Sabail FK

Sabail FK (Azerbaijani: Səbail Futbol Klubu, pronounced [sæbɑːˈil]) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

Sabail FK

Full name	Səbail Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)	Dənizçilər (The Sailors)
Founded	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Ground	ASCO Arena
Capacity	3,200
President	Firuz Qarayev
Manager	Elvin Mammadov
League	Azerbaijan First League
2024–25	Azerbaijan Premier League, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Website	www.sabailfc.az
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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][better source needed]} Aftandil Hacıyev was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.^{[2][better source needed]}

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]

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

For a list of all former and current Səbail FK players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Sabail FK players.

Current squad

As of 27 February 2025^[12][13]

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AZE Hüseynali Guliyev 3 DF  UKR Dmytro Lytvyn 4 DF  SRB Marko Nikolić 5 MF  ISR Gitay Sofir 6 DF  AZE Jabir Amirli 7 FW  GNB Madi Queta 8 MF  ESP Gorka Larrucea 10 FW  GNB David Gomis 11 MF  AZE Rufat Abdullazade 12 GK  AZE Alirza Müshtabazada 14 FW  NED Soulyman Allouch 15 DF  AZE Vusal Masimov 16 DF  AZE Emin Rustamov 17 MF  AZE Gülaga Asadov

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  AZE Suleyman Ahmadov 19 MF  AZE Samir Abdullayev 20 DF  AZE Mert Çelik 21 FW  MAR Ayman Bouali 22 FW  AZE Mirabdulla Abbasov 25 GK  AZE Nijat Mammadzada 44 DF  ALB Amir Bilali 74 DF  AZE Yusif Nabiyev 77 MF  AZE Farid Nabiyev 83 DF  AZE Nihad Guliyev 96 MF  AZE Ilkin Muradov 97 MF  AZE Oruj Mammadov 99 DF  RWA Innocent Nshuti

Reserve team

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Elvin Mammadov
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[14]	1 year, 12 days	31	7	5	19	23	45	022.58
Aftandil Hacıyev	Azerbaijan	11 June 2018[2]	23 May 2022[15]	3 years, 346 days	86	25	20	41	86	124	029.07
Mahmud Qurbanov	Azerbaijan	26 May 2022[16]	28 December 2022[17]	216 days	21	5	4	12	21	32	023.81
Shahin Diniyev	Azerbaijan	29 December 2022[18]	3 November 2024[19]	1 year, 310 days	72	21	14	37	122	106	029.17
Elvin Mammadov	Azerbaijan	6 November 2024[20]	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).