The 2025–26 season was the twelfth in the history of Zira FK and the eleventh consecutive season in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Besides the domestic league, Zira will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup, and where knocked out of the UEFA Conference League at the Second qualifying round.
Season events On 28 May 2025, Zira announced the signing of Brahim Konaté from Şamaxı, to a two-year contract.
On 7 June, Zira announced the signing of Yegor Bogomolsky from Neftçi, to a two-year contract.
On 12 June, Zira announced the permanent signing of İsmayıl İbrahimli from Qarabağ, having previously played for the club on loan, to a two-year contract whilst Anar Nazirov also extended his contract until the summer of 2026.
On 1 July, Zira announced the signing of Rövlan Muradov from Sumgayit, to a two-year contract with the option of an additional year.
On 2 July, Zira announced the signing of Abdul Aziz Batibie from Pumas FC d'Ablogamé, to a four-year contract.
On 8 July, Zira announced the signing of Vincent Thill from Sabah, to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 5 August, Zira announced the signing of Namiq Ələsgərov from Sabah, to a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 11 August, Zira announced the signing of Leroy-Jacques Mickels from Şamaxı, to a two-year contract.
On 11 September, Zira announced the signing of Henrique from Leixões, to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year.
On 22 October, Zira announced that Vincent Thill had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 6 January, Zira announced the signing of Rufat Abdullazade on loan from NK Varaždin until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 9 February, Zira announced the signing of Eren Aydın from Veres Rivne, on a contract until the end of the season.
On 12 February, Zira announced the signing of Anatoliy Nuriyev from Sabah on a contract until the end of the season.
On 17 February, Zira announced that Yegor Bogomolsky had joined Ural Yekaterinburg on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 31 May, Zira announced that Stephane Acka, Ceyhun Nuriyev, Eldar Kuliyev and Leroy-Jacques Mickels had all left the club after their contracts had expired, and that Rufat Abdullazade had returned to NK Varaždin after his loan deal had expired.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 13 Aydın Bayramov GK Turan Tovuz 2024 2026 38 0 41 Anar Nazirov GK Gabala 2021 2026 26 0 97 Tiago Silva GK Trofense 2023 2025 (+1) 89 0 Defenders 4 Ruan Renato DF Gabala 2023 2025 124 14 5 Ange Mutsinzi DF Jerv 2024 2027 78 0 14 Elchin Alijanov DF Kapaz 2024 2026 35 1 26 Stephane Acka DF Sektzia Ness Ziona 2023 69 0 Midfielders 6 Eldar Kuliyev MF Mynai 2023 2026 94 3 7 Rövlan Muradov MF Sumgayit 2025 2027(+1) 15 0 8 İsmayıl İbrahimli MF Qarabağ 2025 2027 106 2 10 Giorgi Papunashvili MF Kapaz 2024 2025 (+1) 66 10 11 Martins Júnior MF Kapaz 2024 2027 65 10 17 Iron Gomis MF Kasımpaşa 2024 2026 64 3 19 Rufat Abdullazade MF on loan from NK Varaždin 2026 2026 9 0 20 Issa Djibrilla MF Ankara Keçiörengücü 2023 84 9 21 Hajiagha Hajili MF Qarabağ 2023 136 0 25 Henrique MF Leixões 2025 2026(+1) 29 0 29 Ceyhun Nuriyev MF Sabah 2023 2026 93 10 30 Guima MF Iğdır 2025 2027 36 0 32 Qismət Alıyev MF Gabala 2020 213 15 48 Ramiz Muradov MF Unattached 2025 1 0 70 Namiq Ələsgərov MF Sabah 2025 2027(+1) 10 0 73 Anatoliy Nuriyev MF Sabah 2026 2026 13 1 87 Abdul Aziz Batibie MF Pumas FC d'Ablogamé 2025 2029 2 0 93 Brahim Konaté MF Şamaxı 2025 2027 30 4 Forwards 9 Davit Volkovi FW Sabah 2024 2026 140 44 22 Eren Aydın FW Veres Rivne 2026 2026 15 4 28 Leroy-Jacques Mickels FW Şamaxı 2025 2027 32 4 Out on loan 16 Fuad Bayramov DF Şamaxı 2024 50 2 23 Raphael Utzig FW Chungnam Asan 2024 2025 61 19 77 Yegor Bogomolsky FW Neftçi 2025 2027 22 1 Left during the season 12 Vincent Thill MF Sabah 2025 2026(+1) 0 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.28 May 2025MFBrahim KonatéŞamaxıUndisclosed7 June 2025MFYegor BogomolskyNeftçiUndisclosed12 June 2025MFİsmayıl İbrahimliQarabağUndisclosed1 July 2025MFRövlan MuradovSumgayitUndisclosed2 July 2025MFAbdul Aziz BatibiePumas FC d'AblogaméUndisclosed8 July 2025MFVincent ThillSabahUndisclosed5 August 2025MFNamiq ƏləsgərovSabahUndisclosed11 August 2025FWLeroy-Jacques MickelsŞamaxıUndisclosed11 September 2025MFHenriqueLeixõesUndisclosed9 February 2026FWEren AydınVeres RivneUndisclosed12 February 2026MFAnatoliy NuriyevSabahFree
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.6 January 2026MFRufat AbdullazadeNK VaraždinEnd of season
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 July 2025MFSalifou SoumahMalmöUndisclosed
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.20 August 2025FWRaphael UtzigCong An Ho Chi Minh CityEnd of the season5 February 2026DFFuad BayramovMingəçevirEnd of the season17 February 2026FWYegor BogomolskyUral YekaterinburgEnd of the season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref14 June 2025DFMagsad IsayevKapaz14 July 202514 June 2025MFPierre ZebliAl-Tadamon27 December 202515 July 2025MFYusuf LawalAl-Karkh19 SEptember 202522 October 2025MFVincent ThillWaldhof Mannheim15 January 202631 May 2026DFStephane Acka 31 May 2026MFCeyhun NuriyevAraz-Naxçıvan24 July 202631 May 2026MFEldar KuliyevIberia 199920 June 202631 May 2026FWLeroy-Jacques MickelsWaldhof Mannheim23 July 2026
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Azerbaijan Cup
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left Zira during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 DF4 Ruan Renato80082 FW9 Davit Volkovi61073 MF11Martins Júnior51064 MF20Issa Djibrilla40155 MF29Ceyhun Nuriyev3104FW28Leroy-Jacques Mickels3104MF93Brahim Konaté3014FW22Eren Aydın22049 MF10Giorgi Papunashvili300310MF32Qismət Alıyev2002MF17Iron Gomis200212FW77Yegor Bogomolsky1001MF73Anatoliy Nuriyev1001TOTALS436251
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal1 GK97Tiago Silva1040142 GK13Aydın Bayramov1102TOTALS115016
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueAzerbaijan CupUEFA Conference LeagueTotal4 DFRuan Renato501000605 DFAnge Mutsinzi301000406 MFEldar Kuliyev100000108 MFİsmayıl İbrahimli001000109 FWDavit Volkovi1000001010MFGiorgi Papunashvili2000002011MFMartins Júnior5010006014DFElchin Alijanov1000001017MFIron Gomis81201011120MFIssa Djibrilla3000003021MFHacıağa Hacılı1000001022FWEren Aydın2020004025MFHenrique3000003026DFStephane Acka1000102028FWLeroy-Jacques Mickels2000002029MFCeyhun Nuriyev2000002030MFGuima2010316132MFQismət Alıyev70201010070MFNamiq Ələsgərov1000001073MFAnatoliy Nuriyev1000001093MFBrahim Konaté5000005097GKTiago Silva20100030Players away on loan:77FWYegor Bogomolsky10000010Players who left Zira during the season:TOTALS59112061772
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