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==Club Records==
==Club Records==
===Top goalscorers===
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|1 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Marko Dević]]||2018–2019||{{sort|8|8 (21)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|8|'''8''' (21)}}
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|2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Ulysse Diallo]]||2019–||{{sort|3|3 (14)}}||{{sort|1|1 (2)}}||{{sort|4|'''4''' (16)}}
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|2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Javid Imamverdiyev]]||2018–||{{sort|4|4 (35)}}||{{sort|0|0 (2)}}||{{sort|4|'''4''' (37)}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Amadou Diallo (footballer)|Amadou Diallo]]||2019–||{{sort|3|3 (13)}}||{{sort|0|0 (2)}}||{{sort|3|'''3''' (15)}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Hendrick Ekstein]]||2019–||{{sort|3|3 (13)}}||{{sort|0|0 (3)}}||{{sort|3|'''3''' (16)}}
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|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Rashad Eyyubov]]||2019–||{{sort|3|3 (21)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|3|'''3''' (21)}}
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|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Bakhtiyar Soltanov||2018–2019||{{sort|1|1 (13)}}||{{sort|1|1 (2)}}||{{sort|2|'''2''' (15)}}
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|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|HON}} [[Roger Rojas]]||2019–||{{sort|0|0 (11)}}||{{sort|2|2 (2)}}||{{sort|2|'''2''' (13)}}
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|7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Bahlul Mustafazade]]||2019–||{{sort|0|0 (13)}}||{{sort|2|2 (2)}}||{{sort|2|'''2''' (13)}}
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===Managerial statistics===
===Managerial statistics===
''Information correct as of match played 19 December 2019. Only competitive matches are counted.''
''Information correct as of match played 19 December 2019. Only competitive matches are counted.''

Revision as of 12:31, 20 December 2019

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
ManagerŽeljko Sopić
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

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.

On 16 September, Elshad Ahmadov resigned as manager with Igor Ponomaryov taking over on an interim basis. On 26 November, Sabah announced that Željko Sopić had been appointed manager on an 18-month contract.[2]

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 Quarterfinal Elshad Ahmadov
Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Željko Sopić
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

View of Alinja Arena

The club play their home games at the Alinja Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[3]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 August 2019[4]

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
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Bahlul Mustafazade
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Karim Diniyev
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Vadim Abdullayev
7 MF Azerbaijan AZE Joshgun Diniyev
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elshan Abdullayev
9 FW Mali MLI Ulysse Diallo
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Javid Imamverdiyev
11 MF Azerbaijan AZE Shakir Seyidov
13 DF Serbia SRB Filip Ivanović
14 MF Azerbaijan AZE Rashad Eyyubov
15 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ruslan Abışov (captain)
17 DF Azerbaijan AZE Mahammad Mirzabeyov
19 MF Azerbaijan AZE Tamkin Khalilzade
20 MF Russia RUS Anar Panayev
21 FW Honduras HON Roger Rojas
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Azerbaijan AZE Magsad Isayev
23 FW Guinea GUI Amadou Diallo
26 FW Azerbaijan AZE Ozan Kökçü
27 MF South Africa RSA Hendrick Ekstein
28 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Kévin Koubemba
38 DF Azerbaijan AZE Arsen Ağcabəyov
42 FW Iran IRN Reza Bigbelo
59 MF Nigeria NGA Raymond Qodstaym
71 GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Bezruk
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Javid Taghiyev
87 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elçin Mustafayev
88 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elchin Asadov
96 GK Azerbaijan AZE Amirhossein Najafi
97 FW Azerbaijan AZE Emil Gasimov
99 MF Azerbaijan AZE Abbas Aghazade
GK Ukraine UKR Oleg Karnaukh

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

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
MF Azerbaijan AZE Eltun Turabov (at KF Bylis Ballsh)
MF Azerbaijan AZE Elgun Nabiyev (at Sumgayit)

Reserve team

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

Coaching staff

Position Name[4]
Head coach Croatia Željko Sopić
Assistant coach Croatia Marko Lozo
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Physical Training Coach Ukraine Pavel Sirenko
Reserve team head coach Azerbaijan Rovshan Babayev

Club Records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played 19 December 2019
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 Ukraine Marko Dević 2018–2019 8 (21) 0 (0) 8 (21)
2 Mali Ulysse Diallo 2019– 3 (14) 1 (2) 4 (16)
2 Azerbaijan Javid Imamverdiyev 2018– 4 (35) 0 (2) 4 (37)
4 Guinea Amadou Diallo 2019– 3 (13) 0 (2) 3 (15)
4 South Africa Hendrick Ekstein 2019– 3 (13) 0 (3) 3 (16)
4 Azerbaijan Rashad Eyyubov 2019– 3 (21) 0 (0) 3 (21)
7 Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Soltanov 2018–2019 1 (13) 1 (2) 2 (15)
7 Honduras Roger Rojas 2019– 0 (11) 2 (2) 2 (13)
7 Azerbaijan Bahlul Mustafazade 2019– 0 (13) 2 (2) 2 (13)

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
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] 5 1 0 4 7 9 020.00
  • 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

  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. ^ "ƏLİNCƏ ARENA". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.