| Club: | Gabala |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Manager: | Kakhaber Tskhadadze |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Fariz Najafov |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Stadium: | City Stadium |
| League Topscorer: | Domi Massoumou (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Domi Massoumou (5) |
| Highest Attendance: | 500 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 180 |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2024–25 season is Gabala FK's 20th season, and their 1st season back in the Azerbaijan First Division, after being relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 26 June, Gabala announced the signing of Urfan Ismayilov from Qaradağ Lökbatan to a two-year contract, and the signing of Vugar Hasanov from Sabail to a two-year contract.[1] [2]
On 28 June, Gabala announced the signing of Salman Alasgarov from Shamakhi to a two-year contract.[3]
On 1 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Səlahət Ağayev to a one-year contract.[4]
On 14 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Elvin Yunuszade to a one-year contract.[5]
On 20 August, Gabala announced the signing of Domi Massoumou from CSMD Diables Noirs to a two-year contract.[6]
On 23 August, Gabala announced the signing of free-agent Laurent Mendy to a two-year contract.[7]
On 4 September, Gabala announced the signing of Ruslan Voronsov from Jabrayil to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[8]
On 5 September, Gabala announced the signing of Samir Hasanov from Neftçi to a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[9]
On 12 September, Gabala announced the signing of Abdullahi Shuaibu to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Kapaz at the end of the previous season.[10]
On 16 September, Gabala announced the season-long loan signing of Oche Ochowechi from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[11] On the same day, Gabala announced the signing of Elshad Taghiyev to a one-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after he'd left Shamakhi at the end of the previous season.[12]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Səlahət Ağayev |  | GK | 1991 1, df=yes | Sabail | 2024 | 2025 | 43 | 0 | |
| 12 | Mushfiq Nadirov | | GK | 2002 5, df=yes | Zagatala | 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Habib Hushanov | | GK | 2007 10, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 4 | Vugar Hasanov | | DF | 1997 12, df=yes | Sabail | 2024 | 2026 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Samir Hasanov | | DF | 2003 4, df=yes | Neftçi | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | Nicat Aliyev | | DF | 2001 9, df=yes | Sumgayit | 2022 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Elnur Mustafayev | | DF | 2006 3, df=yes | Academy | 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Murad Musayev | | DF | 1994 6, df=yes | Zira | 2019 | 142 | 4 | ||
| 32 | Elvin Yunuszade | | DF | 1992 8, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 44 | Salman Alasgarov | | DF | 2001 6, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2024 | 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| 66 | Nuqay Rashidov | | DF | 2004 1, df=yes | Unattached | 2023 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 74 | Suleyman Damadayev | | DF | 2003 3, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2024 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Emil Süleymanov | | MF | 2004 3, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Urfan Ismayilov | | MF | 1996 5, df=yes | Qaradağ Lökbatan | 2024 | 2026 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | Shahin Shahniyarov | | MF | 2005 1, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 11 | Asif Mammadov | | MF | 1986 8, df=yes | Inter Baku | 2015 | 2025[13] | 254 | 17 | |
| 27 | Eshqin Ahmadov | | MF | 2005 11, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Okan Tahmazli | | MF | 2005 2, df=yes | Academy | 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Laurent Mendy |  | FW | 1998 12, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ruslan Voronsov | | FW | 1995 10, df=yes | Jabrayil | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 4 | 1 | |
| 14 | Domi Massoumou | FW | 2003 6, df=yes | CSMD Diables Noirs | 2024 | 2026 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 19 | Abdullahi Shuaibu | FW | 2002 1, df=yes | Unattached | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 9 | 4 | ||
| 20 | Oche Ochowechi | FW | 2001 10, df=yes | on loan from Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2024 | 2025 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Farid Isgandarov | | FW | 2001 3, df=yes | Neftçi | 2023 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Mehrac Bakhshali | | FW | 2003 6, df=yes | Academy | 2022 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 97 | Elshad Taghiyev | | FW | 2001 6, df=yes | Shamakhi | 2024 | 2025 (+1) | 8 | 2 | |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| Samuel Tetteh |  | FW | 1996 7, df=yes | Adanaspor | 2023[14] | 2025 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2024 | DF | Salman Alasgarov | Shamakhi | Undisclosed | |||
| 1 August 2024 | GK | Səlahət Ağayev | Unattached | Free | |||
| 14 August 2024 | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | Unattached | Free | |||
| 20 August 2024 | FW | Domi Massoumou | CSMD Diables Noirs | Undisclosed | |||
| 23 August 2024 | FW | Laurent Mendy | Unattached | Free | |||
| 4 September 2024 | FW | Ruslan Voronsov | Jabrayil | Undisclosed | |||
| 5 September 2024 | FW | Samir Hasanov | Neftçi | Undisclosed | |||
| 12 September 2024 | FW | Abdullahi Shuaibu | Unattached | Free | |||
| 16 September 2024 | FW | Elshad Taghiyev | Unattached | Free |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2024 | GK | Christophe Atangana | [16] | ||||
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Zurab Ochihava | [17] | ||||
| 4 October 2024 | FW | Samuel Tetteh | [18] |
See main article: 2024–25 Azerbaijan First Division.
See main article: 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup.
|-|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Gabala during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | First Division | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 14 | Domi Massoumou | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | FW | 19 | Abdullahi Shuaibu | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 97 | Elshad Taghiyev | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 4 | DF | | 27 | Eshqin Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 10 | Shahin Shahniyarov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 4 | Vugar Hasanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 66 | Nuqay Rashidov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 9 | Ruslan Voronsov | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 22 | Farid Isgandarov | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=200 | First Division | width=200 | Azerbaijan Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Səlahət Ağayev | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | First Division | Azerbaijan Cup | Total | |||||||||
| 4 | | DF | Vugar Hasanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | | MF | Urfan Ismayilov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | MF | Shahin Shahniyarov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | FW | Farid Isgandarov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | | DF | Eshqin Ahmadov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 28 | | DF | Murad Musayev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | | DF | Elvin Yunuszade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 66 | | MF | Nuqay Rashidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 74 | | DF | Suleyman Damadayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 97 | | FW | Elshad Taghiyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||||
| Players who left Gabala during the season: | |||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||