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

Sabah
Full nameSabah Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Bayquşlar (The Owls)
Tələbələr (The Students)
Founded8 September 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-08)
GroundBank Respublika Arena
Capacity13,000
PresidentMagsud Adigozalov
ManagerKrunoslav Rendulić
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2023–243rd of 10
Websitesabahfc.az
Current season

History

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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 declined 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 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.[citation needed]

On 16 September 2019, Elshad Ahmadov resigned as manager, with Igor Ponomaryov taking over on an interim basis.[citation needed]

On 26 November 2019, Sabah announced that Željko Sopić had been appointed manager on an 18-month contract.[2] On 3 July 2020, Sopić resigned as manager.[3]

On 10 July 2020, Sabah signed 2 year contract with Vicente Gómez.[4] On 11 March 2021, Gómez left his role as Head Coach by mutual agreement, with Ramin Guliyev being placed in temporary charge.[5] At the end of the season, Guliyev was confirmed as the club's new Head Coach on a two-year contract[6] Guliyev resigned from his position on 21 October 2021,[7] with Murad Musayev being appointed as the club's new Head Coach on 30 October 2021, signing a two-year contract.[8]

On 1 February 2024, Sabah announced that Murad Musayev had left his role as Head Coach after his resignation had been accepted.[9]

On 5 March 2024, Sabah announced the appointment of Krunoslav Rendulić as their new Head Coach, on an 18-month contract.[10]

Domestic history

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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 Quarter-final   Marko Dević 8   Elshad Ahmadov Macron
2019–20 1st 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarter-final   Ulysse Diallo
  Amadou Diallo
  Hendrick Ekstein
3   Elshad Ahmadov
  Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
  Željko Sopić
Bank Respublika
2020–21 1st 5th 28 7 8 13 28 38 29 Round of 16   Ramil Sheydayev 6   Vicente Gómez
  Ramin Guliyev (interim)
Nike
2021–22 1st 5th 28 12 5 11 42 34 41 Quarter-final   Joy-Lance Mickels 11   Ramin Guliyev
  Murad Musayev
2022–23 1st 2nd 36 25 6 5 75 24 81 Quarter-final   Joy-Lance Mickels 17   Murad Musayev
2023–24 1st 3rd 36 17 7 12 50 40 58 Quarter-final   Davit Volkovi
  Anatoliy Nuriyev
6   Murad Musayev
  Ruslan Qafitullin (interim)
  Krunoslav Rendulić

European record

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As of match played 8 August 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa Conference League 7 4 0 3 12 10
Total 7 4 0 3 12 10
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q   RFS 2–1 2–0 4–1
3Q   Partizan 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (4–5 p)
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q   Maccabi Haifa 3–6 (a.e.t.) 3–0 6–6 (3–2 p)
3Q   St Patrick's Athletic 0–1 0–1 0–2

Colours and badge

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Sabah's badge features rays of sunshine encased in a shield.

The team's main colours are black-pink, with their kit being made by Spanish clothing company Joma during their first season, and Macron from the start of the 2018–19 season.

Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer

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Years Manufacturer Sponsor
2017–2018 Joma none
2018–2020 Macron Bank Respublika
2020– Nike

Stadium

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View of Alinja Arena

The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[11]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 8 August 2024[12]

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   AZE Yusif İmanov
2 DF   AZE Amin Seydiyev
3 DF   ESP Jon Irazabal
4 MF   AZE Elvin Camalov (Captain)
5 DF   AZE Rahman Dashdamirov
6 MF   AZE Abdulakh Khaybulayev
7 DF   BIH Bojan Letić
8 MF   AZE Ayaz Guliyev
9 MF   AZE Anatoliy Nuriyev
10 MF   AZE Namiq Ələsgərov
11 MF   JAM Kaheem Parris
12 MF   LUX Vincent Thill
13 MF   CRO Ivan Lepinjica
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   AZE Tellur Mutallimov
18 FW   SVK Pavol Šafranko
20 MF   GER Joy-Lance Mickels
22 DF   AZE Abdulla Rzayev
40 DF   BRA Ygor Nogueira
44 DF   MAR Sofian Chakla
55 GK   AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev
70 MF   NGA Jesse Sekidika
77 MF   AZE Shakir Seyidov
88 MF   AZE Khayal Aliyev
94 GK   AZE Ravan Mirzammadov
99 FW   SRB Njegoš Kupusović

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   AZE Rustam Samigullin (at Neftçi)
DF   AZE Fakhri Mammadli (at Shamakhi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AZE Rauf Rustamli (at Shamakhi)
FW   AZE Jamal Jafarov (at Kapaz)

Reserve team

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

Club officials

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Management

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Position Staff[13][14]
Founder   Yagub Huseynov
President   Magsud Adigozalov
Supervisory Board Member   Yagub Huseynov
  Firudin Gurbanov
  Igor Ponomaryov
  Rahman Hajiyev
  Rauf Khalilov
Chief executive officer   Ramin Hasanov
General Manager   Nasimi Musayev
Director of sport   Igor Ponomaryov
Press secretary   Elnur Hamidov

Coaching staff

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Position Name[15]
Head coach   Krunoslav Rendulić
Assistant of head coach   Sasa Sabljak
  Ruslan Gafitullin
  Rashad Eyyubov
Goalkeeping coach   Vitali Kovalyov
  Elkhan Hasanli
Fitness coach   Domagoj Peric
Video analyst   Oleksandr Panchuk
  Nikita Vasyukhin

Club records

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Most appearances

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As of match played 25 July 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup European Total
1   Amin Seydiyev 2020–Present 115 (3) 8 (1) 5 (0) 128 (4)
2   Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 98 (11) 6 (0) 4 (1) 108 (12)
3   Elvin Camalov 2021–Present 85 (2) 8 (0) 3 (0) 96 (2)
4   Bojan Letić 2022–Present 74 (4) 4 (0) 5 (2) 83 (6)
5   Emmanuel Apeh 2022–2024 65 (11) 6 (4) 4 (1) 75 (16)
5   Yusif Imanov 2020–Present 65 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 75 (0)
7   Davit Volkovi 2022–2024 63 (16) 4 (2) 4 (1) 71 (19)
7   Christian 2022–2024 62 (3) 5 (1) 4 (0) 71 (4)
9   Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 61 (10) 5 (0) 4 (0) 70 (10)
9   Joy-Lance Mickels 2021–2023, 2024–Present 61 (29) 6 (3) 3 (1) 70 (33)

Top goalscorers

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As of match played 25 July 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup European Total Ratio
1   Joy-Lance Mickels 2021–2023, 2024–Present 29 (61) 3 (6) 1 (3) 33 (70) 0.47
2   Davit Volkovi 2022–Present 16 (63) 2 (4) 1 (4) 19 (71) 0.27
3   Oleksiy Kashchuk 2022–2023 18 (39) 0 (2) 0 (0) 18 (41) 0.44
4   Emmanuel Apeh 2022–2024 11 (65) 4 (6) 1 (4) 16 (75) 0.21
5   Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 11 (98) 0 (6) 1 (4) 12 (108) 0.11
6   Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 10 (61) 0 (5) 0 (4) 10 (70) 0.14
7   Marko Dević 2018–2019, 2020 9 (24) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (24) 0.38
8   Jesse Sekidika 2023–Present 5 (31) 2 (3) 1 (1) 8 (35) 0.23
9   Ramil Sheydayev 2020–2021 6 (29) 0 (1) 0 (0) 6 (29) 0.21
9   Julio Rodríguez 2020–2022 6 (45) 0 (3) 0 (0) 6 (48) 0.13
9   Bojan Letić 2022–Present 4 (74) 0 (4) 2 (5) 6 (83) 0.07

Managerial statistics

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Information correct as of match played 25 July 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To Duration P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Arif Asadov   Azerbaijan 8 September 2017 1 July 2018 296 days 28 11 7 10 41 36 039.29 (Promotion)
Elshad Ahmadov   Azerbaijan 1 July 2018 16 September 2019 1 year, 77 days 35 8 8 19 25 47 022.86
Igor Ponomaryov (Interim)   Azerbaijan 16 September 2019 26 November 2019[2] 71 days 8 3 2 3 12 11 037.50
Željko Sopić   Croatia 26 November 2019[2] 3 July 2020 230 days 11 3 2 6 12 18 027.27
Vicente Gómez   Spain 10 July 2020[16] 11 March 2021[17] 244 days 20 4 4 12 20 29 020.00
Ramin Guliyev (Interim)   Azerbaijan 11 March 2021[17] 26 May 2021[6] 76 days 9 3 4 2 9 11 033.33
Ramin Guliyev   Azerbaijan 26 May 2021[6] 21 October 2021[7] 224 days 7 0 1 6 3 12 000.00
Ilkin Huseynov (Interim)   Azerbaijan 21 October 2021 30 October 2021 9 days 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.00
Murad Musayev   Russia 30 October 2021[8] 1 February 2024[9] 2 years, 94 days 87 48 16 23 157 88 055.17
Ruslan Qafitullin (Interim)   Azerbaijan 1 February 2024[9] 5 March 2024[10] 33 days 6 3 2 1 13 11 050.00
Krunoslav Rendulić   Croatia 5 March 2024[10] 265 days 13 10 0 3 18 10 076.92
  • 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

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  1. ^ "SABAH HAQQINDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c ""SABAH" FK-DA YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "SABAH FC PARTED WAYS WITH ZELJKO SOPIC". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ "SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ "VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b "RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC (Azerbaijan). 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Komandamızın baş məşqçisi Murad Musayev və klub rəhbərliyi arasında görüş keçirilib". facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC Facebook. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b c ""Sabah"da yeni baş məşqçi təyinatı rəsmiləşib". facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC Facebook. 5 March 2024. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  11. ^ "ƏLİNCƏ ARENA". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Əsas komanda". Archived from the original on 19 August 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  13. ^ "DIRECTORY". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ "SUPERVISORY BOARD". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "ƏSAS KOMANDA". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ – VİSENTE QOMES!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  17. ^ a b "VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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