The Zira FK 2019–20 season was Zira's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and sixth season in their history. Zira finished the season in 5th position and were scheduled to face Gabala in the Azerbaijan Cup semifinals before the season was ended prematurely due to COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan.
Season events On 8 October, Samir Abbasov left his role as manager of Zira by mutual consent. On 9 October, Zaur Hashimov was appointed as Zira's new manager until the end of the season.
On 21 December, Zira announced the singing of Aghabala Ramazanov and Davit Volkovi on an 18-month contracts starting from 1 January 2020.
On 11 January, Sony Norde was released by Zira.
On 14 January, Alie Sesay joined Zira on an 18-month contract.
On 21 January, Jovan Krneta returned to Zira, signing until the end of the season.
On 25 January, Gheorghe Anton signed for Zira on an 18-month contract.
On 27 January, Robin Ngalande was released by Zira.
On 29 January, Julio Rodríguez left Zira by mutual consent.
On 2 February, Elvin Mammadov left Zira by mutual consent.
On 3 March, Zira announced the signing of Emil Balayev on a contract until the end of the season.
On 13 March 2020, the Azerbaijan Premier League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 Orkhan Sadigli GK Keşla 2019 16 0 12 Emil Balayev GK Tobol 2020 2020 1 0 28 Bojan Zogović GK Bačka 2019 2020 8 0 62 Abdulla Seyidahmadov GK Trainee 2017 2 0 Defenders 3 Alie Sesay DF Arda Kardzhali 2020 2021 6 0 5 Anastasios Papazoglou DF OFI 2019 2020 11 0 6 Álvaro Ampuero DF loan from Deportivo Municipal 2019 2020 18 0 14 Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə DF Sumgayit 2019 2020 26 0 16 Ibrahim Aslanli DF Qarabağ 2017 2020 7 1 25 Miloš Bakrač DF Titograd 2019 2020 13 0 27 Adrian Scarlatache DF Keşla 2018 2019 40 1 33 Jovan Krneta DF Levadiakos 2020 2020 85 6 55 Rauf Huseynli DF loan from Qarabağ 2020 3 0 77 Cəlal Hüseynov DF Academy 2019 1 0 Midfielders 4 Elvin Jamalov MF Gabala 2019 2021 20 0 7 Javid Huseynov MF Gabala 2019 2021 17 2 8 Ilkin Muradov MF Academy 2019 65 2 18 Gheorghe Anton MF Sheriff Tiraspol 2020 2021 6 0 19 Müşfiq İlyasov MF Academy 2016 7 1 20 Ali Shirinov MF Daugavpils 2020 1 0 23 Mpho Kgaswane MF Baroka 2019 2019 28 5 48 Chafik Tigroudja MF Kukësi 2019 20 3 64 Kanan Jafarov MF Academy 2019 1 0 70 Nijat Suleymanov MF loan Qarabağ 2019 15 5 88 Tellur Mutallimov MF Gabala 2017 2020 54 4 97 Tapdiq Əhmədov MF Academy 2017 1 0 99 Rafael Maharramli MF loan Qarabağ 2019 13 0 Forwards 10 Aghabala Ramazanov FW Sabail 2020 2021 4 3 11 Davit Volkovi FW Gabala 2020 2021 6 1 43 Richard Gadze FW Voluntari 2019 2020 54 15 Left during the season 10 Elvin Mammadov MF Sumgayit 2019 2021 56 6 11 Sony Norde FW Mohun Bagan 2019 2020 13 1 17 Robin Ngalande FW Baroka 2019 2019 13 1 18 Julio Rodríguez FW Deportivo Capiatá 2019 28 15 57 Kənan Zülfüqarov DF Trainee 2017 0 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.31 May 2019MFElvin MammadovSumgayitUndisclosed2 June 2019MFJavid HuseynovGabalaFree3 June 2019MFElvin JamalovGabalaFree21 June 2019GKBojan ZogovićBačkaUndisclosed12 July 2019DFMiloš BakračOFK TitogradUndisclosed16 July 2019FWSony NordeMohun BaganUndisclosed17 July 2019DFAnastasios PapazoglouOFI CreteUndisclosed15 October 2019FWRichard GadzeVoluntariUndisclosed1 January 2020FWAghabala RamazanovSabailFree1 January 2020FWDavit VolkoviGabalaFree14 January 2020DFAlie SesayArda KardzhaliUndisclosed21 January 2020DFJovan KrnetaLevadiakosUndisclosed25 January 2020MFGheorghe AntonSheriff TiraspolFree3 March 2020GKEmil BalayevTobolFreeWinter 2020MFAli Shirinov Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.13 June 2019MFNijat SuleymanovQarabağEnd of Season14 August 2019DFÁlvaro AmpueroDeportivo MunicipalEnd of SeasonWinter 2020DFRauf HuseynliQarabağEnd of Season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.Summer 2019DFMurad MusayevGabalaUndisclosedSummer 2019MFMirsahib AbbasovSabailUndisclosed22 May 2019GKKamal BayramovSabailUndisclosed4 June 2019DFVugar MustafayevSumgayitUndisclosed15 June 2019MFKamal MirzayevGabalaUndisclosed23 June 2019MFBilal Hamdi SabailUndisclosed8 July 2019DFIlkin QirtimovKeşlaUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date 11 January 2020 FW Sony Norde Melaka United 27 January 2020 FW Robin Ngalande Saint George 8 October 2020 29 January 2020 FW Julio Rodríguez Sabah 29 January 2020 2 February 2020 MF Elvin Mammadov Sumgayit 17 July 2020 30 June 2020 DF Anastasios Papazoglou Xanthi
Friendlies
Competitions
Azerbaijan Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Zira on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Zira during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 FW19Julio Rodríguez4262 MF70Nijat Suleymanov4043 FW43Richard Gadze303FW10Aghabala Ramazanov3035 MF7 Javid Huseynov202MF8 Ilkin Muradov2027 FW11Sony Norde101MF48Chafik Tigroudja101MF23Mpho Kgaswane101DF27Adrian Scarlatache101MF88Tellur Mutallimov101FW11Davit Volkovi101MF19Müşfiq İlyasov011MF10Elvin Mammadov011DF16Ibrahim Aslanli011TOTALS25530
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 GK1 Orkhan Sadigli235TOTALS235
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 GKOrkhan Sadigli1010204 MFElvin Jamalov6010706 DFÁlvaro Ampuero3000307 MFJavid Huseynov6110718 MFIlkin Muradov61006110FWAghabala Ramazanov11001111FWDavit Volkovi10001012GKEmil Balayev10001014DFBəxtiyar Həsənalızadə40004016DFIbrahim Aslanli00101018MFGheorghe Anton10001019MFMüşfiq İlyasov00101023MFMpho Kgaswane40105025DFMiloš Bakrač30104027DFAdrian Scarlatache80008028GKBojan Zogović10001043FWRichard Gadze40105048MFChafik Tigroudja20002070MFNijat Suleymanov40004088MFTellur Mutallimov200020Players who left Zira during the season:10MFElvin Mammadov10102011FWSony Norde300030TOTALS62390713
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