2019–20 Gabala FC season

The 2019–20 season was Gabala FK's 15th season, and their 14th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala will also take part in the Azerbaijan Cup and the Europa League. Gabala finished the season in 8th position due to the premature end of the season and were spared relegation, whilst they were due to play Zira in the Semifinal of the Azerbaijan Cup before its cancellation. In the Europa League Gabala were knocked out by Dinamo Tbilisi in the Second Qualifying Round.

Gabala

2019-20 season
Chairman	Tale Heydarov
Manager	Sanan Gurbanov (until 31 August) Elmar Bakhshiyev (Caretaker) (from 2 September)
Stadium	Gabala City Stadium
Premier League	8th
Azerbaijan Cup	Semifinal
Europa League	Second Qualifying Round vs Dinamo Tbilisi
Top goalscorer	League: Davit Volkovi (5) All: Davit Volkovi (7)
Home colours Away colours
← 2018-19 2020-21 →

Season events

On 15 June, Gabala announced the signing of Kamal Mirzayev and Sadig Guliyev from Zira, with both players signing one-year contracts.^[1][2]

On 21 June, Gabala signed Fernań López to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, from Barakaldo.^[3]

On 27 June, Gabala signed Merab Gigauri to a one-year contract from Torpedo Kutaisi.^[4]

On 4 July, Gabala signed Christian Kouakou to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from MFK Karviná.^[5]

On 10 July, Gabala signed Clésio to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from İstanbulspor.^[6]

On 19 July, Gabala signed a six-month contract with Ivica Žunić.^[7]

On 23 August, new signing Kamal Mirzayev left the club to sign a one-year contract with Al-Salmiya of the Kuwait Premier League.^[8]

On 31 August, Sanan Gurbanov resigned as manager following Gabala's 4–0 defeat at home to Keşla.^[9]

On 2 September, Gabala announced that Elmar Bakhshiyev had been appointed as the club's caretaker manager.^[10]

On 31 October, Gabala announced the signing of Ibrahima Niasse on a contract until the end of the season.^[11]

On 7 January, Gabala announced the return of Ehtiram Shahverdiyev on a contract until the summer of 2021.^[12]

On 28 January, Niasse left Gabala to sign for PAS Lamia 1964.^[13]

On 30 January, Gabala announced the signing of Abdelrafik Gérard on an 18-month contract.^[14]

On 4 February, Gabala announced the signing of Nicolas Rajsel on an 18-month contract.^[15]

On 11 February, Gabala announced the signing of Rodrigo Gattas, on an 18-month contract.^[16]

On 20 February, Gabala announced that they had signed Yaovi Akakpo to a 2.5-year contract at the end of 2019.^[17]

On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[18]

On 21 May 2020, Gabala announced that Amin Seydiyev would leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.^[19]

On 4 June 2020, Gabala announced that youngsters Samir Maharramli and Idris Ingilabli would also leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.^[20]

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.^[21]

Squad

As of match played 7 March 2020^[22][23]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Anar Nazirov		GK	(1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 34)	Zira	2019[24]	2020[24]	54	0
33	Müşfiq Nadirov		GK	(2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 18)	Trainee	2020		0	0
94	Tarlan Ahmadli		GK	(1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 25)	Sabah	2019		7	0
Defenders
2	Amin Seydiyev		DF	(1998-11-15)15 November 1998 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017		39	1
3	Ivica Žunić		DF	(1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 31)	Atyrau	2019[7]		21	2
4	Sadig Guliyev		DF	(1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 25)	Zira	2019[2]	2020[2]	28	0
5	Rasim Ramaldanov		DF	(1986-01-24)24 January 1986 (aged 34)	Kolkheti-1913 Poti	2017[25]		39	1
20	Faig Hajiyev		DF	(1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017		4	0
28	Murad Musayev		DF	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 26)	Zira	2019		38	0
53	Khayal Muradov		DF	(2001-04-06)6 April 2001 (aged 19)	Trainee	2019		0	0
74	Yusif Nabiyev		DF	(1997-09-03)3 September 1997 (aged 22)	Trainee	2015		21	0
Midfielders
7	Roman Huseynov		MF	(1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 22)	Trainee	2015		39	2
8	Gismat Aliyev		MF	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 23)	Trainee	2014		81	1
9	Ehtiram Shahverdiyev		MF	(1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (aged 23)	Sumgayit	2020[12]	2021[12]	7	0
11	Asif Mammadov		MF	(1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 33)	Inter Baku	2015		143+	12
12	Abdelrafik Gérard		MF	(1993-06-08)8 June 1993 (aged 27)	Union SG	2020[14]	2021[14]	4	0
17	Yaovi Akakpo		MF	(1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 21)		2019[17]	2022[17]	1	0
19	Rovlan Muradov		MF	(1998-03-28)28 March 1998 (aged 22)	Trainee	2017		23	4
21	Fernań López		MF	(1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 25)	Barakaldo	2019[3]	2020[3]	22	3
55	Idris Ingilabli		MF	(2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 18)	Trainee	2019		4	0
77	Merab Gigauri		MF	(1993-01-05)5 January 1993 (aged 27)	Torpedo Kutaisi	2019[4]	2020[4]	22	0
Forwards
10	Clésio		FW	(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 25)	İstanbulspor	2019[6]	2020[6]	22	3
14	Ulvi Isgandarov		FW	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 22)	Trainee	2017		22	5
22	Rodrigo Gattas		FW	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 28)	York9	2020[16]	2021[16]	2	0
32	Nicolas Rajsel		FW	(1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 27)	KV Oostende	2020[15]	2021[15]	4	4
Out on loan
17	James Adeniyi		FW	(1992-12-20)20 December 1992 (aged 27)	Skënderbeu Korçë	2018[26]	2021[26]	31	12
77	Samir Gurbanov		MF	(2001-03-21)21 March 2001 (aged 19)	Trainee	2018		1	0
Left during the season
6	Kamal Mirzoyev		MF	(1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 25)	Zira	2019[1]	2020[1]	5	0
6	Ibrahima Niasse		MF	(1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 32)	Raja Casablanca	2019	2020[11]	40	1
9	Davit Volkovi		FW	(1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 25)	Saburtalo Tbilisi	2019[27]	2019[27]	34	10
13	Christian Kouakou		FW	(1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 29)	MFK Karviná	2019[5]	2020[5]	6	0
15	Vusal Masimov		DF	(2000-04-03)3 April 2000 (aged 20)	Trainee	2019		0	0
22	Rustam Nuruyev		DF	(2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 20)	Trainee	2019		0	0
30	Elmaddin Sultanov		GK	(2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (aged 19)	Trainee	2019		0	0
	Veysal Rzayev		MF	(2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 17)	Trainee	2019		0	0

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  AZE Samir Gurbanov (at Viktoria Žižkov until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NGA James Adeniyi (at Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2019 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2019–20

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2019	GK		Tarlan Ahmadli	Sabah	Undisclosed
Summer 2019	DF		Murad Musayev	Zira	Undisclosed
15 June 2019	DF		Sadig Guliyev	Zira	Undisclosed	[2]
15 June 2019	MF		Kamal Mirzayev	Zira	Undisclosed	[1]
21 June 2019	MF		Fernań López	Barakaldo	Undisclosed	[3]
27 June 2019	MF		Merab Gigauri	Torpedo Kutaisi	Undisclosed	[4]
4 July 2019	FW		Christian Kouakou	MFK Karviná	Undisclosed	[5]
10 July 2019	FW		Clésio	İstanbulspor	Undisclosed	[6]
19 July 2019	DF		Ivica Žunić	Atyrau	Undisclosed	[7]
31 October 2019	MF		Ibrahima Niasse	Raja Casablanca	Undisclosed	[11]
7 January 2020	MF		Ehtiram Shahverdiyev	Sumgayit	Free	[12]
30 January 2020	MF		Abdelrafik Gérard	Union SG	Undisclosed	[14]
4 February 2020	FW		Nicolas Rajsel	KV Oostende	Undisclosed	[15]
11 February 2020	FW		Rodrigo Gattas	York9	Undisclosed	[16]
20 February 2020†	MF		Yaovi Akakpo		Undisclosed	[17]

† Transfer announced on the above date.

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2019	DF		Bahlul Mustafazade	Sabah	Undisclosed	[28]
9 July 2019	MF		Abbas Aghazade	Sabah	Undisclosed	[29]
23 August 2019	MF		Kamal Mirzayev	Al-Salmiya	Undisclosed	[8]
1 January 2020	GK		Elmaddin Sultanov	Kapaz	Undisclosed
1 January 2020	DF		Vusal Masimov	Turan-Tovuz	Undisclosed
1 January 2020	DF		Rustam Nuruyev	Turan-Tovuz	Undisclosed
1 January 2020	MF		Veysal Rzayev	Turan-Tovuz	Undisclosed
28 January 2020	MF		Ibrahima Niasse	PAS Lamia 1964	Undisclosed	[13]
21 May 2020†	DF		Amin Seydiyev	Sabah	Undisclosed	[19]
4 June 2020†	MF		Samir Maharramli	Sabah	Undisclosed	[20]
4 June 2020†	MF		Idris Ingilabli	Sabah	Undisclosed	[20]

† Transfer announced on the above date, coming into effect at the end of the season.

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
July 2019	FW		James Adeniyi	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	End of Season
16 July 2019	MF		Samir Gurbanov	Viktoria Žižkov	End of 2020/21 Season	[30]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
Summer 2019	GK		Murad Popov
Summer 2019	MF		Ilgar Gurbanov	Sumgayit	20 August 2019[31]
1 June 2019[32]	MF		Javid Huseynov	Zira	1 June 2019[33]
3 June 2019[34]	MF		Elvin Jamalov	Zira	3 June 2019[35]
4 June 2019[36]	DF		Urfan Abbasov	Sabail	4 June 2019[37]
4 June 2019[38]	MF		Lalawélé Atakora	Kazma
4 June 2019[38]	MF		Sabien Lilaj	Sektzia Nes Tziona
4 June 2019[38]	FW		Steeven Joseph-Monrose	Neftçi	16 June 2019[39]
31 December 2019	FW		Davit Volkovi	Zira	1 January 2020[40]
1 January 2020	FW		Christian Kouakou	Bangladesh Police
30 June 2020	DF		Khayal Muradov	Sabah
30 June 2020	DF		Ivica Žunić	CFR Cluj	22 November 2020[41]
30 June 2020	MF		Abdelrafik Gérard
30 June 2020	MF		Fernań López	Jagiellonia	19 September 2020[42]
30 June 2020	FW		Clésio	Zira	18 July 2020[43]

Trial

Date From	Date To	Position	Nationality	Name	Last Club	Ref.
December 2019		MF		Yaovi Akakpo		[44]
January 2020		FW		Kayo Manoel		[45]

Friendlies

Zira v Gabala

29 June 2019	Zira	1 – 1	Gabala	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	M.Musayev 6' (o.g.)	Report	M.Musayev 57'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

Gabala v Mariupol

7 July 2019	Gabala	2 – 1	Mariupol	Bolu, Turkey
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 2' R.Huseynov 17'	Report	Fomin 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Hendek Atatürk Stadium

Gabala v Vorskla Poltava

11 July 2019	Gabala	1 – 3	Vorskla Poltava	Bolu, Turkey
12:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 41'	Report		Stadium: Koru Hotel Stadium

Gabala v Boluspor

17 July 2019	Gabala	2 – 1	Boluspor	Bolu, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Gigauri 19' Clésio 47'	Report		Stadium: Koru Hotel Stadium

Gabala v Al-Salmiya

5 August 2019	Gabala	2 – 0	Al-Salmiya	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 70' López 87'	Report		Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium

Sabail v Gabala

16 November 2019	Sabail	2 – 3	Gabala	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	Erico 15' E.Yagublu 56' (pen.)	Report	Mammadov 41' S.Guliyev 43' S.Maharramli 70'	Stadium: ASCO Arena

Gabala v MOIK Baku

10 January 2020	Gabala	4 – 0	MOIK Baku	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 27' López 65' Clésio 86' Muradov 88'	Report		Stadium: Baku Olympic Reserve Stadium

Gabala v MTK Budapest

14 January 2020	Gabala	0 – 3	MTK Budapest	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Caravanserai Hotel

Gabala v Chayka Peschanokopskoye

18 January 2020	Gabala	3 – 0	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Žunić 14' Muradov 35' Isgandarov 51'	Report

Gabala v Etar Veliko Tarnovo

22 January 2020	Gabala	0 – 0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)		Report

Gabala v Concordia Chiajna

25 January 2020	Gabala	2 – 2	Concordia Chiajna	Belek, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 21' A.Seydiyev 52'	Report	28' 81'

Sumgayit v Gabala

10 June 2020	Sumgayit	2 – 2	Gabala	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	E.Jafarguliyev 8' Yunanov 73'	Report	R.Huseynov 43' Rajsel 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena

Neftçi v Gabala

14 June 2020	Neftçi	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abbasov 41' Dário 63'	Report	Muradov 26'	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
20	5	4	11	25	35	−10	19	3	1	6	14	16	−2	2	3	5	11	19	−8

Last updated: 7 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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W
Position	8	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Gabala v Sumgayit

17 August 2019 1	Gabala	0 – 2	Sumgayit	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov  26'  84' Gigauri  54' Ramaldanov  84' S.Guliyev  90'	Report	Sharifi 13', 29'  70' Babaei  40' Agayev  60' Mustafayev  84' Jannatov  86'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Qarabağ v Gabala

25 August 2019 2	Qarabağ	3 – 0	Gabala	Baku
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Richard  18' 62' (pen.) Abdullayev  55' Gueye 63' Zoubir 80'	Report	Isgandarov  45+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov

Gabala v Keşla

31 August 2019 3	Gabala	0 – 4	Keşla	Qabala
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Seydiyev  63'	Report	S.Alkhasov 10' Isgandarli  31' T.Bayramli 39' Frutos 45+1', 90+1' Flores  53'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Sabah v Gabala

14 September 2019 4	Sabah	0 – 1	Gabala	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Rojas  25' Eyyubov  45+3' Diniyev  64' M.Isayev  81'	Report	Isgandarov  45+3' R.Huseynov 47' López  49' Nazirov  52' Žunić  77'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vuqar Həsənli

Sabail v Gabala

21 September 2019 5	Sabail	1 – 1	Gabala	Baku
19:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Rahimov  58' Mirab.Abbasov 68'  89'	Report	Muradov 17' López  45+2' Žunić  56' Gigauri  64' R.Huseynov  71' F.Hajiyev  88' Q.Aliyev  90+2'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Gabala v Neftçi

28 September 2019 6	Gabala	0 – 3	Neftçi	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gigauri  16' A.Seydiyev  48' Žunić  53'	Report	Mahmudov  14' Akhundov 59' Petrov  66' Aliyev 73' Joseph-Monrose 89'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Gabala

6 October 2019 7	Zira	1 – 1	Gabala	Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	I.Muradov 67' Mammadov  74'	Report	López  40' G.Aliyev  60' Isgandarov 65' Nazirov  90+1'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

Gabala v Qarabağ

20 October 2019 8	Gabala	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	G.Aliyev 3'  70' Gigauri  34' Mammadov  45+3' R.Huseynov  57' A.Seydiyev  67' López  87'	Report	I.Ibrahimli 9'  90+1' Zoubir  87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Keşla v Gabala

2 November 2019 9	Keşla	2 – 1	Gabala	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Frutos 1' Meza 42'  45'	Report	R.Huseynov  30' Volkovi 58' M.Musayev  90+5'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov
Note: Match played at the Bayil Arena in Baku, instead of Keşla's regular ASK Arena in Baku.

Gabala v Sabah

3 November 2019 10	Gabala	1 – 2	Sabah	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 43'	Report	Imamverdiyev  5' 54' Ekstein 73' Mirzabeyov  78' M.Isayev  84' Stamenković  90+5'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Gabala v Sabail

9 November 2019 11	Gabala	3 – 0	Sabail	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 22', 45+2' Clésio  44' Isgandarov 90+2'	Report	T.Manafov  47' Ramazanov  50' Yunuszade  74' A.Sadixov  80'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Neftçi v Gabala

24 November 2019 12	Neftçi	4 – 1	Gabala	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustivar 17' Buludov 24' Joseph-Monrose 35' Platellas 90+1'	Report	F.Hajiyev  61' Gigauri  67' López  68' Guerrier 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Gabala v Zira

30 November 2019 13	Gabala	3 – 0	Zira	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muradov 13'  64' A.Seydiyev  16' López 42'  59' Volkovi  66' 70' Nazirov  82'	Report	Jamalov  45+2' Scarlatache  45+4' Kgaswane  78'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Sumgayit v Gabala

8 December 2019 14	Sumgayit	1 – 1	Gabala	Sumqayit
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Babaei 31' (pen.)  64' K.Najafov  45' E.Jafarguliyev  85'	Report	López  20' 23' Gigauri  45' G.Aliyev  45'  86' Nazirov  65' Niasse  86'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Vuqar Həsənli

Gabala v Keşla

2 February 2020 15	Gabala	1 – 2	Keşla	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Žunić 60'} S.Guliyev  63' Gérard  90+3' Isgandarov  90+5'	Report	Bojović 35' Meza 40'  88' Kamara  57' Frutos  67' T.Bayramli  90+4' Gadoyev  90+7'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov

Sabah v Gabala

7 February 2020 16	Sabah	3 – 2	Gabala	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dević 19' Marina 22' Khalilzade  31' E.Shahverdiyev 64' (o.g.) Mustafazade  90'	Report	Isgandarov 5' Mammadov  28' Muradov  38' Rajsel  85' 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Sabail v Gabala

16 February 2020 17	Sabail	3 – 1	Gabala	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Amirguliyev  52' M.Abbasov 57' R.Hacıyev  61' Aliyev 70' Ekstein 82' (pen.)	Report	Rajsel 16' Clésio  55' López  61'  75' Nazirov  81'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Gabala v Neftçi

22 February 2020 18	Gabala	0 – 2	Neftçi	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	I.Ingilabli  6' S.Guliyev  86' Muradov  90+2'	Report	Krivotsyuk 8' Dabo 14'  80'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Zira v Gabala

1 March 2020 19	Zira	1 – 2	Gabala	Zirə
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	I.Muradov 21' Volkovi  34' Zogović  71' N.Suleymanov  74' Scarlatache  87'	Report	Mammadov  27' López 79' Ahmadli  80' Muradov 88'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

Gabala v Sumgayit

7 March 2020 20	Gabala	5 – 0	Sumgayit	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gigauri  33' Rajsel 34', 89' (pen.)  59' A.Seydiyev 37' Muradov 52' Žunić 63'	Report	Mustafayev  23' S.Aliyev  87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Rahim Hasanov

Qarabağ v Gabala

13 March 2020 21	Qarabağ	–	Gabala	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)				Stadium: Azersun Arena
Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Gabala v Sabah

21 March 2020 22	Gabala	–	Sabah	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)				Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
6	Sabah	20	5	6	9	19	27	−8	21
7	Sabail	20	5	5	10	16	30	−14	20
8	Gabala	20	5	4	11	25	35	−10	19

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[46]

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Azerbaijan Cup

Gabala v Sabah

15 December 2019 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Gabala	3 – 0	Sabah	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Clésio 19', 43' G.Aliyev  30' Volkovi  57' Isgandarov 87'  89'  90+3'	Report	U.Diallo  16' A.Diallo  45+1' K.Diniyev  57' Diniyev  75'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabah v Gabala

19 December 2019 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sabah	2 – 3 (2 – 6 agg.)	Gabala	Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	S.Seyidov  38' Khalilzade  60' Mustafazade 62', 76' Diniyev  90+2'	Report	Volkovi 22', 23' Clésio 64' Muradov  67' Nabiyev  76'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Gabala v Zira

22 April 2020 Semifinal 1st leg	Gabala	–	Zira	Qabala
AZT (UTC+4)				Stadium: Gabala City Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Zira v Gabala

29 April 2020 Semifinal 2nd leg	Zira	– (– agg.)	Gabala	Zirə
AZT (UTC+4)				Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Gabala v Dinamo Tbilisi

25 July 2019 Second qualifying round 1st leg	Gabala	0 – 2	Dinamo Tbilisi	Qabala, Azerbaijan
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)	López  5' Clésio  6' Gigauri  39' Ramaldanov  45+3' Volkovi  58' Kouakou  90+1'	Report	Kutalia 41'  62' Kavtaradze  45+3' Shengelia  60' Papava  66' Kardava  74' Daffé 87'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 2,800[47] Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

Dinamo Tbilisi v Gabala

1 August 2019 Second qualifying round 2nd leg	Dinamo Tbilisi	3 – 0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Gabala	Tbilisi, Georgia
21:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Mongil  28' Shengelia 68', 88' Karikari 90+3'	Report	G.Aliyev  46' Ramaldanov  54'	Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Attendance: 8,153[47] Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland)

Squad statistics

As of Match played 7 March 2020

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Anar Nazirov	19	0	15	0	2	0	2	0
2	DF	AZE	Amin Seydiyev	23	1	19	1	2	0	2	0
3	DF	CRO	Ivica Žunić	21	2	17	2	2	0	2	0
4	DF	AZE	Sadig Guliyev	10	0	5+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	AZE	Rasim Ramaldanov	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
7	MF	AZE	Roman Huseynov	16	1	10+3	1	0+2	0	0+1	0
8	MF	AZE	Gismat Aliyev	23	1	18+1	1	2	0	2	0
9	MF	AZE	Ehtiram Shahverdiyev	5	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	MOZ	Clésio	22	3	18	0	2	3	2	0
11	MF	AZE	Asif Mammadov	16	0	12+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
12	MF	FRA	Abdelrafik Gérard	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	AZE	Ulvi Isgandarov	21	4	6+12	3	0+1	1	1+1	0
17	MF	TOG	Yaovi Akakpo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	AZE	Rovlan Muradov	21	4	10+8	4	2	0	0+1	0
20	DF	AZE	Faig Hajiyev	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ESP	Fernań López	22	3	18	3	2	0	2	0
22	FW	CHI	Rodrigo Gattas	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	AZE	Murad Musayev	9	0	6+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	FW	SVN	Nicolas Rajsel	4	4	3+1	4	0	0	0	0
55	MF	AZE	Idris Ingilabli	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
74	DF	AZE	Yusif Nabiyev	17	0	12+2	0	2	0	1	0
77	MF	GEO	Merab Gigauri	22	0	18	0	2	0	2	0
94	GK	AZE	Tarlan Ahmadli	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from Gabala on loan:
Players who left Gabala during the season:
6	MF	SEN	Ibrahima Niasse	5	0	2+1	0	2	0	0	0
9	FW	GEO	Davit Volkovi	18	7	14	5	2	2	2	0
13	FW	CIV	Christian Kouakou	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		9	Davit Volkovi	5	2	0	7
2	MF		19	Rovlan Muradov	4	0	0	4
	FW		32	Nicolas Rajsel	4	0	0	4
	FW		14	Ulvi Isgandarov	3	1	0	4
5	MF		21	Fernań López	3	0	0	3
	FW		10	Clésio	0	3	0	3
7	DF		3	Ivica Žunić	2	0	0	2
8	MF		7	Roman Huseynov	1	0	0	1
	MF		8	Gismat Aliyev	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Amin Seydiyev	1	0	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	25	6	0	31

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa League	Total
1	GK		1	Anar Nazirov	4	1	0	5
				TOTALS	4	1	0	5

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa League		Total
1		GK	Anar Nazirov	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
2		DF	Amin Seydiyev	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
3		DF	Ivica Žunić	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Sadig Guliyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Rasim Ramaldanov	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
7		MF	Roman Huseynov	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Gismat Aliyev	5	1	1	0	1	0	7	1
10		FW	Clésio	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
11		MF	Asif Mammadov	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
12		MF	Abdelrafik Gérard	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		FW	Ulvi Isgandarov	3	0	2	1	0	0	5	1
19		MF	Rovlan Muradov	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
20		DF	Faig Hajiyev	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		MF	Fernań López	9	1	0	0	1	0	10	1
28		DF	Murad Musayev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32		FW	Nicolas Rajsel	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
55		MF	Idris Ingilabli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
74		DF	Yusif Nabiyev	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
77		MF	Merab Gigauri	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
94		GK	Tarlan Ahmadli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Gabala during the season:
6		MF	Ibrahima Niasse	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Davit Volkovi	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
13		FW	Christian Kouakou	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	60	4	6	1	8	0	74	5