Sumgayit FK
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| Full name | Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,350 | ||
| President | Kamran Guliyev | ||
| Manager | Agil Mammadov | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | 8th | ||
| Website | http://sumqayitpfc.az | ||
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Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2014, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]
History
The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron.[2] After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan's U-19 and U-17 players.[3] In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.[4]
During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.
Stadium
The club's home ground is Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium, a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 15,350.
Supporters
Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of Sumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.
Domestic league and cup history
| Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2010–11 | 2nd | 7 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 44 | Did not enter | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st | 12 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 24 | First Round |  Orkhan Aliyev
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| 2012–13 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 35 | Second Round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad
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9 | |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 9 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | 25 | Second Round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad
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6 | |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 31 | Second Round | Magomed Kurbanov
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13 | |
Players
Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.
Current squad
- As of 07 July 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Statistics
Information correct as of match played 19 February 2014. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Raab |  Germany
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Sept 19, 2011 | June 11, 2013 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 58 | 101 | 23.88 | [5] | |
| Agil Mammadov | Azerbaijan
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June 12, 2013 | Present | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 4.35 | [5] |
- Notes:
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).
Records
Gallery
References
- ^ "FK Sumqayit". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ ""Sumqayıt"ın prezidenti: "Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər"". Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ a b Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.