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Sabah FC (Azerbaijan)

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This article is about the Azerbaijani professional football club. For the Malaysian professional football club, see Sabah F.C. (Malaysia).

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

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.

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 Azerbaijan Arif Asadov Joma
2018–19 1st 7th 28 7 6 15 20 41 27 Quarter-final Ukraine Marko Dević 8 Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov Macron
2019–20 1st 6th 20 5 6 9 19 27 21 Quarter-final Mali Ulysse Diallo
Guinea Amadou Diallo
South Africa Hendrick Ekstein 		3 Azerbaijan Elshad Ahmadov
Azerbaijan Igor Ponomaryov (interim)
Croatia Željko Sopić 		Bank Respublika
2020–21 1st 5th 28 7 8 13 28 38 29 Round of 16 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev 6 Spain Vicente Gómez
Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev (interim) 		Nike
2021–22 1st 5th 28 12 5 11 42 34 41 Quarter-final Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 11 Azerbaijan Ramin Guliyev
Russia Murad Musayev
2022–23 1st 2nd 36 25 6 5 75 24 81 Quarter-final Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 17 Russia Murad Musayev
2023–24 1st 3rd 36 17 7 12 50 40 58 Quarter-final Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi
Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev 		6 Russia Murad Musayev
Azerbaijan Ruslan Qafitullin (interim)
Croatia 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 Latvia RFS 2–1 2–0 4–1
3Q Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (4–5 p)
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q Israel Maccabi Haifa 3–6 (a.e.t.) 3–0 6–6 (3–2 p)
3Q Republic of Ireland 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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Main article: Bank Respublika Arena
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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For a list of all former and current Sabah FC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) players.

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 Azerbaijan AZE Yusif İmanov
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Amin Seydiyev
3 DF Spain ESP Jon Irazabal
4 MF Azerbaijan AZE Elvin Camalov (Captain)
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Rahman Dashdamirov
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulakh Khaybulayev
7 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Bojan Letić
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ayaz Guliyev
9 MF Azerbaijan AZE Anatoliy Nuriyev
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Namiq Ələsgərov
11 MF Jamaica JAM Kaheem Parris
12 MF Luxembourg LUX Vincent Thill
13 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Lepinjica
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tellur Mutallimov
18 FW Slovakia SVK Pavol Šafranko
20 MF Germany GER Joy-Lance Mickels
22 DF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulla Rzayev
40 DF Brazil BRA Ygor Nogueira
44 DF Morocco MAR Sofian Chakla
55 GK Azerbaijan AZE Nijat Mehbaliyev
70 MF Nigeria NGA Jesse Sekidika
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Shakir Seyidov
88 MF Azerbaijan AZE Khayal Aliyev
94 GK Azerbaijan AZE Ravan Mirzammadov
99 FW Serbia 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 Azerbaijan AZE Rustam Samigullin (at Neftçi)
— DF Azerbaijan AZE Fakhri Mammadli (at Shamakhi)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Rauf Rustamli (at Shamakhi)
— FW Azerbaijan AZE Jamal Jafarov (at Kapaz)

Reserve team

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Main article: FK Sabah-2

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

Coaching staff

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Position Name[15]
Head coach Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić
Assistant of head coach Croatia Sasa Sabljak
Azerbaijan Ruslan Gafitullin
Azerbaijan Rashad Eyyubov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Vitali Kovalyov
Azerbaijan Elkhan Hasanli
Fitness coach Croatia Domagoj Peric
Video analyst Ukraine Oleksandr Panchuk
Russia 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 Azerbaijan Amin Seydiyev 2020–Present 115 (3) 8 (1) 5 (0) 128 (4)
2 Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 98 (11) 6 (0) 4 (1) 108 (12)
3 Azerbaijan Elvin Camalov 2021–Present 85 (2) 8 (0) 3 (0) 96 (2)
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bojan Letić 2022–Present 74 (4) 4 (0) 5 (2) 83 (6)
5 Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh 2022–2024 65 (11) 6 (4) 4 (1) 75 (16)
5 Azerbaijan Yusif Imanov 2020–Present 65 (0) 5 (0) 5 (0) 75 (0)
7 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2022–2024 63 (16) 4 (2) 4 (1) 71 (19)
7 Brazil Christian 2022–2024 62 (3) 5 (1) 4 (0) 71 (4)
9 Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 61 (10) 5 (0) 4 (0) 70 (10)
9 Germany 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 Germany Joy-Lance Mickels 2021–2023, 2024–Present 29 (61) 3 (6) 1 (3) 33 (70) 0.47
2 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2022–Present 16 (63) 2 (4) 1 (4) 19 (71) 0.27
3 Ukraine Oleksiy Kashchuk 2022–2023 18 (39) 0 (2) 0 (0) 18 (41) 0.44
4 Nigeria Emmanuel Apeh 2022–2024 11 (65) 4 (6) 1 (4) 16 (75) 0.21
5 Azerbaijan Aleksey Isayev 2020–2024 11 (98) 0 (6) 1 (4) 12 (108) 0.11
6 Azerbaijan Anatoliy Nuriyev 2022–Present 10 (61) 0 (5) 0 (4) 10 (70) 0.14
7 Ukraine Marko Dević 2018–2019, 2020 9 (24) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (24) 0.38
8 Nigeria Jesse Sekidika 2023–Present 5 (31) 2 (3) 1 (1) 8 (35) 0.23
9 Azerbaijan Ramil Sheydayev 2020–2021 6 (29) 0 (1) 0 (0) 6 (29) 0.21
9 Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 2020–2022 6 (45) 0 (3) 0 (0) 6 (48) 0.13
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 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] 262 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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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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