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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 | 1,500 | ||
President | Taleh Nasibov [1] | ||
Manager | Rashad Sadygov | ||
League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
2023–24 | 2nd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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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.
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]
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 |
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Kappa | Santral Electric | ||
2015–16 | 1st | 2nd | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 62 | Quarterfinal |
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2016–17 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 39 | Quarterfinal |
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4 |
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2017–18 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 44 | Quarterfinal |
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Joma | |
2018–19 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 31 | Semifinal |
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2019–20 | 1st | 4th | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 23 | Semifinal |
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2020–21 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 38 | Semifinal |
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8 |
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2021–22 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 47 | Runners-up |
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2022–23 | 1st | 5th | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 50 | Quarterfinal |
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2023–24 | 1st | 2nd | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 22 | 58 | Runners-up |
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Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |
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2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
2QR |
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0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |
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0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |
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Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024 and Transfers winter 2023–24.
Position | Name |
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Head coach |
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Assistant coach |
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Goalkeeping coach |
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Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 |
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2020–2022 | 20 (58) | 2 (10) | - (-) | 22 (68) |
2 |
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2015–2016 | 14 (29) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 17 (31) |
3 |
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2019 | 12 (23) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 15 (28) |
3 |
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2017–2018 2019-2020 |
13 (46) | 0 (4) | 2 (4) | 15 (54) |
3 |
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2022–2023 | 13 (46) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 15 (54) |
6 |
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2020–2022 | 12 (47) | 1 (4) | - (-) | 13 (51) |
7 |
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2022–Present | 10 (70) | 2 (9) | 0 (2) | 12 (81) |
8 |
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2020–Present | 10 (117) | 0 (17) | 0 (2) | 10 (136) |
9 |
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2016–2018 | 8 (47) | 1 (5) | 0 (4) | 9 (56) |
10 |
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2015–2019 | 6 (60) | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 8 (69) |
10 |
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2015 2015–2019 |
6 (96) | 2 (7) | 0 (2) | 8 (105) |
10 |
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2015–2018 2021–2022 |
8 (103) | 0 (12) | 0 (4) | 8 (119) |
10 |
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2021–2023 | 6 (50) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 8 (58) |
Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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1 |
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2015–Present | 134 (3) | 22 (2) | 2 (0) | 158 (5) |
2 |
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2020–Present | 117 (10) | 17 (0) | 2 (0) | 136 (10) |
3 |
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2020–Present | 108 (6) | 17 (1) | 2 (0) | 127 (7) |
4 |
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2015–2018 2021–2022 |
103 (8) | 12 (0) | 4 (0) | 119 (8) |
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2015 2015–2019 |
96 (6) | 7 (2) | 2 (0) | 105 (8) |
6 |
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2020–Present | 88 (0) | 13 (0) | 2 (0) | 103 (0) |
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2016–2019 | 79 (1) | 9 (0) | 3 (0) | 91 (1) |
8 |
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2015–2018 | 81 (5) | 5 (0) | 3 (0) | 89 (5) |
9 |
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2015–2019 | 83 (0) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 88 (0) |
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2015–2018 | 76 (6) | 6 (0) | 3 (0) | 85 (6) |
Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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Bahram Shahguliyev | ![]() |
28 July 2014 | July 2015 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 20 | 61.29 | ||
Adil Shukurov | ![]() |
July 2015 | 27 December 2016 [5] | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 42.86 | ||
Aykhan Abbasov | ![]() |
27 December 2016 [5] | 29 August 2018 [6] | 51 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 43.14 | ||
Samir Abbasov | ![]() |
29 August 2018 [7] | 8 October 2019 [8] | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 32.43 | ||
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9 October 2019 [9] | 30 June 2020 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 37.50 | ||
Rashad Sadygov | ![]() |
17 July 2020 [10] | 149 | 62 | 48 | 39 | 172 | 140 | 41.61 |
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).