# 2023–24 Sumgayit FK season

The Sumgayit FK 2023–24 season was Sumgayit's thirteenth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and fourteenth season in their history.

## Season events

On 5 June, Sumgayit announced the return of Mekhti Dzhenetov after two seasons with Zira, to a three-year contract.
On 7 June, Sumgayit announced the return of Orkhan Sadigli, to a two-year contract from Kapaz.
On 21 June, Sumgayit announced the signing of Rovlan Muradov from Gabala to a two-year contract.
On 10 July, Sumgayit announced the signing of Kamran Guliyev from Sabah to a three-year contract.
On 17 July, Sumgayit announced the signing of Erik Sorga from Lokomotiv Plovdiv to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 19 July, Sumgayit announced the signing of Roi Kahat from Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona to a two-year contract.
On 21 July, Sumgayit announced the signing of Easah Suliman from Vitória de Guimarães to a two-year contract.
On 23 July, Sumgayit announced the signing of Octávio from CSKA 1948 Sofia to a one-year contract.
On 3 August, Sumgayit announced the signing of Trésor Mossi from KVC Westerlo to a one-year contract.
On 22 August, Sumgayit announced the signing of Abou Dosso from Bnei Sakhnin to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 1 September, Sumgayit announced the signing of Casimir Ninga from Anorthosis Famagusta to a one-year contract.
On 11 September, Sumgayit announced the signing of Kristijan Velinovski from AP Brera to a two-year contract.
On 22 February, Sumgayit announced the signing of Jordan Rezabala from Guayaquil City on a contract until the end of 2024.

## 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 | Mekhti Dzhenetov | GK | (1996-02-18)18 February 1996 (aged 28) | Zira | 2023 | 2026 | 112 | 0 |
| 15 | Orkhan Sadigli | GK | (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 31) | Kapaz | 2023 | 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Murad Aghamaliyev | GK | (2006-12-27)27 December 2006 (aged 17) | Academy | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Khayal Feyzullayev | GK | (2005-06-14)14 June 2005 (aged 18) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | Easah Suliman | DF | (1998-01-26)26 January 1998 (aged 26) | Vitória | 2023 | 2025 | 29 | 4 |
| 5 | Steven Pereira | DF | (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 30) | Maritzburg United | 2022 | | 23 | 1 |
| 12 | Abou Dosso | DF | (1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 28) | Bnei Sakhnin | 2023 | 2024 | 31 | 0 |
| 14 | Elvin Badalov | DF | (1995-06-14)14 June 1995 (aged 28) | Sabah | 2019 | | 132 | 4 |
| 17 | Murad Khachayev | DF | (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 26) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2019 | | 136 | 6 |
| 20 | Aykhan Süleymanly | DF | (2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 20) | on loan from Zira | 2022 | | 23 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Vugar Mustafayev | MF | (1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 29) | Zira | 2019 | | 129 | 0 |
| 7 | Rovlan Muradov | MF | (1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 26) | Gabala | 2023 | 2025 | 37 | 4 |
| 8 | Sabuhi Abdullazade | MF | (2001-12-18)18 December 2001 (aged 22) | Academy | 2017 | | 133 | 4 |
| 10 | Kamran Aliyev | MF | (1998-10-15)15 October 1998 (aged 25) | Arsenal Tula | 2023 | | 49 | 4 |
| 16 | Tural Axverdiyev | MF | (2003-11-13)13 November 2003 (aged 20) | Academy | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Roi Kahat | MF | (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 32) | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2023 | 2025 | 37 | 6 |
| 21 | Nihad Ahmadzade | MF | (2006-07-23)23 July 2006 (aged 17) | Academy | 2022 | | 22 | 1 |
| 23 | Jordan Rezabala | MF | (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 24) | Guayaquil City | 2024 | 2024 | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | Sanan Muradli | MF | (2006-01-04)4 January 2006 (aged 18) | Academy | 2023 | | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Octávio | MF | (1993-12-29)29 December 1993 (aged 30) | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 2023 | 2024 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 | Trésor Mossi | MF | (2001-08-28)28 August 2001 (aged 22) | UN Käerjéng 97 | 2023 | 2024 | 31 | 0 |
| 71 | Masaki Murata | MF | (1999-08-29)29 August 1999 (aged 24) | Valmiera | 2023 | 2024 | 54 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Erik Sorga | FW | (1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 24) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2023 | 2024 | 29 | 6 |
| 11 | Casimir Ninga | FW | (1993-05-17)17 May 1993 (aged 31) | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2023 | 2024 | 30 | 8 |
| 18 | Kristijan Velinovski | FW | (1999-05-31)31 May 1999 (aged 24) | AP Brera | 2023 | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Kamran Guliyev | FW | (2000-03-11)11 March 2000 (aged 24) | Sabah | 2023 | 2026 | 18 | 3 |
| 41 | Ugur Jahangirov | FW | (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 22) | Shamakhi | 2023 | | 1 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 5 June 2023 | GK | Mekhti Dzhenetov | Zira | Undisclosed |
| 7 June 2023 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | Kapaz | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2023 | MF | Rovlan Muradov | Gabala | Undisclosed |
| 10 July 2023 | FW | Kamran Guliyev | Sabah | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2023 | FW | Erik Sorga | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2023 | MF | Roi Kahat | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2023 | DF | Easah Suliman | Vitória de Guimarães | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2023 | MF | Octávio | CSKA 1948 Sofia | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2023 | MF | Trésor Mossi | KVC Westerlo | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2023 | DF | Abou Dosso | Bnei Sakhnin | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2023 | FW | Casimir Ninga | Anorthosis Famagusta | Undisclosed |
| 11 September 2023 | FW | Kristijan Velinovski | AP Brera | Undisclosed |
| 22 February 2024 | MF | Jordan Rezabala | Guayaquil City | Undisclosed |

## 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 | 4th | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 041.67 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 29 November 2023 | 9 February 2024 | Second Round | Quarterfinal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 042.50 |
Last updated: 25 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 | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | 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 | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
* ↑ matchday 3
* ↑ matchday 4
* ↑ matchday 5
* ↑ matchday 6
* ↑ matchday 7
* ↑ matchday 8
* ↑ matchday 9
* ↑ matchday 10
* ↑ matchday 2

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Zira | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Sabah | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Sumgayit | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Neftçi | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 56 | |
| 6 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 48 | |
* 1 2 Zira are ahead of Sabah on head-to-head points: Zira 1–0 Sabah, Sabah 0–1 Zira, Zira 0–1 Sabah, Sabah 0–1 Zira
* ↑ The 2023–24 Azerbaijan Cup winners qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Qarabağ) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the second-placed team, and the second Conference League second round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

### 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 | Mekhti Dzhenetov | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | PAK | Easah Suliman | 29 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev | 20 | 1 | 15+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Rovlan Muradov | 38 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 39 | 2 | 31+4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | EST | Erik Sorga | 30 | 7 | 14+13 | 5 | 1+2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Kamran Aliyev | 36 | 4 | 20+11 | 2 | 1+4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | CHA | Casimir Ninga | 30 | 7 | 22+6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CIV | Abou Dosso | 32 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Badalov | 35 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | GK | AZE | Orkhan Sadigli | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Tural Axverdiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Murad Khachayev | 40 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | MKD | Kristijan Velinovski | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ISR | Roi Kahat | 37 | 7 | 34+1 | 6 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Aykhan Suleymanli | 20 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Nihad Ahmadzade | 14 | 1 | 1+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ECU | Jordan Rezabala | 10 | 2 | 4+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | AZE | Kamran Guliyev | 19 | 3 | 3+13 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | MF | AZE | Sanan Muradli | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | GK | AZE | Khayal Feyzullayev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | AZE | Ugur Jahangirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | BRA | Octávio | 29 | 0 | 14+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | BDI | Trésor Mossi | 32 | 0 | 12+16 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | JPN | Masaki Murata | 38 | 1 | 31+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Casimir Ninga | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 19 | Roi Kahat | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Erik Sorga | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Rovlan Muradov | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Easah Suliman | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Kamran Aliyev | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 30 | Kamran Guliyev | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 23 | Jordan Rezabala | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 14 | Elvin Badalov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 71 | Masaki Murata | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 35 | Sanan Muradli | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 21 | Nihad Ahmadzade | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 37 | 12 | 49 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 1 | Mekhti Dzhenetov | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | GK | 15 | Orkhan Sadigli | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GK | 36 | Khayal Feyzullayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 1 | 16 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Mekhti Dzhenetov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Easah Suliman | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Vugar Mustafayev | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Rovlan Muradov | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sabuhi Abdullazade | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Erik Sorga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Kamran Aliyev | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Casimir Ninga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Abou Dosso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Elvin Badalov | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | Orkhan Sadigli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Murad Khachayev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Roi Kahat | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Aykhan Suleymanli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jordan Rezabala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | Octávio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | Trésor Mossi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | Masaki Murata | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players who left Sumgayit during the season: ||||||||||
| | | TOTALS | 90 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 1 |