# 2020–21 Gabala FK season

The 2020–21 season was Gabala FK's 16th season, and their 15th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football.

## Season events

On 10 August, Gabala announced the signing of Jurgen Goxha to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 14 August, Gabala announced the signing of Stefan Vukčević to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 8 September, Gabala announced the signing of Vinko Međimorec to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 11 September, Gabala announced the signing of Raphael Utzig to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 5 October, Gismat Aliyev was sold to Zira
On 27 November, Gabala's match against Sumgayit scheduled for 28 November was postponed due to players testing positive for COVID-19, and Spanish club UD Montijo announced the signing of Rodrigo Gattas from Gabala.

## 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 | Anar Nazirov | GK | (1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 35) | Zira | 2019 | | 78 | 0 |
| 36 | Mushvig Nadirov | GK | (2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 26) | Sabah | 2019 | | 16 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Vinko Međimorec | DF | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 24) | Slaven Belupo | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Sadig Guliyev | DF | (1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 26) | Zira | 2019 | | 30 | 0 |
| 5 | Rasim Ramaldanov | DF | (1986-01-24)24 January 1986 (aged 35) | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2017 | | 39 | 1 |
| 13 | Jurgen Goxha | DF | (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 28) | Tirana | 2020 | | 26 | 2 |
| 20 | Faig Hajiyev | DF | (1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2017 | | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Murad Musayev | DF | (1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 26) | Zira | 2019 | | 40 | 0 |
| 71 | Rufat Ahmadov | DF | (2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 18) | Trainee | 2020 | | 19 | 0 |
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | DF | (1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2015 | | 36 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Kamal Mirzayev | MF | (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 26) | Al-Salmiya | 2020 | | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Roman Huseynov | MF | (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2015 | | 46 | 2 |
| 9 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | MF | (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 24) | Sumgayit | 2020 | 2021 | 26 | 0 |
| 10 | Rovlan Muradov | MF | (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2017 | | 46 | 5 |
| 11 | Asif Mammadov | MF | (1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 34) | Inter Baku | 2015 | | 171+ | 14 |
| 14 | Javid Huseynov | MF | (1988-03-09)9 March 1988 (aged 33) | Zira | 2020 | | 140 | 21 |
| 17 | Yaovi Akakpo | MF | (1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 22) | | 2019 | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Stefan Vukčević | MF | (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 24) | Zeta | 2020 | 2021 | 28 | 2 |
| 55 | Idris Ingilabli | MF | (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 19) | loan from Sabah | 2020 | 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 77 | Merab Gigauri | MF | (1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 27) | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | | 47 | 1 |
| | Samir Maharramli | MF | (2002-07-17)17 July 2002 (aged 18) | loan from Sabah | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 23 | Raphael Utzig | FW | (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 24) | Paraná | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 28 | 5 |
| 32 | Nicolas Rajsel | FW | (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 27) | KV Oostende | 2020 | 2021 | 33 | 7 |
| 70 | Ulvi Isgandarov | FW | (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 23) | Trainee | 2017 | | 41 | 6 |
| 99 | James Adeniyi | FW | (1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 28) | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2018 | 2021 | 57 | 18 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Gismat Aliyev | MF | (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 24) | Trainee | 2014 | | 86 | 1 |
| 19 | Samir Gurbanov | MF | (2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 20) | Trainee | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Rodrigo Gattas | FW | (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 29) | York9 | 2020 | 2021 | 4 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2020 | MF | Kamal Mirzayev | Al-Salmiya | Free |
| 24 July 2020 | MF | Javid Huseynov | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2020 | DF | Jurgen Goxha | Tirana | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2020 | MF | Stefan Vukčević | Zeta | Undisclosed |
| 8 September 2020 | DF | Vinko Međimorec | Slaven Belupo | Undisclosed |
| 11 September 2020 | FW | Raphael Utzig | Paraná | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| Summer 2020 | MF | | Idris Ingilabli | Sabah | End of season | |
| Summer 2020 | MF | | Samir Maharramli | Sabah | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | | Gismat Aliyev | Zira | Undisclosed | |
| 27 November 2020 | FW | | Rodrigo Gattas | UD Montijo | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Samir Gurbanov | Kapaz | |
| 11 June 2021 | DF | Sadig Guliyev | | |
| 11 June 2021 | DF | Faig Hajiyev | Turan-Tovuz | |
| 11 June 2021 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | Sumgayit | |
| 11 June 2021 | MF | Merab Gigauri | Keşla | |
| 11 June 2021 | MF | Javid Huseynov | | |
| 11 June 2021 | MF | Roman Huseynov | Sumgayit | |
| 11 June 2021 | FW | Ulvi Isgandarov | Gabala | |
| 11 June 2021 | FW | James Adeniyi | Maccabi Petah Tikva | |
| 11 June 2021 | FW | Nicolas Rajsel | Sabail | 6 September 2021 |
| 22 June 2021 | DF | Vinko Međimorec | UTA Arad | 22 June 2021 |

## 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 | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

#### 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 | Anar Nazirov | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CRO | Vinko Međimorec | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Kamal Mirzayev | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Roman Huseynov | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | AZE | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 19 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Rovlan Muradov | 23 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov | 28 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALB | Jurgen Goxha | 26 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Javid Huseynov | 21 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | TOG | Yaovi Akakpo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Faig Hajiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BRA | Raphael Utzig | 28 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MNE | Stefan Vukčević | 28 | 2 | 21+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Murad Musayev | 20 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SVN | Nicolas Rajsel | 29 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | AZE | Idris Ingilabli | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | AZE | Ulvi Isgandarov | 19 | 1 | 5+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | AZE | Rufat Ahmadov | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev | 15 | 2 | 6+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | GEO | Merab Gigauri | 25 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | GK | AZE | Tarlan Ahmadli | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | NGA | James Adeniyi | 26 | 6 | 17+6 | 4 | 2+1 | 2 |
| Players away from Gabala on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | AZE | Gismat Aliyev | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | CHI | Rodrigo Gattas | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 99 | James Adeniyi | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 23 | Raphael Utzig | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 32 | Nicolas Rajsel | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Asif Mammadov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | 13 | Jurgen Goxha | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 26 | Stefan Vukčević | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Rovlan Muradov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 70 | Ulvi Isgandarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 77 | Merab Gigauri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Vinko Međimorec | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 23 | 3 | 26 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Anar Nazirov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | 94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 5 | 1 | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Anar Nazirov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Vinko Međimorec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Kamal Mirzayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Rovlan Muradov | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Asif Mammadov | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jurgen Goxha | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Javid Huseynov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Raphael Utzig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Stefan Vukčević | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Murad Musayev | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Nicolas Rajsel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | MF | Idris Ingilabli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | Rufat Ahmadov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 74 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Merab Gigauri | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 94 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | James Adeniyi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left Gabala during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Gismat Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Gattas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 85 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 5 |