# Sabail FK

Sabail FK (Azerbaijani: Səbail Futbol Klubu, pronounced) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

## History

The club was established in 2016 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. After finishing their first season in the Azerbaijan Premier League in 7th position, Samir Aliyev left the role as manager by mutual consent on 22 May 2018. Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.
In the 2024-25 season of the Azerbaijan Premier League, Sabail experienced significant challenges. In the first half of the season, the club played 18 matches, winning only 2, drawing 3, and losing 13. As the season progressed, results worsened, and the team fell to the bottom of the league table due to consecutive defeats.
At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, Sabail was managed by Shahin Diniyev. On March 3, 2024, he announced his resignation from the club, and on March 6, the role was temporarily assigned to Elvin Mammadov, the head coach of the club’s U-19 team. On March 11, 2025, Javid Huseynov was appointed as the new head coach. However, the team's struggles continued. On February 11, 2025, Sabail suffered a heavy 0-5 defeat against Qarabağ, one of the season's biggest losses at that point. The challenges persisted, and after a 1-2 loss to Neftçi on March 16, 2025, Hüseynov strongly criticized the club’s management in the post-match press conference. Just hours later, the club announced his dismissal. On March 17, it was announced that Elvin Mammadov was appointed as head coach until the end of the season.

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Season | Div | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Azerbaijan Cup | Name | League | Manager | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 57 | Second round | Bayram Budagov | 18 | Elman Sultanov | Kappa | Federation support |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 7th | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 39 | 23 | Quarter-finals | Vüqar Nadirov | 3 | Samir Aliyev | Nike | Federation support |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 41 | Quarter-finals | Aghabala Ramazanov | 7 | Aftandil Hacıyev | Macron | AZ Tea |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 7th | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 20 | Quarter-finals | Three Players | 3 | Aftandil Hacıyev | Nike | AZ Tea |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 24 | Quarter-finals | Amil Yunanov | 6 | Aftandil Hacıyev | Nike | AZ Tea |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 57 | 15 | Quarter-finals | Nicolas Rajsel | 5 | Aftandil Hacıyev | Nike | AZ Tea |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 9th | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 62 | 29 | Semi-finals | Franco Mazurek | 6 | Mahmud Qurbanov Shahin Diniyev | Jako | ASCO |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 7th | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 42 | Quarter-finals | Alexandre Ramalingom | 15 | Shahin Diniyev | Adidas | ASCO |

### European history

As of 17 July 2019
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Universitatea Craiova | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–6 |

#### Notes

* QR: Qualifying round

## Stadium

Sabail's home ground is the Bayil Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,200.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 27 February 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Hüseynali Guliyev |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Dmytro Lytvyn |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Marko Nikolić |
| 5 | MF | ISR | Gitay Sofir |
| 6 | DF | AZE | Jabir Amirli |
| 7 | FW | GNB | Madi Queta |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Gorka Larrucea |
| 10 | FW | GNB | David Gomis |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Rufat Abdullazade |
| 12 | GK | AZE | Alirza Müshtabazada |
| 14 | FW | NED | Soulyman Allouch |
| 15 | DF | AZE | Vusal Masimov |
| 16 | DF | AZE | Emin Rustamov |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Gülaga Asadov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Suleyman Ahmadov |
| 19 | MF | AZE | Samir Abdullayev |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Mert Çelik |
| 21 | FW | MAR | Ayman Bouali |
| 22 | FW | AZE | Mirabdulla Abbasov |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Nijat Mammadzada |
| 44 | DF | ALB | Amir Bilali |
| 74 | DF | AZE | Yusif Nabiyev |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Farid Nabiyev |
| 83 | DF | AZE | Nihad Guliyev |
| 96 | MF | AZE | Ilkin Muradov |
| 97 | MF | AZE | Oruj Mammadov |
| 99 | DF | RWA | Innocent Nshuti |

### Reserve team

Sabail-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Elvin Mammadov |
| Assistant coach | Azer Mammadov Karim Diniyev |
| Goalkeeping coach | Fuad Asadov |
| Fitness coach | Elmir Khankishiyev |
| Reserve team head coach | Elman Sultanov |

### Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 16 March 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | Duration | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Notes |
| Elman Sultanov | Azerbaijan | 10 May 2016 | 10 May 2017 | 1 year, 0 days | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 30 | 066.67 | |
| Samir Aliyev | Azerbaijan | 10 May 2017 | 22 May 2018 | 1 year, 12 days | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 45 | 022.58 | |
| Aftandil Hacıyev | Azerbaijan | 11 June 2018 | 23 May 2022 | 3 years, 346 days | 86 | 25 | 20 | 41 | 86 | 124 | 029.07 | |
| Mahmud Qurbanov | Azerbaijan | 26 May 2022 | 28 December 2022 | 216 days | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 023.81 | |
| Shahin Diniyev | Azerbaijan | 29 December 2022 | 3 November 2024 | 1 year, 310 days | 72 | 21 | 14 | 37 | 122 | 106 | 029.17 | |
| Elvin Mammadov | Azerbaijan | 6 November 2024 | 11 November 2024 | 5 days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 000.00 | interim |
| Javid Huseynov | Azerbaijan | 11 November 2024 | 16 March 2025 | 125 days | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 018.75 | |
| Elvin Mammadov | Azerbaijan | 16 March 2025 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
* Notes:
P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against %W – Percentage of matches won
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