Sabail FK

Sabail FK
Full name	Səbail Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)	Dənizçilər (The Sailors)
Founded	2016; 9 years ago
Ground	ASCO Arena
Capacity	3,200
President	Firuz Qarayev
Manager	Javid Huseynov
League	Azerbaijan Premier League
2023–24	Azerbaijan Premier League, 7 th of 10
Website	www.sabailfc.az
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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

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]^{[better source needed]} Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.^[2]^{[better source needed]}

Season	League									Azerbaijan Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager	Manufacturer	Sponsor
Season	Div	Pos	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Azerbaijan Cup	Name	League	Manager	Manufacturer	Sponsor
2016–17	2nd	2nd	26	18	3	5	80	25	57	Second 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	Federation support
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
2020–21	1st	8th	28	5	9	14	21	42	24	Quarter-finals	Amil Yunanov	6	Aftandil Hacıyev
2021–22	1st	8th	28	4	3	21	17	57	15	Quarter-finals	Nicolas Rajsel	5	Aftandil Hacıyev
2022–23	1st	9th	36	7	8	21	32	62	29	Semi-finals	Franco Mazurek	6	Mahmud Qurbanov Shahin Diniyev	Jako	ASCO
2023–24	1st	7th	36	11	9	16	50	60	42	Quarter-finals	Alexandre Ramalingom	15	Shahin Diniyev	Adidas	ASCO

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

Sabail's home ground is the Bayil Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,200.

As of 15 July 2024^[3]^[4]


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AZE	Hüseynali Guliyev
3	DF	UKR	Dmytro Lytvyn
5	MF	ISR	Gitay Sofir
6	DF	AZE	Jabir Amirli
7	FW	GNB	Madi Queta
8	MF	ESP	Gorka Larrucea
10	FW	GNB	David Gomis
11	MF	AZE	Rufat Abdullazade
12	GK	AZE	Alirza Müshtabazada
14	FW	NED	Soulyman Allouch
15	DF	AZE	Vusal Masimov


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	AZE	Gülaga Asadov
18	MF	AZE	Suleyman Ahmadov
19	MF	AZE	Samir Abdullayev
20	DF	AZE	Mert Çelik
21	FW	MAR	Ayman Bouali
25	GK	AZE	Nijat Mammadzada
44	DF	ALB	Amir Bilali
74	DF	AZE	Yusif Nabiyev
77	MF	AZE	Farid Nabiyev
83	DF	AZE	Nihad Guliyev

Information correct as of match played 6 November 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nat.	From	To	Duration	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Notes
Elman Sultanov	Azerbaijan	10 May 2016	10 May 2017	1 year, 0 days	27	18	3	6	80	30	066.67
Samir Aliyev	Azerbaijan	10 May 2017	22 May 2018^[5]	1 year, 12 days	31	7	5	19	23	45	022.58
Aftandil Hacıyev	Azerbaijan	11 June 2018^[2]	23 May 2022^[6]	3 years, 346 days	86	25	20	41	86	124	029.07
Mahmud Qurbanov	Azerbaijan	26 May 2022^[7]	28 December 2022^[8]	216 days	21	5	4	12	21	32	023.81
Shahin Diniyev	Azerbaijan	29 December 2022^[9]	3 November 2024^[10]	1 year, 310 days	72	21	14	37	122	106	029.17
Elvin Mammadov	Azerbaijan	6 November 2024^[11]	87 days	0	0	0	0	0	0	!—		interim

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).

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^ ^a ^b "First day of Ruslan Gurbanov, at Bayil Arena!". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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^ "Klub haqqında" (in Azerbaijani). PFL. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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^ "Mahmud Qurbanov "Səbail"də!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
^ ""Səbail" PFK baş məşqçisi Mahmud Qurbanov tutduğu vəzifəsindən istefası ilə bağlı klub rəhbərliyinə müraciət edib". facebook.com/SabailFC (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK Facebook. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "Şahin Diniyev "Səbail" PFK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". facebook.com/SabailFC (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK Facebook. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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