FK Shamkir

FK Shamkir

Full name	Şəmkir Futbol Klubu
Founded	1959
Ground	Shamkir City Stadium (Capacity: 11.500)
Manager	Anar Kalantarov
League	Azerbaijan First Division
2010–11	9th
Home colours Away colours

FK Shamkir (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir Futbol Klubu), is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şəmkir, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is one of the most oldest and most successful clubs in Azerbaijan's football history with three Azerbaijan Premier League titles.

History

The club was established in 1959, even though it never participated at any Soviet football league. It was re-established in 1993. The most successful years were end of 1990s and the begging of 2000s (decade) when FK Shamkir with Agaselim Mirjavadov consecutively won three Azerbaijan Premier League titles and three times was silver medalists of Azerbaijan Cup. In 2005, the club was briefly defunct due to sponsorship reasons but re-established once again in 2009 after finding sponsors.

Stadium

Shamkir City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. It is used as a home ground of FK Shamkir since 1995. The stadium was reconstructed in 2002 and after reconstruction holds 11,500 spectators.

Achievements

• Azerbaijan Premier League Champions: 3

1999-00, 2000–01, 2001/02

• Azerbaijan First Division Winner: 1

1994-95

League and domestic cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup
1993–94	2nd	8	18	12	0	6	42	19	24	Preliminary Round
1994–95	2nd	1	28	21	6	1	38	11	48	1/16 Finals
1995–96	1st	10	20	3	4	13	15	39	13	Quarter-Finals
1996–97	1st	12	30	8	2	20	30	106	26	1/8 Finals
1997–98	1st	3	26	15	9	2	44	10	54	Quarter-Finals
1998–99	1st	2	36	21	3	12	52	34	66	Runners-Up
1999-00	1st	1	22	17	4	1	46	11	55	1/8 Finals
2000–01	1st	1	20	16	3	1	60	14	51	1/8 Finals
2001–02	1st	1	32	23	7	2	80	20	76	Runners-Up
2003–04	1st	2	26	20	4	2	67	11	64	Runners-Up
2004–05	1st	13	34	9	5	20	34	48	32	1/8 Finals
2010–11	2nd	9	26	5	7	14	15	36	22	Preliminary Round

UEFA club competition results

• Q = Qualifying

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1999/00	UEFA Cup	Q		Kryvbas Kryviy Rih	0-2	0-3	0-5
2000/01	UEFA Champions League	Q1		Skonto Riga	4-1	1-2	5-3
		Q2		SK Slavia Prague	1-4	0-1	1-5
2001/02	UEFA Champions League	Q1		Barry Town	0-1	0-2	0-3
2004/05	UEFA Cup	Q1		FC Tbilisi	1-4	0-1	1-5

Managers

Managers in modern history

• Afgan Talybov (1997–1998)
• Agaselim Mirjavadov (1998–2001)
• Gahraman Aliyev (2001–2005)
• Faig Jabbarov (2009–2010)
• Anar Kalantarov (2010 – present)

External links

• FK Shamkir at PFL.AZ