The 2019–20 season was Gabala FK's 15th season, and their 14th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football. Gabala will also take part in the Azerbaijan Cup and the Europa League. Gabala finished the season in 8th position due to the premature end of the season and were spared relegation, whilst they were due to play Zira in the Semifinal of the Azerbaijan Cup before its cancellation. In the Europa League Gabala were knocked out by Dinamo Tbilisi in the Second Qualifying Round.
Season events On 15 June, Gabala announced the signing of Kamal Mirzayev and Sadig Guliyev from Zira, with both players signing one-year contracts.
On 21 June, Gabala signed Fernań López to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, from Barakaldo.
On 27 June, Gabala signed Merab Gigauri to a one-year contract from Torpedo Kutaisi.
On 4 July, Gabala signed Christian Kouakou to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from MFK Karviná.
On 10 July, Gabala signed Clésio to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from İstanbulspor.
On 19 July, Gabala signed a six-month contract with Ivica Žunić.
On 23 August, new signing Kamal Mirzayev left the club to sign a one-year contract with Al-Salmiya of the Kuwait Premier League.
On 31 August, Sanan Gurbanov resigned as manager following Gabala's 4–0 defeat at home to Keşla.
On 2 September, Gabala announced that Elmar Bakhshiyev had been appointed as the club's caretaker manager.
On 31 October, Gabala announced the signing of Ibrahima Niasse on a contract until the end of the season.
On 7 January, Gabala announced the return of Ehtiram Shahverdiyev on a contract until the summer of 2021.
On 28 January, Niasse left Gabala to sign for PAS Lamia 1964.
On 30 January, Gabala announced the signing of Abdelrafik Gérard on an 18-month contract.
On 4 February, Gabala announced the signing of Nicolas Rajsel on an 18-month contract.
On 11 February, Gabala announced the signing of Rodrigo Gattas, on an 18-month contract.
On 20 February, Gabala announced that they had signed Yaovi Akakpo to a 2.5-year contract at the end of 2019.
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 21 May 2020, Gabala announced that Amin Seydiyev would leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.
On 4 June 2020, Gabala announced that youngsters Samir Maharramli and Idris Ingilabli would also leave the club at the end of the season to join Sabah.
On 19 June 2020, the AFFA announced that the 2019–20 season had been officially ended without the resumption of the remains matches due to the escalating situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Anar Nazirov GK Zira 2019 2020 54 0 33 Müşfiq Nadirov GK Trainee 2020 0 0 94 Tarlan Ahmadli GK Sabah 2019 7 0 Defenders 2 Amin Seydiyev DF Trainee 2017 39 1 3 Ivica Žunić DF Atyrau 2019 21 2 4 Sadig Guliyev DF Zira 2019 2020 28 0 5 Rasim Ramaldanov DF Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2017 39 1 20 Faig Hajiyev DF Trainee 2017 4 0 28 Murad Musayev DF Zira 2019 38 0 53 Khayal Muradov DF Trainee 2019 0 0 74 Yusif Nabiyev DF Trainee 2015 21 0 Midfielders 7 Roman Huseynov MF Trainee 2015 39 2 8 Qismət Alıyev MF Trainee 2014 81 1 9 Ehtiram Shahverdiyev MF Sumgayit 2020 2021 7 0 11 Asif Mammadov MF Inter Baku 2015 143+ 12 12 Abdelrafik Gérard MF Union SG 2020 2021 4 0 17 Yaovi Akakpo MF 2019 2022 1 0 19 Rovlan Muradov MF Trainee 2017 23 4 21 Fernań López MF Barakaldo 2019 2020 22 3 55 Idris Ingilabli MF Trainee 2019 4 0 77 Merab Gigauri MF Torpedo Kutaisi 2019 2020 22 0 Forwards 10 Clésio FW İstanbulspor 2019 2020 22 3 14 Ulvi Isgandarov FW Trainee 2017 22 5 22 Rodrigo Gattas FW York9 2020 2021 2 0 32 Nicolas Rajsel FW KV Oostende 2020 2021 4 4 Out on loan 17 James Adeniyi FW Skënderbeu Korçë 2018 2021 31 12 77 Samir Gurbanov MF Trainee 2018 1 0 Left during the season 6 Kamal Mirzoyev MF Zira 2019 2020 5 0 6 Ibrahima Niasse MF Raja Casablanca 2019 2020 40 1 9 Davit Volkovi FW Saburtalo Tbilisi 2019 2019 34 10 13 Christian Kouakou FW MFK Karviná 2019 2020 6 0 15 Vusal Masimov DF Trainee 2019 0 0 22 Rustam Nuruyev DF Trainee 2019 0 0 30 Elmaddin Sultanov GK Trainee 2019 0 0 Veysal Rzayev MF Trainee 2019 0 0
Out on loan
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.Summer 2019GKTarlan AhmadliSabahUndisclosedSummer 2019DFMurad MusayevZiraUndisclosed15 June 2019DFSadig GuliyevZiraUndisclosed15 June 2019MFKamal MirzayevZiraUndisclosed21 June 2019MFFernań LópezBarakaldoUndisclosed27 June 2019MFMerab GigauriTorpedo KutaisiUndisclosed4 July 2019FWChristian KouakouMFK KarvináUndisclosed10 July 2019FWClésioİstanbulsporUndisclosed19 July 2019DFIvica ŽunićAtyrauUndisclosed31 October 2019MFIbrahima NiasseRaja CasablancaUndisclosed7 January 2020MFEhtiram ShahverdiyevSumgayitFree30 January 2020MFAbdelrafik GérardUnion SGUndisclosed4 February 2020FWNicolas RajselKV OostendeUndisclosed11 February 2020FWRodrigo GattasYork9Undisclosed20 February 2020MFYaovi Akakpo Undisclosed Transfer announced on the above date.
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.26 June 2019DFBahlul MustafazadeSabahUndisclosed9 July 2019MFAbbas AghazadeSabahUndisclosed23 August 2019MFKamal MirzayevAl-SalmiyaUndisclosed1 January 2020GKElmaddin SultanovKapazUndisclosed1 January 2020DFVusal MasimovTuran-TovuzUndisclosed1 January 2020DFRustam NuruyevTuran-TovuzUndisclosed1 January 2020MFVeysal RzayevTuran-TovuzUndisclosed28 January 2020MFIbrahima NiassePAS Lamia 1964Undisclosed21 May 2020DFAmin SeydiyevSabahUndisclosed4 June 2020MFSamir MaharramliSabahUndisclosed4 June 2020MFIdris IngilabliSabahUndisclosed Transfer announced on the above date, coming into effect at the end of the season.
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.July 2019FWJames AdeniyiHapoel Ironi Kiryat ShmonaEnd of Season16 July 2019MFSamir GurbanovViktoria ŽižkovEnd of 2020/21 Season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined DateSummer 2019GKMurad Popov Summer 2019MFIlgar GurbanovSumgayit20 August 20191 June 2019MFJavid HuseynovZira1 June 20193 June 2019MFElvin JamalovZira3 June 20194 June 2019DFUrfan AbbasovSabail4 June 20194 June 2019MFLalawélé AtakoraKazma4 June 2019MFSabien LilajSektzia Nes Tziona4 June 2019FWSteeven Joseph-MonroseNeftçi16 June 201931 December 2019FWDavit VolkoviZira1 January 20201 January 2020FWChristian KouakouBangladesh Police30 June 2020DFKhayal MuradovSabah30 June 2020DFIvica ŽunićCFR Cluj22 November 202030 June 2020MFAbdelrafik Gérard 30 June 2020MFFernań LópezJagiellonia19 September 202030 June 2020FWClésioZira18 July 2020
Trial Date From Date To Position Nationality Name Last club Ref.December 2019 MFYaovi Akakpo January 2020 FWKayo Manoel
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Gabala on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Gabala during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW9 Davit Volkovi52072 MF19Rovlan Muradov4004FW32Nicolas Rajsel4004FW14Ulvi Isgandarov31045 MF21Fernań López3003FW10Clésio03037 DF3 Ivica Žunić20028 MF7 Roman Huseynov1001MF8 Qismət Alıyev1001DF2 Amin Seydiyev1001 Own goal1001TOTALS256031
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Anar Nazirov4105TOTALS4105
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKAnar Nazirov410000412 DFAmin Seydiyev400000403 DFIvica Žunić300000304 DFSadig Guliyev200000205 DFRasim Ramaldanov000020207 MFRoman Huseynov300000308 MFQismət Alıyev5110107110FWClésio2000103011MFAsif Mammadov5100005112MFAbdelrafik Gérard1000001014FWUlvi Isgandarov3021005119MFRovlan Muradov3010004020DFFaig Hajiyev2000002021MFFernań López91001010128DFMurad Musayev1000001032FWNicolas Rajsel2000002055MFIdris Ingilabli1000001074DFYusif Nabiyev0010001077MFMerab Gigauri7000108094GKTarlan Ahmadli10000010Players who left Gabala during the season:6 MFIbrahima Niasse100000109 FWDavit Volkovi1010103013FWChristian Kouakou00001010TOTALS6046180745
References
External links Gabala FC Website