2021–22 Zira FK season

The Zira FK 2021-22 season was Zira's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and eighth season in their history.

Zira

2021-22 season
President	Vugar Astanov
Manager	Rashad Sadygov
Stadium	Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Premier League	3rd
Azerbaijan Cup	Runners Up
Top goalscorer	League: Davit Volkovi (11) All: Davit Volkovi (11)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Season events

On 25 May, Zira announced the signing of Tamkin Khalilzade from Sabah.^[1] The following day, 26 May, Zira also announced the signing of Mehdi Jannatov from Sumgayit to a two-year contract.^[2]

On 1 June, Hajiagha Hajili extended his loan deal with Zira from Qarabağ for an additional year,^[3] whilst Davit Volkovi also signed a new one-year contract with Zira.^[4]

Three days later, 4 June, Aghabala Ramazanov also signed a new one-year contract with Zira.^[5]

On 26 June, Zira announced the signing of Ruslan Abishov from Sabah on a one-year contract.^[6]

On 2 July, Zira announced the season-long loan signing of Welves from Lviv, and the permanent signing of Anar Nazirov from Gabala to a one-year contract.^[7][8]

On 12 July, Zira announced that they had extended their loan deal with Lviv for Filipe Pachtmann for an additional season, with the option to sign Pachtmann to a three-year permanent contract.^[9]

On 16 July, Zira announced the signing of Mo Hamdaoui from De Graafschap to a two-year contract.^[10]

On 4 August, Zira announced the singing of Gjorgi Stoilov to a two-year contract from Akademija Pandev, with the option of an additional year.^[11]

On 12 August, Zira announced the signings of Ramin Ahmadov and Rustam Nuriyev from Zagatala and Samir Gurbanov from Kapaz. Ahmadov and Gurbanov signed four-year contracts, whilst Nuriyev signed a three-year contract.^[12]

On 18 August, Zira announced the singing of Loris Brogno to a two-year contract from K Beerschot VA.^[13]

On 30 August, Zira announced the singing of Joshgun Diniyev to a two-year contract from Sabah.^[14]

On 9 February, Zira announced the signing of Rahil Mammadov on loan from Qarabağ for the remainder of the season, whilst Ahmed Isaiah joined on an 18-month contract from Sporting da Covilhã the following day.^[15][16]

Zira's match against Gabala on 13 March was postponed in the 65th minute due to weather conditions, with the remaining 25 minutes being played on 14 March at 12:30.^[17]

Squad

As of match played 27 May 2022

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mehdi Jannatov		GK	(1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 30)	Sumgayit	2021[2]	2023[2]	27	0
41	Anar Nazirov		GK	(1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 36)	Gabala	2021[8]	2022[8]	7	0
62	Abdulla Seyidahmadov		GK	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 24)	Trainee	2017		2	0
Defenders
2	Sertan Tashkin		DF	(1997-10-08)8 October 1997 (aged 24)	Keşla	2020[18]	2022[18]	51	0
4	Celal Hüseynov		DF	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 19)	Trainee	2020		40	1
5	Rahil Mammadov		DF	(1995-11-24)24 November 1995 (aged 26)	loan from Qarabağ	2022[15]	2022[15]	9	0
6	Ayxan Süleymanlı		DF	(2004-01-16)16 January 2004 (aged 18)	Trainee	2020		1	0
15	Ruslan Abishov		DF	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 34)	Sabah	2021[6]	2022[6]	2	0
19	Tamkin Khalilzade		DF	(1993-08-06)6 August 1993 (aged 28)	Sabah	2021[1]		28	3
26	Nemanja Anđelković		DF	(1997-04-26)26 April 1997 (aged 25)	Zlatibor Čajetina	2021[19]	2023[19]	37	3
44	Dimitrios Chantakias		DF	(1995-01-04)4 January 1995 (aged 27)	Cherno More	2020[20]		56	1
51	Rustam Nuriyev		DF	(2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 22)	Zagatala	2021[12]	2024[12]	2	0
Midfielders
8	Ilkin Muradov		MF	(1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 26)	Academy	2019		120	3
9	Loris Brogno		MF	(1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 29)	K Beerschot VA	2021[13]	2023[13]	28	5
13	Ramin Ahmadov		MF	(2001-06-01)1 June 2001 (aged 20)	Zagatala	2021[12]	2025[12]	11	1
14	Hamidou Keyta		MF	(1994-12-17)17 December 1994 (aged 27)	Santa Clara	2022[21]	2023[21]	18	7
20	Ali Shirinov		MF	(1998-08-09)9 August 1998 (aged 23)	Daugavpils	2020		4	0
21	Hajiagha Hajili		MF	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 24)	loan from Qarabağ	2020[22]	2022[3]	57	0
32	Gismat Aliyev		MF	(1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 25)	Gabala	2020[23]	2022[23]	57	4
56	Samir Agayev		MF	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 20)	Trainee	2021		1	0
64	Mahmud Ağayev		MF		Trainee	2021		0	0
91	Coşqun Diniyev		MF	(1995-09-13)13 September 1995 (aged 26)	Sabah	2021[14]	2023[14]	30	2
92	Bryan Alceus		MF	(1996-02-01)1 February 1996 (aged 26)	Gaz Metan Mediaș	2022[24]	2024[24]	6	0
99	Ahmed Isaiah		MF	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 26)	Sporting da Covilhã	2022[16]	2023[16]	14	1
Forwards
7	Filipe Pachtmann		FW	(2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 22)	loan from Lviv	2021[9]	2022[9]	3	0
10	Aghabala Ramazanov		FW	(1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 29)	Sabail	2020[25]	2022[5]	51	13
18	Davit Volkovi		FW	(1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 26)	Gabala	2020[26]	2022[4]	68	22
47	Mo Hamdaoui		FW	(1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 28)	De Graafschap	2021[10]	2023[10]	32	4
77	Samir Gurbanov		FW	(2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 21)	Kapaz	2021[12]	2025[12]	0	0
Out on loan
22	Rashad Azizli		GK	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 28)	Keşla	2020[27]		3	0
Left during the season
5	Rauf Huseynli		DF	(2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 22)	loan from Qarabağ	2021		5	0
11	Welves		FW	(2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 21)	loan from Lviv	2021[7]	2022[7]	2	0
88	Gjorgi Stoilov		MF	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 26)	Akademija Pandev	2021[11]	2023(+1)[11]	5	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 22 GK  AZE Rashad Azizli (at Sabail)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2021 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2021–22

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2021	DF		Tamkin Khalilzade	Sabah	Undisclosed	[1]
26 May 2021	GK		Mehdi Jannatov	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	[2]
26 June 2021	DF		Ruslan Abishov	Sabah	Undisclosed	[6]
2 July 2021	GK		Anar Nazirov	Gabala	Undisclosed	[8]
16 July 2021	FW		Mo Hamdaoui	De Graafschap	Undisclosed	[10]
4 August 2021	MF		Gjorgi Stoilov	Akademija Pandev	Undisclosed	[11]
12 August 2021	DF		Rustam Nuriyev	Zagatala	Undisclosed	[12]
12 August 2021	MF		Ramin Ahmadov	Zagatala	Undisclosed	[12]
12 August 2021	FW		Samir Gurbanov	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[12]
18 August 2021	MF		Loris Brogno	K Beerschot VA	Undisclosed	[13]
30 August 2021	MF		Joshgun Diniyev	Sabah	Free	[14]
26 January 2022	MF		Hamidou Keyta	Santa Clara	Undisclosed	[21]
27 January 2022	MF		Bryan Alceus	Gaz Metan Mediaș	Undisclosed	[24]
10 February 2022	MF		Ahmed Isaiah	Sporting da Covilhã	Undisclosed	[16]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
1 June 2021	MF		Hajiagha Hajili	Qarabağ	End of season	[3]
9 July 2021	DF		Rauf Huseynli	Qarabağ	15 January 2022
2 July 2021	FW		Welves	Lviv	31 December 2021	[7]
12 July 2021	FW		Filipe Pachtmann	Lviv	End of season	[9]
9 February 2022	DF		Rahil Mammadov	Qarabağ	End of season	[15]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
27 January 2022	MF		Gjorgi Stoilov	Shkupi	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
4 February 2022	GK		Rashad Azizli	Sabail	End of season	[28]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
22 June 2021	DF		Shahriyar Rahimov	Sabail	22 June 2021	[29][30]
22 June 2021	FW		Facundo Melivilo	Güemes	7 January 2022	[29]
31 May 2022	MF		Bryan Alceus	Argeș Pitești	1 July 2022
31 May 2022	FW		Aghabala Ramazanov	Sabail	1 July 2022	[31]
31 May 2022	FW		Davit Volkovi	Sabah	12 June 2022	[32]

Friendlies

Zira v Gabala

16 July 2021	Zira	3 – 0	Gabala	Zirə
AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev Ramazanov Welves	Report		Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

Zira v Gabala

30 July 2021	Zira	1 – 2	Gabala	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)	Welves 59'	Report	Akakpo 10' Mirzayev 87'	Stadium: Dalga Arena

Zira v Górnik Łęczna

20 January 2022	Zira	2 – 2	Górnik Łęczna	Belek, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalilzade 49' (pen.) Muradov 60'	Report	Śpiączka 21' (pen.) Mak 50'

Zira v Bregalnica Štip

24 January 2022	Zira	1 – 1	Bregalnica Štip	Belek, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 14'	Report	V.Dujovski 5'

Zira v Gabala

27 March 2022	Zira	1 – 2	Gabala	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Keyta 5'	Report	Alimi 49' Utzig 63'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	15 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	3rd	28	13	8	7	32	27	+5	046.43
Azerbaijan Cup	2 February 2022		Quarterfinal	Runners Up	5	2	3	0	8	2	+6	040.00
Total					33	15	11	7	40	29	+11	045.45

Last updated: 27 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 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
28	13	8	7	33	27	+6	47	7	3	4	16	14	+2	6	5	3	17	13	+4

Last updated: 21 May 2022.
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
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D
Position	5	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2022. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Zira v Qarabağ

15 August 2021 1	Zira	1 – 1	Qarabağ	Zirə
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Stoilov  19' Hajili  44' Khalilzade 50' (pen.) Ramazanov  81'	Report	Ibrahimli 18'  28' Mustafazade  49' Ozobić  88' Richard  90+4'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Zira v Neftçi

22 August 2021 2	Zira	1 – 2	Neftçi	Zirə
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Tashkin  8' Muradov  45+2' Volkovi 90+4'	Report	Mbodj  16' Abbasov  45+1' Muradbayli 72' Basto  83' Kané  90+2' Harramiz  90' Mahmudov 90+3'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Keşla v Zira

11 September 2021 3	Keşla	0 – 2	Zira	Baku
20:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Abang  28' E.Mustafayev  30' Felipe Santos  83'	Report	Ramazanov  1' N.Andjelkovic  49' Volkovi 63', 72' Hamdaoui  79'	Stadium: ASK Arena Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Zira v Sabah

18 September 2021 4	Zira	1 – 1	Sabah	Zirə
19:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Huseynov  22' Stoilov  25' Hamdaoui 49' Khalilzade  60'	Report	Ochihava  12' M.Ergemlidze  44' Fofana  76' Peričić 83'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabail v Zira

25 September 2021 5	Sabail	1 – 2	Zira	Baku
19:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Goxha 45' E.Tagiyev  64' Amirguliyev  69' Taghiyev  90+1'	Report	Volkovi 17', 40' Khalilzade  22' Stoilov  47' Hajili  67' Aliyev  83'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Sumgayit

1 October 2021 6	Zira	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Zirə
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Brogno 14'  45' Jannatov  90+1' Diniyev  90+4'	Report	Haghverdi  85' Khachayev  87'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Gabala v Zira

16 October 2021 7	Gabala	1 – 1	Zira	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ruan  45+3' López  60' Alimi  62' Isgandarov 79' Shahverdiyev  90+5'	Report	Huseynov 18' Khalilzade  71' Hajili  88' Chantakias  90+5'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Neftçi v Zira

23 October 2021 8	Neftçi	2 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Mbodj  12' Meza 39' Lawal  62' Abbasov 84' Najafov  90+4'	Report	Ramazanov 6' Volkovi  60' Hajili  77'	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Zira v Keşla

30 October 2021 9	Zira	2 – 0	Keşla	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Brogno 17' Ramazanov 42' Aliyev  45+1'	Report	Guliyev  33' Aliyev  79' Akhundov  90+4'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Sabah v Zira

6 November 2021 10	Sabah	3 – 3	Zira	Masazır
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels 2', 24'  44' Ochihava  18' Cámara  40'  48' 45+2' Fofana  45'	Report	Volkovi 5', 60', 81' Aliyev  9' N.Andjelkovic  70'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Sabail

20 November 2021 11	Zira	3 – 1	Sabail	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev 23' Volkovi 47' Brogno 74'	Report	Arago  49' Aliyev 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Sumgayit v Zira

28 November 2021 12	Sumgayit	0 – 3	Zira	Sumgait
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Haghverdi  13' Abdullazade  90+2'	Report	Khalilzade 14' (pen.) Hamdaoui  16' Aliyev 30' Hüseynov  41' Diniyev 79'  84' Jannatov  89' Chantakias  90+5'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Zira v Gabala

5 December 2021 13	Zira	1 – 2	Gabala	Zirə
18:15 AZT (UTC+4)	R.Nuruyev  15' Hüseynov  29' Volkovi  42' 45+4' Jannatov  90+2'	Report	Abbasov 32'  74' Muradov  37' 40' Hani  62'  87'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Elcin Məsiyev

Qarabağ v Zira

16 December 2021 14	Qarabağ	2 – 0	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Gurbanlı 6', 54' Bayramov  9' Sheydayev  26' Mammadov  74' Andrade  80'	Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Keşla v Zira

7 February 2022 15	Keşla	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Azadov  10' Qirtimov  35'  39' Tounkara  37' Aliyev  44' Gigauri  82'	Report	Keyta  31' Hamdaoui 45' Chantakias  82'	Stadium: ASK Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Zira v Sabah

20 February 2022 16	Zira	2 – 0	Sabah	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Brogno  35' Keyta 63', 90+4' Taşqın  90+4'	Report	Fofana  42' Peričić  89'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Sabail v Zira

28 February 2022 17	Sabail	0 – 1	Zira	Bayil
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bayramli  54' Naghiyev  66' Abbasov  79' Arago  84'	Report	Ramazanov 45+2'  47' Khalilzade  53'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Zira v Sumgayit

5 March 2022 18	Zira	1 – 0	Sumgayit	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi  41' Hajili  44' Hamdaoui  65'	Report	Ghorbani  16' Beybalayev  90+2'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

Gabala v Zira

13 March 2022 19	Gabala	0 – 0	Zira	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	López  90+3'	Report	Hamdaoui  35' Mammadov  51' Alceus  68' Hajili  90+3'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev
Note: Match was postponed in the 65th minute on 13 March due to weather conditions, with the remaining 25 minutes being played on 14 March at 12:30.[17]

Zira v Qarabağ

19 March 2022 20	Zira	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  55' Diniyev  75'	Report	Sheydayev 10'  55' P.Andrade  35' Kady 48', 65' Cafarguliyev  53' Richard  90+1'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Zira v Neftçi

3 April 2022 21	Zira	1 – 1	Neftçi	Baku
17:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Israfilov  18'  77' Aliyev  73' Bezerra 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Brogno  20' Isaiah  38' 89' Diniyev  45'  61' Khalilzade  73' Nazirov  73' Taşqın  90' Ramazanov  90'  90' Jannatov  90+3'	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

Sabah v Zira

9 April 2022 22	Sabah	3 – 1	Zira	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Rangel  18' 40' Hasanalizade  50' Kashchuk  51' Mickels 58' Camalov  80' Y.İmanov  82' M.Ergemlidze  90+3' Rodríguez 90+5'	Report	Keyta 48'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Zira v Sabail

16 April 2022 23	Zira	2 – 1	Sabail	Zirə
18:15 AZT (UTC+4)	Keyta 32', 34' (pen.)  72' Aliyev  50'	Report	E.Tagiyev  21' Rajsel 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Sumgayit v Zira

24 April 2022 24	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Zira	Sumgait
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khachayev  8' Abdullazade  40' Haghverdi  75'	Report	Volkovi 90+2' Nazirov  90+2'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Zira v Gabala

4 May 2022 25	Zira	0 – 3	Gabala	Zirə
17:45 AZT (UTC+4)	Brogno  10'	Report	Mammadov  15' López 26'  53' Utzig 45'  90+1' Isgandarov  71' Hani 81'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Qarabağ v Zira

7 May 2022 26	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Zira	Baku
20:15 AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Neftçi

15 May 2022 27	Zira	1 – 0	Neftçi	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalilzade  22' Hajili  23' R.Ahmadov 82' Nazirov  90+6'	Report	Salahlı  12' Lawal  21' Mbodj  29' Mahmudov  34' Aliyev  35' Ramon  36' Buludov  74' Israfilov  76'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Zira v Shamakhi

20 May 2022 28	Zira	0 – 0	Shamakhi	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hamdaoui  8' Diniyev  24' Taşqın  27' Keyta  87'	Report	Aldair  24' Felipe Santos  45+1' A.Valiyev  90+3'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	28	21	6	1	72	13	+59	69	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Neftçi Baku	28	15	5	8	42	31	+11	50	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Zira	28	13	8	7	33	27	+6	47
4	Gabala	28	12	9	7	38	34	+4	45
5	Sabah	28	12	5	11	42	34	+8	41

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.^[33]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Azerbaijan Cup

Zira v Sabail

2 February 2022 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Zira	4 – 0	Sabail	Zirə
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hamdaoui 45+2' Brogno 59', 86' Volkovi  66' Keyta 72'	Report	Goxha  66'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Sabail v Zira

14 February 2022 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sabail	1 – 3 (1 – 7 agg.)	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Cəfərov  3' Hajiyev 7' Rahimli  75'	Report	Alceus  16' Ramazanov 21' R.Ahmedov  27' Khalilzade 39' (pen.) Diniyev 73'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Zira v Neftçi

20 April 2022 Semifinal 1st leg	Zira	0 – 0	Neftçi	Zirə
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Meza  82'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Neftçi v Zira

28 April 2022 Semifinal 2nd leg	Neftçi	0 – 0 (0 – 0 agg.) (2 – 4 p)	Zira	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Yusifli  49'	Report	Chantakias  28' Khalilzade  61'	Stadium: Eighth Kilometer District Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev
	Penalties
	Mahmudov Bezerra Israfilov Pato		Keyta Khalilzade Aliyev Volkovi

Final

Zira v Qarabağ

27 May 2022	Zira	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Zoubir 69' Garayev  87'	Report	Keyta 17'  120+1' Chantakias  59' Nazirov  85' Hajili  103' Ramazanov  114'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Aghayev
	Penalties
	Garayev Medvedev Kady Bayramov Sheydayev		Keyta Volkovi Isaiah Hüseynov Taşqın

Squad statistics

As of Match played 27 May 2022

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Mehdi Jannatov	27	0	24	0	3	0
2	DF	AZE	Sertan Tashkin	23	1	12+9	1	1+1	0
4	DF	AZE	Celal Hüseynov	30	1	23+3	1	4	0
5	DF	AZE	Rahil Mammadov	9	0	5+2	0	1+1	0
8	MF	AZE	Ilkin Muradov	23	0	8+11	0	2+2	0
9	MF	BEL	Loris Brogno	28	5	19+5	3	2+2	2
10	FW	AZE	Aghabala Ramazanov	23	4	14+7	3	2	1
13	MF	AZE	Ramin Ahmadov	11	1	3+6	1	1+1	0
14	MF	FRA	Hamidou Keyta	18	7	12+2	5	3+1	2
15	DF	AZE	Ruslan Abishov	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
18	FW	GEO	Davit Volkovi	33	11	23+5	11	5	0
19	DF	AZE	Tamkin Khalilzade	28	3	22+1	2	5	1
21	MF	AZE	Hajiagha Hajili	28	0	17+7	0	4	0
26	DF	SRB	Nemanja Anđelković	18	0	15	0	3	0
32	MF	AZE	Gismat Aliyev	31	2	25+2	2	4	0
41	GK	AZE	Anar Nazirov	7	0	4+1	0	2	0
44	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Chantakias	28	0	18+5	0	5	0
47	FW	NED	Mo Hamdaoui	32	4	26+2	3	2+2	1
51	DF	AZE	Rustam Nuriyev	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
56	MF	AZE	Samir Agayev	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
91	MF	AZE	Coşqun Diniyev	30	2	24+1	1	4+1	1
92	MF	HAI	Bryan Alceus	6	0	1+4	0	1	0
99	MF	NGA	Ahmed Isaiah	14	1	6+4	1	1+3	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Zira during the season:
5	DF	AZE	Rauf Huseynli	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
11	FW	BRA	Welves	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
88	MF	MKD	Gjorgi Stoilov	5	0	4+1	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW		18	Davit Volkovi	11	0	11
2	MF		14	Hamidou Keyta	5	2	7
3	MF		9	Loris Brogno	3	2	5
4	FW		10	Aghabala Ramazanov	3	1	4
	FW		47	Mo Hamdaoui	3	1	4
6	DF		19	Tamkin Khalilzade	2	1	3
7	MF		32	Gismat Aliyev	2	0	2
	MF		91	Coşqun Diniyev	1	1	2
9	DF		4	Celal Hüseynov	1	0	1
	MF		99	Ahmed Isaiah	1	0	1
	MF		13	Ramin Ahmadov	1	0	1
				TOTALS	33	8	41

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Mehdi Jannatov	10	3	13
2	GK		41	Anar Nazirov	3	0	3
				TOTALS	13	3	16

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
1		GK	Mehdi Jannatov	4	0	0	0	4	0
2		DF	Sertan Tashkin	4	0	0	0	4	0
4		DF	Celal Hüseynov	3	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Rahil Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Ilkin Muradov	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		MF	Loris Brogno	4	0	0	0	4	0
10		FW	Aghabala Ramazanov	5	1	0	0	5	1
13		MF	Ramin Ahmadov	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		MF	Hamidou Keyta	2	1	1	0	3	1
18		FW	Davit Volkovi	3	0	1	0	4	0
19		DF	Tamkin Khalilzade	6	0	0	0	6	0
21		MF	Hajiagha Hajili	7	0	1	0	8	0
26		DF	Nemanja Anđelković	2	0	0	0	2	0
32		MF	Gismat Aliyev	5	0	0	0	5	0
41		DF	Anar Nazirov	3	0	1	0	4	0
44		DF	Dimitrios Chantakias	3	0	2	0	5	0
47		FW	Mo Hamdaoui	4	0	0	0	4	0
51		DF	Rustam Nuriyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
91		MF	Coşqun Diniyev	6	1	0	0	6	1
92		MF	Bryan Alceus	1	0	1	0	2	0
99		MF	Ahmed Isaiah	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Zira during the season:
88		MF	Gjorgi Stoilov	3	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	69	3	8	0	77	3