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Sabah FC (Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijani football club
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.
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| Full name | Sabah Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Bayquşlar (The Owls) Tələbələr (The Students) | ||
| Founded | 8 September 2017; 6 years ago (2017-09-08) | ||
| Ground | Bank Respublika Arena | ||
| Capacity | 13,000 | ||
| President | Magsud Adigozalov | ||
| Manager | Krunoslav Rendulić | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 2nd of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 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 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 years 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 clubs 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 clubs 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
| Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||
European record
- As of match played 17 August 2023
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Sabah's badge features rays of sunshine encased 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.
The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.[11]
Current squad
- As of 1 March 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2023.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Sabah-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.
Management
| Position | Staff[13][14] |
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| 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
| Position | Name[15] |
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| Head coach | Krunoslav Rendulić |
| Assistant of head coach | Artur Olenin Vitali Korneev Ruslan Gafitullin |
| Goalkeeping coach | Vitali Kovalyov Elkhan Hasanli |
| Physical training coach | Aleksey Malakhov |
| Video analyst | Oleksandr Panchuk Nikita Vasyukhin |
Most appearances
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | European | Total | |
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| 1 | Amin Seydiyev | 2020–Present | 112 (3) | 8 (1) | 4 (0) | 124 (4) |
| 2 | Aleksey Isayev | 2020–2024 | 98 (11) | 6 (0) | 4 (1) | 108 (12) |
| 3 | Elvin Camalov | 2021–Present | 82 (2) | 8 (0) | 2 (0) | 92 (2) |
| 4 |  Bojan Letić | 2022–Present | 70 (4) | 4 (0) | 4 (2) | 78 (6) |
| 5 |  Emmanuel Apeh | 2022–Present | 61 (11) | 6 (4) | 4 (1) | 71 (16) |
| 6 | Yusif Imanov | 2020–Present | 61 (0) | 5 (0) | 4 (0) | 70 (0) |
| 7 | Joy-Lance Mickels | 2021–2023 | 61 (29) | 6 (3) | 2 (1) | 69 (33) |
| 7 |  Davit Volkovi | 2022–Present | 61 (16) | 4 (2) | 4 (1) | 69 (19) |
| 9 | Anatoliy Nuriyev | 2022–Present | 59 (9) | 5 (0) | 4 (0) | 68 (9) |
| 9 |  Christian | 2022–Present | 59 (3) | 5 (1) | 4 (0) | 68 (4) |
Top goalscorers
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | European | Total | Ratio | |
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| 1 | Joy-Lance Mickels | 2021–2023 | 29 (61) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 33 (69) | 0.48 |
| 2 | Davit Volkovi | 2022–Present | 16 (61) | 2 (4) | 1 (4) | 19 (69) | 0.28 |
| 3 | Oleksiy Kashchuk | 2022–2023 | 18 (39) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 18 (41) | 0.44 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Apeh | 2022–Present | 11 (61) | 4 (6) | 1 (4) | 16 (71) | 0.23 |
| 5 | Aleksey Isayev | 2020–2024 | 11 (98) | 0 (6) | 1 (4) | 12 (108) | 0.11 |
| 6 | Marko Dević | 2018–2019, 2020 | 9 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (24) | 0.38 |
| 6 | Anatoliy Nuriyev | 2022–Present | 9 (59) | 0 (5) | 0 (4) | 9 (68) | 0.13 |
| 8 | Jesse Sekidika | 2023–Present | 5 (27) | 2 (3) | - (0) | 7 (30) | 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 (70) | 0 (4) | 2 (4) | 6 (78) | 0.08 |
Managerial statistics
Information correct as of match played 27 April 2024. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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| 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] | 55 days | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 071.43 |
- 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).
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- "SABAH FC PARTED WAYS WITH ZELJKO SOPIC". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 3 July 2020.
- "SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH". sabahfc.az/. Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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- "YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ – VİSENTE QOMES!". sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 10 July 2020.
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