# 2018–19 Sabah FK season

The Sabah FK 2018–19 season was Sabah's first Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their second season in existence.

## Squad

    As of match played 11 May 2018
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 29) | Khazar Baku | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Saša Stamenković | GK | (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39) | | 2018 | | 27 | 0 |
| 32 | Dmytro Bezruk | GK | (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28) | Chornomorets Odesa | 2019 | | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 5 | Karim Diniyev | DF | (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) | Sabail | 2018 | | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | Zahid Mardanov | DF | (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 24) | | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Filip Ivanović | DF | (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32) | Radnik Surdulica | 2018 | | 25 | 1 |
| 19 | Magsad Isayev | DF | (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) | Keşla | 2018 | | 25 | 1 |
| 21 | Novruz Mammadov | DF | (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 34) | Khazar Baku | 2018 | | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | Wanderson | DF | (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33) | Bnei Sakhnin | 2018 | | 28 | 1 |
| 87 | Elchin Mustafayev | DF | (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Tayyar Mammadov | DF | (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28) | loan from Neftchi Baku | 2018 | 2019 | | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Tarzin Jahangirov | MF | (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 (age 32) | Kapaz | 2018 | | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Vadim Abdullayev | MF | (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 (age 29) | Shuvalan | 2018 | | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | Rashad Eyyubov | MF | (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992 (age 31) | Neftchi Baku | 2019 | | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Elshan Abdullayev | MF | (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) | Qarabağ | 2018 | | 14 | 1 |
| 10 | Javid Imamverdiyev | MF | (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34) | Sumgayit | 2018 | 2021 | 26 | 2 |
| 15 | Éric Ramos | MF | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | General Díaz | 2018 | | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | Kanan Həsənov | MF | (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 25) | Khazar Lankaran | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Tamkin Khalilzade | MF | (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 31) | Gabala | 2019 | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Miloš Bosančić | MF | (1988-05-22) 22 May 1988 (age 36) | Keşla | 2018 | | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | Eltun Turabov | MF | (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) | Qarabağ | 2018 | | 23 | 0 |
| 45 | Tolqar Yaqubov | MF | (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24) | | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Shakir Seyidov | MF | (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 23) | Academy | 2018 | | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | Elçin Əsədov | MF | (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25) | Neftchi Baku | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Joshgun Diniyev | MF | (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29) | Qarabağ | 2019 | 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Marko Dević | FW | (1983-10-27) 27 October 1983 (age 40) | Vaduz | 2018 | | 21 | 8 |
| 11 | Elgun Nabiyev | FW | (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) | Zira | 2018 | | 27 | 1 |
| 27 | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | FW | (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) | Khazar Baku | 2018 | | 15 | 2 |
| 42 | Reza Bigdeloo | FW | (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23) | | 2019 | | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | Emil Qasımov | FW | (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) | | 2018 | | 8 | 1 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Ülvi İbazadə | MF | (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 (age 28) | Gabala | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Elvin Badalov | DF | (1995-06-14) 14 June 1995 (age 29) | Karabakh Wien | 2018 | | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Vitaliy Kvashuk | MF | (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31) | Neman Grodno | 2018 | | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | Tural Gurbatov | FW | (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) | Khazar Baku | 2018 | | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Elvin Yunuszade | DF | (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32) | Qarabağ | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Alibey Mammadli | MF | | | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Aydın Bayramov | GK | (1996-02-18) 18 February 1996 (age 28) | MOIK Baku | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 26 June 2018 | GK | Saša Stamenković | | Free |
| 26 June 2018 | DF | Filip Ivanović | Radnik Surdulica | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2018 | MF | Josip Balić | Krško | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2018 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | Khazar Baku | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2018 | MF | Javid Imamverdiyev | Sumgayit | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2018 | MF | Wanderson | Bnei Sakhnin | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2018 | MF | Éric Ramos | General Díaz | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2018 | FW | Marko Dević | Vaduz | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | Qarabağ | Undisclosed |
| | MF | Miloš Bosančić | Keşla | Undisclosed |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Rashad Eyyubov | Neftchi Baku | Free |
| 29 December 2018 | MF | Tamkin Khalilzade | Gabala | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2019 | MF | Joshgun Diniyev | Qarabağ | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 9 January 2019 | DF | | Elvin Yunuszade | Sabail | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| | MF | Josip Balić | Fastav Zlín | |
| 21 December 2018 | GK | Aydın Bayramov | Sumgayit | 6 January 2019 |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Elvin Badalov | Sumgayit | |
| 21 December 2018 | DF | Ulvi İbazade | | |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Alibey Mammadli | | |
| 21 December 2018 | MF | Vitaliy Kvashuk | Gomel | |
| 21 December 2018 | FW | Tural Gurbatov | | |
| 15 May 2019 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | Gabala | |
| 15 May 2019 | DF | Wanderson | São Caetano | 15 January 2020 |
| 15 May 2019 | DF | Novruz Mammadov | Kapaz | |
| 15 May 2019 | MF | Tarzin Jahangirov | | |
| 15 May 2019 | FW | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | Retired | Retired |

### Trial

| Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Ref. |
| January 2019 | January 2019 | FW | | Alexander Christovão | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | |

## 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: 11 May 2019. Source: See Results

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Gabala | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Zira | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sumgayit | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sabah | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 27 | |
| 8 | Keşla | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 23 | |

### Azerbaijan Cup
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 11 May 2019

### 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 | Tarlan Ahmadli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AZE | Tarzin Jahangirov | 17 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Karim Diniyev | 25 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vadim Abdullayev | 20 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Rashad Eyyubov | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Elshan Abdullayev | 13 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | UKR | Marko Dević | 21 | 8 | 20+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Javid Imamverdiyev | 26 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE | Elgun Nabiyev | 27 | 1 | 17+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | AZE | Zahid Mardanov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SRB | Filip Ivanović | 25 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | PAR | Éric Ramos | 26 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Kanan Həsənov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Tamkin Khalilzade | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | AZE | Magsad Isayev | 25 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | AZE | Novruz Mammadov | 17 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Miloš Bosančić | 12 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Wanderson | 28 | 1 | 21+4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | AZE | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 15 | 2 | 7+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Saša Stamenković | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Bezruk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | AZE | Eltun Turabov | 23 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | IRN | Reza Bigdeloo | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | AZE | Tolqar Yaqubov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Shakir Seyidov | 11 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | AZE | Elchin Mustafayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | AZE | Elçin Əsədov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | AZE | Joshgun Diniyev | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | AZE | Emil Qasımov | 8 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sabah during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | AZE | Ülvi İbazadə | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AZE | Elvin Badalov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Vitaliy Kvashuk | 11 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | AZE | Tural Gurbatov | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | AZE | Elvin Yunuszade | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Marko Dević | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Rashad Eyyubov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Javid Imamverdiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 27 | Bakhtiyar Soltanov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 22 | Miloš Bosančić | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 19 | Magsad Isayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 11 | Elgun Nabiyev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Elshan Abdullayev | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 13 | Filip Ivanović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 25 | Wanderson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Vitaliy Kvashuk | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 97 | Emil Qasımov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 20 | 3 | 23 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Karim Diniyev | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Vadim Abdullayev | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rashad Eyyubov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Marko Dević | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | Javid Imamverdiyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elgun Nabiyev | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Zahid Mardanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Filip Ivanović | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Éric Ramos | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Tamkin Khalilzade | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Magsad Isayev | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Novruz Mammadov | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Miloš Bosančić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Wanderson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | GK | Saša Stamenković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Dmytro Bezruk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Eltun Turabov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Shakir Seyidov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Joshgun Diniyev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Sabah during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Vitaliy Kvashuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 85 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 93 | 9 |