Sabail FK
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Full name | Səbail Futbol Klubu | ||
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Nickname(s) | Dənizçilər (The Sailors) | ||
Founded | 2016 | ||
Ground | ASCO Arena | ||
Capacity | 3,200 | ||
President | Firuz Qarayev | ||
Manager | Elvin Mammadov | ||
League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
2023–24 | Azerbaijan Premier League, 7 th of 10 | ||
Website | www | ||
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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
[edit]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]
In the 2024-25 season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, Sabail experienced significant challenges. In the first half of the season, the club played 18 matches, winning only 2, drawing 3, and losing 13. As the season progressed, results worsened, and the team fell to the bottom of the league table due to consecutive defeats.
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, Sabail was managed by Shahin Diniyev. On March 3, 2024, he announced his resignation from the club,[3] and on March 6, the role was temporarily assigned to Elvin Mammadov, the head coach of the club’s U-19 team.[4] On March 11, 2025, Javid Huseynov was appointed as the new head coach.[5] However, the team's struggles continued. On February 11, 2025, Sabail suffered a heavy 0-5 defeat against Qarabağ, one of the season's biggest losses at that point.[6] The challenges persisted, and after a 1-2 loss to Neftçi on March 16, 2025, Hüseynov strongly criticized the club’s management in the post-match press conference.[7] Just hours later, the club announced his dismissal.[8][9][10] On March 17, it was announced that Elvin Mammadov was appointed as head coach until the end of the season.[11]
Domestic history
[edit]Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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Div | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Name | League | |||||
2016–17 | 2nd | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 57 | Second round | ![]() |
18 | ![]() |
Kappa | Federation support |
2017–18 | 1st | 7th | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 23 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
3 | ![]() |
Nike | |
2018–19 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 41 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
7 | ![]() |
Macron | AZ Tea |
2019–20 | 1st | 7th | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 20 | Quarter-finals | Three Players | 3 | ![]() |
Nike | |
2020–21 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 24 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | ||
2021–22 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 57 | 15 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | ||
2022–23 | 1st | 9th | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 62 | 29 | Semi-finals | ![]() |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
Jako | ASCO |
2023–24 | 1st | 7th | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 42 | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
15 | ![]() |
Adidas |
European history
[edit]As of 17 July 2019
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–3 | 4–6 |
- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
Stadium
[edit]Sabail's home ground is the Bayil Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,200.
Players
[edit]Current squad
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Reserve team
[edit]Sabail-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.
Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Reserve team head coach | ![]() |
Managerial statistics
[edit]Information correct as of match played 16 March 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
Name | Nat. | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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Elman Sultanov | ![]() |
10 May 2016 | 10 May 2017 | 1 year, 0 days | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 30 | 66.67 | ||
Samir Aliyev | ![]() |
10 May 2017 | 22 May 2018[14] | 1 year, 12 days | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 22.58 | ||
Aftandil Hacıyev | ![]() |
11 June 2018[2] | 23 May 2022[15] | 3 years, 346 days | 86 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 86 | 124 | 29.07 | ||
Mahmud Qurbanov | ![]() |
26 May 2022[16] | 28 December 2022[17] | 216 days | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 23.81 | ||
Shahin Diniyev | ![]() |
29 December 2022[18] | 3 November 2024[19] | 1 year, 310 days | 72 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 122 | 106 | 29.17 | ||
Elvin Mammadov | ![]() |
6 November 2024[20] | 11 November 2024 | 5 days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | interim | |
Javid Huseynov | ![]() |
11 November 2024 | 16 March 2025 | 125 days | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | ||
Elvin Mammadov | ![]() |
16 March 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
- 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
[edit]- ^ "Samir Aliyev Leaves Sabail FK". facebook.com. Facebook - Sabail FK. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ a b "First day of Ruslan Gurbanov, at Bayil Arena!". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Şahin Diniyev "Səbail"in baş məşqçi postundan istefa verib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ ""Səbail"in müvəqqəti baş məşqçisi bəlli olub". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Cavid Hüseynov "Səbail"in baş məşqçi postuna təyin olunub". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ ""Səbail"in baş məşqçisi: "65 dəqiqə yaxşı oyun nümayiş etdirdik"". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Cavid Hüseynov: "Sponsorumuz onsuz da komandadan əl çəkib"". Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "Cavid Hüseynov istefaya göndərilib". sabailfc.az. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "Hüseynov bu fikirlərinə görə istefaya göndərilib? - Video". qol.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "Klubu tənqid etdi, 2 saat sonra yollar ayrıldı". offsideplus.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ ""Səbail"in baş məşqçisi bəlli oldu - RƏSMİ". Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "MƏŞQÇİLƏR" (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FC. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Klub haqqında" (in Azerbaijani). PFL. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Samir Aliyev Leaves Sabail FK". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Təşəkkürlər, Aftandil Hacıyev!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Şahin Diniyev "Səbail"in baş məşqçi postundan istefa verib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-11-03. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ ""Səbail"in müvəqqəti baş məşqçisi bəlli olub". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.