Zira FK
Azerbaijani football club
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Zirə Futbol Klubu (pronounced [ziɾæ]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Zirə, Baku. The club competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
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| Full name | Zirə Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Nickname | Qartallar (The Eagles) | ||
| Founded | 28 July 2014 | ||
| Ground | Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Taleh Nasibov[1] | ||
| Manager | Rashad Sadygov | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League, 2nd of 10 | ||
| Website | fczire | ||
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History
The club was established in 2014 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division.[2]
Despite finishing 2nd in its inaugural season in the Azerbaijan Premier League,[3] the club wasn't allowed to compete in the UEFA Europa League.[4]
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.[5]
Aykhan Abbasov resigned as manager on 29 August 2018,[6] with Samir Abasov being announced as his replacement the same day.[7]
On 8 October 2019, Abasov left Zira by mutual consent,[8] with Zaur Hashimov being appointed as manager the following day, until the end of the season.[9]
On 17 July 2020, Rashad Sadygov was announced as Zira's new manager on a three-year contract.[10]
Domestic history
European history
- As of match played 23 July 2025
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Europa League | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Differdange 03 |
2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2QR |  Astra Giurgiu |
0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1−0 | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
| UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  DAC Dunajská Streda |
4–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | |
| 3QR |  Osijek |
2–2 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 | 3–3 (2–1 p) | ||
| POR |  Omonia |
1–0 | 0–6 | 1–6 | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Hajduk Split |
1–1 | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | 2–3 |
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- POR: Play-off round
Stadium
Zira's home ground is the Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium, which has a capacity of 1,500.
Players
Current squad
- As of 12 February 2026 [11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Rashad Sadygov |
| Assistant coach | Eltun Yagublu Vagif Pashayev Nariman Huseynov Vugar Mammad Aghabala Ramazanov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Farhad Valiyev |
Club records
Top goalscorers
- As of match played 27 April 2026
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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| 1 |  Davit Volkovi | 2020–2022 2024–Present | 37 (108) | 3 (17) | 4 (10) | 44 (135) |
| 2 |  Raphael Utzig | 2024–Present | 11 (46) | 3 (7) | 5 (8) | 19 (61) |
| 3 |  Salifou Soumah | 2023–2025 | 17 (69) | 1 (9) | 0 (4) | 18 (82) |
| 4 |  Nelson Bonilla | 2015–2016 | 14 (29) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 17 (31) |
| 5 |  Julio Rodríguez | 2019 | 12 (23) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 15 (28) |
| 5 |  Richard Gadze | 2017–2018 2019-2020 | 13 (46) | 0 (4) | 2 (4) | 15 (54) |
| 5 |  Hamidou Keyta | 2022–2023 | 13 (46) | 2 (6) | 0 (2) | 15 (54) |
| 5 | Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 13 (172) | 0 (24) | 2 (12) | 15 (208) |
| 9 | Aghabala Ramazanov | 2020–2022 | 12 (47) | 1 (4) | - (-) | 13 (51) |
| 10 | Ragim Sadykhov | 2022–2024 | 10 (70) | 2 (9) | 0 (2) | 12 (81) |
Most appearances
- As of match played 27 April 2026
| Name | Years | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Continental | Total | |
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| 1 | Qismət Alıyev | 2020–Present | 172 (13) | 24 (0) | 12 (2) | 208 (15) |
| 2 | Ilkin Muradov | 2015–2024 | 134 (3) | 22 (2) | 2 (0) | 158 (5) |
| 3 | Hajiagha Hajili | 2020–Present | 109 (0) | 15 (0) | 10 (0) | 134 (0) |
| 3 | Davit Volkovi | 2020–2022 2024–Present | 108 (37) | 16 (3) | 10 (4) | 135 (44) |
| 5 |  Dimitrios Chantakias | 2020–2024 | 108 (6) | 17 (1) | 2 (0) | 127 (7) |
| 6 | Tamkin Khalilzade | 2015–2018 2021–2022 | 103 (8) | 12 (0) | 4 (0) | 119 (8) |
| 6 | Ruan Renato | 2023–Present | 95 (9) | 14 (1) | 10 (0) | 119 (10) |
| 8 | Adil Naghiyev | 2015 2015–2019 | 96 (6) | 7 (2) | 2 (0) | 105 (8) |
| 9 | İsmayıl İbrahimli | 2023–2025, 2025–Present | 83 (1) | 11 (1) | 8 (0) | 102 (2) |
| 10 | Rustam Akhmedzade | 2022–2025 | 80 (6) | 6 (2) | 10 (0) | 96 (8) |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2026
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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| Bahram Shahguliyev | Azerbaijan |
28 July 2014 | July 2015 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 20 | 61.29 | ||
| Adil Shukurov | Azerbaijan |
July 2015 | 27 December 2016[5] | 56 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 58 | 42.86 | ||
| Aykhan Abbasov | Azerbaijan |
27 December 2016[5] | 29 August 2018[6] | 51 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 43.14 | ||
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan |
29 August 2018[7] | 8 October 2019[8] | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 32.43 | ||
| Zaur Hashimov | Azerbaijan |
9 October 2019[9] | 30 June 2020 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 37.50 | ||
| Rashad Sadygov | Azerbaijan |
17 July 2020[10] | 234 | 104 | 71 | 59 | 292 | 221 | 44.44 |
- 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).