# 2019–20 Keşla FK season

The Keşla 2019–20 season was Keşla's second full season since the changed their name on 28 October 2017, and the nineteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season.

## Season events

On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 season had been officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
On 22 June, Vusal Isgandarli, Azer Salahli, Tarlan Guliyev and Ruslan Amirjanov all signed a new contracts with Keşla, until the end of the 2020–21 season.
On 25 June, John Kamara signed a new contract with Keşla for the 2020–21 season.
On 26 June, Rashad Azizli and Ilkin Qirtimov signed new one-year contracts with Keşla.

## Squad

    As of match played 8 March 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Stanislav Namașco | GK | (1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 33) | Zeta | 2019 | 2020 | 22 | 0 |
| 94 | Rashad Azizli | GK | (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 26) | Sumgayit | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Ilkin Qirtimov | DF | (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 29) | Zira | 2019 | 2021 | 100 | 3 |
| 3 | Jabir Amirli | DF | (1997-01-06)6 January 1997 (aged 23) | | 2018 | | 42 | 1 |
| 4 | Slavik Alkhasov | DF | (1993-02-06)6 February 1993 (aged 27) | Sumgayit | 2016 | 2020 | 98 | 11 |
| 5 | Franco Flores | DF | (1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 33) | Alki Oroklini | 2019 | 2020 | 20 | 1 |
| 18 | Ruslan Amirjanov | DF | (1985-02-01)1 February 1985 (aged 35) | Sabail | 2018 | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Azer Salahli | DF | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 26) | Sumgayit | 2018 | 2021 | 27 | 0 |
| 21 | Mijuško Bojović | DF | (1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (aged 31) | Újpest | 2019 | 2020 | 19 | 2 |
| 33 | Tarlan Guliyev | DF | (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 28) | Qarabağ | 2016 | 2021 | 92 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Rashad Sadygov | MF | (1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 36) | | 2019 | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Tural Bayramli | MF | (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 22) | BFC Daugavpils | 2019 | | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | Zija Azizov | MF | (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 21) | NEC Nijmegen | 2019 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | César Meza | MF | (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 28) | loan from Universitatea Craiova | 2019 | 2020 | 82 | 13 |
| 13 | Parviz Azadov | MF | (2000-10-19)19 October 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Vusal Isgandarli | MF | (1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 24) | Zira | 2019 | 2021 | 36 | 4 |
| 22 | Afran Ismayilov | MF | (1988-10-08)8 October 1988 (aged 31) | Sumgayit | 2019 | 2020 | 31 | 4 |
| 25 | John Kamara | MF | (1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 32) | Kaisar | 2019 | 2021 | 33 | 1 |
| 30 | Shohrux Gadoyev | MF | (1991-12-31)31 December 1991 (aged 28) | Bunyodkor | 2020 | 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 90 | Orxan Faracov | MF | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Lorenzo Frutos | FW | (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 31) | Deportivo Lara | 2019 | 2020 | 17 | 6 |
| 11 | Ruslan Gurbanov | FW | (1991-09-12)12 September 1991 (aged 28) | Sabail | 2019 | 2020 | 17 | 2 |
| 42 | Alexander Christovão | FW | (1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 27) | Al-Mujazzal | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Emin Guliyev | FW | (1998-01-09)9 January 1998 (aged 22) | | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Xazar Mahmudov | FW | (2000-11-23)23 November 2000 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | | 4 | 3 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 14 | Emin Mehdiyev | MF | (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 27) | | 2019 | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Shahin Zakiyev | GK | (1999-06-11)11 June 1999 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2015 | | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Murad Gayali | DF | (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 21) | Trainee | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 3 June 2019 | GK | Rashad Azizli | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 10 June 2019 | FW | Ruslan Gurbanov | Sabail | Undisclosed |
| 17 June 2019 | DF | Franco Flores | Alki Oroklini | Undisclosed |
| 19 June 2019 | MF | Zija Azizov | NEC Nijmegen | Undislosed |
| 5 July 2019 | GK | Stanislav Namașco | Zeta | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2019 | DF | Ilkin Qirtimov | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2019 | DF | Emin Mehdiyev | | |
| 11 July 2019 | DF | Mijuško Bojović | Újpest | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2019 | FW | Lorenzo Frutos | Deportivo Lara | Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2019 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | Sumgayit | Free |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Tural Bayramli | Daugavpils | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Rashad Sadygov | | Free |
| 11 December 2019 | MF | Shohrux Gadoyev | Bunyodkor | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2020 | FW | Alexander Christovão | Al-Mujazzal | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2020 | MF | Murad Agayev | Sabail | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 22 July 2019 | MF | | César Meza | Universitatea Craiova | End of Season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Sertan Tashkin | Sumgayit | 13 June 2019 |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Javid Əliyev | | |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Orxan Fərəcov | | |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Vagif Javadov | | |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Nurlan Quliyev | | |
| 19 June 2019 | MF | Samir Masimov | Olimp Khimki | |
| 24 December 2019 | GK | Shahin Zakiyev | | |
| 31 December 2019 | MF | Emin Mehdiyev | | |
| January 2020 | DF | Murad Gayali | Sabail | 10 January 2020 |
| 22 June 2020 | DF | Jabir Amirli | Neftçi | 1 July 2020 |
| 22 June 2020 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | Sabah | 25 June 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | DF | Franco Flores | Doxa Drama | 31 October 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | MF | Murad Agayev | | |
| 29 June 2020 | MF | Tural Bayramli | Zira | 19 July 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | Sabail | 3 September 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | FW | Ruslan Gurbanov | Zira | 19 July 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | FW | Lorenzo Frutos | | |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | Zija Azizov | Den Bosch | |

## Competitions
### Azerbaijan 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: 8 March 2020. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 45 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Neftçi Baku | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Keşla | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Sumgayit | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 23 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Zira | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 23 | |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 March 2020

### 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 | MDA | Stanislav Namașco | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Ilkin Qirtimov | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Jabir Amirli | 21 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Slavik Alkhasov | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Franco Flores | 20 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Rashad Sadygov | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramli | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Lorenzo Frutos | 17 | 6 | 15+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PAR | César Meza | 19 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Ruslan Gurbanov | 17 | 2 | 14+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Parviz Azadov | 6 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | AZE | Emin Mehdiyev | 10 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Vusal Isgandarli | 23 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AZE | Ruslan Amirjanov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Azer Salahli | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | MNE | Mijuško Bojović | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AZE | Afran Ismayilov | 18 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SLE | John Kamara | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | UZB | Shohrux Gadoyev | 6 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Tarlan Guliyev | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ANG | Alexander Christovão | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | AZE | Orxan Faracov | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 94 | GK | AZE | Rashad Azizli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Xazar Mahmudov | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Players away from Keşla on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Keşla during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Lorenzo Frutos | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | César Meza | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Vusal Isgandarli | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 97 | Xazar Mahmudov | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Ruslan Gurbanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Tural Bayramli | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 21 | Mijuško Bojović | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 30 | Shohrux Gadoyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Slavik Alkhasov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 5 | Franco Flores | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 13 | Parviz Azadov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 18 | Ruslan Amirjanov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | | Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 27 | 4 | 31 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Stanislav Namașco | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | | | | TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Stanislav Namașco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Ilkin Qirtimov | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jabir Amirli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Slavik Alkhasov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Franco Flores | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Rashad Sadygov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Tural Bayramli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Lorenzo Frutos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | César Meza | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | Ruslan Gurbanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Parviz Azadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Emin Mehdiyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Vusal Isgandarli | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Azer Salahli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Mijuško Bojović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Afran Ismayilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | John Kamara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Shohrux Gadoyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Tarlan Guliyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | Alexander Christovão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Xazar Mahmudov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Keşla during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 65 | 4 |