Böyük Oyun
Other names | Neftchi Baku vs Khazar Lankaran |
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Location | Baku / Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
Teams | Neftchi Baku Khazar Lankaran |
First meeting | 8 December 2004 |
Latest meeting | Khazar Lankaran 0-1 Neftchi (10 April 2016) |
Statistics | |
Most wins | Neftchi Baku (16) |
Böyük Oyun (The Great Game) is an Azerbaijani football rivalry between Neftçi Baku and Khazar Lankaran. The fixture had developed into an intense and often bitter one, traditionally attracting large attendances.[1][2] The tie was played out at numerous venues across the cities, with Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium being the stadium most synonymous with the fixture, having hosted more games than any other.
History
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Cultural rivalry
[edit]The clubs have large support bases around Baku, but also have supporters clubs in most towns throughout Azerbaijan. The relationship between the two clubs has always been known for its great animosity, as the classic opposes two geographic regions - with Neftchi and Khazar Lankaran representing the north and south of Azerbaijan, respectively.[3][4][5]
Football rivalry
[edit]The first game played between the two sides was an Azerbaijan Premier League fixture on Wednesday, 8 December 2004. The game, staged at Lankaran City stadium, finished 1–1 draw.[6] Both clubs compete each other for the title of the most successful football club in the country.
The Great Game Marathon
[edit]In 2011, the derby reached its ultimate peak as both clubs had to play each other 4 times during 33 days, after Azerbaijan Cup draws and Azerbaijan Premier League format changes.[7][8] Khazar once became triumphant over Neftchi, even though all other remaining games ended in draw.[9]
Unbeaten series of Khazar Lankaran
[edit]Khazar Lankaran has the longest unbeaten series in Great Games. Last time Lankaran side lost to Neftchi on 12 April 2009 (2:1). After that date 11 games have been played between both teams in all competitions. In three of last eleven encounters Khazar Lankaran beat their rival and other matches finished with draw.
On 6 November 2011, Neftchi broke Khazar's 938 days of unbeaten run and recorded the biggest win in derby, by beating Khazar 5–0 in Baku.[10]
Current issues
[edit]The rivalry intensified in 2013 due to the final of the Azerbaijan Cup.[11] Several accusations of unsportsmanlike behaviour from both teams and a war of words erupted throughout the fixtures which included post-match fight between fans and players.[12][13]
Supporters rivalry
[edit]The rivalry turned bitter after Neftchi won Azerbaijan Premier League title by beating Khazar Lankaran in play off match. Over time, the rivalry became more heated and club fans began attaining collective identities. Neftchi was seen as a capital club, while Khazar was viewed as regional club and supported by the south regions of Azerbaijani society.[14][15]
Crowd attendances for first 21 games, has exceeded 229,000 supporters.[16]
All-time results
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League
Khazar Lankaran vs Neftchi Baku | Neftchi Baku vs Khazar Lankaran | ||||||||
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Season | Division | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance |
2004-05 | Top League | 08.12.2004 | Lankaran City Stadium | 1 – 1 | 11.05.2005 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 2 – 1 | ||
Championship Play-off | To determine League winner (Played at neutral venue): | 10.06.2005 | Ganja City Stadium | 2 – 1 | 25,000 | ||||
2005-06 | Top League | 18.12.2005 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 1 | 30.05.2006 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 2 – 2 | ||
2006-07 | Top League | 11.08.2006 | Lankaran City Stadium | 2 – 1 | 16.02.2007 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 1 – 0 | ||
2007-08 | Premier League | 10.11.2007 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 1 | 11.05.2008 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 0 – 1 | ||
2008-09 | Premier League | 19.10.2008 | Lankaran City Stadium | 2 – 0 | 12.04.2009 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 2 – 1 | ||
2009-10 | Premier League | 08.11.2009 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 0 | 12,000 | 17.02.2010 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 0 – 0 | 3,000 |
Championship Group | 27.03.2010 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 0 | 14,000 | 01.05.2010 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 0 – 0 | 4,000 | |
2010-11 | Premier League | 25.09.2010 | Lankaran City Stadium | 1 – 0 | 11,000 | 13.02.2011 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 0 – 0 | 2,500 |
Championship Group | 18.03.2011 | Lankaran City Stadium | 1 – 1 | 15,000 | 18.05.2011 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | 1 – 1 | 7,500 | |
2011-12 | Premier League | 10.09.2011 | Lankaran City Stadium | 1 – 0 | 14,000 | 06.11.2011 | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 5 – 0 | 2,500 |
Championship Group | 22.04.2012 | Lankaran City Stadium | 1 – 0 | 1,200 | 24.03.2012 | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 1 – 1 | 4,500 | |
2012-13 | Premier League | 14.12.2012 | Lankaran City Stadium | 2 – 1 | 9,500 | 15.09.2012 | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 2 – 1 | 4,500 |
2013-14 | Premier League | 25.08.2013 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 0 | 10,000 | 02.11.2013 | Bakcell Arena | 4 – 1 | 2,000 |
09.02.2014 | Lankaran City Stadium | 2 – 2 | 11,000 | 29.03.2014 | Bakcell Arena | 1 – 0 | 4,000 | ||
2014-15 | Premier League | 24.11.2014 | Dalga Arena | 2 – 2 | 1,200 | 13.09.2014 | Ismat Gayibov Stadium | 1 – 0 | 2,000 |
09.04.2015 | Lankaran City Stadium | 2 – 2 | 4,500 | 11.02.2015 | Bakcell Arena | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | ||
2015-16 | Premier League | 22.11.2015 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 2 | 9,000 | 20.09.2015 | Bakcell Arena | 1 – 1 | 1,500 |
10.04.2016 | Lankaran City Stadium | 0 – 1 | 3,500 | 13.02.2016 | Bakcell Arena | 1 – 0 | 2,500 |
Cup
Season | Competition | Round | Date | Stadium | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Notes |
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2010–11 | Cup | Quarter Final Leg 1 | 03.03.2011 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | Neftchi Baku | 3 – 4 | Khazar Lankaran | 5,000 | Khazar progressed 5 – 4 on aggregate |
Quarter Final Leg 2 | 08.03.2011 | Lankaran City Stadium | Khazar Lankaran | 1 – 1 | Neftchi Baku | 15,000 | |||
2012–13 | Cup | Final | 28.05.2013 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium | Neftchi Baku | 0 – 0 | Khazar Lankaran | 20,000 | Neftchi won 5 – 3 on penalties |
2013–14 | SuperCup | Supercup | 23.10.2013 | Nakhchivan City Stadium | Neftchi Baku | 1 – 2 | Khazar Lankaran | 9,800 | |
2015–16 | Cup | Quarter Final Leg 1 | 02.03.2016 | Lankaran City Stadium | Khazar Lankaran | 3 – 2 | Neftchi Baku | 4,500 | Neftchi progressed 4 – 3 on aggregate |
Quarter Final Leg 2 | 09.03.2016 | Bakcell Arena | Neftchi Baku | 2 – 0 | Khazar Lankaran | 2,500 |
Statistics
[edit]Head to head record
[edit]Competition | Played | Neftchi Baku | Draw | Khazar Lankaran |
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Azerbaijan Premier League | 37 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
Azerbaijan Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Azerbaijan Supercup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 43 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
Note: League championship statistics includes play-off match for the 2004–05 title, which Neftchi won 2–1.
Statistics obtained from Apasport[17]
Highest attendance
[edit]Rank | Attendance | Date | Game | Stadium |
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1 | 26,120 | 10 June 2005 | Neftchi Baku – Khazar Lankaran | Ganja City Stadium |
2 | 20,000 | 28 May 2013 | Neftchi Baku – Khazar Lankaran | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium |
Highest goalscorers
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Player | Period [20] | Club [21] | Goals | |
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1 | ![]() |
2010 – present | Neftchi | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
2004–10 | Neftchi | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
2011 | Khazar | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
2010 – 2014 | Neftchi | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
2010–11 | Khazar | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
2004–09 | Khazar | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
2005–08 | Khazar | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
2012–13 | Neftchi | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
2006–09 | Neftchi | 2 |
Switching sides
[edit](In bold: Transfer between both clubs)
Players
[edit]Transfers between both clubs are rare, only few in last decade.
Player | Khazar Lankaran career | Neftçi career | ||||
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Span | League apps |
League goals |
Span | League apps |
League goals | |
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2004–2009 | 116 | 12 | 2009–2012 | 86 | 16 |
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2012–2013 | 17 | 1 | 2006–2012 2017–2019 |
116 39 |
8 6 |
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2005–2009 | 70 | 10 | 2002 2004–2005 |
16 33 |
2 5 |
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2005–2007 | 49 | 3 | 1996–1997 2004–2005 |
23 36 |
3 3 |
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2011–2013 | 43 | 9 | 2005–2008 | 65 | 31 |
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2011 | 19 | 5 | 2012–2015 | 58 | 15 |
Managers
[edit]Agaselim Mirjavadov (Neftchi 1987–88; 2004–06, Khazar 2006–10)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Рашад Абдуллаев перешел в "Нефтчи". Zerkalo.az (in Russian). 2009-07-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ Тихон Шишов: Если я завоюю титул с «Хазар-Лянкяраном» Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Раиль МЕЛИКОВ: «Это главное дерби Азербайджана и его невозможно сравнить с другим матчем» Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ 50 saat qalmış Archived 2009-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Ağasəlim Mircavadov :“Neftçi” - “Xəzər-Lənkəran” matçı azarkeşlərə xoş təsir bağışladı." (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Derbini indiydək neçə azarkeş izləyib? (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ "Марафон Большой Игры: четыре матча за 33 дня". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Ramin Musayev: "Milli komandanı nəzərə almalıyıq"". Qol.az. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Хазар спасся от позора на родном поле". Azerifootball.com. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin intiqamı ağır oldu". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ Fataliyev, Rustam. Большой позор большой игры. Zerkalo.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ "ŞOK! Lənkəranda vəziyyət pik həddə çatıb". Futbolpress.az (in Azerbaijani). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ ""Neftçi"nin futbolçuları "Xəzər Lənkəran"ın soyunub-geyinmə otağında qorunur". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Paytaxt təmsilçilərinin manevr şansı qalıbmı? Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Тринадцатое противостояние (in Russian)
- ^ ""Böyük oyun": Derbidə azarkeş sayı". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ a b ""Neftçi"nin Lənkərandakı 6 illik həsrəti". Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ ""Xəzər Lənkəran": Yerlilər "qızıl", əcnəbilər "qara" tarix!". Sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Atayev, Oktay. "Нефтчи" выиграл кубок. Uefa.com (in Russian). UEFA. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ period for the club
- ^ where player shot the most goals
External links
[edit]- Neftchi Baku Official website (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)
- Khazar Lankaran Official website Archived 2020-03-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)