Sabah FC (Azerbaijan)

Sabah FC
	File:Logo sabahfc.png
Full name	Sabah Football Club
Founded	September 8, 2017; 6 years ago
Ground	Alinja Arena
Capacity	13,000
President	Magsud Adigozalov
Manager	Elshad Ahmadov
League	Azerbaijan Premier League
2018-19	7th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	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
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Azerbaijan Cup	Name	League	Manager	Manufacturer	Sponsor
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

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

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	AZE	Karim Diniyev (captain)
6	MF	AZE	Vadim Abdullayev
7	MF	AZE	Rashad Eyyubov
8	MF	AZE	Elshan Abdullayev
9	FW	UKR	Marko Dević
10	MF	AZE	Javid Imamverdiyev
11	MF	AZE	Elgun Nabiyev
13	DF	SRB	Filip Ivanović
15	MF	PAR	Éric Ramos


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	AZE	Tamkin Khalilzade
19	DF	AZE	Magsad Isayev
30	GK	SRB	Saša Stamenković
32	GK	UKR	Dmytro Bezruk
33	MF	AZE	Eltun Turabov
42	FW	IRN	Reza Bigbelo
88	DF	AZE	Elchin Asadov
91	MF	AZE	Joshgun Diniyev
96	GK	IRN	Amirhossein Najafi

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

Reserve team

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

Personnel

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

References

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

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[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.

[Players_&_Staff-3] "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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