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.
Full name | Zirə Futbol Klubu | ||
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Nickname(s) | Qartallar (The Eagles) | ||
Founded | 28 July 2014 | ||
Ground | Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,256 | ||
President | Taleh Nasibov | ||
Manager | Rashad Sadygov | ||
League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
2022–23 | 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.
Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.
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.
Aykhan Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018, with Samir Abbasov being announced as his replacement the same day.
On 8 October 2019, Abbasov left Zira by mutual consent, with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager until the end of the season the following day.
On 17 July 2020, Rashad Sadygov was announced as Zira's new manager on a three-year contract.
Domestic history
Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||||
2014–15 | 2nd | 5th | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 19 | 63 | Quarterfinal | Bahram Shahguliyev | Kappa | Santral Electric | ||
2015–16 | 1st | 2nd | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 62 | Quarterfinal | Nelson Bonilla | 14 | Adil Shukurov | ||
2016–17 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 39 | Quarterfinal | César Meza Colli | 4 | Adil Shukurov Aykhan Abbasov | Umbro | |
2017–18 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 44 | Quarterfinal | Richard Gadze | 7 | Aykhan Abbasov | Joma | |
2018–19 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 31 | Semifinal | Julio Rodríguez | 8 | Aykhan Abbasov Samir Abbasov | ||
2019–20 | 1st | 4th | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 23 | Semifinal | Julio Rodríguez Nijat Suleymanov | 4 | Samir Abbasov Zaur Hashimov | ||
2020–21 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 38 | Semifinal | Davit Volkovi | 8 | Rashad Sadygov | ||
2021–22 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 47 | Runners-up | Davit Volkovi | 11 | Rashad Sadygov | ||
2022–23 | 1st | 5th | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 50 | Quarterfinal | Hamidou Keyta | 8 | Rashad Sadygov |
European history
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Differdange 03 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
2QR | Astra Giurgiu | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | 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 24 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 |
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22 | GK | AZE | Nail Alishov |
23 | FW | BRA | Raphael Utzig |
24 | MF | PAR | César Meza Colli |
28 | MF | NGA | Abbas Ibrahim |
29 | MF | AZE | Ceyhun Nuriyev |
32 | MF | AZE | Qismət Alıyev |
41 | GK | AZE | Anar Nazirov (captain) |
44 | DF | GRE | Dimitrios Chantakias |
56 | MF | AZE | Samir Aghayev |
66 | MF | AZE | Parviz Azadov |
70 | FW | NIG | Issa Djibrilla |
77 | DF | AZE | Magsad Isayev |
97 | GK | POR | Tiago Silva |
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022.
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Rashad Sadygov |
Assistant coach | Eltun Yagublu Vagif Pashayev Nariman Huseynov Vugar Mammad |
Goalkeeping coach | Farhad Valiyev |
Club records
Top goalscorers
- As of match played 5 May 2024
Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 | Davit Volkovi | 2020–2022 | 20 (58) | 2 (10) | - (-) | 22 (68) |
2 | Nelson Bonilla | 2015–2016 | 14 (29) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 17 (31) |
3 | Julio Rodríguez | 2019 | 12 (23) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 15 (28) |
3 | Richard Gadze | 2017–2018 2019-2020 | 13 (46) | 0 (4) | 2 (4) | 15 (54) |
3 | Hamidou Keyta | 2022–2023 | 13 (46) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 15 (54) |
6 | Aghabala Ramazanov | 2020–2022 | 12 (47) | 1 (4) | - (-) | 13 (51) |
7 | Ragim Sadykhov | 2022–Present | 10 (67) | 2 (8) | 0 (2) | 12 (77) |
8 | Milan Đurić | 2016–2018 | 8 (47) | 1 (5) | 0 (4) | 9 (56) |
8 | Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 9 (114) | 0 (16) | 0 (2) | 9 (132) |
10 | Vusal Isgandarli | 2015–2019 | 6 (60) | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 8 (69) |
10 | Adil Naghiyev | 2015 2015–2019 | 6 (96) | 2 (7) | 0 (2) | 8 (105) |
10 | Tamkin Khalilzade | 2015–2018 2021–2022 | 8 (103) | 0 (12) | 0 (4) | 8 (119) |
10 | Loris Brogno | 2021–2023 | 6 (50) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 8 (58) |
Most appearances
- As of match played 5 May 2024
Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 | Ilkin Muradov | 2015–Present | 134 (3) | 22 (2) | 2 (0) | 158 (5) |
2 | Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 114 (9) | 16 (0) | 2 (0) | 132 (9) |
3 | Dimitrios Chantakias | 2020–Present | 106 (6) | 16 (1) | 2 (0) | 124 (7) |
4 | Tamkin Khalilzade | 2015–2018 2021–2022 | 103 (8) | 12 (0) | 4 (0) | 119 (8) |
5 | Adil Naghiyev | 2015 2015–2019 | 96 (6) | 7 (2) | 2 (0) | 105 (8) |
6 | Hajiagha Hajili | 2020–Present | 87 (0) | 13 (0) | 2 (0) | 102 (0) |
7 | Vugar Mustafayev | 2016–2019 | 79 (1) | 9 (0) | 3 (0) | 91 (1) |
8 | Victor Igbekoyi | 2015–2018 | 81 (5) | 5 (0) | 3 (0) | 89 (5) |
9 | Anar Nazirov | 2015–2019 | 83 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 88 (0) |
10 | Jovan Krneta | 2015–2018 | 76 (6) | 6 (0) | 3 (0) | 85 (6) |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 5 May 2024
Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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Bahram Shahguliyev | Azerbaijan | 28 July 2014 | July 2015 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 20 | 61.29 | ||
Adil Shukurov | Azerbaijan | July 2015 | 27 December 2016 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 42.86 | ||
Aykhan Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 27 December 2016 | 29 August 2018 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 43.14 | ||
Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 29 August 2018 | 8 October 2019 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 32.43 | ||
Zaur Hashimov | Azerbaijan | 9 October 2019 | 30 June 2020 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 37.50 | ||
Rashad Sadygov | Azerbaijan | 17 July 2020 | 145 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 169 | 137 | 41.38 |
- 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).