Sabah FC

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.

This article is about an Azerbaijani football club. It is not to be confused with Sabah FA, a Malaysian football association.
Sabah FC
Full nameSabah Football Club
FoundedSeptember 8, 2017 (2017-09-08)
GroundAlinja Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerŽeljko Sopić
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2019-206th
WebsiteClub website

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 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 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarterfinal Three Players 3 Elshad Ahmadov
Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Željko Sopić		 Macron Bank Respublika

Colours and badge

Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased 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 Alinja Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[3]

Players

Current squad
As of 29 June 2020[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Saša Stamenković
4 DF Bahlul Mustafazade
7 MF Joshgun Diniyev
8 MF Elshan Abdullayev
10 MF Javid Imamverdiyev
11 MF Shakir Seyidov
13 DF Filip Ivanović
14 MF Rashad Eyyubov
15 DF Ruslan Abışov (captain)
17 DF Mahammad Mirzabeyov
18 FW Julio Rodríguez
19 DF Tamkin Khalilzade
21 FW Ulysse Diallo
20 MF Eugeniu Cociuc
No. Position Player
23 MF Amadou Diallo
26 MF Ozan Kökçü
28 FW Kévin Koubemba
30 MF Mario Marina
71 GK Dmytro Bezruk
77 MF Javid Taghiyev
98 GK Oleg Karnaukh
99 FW Ramil Sheydayev
GK Nijat Mehbaliyev
DF Slavik Alkhasov
DF Amin Seydiyev
MF Idris Ingilabli
MF Samir Maharramli

For recent transfers, see 2019–20 Sabah FK season and Transfers summer 2020.

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
MF Eltun Turabov (at KF Bylis Ballsh)

Reserve team

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

Coaching staff
Position Name[5]
Head coach Željko Sopić
Assistant coach Marko Lozo
Goalkeeping coach Vitali Kovalyov
Physical Training Coach Pavel Sirenko
Reserve team head coach Rovshan Babayev

Club Records

Top goalscorers
As of Match played 19 December 2019
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Total
1 Marko Dević2018–20198 (21)0 (0)8 (21)
2 Ulysse Diallo2019–3 (14)1 (2)4 (16)
2 Javid Imamverdiyev2018–4 (35)0 (2)4 (37)
4 Amadou Diallo2019–3 (13)0 (2)3 (15)
4 Hendrick Ekstein2019–3 (13)0 (3)3 (16)
4 Rashad Eyyubov2019–3 (21)0 (0)3 (21)
7 Bakhtiyar Soltanov2018–20191 (13)1 (2)2 (15)
7 Roger Rojas2019–0 (11)2 (2)2 (13)
7 Bahlul Mustafazade2019–0 (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. ""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. https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/
  5. "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.


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