Sabail FK ( az, Səbail Futbol Klubu, ) is an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

i football club based in Baku. The club participates in the

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested ...

History

The club was established in 2016 and immediately joined the

Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA. No teams are promoted to Premier Division. History Due to the disso ...

. After finishing their first season in the

in 7th position,

Samir Aliyev Samir Aliyev ( az, Samir Əliyev, born 14 April 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer. Aliyev made 34 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team, scoring four goals. National team statistics International goals Honours FC Kap ...

left the role as manager by mutual consent on 22 May 2018.

Aftandil Hacıyev Aftandil Sabir oğlu Hacıyev (born 13 August 1981) is a retired Azerbaijani football defender and current manager of Sabail FK. Hacıyev made 22 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team The Azerbaijan national football team ...

was appointed as the club's new manager on 11 June 2018.

Domestic history

European history

''As of 17 July 2019'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round

Stadium

Sabail's home ground is the

Bayil Stadium Bayil Arena ( az, Bayıl Arena) is a stadium in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. The stadium is owned and operated by AFFA. Yalchin Mammadov is a current stadium manager. History The stadiu ...

, which has a capacity of 3,200.

Players

Current squad

''For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2022–23.''

Reserve team

Sabail-2 plays in the

from 2018.

Coaching staff

Managers

Elman Sultanov Elman Sultanov (born 6 May 1974) is an Azerbaijani-Israeli-Ukrainian retired professional footballer and current Reserve team coach for Sabail FK Sabail FK ( az, Səbail Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ...

(2016–Jun, 2017) *

(Jul, 2017–May, 2018) * Aftandil Hajiyev (Jun, 2018–May, 2022) *

Mahmud Qurbanov Makhmud Gurbanov ( az, Mahmud Qurbanov; born 10 May 1973) is a football midfielder from Azerbaijan. He has won Azerbaijani championship record 12 times with six different teams. He started his career in FC Kapaz, and has since played for PFC N ...

(Jun, 2022–present)

References

External links

PFL

Official Website

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