Zira FK

Azerbaijani football club
Football club
Zira FK
Full nameZirə Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Qartallar (The Eagles)
Founded28 July 2014; 9 years ago (2014-07-28)
GroundZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity1,256
PresidentTaleh Nasibov[1]
ManagerRashad Sadygov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–235th
WebsiteClub website
colours
colours
Current season

Zira Football Club (Azerbaijani: Zirə Futbol Klubu) 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.[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
Azerbaijan 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
2021–22 1st 3rd 28 13 8 7 33 27 47 Runners-up Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 11 Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov
2022–23 1st 5th 36 13 11 12 45 46 50 Quarterfinal France Hamidou Keyta 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
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 0–0 0–3
Notes
  • 1QR: First qualifying round
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • POR: Play-off round
  • Group: Group stage

Stadium

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

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Brazil BRA Ruan Renato
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Stephane Acka
6 MF Ukraine UKR Eldar Kuliyev
7 FW Brazil BRA Filipe Pachtmann
8 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ilkin Muradov
9 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kulach
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ragim Sadykhov
11 FW Azerbaijan AZE Rustam Akhmedzade (loan from Qarabağ)
15 MF Ivory Coast CIV Pierre Zebli
16 DF Azerbaijan AZE Fuad Bayramov (loan from Shamakhi)
19 MF Guinea GUI Salifou Soumah
20 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ismayil Ibrahimli (loan from Qarabağ)
21 MF Azerbaijan AZE Hajiagha Hajili
22 GK Azerbaijan AZE Nail Alishov
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Brazil BRA Raphael Utzig
24 MF Paraguay PAR César Meza Colli
28 MF Nigeria NGA Abbas Ibrahim
29 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ceyhun Nuriyev
32 MF Azerbaijan AZE Qismət Alıyev
38 MF Azerbaijan AZE Ramiz Muradov
41 GK Azerbaijan AZE Anar Nazirov (captain)
44 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Chantakias
56 MF Azerbaijan AZE Samir Aghayev
66 MF Azerbaijan AZE Parviz Azadov
70 FW Niger NIG Issa Djibrilla
77 DF Azerbaijan AZE Magsad Isayev
97 GK Portugal POR Tiago Silva
— MF Azerbaijan AZE Omar Gurbanov

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov
Assistant coach Azerbaijan Eltun Yagublu
Azerbaijan Vagif Pashayev
Azerbaijan Nariman Huseynov
Azerbaijan Vugar Mammad
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Farhad Valiyev

Club records

Top goalscorers

As of match played 16 March 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1 Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 2020–2022 20 (58) 2 (10) - (-) 22 (68)
2 El Salvador Nelson Bonilla 2015–2016 14 (29) 3 (2) 0 (0) 17 (31)
3 Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 2019 12 (23) 3 (5) 0 (0) 15 (28)
3 Ghana Richard Gadze 2017–2018
2019-2020		 13 (46) 0 (4) 2 (4) 15 (54)
3 France Hamidou Keyta 2022–2023 13 (46) 2 (6) 0 (2) 15 (54)
6 Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov 2020–2022 12 (47) 1 (4) - (-) 13 (51)
7 Azerbaijan Ragim Sadykhov 2022–Present 8 (61) 2 (6) 0 (2) 10 (69)
8 Serbia Milan Đurić 2016–2018 8 (47) 1 (5) 0 (4) 9 (56)
8 Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev 2020–Present 9 (108) 0 (14) 0 (2) 9 (124)
10 Azerbaijan Vusal Isgandarli 2015–2019 6 (60) 2 (9) 0 (0) 8 (69)
10 Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev 2015
2015–2019		 6 (96) 2 (7) 0 (2) 8 (105)
10 Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade 2015–2018
2021–2022		 8 (103) 0 (12) 0 (4) 8 (119)
10 Belgium Loris Brogno 2021–2023 6 (50) 2 (6) 0 (2) 8 (58)

Most appearances

As of match played 16 March 2024
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1 Azerbaijan Ilkin Muradov 2015–Present 133 (3) 22 (2) 2 (0) 157 (5)
2 Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev 2020–Present 108 (9) 14 (0) 2 (0) 124 (9)
3 Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade 2015–2018
2021–2022		 103 (8) 12 (0) 4 (0) 119 (8)
3 Greece Dimitrios Chantakias 2020–Present 102 (6) 15 (1) 2 (0) 119 (7)
5 Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev 2015
2015–2019		 96 (6) 7 (2) 2 (0) 105 (8)
6 Azerbaijan Hajiagha Hajili 2020–Present 84 (0) 13 (0) 2 (0) 99 (0)
7 Azerbaijan Vugar Mustafayev 2016–2019 79 (1) 9 (0) 3 (0) 91 (1)
8 Nigeria Victor Igbekoyi 2015–2018 81 (5) 5 (0) 3 (0) 89 (5)
9 Azerbaijan Anar Nazirov 2015–2019 83 (0) 1 (0) 4 (0) 88 (0)
10 Serbia Jovan Krneta 2015–2018 76 (6) 6 (0) 3 (0) 85 (6)

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024
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] 137 54 47 36 155 133 039.42
  • 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. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 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. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ^ "AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları". affa.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Ayxan Abbasov "Zirə"dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b ""Zirə"nin yeni baş məşqçi bəlli oldu". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Bu gün klub rəhbərliyi ilə mütəxəssis arasında görüş keçirilib və razılıq əldə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

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