2023–24 Gabala FK season

The 2023–24 season was Gabala FK's 19th season, and their 18th in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top-flight of Azerbaijani football.

Gabala

2023–24 season
President	Fariz Najafov
Manager	Elmar Bakhshiyev (until 24 February) Kakhaber Tskhadadze (from 25 February)
Stadium	City Stadium
Premier League	10th
Azerbaijan Cup	Semi-final
UEFA Europa Conference League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Osama Khalaila (9) All: Osama Khalaila (10)
← 2022–23 2024-25 →

Season overview

On 23 June, Gabala announced the signing of Ahmed Isaiah from Kapaz to a one-year contract.^[1] The following day, 24 June, Gabala announced the signing of Zurab Ochihava from Sabah to a two-year contract.^[2]

On 2 July, Gabala announced the signing of Lucas Áfrico from Estoril to a one-year contract with the option of a second.^[3]

On 4 July, Gabala announced the signings of Gilad Avramov from Hapoel Hadera to a two-year contract and with Osama Khalaila from Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-year contract with the option of another.^[4]

On 9 July, Gabala announced the signing of Rauf Hüseynli from Shamakhi to a one-year contract.^[5]

On 14 July, Gabala announced the signing of Bilel Aouacheria from Gil Vicente to a two-year contract.^[6]

On 25 July, Gabala announced the signing of Rashad Azizli from Shamakhi to a one-year contract.^[7]

On 5 September, Gabala announced the singing of Samuel Tetteh to a two-year contract from Adanaspor.^[8]

On 9 January 2024, Gabala announced that Omar Hani had left the club by mutual consent.^[9] Later the same day, Clésio returned to Gabala, having previously played for the club during the 2019–20 season, on a 2.5-year contract.^[10]

On 24 February, following a 2-1 defeat to Kapaz the previous day that left Gabala eight points a drift at the bottom of the league, Elmar Bakhshiyev resigned as Head Coach of the club.^[11] The following day, 25 February, Gabala announced Kakhaber Tskhadadze as their new Head Coach on a contract until the summer of 2025.^[12]

On 8 March, Gilad Avramov left Gabala by mutual consent.^[13]

On 19 April, Fares Abu Akel left Gabala by mutual consent.^[14]

On 27 May, Gabala announced that Lucas Áfrico, Ahmed Isaiah, Ayyoub Allach, Clésio, Yaovi Akakpo and Osama Khalaila had all left the club with their contracts expiring.^[15]

Squad

As of match played 25 May 2024

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Rashad Azizli		GK	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 30)	Shamakhi	2023[7]	2024[7]	22	0
13	Christophe Atangana		GK	(2000-03-02)2 March 2000 (aged 24)	Bilbao Athletic	2021[16]	2023[16]	36	0
36	Elməddin Sultanov		GK	(2001-05-07)7 May 2001 (aged 23)	Academy	2021		0	0
94	Habib Hushanov		GK		Academy	2023		0	0
Defenders
2	Ilkin Qirtimov		DF	(1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 33)	Shamakhi	2022[17]	2025[18]	68	0
3	Zurab Ochihava		DF	(1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 29)	Sabah	2023[2]	2025[2]	24	0
4	Lucas Áfrico		DF	(1995-02-05)5 February 1995 (aged 29)	Estoril	2023[3]	2024 (+1)[3]	35	1
5	Rauf Hüseynli		DF	(2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 24)	Shamakhi	2023[5]	2024[5]	35	1
12	Nicat Aliyev		DF	(2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 22)	Sumgayit	2022		22	0
24	Khayal Khudaverdiyev		DF	(2003-01-22)22 January 2003 (aged 21)	Academy	2023		0	0
25	İbrahim Ramazanov		DF	(2004-10-10)10 October 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		4	0
28	Murad Musayev		DF	(1994-06-13)13 June 1994 (aged 29)	Zira	2019		139	4
33	Huseyn Mursalov		DF	(2002-07-12)12 July 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		7	0
34	Urfan Abbasov		DF	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 31)	Sabail	2021[19]		305	6
Midfielders
9	Ayyoub Allach		MF	(1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 26)	Virton	2023[20]	2024[20]	56	10
11	Asif Mammadov		MF	(1986-08-05)5 August 1986 (aged 37)	Inter Baku	2015		252	17
17	Yaovi Akakpo		MF	(1999-03-11)11 March 1999 (aged 25)		2019[21]		30	3
20	Bilel Aouacheria		MF	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 30)	Gil Vicente	2023[6]	2025[6]	42	6
27	Eşqin Ahmadov		MF	(2005-11-06)6 November 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2023		5	0
30	Shahin Shahniyarov		MF	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		7	0
77	Okan Tahmazli		MF	(2005-02-03)3 February 2005 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		2	0
97	Emil Süleymanov		MF	(2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 20)	Academy	2023		1	0
99	Ahmed Isaiah		MF	(1995-10-10)10 October 1995 (aged 28)	Sabah	2023[1]	2024[1]	26	1
Forwards
7	Emil Safarov		FW	(2002-10-30)30 October 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2021		93	5
10	Clésio		FW	(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29)	Honka	2024[10]	2026[10]	35	4
14	Ulvi Isgandarov		FW	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 26)	Academy	2017		140	21
18	Mehrac Bakhshali		FW	(2003-06-11)11 June 2003 (aged 20)	Academy	2022		19	1
19	Samuel Tetteh		FW	(1996-07-28)28 July 1996 (aged 27)	Adanaspor	2023[8]	2025[8]	25	3
71	Senan Ağalarov		FW	(2005-05-12)12 May 2005 (aged 19)	Academy	2023		1	0
72	Osama Khalaila		FW	(1998-04-06)6 April 1998 (aged 26)	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2023[4]	2024 (+1)[4]	40	10
Out on loan
12	Rufat Ahmadov		DF	(2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 21)	Academy	2020		30	0
Left during the season
6	Fares Abu Akel		MF	(1997-02-08)8 February 1997 (aged 27)	Ashdod	2022[22]	2024	47	3
8	Gilad Avramov		MF	(2000-03-30)30 March 2000 (aged 24)	Hapoel Hadera	2023[4]	2025[4]	23	0
10	Omar Hani		MF	(1999-06-27)27 June 1999 (aged 24)	APOEL	2021[23]	2022 (+1)[23]	85	4

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  AZE Rufat Ahmadov (at Kapaz)

Transfers

Main articles: List of Azerbaijan football transfers summer 2023 and List of Azerbaijan football transfers winter 2023–24

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
23 June 2023	MF		Ahmed Isaiah	Kapaz	Undisclosed	[1]
24 June 2023	DF		Zurab Ochihava	Sabah	Undisclosed	[2]
2 July 2023	DF		Lucas Áfrico	Estoril	Undisclosed	[3]
4 July 2023	MF		Gilad Avramov	Hapoel Hadera	Undisclosed	[4]
4 July 2023	FW		Osama Khalaila	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Undisclosed	[4]
9 July 2023	DF		Rauf Hüseynli	Shamakhi	Undisclosed	[5]
14 July 2023	MF		Bilel Aouacheria	Gil Vicente	Undisclosed	[6]
25 July 2023	GK		Rashad Azizli	Shamakhi	Undisclosed	[7]
5 September 2023	FW		Samuel Tetteh	Adanaspor	Undisclosed	[8]
9 January 2024	FW		Clésio	Honka	Undisclosed	[10]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
5 July 2023	DF		Rufat Ahmadov	Kapaz	End of season	[24]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
3 July 2023	FW		Raphael Utzig	Chungnam Asan	7 July 2023	[25][26]
22 July 2023	MF		Rauf Rustamli	Sabah
9 January 2024	MF		Omar Hani	Doxa Katokopias	19 January 2024	[9][27]
8 March 2024	MF		Gilad Avramov	Ironi Tiberias		[13]
19 April 2024	MF		Fares Abu Akel	Ironi Tiberias		[14]
27 May 2024	DF		Lucas Áfrico	Farense	28 June 2024	[15][28]
27 May 2024	MF		Ayyoub Allach	Sheriff Tiraspol	4 July 2024	[15][29]
27 May 2024	MF		Ahmed Isaiah	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		[15]
27 May 2024	MF		Yaovi Akakpo			[15]
27 May 2024	FW		Osama Khalaila	LNZ Cherkasy	30 August 2024	[15][30]
27 May 2024	FW		Clésio	Al-Arabi		[15]
15 June 2024	MF		Bilel Aouacheria	Al-Najma	20 September 2024	[31][32]
30 June 2024	GK		Rashad Azizli	Sumgayit	27 September 2024	[33]
30 June 2024	DF		Urfan Abbasov	Araz-Naxçıvan	1 July 2024	[34]
30 June 2024	FW		Ulvi Isgandarov	Araz-Naxçıvan	1 July 2024	[35]

Friendlies

Gabala v Sabah

3 July 2023	Gabala	2–2	Sabah	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isaiah 19' Musayev 68'	Report	Volkovi 9' Chakla 12'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Gabala v Sucleia

12 July 2023	Gabala	4–2	Sucleia	Bolu, Turkey
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov Musayev Hani Khalaila	Report		Stadium: Thermal Hotel Training Ground

Gabala v Orenburg

15 July 2023	Gabala	1–1	Orenburg	Bolu, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 50'	Report	Vorobyov 90+1'	Stadium: Sarkan Ajar Topuk Plateau

Gabala v Gostivari

19 July 2023	Gabala	3–1	Gostivari	Bolu, Turkey
AZT (UTC+4)	Allach 44' Khalaila 45+1', 49'	Report

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

10 September 2023	Gabala	0–0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
AZT (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Gabala v Kapaz

10 January 2024	Gabala	1–2	Kapaz	Qabala
14:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 13'	Report	Papunashvili 25' Musayev 32'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

15 January 2024	Gabala	2–0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
AZT (UTC+4)	Allach 14' Tetteh 57'	Report		Stadium: Gabala City Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	6 August 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	10th	36	7	5	24	30	64	−34	019.44
Azerbaijan Cup	19 December 2023	24 April 2024	Last 16	Semifinal	5	2	1	2	5	5	+0	040.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	27 July 2023	3 August 2023	Second qualifying round	Second qualifying round	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	000.00
Total					43	9	6	28	38	76	−38	020.93

Last updated: 25 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2023–24 Azerbaijan Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Turan Tovuz	36	13	9	14	53	53	0	48
7	Sabail	36	11	9	16	50	60	−10	42
8	Araz-Naxçıvan	36	9	9	18	31	50	−19	36
9	Kapaz	36	9	8	19	39	67	−28	35
10	Gabala (R)	36	7	5	24	30	64	−34	26	Relegation to Azerbaijan First Division

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.^[36]
(R) Relegated

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	7	5	24	30	63	−33	26	5	1	12	17	27	−10	2	4	12	13	36	−23

Last updated: 25 May 2024.
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	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Sabah v Gabala

6 August 2023 1	Sabah	5–0	Gabala	Masazır
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Apeh 20' Nuriyev 36' Isayev 44' Mickels 56' Mutallimov 79'	Report	Abbasov  38'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Araz-Naxçıvan v Gabala

12 August 2023 2	Araz-Naxçıvan	2–0	Gabala	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Azzaoui 17' Abdullayev  80' Mashike 83'  84'	Report	Hani  24' Isgandarov  90+4'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Farid Haciyev

Gabala v Sumgayit

19 August 2023 3	Gabala	1–2	Sumgayit	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Khalaila 53' Bakhshali  90'	Report	Suliman 3' Aliyev 31' Octávio  90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamranbay Rahimov

Neftçi v Gabala

27 August 2023 4	Neftçi	2–0	Gabala	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Hajiyev 45+3' Jafarov  70' Matias 80'	Report	Áfrico  8'	Stadium: Neftçi Arena Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Gabala v Zira

2 September 2023 5	Gabala	1–0	Zira	Qabala
18:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hüseynli 20' Qirtimov  45' Aouacheria  45' Allach  45+2' Abbasov  75' Mammadov  90+6' Isaiah  90+9'	Report	Chantakias  45' Kuliyev  45' Alıyev  51' Djibrilla  90'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Javid Jalilov

Turan Tovuz v Gabala

17 September 2023 6	Turan Tovuz	2–2	Gabala	Tovuz
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Rzayev  45+2' Nabiyev 56' Pusi 59'  73' Aliyev  62'	Report	Hüseynli  37' Isgandarov  62' Khalaila 71', 78' (pen.)  73'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Ağayev

Gabala v Qarabağ

25 September 2023 7	Gabala	1–2	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov  31' Allach  42' Hani  49' Azizli  52' Ochihava  52' Áfrico 76'	Report	Keyta 2' Akhundzade 11' Medina  42' Bayramov  60'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Kapaz v Gabala

1 October 2023 8	Kapaz	0–1	Gabala	Ganja
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Shahverdiyev  16' Taghiyev  45' Khvalko  90'	Report	Hüseynli  38' Safarov  41' Aouacheria 52' Isaiah  74' Allach  75' Ochihava  81'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Gabala v Sabail

7 October 2023 9	Gabala	1–0	Sabail	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Safarov  70' Isaiah  80'	Report	Ahmadov  31' Abdullazade 90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

22 October 2023 10	Gabala	1–4	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Qirtimov  29' Khalaila  29' Tetteh 37'	Report	Abdullayev  19' Manafov 32' Kadiri 45' Mashike 69' Kuzmanović 72'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Sumgayit v Gabala

29 October 2023 11	Sumgayit	0–0	Gabala	Sumgait
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mustafayev  62' Muradov  83'	Report	Ochihava  39' Abramov  45'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Javid Jalilov

Gabala v Neftçi

5 November 2023 12	Gabala	0–2	Neftçi	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Hüseynli  23' Abramov  52' Áfrico  56' Allach  69'	Report	Haghverdi  12' Mirzov  16' Tamás  36' Valdez 60' Brkić  90+2' Hajiyev 90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Zira v Gabala

12 November 2023 13	Zira	1–0	Gabala	Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Alıyev 65' (pen.)	Report	Akakpo  57' Mammadov  87' Ochihava  90'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Elcin Məsiyev

Gabala v Turan Tovuz

25 November 2023 14	Gabala	4–0	Turan Tovuz	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aouacheria 42', 49', 85' Tetteh 53'  77' Abbasov  55' Azizli  89'	Report	Marandici  72'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Qarabağ v Gabala

4 December 2023 15	Qarabağ	3–0	Gabala	Baku
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Keyta 8' Romão  61' Akhundzade 64' Juninho 90+2'	Report	Hani  58'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Gabala v Kapaz

9 December 2023 16	Gabala	0–3	Kapaz	Qabala
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Áfrico  21' Safarov  45+2'  49' Aouacheria  90+1'	Report	Papunashvili 6', 72' Kvirkvia  65' Niane 70' Masimov  71'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabail v Gabala

15 December 2023 17	Sabail	3–0	Gabala	Baku
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Nuno  8' Lugasi 18' Haziyev  45+2' Naghiyev  50' Qirtimov 52' (o.g.) Ramalingom 60' (pen.)	Report	Qirtimov  6' Tetteh  35' Mammadov  87'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Rauf Cabarov

Gabala v Sabah

22 December 2023 18	Gabala	1–0	Sabah	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Musayev 45+2' Abramov  46' Hüseynli  90+4' Atangana  90+5'	Report	Irazabal  36' Nuriyev 78' Seydiyev  86'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Aliyar Agayev

Gabala v Sumgayit

23 January 2024 19	Gabala	0–1	Sumgayit	Qabala
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Musayev  20' Aouacheria  55' Áfrico  72'	Report	Dosso  13' Abdullazade  60' Ninga 74' (pen.) Badalov  80' Dzhenetov  90+7'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Neftçi v Gabala

28 January 2024 20	Neftçi	3–1	Gabala	Baku
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Salahlı  42' Mahmudov 61' (pen.) Valdez 67' Eddy  90+3' Moreno 90+5'  90+6'	Report	Avramov  50' Hüseynli  54' Ochihava  55'  59' Abbasov  60' Safarov 87' Allach  90+7' Mammadov  90+7'	Stadium: Neftçi Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Gabala v Zira

4 February 2024 21	Gabala	1–1	Zira	Qabala
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Isgandarov 14' Safarov  89' Khalaila  90+4' Akel  90+4'	Report	Muradov 19' Ruan  77' Silva  90+4' Zebli  90+4'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Raad Ahmadov

Turan Tovuz v Gabala

13 February 2024 22	Turan Tovuz	2–1	Gabala	Tovuz
15:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Souza 43' Brunão  47' Guseynov 53' Serrano  85' Bayramov  90+5'	Report	Hüseynli  50' Aouacheria 77' Akakpo  82' Abramov  84'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

Kapaz v Gabala

23 February 2024 24	Kapaz	2–1	Gabala	Ganja
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Papunashvili 19'  24' Yunanov 66' (pen.) Masimov  84'	Report	Ochihava  18' Akel  21' Khalaila 44' Musayev  78' Safarov  90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Gabala v Qarabağ

28 February 2024 23	Gabala	0–4	Qarabağ	Qabala
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Akel  53'	Report	Romão  33' Diakhaby 48' Richard 59' (pen.) Akhundzade 65' Medvedev  78' Janković 81'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Gabala v Sabail

3 March 2024 25	Gabala	2–3	Sabail	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Abbasov 14' Khalaila 27' Áfrico  40' Musayev  87'	Report	Nabiyev 59' Abdullazade 65' Masika  72' Bardea 90+1'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Sabah v Gabala

9 March 2024 26	Sabah	2–1	Gabala	Masazır
17:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Volkovi 20', 41' Irazabal  45' Christian  67' Apeh  90+4'	Report	Ochihava  25' Allach 45+3'	Stadium: Bank Respublika Arena Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Araz-Naxçıvan v Gabala

16 March 2024 27	Araz-Naxçıvan	1–1	Gabala	Baku
18:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Abdullayev  16' Kurdić 43'  59' Wanderson  90+6'	Report	Aouacheria  45+3' Qirtimov  52' Khalaila 67' Sultanov  74'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Gabala v Neftçi

29 March 2024 28	Gabala	0–1	Neftçi	Qabala
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Isaiah  86'	Report	Shinyashiki  17' Lebon 42' Valdez  43' Jaber  86'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Javid Jalilov

Zira v Gabala

7 April 2024 29	Zira	4–0	Gabala	Zirə
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Sadykhov 4' Utzig 25' Nuriyev 28' Zebli  37' Bayramov 57' Acka  60'	Report	Musayev  29' Ochihava  51' Safarov  79'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Referee: Ravan Hamzazada

Gabala v Turan Tovuz

13 April 2024 30	Gabala	1–2	Turan Tovuz	Qabala
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Atangana  5' Allach 49' Aouacheria  71' Hüseynli  90' Qirtimov  90+3'	Report	Najafov  20' Hajiyev  74' Souza 81' Pusi 90+5'  90+6' John  90+6' Guliyev  90+6'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Rauf Jabarov

Qarabağ v Gabala

20 April 2024 31	Qarabağ	2–2	Gabala	Baku
16:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Medina  35' Benzia 66' Zoubir 71' Hüseynov  88'	Report	Aouacheria 19' Ochihava  61' Akakpo 85'	Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium Referee: Farid Haciyev

Gabala v Kapaz

28 April 2024 32	Gabala	0–1	Kapaz	Qabala
15:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Ochihava  6' Hüseynli  15' Mammadov  73' Shahniyarov  82'	Report	Júnior 7' Jafarov  51' Rodrigues  89'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Ingilab Mammadov

Sabail v Gabala

6 May 2024 33	Sabail	2–3	Gabala	Baku
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Ramalingom 17' (pen.) Nuno 40' (pen.) Lugasi  67'	Report	Ochihava  14' Khalaila 20', 56' (pen.) Allach 32' Safarov  62' Ramazanov  83'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Referee: Ali Aliyev

Gabala v Sabah

12 May 2024 34	Gabala	2–0	Sabah	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Allach 34' Clésio 45+2' Ochihava  80' Musayev  81' Aliyev  90'	Report	Letić  31' Volkovi  65' Irazabal  90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Elcin Masiyev

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

19 May 2024 35	Gabala	2–0	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Safarov  38' Khalaila 51' Aouacheria  80' Allach 87'	Report	Kadiri  12' Azzaoui  25' Wanderson  25' Rzayev  49' Kuzmanović  90+2'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Elvin Bayramov

Sumgayit v Gabala

25 May 2024 36	Sumgayit	1–0	Gabala	Sumgait
19:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Aliyev  27' Sorga 52' Mustafayev  82' Abdullazade  90+3'	Report	Isaiah  22' Ahmadov  55' Ramazanov  62' Allach  83'	Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena Referee: Tural Qurbanov

Azerbaijan Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Azerbaijan Cup

İmişli v Gabala

19 December 2023 Last 16	İmişli	0–1	Gabala	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Isayev  51' Tamazov  55' Mammadov  90'	Report	Isgandarov  64' Bakhshali 90+3'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Emin Aliyev

Araz-Naxçıvan v Gabala

31 January 2024 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Araz-Naxçıvan	1–1	Gabala	Baku
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mashike 45+1' Wanderson  62'	Report	Tetteh 11' Khalaila  29' Mammadov  43' Áfrico  77'	Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 180 Referee: Rauf Allahverdiyev

Gabala v Araz-Naxçıvan

9 February 2024 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Gabala	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Araz-Naxçıvan	Qabala
16:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Akel  23' Khalaila 39' Abbasov 42' Mammadov  90+2' Atangana  90+3'	Report	Rodrigues  14' Igor  16' Kadiri  74' Wanderson  90+5'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: İnqilab Mammadov

Zira v Gabala

3 April 2024 Semifinal 1st leg	Zira	2–1	Gabala	Zirə
19:30 AZT (UTC+4)	Soumah 51' Utzig 68'	Report	Abbasov  33' Qirtimov  45+1' Abu Akel 90'  90'	Stadium: Zira Olympic Sport Complex Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: İnqilab Məmmədov

Gabala v Zira

24 April 2024 Semifinal 2nd leg	Gabala	0–2 (1–4 agg.)	Zira	Qabala
17:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Mammadov  20'	Report	Kulach  19' 62' Zebli  78' Bayramov  82' Utzig 85'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Tural Gurbanov

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

Gabala v Omonia

27 July 2023 1st leg	Gabala	2–3	Omonia	Qabala, Azerbaijan
20:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Allach 4', 62'  86' Musayev  80'	Report	Coulibaly  24' Bezus 45+1', 50', 82' (pen.)  57' Kakoullis  87' Semedo  90+3'	Stadium: Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 1,957[37] Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)

Omonia v Gabala

3 August 2023 2nd leg	Omonia	4–1 (7–3 agg.)	Gabala	Nicosia, Cyprus
21:00 AZT (UTC+4)	Bezus 5', 30' (pen.) Lang 38' Semedo 59'	Report	Atangana  29' Safarov  40' Isaiah 56'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Squad statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AZE	Rashad Azizli	22	0	20	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF	AZE	Ilkin Qirtimov	30	0	20+4	0	4	0	2	0
3	DF	UKR	Zurab Ochihava	24	0	15+6	0	1+2	0	0	0
4	DF	BRA	Lucas Áfrico	35	1	29+1	1	3	0	2	0
5	DF	AZE	Rauf Hüseynli	35	1	26+4	1	3	0	0+2	0
7	FW	AZE	Emil Safarov	36	1	27+2	1	5	0	2	0
9	MF	MAR	Ayyoub Allach	40	7	33	5	4+1	0	2	2
10	FW	MOZ	Clésio	13	1	6+5	1	0+2	0	0	0
11	MF	AZE	Asif Mammadov	19	0	4+11	0	2+2	0	0	0
12	DF	AZE	Nicat Aliyev	22	0	8+10	0	3+1	0	0	0
13	GK	CMR	Christophe Atangana	21	0	16	0	3	0	2	0
14	FW	AZE	Ulvi Isgandarov	26	1	10+11	1	0+3	0	2	0
17	MF	TOG	Yaovi Akakpo	20	1	2+14	1	1+1	0	0+2	0
18	FW	AZE	Mehrac Bakhshali	18	1	0+15	0	0+2	1	0+1	0
19	FW	GHA	Samuel Tetteh	25	3	13+8	2	3+1	1	0	0
20	MF	FRA	Bilel Aouacheria	42	6	29+6	6	5	0	0+2	0
25	DF	AZE	İbrahim Ramazanov	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	AZE	Eşqin Ahmadov	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	AZE	Murad Musayev	35	1	20+9	1	4	0	2	0
30	MF	AZE	Shahin Shahniyarov	9	0	3+5	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	DF	AZE	Huseyn Mursalov	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
34	DF	AZE	Urfan Abbasov	38	2	31	1	4+1	1	2	0
71	FW	AZE	Senan Ağalarov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
72	FW	ISR	Osama Khalaila	40	10	28+5	9	5	1	2	0
77	MF	AZE	Okan Tahmazli	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	AZE	Emil Süleymanov	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF	NGA	Ahmed Isaiah	26	1	20+3	0	1	0	2	1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Gabala during the season:
6	MF	ISR	Fares Abu Akel	9	1	3+3	0	1+2	1	0	0
8	MF	ISR	Gilad Abramov	23	0	12+7	0	0+2	0	0+2	0
10	MF	JOR	Omar Hani	20	0	13+4	0	1	0	2	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa Conference League	Total
1	FW		72	Osama Khalaila	9	1	0	10
2	MF		9	Ayyoub Allach	6	0	2	7
3	MF		20	Bilel Aouacheria	6	0	0	6
4	FW		19	Samuel Tetteh	2	1	0	3
5	DF		34	Urfan Abbasov	1	1	0	2
6	DF		5	Rauf Hüseynli	1	0	0	1
	DF		4	Lucas Áfrico	1	0	0	1
	DF		28	Murad Musayev	1	0	0	1
	FW		7	Emil Safarov	1	0	0	1
	FW		14	Ulvi Isgandarov	1	0	0	1
	MF		17	Yaovi Akakpo	1	0	0	1
	FW		10	Clésio	1	0	0	1
	FW		18	Mehrac Bakhshali	0	1	0	1
	MF		6	Fares Abu Akel	0	1	0	1
	MF		99	Ahmed Isaiah	0	0	1	1
				TOTALS	30	5	3	38

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Azerbaijan Cup	Europa Conference League	Total
1	GK		1	Rashad Azizli	6	0	0	6
2	GK		13	Christophe Atangana	1	2	0	3
				TOTALS	7	2	0	9

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Azerbaijan Cup		Europa Conference League		Total
1		GK	Rashad Azizli	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Ilkin Qirtimov	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	1
3		DF	Zurab Ochihava	12	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
4		DF	Lucas Áfrico	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	2
5		DF	Rauf Hüseynli	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7		FW	Emil Safarov	9	1	0	0	1	0	10	1
9		MF	Ayyoub Allach	5	1	0	0	1	0	6	1
11		MF	Asif Mammadov	5	0	3	0	0	0	8	0
12		DF	Nicat Aliyev	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Christophe Atangana	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
14		FW	Ulvi Isgandarov	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
17		MF	Yaovi Akakpo	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		FW	Mehrac Bakhshali	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Samuel Tetteh	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
20		MF	Bilel Aouacheria	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
25		DF	İbrahim Ramazanov	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		MF	Eşqin Ahmadov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28		DF	Murad Musayev	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
30		MF	Shahin Shahniyarov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34		DF	Urfan Abbasov	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
36		GK	Elməddin Sultanov	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
72		FW	Osama Khalaila	4	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
99		MF	Ahmed Isaiah	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Gabala during the season:
6		MF	Fares Abu Akel	2	1	2	0	0	0	4	1
8		MF	Gilad Abramov	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
10		MF	Omar Hani	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
			TOTALS	97	9	10	1	4	0	111	10

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External links

• Gabala FC Website