===
{{updated|match played 17 August 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
|-
| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|-
| '''Total'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''4'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''0'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''6'''
| style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed" align=center cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%"
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Club
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]]
| rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|LVA}} [[FK RFS|RFS]]
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| '''4–1'''
|-
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League#Third qualifying round|3Q]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]]
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2 {{aet}}
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffffdd" |'''2–2 {{pso|4–5}}'''
|}
|}


== Colours and badge ==
== Colours and badge ==

Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased in a shield.
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 (sportswear)|Macron]] from the start of the 2018-19 season.

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


== Stadium ==
== Stadium ==
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=== Current squad ===
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|4 February 2023}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/|title = Əsas komanda}}</ref>
{{updated|1 March 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/|title = Əsas komanda}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=AZE|name=[[Yusif İmanov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Amin Seydiyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Amin Seydiyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=UKR|name=[[Zurab Ochihava]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Irazabal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Elvin Jamalov]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Elvin Camalov]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Rahman Dashdamirov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Abdulakh Khaybulayev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=[[Bojan Letić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=DF|nat=BIH|name=[[Bojan Letić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=UKR|name=[[Oleksiy Kashchuk]]|other=on loan from [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Ayaz Guliyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Anatoliy Nuriyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Anatoliy Nuriyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Aleksey Isayev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Namiq Ələsgərov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Cristian Ceballos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Cristian Ceballos]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=AZE|name=[[Yusif Imanov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=LUX|name=[[Vincent Thill]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=DF|nat=SEN|name=[[Abdoulaye Ba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=[[Christian (footballer, born 1989)|Christian]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=ALG|name=[[Ishak Belfodil]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=[[Christian (footballer, born 1989)|Christian]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=GK|nat=AZE|name=[[Rustam Samigullin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Tellur Mutallimov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Tellur Mutallimov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=GEO|name=[[Davit Volkovi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=GEO|name=[[Davit Volkovi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Irazabal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=NGR|name=[[Emmanuel Apeh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=GER|name=[[Joy-Lance Mickels]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=[[Marouane Hadhoudi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Ildar Alekperov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=CUW|name=[[Jearl Margaritha]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Seymur Mammadov (footballer)|Seymur Mammadov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=MF|nat=JAM|name=[[Kaheem Parris]]|other=on loan from [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=FW|nat=CIV|name=[[Tiemoko Fofana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|pos=DF|nat=MAR|name=[[Sofian Chakla]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Jeyhun Nuriyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=55|pos=GK|nat=AZE|name=[[Nijat Mehbaliyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=FW|nat=AZE|name=[[Jamal Jafarov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=70|pos=MF|nat=NGR|name=[[Jesse Sekidika]]}}
{{Fs player|no=77|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Namiq Ələsgərov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=94|pos=GK|nat=AZE|name=[[Nijat Mehbaliyev]]}}
{{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=NGR|name=[[Emmanuel Apeh]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}
''For recent transfers, see [[List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2023|Transfers summer 2023]].''

''For recent transfers, see [[List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022|Transfers summer 2022]].''


===Out on loan===
===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Abdulla Rzayev]]|other=at [[Kapaz PFK|Kapaz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=[[Abdulla Rzayev]]|other=at [[Araz-Naxçıvan PFK|Araz-Naxçıvan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=[[Higor Gabriel]]|other=at [[FC Lviv|Lviv]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Veysal Rzayev]]|other=at [[Turan Tovuz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Idris Ingilabli]]|other=at [[Kapaz PFK|Kapaz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Abdulla Khaybulayev]]|other=at [[FC Samtredia|Samtredia]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Veysal Rzayev]]|other=at [[Turan-Tovuz IK|Turan-Tovuz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Shakir Seyidov]]|other=at [[Kapaz PFK|Kapaz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=[[Shakir Seyidov]]|other=at [[Turan-Tovuz IK|Turan-Tovuz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=RUS|name=[[Ildar Alekperov]]|other=at [[Araz-Naxçıvan PFK|Araz-Naxçıvan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=AZE|name=[[Kamran Guliyev]]|other=at [[Shamakhi FK|Shamakhi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=AZE|name=[[Jamal Jafarov]]|other=at [[Kapaz PFK|Kapaz]]}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}


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|-
|-
|Head coach
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Murad Musayev]]
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Krunoslav Rendulić]]
|-
|Assistant of head coach
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Sasa Sabljak <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} Ruslan Gafitullin <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Rashad Eyyubov]]
|-
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Vitali Kovalyov]]
|{{flagicon|AZE}} Vitali Kovalyov <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} Elkhan Hasanli
|-
|-
|Fitness coach
|Physical Training Coach
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Korneev
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Peric
|-
|-
|Video analyst
|Reserve team head coach
|{{flagicon|AZE}} Ilgar Mansimov
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Panchuk <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Vasyukhin
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Club Records==
==Club records==
===Top goalscorers===
=== Most appearances ===
{{updated|match played 10 March 2023}}
{{updated|match played 12 May 2024}}
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!width=100px|League
!width=100px|League
!width=100px|[[Azerbaijan Cup]]
!width=100px|[[Azerbaijan Cup]]
!width=100px|European
!width=100px|Total
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|2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Aleksey Isayev]]||2020–2024||{{sort|98|98 (11)}}||{{sort|6|6 (0)}}||{{sort|4|4 (1)}}||{{sort|108|'''108''' (12)}}
|-
|3 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''[[Elvin Camalov]]'''||2021–Present||{{sort|83|83 (2)}}||{{sort|8|8 (0)}}||{{sort|2|2 (0)}}||{{sort|93|'''93''' (2)}}
|-
|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} '''[[Bojan Letić]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|72|72 (4)}}||{{sort|4|4 (0)}}||{{sort|4|4 (2)}}||{{sort|80|'''80''' (6)}}
|-
|5 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} '''[[Emmanuel Apeh]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|63|63 (11)}}||{{sort|6|6 (4)}}||{{sort|4|4 (1)}}||{{sort|73|'''73''' (16)}}
|-
|6 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''[[Yusif Imanov]]'''||2020–Present||{{sort|63|63 (0)}}||{{sort|5|5 (0)}}||{{sort|4|4 (0)}}||{{sort|72|'''72''' (0)}}
|-
|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} '''[[Davit Volkovi]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|63|63 (16)}}||{{sort|4|4 (2)}}||{{sort|4|4 (1)}}||{{sort|71|'''71''' (19)}}
|-
|8 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Christian (footballer, born 1989)|Christian]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|61|61 (3)}}||{{sort|5|5 (1)}}||{{sort|4|4 (0)}}||{{sort|70|'''70''' (4)}}
|-
|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joy-Lance Mickels]]||2021–2023||{{sort|61|61 (29)}}||{{sort|6|6 (3)}}||{{sort|2|2 (1)}}||{{sort|69|'''69''' (33)}}
|-
|10||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''[[Anatoliy Nuriyev]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|59|59 (9)}}||{{sort|5|5 (0)}}||{{sort|4|4 (0)}}||{{sort|68|'''68''' (9)}}
|}

=== Top goalscorers ===
{{updated|match played 12 May 2024}}
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!width=20px|
!width=200px|Name
!width=250px|Years
!width=100px|League
!width=100px|[[Azerbaijan Cup]]
!width=100px|European
!width=100px|Total
!width=100px|Total
!width=100px|Ratio
!width=100px|Ratio
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|-
|1 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Joy-Lance Mickels]]'''||2021-||{{sort|24|24 (50)}}||{{sort|3|3 (6)}}||{{sort|27|'''27''' (56)}}||{{#expr:27/56 round 2}}
|1 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joy-Lance Mickels]]||2021–2023||{{sort|29|29 (61)}}||{{sort|3|3 (6)}}||{{sort|1|1 (2)}}||{{sort|33|'''33''' (69)}}||{{#expr:33/69 round 2}}
|-
|-
|2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} '''[[Oleksiy Kashchuk]]'''||2022-||{{sort|13|13 (29)}}||{{sort|0|0 (2)}}||{{sort|13|'''13''' (31)}}||{{#expr:13/31 round 2}}
|2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} '''[[Davit Volkovi]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|16|16 (63)}}||{{sort|2|2 (4)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|19|'''19''' (71)}}||{{#expr:19/71 round 2}}
|-
|-
|3 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''[[Aleksey Isayev]]'''||2020-||{{sort|10|10 (71)}}||{{sort|0|0 (5)}}||{{sort|10|'''10''' (76)}}||{{#expr:10/76 round 2}}
|3 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleksiy Kashchuk]]||2022–2023||{{sort|18|18 (39)}}||{{sort|0|0 (2)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|18|'''18''' (41)}}||{{#expr:18/41 round 2}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Marko Dević]]||2018–2019, 2020||{{sort|9|9 (24)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|9|'''9''' (24)}}||{{#expr:9/24 round 2}}
|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} '''[[Emmanuel Apeh]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|11|11 (63)}}||{{sort|4|4 (6)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|16|'''16''' (73)}}||{{#expr:16/73 round 2}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} '''[[Emmanuel Apeh]]'''||2022-||{{sort|6|6 (25)}}||{{sort|3|3 (3)}}||{{sort|9|'''9''' (28)}}||{{#expr:9/28 round 2}}
|5 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Aleksey Isayev]]||2020–2024||{{sort|11|11 (98)}}||{{sort|0|0 (6)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|12|'''12''' (108)}}||{{#expr:12/108 round 2}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} '''[[Davit Volkovi]]'''||2022-||{{sort|7|7 (26)}}||{{sort|2|2 (3)}}||{{sort|9|'''9''' (29)}}||{{#expr:9/29 round 2}}
|6 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Marko Dević]]||2018–2019, 2020||{{sort|9|9 (24)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|9|'''9''' (24)}}||{{#expr:9/24 round 2}}
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|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Ramil Sheydayev]]||2020-2021||{{sort|6|6 (29)}}||{{sort|0|0 (1)}}||{{sort|6|'''6''' (29)}}||{{#expr:6/29 round 2}}
|6 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''[[Anatoliy Nuriyev]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|9|9 (59)}}||{{sort|0|0 (5)}}||{{sort|0|0 (4)}}||{{sort|9|'''9''' (68)}}||{{#expr:9/68 round 2}}
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|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Julio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990)|Julio Rodríguez]]||2020-2022||{{sort|6|6 (45)}}||{{sort|0|0 (3)}}||{{sort|6|'''6''' (48)}}||{{#expr:6/48 round 2}}
|8 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} '''[[Jesse Sekidika]]'''||2023–Present||{{sort|5|5 (29)}}||{{sort|2|2 (3)}}||{{sort|0|- (0)}}||{{sort|7|'''7''' (32)}}||{{#expr:7/32 round 2}}
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|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Kévin Koubemba]]||2019-2021||{{sort|5|5 (22)}}||{{sort|0|0 (1)}}||{{sort|5|'''5''' (23)}}||{{#expr:5/23 round 2}}
|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Ramil Sheydayev]]||2020–2021||{{sort|6|6 (29)}}||{{sort|0|0 (1)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|6|'''6''' (29)}}||{{#expr:6/29 round 2}}
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|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} '''[[Tiemoko Fofana]]'''||2021-||{{sort|5|5 (32)}}||{{sort|0|0 (3)}}||{{sort|5|'''5''' (35)}}||{{#expr:5/35 round 2}}
|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Julio Rodríguez (footballer, born 1990)|Julio Rodríguez]]||2020–2022||{{sort|6|6 (45)}}||{{sort|0|0 (3)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|6|'''6''' (48)}}||{{#expr:6/48 round 2}}
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|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Cámara]]||2021–2022||{{sort|4|4 (19)}}||{{sort|1|1 (3)}}||{{sort|5|'''5''' (22)}}||{{#expr:5/22 round 2}}
|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} '''[[Bojan Letić]]'''||2022–Present||{{sort|4|4 (72)}}||{{sort|0|0 (4)}}||{{sort|2|2 (4)}}||{{sort|6|'''6''' (80)}}||{{#expr:6/80 round 2}}
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Revision as of 14:03, 13 May 2024

Sabah FC
Full nameSabah Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Bayquşlar (The Owls)
Tələbələr (The Students)
Founded8 September 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-08)
GroundBank Respublika Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerKrunoslav Rendulić
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–232nd of 10
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Sabah Football Club (Azerbaijani: Sabah Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Masazır. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the 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 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.[citation needed]

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

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]

On 1 February 2024, Sabah announced that Murad Musayev had left his role as Head Coach after his resignation had been accepted.[9]

On 5 March 2024, Sabah announced the appointment of Krunoslav Rendulić as their new Head Coach, on an 18-month contract.[10]

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

View of Alinja Arena

The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[11]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024[12]

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
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulakh Khaybulayev
7 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bojan Letić
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ayaz Guliyev
9 MF Azerbaijan AZE Anatoliy Nuriyev
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Namiq Ələsgərov
11 MF Spain ESP Cristian Ceballos
12 MF Luxembourg LUX Vincent Thill
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Algeria ALG Ishak Belfodil
15 MF Brazil BRA Christian
16 GK Azerbaijan AZE Rustam Samigullin
17 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tellur Mutallimov
18 FW Georgia (country) GEO Davit Volkovi
19 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Apeh
24 DF Morocco MAR Marouane Hadhoudi
27 MF Curaçao CUW Jearl Margaritha
28 MF Jamaica JAM Kaheem Parris (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
44 DF Morocco MAR Sofian Chakla
55 GK Azerbaijan AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev
70 MF Nigeria NGA Jesse Sekidika

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 Veysal Rzayev (at Turan Tovuz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Azerbaijan AZE Shakir Seyidov (at Kapaz)
MF Russia RUS Ildar Alekperov (at Araz-Naxçıvan)
FW Azerbaijan AZE Jamal Jafarov (at Kapaz)

Reserve team

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

Club officials

Management

Position Staff[13][14]
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 Igor Ponomaryov
Press secretary Azerbaijan Elnur Hamidov

Coaching staff

Position Name[15]
Head coach Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić
Assistant of head coach Croatia Sasa Sabljak
Azerbaijan Ruslan Gafitullin
Azerbaijan Rashad Eyyubov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Azerbaijan Elkhan Hasanli
Fitness coach Croatia Domagoj Peric
Video analyst Ukraine Oleksandr Panchuk
Russia Nikita Vasyukhin

Club records

Most appearances

As of match played 12 May 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup European Total
1 Azerbaijan Amin Seydiyev 2020–Present 113 (3) 8 (1) 4 (0) 125 (4)
2 Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 98 (11) 6 (0) 4 (1) 108 (12)
3 Azerbaijan Elvin Camalov 2021–Present 83 (2) 8 (0) 2 (0) 93 (2)
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić 2022–Present 72 (4) 4 (0) 4 (2) 80 (6)
5 Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh 2022–Present 63 (11) 6 (4) 4 (1) 73 (16)
6 Azerbaijan Yusif Imanov 2020–Present 63 (0) 5 (0) 4 (0) 72 (0)
7 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2022–Present 63 (16) 4 (2) 4 (1) 71 (19)
8 Brazil Christian 2022–Present 61 (3) 5 (1) 4 (0) 70 (4)
9 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 2021–2023 61 (29) 6 (3) 2 (1) 69 (33)
10 Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 59 (9) 5 (0) 4 (0) 68 (9)

Top goalscorers

As of match played 12 May 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup European Total Ratio
1 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 2021–2023 29 (61) 3 (6) 1 (2) 33 (69) 0.48
2 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2022–Present 16 (63) 2 (4) 1 (4) 19 (71) 0.27
3 Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk 2022–2023 18 (39) 0 (2) 0 (0) 18 (41) 0.44
4 Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh 2022–Present 11 (63) 4 (6) 1 (4) 16 (73) 0.22
5 Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 11 (98) 0 (6) 1 (4) 12 (108) 0.11
6 Ukraine Marko Dević 2018–2019, 2020 9 (24) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (24) 0.38
6 Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 9 (59) 0 (5) 0 (4) 9 (68) 0.13
8 Nigeria Jesse Sekidika 2023–Present 5 (29) 2 (3) - (0) 7 (32) 0.22
9 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev 2020–2021 6 (29) 0 (1) 0 (0) 6 (29) 0.21
9 Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 2020–2022 6 (45) 0 (3) 0 (0) 6 (48) 0.13
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić 2022–Present 4 (72) 0 (4) 2 (4) 6 (80) 0.08

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 12 May 2024. 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[16] 11 March 2021[17] 244 days 20 4 4 12 20 29 020.00
Ramin Guliyev (Interim)  Azerbaijan 11 March 2021[17] 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 February 2024[9] 2 years, 94 days 87 48 16 23 157 88 055.17
Ruslan Qafitullin (Interim)  Azerbaijan 1 February 2024[9] 5 March 2024[10] 33 days 6 3 2 1 13 11 050.00
Krunoslav Rendulić  Croatia 5 March 2024[10] 84 days 9 6 0 3 12 10 066.67
  • 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

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  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. ^ "VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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  12. ^ "Əsas komanda".
  13. ^ "DIRECTORY". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ "SUPERVISORY BOARD". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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