Zira FK

Zirə
Full nameZirə Futbol Klubu
NicknameQartallar (The Eagles)
Founded28 July 2014; 12 years ago (2014-07-28)
GroundZira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity1,500
PresidentTaleh Nasibov
ManagerRashad Sadygov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2025–26Azerbaijan Premier League, 5th of 12
Websitefczire.az Edit this at Wikidata
Current season

Zirə Futbol Klubu (pronounced [ziɾæ]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

History

The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.

Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.

On 27 December 2016, Adil Shukurov had his contract as manager terminated by mutual consent, with Aykhan Abbasov taking over as manager until the end of the 2016–17 season.

Aykhan Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018, with Samir Abasov being announced as his replacement the same day.

On 8 October 2019, Abasov left Zira by mutual consent, with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager the following day, until the end of the season.

On 17 July 2020, Rashad Sadygov was announced as Zira's new manager on a three-year contract.

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2014–15 2nd 5th 30 19 6 5 61 19 63 Quarterfinal Azerbaijan Bahram Shahguliyev Kappa Santral Electric
2015–16 1st 2nd 36 17 11 8 42 31 62 Quarterfinal El Salvador Nelson Bonilla 14 Azerbaijan Adil Shukurov
2016–17 1st 4th 28 10 9 9 29 26 39 Quarterfinal Paraguay César Meza Colli 4 Azerbaijan Adil Shukurov
Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov		 Umbro
2017–18 1st 4th 28 12 8 8 36 30 44 Quarterfinal Ghana Richard Gadze 7 Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov Joma
2018–19 1st 5th 28 8 7 13 30 40 31 Semifinal Paraguay Julio Rodríguez 8 Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov
Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov
2019–20 1st 4th 20 6 5 9 25 37 23 Semifinal Paraguay Julio Rodríguez
Azerbaijan Nijat Suleymanov		 4 Azerbaijan Samir Abbasov
Azerbaijan Zaur Hashimov
2020–21 1st 4th 28 8 14 6 28 28 38 Semifinal Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 8 Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov
2021–22 1st 3rd 28 13 8 7 33 27 47 Runners-up Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi 11
2022–23 1st 5th 36 13 11 12 45 46 50 Quarterfinal France Hamidou Keyta 8
2023–24 1st 2nd 36 16 10 10 33 22 58 Runners-up Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev 6
2024–25 1st 2nd 36 23 5 8 59 27 74 Quarterfinal Guinea Salifou Soumah 12
2025–26 1st 5th 33 13 14 6 43 36 53 Runners-up Brazil Ruan Renato 8 Adidas Zira Olives

European history

As of match played 30 July 2026
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 6 3 1 2 7 6
UEFA Europa Conference League 14 5 5 4 19 18
Total 20 8 6 6 26 24
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Luxembourg Differdange 03 2–0 2–1 4–1
2QR Romania Astra Giurgiu 0–0 1–3 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–3 0–0 0–3
2024–25 UEFA Europa League 1QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1−0 2–2 (4–5 p)
UEFA Conference League 2QR Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 4–0 2–1 6–1
3QR Croatia Osijek 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 3–3 (2–1 p)
POR Cyprus Omonia 1–0 0–6 1–6
2025–26 UEFA Conference League 2QR Croatia Hajduk Split 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3
2026–27 UEFA Conference League 1QR Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 3–0 3–0 6–0
2QR Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 1–1 0–1 1–2
Notes

Stadium

Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500.

Players

Current squad

As of 21 July 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Maycon Cleiton
2 DF  AZE Amin Seydiyev
3 MF  CIV Dimitri Legbo
4 DF  BRA Ruan Renato
5 DF  RWA Ange Mutsinzi
6 MF  AZE Hacıağa Hacılı
7 FW  TUR Eren Aydın
8 MF  AZE İsmayıl İbrahimli
9 FW  GEO Davit Volkovi
10 MF  GEO Giorgi Papunashvili
11 MF  AZE Aykhan Guseynov
13 GK  AZE Aydın Bayramov
14 DF  AZE Elchin Alijanov
16 MF  BRA Ktatau
17 MF  POR Vierinha
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  NIG Issa Djibrilla
21 MF  MOZ Guima
23 MF  JAM Damaine Smith
25 DF  BRA Henrique
27 FW  CIV Bayéré Junior Loué
29 MF  CIV Chris Digbeu
32 MF  AZE Qismət Alıyev (captain)
33 DF  MAR Mehdi Mchakhchekh
41 GK  AZE Anar Nazirov
48 MF  AZE Ramiz Muradov
57 DF  AZE Yusif Haciyev
72 GK  AZE Huseynali Guliyev
77 FW  BLR Yegor Bogomolsky
87 FW  TOG Abdoul Aziz Batibie

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2026.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov
Assistant coach Azerbaijan Eltun Yagublu
Azerbaijan Vagif Pashayev
Azerbaijan Nariman Huseynov
Azerbaijan Vugar Mammad
Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Farhad Valiyev

Club records

Top goalscorers

As of match played 7 November 2026
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi2020–2022
2024–Present		41 (123)3 (18)5 (14)49 (155)
2Brazil Raphael Utzig2024–202611 (46)3 (7)5 (8)19 (61)
3Guinea Salifou Soumah2023–202517 (69)1 (9)0 (4)18 (82)
3Brazil Ruan Renato2023–Present15 (110)1 (16)2 (14)18 (140)
5El Salvador Nelson Bonilla2015–201614 (29)3 (2)0 (0)17 (31)
6Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev2020–Present14 (187)0 (26)2 (16)16 (229)
7Paraguay Julio Rodríguez201912 (23)3 (5)0 (0)15 (28)
7Ghana Richard Gadze2017–2018
2019-2020		13 (46)0 (4)2 (4)15 (54)
7France Hamidou Keyta2022–202313 (46)2 (6)0 (2)15 (54)
10Azerbaijan Aghabala Ramazanov2020–202212 (47)1 (4)- (-)13 (51)

Most appearances

As of match played 7 November 2026
Name Years League Azerbaijan Cup Continental Total
1Azerbaijan Qismət Alıyev2020–Present187 (14)26 (0)16 (2)229 (16)
2Azerbaijan Ilkin Muradov2015–2024134 (3)22 (2)2 (0)158 (5)
3Georgia (country) Davit Volkovi2020–2022
2024–Present		123 (41)17 (3)14 (5)155 (49)
4Azerbaijan Hajiagha Hajili2020–Present121 (0)16 (0)11 (0)148 (0)
5Brazil Ruan Renato2023–Present110 (15)16 (1)14 (2)140 (18)
6Greece Dimitrios Chantakias2020–2024108 (6)17 (1)2 (0)127 (7)
7Azerbaijan Tamkin Khalilzade2015–2018
2021–2022		103 (8)12 (0)4 (0)119 (8)
7Azerbaijan İsmayıl İbrahimli2023–2025, 2025–Present95 (1)12 (1)12 (0)119 (2)
9Azerbaijan Adil Naghiyev2015
2015–2019		96 (6)7 (2)2 (0)105 (8)
10Azerbaijan Rustam Akhmedzade2022–202580 (6)6 (2)10 (0)96 (8)

Managerial statistics

As of match played 7 November 2026
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bahram Shahguliyev  Azerbaijan 28 July 2014 July 2015 3119666120061.29
Adil Shukurov  Azerbaijan July 2015 27 December 2016 562414186058042.86
Aykhan Abbasov  Azerbaijan 27 December 2016 29 August 2018 512216136652043.14
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan 29 August 2018 8 October 2019 371210154150032.43
Zaur Hashimov  Azerbaijan 9 October 2019 30 June 2020 166642428037.50
Rashad Sadygov  Azerbaijan 17 July 2020 2551137864323246044.31
  • Notes:

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References

  1. ↑ "Taleh Nəsibov "Zirə" PFK-nın prezidenti təyin edilib". www.fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bəhram Şahquliyev indi də "Zirə"nin baş məşqçisi oldu". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ↑ ""Qartallar" gümüş medalı təmin etdi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "AFFA-nın Lisenziya Komissiyasının qərarları". affa.az (in Azerbaijani). Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Zirə də baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Ayxan Abbasov "Zirə"dən ayrıldı". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 ""Zirə"nin yeni baş məşqçi bəlli oldu". fczire.az (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Görüş zamanı "Zirə"nin cari mövsümdə göstərdiyi oyun və əldə olunan nəticələr müzakirə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Bu gün klub rəhbərliyi ilə mütəxəssis arasında görüş keçirilib və razılıq əldə olunub". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. 1 2 ""Zirə" PFK – nın baş məşqçisinin adı məlum olub. Komandanın yeni baş məşqçisi Rəşad Sadıqov olacaq". fczire.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Zira FK. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "Team". Zire. Retrieved 6 January 2026.