Gabala SC

Gabala SC
Full name Qəbələ İdman Klubu
Nickname(s) Radarlar (The Radars)
Founded 1 September 2005 (2005-09-01)[1]
Ground Gabala City Stadium
Ground Capacity 2,000
Owner Gilan Holding
Chairman Tale Heydarov
Manager Roman Hryhorchuk
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2014–15 3rd
Website Club home page

Gabala SC (Azerbaijani: Qəbələ İdman Klubu, also spelled Qabala; pronounced [ɡæbælæ]) is an Azerbaijani association football club based in Qabala. They play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football. Gabala plays its matches at the Gabala City Stadium.

History

The club was founded under the name of Goy Gol on 3 July 1995, based in Goy Gol. On 1 September 2005, Goy Gol was registered in Gabala by the Ministry of Justice, before the AFFA registered the team as professional on 5 September of the same year. In the summer of 2006, the team moved from Goygol to Qabala, before the club changed its name to Gabal on August 31, 2007.[1][2]

On 10 May 2010, former Arsenal defender Tony Adams was appointed as new manager after signing £1 million per year deal with the club.[3][4] In his first season in charge Gabala finished at 7th place in Azerbaijan Premier League.[5][6] In November 2011, Adams resigned from being Gabala's coach due to family problems.[7][8]

Despite the appointment of managers like Fatih Kavlak and Ramiz Mammadov, the club couldn't reach a satisfactory position in the league and was struggling in the middle of the table for many years.[9][10] On 29 May 2013, Yuri Semin was appointed as new manager after signing £1 million per year deal with the club.[11][12] In same year, the club qualified for European cups for first time in their history but lost to Neftchi Baku on penalties in final of Azerbaijan Cup.[13][14]

Crest and colours

Team photo for the 2010–2011 season.

The club's crest includes Caucasus Mountains with a black crescent and red eight-pointed star, similar to Azerbaijani flag. It also includes 2005 which signifies the club's formation year.

Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers

Gabala's traditional kit is composed of red shirts, black shorts and red socks. The club's first kit manufacturer was Erreà, until a two-year deal was agreed with Joma in 2013.[15][16]

On August 2012, Gabala signed one-year deal with the American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer Pepsi, which will replace Hyundai as the shirt sponsor from the 2013–14 season.[17]

Stadium

The club play their home matches at the Gabala City Stadium, an all-seater football stadium situated in Qabala.

As of 2007, predominantly due to UEFA requirements, the club proposed an extensive renovation of the stadium, which has since been in constant process of redevelopment.[18] AFL Architects were appointed to design a new 15,000 capacity stadium and training facility in December 2008 after winning a limited design competition. Accommodation within the stadium will include hotel and conferencing facilities, as well as retail and corporate hospitality space, and a dramatic viewing deck at the top of the entrance tower.[19] It is expected that the stadium was scheduled to open in 2014.[20]

Supporters

Gabala has a large fanbase in relation to its comparative lack of success on the pitch. Gabala's fan base has fluctuated over the years with high crowds coinciding with the club's success in the Premier League so that the club now averages in the top four best home attendances in the country.[21]

League and domestic cup history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2005–06 2nd 1 30 22 6 2 72 14 72 Last 16 Azerbaijan R.Ahmadov 18 Azerbaijan Jabbarov
2006–07 1st 11 24 4 4 16 17 47 16 Last 16 Azerbaijan Garaev 4 Azerbaijan R.Mammadov
2007–08 1st 6 26 11 3 12 33 36 36 Semi finals Russia Balamestny 8
2008–09 1st 10 26 9 6 11 28 21 33 Semi finals Azerbaijan K.Karimov 6
2009–10 1st 6 42 15 14 14 42 48 56 1st round Poland Stolpa 7
2010–11 1st 7 32 13 12 7 31 18 51 Quarter finals Jamaica Burton 9 England Adams
2011–12 1st 5 32 15 7 10 43 32 52 Quarter finals Brazil Dodô, France Kamanan 9 England Adams / Turkey Kavlak
2012–13 1st 6 32 10 8 14 32 40 38 Quarter finals Senegal Mendy, Brazil Assis 6 Turkey Kavlak / Azerbaijan R.Mammadov / Spain Aragón
2013–14 1st 3 36 18 7 11 48 36 61 Runners-Up Switzerland Subotić 12 Russia Semin
2014–15 1st 3 32 15 9 8 46 35 54 Quarter finals Azerbaijan J.Huseynov 11 Romania Munteanu / Ukraine Hryhorchuk

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0–2 0–3 0–5
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 1–2 3–2
2Q Serbia Čukarički 2–0 0–1 2–1
3Q Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO Greece Panathinaikos 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
Group C Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–3 0–4 4th
Greece PAOK 0–0 0–0
Russia Krasnodar 0–3 1–2
Notes

Players

Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Current squad

As of 9 January 2016[22]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Andrey Popoviç
3 Serbia DF Vojislav Stanković (loan from Inter Baku)
4 Azerbaijan MF Elvin Jamalov
6 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Sadiqov (3rd captain)
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Ermin Zec
8 Azerbaijan MF Magomed Mirzabekov
9 Estonia FW Sergei Zenjov
10 Brazil MF Dodô (vice-captain)
11 Azerbaijan MF Asif Mammadov
13 Azerbaijan DF Murad Musayev
14 Azerbaijan MF Javid Huseynov (captain)
15 Ukraine DF Vitaliy Vernydub
18 Azerbaijan MF Vadim Abdullayev
No. Position Player
19 Ukraine MF Oleksiy Gai
20 Brazil DF Ricardinho
21 Azerbaijan MF Arif Dashdemirov
22 Ukraine GK Dmytro Bezotosnyi
25 Azerbaijan DF Gismat Aliyev
32 Azerbaijan FW Rashad Eyyubov
33 Poland GK Dawid Pietrzkiewicz
34 Azerbaijan DF Urfan Abbasov
44 Brazil DF Rafael Santos
66 Azerbaijan MF Samir Zargarov
69 Ukraine FW Oleksiy Antonov
87 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Abışov
97 Azerbaijan MF Roman Huseynov

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- Azerbaijan DF Sadig Guliyev (at Azerbaijan Zira FK)
-- Azerbaijan MF Tarzin Jahangirov (at Azerbaijan Zira FK)
-- Azerbaijan MF Tellur Mutallimov (at Azerbaijan Zira FK)

Reserve team squad

As of 14 February 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 Azerbaijan DF Sahil Mirzayev
12 Azerbaijan GK Hasan Huseynov
16 Azerbaijan MF Emin Zamanov
23 Azerbaijan MF Shamil Jamaladdinov
24 Azerbaijan DF Aykhan Asadov
27 Azerbaijan DF Bahlul Mustafazade
28 Azerbaijan DF Vazir Musayev
29 Azerbaijan MF Hajiagha Hajili
31 Azerbaijan MF Ulvi Isgandarov
32 Azerbaijan DF Amin Seydiyev
35 Azerbaijan GK Murad Popov
36 Azerbaijan GK Suleyman Suleymanov
37 Azerbaijan DF Aziz Ismayilov
No. Position Player
42 Azerbaijan MF Ulvi Ibazade
62 Azerbaijan MF Yusif Dilanov
65 Azerbaijan MF Farid Nabiyev
70 Ukraine FW Ramil Hasanov
71 Azerbaijan MF Tural Mammadrzayev
74 Azerbaijan DF Yusif Nabiyev
77 Azerbaijan FW Ehtiram Shahverdiyev
80 Azerbaijan MF Mirali Mammadzade
85 Azerbaijan FW Mukhtar Aliyev
88 Azerbaijan MF Rovlan Muradov
90 Azerbaijan MF Ali Alizade
98 Azerbaijan GK Eynur Orujov
99 Azerbaijan MF Bakhshali Bakhshaliyev

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 14 November 2014 (players in bold signifies current Gabala player). Victor Mendy is the club's all-time top scorer with 22 goals in 98 games.[23]

Dodô is most capped player and one of the top goalscorers for the club.
 Top Ten Highest Goalscorers
Player Period Appearances Goals
1 Senegal Victor Mendy 2011–15 112 29
2 Brazil Dodô 2011–present 112 21
3 France Yannick Kamanan 2012–14 62 16
4 Jamaica Deon Burton 2010–12 50 15
5 Switzerland Danijel Subotić 2013–14 29 12
6 Azerbaijan Javid Huseynov 2014–15 29 11
7 Russia Vitali Balamestny 2006–08 30 11
8 Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov 2008–10 46 11
9 Iran Farzad Hatami 2008–09 22 8
10 Netherlands Lorenzo Ebecilio 2013–14 32 8
Yannick Kamanan is one of the most capped players and top goalscorers for the club.
 Top Ten Players With Most Appearances
Player Period Caps Goals
1 Brazil Dodô 2011–present 112 21
2 Senegal Victor Mendy 2011–15 112 29
3 Latvia Pāvels Doroševs 2009–12 90 0
4 Guinea Kader Camara 2007–2009, 2010–2012 88 1
5 Azerbaijan Urfan Abbasov 2011–present 86 2
6 Serbia Ljuba Baranin 2009–12 82 4
7 Azerbaijan Vurğun Hüseynov 2008–2010, 2011–2013 65 4
8 Georgia (country) Goga Beraia 2008–10 61 1
9 France Yannick Kamanan 2012–14 62 16
10 Azerbaijan Yashar Abuzerov 2009–13 59 2

Notable managers

Information correct as of match played 14 February 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Faig Jabbarov  Azerbaijan 2005 2006 30 22 6 2 0 0 73.33 [24]
Ramiz Mammadov  Azerbaijan 2006 May 2010 118 38 27 53 0 0 32.20 [25]
Tony Adams  England May 12, 2010 Nov 16, 2011 44 17 15 12 45 35 38.64 [26]
Fatih Kavlak  Turkey Nov 18, 2011 Sept 27, 2012 29 14 7 8 43 27 48.28 [25]
Ramiz Mammadov  Azerbaijan Sept 24, 2012 April 2, 2013 21 8 6 7 23 22 38.10 [25]
Luis Aragon (Interim)  Spain April 2013 May 2013 8 1 3 4 5 10 12.50 [27]
Yuri Semin  Russia May 28, 2013 May 23, 2014 41 21 9 11 56 38 51.22 [28]
Dorinel Munteanu  Romania Jun 16, 2014 Dec 8, 2014 18 6 5 7 20 26 33.33 [29]
Sanan Gurbanov (Interim)  Azerbaijan 8 December 2014 21 December 2014 3 1 2 0 4 3 33.33 [30]
Roman Hryhorchuk  Ukraine 21 December 2014 54 24 15 15 69 49 44.44 [31]

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).

Honours

Runners-up (1): 2013–14
Winners (1): 2005–06

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Establishment of SC Qabala
  3. ↑ Esslemont, Tom (2010-05-11). "Tony Adams' grand plans for Azerbaijan football club". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  4. ↑ Английские СМИ назвали цену «чудовищной ошибки» азербайджанского футбольного клуба (Russian)
  5. ↑ Exley, Robert. "After Wenger Part Five: The Return of the Prodigal Son". Gooner. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Hytner, David (23 July 2011). "Tony Adams is still relishing his Azerbaijan adventure". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Arsenal legend Adams leaves Gabala post". Sports News Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Адамс подал в отставку и покидает Азербайджан. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Фатих Кавлак отправлен в отставку. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Габала рассталась с Рамизом Мамедовым. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Послезавтра Семин станет главным тренером Габалы. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Yuri Syomin – new head coach of Gabala". http://gabalafc.az/. Retrieved 29 May 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. ↑ ""Qəbələ" ilk dəfə Avropa Liqasında!". fanat.az. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  14. ↑ Atayev, Oqtay. "Neftçi nerve holds in Azerbaijan Cup final". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Qəbələ gəlirlərini artırır". Azerisport.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  16. ↑ ""Qəbələ" "Simurq"un yolu ilə getdi". Futbol11.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  17. ↑ ""Qəbələ" yeni sponsorla əməkdaşlığa başlayır". Korner.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Gabala FC:Stadion". Gabalafc.az. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  19. ↑ "Sports complex proposals unveiled". Architectnews.co.uk. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  20. ↑ Тале Гейдаров: Главная арена Габалы будет готова в 2016–м году. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  21. ↑ Вратарь "Габалы": "Наши болельщики являются для нас 12-м игроком". extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  22. ↑ http://www.gabalafc.az/?mod=team&type=1&cid=38&lang=az
  23. ↑ "Azerbaijan Premier League Stats". PFL.az. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  24. ↑ ""Bığ Ramiz"in əhvalatından yaranan Faiq Cabbarov yazısı". stadium.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  25. 1 2 3 Amiraslanov, Telman. Рамиз Мамедов вернулся на пост главного тренера ФК «Габала». 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Tony Adams returns to FC Gabala in Azerbaijan". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  27. ↑ Луис Арагон: «Пенальти в ворота «Габалы» и «Карабаха» были назначены ошибочно». 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  28. ↑ Aliyev, Elmir. Юрий Семин: «Габала» в числе 3–4 команд, которые будут бороться за чемпионство». 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  29. ↑ Первая победа Габалы с Мунтяну. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  30. ↑ "Munteanu ends his time with Gabala". www.gabalafc.az. Gabala FK. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  31. ↑ "Roman Qriqorçuk ictimaiyyətə təqdim olundu". www.gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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