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2021-22 season was Zira's seventh

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season, and eighth season in their history.

Season events

On 25 May, Zira announced the signing of

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. The following day, 26 May, Zira also announced the signing of

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to a two-year contract. On 1 June, Hajiagha Hajili extended his loan deal with Zira from Qarabağ for an additional year, whilst Davit Volkovi also signed a new one-year contract with Zira. Three days later, 4 June,

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also signed a new one-year contract with Zira. On 26 June, Zira announced the signing of

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on a one-year contract. On 2 July, Zira announced the season-long loan signing of

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, and the permanent signing of

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from Gabala to a one-year contract. On 12 July, Zira announced that they had extended their loan deal with

for Filipe Pachtmann for an additional season, with the option to sign Pachtmann to a three-year permanent contract. On 16 July, Zira announced the signing of Mo Hamdaoui from

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to a two-year contract. On 4 August, Zira announced the singing of Gjorgi Stoilov to a two-year contract from

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, with the option of an additional year. On 12 August, Zira announced the signings of Ramin Ahmadov and Rustam Nuriyev from Zagatala and Samir Gurbanov from Kapaz. Ahmadov and Gurbanov signed four-year contracts, whilst Nuriyev signed a three-year contract. On 18 August, Zira announced the singing of Loris Brogno to a two-year contract from

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. On 30 August, Zira announced the singing of Joshgun Diniyev to a two-year contract from

. On 9 February, Zira announced the signing of Rahil Mammadov on loan from Qarabağ for the remainder of the season, whilst Ahmed Isaiah joined on an 18-month contract from

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the following day. Zira's match against Gabala on 13 March was postponed in the 65th minute due to weather conditions, with the remaining 25 minutes being played on 14 March at 12:30.

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Loans in

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Premier League

Results summary

Results by round

Results

League table

Azerbaijan Cup

Final

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References

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