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{{Infobox football club
{{Infobox football club
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| current = 2018–19 Sabah FK season
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| fullname = Sabah Football Club
| fullname = Sabah Football Club
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2017}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|2017|9|8}}
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| ground = [[Alinja Arena]]
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'''Sabah Football Club''' is an [[Azerbaijan]]i professional football club based in [[Masazır]]. The team plays in the [[Azerbaijan Premier League]], their top tier of Azerbaijani football.

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'''Sabah Football Club''' is an [[Azerbaijan]]i professional football club based in [[Baku]]. The club performs in Topaz Premier League since the 2018-2019 season. The host games of Sabah FC are held in [[Alinja Arena]] in [[Masazır|Masazir]] town.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Sabah_FC_in_1st_division.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Sabah FC in 1st division]]
[[File:Sabah_FC_in_1st_division.jpg|alt=|left|thumb|Sabah FC in 1st division]]
Sabah were formed on 8 September 2017, joining the [[Azerbaijan First Division]] for the [[2017–18 Azerbaijan First Division|2017–18]] season, in which they finished 5th. After the four teams above them in the league failed or decline promotion, Sabah were granted an license to participate in [[Azerbaijan Premier League]] on 12 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH HAQQINDA |url=https://sabahfc.az/about/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |accessdate=15 May 2019 |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> Sabah's first game in the Azerbaijan Premier League was against [[Keşla FK|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.
Sabah FC began its activity on the 8th of September 2017. In 2017/18 season the “white-blues” got the 5th place participating in I Azerbaijan Division.
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On the 12th of May 2018, it has been decided by the AFFA License Commission to give a license to Sabah Football Club to participate in Azerbaijan Premier League.

The first game of the Sabah FC in Azerbaijan Premier League was played against [[Keşla FK|Keshla Football Club]] on the 12th of August 2018. Sabah FC defeated Keshla FC 0:1 at the [[ASK Arena]]. It also was 1<sup>st</sup> victory of Sabah FC in Azerbaijan Premier League. [[Marko Dević|Marko Devic]], former player of [[Ukraine national football team]] scored the only goal of match.

===Domestic history===
===Domestic history===
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== The logo and colours of the club ==
== Colours and badge ==
Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased in a shield.
The sunshine described on the logo of Sabah incarnates a new day, new hopes and victories. The shield is the expression of the defence perseverance, inviolability of the gate of team. The main colours of Sabah are blue-white. The colours reveal seriousness, purposefulness, confidence, power and strength.
The teams 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.

== Administration and the Supervisory board ==
The founder of Sabah Football Club is Yagub Huseynov, the head of Bridge Group of Companies.

There is also supervisory board in the Club. The board consist of 5 members – [[:az:Firudin_Qurbanov_(dövlət_xadimi)|Firudin Gurbanov]] (the Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan), [[Igor Ponomaryov]] (the former football player and coach, the Olympic champion of 1988, honored sports master of [[Soviet Union|USSR]]), Rahman Hajiyev (the head of the “1news.az” website and the ''Bakinskiy raboçiy'' newspaper), Rauf Khalilov (entrepreneur), Yagub Huseynov (entrepreneur).

The head of the Supervisory board is Furudin Gurbanov.

== Clothing ==
The club uses blue-white colours in its clothing set. The colour of the main clothing of Sabah is blue-white-blue and the colour of reserve is white-blue-white.

The club used Spanish clothing company Joma when it was represented in the I Division. Sabah replaced [[Joma]] with an Italian company Macron after getting the licence for Premier League.


== Stadium ==
== Stadium ==
{{main|Alinja Arena}}
Sabah Football Club helds its home matches in the Alinja Arena which is situated in Masazir town. The capacity of the Alinja Arena is 13,000. The matches of Sabah FC which are
[[File:Alinja_Arena.jpg|thumb|448x448px|View of Alinja Arena]]
[[File:Alinja_Arena.jpg|thumb|448x448px|View of Alinja Arena]]
The club play their home games at the [[Alinja Arena]] in [[Masazır]], which has a capacity of 13,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=ƏLİNCƏ ARENA |url=https://sabahfc.az/infrastruktur/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |accessdate=15 May 2019 |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>
held in the stadium are watched by 1500-2000 people.
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The play ground of the stadium is covered with natural grass. There are, in the stadium dressing rooms, health center, press conference room and rooms for special guest to watch the match.

The Stadium temporarily hosted Premier leagues of [[Neftçi PFK|Neftchi]] and [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabag]] football clubs in the previous years. Sabah FC is the first club using the Alinja Arena as a main stadium in the highest league.

The second highest number of fans of the Azerbaijan Premier League 2018/19 season is recorded in the match between Sabah FC and QarabagFCis stadium. The match that was ended up with a 2:0 score victory of the Agdam representative was watched by 4600 people.

== Players ==
== Players ==
{{For|a list of all former and current Sabah FC players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Sabah FK players}}
{{For|a list of all former and current Sabah FC players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Sabah FK players}}


=== Current squad ===
=== Current squad ===
{{updated|15 May 2019}}<ref name="Players & Staff">{{cite web |title=ƏSAS KOMANDA |url=https://sabahfc.az/main-team/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |accessdate=15 May 2019 |language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no= 5|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Karim Diniyev|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
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[[FK Sabah-2|Sabah-2]] plays in the [[Azerbaijan First Division]] from 2018.
[[FK Sabah-2|Sabah-2]] plays in the [[Azerbaijan First Division]] from 2018.


== Coaching staff ==
== Personnel ==
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== Academy ==

“Sabah” FC cooperates with Vatan Specialized Olympic Reserves Children and Youth Football School. Vatan was founded as a Children and Youth Football School in 1967. In its first years, the Vatan Football School was led by the Azerbaijan Football legend [[Alakbar Mammadov]]. Since 26<sup>th</sup> of December 2007, the school is called “Vətən” Specialized Olympic Reserves Children and Youth Football School according to the decision of [[Ministry of Education (Azerbaijan)|the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan]].

There are 2 campuses of Vatan Football School in Baku. Besides Baku, talented children and adolescents from different regions of Azerbaijan are trained in the football school. The teams consist of the players of Vatan Football School get chances to perform in international football tournaments organized abroad.

The different age groups of the football school perform successfully in matches organized by AFFA. Participating in 2017/18 seasonal championships in 7 age groups (U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15 and U16) the Vatan football school renewed its own record getting 3 gold (U11, U12 and U15), 1 silver (U 16), 1 bronze medals.


==References==
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* [http://www.affa.az/index.php/yarlar/u-16-liqas/cdvl/1110 "Azerbaijan Youth League".] Retrieved 2 July 2018.
* [http://www.pfl.az/news/6792/ "I Division, draw will be held".] 25 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
* [https://www.facebook.com/sabahfutbolklubu/posts/1928610917437216 “Sabah” Futbol Klubunun müşahidə şurası yaradılıb.] facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 9 August 2018.
* [http://www.1news.az/az/news/sabah-futbol-klubu-azerbaycan-premyer-liqasinin-yeni-simasi “Sabah” Futbol Klubu: Azərbaycan Premyer Liqasının yeni siması.] (in Azerbaijani). 19 July 2018.
* [https://sabahfc.az/infrastruktur/ Stadium Sabah FC]. (in Azerbaijani). 27 january 2019.
* [https://sabahfc.az/main-team/ Team of Sabah FC]. (in Azerbaijani). 27 january 2019.
* [https://sabahfc.az/about/ History of Sabah FC]. (in Azerbaijani). 27 january 2019.
* [https://sabahfc.az/akademiya/ Academy of Sabah FC.]. (in Azerbaijani) 27 january 2019.

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Revision as of 07:29, 20 May 2019

This article is about an Azerbaijani football club. It is not to be confused with Sabah FA, a Malaysian football association.
Sabah FC
File:Logo sabahfc.png
Full nameSabah Football Club
FoundedSeptember 8, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-08)
GroundAlinja Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerElshad Ahmadov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2018-197th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Sabah Football Club is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Masazır. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, their top tier of Azerbaijani football.

History

File:Sabah FC in 1st division.jpg
Sabah FC in 1st division

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 an 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.

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

Colours and badge

Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased in a shield. The teams 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: Alinja Arena
View of Alinja Arena

The club play their home games at the Alinja Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[2]

Players

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

Current squad

As of 15 May 2019[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Karim Diniyev (captain)
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Vadim Abdullayev
7 MF Azerbaijan AZE Rashad Eyyubov
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elshan Abdullayev
9 FW Ukraine UKR Marko Dević
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Javid Imamverdiyev
11 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elgun Nabiyev
13 DF Serbia SRB Filip Ivanović
15 MF Paraguay PAR Éric Ramos
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Azerbaijan AZE Tamkin Khalilzade
19 DF Azerbaijan AZE Magsad Isayev
30 GK Serbia SRB Saša Stamenković
32 GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Bezruk
33 MF Azerbaijan AZE Eltun Turabov
42 FW Iran IRN Reza Bigbelo
88 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elchin Asadov
91 MF Azerbaijan AZE Joshgun Diniyev
96 GK Iran IRN Amirhossein Najafi

For recent transfers, see 2018–19 Sabah FK season.

Reserve team

Main article: FK Sabah-2

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

Personnel

Position Name[3]
Head coach Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov
Assistant coach Azerbaijan Sattar Aliyev
The second assistant coach Azerbaijan Rovshan Babayev
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Physical Training Coach Serbia Milovan Matijasevic
Reserve team head coach Azerbaijan Vasif Hagverdiyev

References

  1. ^ "SABAH HAQQINDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "ƏLİNCƏ ARENA". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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