Sabah FC


Sabah Football Club is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Masazır. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, their top tier of Azerbaijani football.

History

Sabah were formed on 8 September 2017, joining the Azerbaijan First Division for the 2017–18 season, in which they finished 5th. After the four teams above them in the league failed or decline promotion, Sabah were granted a license to participate in Azerbaijan Premier League on 12 May 2018. Sabah's first game in the Azerbaijan Premier League was against Keşla on the 12 August 2018, a game they won 1-0 thanks to a Marko Dević goal. Sabah went on to finish their first Premier League season in 7th position, avoiding relegation.
On 16 September, Elshad Ahmadov resigned as manager with Igor Ponomaryov taking over on an interim basis. On 26 November, Sabah announced that Željko Sopić had been appointed manager on an 18-month contract.

Domestic history

Colours and badge

Sabah's features rays of sunshine incased in a shield.
The team's main colours are blue-white, with their kit being made by Spanish clothing company Joma during their first season, and Macron from the start of the 2018-19 season.

Stadium

The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 13,000.

Players

Current squad

For recent transfers, see 2019–20 Sabah FK season and Transfers summer 2020.

Out on loan

Reserve team

plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

Club officials

Management

Coaching staff

Club Records

Top goalscorers

NameYearsLeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal
1 Marko Dević2018–2019
2 Ulysse Diallo2019–
2 Javid Imamverdiyev2018–
4 Amadou Diallo2019–
4 Hendrick Ekstein2019–
4 Rashad Eyyubov2019–
7 Bakhtiyar Soltanov2018–2019
7 Roger Rojas2019–
7 Bahlul Mustafazade2019–

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 10 July 2020. Only competitive matches are counted.
NameNat.FromToPWDLGSGA%WHonoursNotes
Arif Asadov8 September 20171 July 2018
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Elshad Ahmadov1 July 201816 September 2019
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Igor Ponomaryov 16 September 201926 November 2019
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Željko Sopić26 November 20193 July 2020
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Vicente Gómez10 July 2020
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