# 2024–25 Gabala FK season

The 2024–25 season is Gabala FK's 20th season, and their 1st season back in the Azerbaijan First Division, after being relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season.

## Season overview

On 26 June, Gabala announced the signing of Urfan Ismayilov from Qaradağ Lökbatan to a two-year contract, and the signing of Vugar Hasanov from Sabail to a two-year contract.
On 28 June, Gabala announced the signing of Salman Alasgarov from Shamakhi to a two-year contract.
On 1 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Səlahət Ağayev to a one-year contract.
On 14 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Elvin Yunuszade to a one-year contract.
On 20 August, Gabala announced the signing of Domi Massoumou from CSMD Diables Noirs to a two-year contract.
On 23 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Laurent Mendy to a two-year contract.
On 4 September, Gabala announced the signing of Ruslan Voronsov from Jabrayil to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 5 September, Gabala announced the signing of Samir Hasanov from Neftçi to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 12 September, Gabala announced the signing of Abdullahi Shuaibu to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Kapaz at the end of the previous season.
On 16 September, Gabala announced the season-long loan signing of Oche Ochowechi from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. On the same day, Gabala announced the signing of Elshad Taghiyev to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Shamakhi at the end of the previous season.
On 31 January, Gabala announced that they had ended their contracts with Laurent Mendy and Vugar Hasanov, whilst Mehrac Bakhshali had joined Mingəçevir on loan for the next 18-months.
On 11 February, Gabala announced the return of Ibrahim Ramazanov, on loan from Turan Tovuz until the summer of 2026.

## Squad

    As of match played 13 March 2025
| 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 34) | Sabail | 2024 | 2025 | 54 | 0 |
| 12 | Mushfiq Nadirov | GK | (2002-05-24) 24 May 2002 (age 22) | Zagatala | 2024 | | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Habib Hushanov | GK | (2007-10-16) 16 October 2007 (age 17) | Academy | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | Samir Hasanov | DF | (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) | Neftçi | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Nicat Aliyev | DF | (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) | Sumgayit | 2022 | | 41 | 0 |
| 25 | Ibrahim Ramazanov | DF | (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 20) | on loan from Turan Tovuz | 2025 | 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Elnur Mustafayev | DF | (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 19) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Murad Musayev | DF | (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 30) | Zira | 2019 | | 153 | 6 |
| 32 | Elvin Yunuszade | DF | (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32) | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Salman Alasgarov | DF | (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23) | Shamakhi | 2024 | 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Nuqay Rashidov | DF | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21) | Unattached | 2023 | | 17 | 1 |
| 74 | Suleyman Damadayev | DF | (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 22) | Shamakhi | 2024 | | 19 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Emil Süleymanov | MF | (2004-03-15) 15 March 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | Urfan Ismayilov | MF | (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 28) | Qaradağ Lökbatan | 2024 | 2026 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Shahin Shahniyarov | MF | (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 28 | 3 |
| 11 | Asif Mammadov | MF | (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 38) | Inter Baku | 2015 | 2025 | 260 | 17 |
| 21 | Ziya Shakarkhanov | MF | (2007-07-26) 26 July 2007 (age 17) | Academy | 2024 | | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Eshqin Ahmadov | MF | (2005-11-06) 6 November 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2023 | | 11 | 1 |
| 77 | Okan Tahmazli | MF | (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Ruslan Voronsov | FW | (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 (age 29) | Jabrayil | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | Domi Massoumou | FW | (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21) | CSMD Diables Noirs | 2024 | 2026 | 20 | 11 |
| 19 | Abdullahi Shuaibu | FW | (2002-01-22) 22 January 2002 (age 23) | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 20 | 6 |
| 20 | Oche Ochowechi | FW | (2001-10-13) 13 October 2001 (age 23) | on loan from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2024 | 2025 | 18 | 4 |
| 22 | Farid Isgandarov | FW | (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 23) | Neftçi | 2023 | | 13 | 1 |
| 97 | Elshad Taghiyev | FW | (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23) | Shamakhi | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 19 | 4 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 23 | Mehrac Bakhshali | FW | (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2022 | | 22 | 1 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Vugar Hasanov | DF | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27) | Sabail | 2024 | 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Laurent Mendy | FW | (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 26) | Unattached | 2024 | 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| | Samuel Tetteh | FW | (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996 (age 28) | Adanaspor | 2023 | 2025 | 25 | 3 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 14 August 2024 | DF | Salman Alasgarov | Shamakhi | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2024 | GK | Səlahət Ağayev | Unattached | Free |
| 14 August 2024 | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | Unattached | Free |
| 20 August 2024 | FW | Domi Massoumou | CSMD Diables Noirs | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2024 | FW | Laurent Mendy | Unattached | Free |
| 4 September 2024 | FW | Ruslan Voronsov | Jabrayil | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2024 | FW | Samir Hasanov | Neftçi | Undisclosed |
| 12 September 2024 | FW | Abdullahi Shuaibu | Unattached | Free |
| 16 September 2024 | FW | Elshad Taghiyev | Unattached | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 16 September 2024 | FW | | Oche Ochowechi | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | End of Season | |
| 11 February 2025 | DF | | Ibrahim Ramazanov | Turan Tovuz | 30 June 2026 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Emil Safarov | Neftçi | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2024 | DF | Rufat Ahmadov | Turan Tovuz | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2024 | DF | Ibrahim Ramazanov | Turan Tovuz | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | | Mehrac Bakhshali | Mingəçevir | 30 June 2026 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| 17 August 2024 | GK | Christophe Atangana | |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Zurab Ochihava | |
| 4 October 2024 | FW | Samuel Tetteh | |
| 31 January 2025 | DF | Vugar Hasanov | Mingəçevir |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | Laurent Mendy | |

## 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 % |
| First Division | 13 September 2024 | | Matchday 1 | | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | +30 | 077.78 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 31 October 2024 | 4 December 2024 | Second round | Last 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 6 | +32 | 075.00 |
Last updated: 13 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Qəbələ | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 | 45 | Promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League |
| 2 | Karvan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 33 | |
| 3 | İmişli | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 31 | |
| 4 | Baku Sporting | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 25 | |
| 5 | Zaqatala | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 March 2025. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | | | | |
| Result | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | | | | |
| Position | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Results
### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 13 March 2025

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Səlahət Ağayev | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Samir Hasanov | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Emil Suleymanov | 18 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Urfan Ismayilov | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Voronsov | 12 | 2 | 6+5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Shahin Shahniyarov | 19 | 3 | 14+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Asif Mammadov | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Nicat Aliyev | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CGO | Domi Massoumou | 20 | 11 | 13+5 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Abdullahi Shuaibu | 20 | 6 | 12+6 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Oche Ochowechi | 18 | 4 | 11+5 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Ziya Shakarkhanov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Farid Isgandarov | 13 | 1 | 2+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | AZE | Ibrahim Ramazanov | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | AZE | Elnur Mustafayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | AZE | Eshqin Ahmadov | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | AZE | Murad Musayev | 14 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | AZE | Elvin Yunuszade | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | AZE | Salman Alasgarov | 7 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | AZE | Nuqay Rashidov | 17 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Suleyman Damadayev | 19 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Elshad Taghiyev | 19 | 4 | 10+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 23 | FW | AZE | Mehrac Bakhshali | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Gabala during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | AZE | Vugar Hasanov | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SEN | Laurent Mendy | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | First Division | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 14 | Domi Massoumou | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Abdullahi Shuaibu | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 97 | Elshad Taghiyev | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Oche Ochowechi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Shahin Shahniyarov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 28 | Murad Musayev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Ruslan Voronsov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 27 | Eshqin Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 4 | Vugar Hasanov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 66 | Nuqay Rashidov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 44 | Salman Alasgarov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 22 | Farid Isgandarov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 34 | 4 | 38 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | First Division | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Səlahət Ağayev | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 16 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | First Division | First Division | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Səlahət Ağayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Emil Suleymanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Urfan Ismayilov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Shahin Shahniyarov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Asif Mammadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Nicat Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Domi Massoumou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Farid Isgandarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Eshqin Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Murad Musayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Salman Alasgarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Nuqay Rashidov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | Suleyman Damadayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Elshad Taghiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Vugar Hasanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |