Club: | Gabala |
Season: | 2019-20 |
Manager: | Sanan Gurbanov (until 31 August) Elmar Bakhshiyev (Caretaker) (from 2 September) |
Mgrtitle: | Manager |
Chairman: | Tale Heydarov |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Stadium: | Gabala City Stadium |
League: | Premier League |
League Result: | 8th |
Cup1: | Azerbaijan Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Semifinal |
Cup2: | Europa League |
Cup2 Result: | Second Qualifying Round vs Dinamo Tbilisi |
League Topscorer: | Davit Volkovi (5) |
Season Topscorer: | Davit Volkovi (7) |
Prevseason: | 2018-19 |
Nextseason: | 2020-21 |
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The 2019–20 season was Gabala FK's 15th season, and their 14th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala will also take part in the Azerbaijan Cup and the Europa League. Gabala finished the season in 8th position due to the premature end of the season and were spared relegation, whilst they were due to play Zira in the Semifinal of the Azerbaijan Cup before its cancellation. In the Europa League Gabala were knocked out by Dinamo Tbilisi in the Second Qualifying Round.
On 15 June, Gabala announced the signing of Kamal Mirzayev and Sadig Guliyev from Zira, with both players signing one-year contracts.[1] [2]
On 21 June, Gabala signed Fernań López to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, from Barakaldo.[3]
On 27 June, Gabala signed Merab Gigauri to a one-year contract from Torpedo Kutaisi.[4]
On 4 July, Gabala signed Christian Kouakou to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from MFK Karviná.[5]
On 10 July, Gabala signed Clésio to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from İstanbulspor.[6]
On 19 July, Gabala signed a six-month contract with Ivica Žunić.[7]
On 23 August, new signing Kamal Mirzayev left the club to sign a one-year contract with Al-Salmiya of the Kuwait Premier League.[8]
On 31 August, Sanan Gurbanov resigned as manager following Gabala's 4–0 defeat at home to Keşla.[9]
On 2 September, Gabala announced that Elmar Bakhshiyev had been appointed as the club's caretaker manager.[10]
On 31 October, Gabala announced the signing of Ibrahima Niasse on a contract until the end of the season.[11]
On 7 January, Gabala announced the return of Ehtiram Shahverdiyev on a contract until the summer of 2021.[12]
On 28 January, Niasse left Gabala to sign for PAS Lamia 1964.[13]
On 30 January, Gabala announced the signing of Abdelrafik Gérard on an 18-month contract.[14]
On 4 February, Gabala announced the signing of Nicolas Rajsel on an 18-month contract.[15]
On 11 February, Gabala announced the signing of Rodrigo Gattas, on an 18-month contract.[16]
On 20 February, Gabala announced that they had signed Yaovi Akakpo to a 2.5-year contract at the end of 2019.[17]
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
On 21 May 2020, Gabala announced that Amin Seydiyev would leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.[19]
On 4 June 2020, Gabala announced that youngsters Samir Maharramli and Idris Ingilabli would also leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.[20]
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 season had been officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.[21]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Anar Nazirov | GK | 2020 6, df=yes | Zira | 2019[24] | 2020 | 54 | 0 | ||
33 | Müşfiq Nadirov | GK | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
94 | Tarlan Ahmadli | GK | 2020 6, df=yes | Sabah | 2019 | 7 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Amin Seydiyev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2017 | 39 | 1 | |||
3 | Ivica Žunić | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Atyrau | 2019 | 21 | 2 | |||
4 | Sadig Guliyev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Zira | 2019 | 2020 | 28 | 0 | ||
5 | Rasim Ramaldanov | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2017[25] | 39 | 1 | |||
20 | Faig Hajiyev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2017 | 4 | 0 | |||
28 | Murad Musayev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Zira | 2019 | 38 | 0 | |||
53 | Khayal Muradov | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
74 | Yusif Nabiyev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2015 | 21 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
7 | Roman Huseynov | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2015 | 39 | 2 | |||
8 | Gismat Aliyev | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2014 | 81 | 1 | |||
9 | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Sumgayit | 2020 | 2021 | 7 | 0 | ||
11 | Asif Mammadov | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Inter Baku | 2015 | 143+ | 12 | |||
12 | Abdelrafik Gérard | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Union SG | 2020 | 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||
17 | Yaovi Akakpo | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |||
19 | Rovlan Muradov | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2017 | 23 | 4 | |||
21 | Fernań López | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Barakaldo | 2019 | 2020 | 22 | 3 | ||
55 | Idris Ingilabli | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 4 | 0 | |||
77 | Merab Gigauri | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | 2020 | 22 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
10 | Clésio | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | İstanbulspor | 2019 | 2020 | 22 | 3 | ||
14 | Ulvi Isgandarov | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2017 | 22 | 5 | |||
22 | Rodrigo Gattas | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | York9 | 2020 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
32 | Nicolas Rajsel | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | KV Oostende | 2020 | 2021 | 4 | 4 | ||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
17 | James Adeniyi | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2018[26] | 2021 | 31 | 12 | ||
77 | Samir Gurbanov | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2018 | 1 | 0 | |||
Left during the season | ||||||||||
6 | Kamal Mirzoyev | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Zira | 2019 | 2020 | 5 | 0 | ||
6 | Ibrahima Niasse | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Raja Casablanca | 2019 | 2020 | 40 | 1 | ||
9 | Davit Volkovi | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2019[27] | 2019 | 34 | 10 | ||
13 | Christian Kouakou | FW | 2020 6, df=yes | MFK Karviná | 2019 | 2020 | 6 | 0 | ||
15 | Vusal Masimov | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | Rustam Nuruyev | DF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
30 | Elmaddin Sultanov | GK | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
Veysal Rzayev | MF | 2020 6, df=yes | Trainee | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2019 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2019–20.
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
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Summer 2019 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | Sabah | Undisclosed | |||
Summer 2019 | DF | Murad Musayev | Zira | Undisclosed | |||
15 June 2019 | DF | Sadig Guliyev | Zira | Undisclosed | |||
15 June 2019 | MF | Kamal Mirzayev | Zira | Undisclosed | |||
21 June 2019 | MF | Fernań López | Barakaldo | Undisclosed | |||
27 June 2019 | MF | Merab Gigauri | Torpedo Kutaisi | Undisclosed | |||
4 July 2019 | FW | Christian Kouakou | MFK Karviná | Undisclosed | |||
10 July 2019 | FW | Clésio | İstanbulspor | Undisclosed | |||
19 July 2019 | DF | Ivica Žunić | Atyrau | Undisclosed | |||
31 October 2019 | MF | Ibrahima Niasse | Raja Casablanca | Undisclosed | |||
7 January 2020 | MF | Ehtiram Shahverdiyev | Sumgayit | Free | |||
30 January 2020 | MF | Abdelrafik Gérard | Union SG | Undisclosed | |||
4 February 2020 | FW | Nicolas Rajsel | KV Oostende | Undisclosed | |||
11 February 2020 | FW | Rodrigo Gattas | York9 | Undisclosed | |||
20 February 2020 | MF | Yaovi Akakpo | Undisclosed |
Transfer announced on the above date.
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 June 2019 | DF | Bahlul Mustafazade | Sabah | Undisclosed | [28] | ||
9 July 2019 | MF | Abbas Aghazade | Sabah | Undisclosed | [29] | ||
23 August 2019 | MF | Kamal Mirzayev | Al-Salmiya | Undisclosed | |||
1 January 2020 | GK | Elmaddin Sultanov | Kapaz | Undisclosed | |||
1 January 2020 | DF | Vusal Masimov | Turan-Tovuz | Undisclosed | |||
1 January 2020 | DF | Rustam Nuruyev | Turan-Tovuz | Undisclosed | |||
1 January 2020 | MF | Veysal Rzayev | Turan-Tovuz | Undisclosed | |||
28 January 2020 | MF | Ibrahima Niasse | PAS Lamia 1964 | Undisclosed | |||
21 May 2020 | DF | Amin Seydiyev | Sabah | Undisclosed | |||
4 June 2020 | MF | Samir Maharramli | Sabah | Undisclosed | |||
4 June 2020 | MF | Idris Ingilabli | Sabah | Undisclosed |
Transfer announced on the above date, coming into effect at the end of the season.
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 2019 | FW | James Adeniyi | Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona | End of Season | |||
16 July 2019 | MF | Samir Gurbanov | Viktoria Žižkov | End of 2020/21 Season | [30] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | |
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Summer 2019 | GK | Murad Popov | ||||
Summer 2019 | MF | Ilgar Gurbanov | Sumgayit | 20 August 2019[31] | ||
1 June 2019[32] | MF | Javid Huseynov | Zira | 1 June 2019[33] | ||
3 June 2019[34] | MF | Elvin Jamalov | Zira | 3 June 2019[35] | ||
4 June 2019[36] | DF | Urfan Abbasov | Sabail | 4 June 2019[37] | ||
4 June 2019[38] | MF | Lalawélé Atakora | Kazma | |||
4 June 2019 | MF | Sabien Lilaj | Sektzia Nes Tziona | |||
4 June 2019 | FW | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | Neftçi | 16 June 2019[39] | ||
31 December 2019 | FW | Davit Volkovi | Zira | 1 January 2020[40] | ||
1 January 2020 | FW | Christian Kouakou | Bangladesh Police | |||
30 June 2020 | DF | Khayal Muradov | Sabah | |||
30 June 2020 | DF | Ivica Žunić | CFR Cluj | 22 November 2020[41] | ||
30 June 2020 | MF | Abdelrafik Gérard | ||||
30 June 2020 | MF | Fernań López | Jagiellonia | 19 September 2020[42] | ||
30 June 2020 | FW | Clésio | Zira | 18 July 2020[43] |
Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 2019 | MF | Yaovi Akakpo | [44] | ||||
January 2020 | FW | Kayo Manoel | [45] |
See main article: 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League.
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See main article: 2019–20 Azerbaijan Cup.
See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.
See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.
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width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=150 | Europa League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | Davit Volkovi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
2 | MF | 19 | Rovlan Muradov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
FW | 32 | Nicolas Rajsel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
FW | 14 | Ulvi Isgandarov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | MF | 21 | Fernań López | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
FW | 10 | Clésio | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
7 | DF | 3 | Ivica Žunić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | MF | 7 | Roman Huseynov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
MF | 8 | Gismat Aliyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
DF | 2 | Amin Seydiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
TOTALS | 25 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=150 | Europa League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | GK | 1 | Anar Nazirov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | Europa League | Total | ||||||||
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1 | GK | Anar Nazirov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
2 | DF | Amin Seydiyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
3 | DF | Ivica Žunić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | Sadig Guliyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | Rasim Ramaldanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
7 | MF | Roman Huseynov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
8 | MF | Gismat Aliyev | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||
10 | FW | Clésio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
11 | MF | Asif Mammadov | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
12 | MF | Abdelrafik Gérard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
14 | FW | Ulvi Isgandarov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
19 | MF | Rovlan Muradov | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
20 | DF | Faig Hajiyev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
21 | MF | Fernań López | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||
28 | DF | Murad Musayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
32 | FW | Nicolas Rajsel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
55 | MF | Idris Ingilabli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
74 | DF | Yusif Nabiyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
77 | MF | Merab Gigauri | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
94 | GK | Tarlan Ahmadli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Ibrahima Niasse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
9 | FW | Davit Volkovi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
13 | FW | Christian Kouakou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
TOTALS | 60 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 5 |