# 2022–23 Sumgayit FK season

The Sumgayit FK 2022–23 season was Sumgayit's twelfth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and thirteenth season in their history.

## Season events

On 21 September, Alyaksey Baha left his role as Head Coach buy mutual consent, with Samir Abbasov being appointed as his replacement on 26 September.
On 27 October, Sumgayit announced the signing of Richard Gadze on a contract until the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 23 December, Sumgayit announced the signing of Terrence Tisdell from Botoșani until the summer of 2024.
On 12 January, Sumgayit announced the signing of Diego Carioca on loan from Kolos Kovalivka until the end of the season.
On 14 January, Sumgayit announced the signing of Masaki Murata from Valmiera until the summer of 2024.
On 24 January, Sumgayit announced the signing of Karim Abubakar from Bnei Yehuda on a contract until the summer of 2023, with an option for an additional year.

## Squad

    As of match played 22 May 2023
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | Aydin Bayramov | GK | (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 27) | Neftchi Baku | 2019 | | 65 | 0 |
| 25 | Ilnur Valiev | GK | (2003-06-25)25 June 2003 (aged 19) | Academy | 2021 | | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Vurğun Hüseynov | DF | (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 35) | Gabala | 2013 | | 240 | 3 |
| 5 | Steven Pereira | DF | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 29) | Maritzburg United | 2022 | | 23 | 1 |
| 12 | Todor Todoroski | DF | (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 24) | Sereď | 2022 | | 32 | 3 |
| 14 | Elvin Badalov | DF | (1995-06-14)14 June 1995 (aged 27) | Sabah | 2019 | | 98 | 1 |
| 20 | Aykhan Süleymanly | DF | (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 19) | on loan from Zira | 2022 | | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Vugar Mustafayev | MF | (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 28) | Zira | 2019 | | 110 | 0 |
| 8 | Sabuhi Abdullazade | MF | (2001-12-18)18 December 2001 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | | 95 | 2 |
| 10 | Vusal Isgandarli | MF | (1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 27) | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2022 | | 35 | 6 |
| 11 | Rufat Abdullazade | MF | (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 22) | Academy | 2017 | | 74 | 1 |
| 17 | Murad Khachayev | MF | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 25) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2019 | | 97 | 6 |
| 18 | Suleyman Ahmadov | MF | (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 23) | Qarabağ | 2018 | | 100 | 2 |
| 21 | Nihad Ahmadzade | MF | (2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 16) | Academy | 2022 | | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Diego Carioca | MF | (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 25) | on loan from Kolos Kovalivka | 2023 | 2023 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Elshan Abdullayev | MF | (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 29) | Sabail | 2022 | 2024 | 31 | 1 |
| 37 | Alya Toure | MF | (2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 21) | on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022 | 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Masaki Murata | MF | (1999-08-29)29 August 1999 (aged 23) | Valmiera | 2023 | 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Hasrat Mürsalov | MF | (2004-03-31)31 March 2004 (aged 19) | Energetik | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Terrence Tisdell | FW | (1998-03-16)16 March 1998 (aged 25) | Botoșani | 2022 | 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | Karim Abubakar | FW | (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 27) | Bnei Yehuda | 2023 | 2023 (+1) | 18 | 3 |
| 23 | Kamran Aliyev | FW | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 24) | Arsenal Tula | 2023 | | 15 | 2 |
| 55 | Ibrahim Aliyev | FW | (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 23) | Neftçi | 2022 | | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Ouro-Nile Toure | FW | (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 24) | Assisense | 2022 | | 3 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Araz Abdullayev | MF | (1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 31) | Ethnikos Achna | 2022 | 2022 (+2) | 23 | 2 |
| 9 | Almir Aganspahić | FW | (1996-09-12)12 September 1996 (aged 26) | on loan from Čukarički | 2022 | | 12 | 2 |
| 15 | Vugar Beybalayev | MF | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 29) | Telavi | 2022 | 2024 | 39 | 1 |
| 19 | Khazar Mahmudov | FW | (2000-11-23)23 November 2000 (aged 22) | Keşla | 2021 | | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | Damjan Daničić | DF | (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 23) | Dinamo Zagreb | 2022 | | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Rifat Nurmugamet | MF | (1996-05-22)22 May 1996 (aged 27) | Maktaaral | 2022 | | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Filipe Chaby | MF | (1994-01-22)22 January 1994 (aged 29) | Sporting CP | 2022 | | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Richard Gadze | FW | (1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 28) | Sheikh Russel | 2022 | 2024 | 8 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 28 June 2022 | MF | Vusal Isgandarli | Ankara Keçiörengücü | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2022 | DF | Steven Pereira | Maritzburg United | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2022 | DF | Damjan Daničić | Dinamo Zagreb | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2022 | MF | Rifat Nurmugamet | Maktaaral | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2022 | MF | Filipe Chaby | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2022 | FW | Ouro-Nile Toure | Assisense | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2022 | DF | Todor Todoroski | Sereď | Undisclosed |
| 27 October 2022 | FW | Richard Gadze | Sheikh Russel | Undisclosed |
| 23 December 2022 | FW | Terrence Tisdell | Botoșani | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2023 | MF | Hasrat Mürsalov | Energetik | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2023 | MF | Masaki Murata | Valmiera | Undisclosed |
| 24 January 2023 | FW | Karim Abubakar | Bnei Yehuda | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | Alya Toure | İstanbul Başakşehir | 30 June 2023 |
| 20 August 2022 | FW | Almir Aganspahić | Čukarički | 30 June 2023 |
| 12 January 2023 | MF | Diego Carioca | Kolos Kovalivka | 7 June 2023 |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 December 2022 | DF | Damjan Daničić | Voždovac | 1 Januari 2023 |
| 31 December 2022 | MF | Araz Abdullayev | Llapi | 22 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2022 | MF | Vugar Beybalayev | Iravan | 1 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2022 | MF | Rifat Nurmugamet | Turan | 17 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2022 | FW | Khazar Mahmudov | Kapaz | 1 January 2023 |
| 17 January 2023 | MF | Filipe Chaby | Belenenses | 25 January 2023 |
| 30 January 2023 | FW | Richard Gadze | Rajasthan United | 27 September 2023 |
| 5 June 2023 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | Turan Tovuz | |
| 5 June 2023 | MF | Rufat Abdullazade | Sabail | |
| 5 June 2023 | MF | Suleyman Ahmadov | Sabail | |
| 7 June 2023 | FW | Karim Abubakar | Sliema Wanderers | |
| 7 June 2023 | FW | Terrence Tisdell | Alittihad Misurata | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 7 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 70 | −44 | 022.22 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 23 November 2022 | 23 November 2022 | First Round | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 71 | −45 | 021.62 |
Last updated: 28 May 2023 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2023. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Zira | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 50 |
| 6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 39 |
| 7 | Sumgayit | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 70 | −44 | 31 |
| 8 | Kapaz | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 31 |
| 9 | Sabail | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 29 |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 28 May 2023

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Vurğun Hüseynov | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CPV | Steven Pereira | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | LBR | Terrence Tisdell | 13 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 36 | 1 | 32+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Karim Abubakar | 18 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Vusal Isgandarli | 35 | 6 | 30+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Rufat Abdullazade | 19 | 1 | 5+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | MKD | Todor Todoroski | 32 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | AZE | Aydın Bayramov | 33 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Badalov | 35 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Murad Khachayev | 31 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Suleyman Ahmadov | 28 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Aykhan Süleymanly | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Nihad Ahmadzade | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Diego Carioca | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AZE | Kamran Aliyev | 15 | 2 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | RUS | Ilnur Valiev | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GUI | Alya Toure | 12 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | AZE | Ibrahim Aliyev | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | TOG | Ouro-Nile Toure | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | JPN | Masaki Murata | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Hasrat Mürsalov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AZE | Araz Abdullayev | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Almir Aganspahić | 12 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AZE | Vugar Beybalayev | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Khazar Mahmudov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SRB | Damjan Daničić | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KAZ | Rifat Nurmugamet | 10 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | POR | Filipe Chaby | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | GHA | Richard Gadze | 8 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Vusal Isgandarli | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Karim Abubakar | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 12 | Todor Todoroski | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 9 | Almir Aganspahić | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 23 | Kamran Aliyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 43 | Richard Gadze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Murad Khachayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 11 | Rufat Abdullazade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Vurğun Hüseynov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Steven Pereira | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 7 | Terrence Tisdell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | Diego Carioca | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 26 | 0 | 26 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 13 | Aydin Bayramov | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | GK | 25 | Ilnur Valiev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 8 | 0 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Vurğun Hüseynov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Steven Pereira | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Vugar Mustafayev | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Terrence Tisdell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Karim Abubakar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Vusal Isgandarli | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Rufat Abdullazade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Todor Todoroski | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Elvin Badalov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Murad Khachayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Suleyman Ahmadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Aykhan Süleymanly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Diego Carioca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Kamran Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Ilnur Valiev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Alya Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | FW | Ibrahim Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Masaki Murata | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Araz Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Vugar Beybalayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Damjan Daničić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Rifat Nurmugamet | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Filipe Chaby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Richard Gadze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 2 |