2024–25 Zira FK season
Zira FK 2024–25 football season
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The 2024–25 season was the eleventh in the history of Zira FK and the tenth consecutive season in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Besides the domestic league, Zira participated in the Azerbaijan Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Conference League.
ManagerRashad Sadygov
Azerbaijan CupQuarter-final
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Rashad Sadygov |
| Stadium | Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium |
| Azerbaijan Premier League | 2nd |
| Azerbaijan Cup | Quarter-final |
| UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round |
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Salifou Soumah (12) All: Davit Volkovi (15) |
| Biggest defeat | Omonia 6–0 Zira |
Season events
On 4 June, Zira announced the permanent signing of Fuad Bayramov from Shamakhi after he'd played for the club on loan the previous season.[1] The next day, 5 June, Zira announced the singing of Aydın Bayramov from Turan Tovuz and Elchin Alijanov from Kapaz.[2]
On 13 June, Zira announced that they had signed Davit Volkovi from Sabah and that Ismayil Ibrahimli and Rustam Akhmedzade had both extended their loan deals with the club from Qarabağ.[3][4]
On 15 June, Zira announced the signing of Martins Júnior from Kapaz.[5]
On 1 July, Zira announced the signing of Ange Mutsinzi from Jerv.[6]
On 3 August, Zira announced the signing of Giorgi Papunashvili from Kapaz.[7]
On 3 September, Zira announced the signing of Iron Gomis from Kasımpaşa.[8]
On 10 September, Zira announced the signing of Yusuf Lawal from Arouca, and Ildar Alekperov from Sabah.[9][10]
On 19 February, Zira announced that Filipe Pachtmann had left the club after his contract was ended by mutual agreement.[11]
On 8 March, Zira announced the signing of Guima from Iğdır on a contract until the summer of 2027.[12]
Squad
- As of match played 25 May 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 13 | Aydın Bayramov |  |
GK | 18 February 1996 (aged 29) | Turan Tovuz | 2024[2] | 2026[2] | 33 | 0 | |
| 41 | Anar Nazirov | |
GK | 8 September 1985 (aged 39) | Gabala | 2021[13] | 26 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Tiago Silva |  |
GK | 28 March 2000 (aged 25) | Trofense | 2023[14] | 2025 (+1)[14] | 53 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ange Mutsinzi |  |
DF | 15 November 1997 (aged 27) | Jerv | 2024[6] | 2027[6] | 42 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ruan Renato |  |
DF | 14 January 1994 (aged 31) | Gabala | 2023[15] | 2025[15] | 84 | 6 | |
| 5 | Stephane Acka |  |
DF | 11 October 1990 (aged 34) | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 2023[16] | 2024 (+1)[16] | 50 | 0 | |
| 7 | Magsad Isayev | |
DF | 7 June 1994 (aged 30) | Gabala | 2023[17] | 2025[17] | 64 | 1 | |
| 14 | Elchin Alijanov | |
DF | 15 July 1999 (aged 25) | Kapaz | 2024[2] | 2026[2] | 21 | 1 | |
| 16 | Fuad Bayramov | |
DF | 20 May 1998 (aged 27) | Shamakhi | 2024 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Eldar Kuliyev |  |
MF | 24 March 2002 (aged 23) | Mynai | 2023[18] | 2026[18] | 86 | 2 | |
| 8 | Ismayil Ibrahimli | |
MF | 13 February 1998 (aged 27) | on loan from Qarabağ | 2023 | 2025[4] | 74 | 2 | |
| 10 | Giorgi Papunashvili |  |
MF | 2 September 1995 (aged 29) | Kapaz | 2024[7] | 2025 (+1)[7] | 33 | 7 | |
| 15 | Pierre Zebli | |
MF | 12 July 1997 (aged 27) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2023[19] | 2025 (+1) [19] | 69 | 0 | |
| 17 | Iron Gomis |  |
MF | 9 November 1999 (aged 25) | Kasımpaşa | 2024[8] | 2026[8] | 29 | 1 | |
| 18 | Martins Júnior | |
MF | 7 November 1999 (aged 25) | Kapaz | 2024[5] | 2027[5] | 30 | 4 | |
| 19 | Salifou Soumah |  |
MF | 3 October 2003 (aged 21) | Le Havre | 2023[20] | 2025[20] | 82 | 18 | |
| 21 | Hajiagha Hajili | |
MF | 30 January 1998 (aged 27) | Qarabağ | 2023[21] | 2025[21] | 125 | 0 | |
| 24 | Yusuf Lawal |  |
MF | 23 March 1998 (aged 27) | Arouca | 2024[9] | 2026 (+1) [9] | 10 | 1 | |
| 29 | Ceyhun Nuriyev | |
MF | 30 March 2001 (aged 24) | Sabah | 2023[22] | 2026[22] | 63 | 6 | |
| 30 | Guima |  |
MF | 14 November 1995 (aged 29) | Iğdır | 2025[12] | 2027[12] | 4 | 0 | |
| 32 | Qismət Alıyev | |
MF | 24 October 1996 (aged 28) | Gabala | 2020[23] | 174 | 13 | ||
| 48 | Ramiz Muradov | |
MF | 6 July 2005 (aged 19) | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Omar Gurbanov | |
MF | 6 April 2005 (aged 20) | Neftçi | 2023[24] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 11 | Rustam Akhmedzade | |
FW | 25 December 2000 (aged 24) | on loan from Qarabağ | 2022 | 2025[4] | 96 | 8 | |
| 23 | Raphael Utzig | |
FW | 8 August 1996 (aged 28) | Chungnam Asan | 2024[25] | 2025[25] | 61 | 19 | |
| 70 | Issa Djibrilla |  |
FW | 1 January 1996 (aged 29) | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2023 | 62 | 5 | ||
| 90 | Davit Volkovi | |
FW | 3 June 1995 (aged 29) | Sabah | 2024[3] | 2026[3] | 111 | 37 | |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 22 | Ildar Alekperov | |
MF | 27 April 2001 (aged 24) | Sabah | 2024[10] | 2026 (+1)[10] | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 | Abbas Ibrahim | |
MF | 2 January 1998 (aged 27) | Paços de Ferreira | 2023[26] | 2025 (+1) [26] | 43 | 1 | |
| Filipe Pachtmann | |
FW | 11 April 2000 (aged 25) | Lviv | 2022 | 23 | 3 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2024 | MF | | Fuad Bayramov | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | [1] |
| 5 June 2024 | GK | | Aydın Bayramov | Turan Tovuz | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 5 June 2024 | DF | | Elchin Alijanov | Kapaz | Undisclosed | [2] |
| 13 June 2024 | MF | | Ismayil Ibrahimli | Qarabağ | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 13 June 2024 | FW | | Davit Volkovi | Sabah | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 15 June 2024 | MF | | Martins Júnior | Kapaz | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | | Ange Mutsinzi | Jerv | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 3 August 2024 | MF | | Giorgi Papunashvili | Kapaz | Undisclosed | [7] |
| 3 September 2024 | MF | | Iron Gomis | Kasımpaşa | Undisclosed | [8] |
| 10 September 2024 | MF | | Yusuf Lawal | Arouca | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 10 September 2024 | MF | | Ildar Alekperov | Sabah | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 8 March 2025 | MF | | Guima | Iğdır | Undisclosed | [12] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 June 2024 | FW | | Rustam Akhmedzade | Qarabağ | End of the season | [4] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2025 | MF | | Abbas Ibrahim | AF Elbasani | 7 January 2025 | [27][28] |
| 19 February 2025 | FW | | Filipe Pachtmann | [11] |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 4 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 63.89 |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 3 December 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Round of 16 | Quarter-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Europa League | 11 July 2024 | 18 July 2024 | First qualifying round | First qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | 29 August 2024 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 47 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 59.57 | ||||
Last updated: 25 May 2025
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qarabağ (C) | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 19 | +67 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | Zira | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 74 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 58 | |
| 4 | Turan Tovuz | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 55 | |
| 5 | Sabah | 36 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b] |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards; 8) Draw.[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards; 8) Draw.[29]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Since already qualified Paris Saint-Germain won the Champions League, Qarabağ was promoted to the Champions League second qualifying round as one of the two champions with the highest coefficient in Champions League qualifying.
- Sabah qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 27 | +32 | 74 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | +15 |
Last updated: 25 May 2025.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league schedule was released on 19 July 2024.[30]
| 4 August 2024 1 | Zira | 4–1 | Sabail | Zirə |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Volkovi  12', 27', 45' Djibrilla 90+4' |
Report | Bouali  45' 49' Larrucea 58' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 11 August 2024 2 | Sabah | 0–2 | Zira | Masazir |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Lepinjica 13' |
Report | Utzig 40' 50' (pen.) Soumah 52' Akhmedzade 53' Acka 79' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 25 August 2024 4 | Zira | 0–1 | Shamakhi | Zirə |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Kuliyev 88' Ibrahim 90' |
Report | Mickels 16' Muradov 23' Pusi 69' Naghiyev 73' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 1 September 2024 5 | Zira | 1–3 | Qarabağ | Zirə |
| 20:45 AZT (UTC+4) | Nuriyev 40' Akhmedzade 88' |
Report | Bayramov 18' Addai 33' Zoubir 88' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 15 September 2024 6 | Zira | 2–0 | Neftçi | Zirə |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Soumah 1' Utzig 60' 80' Zebli 76' |
Report | Seck 90' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 22 September 2024 7 | Sumqayit | 0–2 | Zira | Sumgait |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Mustafayev 23' Nimely 35' Muradov 79' |
Report | Utzig 22' (pen.), 69' Kuliyev 53' Renato 85' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Zira | 3–0 | Kapaz | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Soumah 17' Nuriyev 42' Akhmedzade 51' Volkovi 57' |
Report | Samadov 38' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| 6 October 2024 9 | Turan Tovuz | 1–0 | Zira | Tovuz |
| 17:45 AZT (UTC+4) | Hajiyev 89' Ahmadov 90' Zulfugarli 90+3' |
Report | Isayev 90+4' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 20 October 2024 10 | Zira | 1–1 | Sabah | Zirə |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Isayev 45' Papunashvili 90+1' |
Report | Sekidika 7' 43' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 26 October 2024 11 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 1–1 | Zira | Baku |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Wanderson 41' Rodrigues 49' Santos 89' (pen.) |
Report | Papunashvili 30' |
Stadium: Liv Bona Dea Arena Attendance: 80 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 2 November 2024 12 | Shamakhi | 0–2 | Zira | Shamakhi |
| 15:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Muradov 29' Pusi 47' Konaté 60' |
Report | Nuriyev 24' Júnior 26' 33' Bakić  63' (o.g.) |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 6 November 2024 3 | Zira | 0–1 | Araz-Naxçıvan | Zirə |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Renato 57' Kuliyev 68' |
Report | Buludov 35' Abbasov 48' 88' Ahmadzada 68' Wanderson 80' Mustafayev 90+1' Avram 90+4' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| 10 November 2024 13 | Qarabağ | 4–0 | Zira | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Silva 2' Benzia 52' (pen.) Mustafazade 59' Romão 61' Kashchuk 68' |
Report | Isayev 26' Acka 85' |
Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Fərid Hacıyev |
| 23 November 2024 14 | Neftçi | 2–1 | Zira | Baku |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Guzzo 22' Ozobić 28' Safarov 68' Kuč 78' |
Report | Djibrilla 51' Alıyev 79' |
Stadium: Neftçi Arena Attendance: 1,174 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 30 November 2024 15 | Zira | 4–1 | Sumgayit | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Volkovi 9', 66', 76' Alijanov 28' Papunashvili 55' |
Report | Milović 21' Vujnović 37' Abdullazade 44' Sadykhov 51' Guliyev 62' Mustafayev 86' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 8 December 2024 16 | Kapaz | 0–4 | Zira | Tovuz |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Aliyev 40' |
Report | Soumah 32' Papunashvili 45+2' Djibrilla 47' Alijanov 73' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 15 December 2024 17 | Zira | 0–0 | Turan Tovuz | Zirə |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| 21 December 2024 18 | Sabail | 0–1 | Zira | Bayil |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Ibrahimli 43' Papunashvili 77' |
Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 18 January 2025 19 | Zira | 1–0 | Araz-Naxçıvan | Zirə |
| 16:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Ibrahimli 4' Utzig 45' Isayev 69' |
Report | Qarayev 45' Santos 84' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 24 January 2025 20 | Shamakhi | 1–2 | Zira | Shamakhi |
| 14:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Konaté 38' |
Report | Renato 13' 45+2' Soumah 49' Bayramov 86' Zebli 90+5' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 2 February 2025 21 | Zira | 3–2 | Qarabağ | Zirə |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Zebli 35' Júnior 45+4' Soumah 56', 67' Volkovi 90' Ibrahimli 90+3' |
Report | Kashchuk 20' P.Andrade 42' 77' Bayramov 51' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 10 February 2025 22 | Zira | 1–2 | Neftçi | Zirə |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gomis 52' Renato 90+1' 90+3' |
Report | Salahlı 18' Mahmudov 88' Koffi 90+3' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 15 February 2025 23 | Sumgayit | 0–3 | Zira | Sumgait |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Mossi 80' |
Report | Utzig 14' Soumah 36', 65' Hajili 87' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 24 February 2025 24 | Zira | 2–0 | Kapaz | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Utzig 62' 90' Alıyev 87' Akhmedzade 90+3' |
Report | Manafov 39' Hüseynli 85' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| Note: Match postponed on 23 February due to adverse weather conditions.[31] | ||||
| 4 March 2025 25 | Turan Tovuz | 0–2 | Zira | Tovuz |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Serrano 81' |
Report | Alıyev 5' (pen.) Djibrilla 57' Gomis 82' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 9 March 2025 26 | Zira | 1–0 | Sabail | Zirə |
| 17:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Renato 90+5' |
Report | Allouch  74' Guliyev 90+1' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 15 March 2025 27 | Sabah | 1–1 | Zira | Masazir |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | [[[Abdulakh Khaybulayev|Khaybulayev]] 31' Sekidika 34' Lepinjica 60' Seydiyev 62' |
Report | Volkovi 63' |
Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 30 March 2025 28 | Zira | 3–0 | Shamakhi | Zirə |
| 18:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Utzig 28' 53' Ruan 68' 71' Soumah 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Kamal Umudlu |
| 6 April 2025 29 | Qarabağ | 1–0 | Zira | Baku |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Kady 15' Janković 51' |
Report | Djibrilla 14' Hacılı 22' Gomis 60' |
Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov |
| 13 April 2025 30 | Neftçi | 2–4 | Zira | Baku |
| 19:15 AZT (UTC+4) | Ozobić 9' Kuč 24' Matias 45' Salahlı 56' Fernandes 87' |
Report | Utzig 43' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Ruan 44' Volkovi 61' Acka 75' Nuriyev 77' |
Stadium: Neftçi Arena Attendance: 1,731 Referee: Rəşad Əhmədov |
| 20 April 2025 31 | Zira | 3–1 | Sumgayit | Zirə |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Papunashvili 6' Ruan 30' Júnior 45+1' Soumah 89' Mutsinzi 90+3' |
Report | Abdikholikov 52' Dias 63' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Rauf Cabarov |
| 26 April 2025 32 | Kapaz | 0–1 | Zira | Tovuz |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Taghiyev 90+4' Verdasca 90+5' |
Report | Soumah 64' İbrahimli 83' Bayramov 90+5' |
Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Əliyar Ağayev |
| 2 May 2025 33 | Zira | 1–0 | Turan Tovuz | Zirə |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Soumah 48' Nuriyev 50' Utzig 52' Alıyev 59' Zebli 84' |
Report | O.Aliyev 29' Guseynov 56' Yusifli 78' Hurtado 90+3' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Rəvan Həmzəzadə |
| 10 May 2025 34 | Sabail | 0–1 | Zira | Bayil |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Çelik 8' Gomis 33' |
Report | Kuliyev 33' Nuriyev 72' Volkovi 90+1' |
Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Tural Qurbanov |
| 17 May 2025 35 | Zira | 1–1 | Sabah | Zirə |
| 17:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Papunashvili 26' |
Report | Chakla 57' Šafranko 68' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Elçin Məsiyev |
| 25 May 2025 36 | Araz-Naxçıvan | 0–1 | Zira | Baku |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Ribeiro 60' Ağalarov 90+3' |
Report | Alıyev 9' Guima 33' Júnior 58' |
Stadium: Liv Bona Dea Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: Cavid Cəlilov |
Azerbaijan Cup
| 4 December 2024 Last 16 | Zira | 3–1 | Shamakhi | Zirə |
| 19:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Gomis 12' Nuriyev 24' Lawal 52' Hajili 55' |
Report | Konaté 41' Abbasov 69' |
Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev |
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
| 11 July 2024 First qualifying round 1st leg | Sheriff Tiraspol  | 0–1 | Zira | Tiraspol, Moldova |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Report | Zebli 31' Acka 40' Volkovi 88' |
Stadium: Sheriff Arena Attendance: 3,594[32] Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
| 18 July 2024 First qualifying round 2nd leg | Zira | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (4–5 p) | Sheriff Tiraspol | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Utzig 5' Soumah 40' Akhmedzade 100' |
Report | Pata 2' Ademo 31' Allach 54' Yade 77' Mija 90+2' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 4,700[33] Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan) |
| Penalties | ||||
Alıyev  Renato Nuriyev Ibrahimli F. Bayramov  |
Badolo Akanbi Pata João Paulo Allach |
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| Note: Zira played their home match at the Dalga Arena in Baku, instead of their regular stadium, the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, in Zirə, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
| 25 July 2024 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Zira | 4–0 |  DAC Dunajská Streda | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 19:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Utzig 29' Júnior 31' Volkovi 51', 53' |
Report[34] | Vitális 26' Popović 29' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 2,150[35] Referee: Ivo Torres (Luxembourg) |
| Note: Zira played their home match at the Dalga Arena in Baku, instead of their regular stadium, the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, in Zirə, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 1 August 2024 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | DAC Dunajská Streda | 1–2 (1–6 agg.) | Zira | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia |
| 22:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Méndez 40' Yapi 56' Andzouana 72' Bajo 77' Vitális 88' |
Report[36] | Utzig 25' Alıyev 57' (pen.) |
Stadium: MOL Aréna Attendance: 3,754[37] Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
| 8 August 2024 Third qualifying round 1st leg | Osijek  | 1–1 | Zira | Osijek, Croatia |
| 22:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Pušić 37' Matković 38' Ademi 74' Čavlina 85' Mikolčić 90+5' |
Report[38] | Hajili 2' Nuriyev 34' Ibrahimli 56' Utzig 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 6,432[39] Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Greece) |
| 15 August 2024 Third qualifying round 2nd leg | Zira | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (2–1 p) | Osijek | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 20:30 AZT (UTC+4) | Júnior 29' Alıyev 54' (pen.) Volkovi 80' 90' |
Report[40] | Soldo 22' Jugović 37' 38' Omerović 78' Matković 81' Pušić 90' Malenica 90+4' Ademi 109' Jurišić 111' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 4,000[41] Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Alıyev Renato Nuriyev Isayev Utzig |
Pušić Nejašmić Ademi Pedro Lima Mikolčić |
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| Note: Zira played their home match at the Dalga Arena in Baku, instead of their regular stadium, the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, in Zirə, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 22 August 2024 Play-off round 1st leg | Omonia  | 6–0 | Zira | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 21:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Khammas 13' Semedo 34' (pen.), 70' Stępiński 45+1', 54' Ewandro 60' |
Report[42] | Kuliyev 27' Silva 31' Renato 33' Zebli 69' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 16,551[43] Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia) |
| 29 August 2024 Play-off round 2nd leg | Zira | 1–0 (1–6 agg.) | Omonia | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 20:00 AZT (UTC+4) | Alıyev 65' Utzig 79' |
Report[44] | Ewandro 38' |
Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 1,700[45] Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia) |
| Note: Zira played their home match at the Dalga Arena in Baku, instead of their regular stadium, the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, in Zirə, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
Squad statistics
- As of match played 25 May 2025
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Conference League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | RWA |
Ange Mutsinzi | 42 | 0 | 17+14 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA |
Ruan Renato | 44 | 4 | 32+1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CIV |
Stephane Acka | 20 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | UKR |
Eldar Kuliyev | 35 | 0 | 13+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AZE |
Magsad Isayev | 35 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AZE |
Ismayil Ibrahimli | 40 | 1 | 22+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GEO |
Giorgi Papunashvili | 33 | 7 | 21+8 | 7 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | AZE |
Rustam Akhmedzade | 34 | 2 | 11+13 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | AZE |
Aydın Bayramov | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AZE |
Elchin Alijanov | 21 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CIV |
Pierre Zebli | 31 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AZE |
Fuad Bayramov | 19 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA |
Iron Gomis | 29 | 1 | 22+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA |
Martins Júnior | 30 | 4 | 12+9 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | GUI |
Salifou Soumah | 42 | 12 | 30+4 | 12 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AZE |
Hajiagha Hajili | 22 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BRA |
Raphael Utzig | 40 | 14 | 25+5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5+1 | 4 |
| 24 | MF | NGA |
Yusuf Lawal | 10 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | AZE |
Ceyhun Nuriyev | 41 | 4 | 15+16 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | MOZ |
Guima | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | AZE |
Qismət Alıyev | 38 | 3 | 25+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 41 | GK | AZE |
Anar Nazirov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | AZE |
Ramiz Muradov | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | NIG |
Issa Djibrilla | 32 | 4 | 17+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | GEO |
Davit Volkovi | 43 | 15 | 19+13 | 11 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 97 | GK | POR |
Tiago Silva | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| Players who left Zira during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | AZE |
Ildar Alekperov | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NGA |
Abbas Ibrahim | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Conference League | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 90 | Davit Volkovi | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | | 23 | Raphael Utzig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | | 19 | Salifou Soumah | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | FW | | 10 | Giorgi Papunashvili | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | | 70 | Issa Djibrilla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DF | | 4 | Ruan Renato | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | | 29 | Ceyhun Nuriyev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | | 18 | Martins Júnior | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 9 | MF | | 32 | Qismət Alıyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | FW | | 11 | Rustam Akhmedzade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | 14 | Elchin Alijanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 8 | Ismayil Ibrahimli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 17 | Iron Gomis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | | 24 | Yusuf Lawal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 58 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 73 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Azerbaijan Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Conference League | Total |
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| 1 | GK | | 13 | Aydın Bayramov | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | GK | | 97 | Tiago Silva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | GK | | 1 | Anar Nazirov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||
Disciplinary record
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| 3 | | DF | Ange Mutsinzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Ruan Renato | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Stephane Acka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Eldar Kuliyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | | DF | Magsad Isayev | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Ismayil Ibrahimli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Giorgi Papunashvili | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Rustam Akhmedzade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | | GK | Aydın Bayramov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Elchin Alijanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | MF | Pierre Zebli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | | MF | Iron Gomis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Martins Júnior | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Salifou Soumah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | | MF | Hajiagha Hajili | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Raphael Utzig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Ceyhun Nuriyev | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | | MF | Guima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | | MF | Qismət Alıyev | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | | FW | Issa Djibrilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | | FW | Davit Volkovi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | | GK | Tiago Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
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| 28 | | MF | Abbas Ibrahim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||