Sabah FK (Azerbaijan)

{{Short description|Azerbaijani football club}} {{About|the Azerbaijani professional football club|the Malaysian professional football club|Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Sabah FK | current = 2025–26 Sabah FC season | image = Sabah FC (Azerbaijan).png | image_size = 170px | fullname = Sabah Futbol Klubu | nickname = ''Bayquşlar'' (The Owls)<br>''Tələbələr'' (The Students)<br>''Qara-çəhrayılar'' (The Black-pinks) | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2017|9|8}} | ground = Bank Respublika Arena | capacity = 8.969 | owner = | chrtitle = President | chairman = Magsud Adigozalov | manager = Valdas Dambrauskas | league = Azerbaijan Premier League | season = 2025–26 | position = 1st of 12 (champions) | website = {{URL|https://sabahfc.az}} | pattern_la1 = _fcbarcelona2425a | pattern_b1 = _nikevapor5b | pattern_ra1 = _fcbarcelona2425a | pattern_sh1 = _nikevapor5b | leftarm1 = 000000 | body1 = 000000 | rightarm1 = 000000 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = 000000 | pattern_la2 = _nikevapor5w | pattern_b2 = _nikevapor5w | pattern_ra2 = _nikevapor5w | pattern_sh2 = _nikevapor5w | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }} {{Sabah sections}} '''Sabah Futbol Klubu''' ({{IPA|az|sɑbɑh|pron}}), commonly known as '''Sabah FK''', '''Sabah FC''', or simply '''Sabah''', is a professional football club based in Masazir, Azerbaijan. The team plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top tier of Azerbaijani football league system. Its home ground is the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazir.

== History ==

Sabah were formed on 8 September 2017, joining the Azerbaijan First Division for the 2017–18 season, in which they finished 5th. After the four teams above them in the league failed or declined promotion, Sabah were granted a license to participate in Azerbaijan Premier League on 12 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH HAQQINDA |url=https://sabahfc.az/about/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=az |archive-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023001008/https://sabahfc.az/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sabah won their first game 1–0 in the Azerbaijan Premier League, against Keşlə FK (currently known as Şamaxı FK), on 12 August 2018, thanks to a Marko Dević goal. Sabah went on to finish their first Premier League season in 7th position, avoiding relegation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Sabah |title=Club History |url=https://sabahfc.az/club/history |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=sabahfc.az |language=en}}</ref>

On 16 September 2019, Elshad Ahmadov resigned as manager, with Igor Ponomaryov taking over on an interim basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=İqor Ponomaryov "Sabah"ın müvəqqəti baş məşqçisi təyin olunub |url=https://report.az/futbol-xeberleri/i-qor-ponomaryov-sabah-in-muveqqeti-bas-mesqcisi-teyin-olunub |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=Report.az |language=az}}</ref>

On 26 November 2019, Sabah announced that Željko Sopić had been appointed manager on an 18-month contract.<ref name="Željko Sopić">{{cite web |title="SABAH" FK-DA YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2019/11/26/sabah-fk-da-yeni-bas-m%c9%99sqci/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=26 November 2019 |language=az |date=26 November 2019 |archive-date=11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911180851/https://sabahfc.az/2019/11/26/sabah-fk-da-yeni-bas-m%c9%99sqci/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 July 2020, Sopić resigned as manager.<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH FC PARTED WAYS WITH ZELJKO SOPIC |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/03/sabah-fc-parted-ways-with-zeljko-sopic/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |date=3 July 2020 |language=en |access-date=3 August 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803143343/https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/03/sabah-fc-parted-ways-with-zeljko-sopic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 10 July 2020, Sabah signed a two-year contract with Vicente Gómez.<ref>{{cite web |title=SABAH FC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE VICENTE GOMEZ AS NEW HEAD COACH |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/10/sabah-fc-officially-announce-vicente-gomez-as-new-head-coach/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |date=10 July 2020 |language=en |access-date=3 August 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803142246/https://sabahfc.az/en/2020/07/10/sabah-fc-officially-announce-vicente-gomez-as-new-head-coach/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 11 March 2021, Gómez left his role as Head Coach by mutual agreement, with Ramin Guliyev being placed in temporary charge.<ref>{{cite web |title=VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=11 March 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818071900/https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%C9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the season, Guliyev was confirmed as the club's new head coach on a two-year contract<ref name="Guliyev Permanent">{{cite web |title=BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YENİ MÜQAVİLƏ BAĞLADIQ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/05/26/bas-m%c9%99sqcimiz-ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yeni-muqavil%c9%99-bagladiq/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=26 May 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818072312/https://sabahfc.az/2021/05/26/bas-m%C9%99sqcimiz-ramin-quliyevl%C9%99-yeni-muqavil%C9%99-bagladiq/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Guliyev resigned from his position on 21 October 2021,<ref name="Guliyev Leaves">{{cite web |title=RAMİN QULİYEVLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/21/ramin-quliyevl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=21 October 2021 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105090234/https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/21/ramin-quliyevl%C9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with Murad Musayev being appointed as the club's new head coach on 30 October 2021, signing a two-year contract.<ref name="Murad Musayev">{{cite web |title=MURAD MUSAYEV "SABAH"IN BAŞ MƏŞQÇİSİ TƏYİN EDİLDİ |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/30/murad-musayev-sabahin-bas-m%c9%99sqcisi-t%c9%99yin-edildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC (Azerbaijan) |access-date=5 January 2022 |language=Azerbaijani |date=30 October 2021 |archive-date=6 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106014607/https://sabahfc.az/2021/10/30/murad-musayev-sabahin-bas-m%c9%99sqcisi-t%c9%99yin-edildi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 1 February 2024, Sabah announced that Murad Musayev had left his role as head coach after his resignation had been accepted.<ref name="Murad Musayev Leaves">{{cite web |title=Komandamızın baş məşqçisi Murad Musayev və klub rəhbərliyi arasında görüş keçirilib. |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1443876682890894&set=a.1141464793132086 |website=facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC Facebook |access-date=2 February 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=1 February 2024 |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202192347/https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1443876682890894&set=a.1141464793132086 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 March 2024, Sabah announced the appointment of Krunoslav Rendulić as their new head coach, on an 18-month contract.<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić">{{cite web |title="Sabah"da yeni baş məşqçi təyinatı rəsmiləşib. |url=https://www.facebook.com/sabahfc.az/posts/pfbid02QNPtmpDP9cL347JpsatWfTMjnuunFT9dBZve7pwXd5i1nzaBpavt4ksFraEyBwoAl |website=facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC Facebook |access-date=5 March 2024 |language=Azerbaijani |date=5 March 2024 |archive-date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525210328/https://www.facebook.com/sabahfc.az/posts/pfbid02QNPtmpDP9cL347JpsatWfTMjnuunFT9dBZve7pwXd5i1nzaBpavt4ksFraEyBwoAl |url-status=live }}</ref> Rendulić left Sabah on 25 November 2024 by mutual agreement, with Vasili Berezutski being appointed as his replacement on the same day to a two-and-a-half year contract.<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić Leaves">{{cite web |title=“Sabah” FK baş məşqçi Krunoslav Renduliçlə yollarını ayırıb. |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCyjpDssZiU/?hl=en |website=instagram.com/sabahfc/?hl=en |publisher=Sabah FC Instagram |access-date=14 February 2025 |language=Azerbaijani |date=25 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="Vasili Berezutski">{{cite web |title=Xoş gəldin, Vasili Berezutski! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DCy6ieCoEck/?hl=en&img_index=1 |website=instagram.com/sabahfc/?hl=en |publisher=Sabah FC Instagram |access-date=14 February 2025 |language=Azerbaijani |date=25 November 2024}}</ref> On 14 June 2025, Berezutski left the club by mutual consent due to personal reasons.<ref name="Vasili Berezutski left">{{Cite web |last=Sabah FC |first= |title=Vasili Berezutski ilə əməkdaşlığın dayandırılması barədə |url=https://sabahfc.az/news/159 |access-date=2025-06-14 |website=sabahfc.az |language=en}}</ref> On 20 June 2025, Sabah announced the appointment of Lithuanian Valdas Dambrauskas as the new head coach, signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FC |first=Sabah |title=Xoş gəldin, Valdas Dambrauskas! |url=https://sabahfc.az/news/164 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=sabahfc.az |language=en}}</ref>

On 30 April 2026, Sabah secured the Premier League title for the first time in their history after Qarabağ lost 2–1 against Neftçi. On 13 May 2026, Sabah defeated Zira 2–1 to win the 2025–26 Azerbaijan Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Гурбанов |first=Хидаят |date=2026-05-13 |title="Сабах" стал обладателем Кубка Азербайджана, обыграв в финале "Зиря" |url=https://report.az/ru/futbol/sabah-oderzhal-pobedu-nad-zirya-stav-obladatelem-kubka-azerbajdzhana |access-date=2026-05-14 |website=Report.az |language=ru}}</ref>

===Domestic history=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Season !colspan="9"| League !rowspan="2"| Azerbaijan Cup !colspan="2"| Top goalscorer !rowspan="2"| Manager |- ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P ! Name ! League |- |2017–18 |2nd |bgcolor=lightgreen|'''5th''' |27 |11 |7 |9 |41 |33 |'''40''' |Second round |align=left| | |align=left|{{fbicon|AZE}} Arif Asadov |- |2018–19 |1st |'''7th''' |28 |7 |6 |15 |20 |41 |'''27''' |Quarter-final |align=left|{{fbicon|UKR}} Marko Dević |8 |align=left|{{fbicon|AZE}} Elshad Ahmadov |- |2019–20 |1st |'''6th''' |20 |5 |6 |9 |19 |27 |'''21''' |Quarter-final |align=left|{{fbicon|MLI}} Ulysse Diallo <br> {{fbicon|GUI}} Amadou Diallo <br> {{fbicon|RSA}} Hendrick Ekstein |3 |align=left|{{fbicon|AZE}} Elshad Ahmadov <br> {{fbicon|AZE}} Igor Ponomaryov {{small|(interim)}} <br> {{fbicon|CRO}} Željko Sopić |- |2020–21 |1st |'''5th''' |28 |7 |8 |13 |28 |38 |'''29''' |Round of 16 |align=left|{{fbicon|AZE}} Ramil Sheydayev |6 |align=left|{{fbicon|ESP}} Vicente Gómez <br> {{fbicon|AZE}} Ramin Guliyev {{small|(interim)}} |- |2021–22 |1st |'''5th''' |28 |12 |5 |11 |42 |34 |'''41''' |Quarter-final |align=left|{{fbicon|GER}} Joy-Lance Mickels{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name= Mickels Nat|Joy-Lance Mickels was born in Germany, but qualified to represent Rwanda, making his debut in 2026.}} |11 |align=left|{{fbicon|AZE}} Ramin Guliyev <br> {{fbicon|RUS}} Murad Musayev |- |2022–23 |1st |'''2nd''' |36 |25 |6 |5 |75 |24 |'''81''' |Quarter-final |align=left|{{fbicon|GER}} Joy-Lance Mickels{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name= Mickels Nat}} |17 |align=left|{{fbicon|RUS}} Murad Musayev |- |2023–24 |1st |'''3rd''' |36 |17 |7 |12 |50 |40 |'''58''' |Quarter-final |align=left|{{fbicon|GEO}} Davit Volkovi <br> {{fbicon|AZE}} Anatoliy Nuriyev |6 |align=left|{{fbicon|RUS}} Murad Musayev <br> {{fbicon|AZE}} Ruslan Qafitullin {{small|(interim)}} <br> {{fbicon|CRO}} Krunoslav Rendulić |- |2024–25 |1st |'''5th''' |36 |10 |18 |8 |50 |46 |'''48''' |align=center bgcolor=gold|Winners |align=left|{{fbicon|NGR}}Jesse Sekidika |11 |align=left|{{fbicon|CRO}} Krunoslav Rendulić <br> {{fbicon|RUS}} Vasili Berezutski |- |2025–26 |1st |bgcolor="gold"|'''1st''' |33 |24 |6 |3 |75 |25 |'''78''' |align=center bgcolor=gold|Winners |align=left|{{fbicon|RWA}} Joy-Lance Mickels{{refn|group=lower-alpha|name= Mickels Nat}} |19 |align=left|{{fbicon|LTU}} Valdas Dambrauskas |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} {{Cnote2 Begin}} {{Cnote2 End}}

===European record=== {{updated|match played 14 August 2025}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Competition ! Pld ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA |- | UEFA Champions League | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | UEFA Europa League | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 |- | UEFA Conference League | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 0 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 | style="text-align:center;"| 15 |- | '''Total''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''14''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''6''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''7''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''23''' | style="text-align:center;"| '''21''' |- |}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-uncollapsed" align=center style="font-size:90%" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- | rowspan="2"| 2023–24 | rowspan="2"| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | {{flagicon|LVA}} RFS | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–1 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| '''4–1''' |- | 3Q | {{flagicon|SRB}} Partizan | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2 {{aet}} | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffffdd" |'''2–2 {{pso|4–5}}''' |- | rowspan="2"| 2024–25 | rowspan="2"| UEFA Conference League | 2Q | {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Haifa | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 3–6 {{aet}} | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 3–0 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffffdd"| '''6–6 {{pso|3–2}}''' |- | 3Q | {{flagicon|IRL}} St Patrick's Athletic | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| '''0–2''' |- | rowspan="3"|2025–26 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | {{flagicon|SVN}} Celje | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 2–3 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffffdd"| 3–3 {{aet}} | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| '''5–6''' |- | rowspan="2"|UEFA Conference League | 2Q | {{flagicon|MDA}} Petrocub Hîncești | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 4–1 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#DDFFDD"| '''6–1''' |- | 3Q | {{flagicon|BUL}} Levski Sofia | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–2 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 0–1 | style="text-align:center;" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| '''0–3''' |- | 2026–27 | rowspan="2"|UEFA Champions League | 1Q | |}

== Colours and badge ==

Sabah's badge features rays of sunshine encased in a shield.

The team's main colours are black-pink, with their kit being made by Spanish clothing company Joma during their first season, and Macron from the start of the 2018–19 season.

==Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Years !Manufacturer !Sponsor |- |2017–2018 | Joma | ''none'' |- |2018–2020 | Macron | rowspan="2" | Bank Respublika |- |2020– |Nike |}

== Stadium == {{main|Bank Respublika Arena}}

thumb|448x448px|View of Alinja Arena The club play their home games at the Bank Respublika Arena in Masazır, which has a capacity of 8.969.<ref>{{cite web |title=ƏLİNCƏ ARENA |url=https://sabahfc.az/infrastruktur/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=az |archive-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306201427/https://sabahfc.az/infrastruktur-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Players == {{For|a list of all former and current Sabah FC players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Sabah FK (Azerbaijan) players}}

=== Current squad === {{updated|28 May 2026}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/|title=Əsas komanda|access-date=27 April 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819172029/https://sabahfc.az/esas-komanda/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Amin Seydiyev}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=GLP|pos=DF|name=Steve Solvet}} {{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Rahman Dashdamirov}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=Abdulakh Khaybulayev}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=UZB|name=Umarali Rakhmonaliev}} {{Fs player|no=9|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=Khayal Aliyev}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=Aleksey Isayev}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=JAM|name=Kaheem Parris}} {{Fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=CRO|name=Ivan Lepinjica}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Tellur Mutallimov}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=FRA|name=Aaron Malouda}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=RWA|name=Joy-Lance Mickels}} {{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=SRB|name=Veljko Simić|other=loan from Sivasspor}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Zinédine Ould Khaled}} {{Fs player|no=27|pos=DF|nat=POL|name=Tymoteusz Puchacz|other={{small|loan from Holstein Kiel}}}} {{Fs player|no=40|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Ygor Nogueira}} {{Fs player|no=53|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Andrey Santos}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=ALG|pos=DF|name=Akim Zedadka}} {{Fs player|no=92|pos=GK|nat=KAZ|name=Stas Pokatilov}} {{Fs player|no=99|pos=FW|nat=GAB|name=Orphé Mbina|other={{small|loan from Maribor}}}} {{Fs end}} ''For recent transfers, see Transfers winter 2025–26.''

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=Rauf Rustamli|other=at Karvan}} {{Fs player|no=33|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Abdulla Rzayev|other=at Turan Tovuz}} {{Fs end}}

===Other players under contract=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=AZE|name=Seymur Mammadov}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=AZE|name=Fakhri Mammadli}} {{Fs end}}

===Reserve team=== Sabah-2 plays in the Azerbaijan Reserve League.

==Club officials==

===Management=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff<ref>{{cite web |title=DIRECTORY |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/directory/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=3 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709133838/https://sabahfc.az/en/directory/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SUPERVISORY BOARD |url=https://sabahfc.az/en/supervisory-board/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=3 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226011344/https://sabahfc.az/musahid%C9%99-surasi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Founder|| {{flagicon|AZE}} Yagub Huseynov |- |President|| {{flagicon|AZE}} Magsud Adigozalov |- |Supervisory Board Member || {{flagicon|AZE}} Yagub Huseynov <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} Firudin Gurbanov <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} Igor Ponomaryov <br /> {{flagicon|AZE}} Rahman Hajiyev <br />{{flagicon|AZE}} Rauf Khalilov |- |Chief executive officer|| {{flagicon|AZE}} Ramin Hasanov |- |General Manager|| {{flagicon|AZE}} Nasimi Musayev |- |Director of sport ||{{flagicon|AZE}} Igor Ponomaryov |- |Press secretary ||{{flagicon|AZE}} Elnur Hamidov |- |}

=== Coaching staff === {{update section|date=April 2026}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position ! Name<ref name="Players & Staff">{{cite web |title=ƏSAS KOMANDA |url=https://sabahfc.az/main-team/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=az }}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |Head coach |{{flagicon|LTU}} Valdas Dambrauskas |- |Assistant head coach |{{flagicon|ITA}} Valerio Zuddas |- |Goalkeeping coach |{{flagicon|LTU}} Justinas Gasiūnas |- |Fitness coach |{{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Peric |- |Video analyst |{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Panchuk <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Vasyukhin |- |}

==Honours== * '''Azerbaijan Premier League''' ** '''Winners (1)''': 2025–26 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 2022–23 * '''Azerbaijan Cup''' ** '''Winners (2)''': 2024–25, 2025–26

==Club records== === Most appearances === {{updated|match played 22 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; " !width=20px| !width=200px|Name !width=250px|Years !width=100px|League !width=100px|Azerbaijan Cup !width=100px|European !width=100px|Total |- |1 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''Amin Seydiyev'''||2020–Present||{{sort|161|161 (4)}}||{{sort|14|14 (2)}}||{{sort|10|10 (0)}}||{{sort|185|'''185''' (6)}} |- |2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RWA}} '''Joy-Lance Mickels'''||2021–2023, 2024–Present||{{sort|110|110 (57)}}||{{sort|17|17 (7)}}||{{sort|12|12 (8)}}||{{sort|139|'''139''' (72)}} |- |3 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''Aleksey Isayev'''||2020–2024, 2025–Present||{{sort|119|119 (14)}}||{{sort|12|12 (0)}}||{{sort|4|4 (1)}}||{{sort|135|'''135''' (15)}} |- |4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|BIH}} Bojan Letić||2022–2026||{{sort|104|104 (5)}}||{{sort|8|8 (0)}}||{{sort|13|13 (2)}}||{{sort|125|'''125''' (7)}} |- |5 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Anatoliy Nuriyev||2022–2026||{{sort|98|98 (11)}}||{{sort|10|10 (1)}}||{{sort|10|10 (0)}}||{{sort|118|'''118''' (12)}} |- |6 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Elvin Camalov||2021–2025||{{sort|98|98 (2)}}||{{sort|9|9 (0)}}||{{sort|6|6 (0)}}||{{sort|113|'''113''' (2)}} |- |7 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Jesse Sekidika||2023–2026||{{sort|86|86 (17)}}||{{sort|11|11 (3)}}||{{sort|10|10 (1)}}||{{sort|107|'''107''' (21)}} |- |8 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''Tellur Mutallimov'''||2022–Present||{{sort|87|87 (4)}}||{{sort|12|12 (1)}}||{{sort|3|3 (0)}}||{{sort|102|'''102''' (5)}} |- |9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} '''Kaheem Parris'''||2023–2024, 2024–Present||{{sort|80|80 (12)}}||{{sort|12|12 (2)}}||{{sort|8|8 (2)}}||{{sort|100|'''100''' (16)}} |- |10||align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Jon Irazabal||2022–2025||{{sort|85|85 (5)}}||{{sort|6|6 (1)}}||{{sort|8|8 (0)}}||{{sort|99|'''99''' (6)}} |}

=== Top goalscorers === {{updated|match played 22 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; " !width=20px| !width=200px|Name !width=250px|Years !width=100px|League !width=100px|Azerbaijan Cup !width=100px|European !width=100px|Total !width=100px|Ratio |- |1 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|RWA}} '''Joy-Lance Mickels'''||2021–2023, 2024–Present||{{sort|57|57 (110)}}||{{sort|7|7 (17)}}||{{sort|8|8 (12)}}||{{sort|72|'''72''' (139)}}||{{#expr:72/139 round 2}} |- |2 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Jesse Sekidika||2023–2026||{{sort|17|17 (86)}}||{{sort|3|3 (11)}}||{{sort|1|1 (10)}}||{{sort|21|'''21''' (107)}}||{{#expr:21/107 round 2}} |- |3 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Davit Volkovi||2022–2024||{{sort|16|16 (63)}}||{{sort|2|2 (4)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|19|'''19''' (71)}}||{{#expr:19/71 round 2}} |- |rowspan="2"|4 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksiy Kashchuk||2022–2023||{{sort|18|18 (39)}}||{{sort|0|0 (2)}}||{{sort|0|0 (0)}}||{{sort|18|'''18''' (41)}}||{{#expr:18/41 round 2}} |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|SVK}} '''Pavol Šafranko'''||2024–Present||{{sort|10|10 (39)}}||{{sort|2|2 (5)}}||{{sort|6|6 (10)}}||{{sort|18|'''18''' (54)}}||{{#expr:18/54 round 2}} |- |rowspan="2"|6 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Emmanuel Apeh||2022–2024||{{sort|11|11 (65)}}||{{sort|4|4 (6)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|16|'''16''' (75)}}||{{#expr:16/75 round 2}} |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|JAM}} '''Kaheem Parris'''||2023–2024, 2024–Present||{{sort|12|12 (80)}}||{{sort|2|2 (12)}}||{{sort|2|2 (8)}}||{{sort|16|'''16''' (100)}}||{{#expr:16/100 round 2}} |- |8 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} '''Aleksey Isayev'''||2020–2024, 2025–Present||{{sort|14|14 (119)}}||{{sort|0|0 (12)}}||{{sort|1|1 (4)}}||{{sort|15|'''15''' (135)}}||{{#expr:15/135 round 2}} |- |rowspan="2"|9 ||align="left"|{{flagicon|AZE}} Anatoliy Nuriyev||2022–2026||{{sort|11|11 (98)}}||{{sort|1|1 (10)}}||{{sort|0|0 (10)}}||{{sort|12|'''12''' (118)}}||{{#expr:12/118 round 2}} |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} '''Veljko Simić'''||2025–Present||{{sort|11|11 (28)}}||{{sort|1|1 (6)}}||{{sort|0|0 (8)}}||{{sort|12|'''12''' (34)}}||{{#expr:12/34 round 2}} |}

===Managerial statistics=== {{updated|match played 22 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Name !Nat. !class="unsortable"|From !class="unsortable"|To !class="unsortable"|Duration !abbr="TOTAL OF MATCHES PLAYED"|P !abbr="MATCHES WON"|W !abbr="MATCHES DRAWN"|D !abbr="MATCHES LOST"|L !abbr="GOALS SCORED"|GS !abbr="GOAL AGAINST"|GA !abbr="PERCENTAGE OF MATCHES WON"|%W !abbr="HONOURS"|Honours !abbr="NOTES"|Notes |- |align=left|Arif Asadov |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|8 September 2017 |align=left|1 July 2018 |{{ayd|2017|9|8|2018|7|1}} {{WDL|28|11|7|10|for=41|against=36}} |(Promotion) | |- |align=left|Elshad Ahmadov |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|1 July 2018 |align=left|16 September 2019 |{{ayd|2018|7|1|2019|9|16}} {{WDL|35|8|8|19|for=25|against=47}} | | |- |align=left|Igor Ponomaryov {{small|(Interim)}} |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|16 September 2019 |align=left|26 November 2019<ref name="Željko Sopić"/> |{{ayd|2019|9|16|2019|11|26}} {{WDL|8|3|2|3|for=12|against=11}} | | |- |align=left|Željko Sopić |align=left|{{footyflag|CRO}} |align=left|26 November 2019<ref name="Željko Sopić"/> |align=left|3 July 2020 |{{ayd|2019|11|16|2020|7|3}} {{WDL|11|3|2|6|for=12|against=18}} | | |- |align=left|Vicente Gómez |align=left|{{footyflag|ESP}} |align=left|10 July 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=YENİ BAŞ MƏŞQÇİMİZ – VİSENTE QOMES! |url=https://sabahfc.az/2020/07/10/yeni-bas-m%c9%99sqcimiz-visente-qomes-2/ |website=sabahfc.az/ |publisher=Sabah FC |date=10 July 2020 |language=az |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711093811/https://sabahfc.az/2020/07/10/yeni-bas-m%C9%99sqcimiz-visente-qomes-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |align=left|11 March 2021<ref name="Gómez Guliyev">{{cite web |title=VİSENTE QOMESLƏ YOLLAR AYRILDI |url=https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%c9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |website=sabahfc.az |publisher=Sabah FC |access-date=18 August 2021 |language=Azerbaijani |date=11 March 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818071900/https://sabahfc.az/2021/03/11/visente-qomesl%C9%99-yollar-ayrildi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |{{ayd|2020|7|10|2021|3|11}} {{WDL|20|4|4|12|for=20|against=29}} | | |- |align=left|Ramin Guliyev {{small|(Interim)}} |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|11 March 2021<ref name="Gómez Guliyev"/> |align=left|26 May 2021<ref name="Guliyev Permanent"/> |{{ayd|2021|3|11|2021|5|26}} {{WDL|9|3|4|2|for=9|against=11}} | | |- |align=left|Ramin Guliyev |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|26 May 2021<ref name="Guliyev Permanent"/> |align=left|21 October 2021<ref name="Guliyev Leaves"/> |{{ayd|2021|3|11|2021|10|21}} {{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=3|against=12}} | | |- |align=left|Ilkin Huseynov {{small|(Interim)}} |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|21 October 2021 |align=left|30 October 2021 |{{ayd|2021|10|21|2021|10|30}} {{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0}} | | |- |align=left|Murad Musayev |align=left|{{footyflag|RUS}} |align=left|30 October 2021<ref name="Murad Musayev"/> |align=left|1 February 2024<ref name="Murad Musayev Leaves"/> |{{ayd|2021|10|30|2024|2|1}} {{WDL|87|48|16|23|for=157|against=88}} | | |- |align=left|Ruslan Qafitullin {{small|(Interim)}} |align=left|{{footyflag|AZE}} |align=left|1 February 2024<ref name="Murad Musayev Leaves"/> |align=left|5 March 2024<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić"/> |{{ayd|2024|2|1|2024|3|5}} {{WDL|6|3|2|1|for=13|against=11}} | | |- |align=left|Krunoslav Rendulić |align=left|{{footyflag|CRO}} |align=left|5 March 2024<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić"/> |align=left|25 November 2024<ref name="Krunoslav Rendulić Leaves"/> |{{ayd|2024|3|5|}} {{WDL|29|13|7|9|for=18|against=10}} | | |- |align=left|Vasili Berezutski |align=left|{{footyflag|RUS}} |align=left|25 November 2024<ref name="Vasili Berezutski"/> |align=left|14 June 2025<ref name="Vasili Berezutski left"/> |{{ayd|2024|11|25|2025|06|14}} {{WDL|28|10|13|5||for=39|against=32}} |Azerbaijan Cup (1) | |- |align=left|Valdas Dambrauskas |align=left|{{footyflag|LTU}} |align=left|1 July 2025 |align=left| |{{ayd|2025|7|1|}} {{WDL|45|29|10|6|for=97|against=43}} |Azerbaijan Premier League (1) <br> Azerbaijan Cup (1) | |}

*'''Notes:''' {{small|'''P''' – Total of played matches '''W''' – Won matches '''D''' – Drawn matches '''L''' – Lost matches '''GS''' – Goal scored '''GA''' – Goals against<br/> '''%W''' – Percentage of matches won}}

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==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://sabahfc.az/ Official website] * [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/2609356--sabah/ Sabah FC] at UEFA

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