The Keşla 2020–21 season was Keşla's twentieth season in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Season events On 8 August, Tarlan Ahmedov left the club after his contract expired, with Yunis Huseynov being appointed as his replacement on 16 August.
On 24 January, Yunis Huseynov resigned as manager, with Sanan Gurbanov being appointed as the club's new manager on 25 January.
Transfers On 22 June, Tural Akhundov signed for Keşla from Neftçi.
On 24 June, Shahriyar Aliyev joined Keşla from Sumgayit.
On 30 June, Javid Imamverdiyev signed for Keşla from Sabah.
On 8 July, Keşla announced the signing of Rahman Hajiyev on a season-long loan deal from Neftçi.
On 21 July, Turan Valizade also joined Keşla on a season-long loan deal from Neftçi.
On 7 August, Keşla announced the signing of Dmytro Klyots to a one-year contract, from Karpaty Lviv. Two days later, 9 August, Keşla signed Sílvio to a one-year contract from Vllaznia.
On 14 August, Keşla announced the signing of Kamal Bayramov on a one-year contract from Sabail, whilst Artur also signed a one-year contract with Keşla on 16 August, having previously been with Vorskla Poltava.
On 24 August, Keşla announced the signing of Rail Malikov from Sumgayit.
On 9 September, Keşla announced the signing of Alvaro to a one year loan from Lviv.
On 18 September, Javid Imamverdiyev left Keşla to join Sumgayit.
On 18 September, César Meza returned to Keşla on a contract until the end of the season.
On 30 November, Keşla announced the departure of Artur by mutual consent and the end if Alvaro's loan deal from Lviv.
On 26 December, Keşla signed Anatole Abang to a one-year contract.
On 6 January, Keşla announced the signing of Nijat Gurbanov on a contract until the end of the season.
On 12 January, Keşla announced that they had agreed to mutual terminate the contract of Dmytro Klyots, with Sadio Tounkara signing for Keşla until the end of the season on 13 January.
On 28 January, Rashad Sadiqov left Keşla after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 9 February, Keşla announced that they had signed Eugeniu Cociuc on a free transfer after he'd left Sabah in December 2020.
New contracts On 4 July, Stanislav Namașco signed a new one-year contract with Keşla.
On 10 July, Alexander Christovão extended his contract with Keşla for an additional year.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Stanislav Namașco GK Zeta 2019 2021 50 0 85 Kamal Bayramov GK Sabail 2020 2021 6 0 Defenders 2 Ilkin Qirtimov DF Zira 2019 2021 117 3 3 Tarlan Guliyev DF Qarabağ 2016 2021 112 1 4 Shahriyar Aliyev DF Sumgayit 2020 31 3 8 Tural Akhundov DF Neftçi 2020 22 1 18 Ruslan Amirjanov DF Sabail 2018 2021 4 1 19 Azer Salahli DF Sumgayit 2018 2021 58 4 20 Rail Malikov DF Sumgayit 2020 2021 1 0 21 Mijuško Bojović DF Újpest 2019 2021 37 3 22 Elçin Mustafayev DF loan from Sabah 2021 2021 1 0 Midfielders 7 Rahman Hajiyev MF loan from Neftçi 2020 2021 28 4 10 César Meza MF Universitatea Craiova 2020 2021 104 20 13 Parviz Azadov MF Academy 2019 9 1 14 Turan Valizade MF loan from Neftçi 2020 2021 19 0 17 Vusal Isgandarli MF Zira 2019 2021 66 7 25 John Kamara MF Kaisar 2019 2021 60 1 29 Eugeniu Cociuc MF Sabah 2021 2021 6 0 90 Orkhan Farajov MF Academy 2019 4 0 91 Sadio Tounkara MF Narva Trans 2021 2021 17 2 99 Rafael Maharramli MF loan from Qarabağ 2020 24 0 Forwards 9 Anatole Abang FW Sheriff Tiraspol 2020 2021 18 1 11 Sílvio FW Vllaznia Shkodër 2020 2021 33 4 23 Nijat Gurbanov FW Samtredia 2021 2021 13 1 42 Alexander Christovão FW Al-Mujazzal 2020 2021 8 0 79 Bahadur Haziyev FW Sabail 2021 5 0 71 Emin Guliyev FW 2018 0 0 97 Khazar Mahmudov FW Academy 2019 6 3 Left during the season 6 Rashad Sadiqov MF 2019 7 0 10 Javid Imamverdiyev MF Sabah 2020 2021 2 0 16 Alvaro MF loan from Lviv 2020 2021 6 0 22 Shohrux Gadoyev MF Bunyodkor 2020 2021 7 2 23 Artur DF Vorskla Poltava 2020 2021 10 0 48 Dmytro Klyots MF Karpaty Lviv 2020 2021 14 1 94 Rashad Azizli GK Sumgayit 2019 2021 1 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.22 June 2020DFTural AkhundovNeftçiUndisclosed24 June 2020DFShahriyar AliyevSumgayitUndisclosed30 June 2020MFJavid ImamverdiyevSabahUndisclosed7 August 2020MFDmytro KlyotsKarpaty LvivUndisclosed9 August 2020FWSílvioVllaznia ShkodërUndisclosed14 August 2020GKKamal BayramovSabailUndisclosed16 August 2020DFArturVorskla PoltavaUndisclosed24 August 2020DFRail MalikovSumgayitUndisclosed18 September 2020MFCésar MezaUniversitatea CraiovaUndisclosed26 December 2020FWAnatole AbangSheriff TiraspolFree6 January 2021FWNijat GurbanovSamtrediaFree13 January 2021MFSadio TounkaraNarva TransFree9 February 2021MFEugeniu CociucSabahFree10 February 2021FWBahadur HaziyevSabailUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.8 July 2020MFRahman HajiyevNeftçiEnd of season21 July 2020MFTuran ValizadeNeftçiEnd of season20 August 2020MFRafael MaharramliQarabağEnd of season9 September 2020MFAlvaroLviv30 November 2020
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.18 September 2020MFJavid ImamverdiyevSumgayitUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.20 July 2020GKRashad AzizliZira20 July 202030 November 2020DFArturBrasil de Pelotas9 March 202131 December 2020MFShohrux GadoyevAGMK9 February 202112 January 2021MFDmytro KlyotsSabah6 February 202128 January 2021MFRashad Sadiqov 30 June 2020DFElvin Yunuszade 30 June 2020MFOrkhan FarajovSabail11 August 202130 June 2020MFVusal IsgandarliAnkara Keçiörengücü 30 June 2020MFSadio TounkaraKeşla23 September 202130 June 2020MFEugeniu CociucZimbru Chișinău 30 June 2020MFJohn KamaraKeşla19 October 202130 June 2020FWAlexander Christovão 30 June 2020FWSílvioAl Dhaid 30 June 2020FWKhazar MahmudovSumgayit
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
Final
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Keşla during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 MF10César Meza34072 DF19Azer Salahli50053 FW11Sílvio4004MF7 Rahman Hajiyev31045 MF17Vusal Isgandarli30036 MF91Sadio Tounkara1102DF4 Shahriyar Aliyev11028 MF48Dmytro Klyots1001FW23Nijat Gurbanov1001DF8 Tural Akhundov1001FW9 Anatole Abang0101DF21Mijuško Bojović0101 Own goal1001TOTALS259034
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK1 Stanislav Namașco42172 GK85Kamal Bayramov2002TOTALS6219
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKStanislav Namașco100000102 DFIlkin Qirtimov710000713 DFTarlan Guliyev501000604 DFShahriyar Aliyev8020211217 MFRahman Hajiyev201000308 DFTural Akhundov200000109 FWAnatole Abang4010005010MFCésar Meza4110005111FWSílvio6010007013MFParviz Azadov2000002014MFTuran Valizade4010005017MFVusal Isgandarli6020008018DFRuslan Amirjanov3000003019DFAzer Salahli2000002020DFRail Malikov1000001021DFMijuško Bojović3010004022DFElçin Mustafayev0100000123FWNijat Gurbanov2000002025MFJohn Kamara81200010129MFEugeniu Cociuc2000002085GKKamal Bayramov0010001091MFSadio Tounkara3000003099MFRafael Maharramli00100010Players who left Keşla during the season:16MFAlvaro1000001023DFArtur1000001048MFDmytro Klyots10001020TOTALS78415031965
References
External links Inter Baku at Soccerway.com