# 2020–21 Sabail FK season

The Sabail FK 2020–21 season was Sabail's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their fifth season in existence. They finished the season eighth in the Premier League and reached the Quarterfinals of the Azerbaijan Cup.

## Season events

On 17 July, Sabail announced a new contract had been signed with Head Coach Aftandil Hajiyev for the 2020/2021 season.
On 20 July, Sabail announced that they had agreed new one-year contracts with Rauf Aliyev, Lema Mabidi, Kamal Bayramov, Orkhan Gurbanli, Peyman Keshavarz, Elchin Rahimli, Adil Naghiyev and Bahadur Haziyev.
On 23 July, Rahid Amirguliyev extended his contract with Sabail until the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 3 September, Sabail announced the signing of Afran Ismayilov. The following day, 4 September, Sabail announced the signing of Nicholas Hagen to a one-year contract.
On 18 September, Sabail announced the signing of Amil Yunanov.
On 30 September, Sabail's match against Qarabağ scheduled for 4 October was postponed to allow Azerbaijan additional preparation time for their upcoming UEFA Nations League matches.
On 14 November, Sabail announced the signing of Iranian international Bakhtiar Rahmani on a contract until the end of the season.
On 8 January, Sabail announced that Bakhtiar Rahmani had left the club after his contract by mutual consent, with Elgun Nabiyev leaving a day later by the same manner.
On 19 January, Sabail announced the signing of Luka Imnadze on a contract until the end of the season.
On 30 January, Sabail announced the signing of Milovan Petrovikj on a contract until the end of the season.
On 31 January, Sabail announced the signing of Alie Sesay on a contract until the end of the season.

## Squad

    As of match played 19 May 2021
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Kamran Agayev | GK | (1986-02-09)9 February 1986 (aged 35) | | 2020 | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Shahin Zakiyev | GK | (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 21) | Keşla | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Elkhan Ahmadov | GK | (1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 27) | Mil-Muğan | 2017 | | 11 | 0 |
| 96 | Nicholas Hagen | GK | (1996-08-02)2 August 1996 (aged 24) | Municipal | 2020 | 2021 | 27 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Arsen Agjabayov | DF | (2000-09-11)11 September 2000 (aged 20) | Sabah | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Turan Manafov | DF | (1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 22) | Zagatala | 2019 | | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | Alie Sesay | DF | (1994-08-02)2 August 1994 (aged 26) | Zira | 2021 | | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Peyman Keshavarz | DF | (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 25) | | 2020 | 2021 | 20 | 2 |
| 26 | Kamal Gurbanov | DF | (1994-05-06)6 May 1994 (aged 27) | Neftchi Baku | 2017 | | 38 | 0 |
| 28 | Magsad Isayev | DF | (1994-06-07)7 June 1994 (aged 26) | Sabah | 2020 | | 22 | 0 |
| 30 | Murad Gayali | DF | (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 22) | Keşla | 2020 | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Urfan Abbasov | DF | (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 28) | Gabala | 2019 | | 53 | 2 |
| 55 | Adil Naghiyev | DF | (1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 25) | Sumgayit | 2019 | 2021 | 44 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Vugar Beybalayev | MF | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 27) | Sumgayit | 2018 | | 36 | 0 |
| 6 | Orkhan Gurbanli | MF | (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 25) | Neftchi Baku | 2018 | 2021 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Mirsahib Abbasov | MF | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 28) | Zira | 2019 | | 27 | 1 |
| 13 | Ali Sadikhov | MF | (1999-08-13)13 August 1999 (aged 21) | Gabala | 2019 | | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Rahid Amirguliyev | MF | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 31) | Qarabağ | 2018 | 2021 | 80 | 0 |
| 17 | Elchin Rahimli | MF | (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 24) | Qarabağ | 2018 | 2021 | 33 | 0 |
| 20 | Ruslan Hajiyev | MF | (1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 23) | loan from Qarabağ | 2020 | | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | Afran Ismayilov | MF | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 32) | Keşla | 2020 | | 24 | 5 |
| 23 | Milovan Petrovikj | MF | (1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 31) | Vardar | 2021 | 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Hendrick Ekstein | MF | (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 30) | Sabah | 2020 | | 29 | 3 |
| 77 | Adilkhan Garahmadov | MF | (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | | 33 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Florijan Kadriu | FW | (1996-08-29)29 August 1996 (aged 24) | Renova | 2020 | 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | Rauf Aliyev | FW | (1989-02-12)12 February 1989 (aged 32) | Neftçi | 2020 | 2021 | 29 | 7 |
| 19 | Luka Imnadze | FW | (1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 23) | Samtredia | 2021 | 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Amil Yunanov | FW | (1993-01-06)6 January 1993 (aged 28) | Sumgayit | 2020 | | 20 | 8 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Lema Mabidi | MF | (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 27) | Raja Casablanca | 2020 | 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Bakhtiar Rahmani | MF | (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 29) | Sanat Naft Abadan | 2020 | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Elgun Nabiyev | MF | (1996-01-04)4 January 1996 (aged 25) | Sabah | 2020 | | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Bahadur Haziyev | FW | (1999-03-26)26 March 1999 (aged 22) | MOIK Baku | 2020 | 2021 | 10 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 19 July 2020 | DF | Magsad Isayev | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2020 | FW | Florian Kadriu | Renova | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2020 | MF | Elgun Nabiyev | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2020 | GK | Kamran Agayev | | Free |
| 3 September 2020 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | Keşla | Free |
| 4 September 2020 | GK | Nicholas Hagen | Municipal | Undisclosed |
| 18 September 2020 | FW | Amil Yunanov | Sumgayit | Free |
| 14 November 2020 | MF | Bakhtiar Rahmani | Sanat Naft Abadan | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2021 | FW | Luka Imnadze | Samtredia | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2021 | MF | Milovan Petrovikj | Vardar | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2021 | DF | Alie Sesay | Zira | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| Summer 2020 | MF | | Ruslan Hajiyev | Qarabağ | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 10 February 2021 | FW | | Bahadur Haziyev | Keşla | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 17 July 2020 | DF | Shahriyar Rahimov | Zira | 19 July 2020 |
| 17 July 2020 | MF | Michael Essien | Retired | Retired |
| 18 July 2020 | DF | Eltun Yagublu | Retired | Retired |
| 7 August 2020 | DF | Erico Silva | UTA Arad | 10 August 2020 |
| 12 August 2020 | GK | Kamal Bayramov | Keşla | 14 August 2020 |
| 13 August 2020 | GK | Oleksandr Rybka | Liepāja | |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | Lema Mabidi | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |
| 8 January 2021 | MF | Bakhtiar Rahmani | Dalkurd | 13 January 2021 |
| 9 January 2021 | MF | Elgun Nabiyev | | |
| 31 May 2021 | MF | Milovan Petrovikj | | |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Luka Imnadze | Akzhayik | |
| 31 May 2021 | FW | Florijan Kadriu | Struga | |
| 7 June 2021 | DF | Alie Sesay | Persebaya Surabaya | |
| 9 June 2021 | DF | Urfan Abbasov | Gabala | 9 June 2021 |
| 18 June 2021 | DF | Magsad Isayev | Gabala | 18 June 2021 |
| 14 June 2021 | FW | Amil Yunanov | Keşla | 1 July 2021 |

## 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 | 21 August 2020 | 19 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 017.86 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 24 January 2021 | 6 February 2021 | Last 16 | Quarterfinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 022.58 |
Last updated: 19 May 2021 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: 19 May 2021. 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 38 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 29 | |
| 6 | Keşla | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 26 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Gabala | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 26 | |
| 8 | Sabail | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 24 | |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played 19 May 2021

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Agayev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Arsen Agjabayov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Turan Manafov | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SLE | Alie Sesay | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | AZE | Vugar Beybalayev | 10 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Mirsahib Abbasov | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MKD | Florijan Kadriu | 20 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Rauf Aliyev | 24 | 4 | 15+8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Rahid Amirguliyev | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRN | Peyman Keshavarz | 18 | 2 | 14+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Elchin Rahimli | 16 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GEO | Luka Imnadze | 15 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AZE | Ruslan Hajiyev | 17 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 24 | 5 | 18+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 23 | MF | MKD | Milovan Petrovikj | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Elkhan Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Kamal Gurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | RSA | Hendrick Ekstein | 23 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Magsad Isayev | 22 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 20 | 8 | 12+5 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 34 | DF | AZE | Urfan Abbasov | 29 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | AZE | Adil Naghiyev | 27 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Adilkhan Garahmadov | 17 | 0 | 3+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | GUA | Nicholas Hagen | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away from Sabail on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sabail during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | COD | Lema Mabidi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRN | Bakhtiar Rahmani | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Elgun Nabiyev | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | AZE | Bahadur Haziyev | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 29 | Amil Yunanov | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 22 | Afran Ismayilov | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Rauf Aliyev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 34 | Urfan Abbasov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 16 | Peyman Keshavarz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 55 | Adil Naghiyev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 99 | Bahadur Haziyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 27 | Hendrick Ekstein | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Turan Manafov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 21 | 5 | 26 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 96 | Nicholas Hagen | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Kamran Agayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 6 | 1 | 7 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Kamran Agayev | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Turan Manafov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Vugar Beybalayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mirsahib Abbasov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Florijan Kadriu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Rauf Aliyev | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Rahid Amirguliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Peyman Keshavarz | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Elchin Rahimli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Luka Imnadze | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ruslan Hajiyev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Milovan Petrovikj | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Hendrick Ekstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Magsad Isayev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Amil Yunanov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Urfan Abbasov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Adil Naghiyev | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 77 | MF | Adilkhan Garahmadov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | Nicholas Hagen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Sabail during the season: ||||||||||
| 99 | MF | Bahadur Haziyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 64 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 6 |