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 Adil Shukurov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division, 5th

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

History

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

Stadium

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

League and domestic cup history

Season League Domestic Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2014–15 2nd 5 30 19 6 5 61 19 63 First round
2015–16 1st Quarterfinal Adil Shukurov

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 31 January 2016

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
2 Nigeria DF Chimezie Mbah
5 Azerbaijan DF Adil Naghiyev
6 Azerbaijan MF Vugar Mustafayev (loan from Qarabağ)
8 Azerbaijan MF Tarzin Jahangirov (loan from Gabala)
9 El Salvador FW Nelson Bonilla
10 Montenegro FW Igor Ivanović
11 Nigeria MF Victor Igbekoi
13 Azerbaijan DF Aleksandr Shemonayev (vice-captain)
14 Azerbaijan FW Tellur Mutallimov (loan from Gabala)
17 Azerbaijan MF Nijat Gurbanov
19 Azerbaijan FW Nurlan Novruzov
No. Position Player
27 Azerbaijan MF Rashad Abdullayev (captain)
28 Azerbaijan MF Tamkin Khalilzade
32 Spain MF Tato
33 Brazil MF Diego Souza
37 Serbia DF Jovan Krneta
39 Azerbaijan DF Sadig Guliyev (loan from Gabala)
60 Azerbaijan MF Elvin Mammadov
64 Azerbaijan MF Ulvi Suleymanov
77 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Poladov
85 Azerbaijan GK Kamal Bayramov
90 Azerbaijan MF Vusal Isgandarli
95 Azerbaijan GK Elmaddin Mammadov

For recent transfers, see summer 2015 transfers and winter 2016 transfers.

Notable managers

Information correct as of match played 17 April 2016. 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 61.29
Adil Shukurov  Azerbaijan July 2015 33 18 8 7 43 30 54.55

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.

External links


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