2018–19 Sumgayit FK season explained

Club:	Sumgayit
Season:	2018-19
Manager:	Nazim Suleymanov (until 12 November) Aykhan Abbasov (from 14 November)
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Kamran Guliyev
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Kapital Bank Arena
League:	Premier League
League Result:	6th
Cup1:	Azerbaijan Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners-Up
League Topscorer:	Five Players (3)
Season Topscorer:	Peyman Babaei (6)
Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20

The Sumgayit FK 2018-19 season was Sumgayit's eight Azerbaijan Premier League season, and ninth season in their history. It is their first season with Nazim Suleymanov as manager.

Squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Mehdi Jannatov		GK	1992 1, df=yes	Anzhi Makhachkala	2017		35	0
12	Rashad Azizli		GK	1994 1, df=yes	Neftchi Baku	2018	2020	7	0
13	Aydin Bayramov		GK	1996 2, df=yes	Neftchi Baku	2019	2020	0	0
36	Suleyman Suleymanov		GK	1998 5, df=yes	Gabala	2017		0	0
Defenders
2	Rail Malikov		DF	1985 12, df=yes	AZAL	2016		80	0
3	Vurğun Hüseynov		DF	1988 4, df=yes	Gabala	2013		170	1
4	Shahriyar Aliyev		DF	1992 12, df=yes	Kapaz	2018		23	4
5	Adil Naghiyev		DF	1995 9, df=yes	Zira	2018	2020	15	0
21	Arif Dashdemirov		DF	1987 2, df=yes	Qarabağ	2018		28	0
44	Gvanzav Mahammadov		DF	1994 6, df=yes	Sabah	2018		3	0
74	Yusif Nabiyev		DF	1988 4, df=yes	loan from Gabala	2018		44	4
	Elvin Dəmirov		DF	1998 4, df=yes		2018		1	0
Midfielders
7	Javid Taghiyev		MF	1992 7, df=yes	Zira	2017		49	2
9	Ehtiram Shahverdiyev		MF	1996 10, df=yes	Gabala	2017		47	1
10	Aleksey Isayev		MF	1995 11, df=yes	Zenit St.Petersburg	2018		31	0
15	Amir Agayev		MF	1992 2, df=yes	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2019	2020	10	2
17	Nijat Gurbanov		MF	1992 2, df=yes	Zira	2018		26	2
18	Suleyman Ahmadov		MF	1999 11, df=yes	Qarabağ	2018		19	1
20	Rüfət Abdullazadə		MF	2001 1, df=yes		2017		2	0
22	Afran Ismayilov		MF	1988 10, df=yes	Qarabağ	2018		24	3
25	Baxşəli Baxşəliyev		MF	1998 3, df=yes		2019		2	0
34	Elvin Badalov		MF	1995 6, df=yes	Sabah	2019		6	0
38	Mushfig Rzayev		MF	1998 3, df=yes	Solyaris Moscow	2017		0	0
41	Turan Manafov		MF	1998 9, df=yes	Qarabağ	2018		1	0
60	Elvin Mammadov		MF	1988 7, df=yes	Gabala	2018		18	2
77	Murad Khachayev		MF	1998 4, df=yes	loan from Shakhtar Donetsk	2018		9	1
97	Khayal Najafov		MF	1997 12, df=yes	Academy	2016		81	0
99	Ali Babayev		MF	1990 11, df=yes	Hapoel Ra'anana	2018		31	1
Forwards
8	Peyman Babaei		ST	1994 2, df=yes	loan from Machine Sazi	2019	2020	14	6
11	Atilla Yildirim		ST	1990 11, df=yes	MVV Maastricht	2018		18	3
49	İbrahim Əliyev		ST	1999 7, df=yes	Qarabağ	2019		2	0
70	Ulvi Isgandarov		ST	1998 4, df=yes	loan from Gabala	2018		20	5
Left during the season
8	Orkhan Aliyev		MF	1995 12, df=yes	Sabail	2018		74	14
14	Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade		DF	1992 12, df=yes	Academy	2011		174	4
15	Orkhan Sadigli		GK	1993 3, df=yes	loan from Keşla	2018		3	0
39	Tural Bayramli		MF	1998 1, df=yes	Academy	2016		4	0
50	Peyman Keshavarzi		DF	1996 3, df=yes	Gostaresh Foulad	2019	2019	0	0

Transfers

See main article: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2018 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2018–19.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
11 June 2018	MF		Afran Ismayilov	Qarabağ	Undisclosed	^[1]
11 June 2018	MF		Elvin Mammadov	Gabala	Free	^[2]
12 June 2018	DF		Shahriyar Aliyev	Kapaz	Undisclosed	^[3]
26 June 2018	MF		Aleksey Isayev	Zenit St.Petersburg	Undisclosed	^[4]
3 July 2018	DF		Dmitri Naghiyev	Karabakh Wien	Undisclosed	^[5]
9 July 2018	MF		Ali Babayev	Hapoel Ra'anana	Undisclosed	^[6]
13 July 2018	DF		Gvanzav Mahammadov	Sabah	Undisclosed	^[7]
6 August 2018	DF		Arif Dashdemirov	Qarabağ	Undisclosed	^[8]
23 August 2018	FW		Atilla Yildirim	MVV Maastricht	Undisclosed	^[9]
25 December 2018	GK		Rashad Azizli	Neftchi Baku	Undisclosed	^[10]
27 December 2018	DF		Adil Naghiyev	Zira	Undisclosed	^[11]
6 January 2019	GK		Aydin Bayramov	Sabah	Undisclosed	^[12]
29 January 2019	DF		Peyman Keshavarzi	Gostaresh Foulad	Undisclosed	^[13]
31 January 2019	MF		Amir Agayev	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Undisclosed	^[14]
	MF		Orkhan Aliyev	Sabail	Undisclosed
	FW		İbrahim Əliyev	Qarabağ	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
12 June 2018	DF		Yusif Nabiyev	Gabala	End of Season	^[15]
13 June 2018	MF		Murad Khachayev	Shakhtar Donetsk	End of Season	^[16]
17 August 2018	GK		Orkhan Sadigli	Keşla	8 January 2019	^[17] ^[18]
16 January 2019	FW		Peyman Babaei	Machine Sazi	Summer 2020	^[19]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
8 June 2018	MF		Vugar Beybalayev	Sabail	Undisclosed	^[20]
11 June 2018	DF		Tural Akhundov	Neftchi Baku	Undisclosed	^[21]
12 June 2018	MF		Rashad Eyyubov	Neftchi Baku	Undisclosed	^[22]
13 June 2018	MF		Kamal Mirzayev	Zira	Undisclosed	^[23]
14 June 2018	DF		Azer Salahli	Keşla	Undisclosed	^[24]
14 June 2018	FW		Amil Yunanov	Keşla	Undisclosed
12 July 2018	MF		Javid Imamverdiyev	Sabah	Undisclosed	^[25]
4 August 2018	DF		Dmitri Naghiyev	Cova da Piedade	Undisclosed	^[26]
27 December 2018	DF		Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade	Zira	Undisclosed	^[27]
18 February 2019	MF		Tural Bayramli	Daugavpils	Undisclosed	^[28]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
14 June 2018	GK		Farhad Valiyev	Retired		^[29]
	MF		Elnur Abdullayev
	MF		Orkhan Aliyev
14 February 2019	DF		Peyman Keshavarzi	Sabail	June 2020	^[30]

Trial

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2018–19 Azerbaijan Premier League.

League table

Azerbaijan Cup

See main article: 2018–19 Azerbaijan Cup.

Final

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=150	Name	width=150	Premier League	width=100	Azerbaijan Cup	width=80	Total
1	FW		8	Peyman Babaei	3	3	6
2	FW		70	Ulvi Isgandarov	3	2	5
3	DF		4	Şehriyar Aliyev	3	1	3
4	FW		11	Atilla Yildirim	3	0	3
	MF		22	Afran Ismayilov	3	0	3
6	MF		60	Elvin Mammadov	2	0	2
	MF		7	Javid Taghiyev	2	0	2
	MF		15	Amir Agayev	2	0	2
	MF		17	Nijat Gurbanov	1	1	2
10	DF		74	Yusif Nabiyev	1	0	1
	MF		77	Murad Khachayev	1	0	1
	MF		18	Suleyman Ahmadov	0	1	1
	MF		99	Ali Babayev	0	1	1
				TOTALS	24	9	33

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
1		GK	Mehdi Jannatov	4	1	1	0	5	1
2		DF	Rail Malikov	3	0	0	0	3	0
3		DF	Vurğun Hüseynov	6	2	4	0	10	2
4		DF	Shahriyar Aliyev	7	0	1	0	8	0
5		DF	Adil Naghiyev	2	0	1	0	3	0
7		MF	Javid Taghiyev	3	0	0	1	3	1
8		FW	Peyman Babaei	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		MF	Ehtiram Shahverdiyev	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Aleksey Isayev	3	0	2	0	5	0
11		FW	Atilla Yildirim	2	0	0	0	2	0
12		GK	Rashad Azizli	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Amir Agayev	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		MF	Nijat Gurbanov	7	1	0	0	7	1
18		MF	Suleyman Ahmadov	2	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Rüfət Abdullazadə	0	0	1	0	1	0
21		DF	Arif Dashdemirov	2	0	3	1	5	1
22		MF	Afran Ismayilov	2	0	0	0	2	0
34		MF	Elvin Badalov	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Gvanzav Mahammadov	1	0	1	0	2	0
60		MF	Elvin Mammadov	0	0	1	0	1	0
70		FW	Ulvi Isgandarov	1	0	1	0	2	0
74		DF	Yusif Nabiyev	1	0	1	0	2	0
77		MF	Murad Khachayev	1	0	0	0	1	0
97		MF	Khayal Najafov	3	0	0	0	3	0
99		MF	Ali Babayev	9	0	1	0	10	0
Players away on loan:--->
Players who left Sumgayit during the season:
14		DF	Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade	3	0	1	0	4	0
15		GK	Orkhan Sadigli	0	1	0	0	0	1
			TOTALS	67	5	19	2	86	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Əfran İsmayılovu heyətinə cəlb edib. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 11 June 2018. 26 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626030238/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4495. dead.
2. Web site: Elvin Məmmədov "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 11 June 2018 . Azerbaijani . 11 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142336/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4496 . dead .
3. Web site: Şəhriyar Əliyev karyerasını "Sumqayıt" FK-da davam etdirəcək. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 12 June 2018.
4. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Aleksey İsayevlə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 26 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 26 June 2018.
5. Web site: Dmitri Nağıyev "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə bağlayıb. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 3 July 2018. Azerbaijani. 3 July 2018.
6. Web site: Əli Babayev "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 9 July 2018. Azerbaijani. 9 July 2018. 9 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709215710/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4555. dead.
7. Web site: Qvanzav Maqomedov "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 13 July 2018. Azerbaijani. 13 July 2018.
8. Web site: Arif Daşdəmirov "Sumqayıt" FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 6 August 2018. Azerbaijani. 6 August 2018. 6 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180806181322/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4636. dead.
9. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Atilla Yıldırımla müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 23 August 2018. Azerbaijani. 23 August 2018.
10. Web site: “Sumqayıt” FK Rəşad Əzizlini heyətinə cəlb edib . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 4 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 25 December 2018 . 4 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104124416/http://sumqayitpfc.az/index.php?s=xeber&id=4924 . dead .
11. Web site: Adil Nağıyev “Sumqayıt” FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 4 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 27 December 2018 . 4 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175753/http://sumqayitpfc.az/index.php?s=xeber&id=4925 . dead .
12. Web site: “Sumqayıt” FK Aydın Bayramovla müqavilə imzalayıb . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 8 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 6 January 2019 . 9 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190109012001/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4932 . dead .
13. Web site: Sumqayıt FK Peyman Keşavarz ilə müqavilə imzalayıb . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 29 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 29 January 2019.
14. Web site: Əmir Ağayev “Sumqayıt” FK ilə müqavilə imzalayıb . sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK . 31 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 31 January 2019 . 1 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013136/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=5023 . dead .
15. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Yusif Nəbiyevi icarəyə götürüb. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 12 June 2018.
16. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Murad Xaçayevlə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 13 June 2018. 20 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620213147/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4502. dead.
17. Web site: "Sumqayıt" FK Orxan Sadıqlını heyətinə cəlb edib. sumqayitpfc.az . Sumgayit FK. 17 August 2018. Azerbaijani. 17 August 2018.
18. Web site: Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı . keshlafc.az . Keşla FK . 8 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 8 January 2019.
19. Web site: "Sumqayıt” FK Peyman Babaei ilə müqavilə imzalayıb. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 16 January 2019. Azerbaijani. 16 January 2019. 17 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190117122243/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4966. dead.
20. Web site: Vüqar Bəybalayev - artıq klubumuzda!. facebook.com. Sabail FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 8 June 2018.
21. Web site: Neftçi dən ilk transfer (VİDEO). neftchipfk.com. Neftçi PFK. 15 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 11 June 2018.
22. Web site: Rəşad Eyubov "Neftçi"də. neftchipfk.com . Neftçi PFK . 15 June 2018 . Azerbaijani . 12 June 2018.
23. Web site: "Zirə" Kamal Mirzəyevi transfer etdi. facebook.com. Zira FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 13 June 2018.
24. Web site: Keşlə FK yeni transferlər həyata keçirib. www.keshlafc.az. Keşla FK. 25 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 14 June 2018.
25. Web site: Xoş gəldin, Cavid. facebook.com. Sabail FK. 12 July 2018. Azerbaijani. 12 July 2018.
26. Web site: Dmitri Nağıyev Portuqaliya klubuna keçib. sumqayitpfc.az. Sumgayit FK. 6 August 2018. Azerbaijani. 4 August 2018. 5 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180805203117/http://sumqayitpfc.az/?s=xeber&id=4635. dead.
27. Web site: “Zirə" Peşəkar Futbol Klubu heyətinə yeni futbolçu əlavə edib . facebook.com . Zira FK . 8 January 2019 . Azerbaijani . 27 December 2018.
28. Web site: Tural Bayramlı Latviya klubuna transfer olunub . sumqayitpfc.az/ . Sumgayit FK . 18 February 2019 . Russian . 18 February 2019.
29. Web site: Keşlə FK növbəti transfer həyata keçirdi. www.keshlafc.az. Keşla FK. 14 June 2018. Azerbaijani. 14 June 2018.
30. Web site: Кешаварза в Сумгаите не будет. azerifootball.com . Azeri Football . 14 February 2019 . Azerbaijani . 14 February 2019.
31. Web site: Экс-капитан дубля ЦСКА прибыл в Сумгаит . azerifootball.com . Russian . 8 December 2018 . Russian . 7 December 2018.