Karvan FK
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| Full name | Karvan İdman Klubu | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Qara-Ağlar (Black and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 2004 Reformed on 21 August 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | 18 September 2014 | ||
| Ground | Yevlakh Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| League | Azerbaijan First Division | ||
| 2013–14 | 8th | ||
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Karvan FK (Azerbaijani: Karvan İdman Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that participated in Azerbaijan First Division and one of the most successful clubs in modern Azerbaijan football history, becoming first Azerbaijan club to pass first qualification stage in UEFA Cup.[1]
History
Football in Yevlakh
The first football club was established in Yevlakh, one of the biggest cities in Azerbaijan, was FC Avtomobilchi, in 1990. The team participated Soviet Second League and Azerbaijan Premier League twice. Experience was not successful, so FC Avtomobilchi failed down 1993–94 Azerbaijan Premier League season, and dissolved. Second football team in Yevlakh was founded 10 years later, in 2004.
Golden years
Karvan immediately admitted to the Azerbaijan Premier League 2004-05.[2] The club got off to a good start, finishing third in 2004/05 and second in 2005/06 seasons. In addition, they reached national cup final in 2005/06, but lost to FK Karabakh, 1:2. Karvan played in the Intertoto Cup in 2005. In the 2006/07 season the club participated in the UEFA Cup and passed to the second qualifying round. Led by Yunis Huseynov, former football player and the team's first head coach, Karvan became one of the most successful football projects in Azerbaijan football history.
Financial difficulties and relegation
Karvan stopped at the most unexpected moment. A management reduced funding, so the best players left the team immediately after Huseynov's resignation. 2007/08 season Karvan finished 11th, and club executives were forced to ask Huseynov to return. But no miracle happened, and in 2009/10 season the team relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, club's owners announced that club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in Azerbaijan First Division.[3]
On 21 August 2013, it was announced the club will be reformed and it will participate in First Division.[4] Even though, on 18 August 2014, the club again dissolved due financial problems.[5]
Stadium
Karvan's home ground is Yevlakh Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.
League and domestic cup history
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 76 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 57 | Runners-Up |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 7 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 35 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 | 2nd | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 26 | Preliminary Round |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 55 | Preliminary Round |
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 8 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 56 | 42 | N/A |
European cup history
As of December, 2008.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
|
Lech Poznan | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Q1 | 
|
Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Q2 | 
|
Slavia Praha | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Managers
Yunis Huseynov (2004–05)
Fuat Yaman (2005)- Yunis Huseynov (2005–07)
- Tabriz Hasanov (2007–08)
- Yunis Huseynov (2008–10)
- Vidadi Rzayev (2010–11)
- Zakir Mahmudov (2011–12)
- Kanan Karimov (2013 – present)
References
- ^ Азербайджанский клуб "Карван" завоевал путевку во второй классификационный этап кубка УЕФА Template:Ru icon
- ^ History from club's Official Site
- ^ Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ ""Karvan" da belə getdi: "Komandanın dağılmaması üçün PFL-ə də müraciət etmişdim"". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 18 August 2014.