Sabail FK

Sabail FK
Full nameSəbail Futbol Klubu
NicknameDənizçilər (The Sailors)
Founded2016 (2016)
GroundASCO Arena
Capacity3,200
PresidentFiruz Qarayev
ManagerAdil Shukurov
LeagueAzerbaijan First League
2024–25Azerbaijan Premier League, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Websitewww.sabailfc.az

Sabail FK (Azerbaijani: Səbail Futbol Klubu, pronounced [sæbɑːˈil]) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sabail, Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan First 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.[1] Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.[2]

Sabail's 2024-25 season of the Azerbaijan Premier League was a dismal one. 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,[3] and on March 6, the role was temporarily assigned to Elvin Mammadov, the head coach of the club’s U-19 team.[4] On March 11, 2025, Javid Huseynov was appointed as the new head coach.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Just hours later, the club announced his dismissal.[8][9][10] On March 17, it was announced that Elvin Mammadov was appointed as head coach until the end of the season.[11]

During the 2025–26 season, the club once again made a change in head coach. On 27 November 2025, Elvin Mammadov resigned,[12] and on 29 November, Adil Shukurov was appointed as the new head coach.[13]

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Manufacturer Sponsor
Div Pos P W D L GF GA Pts Name League
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
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
2020–21 1st 8th 28 5 9 14 21 42 24 Quarter-finals Amil Yunanov 6 Aftandil Hacıyev
2021–22 1st 8th 28 4 3 21 17 57 15 Quarter-finals Nicolas Rajsel 5 Aftandil Hacıyev
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

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

Main article: Bayil Stadium

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

Players

Current squad

As of 30 September 2025[14][15]
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AZE Rashad Azizli
3 DF  AZE Zahir Mirzazada
4 MF  AZE Sabayil Bagirov
5 MF  MLI Momo Sacko
6 MF  AZE Azad Asgarov
7 FW  AZE Nicat Süleymanov
8 MF  AZE Bahadur Haziyev
10 FW  IRN Ali Babaei
11 MF  AZE Asim Alizade
12 GK  AZE Vüsal Shabanov
14 MF  AZE Turan Valizade (on loan from Araz-Naxçıvan)
15 DF  AZE Fakhri Mammadli
16 DF  AZE Emin Rüstamov
17 MF  AZE Rahman Hajiyev
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  AZE Tuhay Alizade
20 DF  AZE Murad Farzaliyev
21 FW  BRA Paulinho
22 FW  GHA Mustapha Yakubu
25 GK  AZE Fayyaz Mehdizada
30 FW  AZE Kamran Quliyev
39 DF  AZE Sadiq Quliyev
44 MF  AZE Murad Mustafayev
67 MF  AZE Ravan Abasov
74 DF  AZE Yusif Nabiyev
83 MF  BRA Afonso
89 MF  AZE Ömar Qurbanov
99 FW  AZE Emil Qasımov

Reserve team

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

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Adil Shukurov
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 Honours 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[16] 1 year, 12 days 31 7 5 19 23 45 022.58
Aftandil Hacıyev  Azerbaijan 11 June 2018[2] 23 May 2022[17] 3 years, 346 days 86 25 20 41 86 124 029.07
Mahmud Qurbanov  Azerbaijan 26 May 2022[18] 28 December 2022[19] 216 days 21 5 4 12 21 32 023.81
Shahin Diniyev  Azerbaijan 29 December 2022[20] 3 November 2024[21] 1 year, 310 days 72 21 14 37 122 106 029.17
Elvin Mammadov  Azerbaijan 6 November 2024[22] 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

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References

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  14. ^ "MƏŞQÇİLƏR" (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FC. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
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  19. ^ ""Səbail" PFK baş məşqçisi Mahmud Qurbanov tutduğu vəzifəsindən istefası ilə bağlı klub rəhbərliyinə müraciət edib". facebook.com/SabailFC (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK Facebook. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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