The
Zira FK
Zira Football Club () is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
History
The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.
Despite ...
2017-18 season wa Zira's third
Azerbaijan Premier League
The Azerbaijan Premier League (), also known as Misli Premyer Liqası for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Azerbaijan and the highest level of the Azerbaijani football league system. It is contested by twelve ...
season, and fourth season in their history. It is their first full season with
Aykhan Abbasov
Aykhan Farzukh oglu Abbasov (; born 25 August 1981) is an Azerbaijani professional football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Shamakhi FK and Azerbaijan national under-21 football team.
Career
On 27 December 2016, Abbasov was ap ...
as manager, during which they finished the season in fourth place, qualifying for the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
for the second year in a row. Zira were also knocked out of the
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup ()
is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid ...
by
Neftchi Baku at the Quarterfinal stage whilst also reaching the Second qualifying round of the
Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
before defeat by
Astra Giurgiu
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.
Squad
Transfers
In
Out
Loans in
Released
Trial
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Premier League
Results summary
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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, colspan="14", ''Players who left Zira during the season:''
Goal scorers
Disciplinary record
References
Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Zira FK season
Azerbaijani football clubs 2017–18 season
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