The

Sabail FK Sabail FK ( az, Səbail Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the bo ...

2020–21 season was Sabail's fourth

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season, and their fifth season in existence. They finished the season eighth in the

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and reached the Quarterfinals of the

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Season events

On 17 July, Sabail announced a new contract had been signed with Head Coach Aftandil Hajiyev for the 2020/2021 season. On 20 July, Sabail announced that they had agreed new one-year contracts with

Rauf Aliyev Rauf Sahraman oğlu Aliyev ( az, Rauf Səhraman oğlu Əliyev, born 12 February 1989) is an Azerbaijani international footballer who plays as a striker for Azerbaijani club Kapaz. He made his national debut in an away friendly match against Jo ...

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, Kamal Bayramov, Orkhan Gurbanli, Peyman Keshavarz, Elchin Rahimli,

Adil Naghiyev Adil Akif oglu Naghiyev ( az, Adil Akif oğlu Nağıyev; born 11 September 1995) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Azerbaijan Premier League side Sabail FK. Career On 27 December 2018, Naghiyev signed for Sum ...

and Bahadur Haziyev. On 23 July,

Rahid Amirguliyev Rahid Amirguliyev ( az, Rahid Əmirquliyev, born on 1 September 1989) is a former Azerbaijani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the most capped player in the history of Azerbaijan Premier League with over 450 caps. Ca ...

extended his contract with Sabail until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 3 September, Sabail announced the signing of

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. The following day, 4 September, Sabail announced the signing of Nicholas Hagen to a one-year contract. On 18 September, Sabail announced the signing of

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. On 30 September, Sabail's match against Qarabağ scheduled for 4 October was postponed to allow

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additional preparation time for their upcoming

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matches. On 14 November, Sabail announced the signing of Iranian international

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on a contract until the end of the season. On 8 January, Sabail announced that

had left the club after his contract by mutual consent, with Elgun Nabiyev leaving a day later by the same manner. On 19 January, Sabail announced the signing of Luka Imnadze on a contract until the end of the season. On 30 January, Sabail announced the signing of

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on a contract until the end of the season. On 31 January, Sabail announced the signing of

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on a contract until the end of the season.

Squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Azerbaijan Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from Sabail on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Sabail during the season:''

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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