Gabala started to train in Erzurum of Turkey ahead of the next season start. Roman Grigochuk gave an off-ball task to the squad at their first day of the training camp. Playing for the Azerbaijan national team, Javid Huseynov, Ruslan Abishov, Arif Dashdamirov, Mahammad Mirzabayov and Elvin Jamalov were unable to join in the drills as Ricardinho, Tellur Matallimov and Ruslan Amirjanov trained individually.