place_of_birth rashad sadiqov
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams ___MASK95___ eleven players with a spherical ball . It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world ' s most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end . The object ___MASK95___ the game is to score by getting the ball into the opposing goal . ___MASK4___ , officially the Republic ___MASK95___ ___MASK4___ , is a country in the South Caucasus region , situated at the crossroads ___MASK95___ Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe . It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east , Russia to the north , Georgia to the northwest , Armenia to the west and Iran to the south . The exclave ___MASK95___ ___MASK72___ is bounded by Armenia to the north and east , Iran to the south and west , while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west . Gabala City Stadium is a multi - use stadium in Gabala , ___MASK4___ . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the ___MASK81___ stadium ___MASK95___ Gabala FK . The stadium has an all - seated capacity ___MASK95___ 2 , 000 spectators . The ___MASK4___ national football team is the national football team ___MASK95___ ___MASK4___ and is controlled by Association ___MASK95___ Football Federations ___MASK95___ ___MASK4___ . It represents ___MASK4___ in international football competitions . The majority ___MASK95___ ___MASK4___ ' s home matches are held at the national stadium , Baku National Stadium , with friendly matches sometimes hosted at club stadiums . The Association ___MASK95___ Football Federations ___MASK95___ Azerbaijan , also known simply as the AFFA , is the governing body ___MASK95___ football in Azerbaijan . Formed in 1992 , it is responsible for overseeing all aspects ___MASK95___ the amateur and professional game in its territory . The ___MASK4___ Premier League , currently named Topaz Premyer Liqas after its main sponsor , is the top tier in Azerbaijani club football . The league is contested by 12 teams , in which the season runs from August to May . The ___MASK13___ gets a second round play off spot in the UEFA Champions League . Rashad Sadiqov ( Azerbaijani : Rad Sadiqov ; born 8 October 1983 ) is an Azerbaijani footballer currently playing as a central midfielder for Gabala FK and as a member ___MASK95___ the Azerbaijan national football team . Gabala ("  ",    " Q  wepele ",      ), also known as Qabala , is a city in ___MASK4___ and the capital ___MASK95___ the Qabala Rayon . The municipality consists ___MASK95___ the city ___MASK95___ Gabala and the village ___MASK95___ Küsnat . Before 1991 the city was known as Kutkashen , but after ___MASK4___ ' s independence the town was renamed in honour ___MASK95___ the much older city ___MASK95___ Gabala , the former capital ___MASK95___ Caucasian Albania , the archaeological site ___MASK95___ which is about 20 km southwest . Gabala FK ( also spelled " Qabala ") is an Azerbaijani association football club based in Qabala . They play in the ___MASK4___ Premier League , the top division in Azerbaijani football . Gabala plays its matches at the Gabala City Stadium .