2022–23 Sabah FC season

The Sabah FC 2022–23 season was Sabah's fifth Azerbaijan Premier League season, and their sixth season in existence.

Sabah

2022–23 season
Manager	Murad Musayev
Stadium	Bank Respublika Arena
Premier League	2nd
Azerbaijan Cup	Quarterfinal vs Sabail
Top goalscorer	League: Joy-Lance Mickels (17) All: Joy-Lance Mickels (17)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Season events

On 25 May 2022, Sabah announced the signing of Tellur Mutallimov to a two-year contract from Sumgayit.^[1]

On 9 June, Anatoliy Nuriyev joined Sabah on a three-year contract from Kolos Kovalivka.^[2] Three days later, 12 June, Davit Volkovi joined from Zira on a two-year contract.^[3]

On 17 June, Namiq Alesgerov signed on a three-year contract from Bursaspor.^[4]

On 10 July, Spanish defender Jon Irazabal arrived from Amorebieta, signing a two-year contract.^[5] Five days later, 15 July, Abdoulaye Ba signed a one-year contract with Sabah, with the option of an additional year, from Arouca.^[6] Three days after that, 18 July, Emmanuel Apeh signed a two-year contract with Sabah from Tenerife.^[7]

On 29 December, Alyaksandr Nyachayew left Sabah after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.^[8]

On 3 January, Abdulla Rzayev was recalled from his loan deal at Shamakhi, and joined Kapaz on loan for the remainder of the season, along with Idris Ingilabli.^[9]

On 28 January, Abdulla Khaybulayev was loaned to Samtredia until December 2023.^[10]

On 4 February, Higor Gabriel was loaned to Lviv until June 2023.^[11]

Squad

As of match played 28 May 2023

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	Yusif Imanov		GK	(2002-09-27)27 September 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2020		43	0
16	Rustam Samiqullin		GK	(2002-12-23)23 December 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2020		2	0
94	Nijat Mehbaliyev		GK	(2000-09-11)11 September 2000 (aged 22)	Qarabağ	2020[12]	2023[12]	5	0
Defenders
2	Amin Seydiyev		DF	(1998-11-15)15 November 1998 (aged 24)	Gabala	2020[13]	2023[13]	88	2
3	Zurab Ochihava		DF	(1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 28)	FCI Levadia	2021[14]	2022[15]	36	2
7	Bojan Letić		DF	(1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 30)	Unattached	2022[16]		48	1
13	Abdoulaye Ba		DF	(1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 32)	Arouca	2022[6]	2023 (+1)[6]	23	2
14	Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade		DF	(1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 30)	Zira	2020[17]	2022[18]	58	2
17	Tellur Mutallimov		DF	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 28)	Sumgayit	2022[1]	2024[1]	31	0
19	Jon Irazabal		DF	(1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 26)	SD Amorebieta	2022[5]	2022 (+2)[5]	31	2
Midfielders
4	Elvin Jamalov		MF	(1995-02-04)4 February 1995 (aged 28)	Zira	2021[19]	2023[19]	64	2
8	Oleksiy Kashchuk		MF	(2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 22)	on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk	2022		41	18
9	Anatoliy Nuriyev		MF	(1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 27)	Kolos Kovalivka	2022[2]	2025[2]	34	4
10	Aleksey Isayev		MF	(1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 27)	Sumgayit	2020[20]	2023[20]	86	10
11	Cristian Ceballos		MF	(1992-12-03)3 December 1992 (aged 30)	Qatar	2021[21]	2024[21]	31	5
15	Christian		MF	(1989-06-14)14 June 1989 (aged 33)	Académica de Coimbra	2022[22]	2023[22]	34	2
20	Joy-Lance Mickels		MF	(1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 29)	MVV Maastricht	2021[23]	2023[23]	66	31
21	Ildar Alekperov		MF	(2001-04-07)7 April 2001 (aged 22)	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	2021[24]	2024[24]	29	0
22	Seymur Mammadov		MF	(2003-05-29)29 May 2003 (aged 19)	Academy	2022		3	1
29	Jeyhun Nuriyev		MF	(2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2020		49	4
77	Namiq Ələsgərov		MF	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 28)	Bursaspor	2022[4]	2025[4]	24	2
Forwards
18	Davit Volkovi		FW	(1995-06-03)3 June 1995 (aged 27)	Zira	2022[3]	2024[3]	38	12
33	Jamal Jafarov		FW	(2002-02-25)25 February 2002 (aged 21)	Anzhi Makhachkala	2020[25]	2025[25]	22	0
99	Emmanuel Apeh		FW	(1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 26)	Tenerife	2022[7]	2024[7]	37	11
Out on loan
5	Idris Ingilabli		MF	(2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 21)	Gabala	2020[26]	2024[26]	1	0
6	Abdulla Khaybulayev		MF	(2001-08-19)19 August 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		19	0
	Abdulla Rzayev		DF	(2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2020		17	0
	Higor Gabriel		DF	(1999-04-28)28 April 1999 (aged 24)	Unattached	2022[27]	2024[27]	2	0
	Veysal Rzayev		MF	(2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2020		17	0
	Shakir Seyidov		MF	(2000-12-31)31 December 2000 (aged 22)	Academy	2018[28]	2023[28]	49	2
	Kamran Guliyev		FW	(2000-03-11)11 March 2000 (aged 23)	Jonava	2021		5	1
Left during the season
1	Alyaksandr Nyachayew		GK	(1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (aged 29)	Rukh Brest	2022[29]	2023[29]	1	0
26	Tiemoko Fofana		FW	(1999-10-22)22 October 1999 (aged 23)	Ilves	2021		35	5

Transfers

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2022 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2022–23

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
25 May 2022	DF		Tellur Mutallimov	Sumgayit	Undisclosed	[1]
9 June 2022	FW		Anatoliy Nuriyev	Kolos Kovalivka	Undisclosed	[2]
12 June 2022	FW		Davit Volkovi	Zira	Undisclosed	[3]
17 June 2022	MF		Namiq Alesgerov	Bursaspor	Undisclosed	[4]
10 July 2022	DF		Jon Irazabal	Amorebieta	Undisclosed	[5]
15 July 2022	DF		Abdoulaye Ba	Arouca	Undisclosed	[6]
18 July 2022	FW		Emmanuel Apeh	Tenerife	Undisclosed	[7]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
1 July 2022	MF		Oleksiy Kashchuk	Shakhtar Donetsk

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
29 June 2022	MF		Shakir Seyidov	Turan Tovuz	End of season	[30]
29 June 2022	MF		Veysal Rzayev	Turan Tovuz	End of season	[30]
20 July 2022	DF		Abdulla Rzayev	Shamakhi	3 January 2023	[31][9]
20 July 2022	FW		Kamran Guliyev	Shamakhi	End of season	[31]
21 July 2022	DF		Higor Gabriel	Dinamo Minsk	31 December 2022	[32]
3 January 2023	DF		Abdulla Rzayev	Kapaz	End of season	[9]
3 January 2023	MF		Idris Ingilabli	Kapaz	End of season	[9]
28 January 2023	MF		Abdulla Khaybulayev	Samtredia	December 2023	[10]
4 February 2023	DF		Higor Gabriel	Lviv	End of season	[11]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
4 June 2022	GK		Səlahət Ağayev	Gabala	4 June 2022	[33][34]
8 July 2022	FW		Mikheil Ergemlidze	Kapaz		[35]
29 December 2022	GK		Alyaksandr Nyachayew	Minsk	13 February 2023	[8][36]
31 December 2022	FW		Tiemoko Fofana	Haka	17 May 2023	[37]

Friendlies

Warta Poznań v Sabah

12 January 2023	Warta Poznań	1 – 1	Sabah	Belek, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Destan 89'	Report	Kashchuk 42'

Vojvodina v Sabah

18 January 2023	Vojvodina	2 – 4	Sabah	Belek, Turkey
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	V.Simić 6', 9'	Report	Volkovi 4', 22' Isayev 56' Kashchuk 62'

Sabah v Beşiktaş

13 May 2023	Sabah	3 – 3	Beşiktaş	Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kashchuk 3', 5' Mickels 42'  62' Irazabal  61' Volkovi 70' Nuriyev  78'	Report	Meraş 24', 44' Tosun 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	7 August 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	36	25	6	5	75	24	+51	069.44
Azerbaijan Cup	23 November 2022	19 December 2022	First Round	Quarterfinal	3	1	0	2	7	4	+3	033.33
Total					39	26	6	7	82	28	+54	066.67

Last updated: 28 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2022–23 Azerbaijan Premier League

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	25	6	5	75	24	+51	81	13	4	1	35	9	+26	12	2	4	40	15	+25

Last updated: 28 May 2023.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L
Position	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sabah v Sumgayit

7 August 2022 1	Sabah	3 – 0	Sumgayit	Masazır
19:15 AZT (UTC+4)	A.Nuriyev 28' Mickels 53' Ceballos  88' 90+5'	Report	Pereira  61' Nurmugamet  84'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Elcin Məsiyev

Zira v Sabah

12 August 2022 2	Zira	1 – 3	Sabah	Zirə
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalilzade  17' Taşqın 34' Adiléhou  80'	Report	Ba 5' Mickels 27'  70' Ələsgərov 48'  49' J.Nuriyev  73' Isayev  75'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabah v Neftçi

20 August 2022 3	Sabah	2 – 1	Neftçi	Masazır
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Letić  35' Isayev 78' (pen.)  81' Ba  82' Apeh 90+1' (pen.) J.Nuriyev  90+2'	Report	Kvirkvelia  36' Lawal 45+1' Stanković  82' Eddy  84'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Gabala v Sabah

28 August 2022 4	Gabala	0 – 2	Sabah	Qabala
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev  11' Felipe  61' Ruan  66' Raphael  66' Abu Akel  87'	Report	Volkovi 48' Mickels 64'  66' Isayev  66' Mutallimov  66'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Sabah v Sabail

4 September 2022 5	Sabah	0 – 0	Sabail	Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi  24' Mickels  90+5'	Report	Ramazanov  59' Manafov  64' França  90+5'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı

Qarabağ v Sabah

11 September 2022 6	Qarabağ	4 – 3	Sabah	Baku
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 29' Cafarguliyev 51' Bayramov  78' Sheydayev 84' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Ba  18'  43' Apeh 33' Mickels 60' Kashchuk 68' Seydiyev  83' Camalov  90+2' Isayev  90+2' Alekperov  90+2'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabah v Turan Tovuz

16 September 2022 7	Sabah	3 – 1	Turan Tovuz	Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 15' Apeh  18' Mickels 34' Camalov 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Seyidov  36' Shahverdiyev  75' Wankewai 81'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Shamakhi v Sabah

2 October 2022 8	Shamakhi	0 – 1	Sabah	Shamakhi
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Haziyev  35'	Report	Camalov  35' A.Nuriyev  50' Ba 90+1' Seydiyev  90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Sabah v Kapaz

9 October 2022 9	Sabah	5 – 0	Kapaz	Masazır
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels 22' Letić  38' Kashchuk 39', 52' A.Nuriyev 42'  70' Camalov  47' Ələsgərov 82'	Report	Isaiah  40' Samadov  60' Akhundov  86'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Sabah v Zira

15 October 2022 10	Sabah	1 – 0	Zira	Masazır
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev  65' Apeh 72'	Report	Diniyev  42'  84'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Neftçi v Sabah

23 October 2022 11	Neftçi	2 – 3	Sabah	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Buludov 71' Zulfugarli  75' Stanković  80' Mahmudov 83' (pen.) Saief  84'	Report	Ba  33' Mickels 37' Apeh 45+6' Isayev  49' 52' Seydiyev  63'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Sabah v Gabala

30 October 2022 12	Sabah	2 – 1	Gabala	Masazır
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Camalov  4' Irazabal  34' Letić  48' Kashchuk 63' Ba  90' Volkovi 90+3'	Report	Alimi 5' (pen.) Abu Akel  59' Rustamli  71' Qirtimov  90'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Sabail v Sabah

6 November 2022 13	Sabail	0 – 2	Sabah	Baku
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Seydiyev  14' J.Nuriyev 37' Kashchuk 47'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Sabah v Qarabağ

13 November 2022 14	Sabah	0 – 0	Qarabağ	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev  60'	Report		Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Turan Tovuz v Sabah

29 November 2022 15	Turan Tovuz	0 – 1	Sabah	Tovuz
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Camalov  71' Kashchuk 80' J.Nuriyev  86'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabbarov

Sabah v Shamakhi

3 December 2022 16	Sabah	1 – 1	Shamakhi	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ceballos 2'  24' Seydiyev  45+1'	Report	K.Guliyev  55' Hüseynov  72' Mustafayev  75' Bayramov 88'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Kapaz v Sabah

14 December 2022 17	Kapaz	2 – 2	Sabah	Ganja
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Shuaibu 35', 73' Y.Nabiyev  66' Suleymanov  69' Kantaria  90+2'	Report	Mickels 33' Apeh  66' Kashchuk 87' J.Nuriyev  90' Ba  90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

Sumgayit v Sabah

23 December 2023 18	Sumgayit	0 – 6	Sabah	Sumgait
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Badalov  68' Mustafayev  79'	Report	Apeh 3'  20' Mickels 14' Kashchuk 28' Camalov 33' A.Nuriyev 77' Khaybulayev  84' Volkovi 85'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Sabah v Neftçi

26 January 2023 19	Sabah	2 – 0	Neftçi	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels 7' (pen.) Kashchuk 37'	Report	Jaber  21' Mahmudov  78'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Gabala v Sabah

1 February 2023 20	Gabala	0 – 3	Sabah	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ruan  21'  27' Ağayev  27' Alimi  27' Musayev  28' Isayev  76'	Report	Seydiyev  16' Camalov  45' Volkovi  53' 61' Irazabal 70' Nuriyev  75' Ceballos  87' Mickels 89'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Vugar Hasanli

Sabah v Sabail

6 February 2023 21	Sabah	4 – 0	Sabail	Masazır
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels 4' Volkovi 10', 31' Irazabal  68' Apeh 83'	Report	França  62' Amirguliyev  69'  78'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Qarabağ v Sabah

11 February 2023 22	Qarabağ	1 – 1	Sabah	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qurbanlı 15' Cafarguliyev  32' Diakhaby  71'	Report	Kashchuk  26' Jamalov  48' Həsənalızadə  60' 75'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Sabah v Turan Tovuz

19 February 2023 23	Sabah	0 – 2	Turan Tovuz	Masazır
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Camalov  35' Ba  54' Letić  90+7'	Report	Oduwa 11' Marakvelidze  25' Xulu  39' Guseynov 64' Najafov  65' Turabov  73'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Shamakhi v Sabah

25 February 2023 24	Shamakhi	2 – 1	Sabah	Shamakhi
14:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Yunanov 72', 90+4' (pen.)  90+4' Mustafayev  83' Azizli  90+2'	Report	Seydiyev  55' Volkovi  68' Kashchuk 77' Irazabal  90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

Sabah v Kapaz

4 March 2023 25	Sabah	2 – 0	Kapaz	Masazır
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ələsgərov  22' Isayev 40'  90+5' Mutallimov  47' Nuriyev  80'  90+6' 90+4'	Report	Shuaibu  15' Khvalko  39' F.Nabiyev  90+2'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

Sabah v Sumgayit

10 March 2023 26	Sabah	4 – 0	Sumgayit	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Letić  37' Mickels 45' Kashchuk 75' Nuriyev 86' Mammadov 90+2'  90+3'	Report	Todoroski  37' Mustafayev  51' Pereira  83'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Zira v Sabah

15 March 2023 27	Zira	0 – 2	Sabah	Zirə
20:30 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Seydiyev  7' Volkovi 52' Mickels 62' Camalov  70' Nuriyev  89'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

Sabah v Gabala

2 April 2023 28	Sabah	3 – 2	Gabala	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov 9' (o.g.) Mickels 86' Kashchuk 90+5'	Report	Isgandarov 21' Abu Akel 28' Isayev  30' Felipe  45+1' Musayev  77' Alimi  88'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Sabail v Sabah

8 April 2023 29	Sabail	2 – 1	Sabah	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Gomis 29' Zakpa 90+5'	Report	Seydiyev  7' Letić  21' Isayev  24' Irazabal  59' Apeh 75' (pen.) Camalov  83'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Ingilab Məmmədov

Sabah v Qarabağ

16 April 2023 30	Sabah	2 – 1	Qarabağ	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mutallimov  14' Mickels 72', 77'	Report	Romão  13' Richard 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Turan Tovuz v Sabah

22 April 2023 31	Turan Tovuz	0 – 2	Sabah	Tovuz
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Turabov  86'	Report	Kashchuk 28', 66' Isayev  84'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Javid Jalilov

Sabah v Shamakhi

29 April 2023 32	Sabah	1 – 0	Shamakhi	Masazır
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Kashchuk 8' Irazabal  14' Həsənalızadə  51'	Report		Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Kapaz v Sabah

5 May 2023 33	Kapaz	0 – 3	Sabah	Ganja
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)		Report	Kashchuk 4' Ba  18' Apeh 16' Seydiyev  24' Letić  55' Volkovi 83'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Raas Ahmadov

Sumgayit v Sabah

17 May 2023 34	Sumgayit	0 – 4	Sabah	Sumgait
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Todoroski  29' Khachayev  53' Pereira  65' Abdullazade  80'	Report	Irazabal 34' Volkovi 44' hristian 45+1' Ceballos  61' 72'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Sabah v Zira

22 May 2023 35	Sabah	0 – 0	Zira	Masazır
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ceballos  37' Ələsgərov  77' Nuriyev  81'	Report	Djibrilla  55' Keyta  87'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Neftçi v Sabah

28 May 2023 36	Neftçi	1 – 0	Sabah	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mahmudov 9' Jaber  32' Saief  63' Eddy  84'	Report	Ba  90+5'	Stadium: Bakcell Arena Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qarabağ (C)	36	28	6	2	91	25	+66	90	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Sabah	36	25	6	5	75	24	+51	81	Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Neftçi	36	20	8	8	63	38	+25	68
4	Gabala	36	13	11	12	47	47	0	50
5	Zira	36	13	11	12	45	46	−1	50

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.^[38]
(C) Champions

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup

Sabah v Qaradağ Lökbatan

23 November 2022 First round	Sabah	5 – 0	Qaradağ Lökbatan	Masazır
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels  29' Volkovi 33' Həsənalızadə 38' Apeh 62', 88', 90+1' Camalov  66'	Report	Mammadov  35' Jafarov 47'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Sabuhi Bayramov

Sabail v Sabah

9 December 2022 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Sabail	3 – 2	Sabah	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Kizito 32' Mazurek 62', 72'	Report	Mehbaliyev  12' Ba  36' Letić  45+1' Camalov  58' Ceballos 80' Volkovi 90+4'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Nijat Ismayilli

Sabah v Sabail

19 December 2022 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Sabah	0 – 1 (2 – 4 agg.)	Sabail	Masazır
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mickels  45+1'	Report	Taghiyev  45+3' Zakpa 74' Gurbanli  89'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Elçin Masiyev

Squad statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	AZE	Amin Seydiyev	35	0	33+1	0	1	0
3	DF	UKR	Zurab Ochihava	5	0	5	0	0	0
4	MF	AZE	Elvin Camalov	35	2	31+2	2	2	0
7	DF	BIH	Bojan Letić	37	0	33+1	0	3	0
8	MF	UKR	Oleksiy Kashchuk	33	16	30+1	16	2	0
9	MF	AZE	Anatoliy Nuriyev	34	4	21+11	4	1+1	0
10	MF	AZE	Aleksey Isayev	36	3	34	3	1+1	0
11	MF	ESP	Cristian Ceballos	21	4	3+16	3	1+1	1
12	GK	AZE	Yusif Imanov	35	0	33	0	1+1	0
13	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Ba	23	2	22	2	1	0
14	DF	AZE	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	22	2	16+3	1	3	1
15	MF	BRA	Christian	21	1	14+5	1	2	0
16	GK	AZE	Rustam Samiqullin	1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	AZE	Tellur Mutallimov	31	0	6+22	0	2+1	0
18	FW	GEO	Davit Volkovi	38	12	23+12	10	1+2	2
19	DF	ESP	Jon Irazabal	31	2	29+1	2	1	0
20	MF	GER	Joy-Lance Mickels	38	17	35	17	3	0
21	MF	RUS	Ildar Alekperov	21	0	0+18	0	1+2	0
22	MF	AZE	Seymur Mammadov	3	1	0+2	1	0+1	0
29	MF	AZE	Jeyhun Nuriyev	26	2	3+20	2	2+1	0
33	FW	AZE	Jamal Jafarov	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
77	MF	AZE	Namiq Ələsgərov	24	2	9+14	2	0+1	0
94	GK	AZE	Nijat Mehbaliyev	3	0	1	0	2	0
99	FW	NGA	Emmanuel Apeh	37	11	13+21	8	2+1	3
Players away on loan:
5	DF	AZE	Idris Ingilabli	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	AZE	Abdulla Khaybulayev	5	0	0+4	0	1	0
Players who left Sabah during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	MF		20	Joy-Lance Mickels	17	0	17
2	MF		8	Oleksiy Kashchuk	15	0	16
3	FW		18	Davit Volkovi	10	2	12
4	FW		99	Emmanuel Apeh	8	3	11
5	FW		9	Anatoliy Nuriyev	4	0	4
	MF		11	Cristian Ceballos	3	1	4
7	MF		10	Aleksey Isayev	3	0	3
8	DF		13	Abdoulaye Ba	2	0	2
	MF		77	Namiq Ələsgərov	2	0	2
	MF		4	Elvin Camalov	2	0	2
	FW		29	Jeyhun Nuriyev	2	0	2
	DF		19	Jon Irazabal	2	0	2
	DF		14	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	1	1	2
14	MF		22	Seymur Mammadov	1	0	1
	MF		15	Christian	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				TOTALS	73	7	80

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Total
1	GK		12	Yusif Imanov	19	0	19
2	GK		94	Nijat Mehbaliyev	1	1	2
3	GK		16	Rustam Samiqullin	1	0	1
				TOTALS	21	1	22

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Total
2		DF	Amin Seydiyev	10	0	0	0	10	0
4		MF	Elvin Camalov	10	0	2	0	12	0
7		DF	Bojan Letić	7	0	1	0	8	0
8		MF	Oleksiy Kashchuk	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Anatoliy Nuriyev	6	1	0	0	6	1
10		MF	Aleksey Isayev	10	0	0	0	10	0
11		MF	Cristian Ceballos	4	1	0	0	4	1
13		DF	Abdoulaye Ba	9	1	1	0	10	1
14		DF	Bəxtiyar Həsənalızadə	2	0	0	0	2	0
17		DF	Tellur Mutallimov	3	0	0	0	3	0
18		FW	Davit Volkovi	3	0	0	0	3	0
19		DF	Jon Irazabal	3	2	0	0	3	2
20		MF	Joy-Lance Mickels	3	0	2	0	5	0
21		MF	Ildar Alekperov	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		MF	Seymur Mammadov	1	0	0	0	1	0
29		MF	Jeyhun Nuriyev	4	1	0	0	4	1
77		MF	Namiq Ələsgərov	3	0	0	0	3	0
94		GK	Nijat Mehbaliyev	0	0	0	1	0	1
99		FW	Emmanuel Apeh	3	0	0	0	3	0
Players away from Sabah on loan:
6		MF	Abdulla Khaybulayev	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Sabah during the season:
			TOTALS	84	6	6	1	90	7

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