Zira FK

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Zira FK
Zira FK logo.svg
Full nameZirə Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Qartallar (The Eagles)
Founded28 July 2014; 7 years ago (2014-07-28)
GroundZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity1,200
PresidentTaleh Nasibov[1]
ManagerRashad Sadygov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2020–214th
WebsiteClub website
colours
colours
Current season

Zira FK (Azerbaijani: Zirə Futbol Klubu, pronounced [ziɾæ]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

History[]

The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.[2]

Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League,[3] the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.[4]

On 27 December 2016, Adil Shukurov had his contract as manager terminated by mutual consent, with Aykhan Abbasov taking over as manager until the end of the 2016–17 season.[5]

Aykhan Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018,[6] with Samir Abbasov being announced as his replacement the same day.[7]

On 8 October 2019, Abbasov left Zira by mutual consent,[8] with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager until the end of the season the following day.[9]

On 17 July 2020, Rashad Sadygov was announced as Zira's new manager on a three-year contract.[10]

Domestic history[]

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2014–15 2nd 5th 30 19 6 5 61 19 63 Quarterfinal Azerbaijan Bahram Shahguliyev Kappa Santral Electric
2015–16 1st 2nd 36 17 11 8 42 31 62 Quarterfinal Honduras Nelson Bonilla 14 Azerbaijan Adil Shukurov
2016–17 1st 4th 28 10 9 9 29 26 39 Quarterfinal Paraguay César Meza Colli 4 Azerbaijan Adil Shukurov
Paraguay Aykhan Abbasov 		Umbro
2017–18 1st 4th 28 12 8 8 36 30 44 Quarterfinal Ghana Richard Gadze 7 Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Joma
2018–19 1st 5th 28 8 7 13 30 40 31 Semifinal Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 8 Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov
Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov
2019–20 1st 4th 20 6 5 9 25 37 23 Semifinal Paraguay Julio Rodríguez
Azerbaijan Nijat Suleymanov 		4 Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov
Azerbaijan Zaur Hashimov
2020–21 1st 4th 28 8 14 6 28 28 38 Semifinal Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 8 Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov

European history[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Luxembourg Differdange 03 2–0 2–1 4–1
2QR Romania Astra Giurgiu 0–0 1–3 1–3
Notes
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • POR: Play-off round
  • Group: Group stage

Stadium[]

Main article: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium

Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,300.

Players[]

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

Current squad[]

As of 18 August 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Azerbaijan AZE Mehdi Jannatov
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Sertan Tashkin
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Jalal Huseynov
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Rauf Huseynli (loan from Qarabağ)
6 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ayxan Süleymanlı
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ilkin Muradov
10 FW Azerbaijan AZE Aghabala Ramazanov (captain)
11 MF Brazil BRA Welves (loan from Lviv)
13 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ramin Ahmedov
15 DF Azerbaijan AZE Ruslan Abishov
18 FW Georgia (country) GEO Davit Volkovi
19 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tamkin Khalilzade
21 MF Azerbaijan AZE Hajiagha Hajili (loan from Qarabağ)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Azerbaijan AZE Rashad Azizli
26 DF Serbia SRB
32 MF Azerbaijan AZE Gismat Aliyev
41 GK Azerbaijan AZE Anar Nazirov
44 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Chantakias
47 FW Netherlands NED Mohamed Hamdaoui
51 DF Azerbaijan AZE Rustam Nuruyev
62 GK Azerbaijan AZE Abdulla Seyidahmadov
64 MF Azerbaijan AZE Mahmud Ağayev
77 FW Azerbaijan AZE Samir Gurbanov
88 MF North Macedonia MKD Gjorgi Stoilov
99 FW Brazil BRA Filipe Pachtmann (loan from Lviv)
— FW Belgium BEL Loris Brogno


For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2020.

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov
Assistant coach North Macedonia Borce Hristov
Azerbaijan Eltun Yagublu
Azerbaijan Nariman Huseynov

Club records[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of Match played 15 August 2021
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1 El Salvador Nelson Bonilla 2015–2016 14 (29) 3 (2) 0 (0) 17 (31)
2 Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 2019 12 (23) 3 (5) 0 (0) 15 (28)
2 Ghana Richard Gadze 2017–2018
2019-2020		 13 (46) 0 (4) 2 (4) 15 (54)
4 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2020–Present 9 (31) 2 (5) - (-) 11 (36)
5 Serbia Milan Đurić 2016–2018 8 (47) 1 (5) 0 (4) 9 (56)
5 Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov 2020–Present 9 (27) 0 (2) - (-) 9 (29)
7 Azerbaijan Vusal Isgandarli 2015–2019 6 (60) 2 (9) 0 (0) 8 (69)
7 Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev 2015
2015–2019		 6 (96) 2 (7) 0 (2) 8 (105)
9 Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov 2015–2017 4 (48) 2 (6) 0 (0) 6 (54)
9 Serbia Jovan Krneta 2015–2018 6 (74) 0 (5) 0 (4) 6 (83)
9 Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade 2015–2018 6 (68) 0 (5) 0 (5) 6 (79)
9 Azerbaijan Elvin Mammadov 2016–2017
2019–2020		 5 (50) 1 (6) - (-) 6 (56)
9 Moldova Alexandru Dedov 2018–2019 6 (22) 0 (2) - (-) 6 (24)
9 Mozambique Clésio 2020–2021 5 (28) 1 (4) - (-) 6 (32)

Most appearances[]

As of Match played 15 August 2021
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1 Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev 2015
2015–2019		 96 (6) 7 (2) 2 (0) 105 (8)
2 Azerbaijan Ilkin Muradov 2015–Present 84 (2) 14 (2) 0 (0) 98 (4)
3 Azerbaijan Vugar Mustafayev 2016–2019 79 (1) 9 (0) 3 (0) 91 (1)
4 Nigeria Victor Igbekoyi 2015–2018 81 (5) 5 (0) 3 (0) 89 (5)
5 Azerbaijan Anar Nazirov 2015–2019 83 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 88 (0)
6 Serbia Jovan Krneta 2015–2018 76 (6) 6 (0) 3 (0) 85 (6)
7 Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade 2015–2018 68 (6) 6 (0) 4 (0) 79 (6)
8 Azerbaijan Vusal Isgandarli 2015–2019 60 (6) 9 (2) 0 (0) 69 (8)
9 Azerbaijan Sadig Guliyev 2015–2016
2017–2019		 61 (0) 5 (0) 1 (0) 67 (0)
10 Azerbaijan Aleksandr Shemonayev 2015–2018 50 (0) 5 (1) 2 (0) 57 (1)

Managerial statistics[]

Information correct as of match played 15 August 2021. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bahram Shahguliyev  Azerbaijan 28 July 2014 July 2015 31 19 6 6 61 20 061.29
Adil Shukurov  Azerbaijan July 2015 27 December 2016[5] 56 24 14 18 60 58 042.86
Aykhan Abbasov  Azerbaijan 27 December 2016[5] 29 August 2018[6] 51 22 16 13 66 52 043.14
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan 29 August 2018[7] 8 October 2019[8] 37 12 10 15 41 50 032.43
Zaur Hashimov  Azerbaijan 9 October 2019[9] 30 June 2020 16 6 6 4 24 28 037.50
Rashad Sadygov  Azerbaijan 17 July 2020[10] 34 11 16 7 38 33 032.35
  • 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).

References[]

  1. ^ "Taleh Nəsibov "Zirə" PFK-nın prezidenti təyin edilib". www.fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Bəhram Şahquliyev indi də "Zirə"nin baş məşqçisi oldu". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ ""Qartallar" gümüş medalı təmin etdi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları". affa.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ayxan Abbasov "Zirə"dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b ""Zirə"nin yeni baş məşqçi bəlli oldu". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Görüş zamanı "Zirə"nin cari mövsümdə göstərdiyi oyun və əldə olunan nəticələr müzakirə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bu gün klub rəhbərliyi ilə mütəxəssis arasında görüş keçirilib və razılıq əldə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b ""Zirə" PFK – nın baş məşqçisinin adı məlum olub. Komandanın yeni baş məşqçisi Rəşad Sadıqov olacaq". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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