Zira FK
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Zirə Futbol Klubu (pronounced [ziɾæ]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
History
The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.
Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.
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.
Aykhan Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018, with Samir Abasov being announced as his replacement the same day.
On 8 October 2019, Abasov left Zira by mutual consent, with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager the following day, until the end of the season.
On 17 July 2020, Rashad Sadygov was announced as Zira's new manager on a three-year contract.
Domestic history
European history
As of match played 23 July 2025
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 |
| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1−0 | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
| UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda | 4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | |
| 3QR | Croatia Osijek | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 | 3–3 (2–1 p) | ||
| POR | Cyprus Omonia | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–6 | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Croatia Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | 2–3 |
Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- POR: Play-off round
Stadium
Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500.
Players
Current squad
As of 12 February 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW BRA Raphael Utzig (at Cong An Ho Chi Minh City) 77 FW BLR Yegor Bogomolsky (at Ural Yekaterinburg) 99 GK AZE Salim Hashimov (at Shamakhi) | |||
| 23 | FW | BRA | Raphael Utzig (at Cong An Ho Chi Minh City) |
| 77 | FW | BLR | Yegor Bogomolsky (at Ural Yekaterinburg) |
| 99 | GK | AZE | Salim Hashimov (at Shamakhi) |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov |
| Assistant coach | Azerbaijan Eltun Yagublu Azerbaijan Vagif Pashayev Azerbaijan Nariman Huseynov Azerbaijan Vugar Mammad Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Azerbaijan Farhad Valiyev |
Club records
Top goalscorers
As of match played 7 April 2026
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi | 2020–2022 2024–Present | 36 (105) | 3 (16) | 4 (10) | 43 (131) |
| 2 | Brazil Raphael Utzig | 2024–Present | 11 (46) | 3 (7) | 5 (8) | 19 (61) |
| 3 | Guinea Salifou Soumah | 2023–2025 | 17 (69) | 1 (9) | 0 (4) | 18 (82) |
| 4 | El Salvador Nelson Bonilla | 2015–2016 | 14 (29) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 17 (31) |
| 5 | Paraguay Julio Rodríguez | 2019 | 12 (23) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 15 (28) |
| 5 | Ghana Richard Gadze | 2017–2018 2019-2020 | 13 (46) | 0 (4) | 2 (4) | 15 (54) |
| 5 | France Hamidou Keyta | 2022–2023 | 13 (46) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 15 (54) |
| 5 | Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 13 (169) | 0 (23) | 2 (12) | 15 (204) |
| 9 | Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov | 2020–2022 | 12 (47) | 1 (4) | - (-) | 13 (51) |
| 10 | Azerbaijan Ragim Sadykhov | 2022–2024 | 10 (70) | 2 (9) | 0 (2) | 12 (81) |
Most appearances
As of match played 7 April 2026
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 169 (13) | 23 (0) | 12 (2) | 204 (15) |
| 2 | Azerbaijan Ilkin Muradov | 2015–2024 | 134 (3) | 22 (2) | 2 (0) | 158 (5) |
| 3 | Azerbaijan Hajiagha Hajili | 2020–Present | 108 (0) | 15 (0) | 10 (0) | 133 (0) |
| 4 | Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi | 2020–2022 2024–Present | 105 (36) | 15 (3) | 10 (4) | 131 (43) |
| 5 | Greece Dimitrios Chantakias | 2020–2024 | 108 (6) | 17 (1) | 2 (0) | 127 (7) |
| 6 | Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade | 2015–2018 2021–2022 | 103 (8) | 12 (0) | 4 (0) | 119 (8) |
| 7 | Brazil Ruan Renato | 2023–Present | 92 (9) | 13 (1) | 10 (0) | 115 (10) |
| 8 | Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev | 2015 2015–2019 | 96 (6) | 7 (2) | 2 (0) | 105 (8) |
| 9 | Azerbaijan İsmayıl İbrahimli | 2023–2025, 2025–Present | 81 (1) | 10 (1) | 8 (0) | 99 (2) |
| 10 | Azerbaijan Rustam Akhmedzade | 2022–2025 | 80 (6) | 6 (2) | 10 (0) | 96 (8) |
Managerial statistics
As of match played 7 April 2026
| 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 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 042.86 | ||
| Aykhan Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 27 December 2016 | 29 August 2018 | 51 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 043.14 | ||
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 29 August 2018 | 8 October 2019 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 032.43 | ||
| Zaur Hashimov | Azerbaijan | 9 October 2019 | 30 June 2020 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 037.50 | ||
| Rashad Sadygov | Azerbaijan | 17 July 2020 | 230 | 104 | 67 | 59 | 288 | 217 | 045.22 |
- Notes:
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).
External links
- (in Azerbaijani and English)
- at PFL