# 2023–24 Sabail FK season

The Sabail FK 2023–24 season was Sabail's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their eighth season in existence. They will compete in the Premier League and the Azerbaijan Cup.

## Season events

On 5 June, Sabail announced the signing of Yusif Nabiyev from Kapaz on a free transfer. The following day, 6 June, Suleyman Ahmadov joined from Sumgayit.
On 14 June, Sabail announced the signing of Səlahət Ağayev from Gabala.
On 22 June, Sabail announced the signing of Amil Yunanov from Shamakhi.
On 4 July, Sabail announced the signing of Nir Bardea from Maccabi Bnei Reineh and Yadin Lugasi from Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. The following day, 5 July, Sabail announced the signing of Paná from Académico de Viseu and Pedro Nuno from Adanaspor.
On 12 July, Sabail announced the signing of Alexandre Ramalingom from Sedan.
On 26 July, Sabail announced the signing of Adi Mehremić from İstanbulspor.
On 7 August, Sabail announced the signing of Anass Najah from Telstar.
On 28 September, Sabail announced the signing of free-agent Sylvain Deslandes.
On 19 January, Sabail announced the signing of Madi Queta from Mafra.
On 21 January, Sabail announced the signing of Ayub Masika from Nanjing City.
On 2 February, Sabail announced the signing of Soulyman Allouch from VVV-Venlo.

## Squad

    As of match played 25 May 2024
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Səlahət Ağayev | GK | (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33) | Gabala | 2023 | | 32 | 0 |
| 12 | Huseynali Guliyev | GK | (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) | Sumgayit | 2022 | | 22 | 0 |
| 25 | Sadiq Mammadzada | GK | (2006-10-29) 29 October 2006 (age 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Sylvain Deslandes | DF | (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) | Unattached | 2023 | | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | Adi Mehremić | DF | (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32) | İstanbulspor | 2023 | | 35 | 2 |
| 5 | Adil Naghiyev | DF | (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 29) | Sumgayit | 2019 | | 110 | 3 |
| 6 | Jabir Amirli | DF | (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27) | Neftçi | 2021 | | 82 | 1 |
| 15 | Vugar Hasanov | DF | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) | Kapaz | 2022 | | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Emin Rustamov | DF | (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | Nir Bardea | DF | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28) | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | 2023 | | 28 | 2 |
| 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | DF | (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27) | Kapaz | 2023 | | 37 | 5 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 11 | Rufat Abdullazade | MF | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) | Sumgayit | 2023 | | 38 | 8 |
| 17 | Rafael Maharramli | MF | (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) | Shamakhi | 2022 | | 51 | 1 |
| 18 | Suleyman Ahmadov | MF | (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24) | Sumgayit | 2023 | | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Samir Abdullayev | MF | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | Shamakhi | 2022 | | 50 | 2 |
| 21 | Anass Najah | MF | (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27) | Telstar | 2023 | | 36 | 0 |
| 27 | Pedro Nuno | MF | (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) | Adanaspor | 2023 | | 37 | 11 |
| 34 | Taleh Qarayev | MF | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) | Gabala | 2022 | | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Zeynaddin Abdurahmanov | MF | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 2021 | | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Adam Topalov | MF | (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Yadin Lugasi | MF | (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 25) | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2023 | | 37 | 3 |
| 62 | Zaman Zamanlı | MF | (2005-07-22) 22 July 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Paná | MF | (1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 32) | Académico de Viseu | 2023 | | 39 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Madi Queta | FW | (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 25) | Mafra | 2024 | | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | Bahadur Haziyev | FW | (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25) | Shamakhi | 2023 | | 30 | 1 |
| 9 | Alexandre Ramalingom | FW | (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31) | Sedan | 2023 | | 38 | 17 |
| 10 | Aghabala Ramazanov | FW | (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 31) | Zira | 2022 | | 80 | 20 |
| 14 | Soulyman Allouch | FW | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22) | VVV-Venlo | 2024 | | 16 | 2 |
| 48 | Ayaz Mikayılov | FW | (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | İftixar İbrahimov | FW | (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Ayub Masika | FW | (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32) | Nanjing City | 2024 | 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | David Gomis | FW | (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) | Pau | 2023 | | 35 | 5 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 9 | Amil Yunanov | FW | (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) | Shamakhi | 2023 | | 34 | 12 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 77 | Adilkhan Garahmadov | MF | (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2018 | | 66 | 2 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 June 2023 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | Kapaz | Free |
| 6 June 2023 | MF | Suleyman Ahmadov | Sumgayit | Free |
| 14 June 2023 | GK | Səlahət Ağayev | Gabala | Free |
| 22 June 2023 | MF | Coşqun Diniyev | Zira | Free |
| 22 June 2023 | FW | Amil Yunanov | Shamakhi | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | Rufat Abdullazade | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2023 | DF | Nir Bardea | Maccabi Bnei Reineh | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2023 | MF | Yadin Lugasi | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2023 | MF | Paná | Académico de Viseu | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2023 | MF | Pedro Nuno | Adanaspor | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2023 | FW | Alexandre Ramalingom | Sedan | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2023 | DF | Adi Mehremić | İstanbulspor | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2023 | MF | Anass Najah | Telstar | Undisclosed |
| 28 September 2023 | DF | Sylvain Deslandes | Unattached | Free |
| 19 January 2024 | FW | Madi Queta | Mafra | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2024 | FW | Ayub Masika | Nanjing City | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2024 | FW | Soulyman Allouch | VVV-Venlo | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 23 June 2023 | MF | | Coşqun Diniyev | Ümraniyespor | Undisclosed | |
| 1 September 2023 | MF | | Adilkhan Garahmadov | Iravan | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 13 July 2023 | MF | | Elmir Taghiyev | Kapaz | End of season | |
| 5 January 2024 | FW | | Amil Yunanov | Kapaz | End of season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
| 23 June 2023 | MF | | Rahid Amirguliyev | Retired | Retired | |

## 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 | 5 August 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 030.56 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 28 November 2023 | 8 February 2024 | Second Round | Quarterfinal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 032.50 |
Last updated: 18 May 2024 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: 25 May 2024. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Neftçi | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 56 |
| 6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 |
| 7 | Sabail | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 42 |
| 8 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 36 |
| 9 | Kapaz | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 35 |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 25 May 2024

### 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 | Səlahət Ağayev | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Sylvain Deslandes | 17 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BIH | Adi Mehremić | 35 | 3 | 28+3 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Adil Naghiyev | 20 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AZE | Jabir Amirli | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GNB | Madi Queta | 19 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | AZE | Bahadur Haziyev | 20 | 0 | 3+14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MAD | Alexandre Ramalingom | 38 | 17 | 31+4 | 15 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | AZE | Aghabala Ramazanov | 14 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Rufat Abdullazade | 38 | 8 | 23+12 | 6 | 0+3 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Huseynali Guliyev | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NED | Soulyman Allouch | 16 | 2 | 5+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Vugar Hasanov | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AZE | Emin Rustamov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Rafael Maharramli | 28 | 0 | 16+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Suleyman Ahmadov | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Samir Abdullayev | 27 | 2 | 2+21 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | NED | Anass Najah | 36 | 0 | 31+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | POR | Pedro Nuno | 37 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | AZE | Taleh Qarayev | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | MF | AZE | Zeynaddin Abdurahmanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AZE | Adam Topalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ISR | Yadin Lugasi | 37 | 3 | 10+23 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 48 | FW | AZE | Ayaz Mikayılov | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | ISR | Nir Bardea | 28 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | AZE | Zaman Zamanlı | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | AZE | İftixar İbrahimov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev | 37 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KEN | Ayub Masika | 16 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | ANG | Paná | 39 | 1 | 35+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | GNB | David Gomis | 16 | 2 | 15+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | AZE | Amil Yunanov | 14 | 4 | 1+11 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Players who left Sabail during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 90 | Alexandre Ramalingom | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | MF | 27 | Pedro Nuno | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Rufat Abdullazade | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 74 | Yusif Nabiyev | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Amil Yunanov | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 44 | Yadin Lugasi | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Adi Mehremić | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | 99 | David Gomis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 14 | Soulyman Allouch | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 55 | Nir Bardea | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 19 | Samir Abdullayev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | 10 | Aghabala Ramazanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 88 | Paná | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | 34 | Taleh Qarayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 50 | 14 | 64 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Səlahət Ağayev | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 12 | Huseynali Guliyev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 8 | 2 | 10 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Səlahət Ağayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Sylvain Deslandes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Adi Mehremić | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Adil Naghiyev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jabir Amirli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Madi Queta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Bahadur Haziyev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alexandre Ramalingom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Aghabala Ramazanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Rufat Abdullazade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Vugar Hasanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Rafael Maharramli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Suleyman Ahmadov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Anass Najah | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Pedro Nuno | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Yadin Lugasi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Nir Bardea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Ayub Masika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Paná | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | David Gomis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Sabail during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 84 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 2 |