The Sabah FC 2022–23 season was Sabah's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their sixth season in existence.
Season events
On 25 May 2022, Sabah announced the signing of Tellur Mutallimov to a two-year contract from Sumgayit.
On 9 June, Anatoliy Nuriyev joined Sabah on a three-year contract from Kolos Kovalivka. Three days later, 12 June, Davit Volkovi joined from Zira on a two-year contract.
On 17 June, Namiq Alesgerov signed on a three-year contract from Bursaspor.
On 10 July, Spanish defender Jon Irazabal arrived from Amorebieta, signing a two-year contract. Five days later, 15 July, Abdoulaye Ba signed a one-year contract with Sabah, with the option of an additional year, from Arouca. Three days after that, 18 July, Emmanuel Apeh signed a two-year contract with Sabah from Tenerife.
On 29 December, Alyaksandr Nyachayew left Sabah after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 3 January, Abdulla Rzayev was recalled from his loan deal at Shamakhi, and joined Kapaz on loan for the remainder of the season, along with Idris Ingilabli.
On 28 January, Abdulla Khaybulayev was loaned to Samtredia until December 2023.
On 4 February, Higor Gabriel was loaned to Lviv until June 2023.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 12 Yusif Imanov GK Academy 2020 43 0 16 Rustam Samiqullin GK Academy 2020 2 0 94 Nijat Mehbaliyev GK Qarabağ 2020 2023 5 0 Defenders 2 Amin Seydiyev DF Gabala 2020 2023 88 2 3 Zurab Ochihava DF FCI Levadia 2021 2022 36 2 7 Bojan Letić DF Unattached 2022 48 1 13 Abdoulaye Ba DF Arouca 2022 2023 (+1) 23 2 14 Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade DF Zira 2020 2022 58 2 17 Tellur Mutallimov DF Sumgayit 2022 2024 31 0 19 Jon Irazabal DF SD Amorebieta 2022 2022 (+2) 31 2 Midfielders 4 Elvin Jamalov MF Zira 2021 2023 64 2 8 Oleksiy Kashchuk MF on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk 2022 41 18 9 Anatoliy Nuriyev MF Kolos Kovalivka 2022 2025 34 4 10 Aleksey Isayev MF Sumgayit 2020 2023 86 10 11 Cristian Ceballos MF Qatar 2021 2024 31 5 15 Christian MF Académica de Coimbra 2022 2023 34 2 20 Joy-Lance Mickels MF MVV Maastricht 2021 2023 66 31 21 Ildar Alekperov MF Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2021 2024 29 0 22 Seymur Mammadov MF Academy 2022 3 1 29 Jeyhun Nuriyev MF Academy 2020 49 4 77 Namiq Ələsgərov MF Bursaspor 2022 2025 24 2 Forwards 18 Davit Volkovi FW Zira 2022 2024 38 12 33 Jamal Jafarov FW Anzhi Makhachkala 2020 2025 22 0 99 Emmanuel Apeh FW Tenerife 2022 2024 37 11 Out on loan 5 Idris Ingilabli MF Gabala 2020 2024 1 0 6 Abdulla Khaybulayev MF Academy 2021 19 0 Abdulla Rzayev DF Academy 2020 17 0 Higor Gabriel DF Unattached 2022 2024 2 0 Veysal Rzayev MF Academy 2020 17 0 Shakir Seyidov MF Academy 2018 2023 49 2 Kamran Guliyev FW Jonava 2021 5 1 Left during the season 1 Alyaksandr Nyachayew GK Rukh Brest 2022 2023 1 0 26 Tiemoko Fofana FW Ilves 2021 35 5
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.25 May 2022DFTellur MutallimovSumgayitUndisclosed9 June 2022FWAnatoliy NuriyevKolos KovalivkaUndisclosed12 June 2022FWDavit VolkoviZiraUndisclosed17 June 2022MFNamiq AlesgerovBursaspor Undisclosed10 July 2022DFJon IrazabalAmorebietaUndisclosed15 July 2022DFAbdoulaye BaAroucaUndisclosed18 July 2022FWEmmanuel ApehTenerifeUndisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.1 July 2022MFOleksiy KashchukShakhtar Donetsk
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.29 June 2022MFShakir SeyidovTuran TovuzEnd of season29 June 2022MFVeysal RzayevTuran TovuzEnd of season20 July 2022DFAbdulla RzayevShamakhi3 January 202320 July 2022FWKamran GuliyevShamakhiEnd of season21 July 2022DFHigor GabrielDinamo Minsk31 December 20223 January 2023DFAbdulla RzayevKapazEnd of season3 January 2023MFIdris IngilabliKapazEnd of season28 January 2023MFAbdulla KhaybulayevSamtrediaDecember 20234 February 2023DFHigor GabrielLvivEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref4 June 2022GKSəlahət AğayevGabala4 June 20228 July 2022FWMikheil ErgemlidzeKapaz 29 December 2022GKAlyaksandr NyachayewMinsk13 February 202331 December 2022FWTiemoko FofanaHaka17 May 2023
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Azerbaijan Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="14"|Players who left Sabah during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 MF20Joy-Lance Mickels170172 MF8 Oleksiy Kashchuk150163 FW18Davit Volkovi102124 FW99Emmanuel Apeh83115 FW9 Anatoliy Nuriyev404MF11Cristian Ceballos3147 MF10Aleksey Isayev3038 DF13Abdoulaye Ba202MF77Namiq Ələsgərov202MF4 Elvin Camalov202FW29Jeyhun Nuriyev202DF19Jon Irazabal202DF14Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə11214MF22Seymur Mammadov101MF15Christian101 Own goal101TOTALS73780
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal1 GK12Yusif Imanov190192 GK94Nijat Mehbaliyev1123 GK16Rustam Samiqullin101TOTALS21122
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupTotal2 DFAmin Seydiyev100001004 MFElvin Camalov100201207 DFBojan Letić7010808 MFOleksiy Kashchuk1000109 FWAnatoliy Nuriyev61006110MFAleksey Isayev1000010011MFCristian Ceballos41004113DFAbdoulaye Ba911010114DFBəxtiyar Həsənalızadə20002017DFTellur Mutallimov30003018FWDavit Volkovi30003019DFJon Irazabal32003220MFJoy-Lance Mickels30205021MFIldar Alekperov10001022MFSeymur Mammadov10001029MFJeyhun Nuriyev41004177MFNamiq Ələsgərov30003094GKNijat Mehbaliyev00010199FWEmmanuel Apeh300030Players away from Sabah on loan:6 MFAbdulla Khaybulayev100010Players who left Sabah during the season:TOTALS84661907
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