On 17 July, Sabail announced a new contract had been signed with Head Coach
Aftandil Hajiyev for the 2020/2021 season. On 20 July, Sabail announced that they had agreed new one-year contracts with
Rauf Aliyev,
Lema Mabidi, Kamal Bayramov, Orkhan Gurbanli, Peyman Keshavarz, Elchin Rahimli,
Adil Naghiyev and Bahadur Haziyev. On 23 July,
Rahid Amirguliyev extended his contract with Sabail until the end of the 2020–21 season. On 3 September, Sabail announced the signing of
Afran Ismayilov. The following day, 4 September, Sabail announced the signing of
Nicholas Hagen to a one-year contract. On 18 September, Sabail announced the signing of
Amil Yunanov. On 30 September, Sabail's match against
Qarabağ scheduled for 4 October was postponed to allow
Azerbaijan additional preparation time for their upcoming
UEFA Nations League matches. On 14 November, Sabail announced the signing of Iranian international
Bakhtiar Rahmani on a contract until the end of the season. On 8 January, Sabail announced that
Bakhtiar Rahmani had left the club after his contract by mutual consent, with
Elgun Nabiyev leaving a day later by the same manner. On 19 January, Sabail announced the signing of
Luka Imnadze on a contract until the end of the season. On 30 January, Sabail announced the signing of
Milovan Petrovikj on a contract until the end of the season. On 31 January, Sabail announced the signing of
Alie Sesay on a contract until the end of the season. ==Squad==