2018–19 Zira FK season

Zira
2018-19 season
President	Vugar Astanov
Manager	Aykhan Abbasov; (until 29 August) ; Samir Abbasov; (from 29 August)
Stadium	Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Premier League	5th
Azerbaijan Cup	Semifinal vs Sumgayit
Top goalscorer	League: Julio Rodríguez (8); All: Julio Rodríguez (9)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The Zira FK 2017-18 season was Zira's fourth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and fifth season in their history.

Season events[edit]

On 29 August, Aykhan Abbasov resigned as Zira's manager,^[1] with Samir Abbasov being appointed as his replacement the same day.^[2]

Squad[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2019

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Orkhan Sadigli	GK	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 26)	Keşla	2019		2	0
62	Abdulla Seyidahmadov	GK	(1997-06-04)4 June 1997 (aged 21)	Trainee	2017		3	0
85	Kamal Bayramov	GK	(1985-08-19)19 August 1985 (aged 33)	AZAL	2015		46	0
Defenders
2	Ilkin Qirtimov	DF	(1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 28)	Neftchi Baku	2018		27	1
13	Murad Musayev	DF	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 24)	Shuvalan	2018		1	0
14	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	DF	(1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 26)	Sumgayit	2019^[3]	2020^[3]	14	0
16	Ibrahim Aslanli	DF	(1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 22)	Qarabağ	2017	2020	6	0
26	Miloš Radivojević	DF	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 29)	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	2018^[4]	2019^[4]	20	1
27	Adrian Scarlatache	DF	(1986-12-05)5 December 1986 (aged 32)	Keşla	2018^[5]	2019^[5]	23	0
39	Sadig Guliyev	DF	(1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 24)	Gabala	2017		67	0
57	Kənan Zülfüqarov	DF	(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 20)	Trainee	2017		0	0
Midfielders
3	Budag Nasirov	MF	(1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 22)	loan from Sporting B	2018	2019	12	0
4	Müşfiq İlyasov	MF	(1996-05-08)8 May 1996 (aged 23)	Youth team	2016		6	1
6	Vugar Mustafayev	MF	(1994-08-05)5 August 1994 (aged 24)	Qarabağ	2017		91	1
8	Kamal Mirzayev	MF	(1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 24)	Sumgayit	2018^[6]		15	0
9	Alexandru Dedov	MF	(1989-07-26)26 July 1989 (aged 29)	Milsami Orhei	2018		36	6
10	Sadio Tounkara	MF	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 27)	AZAL	2017	2019	44	5
11	Dylan Duventru	MF	(1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 30)	Alki Oroklini	2018^[7]	2019^[7]	24	1
23	Mpho Kgaswane	MF	(1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 24)	Baroka	2019^[8]	2019^[8]	13	4
38	Ilkin Muradov	MF	(1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 23)	Trainee	2015		48	1
47	Əmrah Bayramov	MF	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 20)	Trainee	2017		0	0
48	Chafik Tigroudja	MF	(1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 27)	Kukësi	2019^[9]		8	1
77	Mirsahib Abbasov	MF	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 26)	Keshla	2018		27	2
88	Tellur Mutallimov	MF	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 24)	Gabala	2017	2020	39	3
91	Bilal Hamdi	MF	(1991-05-01)1 May 1991 (aged 28)	Alki Oroklini	2018^[7]	2019^[7]	23	1
98	Agshin Guluzade	MF		Keşla	2018		0	0
99	Rafael Maharramli	MF	(1999-10-01)1 October 1999 (aged 19)	Qarabağ	2019		3	0
Forwards
7	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	FW	(1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 31)	Keşla	2018^[10]		18	4
17	Robin Ngalande	FW	(1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 26)	Baroka	2019^[11]	2019^[11]	6	1
18	Julio Rodríguez	FW	(1990-12-05)5 December 1990 (aged 28)	Deportivo Capiatá	2019^[12]		14	9
20	Béko Fofana	FW	(1988-09-08)8 September 1988 (aged 30)	Vojvodina	2019^[13]		13	1
Left during the season
1	Anar Nazirov	GK	(1985-09-08)8 September 1985 (aged 33)	Gabala	2015		88	0
5	Adil Naghiyev	DF	(1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 23)	AZAL	2015		105	8
17	Vusal Isgandarli	MF	(1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 23)	Simurq	2015		69	8

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
	DF	Ilkin Qirtimov	Neftchi Baku	Free
	DF	Murad Musayev	Shuvalan	Undisclosed
	MF	Mirsahib Abbasov	Keşla	Undisclosed
	MF	Agshin Guluzade	Keşla	Undisclosed
13 June 2018	MF	Kamal Mirzayev	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	^[6]
12 July 2018	MF	Dylan Duventru	Alki Oroklini	Undisclosed	^[7]
12 July 2018	MF	Bilal Hamdi	Alki Oroklini	Undisclosed	^[7]
23 July 2018	FW	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	Keşla	Free	^[10]
2 August 2018	DF	Miloš Radivojević	Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona	Undisclosed	^[4]
4 September 2018	DF	Adrian Scarlatache	Keşla	Undisclosed	^[5]
27 December 2018	DF	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	^[3]
	GK	Orkhan Sadigli	Keşla	Undisclosed
26 January 2019	MF	Mpho Kgaswane	Baroka	Undisclosed	^[8]
28 January 2019	FW	Béko Fofana	Vojvodina	Undisclosed	^[13]
28 January 2019	FW	Julio Rodríguez	Deportivo Capiatá	Undisclosed	^[12]
31 January 2019	FW	Robin Ngalande	Baroka	Undisclosed	^[11]
11 February 2019	MF	Chafik Tigroudja	Kukësi	Undisclosed	^[9]
	MF	Rafael Maharramli	Qarabağ	Undisclosed

Out[edit]

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
27 December 2018	DF	Adil Naghiyev	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	^[14]
6 January 2019	GK	Anar Nazirov	Gabala	Undisclosed	^[15]
8 January 2019	MF	Vusal Isgandarli	Keşla	Undisclosed	^[16]

Loans in[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
10 August 2018	MF		Budag Nasirov	Sporting B	End of Season

Released[edit]

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date
1 July 2018	DF	Joseph Boum
16 May 2019^[17]	DF	Sadig Guliyev	Gabala	15 June 2019^[18]
16 May 2019^[17]	DF	Miloš Radivojević	Slaven Belupo
16 May 2019^[17]	MF	Tapdiq Ahmadov
16 May 2019^[17]	MF	Agshin Guluzade
16 May 2019^[17]	MF	Dylan Duventru	Sabail	15 June 2019^[19]
16 May 2019^[17]	MF	Sadio Tounkara	Narva Trans	27 February 2020^[20]
16 May 2019^[17]	MF	Alexandru Dedov	Petrocub Hîncești
16 May 2019^[17]	FW	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	Viktoria Berlin
16 May 2019^[17]	FW	Béko Fofana	IMT Belgrade

Friendlies[edit]

8 September 2018	Gabala	0 – 2	Zira	Baku
AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Scarlatache 31' Isgandarli 40'	Stadium: Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports

15 January 2019	Zira	v	Taraz	Antalya, Turkey
AZST (UTC+4)
Note: match cancelled due to heavy rain in Antalya.^[21]

18 January 2019	Zira	1 – 0	Voluntari	Antalya, Turkey
AZST (UTC+4)	Fardjad-Azad 89' (pen.)	Report

22 January 2019	Zira	1 – 0	Paks	Antalya, Turkey
AZST (UTC+4)	Qirtimov	Report

27 January 2019	Zira	2 – 0	Tambov	Antalya, Turkey
AZST (UTC+4)	Hamdi Dedov	Report

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	18 August 2018	11 May 2019	Matchday 1	5th	28	8	7	13	30	40	−10	028.57
Azerbaijan Cup	15 December 2018	1 May 2019	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	4	2	2	0	7	5	+2	050.00
Total					32	10	9	13	37	45	−8	031.25

Last updated: 11 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	8	7	13	30	40	−10	31	4	4	6	13	21	−8	4	3	7	17	19	−2

Last updated: 11 May 2019.
Source: See Results

Results[edit]

18 August 2018 2	Zira	2 – 2	Keşla	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Abbasov 2' Fardjad-Azad 15' 35' Muradov 55' Nazirov 89' Mustafayev 90'	Report	S.Alkhasov 53' Clennon 90+1'	Stadium: AZAL Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

25 August 2018 3	Zira	0 – 2	Sabah	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 24' Qirtimov 73' Mustafayev 76' Isgandarli 90'	Report	Dević 2', 30' V.Abdullayev 69' E.Turabov 78'	Stadium: Dalga Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Orkhan Məmmədov

15 September 2018 4	Sabail	3 – 0	Zira	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Kitanovski 33' Amirguliyev 84' 85'	Report	Isgandarli 29' Tounkara 45+1' Mustafayev 65' Fardjad-Azad 68' (pen.) 80'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Raad Ahmədov
Note: Sabail awarded a 3-0 win after Zira failed to register Huseyn Akhmedov on their bench as an U21 player.^[22]

22 September 2018 5	Zira	1 – 2	Neftchi Baku	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Duventru 33' Qirtimov 71' Mustafayev 73'	Report	Abbasov 6' Mustivar 18' Akhundov 27' Paracki 52' A.Krivotsyuk 83'	Stadium: Dalga Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

26 September 2018 1	Qarabağ	3 – 2	Zira	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ozobić 28' (pen.) Emeghara 48', 85' Zoubir 73'	Report	Dedov 28' Abbasov 56', 82' Naghiyev 89'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Ramil Diniyev

30 September 2018 6	Sumgayit	1 – 0	Zira	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Yildirim 16' Dzhenetov 83'	Report	Tounkara 67' Mirzayev 70' Qirtimov 89'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Vugar Həsənli

5 October 2018 7	Zira	1 – 0	Gabala	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 52' Naghiyev 62' Radivojević 86'	Report	Gurbanov 11' Adeniyi 40' G.Aliyev 90+1'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

21 October 2018 8	Keşla	1 – 0	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Naghiyev 2' (o.g.) Yunanov 31' Guidileye 68'	Report	Mirzayev 33' Guliyev 65' Naghiyev 89' Hamdi 90+4'	Stadium: ASK Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

27 October 2018 9	Sabah	2 – 1	Zira	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	M.Isayev 45+1' Wanderson 50' Imamverdiyev 90+2'	Report	Muradov 21' Fardjad-Azad 65' Mutallimov 73'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Vugar Həsənli

4 November 2018 10	Zira	0 – 0	Sabail	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muradov 79'	Report	Rahimov 53' 60' Jarjué 56' E.Balayev 85'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Rahim Həsənov

10 November 2018 11	Neftchi Baku	2 – 2	Zira	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Dabo 36' Paracki 62' Mustivar 66' Abbasov 69' 80' Bralić 90'	Report	Mirzayev 12' Mutallimov 30' 76' Qirtimov 61' Isgandarli 83' Abbasov 90'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

25 November 2018 12	Zira	3 – 1	Sumgayit	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 36', 74' Qirtimov 52' Naghiyev 60' Hamdi 90+6'	Report	Həsənalızadə 13' Ismayilov 45+3' S.Aliyev 74'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov

2 December 2018 13	Gabala	0 – 0	Zira	Qabala
17:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Abbasov 47' Khalilzade 52' E.Jamalov 54' Huseynov 90'	Report	Fardjad-Azad 15' Hamdi 39' 61' Muradov 38' Mirzayev 61'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Vugar Həsənli
Note: Match postponed in the 58th minute due to fog, with the remaining minutes being played on 3 December 2018 from 13:00.^[23]

9 December 2018 14	Zira	0 – 6	Qarabağ	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 54' Nasirov 56' Radivojević 88'	Report	Garayev 12' Quintana 29', 34', 57' Madatov 42' Míchel 82' Qirtimov 90+2'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

2 February 2019 15	Zira	0 – 2	Sabah	Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 44' Həsənalızadə 47' Hamdi 47' Muradov 38' Mustafayev 62'	Report	M.Isayev 18' 25' Ramos 18' Dević 47' (pen.) Khalilzade 48' Eyyubov 68' 85' Imamverdiyev 74'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

10 February 2019 16	Sabail	0 – 2	Zira	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunuszade 61' 81' A.Gurbanli 83' Jarjué 88'	Report	Rodríguez 2' Hamdi 68' Dedov 90+1' Tounkara 90+5'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

16 February 2019 17	Zira	0 – 0	Neftchi Baku	Zirə
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Radivojević 45+1' Həsənalızadə 53' Bayramov 87'	Report	Petrov 80'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Səbuhi Bayramov

24 February 2019 18	Sumgayit	0 – 1	Zira	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Naghiyev 83' E.Babayev 90+4'	Report	Kgaswane 23'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

3 March 2019 19	Zira	1 – 1	Gabala	Zirə
15:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Fofana 87' 90+3'	Report	J.Huseynov 20' Həsənalızadə 57' (o.g.) Ramaldanov 70'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

9 March 2019 20	Qarabağ	0 – 0	Zira	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Madatov 84'	Report	Mutallimov 56' Nasirov 83'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

15 March 2019 21	Zira	2 – 0	Keşla	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 44' Tounkara 53' J.Amirli 69' (o.g.) Rodríguez 76' 79' Duventru 84'	Report	S.Alkhasov 61'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə

30 March 2019 22	Zira	1 – 2	Sabail	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Scarlatache 24' Rodríguez 57' 69' Bayramov 71'	Report	Rahimov 28' 90+4' Ramazanov 41' Yunuszade 74' Martinov 78' F.Muradbayli 89'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Vugar Həsənli

6 April 2019 23	Neftchi Baku	4 – 2	Zira	Baku
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mbodj 18' Dabo 40', 88' 90+3' Krivotsyuk 44' 90' Alaskarov 61' Mahmudov 90'	Report	Kgaswane 59', 80' (pen.) Muradov 62' 90' Qirtimov 66' Scarlatache 87' Həsənalızadə 90' Sadigli 90+3'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

13 April 2019 24	Zira	2 – 0	Sumgayit	Zirə
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Rodríguez 33' Mutallimov 74' Qirtimov 90+2'	Report	Babayev 38' Hüseynov 42'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

19 April 2019 24	Gabala	2 – 1	Zira	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 20' 87' Adeniyi 56' E.Jamalov 62' Mammadov 67'	Report	Fardjad-Azad 12' Mirzayev 14' Tounkara 71' Həsənalızadə 74'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

27 April 2019 25	Zira	0 – 3	Qarabağ	Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Həsənalızadə 49' Musayev 52' Kgaswane 65' Mustafayev 69'	Report	Quintana 21' Ozobić 28' Slavchev 72' Zoubir 73' Madatov 79'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov

5 May 2019 27	Keşla	1 – 3	Zira	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Girdvainis 13' Denis 28' Ayité 45+1' (pen.) Mitrović 56' Clennon 80'	Report	Kgaswane 9' 52' Hamdi 16' Rodríguez 26', 47'	Stadium: ASK Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

11 May 2019 28	Sabah	0 – 3	Zira	Masazır
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Z.Mərdanov 20' E.Nabiyev 55'	Report	Kgaswane 12' Rodríguez 38', 81' Tigroudja 41' Scarlatache 50' Ngalande 69'	Stadium: Alinja Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sabail	28	12	5	11	34	37	−3	41	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Gabala	28	9	9	10	31	33	−2	36	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Zira	28	8	7	13	30	40	−10	31
6	Sumgayit	28	8	5	15	24	42	−18	29
7	Sabah	28	7	6	15	20	41	−21	27

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[24]

Azerbaijan Cup[edit]

15 December 2018 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Zira	1 – 0	Sabail	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Dedov 16' Muradov 45' Scarlatache 49'	Report	Kitanovski 33' Jarjué 59' Gurbanov 65' Cociuc 86'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Alik Yunusov

19 December 2018 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sabail	2 – 3 (2 – 4 agg.)	Zira	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Scarlatache 3' (o.g.) Rahimov 71' Gurbanov 83' A.Gurbanli 90+3'	Report	Naghiyev 45+2', 74' 74' Tounkara 47' Fardjad-Azad 63' 90+2'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 350 Referee: Ravan Həmzəzadə

23 April 2019 Semifinal 1st leg	Sumgayit	0 – 0	Zira	Sumqayit
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov 32'	Report	Rodríguez 25' Tounkara 46'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov

1 May 2019 Semifinal 2nd leg	Zira	3 – 3 (3 – 3 a agg.)	Sumgayit	Baku
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Muradov 28' Fardjad-Azad 47' Scarlatache 78' Rodríguez 84' Hamdi 90+1' Tigroudja 90+4'	Report	Hüseynov 7' Babaei 20', 28', 45' Isayev 74' Jannatov 89'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Squad statistics[edit]

As of match played 11 May 2018

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Orkhan Sadigli	2	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	AZE	Ilkin Qirtimov	27	1	22+1	1	4	0
3	MF	AZE	Budag Nasirov	12	0	7+5	0	0	0
6	MF	AZE	Vugar Mustafayev	15	0	12+2	0	0+1	0
7	FW	AZE	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	18	4	13+1	2	2+2	2
8	MF	AZE	Kamal Mirzayev	15	0	10+3	0	0+2	0
9	MF	MDA	Alexandru Dedov	25	2	17+5	2	2+1	0
10	MF	MLI	Sadio Tounkara	25	2	13+9	2	2+1	0
11	MF	FRA	Dylan Duventru	24	1	19+1	1	4	0
13	DF	AZE	Murad Musayev	1	0	1	0	0	0
14	DF	AZE	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	13	0	11	0	2	0
16	DF	AZE	Ibrahim Aslanli	2	0	2	0	0	0
17	FW	MWI	Robin Ngalande	6	1	2+4	1	0	0
18	FW	PAR	Julio Rodríguez	14	9	7+5	8	2	1
20	FW	CIV	Béko Fofana	13	1	4+7	1	2	0
23	MF	BOT	Mpho Kgaswane	13	4	8+3	4	2	0
26	DF	SRB	Miloš Radivojević	21	1	18+1	1	2	0
27	DF	ROU	Adrian Scarlatache	23	0	19	0	4	0
38	MF	AZE	Ilkin Muradov	27	1	20+3	0	4	1
39	DF	AZE	Sadig Guliyev	6	0	6	0	0	0
48	MF	FRA	Chafik Tigroudja	7	1	3+2	0	2	1
62	GK	AZE	Abdulla Seyidahmadov	2	0	2	0	0	0
77	MF	AZE	Mirsahib Abbasov	19	3	7+11	3	0+1	0
85	GK	AZE	Kamal Bayramov	15	0	10+1	0	4	0
88	MF	AZE	Tellur Mutallimov	28	2	22+2	2	4	0
91	MF	ALG	Bilal Hamdi	23	1	16+4	1	2+1	0
99	MF	AZE	Rafael Maharramli	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
Players away from Zira on loan:
Players who left Zira during the season:
1	GK	AZE	Anar Nazirov	14	0	14	0	0	0
5	DF	AZE	Adil Naghiyev	14	2	13	0	0+1	2
17	MF	AZE	Vusal Isgandarli	13	0	5+6	0	0+2	0

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	FW	18	Julio Rodríguez	8	1	9
2	MF	23	Mpho Kgaswane	4	0	4
2	FW	7	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	2	2	4
4	MF	77	Mirsahib Abbasov	3	0	3
5	MF	88	Tellur Mutallimov	2	0	2
	MF	9	Alexandru Dedov	2	0	2
	MF	10	Sadio Tounkara	2	0	2
	DF	5	Adil Naghiyev	0	2	2
9	MF	11	Dylan Duventru	1	0	1
	DF	26	Miloš Radivojević	1	0	1
	MF	91	Bilal Hamdi	1	0	1
	FW	20	Béko Fofana	1	0	1
	DF	2	Ilkin Qirtimov	1	0	1
	FW	17	Robin Ngalande	1	0	1
	MF	38	Ilkin Muradov	0	1	1
	MF	48	Chafik Tigroudja	0	1	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
			TOTALS	30	7	37

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
1		GK	Orkhan Sadigli	0	1	0	0	0	1
2		DF	Ilkin Qirtimov	9	0	0	0	9	0
3		MF	Budag Nasirov	2	0	0	0	2	0
6		MF	Vugar Mustafayev	5	1	0	0	5	1
7		FW	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	5	0	1	0	6	0
8		MF	Kamal Mirzayev	5	0	0	0	5	0
9		MF	Alexandru Dedov	4	0	1	0	5	0
10		MF	Sadio Tounkara	3	0	2	0	5	0
11		MF	Dylan Duventru	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Murad Musayev	1	0	0	0	1	0
14		DF	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	5	0	0	0	5	0
18		FW	Julio Rodríguez	2	0	1	0	3	0
20		FW	Béko Fofana	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		MF	Mpho Kgaswane	3	0	0	0	3	0
26		DF	Miloš Radivojević	2	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Adrian Scarlatache	3	0	2	0	5	0
38		MF	Ilkin Muradov	7	1	1	0	8	1
39		DF	Sadig Guliyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
48		MF	Chafik Tigroudja	1	0	0	0	1	0
77		MF	Mirsahib Abbasov	1	0	0	0	1	0
85		GK	Kamal Bayramov	2	0	0	0	2	0
88		MF	Tellur Mutallimov	3	0	0	0	3	0
91		MF	Bilal Hamdi	6	1	1	0	7	1
Players who left Zira during the season:
1		GK	Anar Nazirov	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Adil Naghiyev	4	0	1	0	5	0
17		MF	Vusal Isgandarli	2	0	0	0	2	0
			TOTALS	79	4	10	0	89	4

References[edit]

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[1] "Ayxan Abbasov "Zirə"dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[2] ""Zirə"nin yeni baş məşqçi bəlli oldu". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[Bakhtiyar_Hasanalizade-3] ""Zirə" Peşəkar Futbol Klubu heyətinə yeni futbolçu əlavə edib". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[Miloš_Radivojević-4] "Komandamız Miloş Radivoyeviçlə anlaşıb". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Facebook. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[Adrian_Scarlatache-5] ""Zirə" Adrian Skarlatake ilə anlaşıb". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[Kamal_Mirzayev-6] "Komandamız Kamal Mirzəyevlə anlaşıb". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Facebook. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[Hamdi_&_Duventru-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Komandamız Bilal Hamdi və Dilan Duventru ilə müqavilə bağlayıb". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Facebook. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[Mpho_Kgaswane-8] ""Zirə" Kqasvane ilə müqavilə bağladı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[Chafik_Tigroudja-9] ""Zirə" yeni futbolçu ilə anlaşdı". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[Pardis_Fardjad-Azad-10] "Komandamız Pərdis Fərcad-Azadla anlaşıb". facebook.com (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK Facebook. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[Robin_Ngalande-11] "Komandamız malavili Robin Nqlande ilə anlaşıb". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[Julio_Rodríguez-12] "Komandamız paraqvaylı Xulio Sezar Rodriqez Ximenes ilə anlaşıb". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[Béko_Fofana-13] "Komandamız Fil Dişi Sahilindən olan İsmail Fofana ilə anlaşıb". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

[Adil_Naghiyev-14] "Adil Nağıyev "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[Anar_Nazirov-15] "Anar Nəzirov «Qəbələ»də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

[Two_sign-16] "Keşlə FK-da yeni futbolçular". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keşla FK. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

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[Gabala_Sign_Guliyev-18] "Sadiq Quliyev «Qəbələ»də" (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

[Dylan_Duventru-19] "Biz Duventru Dilan ilə müqavilə imzaladıq!". facebook.com. Sabail FK Facebook. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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v t e 2018–19 in Azerbaijani football
Domestic leagues	Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan First Division
Domestic cups	Azerbaijan Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League
Related to national team	2018–19 UEFA Nations League D (Group 3) UEFA Euro 2020 qualification (Group E)
Club seasons
Premier League	Gabala Keşla Neftchi Qarabağ Sabah Sabail Sumgayit Zira
Summer 2018 transfers Winter 2018–19 transfers