Emin Imamaliyev took charge as a head coach for the Gabala reserve team ending his time with the U19 of the red-black club. The 38-year-old replaces Elmar Bakhshiyev, who was appointed as a coach for the first team recently. Imamaliyev was involved to the Gabala Football Academy since 2014 as a coach for U17 and went on as a head coach for the squad. Then in the summer of 2016, he took a charge as a head coach of the U19.