Sabail FK

Sabail FK (Azerbaijani: Səbail Futbol Klubu), pronounced [sæba:il] is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

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Full nameSəbail Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Dənizçilər (The Sailors)
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundASCO Arena
Capacity5,000
PresidentRashad Abdullayev
ManagerAftandil Hajiyev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2019–207th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was established in 2016 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. After finishing their first season in the Azerbaijan Premier League in 7th position, Samir Aliyev left the role as manager by mutual consent on 22 May 2018.[1] Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.[2]

Domestic history
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Manufacturer Sponsor
Div Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Name League
2016–17 2nd 2nd 26 18 3 5 80 25 57 First round Bayram Budagov 18 Elman Sultanov Kappa Federation support
2017–18 1st 7th 28 6 5 17 19 39 23 Quarter-finals Vüqar Nadirov 3 Samir Aliyev Nike
2018–19 1st 3rd 28 12 5 11 34 37 41 Quarter-finals Aghabala Ramazanov 7 Aftandil Hacıyev Macron AZ Tea
2019–20 1st 7th 20 5 5 10 16 30 20 Quarter-finals Three Players 3 Aftandil Hacıyev Nike AzTea

European history

As of 17 July 2019

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Universitatea Craiova 2–3 2–3 4–6
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Stadium

Sabail's home ground is the Bayil Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.

Players

Current squad
As of 12 February 2020[3]

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 Oleksandr Rybka
3 DF Turan Manafov
4 DF Eltun Yagublu (captain)
5 DF Vugar Beybalayev
7 MF Fahmin Muradbayli (loan from Neftchi Baku)
8 MF Lema Mabidi
9 MF Mirsahib Abbasov
10 MF Michael Essien
11 FW Rauf Aliyev
13 DF Shahriyar Rahimov
14 MF Rahid Amirguliyev (vice-captain)
No. Position Player
16 DF Peyman Keshavarz
17 MF Elchin Rahimli
18 MF Agshin Gurbanli
21 DF Erico Silva
25 GK Elkhan Ahmadov
26 DF Kamal Gurbanov
27 MF Hendrick Ekstein
30 DF Murad Gayali
34 DF Urfan Abbasov
55 DF Adil Naghiyev
85 GK Kamal Bayramov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2019 and Transfers winter 2019–20.

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 Orkhan Gurbanli (at Daugavpils)

Reserve team

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

Coaching staff
Position Name
Head coach Aftandil Hajiyev
Assistant coach Emin Agayev
Yashar Huseynov
Goalkeeping coach Farhad Valiyev
Fitness coach Toni Bogdanovski
Reserve team head coach Elman Sultanov
Assistant under-19 coach Michael Essien[4]

Managers

References
  1. "Samir Aliyev Leaves Sabail FK". facebook.com. Facebook - Sabail FK. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. "First day of Ruslan Gurbanov, at Bayil Arena!". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "Səbail". pfl.az. pfl. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "Michael Essien: Former Ghana and Chelsea midfielder moves to Azerbaijan". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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