2024–25 Sabah FC season
| 2024–25 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Krunoslav Rendulić (until 25 November) Vasili Berezutski (from 25 November) | ||
| Stadium | Bank Respublika Arena | ||
| Premier League | 5th | ||
| Azerbaijan Cup | Winners | ||
| Conference League | Third qualifying round vs St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jesse Sekidika (11) All: Jesse Sekidika (13) Pavol Šafranko (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,000 (vs Maccabi Haifa, 1 August 2024) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 430 (vs Sabail, 29 November 2024) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,327 | ||
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The Sabah FC 2024–25 season was Sabah's seventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their eighth season in existence.
Season overview
On 21 January, Sabah announced the signing of Stas Pokatilov after he'd left Tobol by mutual agreement.[1]
On 28 January, Sabah announced the signing of Umarali Rakhmonaliev on loan from Rubin Kazan until the end of the season.[2]
Squad
- As of match played 31 May 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Yusif İmanov | GK | 27 September 2002 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | 94 | 0 | |||
| 55 | Nijat Mehbaliyev | GK | 11 September 2000 (aged 24) | Qarabağ | 2020[3] | 2026[4] | 24 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Stas Pokatilov | GK | 8 December 1992 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2025[1] | 19 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Amin Seydiyev | DF | 15 November 1998 (aged 26) | Gabala | 2020[5] | 160 | 6 | |||
| 3 | Jon Irazabal | DF | 28 November 1996 (aged 28) | SD Amorebieta | 2022[6] | 2025[6] | 99 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Sofian Chakla | DF | 2 September 1993 (aged 31) | Ponferradina | 2023[7] | 2025[7] | 71 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Rahman Dashdamirov | DF | 20 October 1999 (aged 25) | Shamakhi | 2023[8] | 2025[8] | 41 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Bojan Letić | DF | 21 December 1992 (aged 32) | Unattached | 2022[9] | 120 | 7 | |||
| 17 | Tellur Mutallimov | DF | 8 April 1995 (aged 30) | Sumgayit | 2024[10] | 94 | 5 | |||
| 32 | Elgun Dünyamaliyev | DF | 26 March 2006 (aged 19) | Academy | 2024 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Ygor Nogueira | DF | 27 March 1995 (aged 30) | Chaves | 2025 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Abdulakh Khaybulayev | MF | 19 August 2001 (aged 23) | Academy | 2021 | 49 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Ayaz Guliyev | MF | 27 November 1996 (aged 28) | Khimki | 2023[11] | 2026[11] | 42 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Anatoliy Nuriyev | MF | 20 May 1996 (aged 29) | Kolos Kovalivka | 2022[12] | 2025[12] | 105 | 12 | ||
| 10 | Namiq Ələsgərov | MF | 3 February 1995 (aged 30) | Bursaspor | 2022[13] | 2025[13] | 83 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Kaheem Parris | MF | 6 January 2000 (aged 25) | Dynamo Kyiv | 2024 | 61 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Vincent Thill | MF | 4 February 2000 (aged 25) | Vorskla Poltava | 2023[14] | 2025[14] | 35 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Ivan Lepinjica | MF | 9 July 1999 (aged 25) | Slaven Belupo | 2024 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Seymur Mammadov | MF | 29 May 2003 (aged 22) | Academy | 2024 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Joy-Lance Mickels | MF | 29 March 1994 (aged 31) | Al Faisaly | 2024 | 103 | 44 | |||
| 22 | Abdulla Rzayev | MF | 12 March 2002 (aged 23) | Academy | 2021 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | MF | 18 August 2003 (aged 21) | on loan from Rubin Kazan | 2024 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 70 | Jesse Sekidika | MF | 14 July 1996 (aged 28) | Eyüpspor | 2023[15] | 2025(+1)[15] | 80 | 20 | ||
| 77 | Shakir Seyidov | MF | 31 December 2000 (aged 24) | Academy | 2018[16] | 60 | 2 | |||
| 88 | Khayal Aliyev | MF | 18 February 2004 (aged 21) | Academy | 2023 | 51 | 4 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 18 | Pavol Šafranko | FW | 16 November 1994 (aged 30) | Sepsi OSK | 2024 | 44 | 13 | |||
| 99 | Njegoš Kupusović | FW | 22 February 2001 (aged 24) | Trenčín | 2024 | 25 | 2 | |||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 16 | Rustam Samiqullin | GK | 23 December 2002 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 33 | Jamal Jafarov | FW | 25 February 2002 (aged 23) | Anzhi Makhachkala | 2020[17] | 2025[17] | 24 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Rauf Rustamli | DF | 11 January 2003 (aged 22) | Gabala | 2023 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 90 | Timilehin Oluwaseun | FW | 10 June 2005 (aged 19) | Dino SC | 2024 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fakhri Mammadli | DF | 3 December 2005 (aged 19) | Academy | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 4 | Elvin Camalov | MF | 4 February 1995 (aged 30) | Zira | 2021[18] | 113 | 2 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January 2025 | GK | Stas Pokatilov | Unattached | Free | [1] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 January 2025 | MF | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | Rubin Kazan | End of season | [2] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2025 | MF | Elvin Camalov | Neftçi | Undisclosed | [19] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2024 | GK | Rauf Rustamli | Shamakhi | End of season | [20] | |
| 11 July 2024 | DF | Fakhri Mammadli | Shamakhi | End of season | [21] | |
| 9 August 2024 | GK | Rustam Samigullin | Neftçi | End of season | ||
| 13 September 2024 | FW | Jamal Jafarov | Kapaz | End of season | [22] | |
| 16 January 2025 | FW | Timilehin Oluwaseun | İmişli | End of season |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2024 | FW | Davit Volkovi | Zira | 13 June 2024 | [23][24] | |
| 14 June 2024 | MF | Cristian Ceballos | [25] | |||
| 23 June 2024 | MF | Christian | Turan Tovuz | 1 July 2024 | [26][27] | |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Ildar Alekperov | Zira | 10 September 2024 | [28] | |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Marouane Hadhoudi | Difaâ Hassani | 17 August 2024 | [29] | |
| 2 July 2024 | FW | Emmanuel Apeh | Al Ittihad | 22 September 2024 | [30] | |
| 10 July 2024 | MF | Veysal Rzayev | Turan Tovuz | 10 July 2024 | [31] | |
| 27 July 2024 | FW | Jearl Margaritha | Phoenix Rising | 16 August 2024 | [32][33] | |
| 28 July 2024 | FW | Ishak Belfodil | IMT | 10 February 2025 | [34] |
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 4 August 2024 | 24 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 27.78 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 3 December 2024 | 1 June 2025 | Last 16 | Winners | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | 15 August 2024 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 25.00 |
| Total | 46 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 30.43 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2025
Source: Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 |
Last updated: 24 May 2025.
Source: See Results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2025. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 4 August 2024 1 | Sabah | 2–2 | Shamakhi | Masazir |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Ələsgərov 2' 16' Aliyev 37' |
Report | Muradov 35' Abbasov 44' Pusi 52' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 503 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 11 August 2024 2 | Sabah | 0–2 | Zira | Masazir |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Lepinjica 13' | Report | Utzig 40' 50' (pen.) Soumah 52' Akhmedzade 53' Acka 79' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 18 August 2024 3 | Neftçi | 0–2 | Sabah | Baku |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Kuč 40' Shinyashiki 71' Safarov 90+4' |
Report | Seydiyev 54' Mickels 76' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 25 August 2024 4 | Sabah | 3–1 | Sumgayit | Masazir |
| 18:15 AZT (UTC+4) | Ələsgərov 44' Šafranko 54' Lepinjica 59' Sekidika 77' Chakla 90+4' |
Report | Medeiros 13' Vujnović 33' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 31 August 2024 5 | Kapaz | 2–3 | Sabah | Tovuz |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Braga 10' N'Diaye 17' Aliyev 48' Keverton 52' Khvalko 66' |
Report | Chakla 40' Mickels 53' (pen.), 85' Nuriyev 67' Sekidika 70' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı |
| 15 September 2024 6 | Sabah | 2–2 | Turan Tovuz | Masazir |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Sekidika 6', 46' Mickels 44' Seydiyev 56' Lepinjica 72' |
Report | Turabov 27' Miller 35' John 73' Guseynov 76' 90+4' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 22 September 2024 7 | Sabail | 2–4 | Sabah | Baku |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bilali 4' Abdullazade 39' Lytvyn 40' Gomis 45+2' Larrucea 45+2' Çelik 62' Abdullazade 73' Y.Nabiyev 80' Abdullayev 88' |
Report | Mickels 8' Lepinjica 21' 65' Sekidika 27' Seydiyev 59' Nogueira 68' Šafranko 76' (pen.) 76' |
Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 29 September 2024 8 | Qarabağ | 3–2 | Sabah | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bayramov 6' Akhundzade 8' 42' Medina 17' |
Report | Nuriyev 41' Mickels 45+1' 87' Šafranko 51' |
Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 5 October 2024 9 | Sabah | 1–1 | Araz-Naxçıvan | Masazir |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Šafranko 5' Letić 16' |
Report | Santos 8' 76' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 600 Referee: Cavid Cəlilov |
| 20 October 2024 10 | Zira | 1–1 | Sabah | Zirə |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Isayev 45' Papunashvili 90+1' |
Report | Sekidika 7' 43' | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 27 October 2024 11 | Sabah | 0–0 | Neftçi | Masazir |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mickels 66' Khaybulayev 77' Seyidov 83' |
Report | Guzzo 33' Matias 79' Conteh 90+3' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 3 November 2024 12 | Sumgayit | 1–0 | Sabah | Sumgait |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Milović 10' Kahat 90+4' Suleymanli 90+5' |
Report | Nogueira 9' Mickels 62' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 9 November 2024 13 | Sabah | 2–2 | Kapaz | Masazir |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Aliyev 32' (o.g.) Parris 73' Nogueira 90+3' |
Report | Aliyev 4' Suleymanov 89' Pachu 90+3' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 24 November 2024 14 | Turan Tovuz | 1–1 | Sabah | Tovuz |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | John 46' Ghaderi 90+2' |
Report | Camalov 33' Kupusović 44' Mickels 67' 83' Irazabal 90+1' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 29 November 2024 15 | Sabah | 1–0 | Sabail | Masazir |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mickels 29' Guliyev 31' Ələsgərov 53' Mutallimov 86' |
Report | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 430 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 7 December 2024 16 | Sabah | 1–1 | Qarabağ | Masazir |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Camalov 46' Kupusović 49' Thill 85' |
Report | Romão 35' Akhundzade 68' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 14 December 2024 17 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 0–1 | Sabah | Baku |
| 16:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Ramon 20' Santos 38' |
Report | Mickels 77' 78' | Stadium: Liv Bona Dea Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 22 December 2024 18 | Shamakhi | 3–1 | Sabah | Shamakhi |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Adilkhanov 23' Pusi 55' L-J.Mickels 62' Fernandes 90+2' Bakić 90+3' |
Report | Šafranko 38' Seydiyev 72' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Cavid Cəlilov |
| 19 January 2025 19 | Neftçi | 1–1 | Sabah | Baku |
| 18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Seck 54' Matias 66' Shtohrin 79' Ohori 90+4' |
Report | Chakla 39' Salahlı 77' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Neftçi Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 25 January 2025 20 | Sabah | 0–0 | Sumgayit | Masazir |
| 18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Jaloliddinov 52' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,001 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 31 January 2025 21 | Kapaz | 3–2 | Sabah | Tovuz |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ba 11' Samadov 54' Hüseynli 64' (pen.) 74' |
Report | Šafranko 6' Nogueira 14' 63' Sekidika 45+4' Dashdamirov 66' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Fərid Hacıyev |
| 9 February 2025 22 | Sabah | 2–1 | Turan Tovuz | Masazir |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Khaybulayev 13' Šafranko 50' (pen.) Sekidika 61' Chakla 88' |
Report | Souza 15' Ghaderi 25' Rzayev 44' Christian 64' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 800 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 17 February 2025 23 | Sabail | 0–0 | Sabah | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Rüstəmov 56' | Report | Lepinjica 39' Nogueira 89' |
Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 22 February 2025 24 | Qarabağ | 1–1 | Sabah | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Zoubir 17' Bayramov 38' |
Report | Sekidika 35' Lepinjica 54' Chakla 64' |
Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 4 March 2025 25 | Sabah | 2–2 | Araz-Naxçıvan | Masazir |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Aliyev 7' Seydiyev 22' Rakhmonaliev 34' Chakla 64' Dashdamirov 78' |
Report | Benny 11' Wanderson 19' Isgandarov 66' 72' Ribeiro 90+3' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 550 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 9 March 2025 26 | Shamakhi | 1–0 | Sabah | Shamakhi |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Adilkhanov 31' Mammadli 90+5' |
Report | Aliyev 64' | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cavid Cəlilov |
| 15 March 2025 27 | Sabah | 1–1 | Zira | Masazir |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Khaybulayev 31' Sekidika 34' Lepinjica 60' Seydiyev 62' |
Report | Volkovi 63' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 29 March 2025 28 | Sumgayit | 3–3 | Zira | Sumgait |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Vásquez 18' Abdikholikov 47' Yansané 87' |
Report | Rakhmonaliev 6', 71' Mutallimov 77' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 6 April 2025 29 | Sabah | 0–1 | Kapaz | Masazir |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Lepinjica 30' | Report | Paná 41' Hüseynli 53' Manafov 81' Samadov 90+3' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| 12 April 2025 30 | Turan Tovuz | 2–1 | Sabah | Tovuz |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Guseynov 56' 69' Jô 57' Sadykhov 63' Hurtado 82' |
Report | Nuriyev 14' Šafranko 21' 45+2' Sekidika 51' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 19 April 2025 31 | Sabah | 3–2 | Sabail | Masazir |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Chakla 31' 79' Mickels 69' 90+3' Irazabal 76' Lytvyn 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Muradov 12' Nshuti 22' Lytvyn 59' Allouch 74' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 821 Referee: Fərid Hacıyev |
| 27 April 2025 32 | Sabah | 1–1 | Qarabağ | Masazir |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Irazabal 40' Letić 59' 73' |
Report | Xhixha 42' (pen.) Qurbanlı 46' Isayev 64' Hüseynov 84' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 3,960 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 3 May 2025 33 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 1–1 | Sabah | Baku |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Isgandarov 20' Wanderson 36' Jatobá 75' |
Report | Thill 43' Rakhmonaliev 80' Mutallimov 90+1' |
Stadium: Liv Bona Dea Arena Attendance: 250 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 9 May 2025 34 | Sabah | 3–1 | Shamakhi | Masazir |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Nogueira 12', 72' Guliyev 22' Ələsgərov 74' Lepinjica 83' Šafranko 90+3' |
Report | L-J.Mickels 26' Veremyeyev 90' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 701 Referee: Fərid Hacıyev |
| 17 May 2025 35 | Zira | 1–1 | Sabah | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Papunashvili 26' | Report | Chakla 57' Šafranko 68' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 24 May 2025 36 | Sabah | 1–0 | Neftçi | Masazır |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Chakla 50' Sekidika 64' |
Report | Kuč 76' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 58 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 55 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Neftçi | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 43 | |
| 7 | Shamakhi | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 36 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards; 8) Draw.[35]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards; 8) Draw.[35]
Notes:
- ^ Sabah qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup winners.
Azerbaijan Cup
| 3 December 2024 Last 16 | Turan Tovuz | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Sabah | Tovuz |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Souza 28' John 113' |
Report | Irazabal 45+2' Guliyev 57' Letić 89' Kupusović 118' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Inqilab Mammadov |
| Penalties | ||||
| Aliyev Guseynov Rzayev John |
Parris Chakla Aliyev Mickels |
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| 5 February 2025 Quarter-final 1st leg | Sabah | 0–0 | Sumgayit | Masazır |
| 18:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Aliyev 30' Šafranko 90+4' |
Report | Dzhenetov 90+4' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 950 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 27 February 2025 Quarter-final 2nd leg | Sumgayit | 0–4 (0–4 agg.) | Sabah | Sumgait |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Suleymanli 38' Abdullazade 78' |
Report | Nuriyev 54' Aliyev 71' Mickels 82' Seydiyev 90+3' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 2 April 2025 Semi-final 1st leg | Neftçi | 1–2 | Sabah | Baku |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Matias 21' 21' Seck 37' Darboe 82' |
Report | Salahlı 11' (o.g.) Mutallimov 29' Šafranko 52' |
Stadium: Neftçi Arena Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 23 April 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg | Sabah | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Neftçi | Masazır |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Sekidika 23' Mickels 63' Lepinjica 72' |
Report | Matias 33' Mahmudov 40' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 6,600 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 31 May 2025 Final | Qarabağ | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Sabah | Sumgait |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Bayramov 42' Kady 45+1' 100' Irazabal 67' (o.g.) Benzia FT' 120' Mustafazade 120+1' |
Report | Lepinjica 28' Šafranko 36' (pen.) 57' 109' Mutallimov 90' 119' Parris 90+7' Ələsgərov 110' Pokatilov 120+2' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 7,513 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
Conference League
Qualifying rounds
| 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Maccabi Haifa | 0–3 | Sabah | Kisvárda, Hungary |
| 21:45 AZT (UTC+4) | Cornud 7' Mohamed 36' Sundgren 60' Pierrot 86' |
Report[36] | Sekidika 53' 78' Šafranko 61' Aliyev 88' |
Stadium: Kisvárdai Stadion Attendance: 270[37] Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium) |
| Note: Due to the Gaza war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[38] | ||||
| 1 August 2023 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Sabah | 3–6 (a.e.t.) (6–6 agg.) (3–2 p) | Maccabi Haifa | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Šafranko 47' Parris 71' Mickels 86' 103' Camalov 86' Ələsgərov 108' |
Report[39] | Haziza 17' Pierrot 67', 90' Šimić 70' 83' Refaelov 73' Elimelech 105+2' David 112' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 8,000[40] Referee: Peter Kralovič (Slovakia) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Chakla Mickels Aliyev Lepinjica |
Refaelov David Saief Saba Pierrot |
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| 8 August 2023 Third qualifying round 1st leg | St Patrick's Athletic | 1-0 | Sabah | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 21:45 AZT (UTC+4) | Palmer 35' 78' | Report[41] | Lepinjica 27' 52' Irazabal 31' Dashdamirov 74' |
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 4,352[42] Referee: Vilhjálmur Thórarinsson (Iceland) |
| 15 August 2023 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Sabah | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | St Patrick's Athletic | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Chakla 27' | Report[43] | Elbouzedi 48' | Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 6,132[44] Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania) |
Squad statistics
- As of match played 31 May 2025
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Conference League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Yusif İmanov | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | AZE | Amin Seydiyev | 33 | 2 | 24+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Jon Irazabal | 39 | 1 | 28+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | MAR | Sofian Chakla | 33 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | AZE | Rahman Dashdamirov | 27 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | MF | AZE | Abdulakh Khaybulayev | 28 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | DF | BIH | Bojan Letić | 38 | 1 | 23+7 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | RUS | Ayaz Guliyev | 17 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | MF | AZE | Anatoliy Nuriyev | 35 | 2 | 10+19 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | AZE | Namiq Ələsgərov | 28 | 2 | 14+8 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | JAM | Kaheem Parris | 30 | 3 | 11+10 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | MF | LUX | Vincent Thill | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | CRO | Ivan Lepinjica | 31 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | AZE | Seymur Mammadov | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | DF | AZE | Tellur Mutallimov | 31 | 2 | 15+10 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW | SVK | Pavol Šafranko | 44 | 13 | 29+5 | 9 | 5+1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | MF | GER | Joy-Lance Mickels | 34 | 11 | 17+7 | 9 | 2+4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 22 | MF | AZE | Abdulla Rzayev | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | MF | AZE | Elgun Dünyamaliyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | MF | UZB | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 19 | 2 | 11+4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | DF | BRA | Ygor Nogueira | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | GK | AZE | Nijat Mehbaliyev | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 70 | MF | NGA | Jesse Sekidika | 46 | 13 | 31+5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 77 | MF | AZE | Shakir Seyidov | 11 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | MF | AZE | Khayal Aliyev | 38 | 4 | 14+14 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | ||||
| 92 | GK | KAZ | Stas Pokatilov | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | FW | SRB | Njegoš Kupusović | 25 | 2 | 5+16 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | FW | AZE | Jamal Jafarov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Sabah during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | AZE | Elvin Camalov | 18 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Conference League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 70 | Jesse Sekidika | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| FW | 18 | Pavol Šafranko | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 3 | MF | 20 | Joy-Lance Mickels | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 4 | MF | 88 | Khayal Aliyev | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Own goal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 6 | MF | 11 | Kaheem Parris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Namiq Ələsgərov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 33 | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 4 | Sofian Chakla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 40 | Ygor Nogueira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 99 | Njegoš Kupusović | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 2 | Amin Seydiyev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MF | 9 | Anatoliy Nuriyev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 17 | Tellur Mutallimov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 15 | DF | 13 | Ivan Lepinjica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 7 | Bojan Letić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 12 | Vincent Thill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 3 | Jon Irazabal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 50 | 12 | 6 | 69 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Conference League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 | Yusif Imanov | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | GK | 92 | Stas Pokatilov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | GK | 55 | Nijat Mehbaliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Conference League | Total | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Amin Seydiyev | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | DF | Jon Irazabal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Sofian Chakla | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | DF | Rahman Dashdamirov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | MF | Abdulakh Khaybulayev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | DF | Bojan Letić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Ayaz Guliyev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 9 | MF | Anatoliy Nuriyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | MF | Namiq Ələsgərov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | MF | Vincent Thill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | MF | Ivan Lepinjica | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| 17 | DF | Tellur Mutallimov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Pavol Šafranko | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | MF | Joy-Lance Mickels | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 33 | MF | Umarali Rakhmonaliev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 40 | DF | Ygor Nogueira | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 70 | FW | Jesse Sekidika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | MF | Shakir Seyidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 88 | MF | Khayal Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 92 | GK | Stas Pokatilov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 99 | FW | Njegoš Kupusović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| Players who left Sabah during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | Elvin Camalov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| TOTALS | 67 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 4 | |||||||
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