Zira FK

Zira FK
Full name Zirə Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s) Qartallar (The Eagles)
Founded 28 July 2014 (2014-07-28)
Ground Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Ground Capacity 1,300
President Vugar Astanov
Manager Aykhan Abbasov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2016–17 4th
Website Club website

Zira FK (Azerbaijani: Zirə Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku. The club participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

History

The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.[1]

Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League,[2] the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.[3]

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.[4]

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2014–15 2nd 5th 30 19 6 5 61 19 63 Quarterfinal Bahram Shahguliyev
2015–16 1st 2nd 36 17 11 8 42 31 62 Quarterfinal Nelson Bonilla 14 Adil Shukurov
2016–17 1st 4th 28 10 9 9 29 26 39 Quarterfinal César Meza Colli 4 Adil Shukurov
Aykhan Abbasov

European history

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Luxembourg Differdange 03 2–0 2–1 4–1
2QR Romania Astra Giurgiu 0–0 1–3 1–3
Notes

Stadium

Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,300.

Players

Current squad

As of 02 July 2017

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 Anar Nazirov
3 Cameroon DF Joseph Boum
4 Azerbaijan MF Vugar Mustafayev
5 Azerbaijan DF Adil Naghiyev
6 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Sadiqov
7 Azerbaijan FW Orkhan Aliyev
8 Serbia MF Milan Đurić
9 Central African Republic FW David Manga
10 Haiti FW Kervens Belfort
11 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoyi
13 Azerbaijan DF Aleksandr Shemonayev
No. Position Player
14 Romania DF Gabriel Matei
17 Azerbaijan MF Vusal Isgandarli
21 Azerbaijan MF Murad Sattarli
23 Serbia DF Jovan Krneta
28 Azerbaijan DF Tamkin Khalilzade
39 Azerbaijan DF Sadig Guliyev
43 Ghana FW Richard Gadze
85 Azerbaijan GK Kamal Bayramov
99 Azerbaijan MF Nijat Gurbanov
Azerbaijan DF Yusif Nabiyev (loan from Gabala)

For recent transfers, see 2017–18 Zira FK season.

Club Records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played 20 July 2017
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1El Salvador Nelson Bonilla2015–201614 (29)3 (2)0 (0)17 (31)
2Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov2015–20174 (48)2 (6)0 (0)6 (54)
3Spain Tato2015–20165 (32)0 }(2)0 (0)5 (34)
3Serbia Jovan Krneta2015–5 (55)0 (3)0 (4)5 (61)
3Azerbaijan Elvin Mammadov2016–20175 (40)0 (3)0 (0)5 (43)
3Ghana Richard Gadze2017–3 (12)0 (0)2 (4)5 (16)
7Azerbaijan Rashad Abdullayev2015–20164 (24)0 (1)0 (0)4 (25)
7Nigeria Victor Igbekoi2015–4 (57)0 (1)0 (3)4 (61)
7Paraguay César Meza Colli2016–20174 (20)0 (2)0 (0)4 (22)
7Serbia Milan Đurić2016–3 (26)1 (3)0 (4)4 (33)

Most appearances

As of Match played 20 July 2017
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1 Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade2015–56 (2)4 (0)4 (0)64 (2)
2 Serbia Jovan Krneta2015–55 (5)4 (0)3 (0)62 (5)
2 Nigeria Victor Igbekoi2015–57 (4)1 (0)3 (0)61 (4)
4 Azerbaijan Anar Nazirov2015–53 (0)1 (0)4 (0)58 (0)
5 Azerbaijan Nurlan Novruzov2015–201748 (4)6 (2)0 (0)54 (6)
6 Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev2015–47 (2)4 (0)2 (0)53 (2)
7 Azerbaijan Aleksandr Shemonayev2015–43 (0)3 (1)2 (0)48 (1)
8 Azerbaijan Vugar Mustafayev2016–39 (1)5 (0)3 (0)47 (1)
9 Azerbaijan Sadig Guliyev2015–2016, 2017–40 (0)3 (0)1 (0)44 (0)
10Spain Tato2015–201632 (5)2 (0)0 (0)34 (5)

Managerial statistics

Information correct as of match played 20 July 2017. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bahram Shahguliyev  Azerbaijan 28 July 2014 July 2015 31 19 6 6 61 20 061.29
Adil Shukurov  Azerbaijan July 2015 27 December 2016[4] 56 24 14 18 60 58 042.86
Aykhan Abbasov  Azerbaijan 27 December 2016[4] 18 8 7 3 23 15 044.44

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).

References

  1. ↑ "Bəhram Şahquliyev indi də "Zirə"nin baş məşqçisi oldu". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "“Qartallar” gümüş medalı təmin etdi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları". affa.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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