Sumgayit FK
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| Full name | Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Founded | 1961 as Metallurg Sumgait, reformed in 2010 | ||
| Ground | Kapital Bank Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Riad Rafiyev | ||
| Manager | Nazim Suleymanov | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1] Sumgayit is the only team in the 2017-18 season that consists only from Azerbaijani players.
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.
Domestic 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 | 7th | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 44 | Did not enter | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st | 12th | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 24 | First round |  Orkhan Aliyev
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5 | |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 10th | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 35 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad
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9 | |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 9th | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | 25 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad
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6 | |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8th | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 31 | Second round | Magomed Kurbanov
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13 | |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 39 | Quarter-final | Amil Yunanov
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12 | |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 35 | Quarter-final | Mirabdulla Abbasov
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8 | |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 40 | Semi-final | Amil Yunanov
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10 | |
Stadium
The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,500.
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.
Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers
| Years | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
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| 2010 – 2012 |  Kappa
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Azərkimya
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| 2012 – 2016 |  Umbro
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| 2016 – present |  Joma
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Pasha Life
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2018.
Reserve team
Sumgayit-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.
Club officials
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| President | Riad Rafiyev
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| Vice-president | Vagif Omarov
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| Head of Supervisory Board | Abdulla Mammadov
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| Director of sport | Zamig Huseynov
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| Press secretary | Rashad Mammadov
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Nazim Suleymanov
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| Assistant coach | Samir Alakbarov
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| Goalkeeping coach | Emil Babayev
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| Fitness coach |  Anton Dyachenko
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| Coordinator of youth academy | Agil Mammadov
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| Reserve team head coach | Elbrus Mammadov
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| Under-19 head coach | Vagif Pashayev
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Managers
Statistics
Information correct as of match played 20 May 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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| Bernhard Raab |  Germany
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Sept 19, 2011 | June 11, 2013 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 58 | 101 | 23.88 | [7] | |
| Agil Mammadov | Azerbaijan
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June 12, 2013 | Oct 8, 2015[8] | 73 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 64 | 114 | 16.44 | ||
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan
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Oct 8, 2015[9] | May 20, 2018 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 33.33 | ||
| Nazim Suleymanov | Azerbaijan
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Jun 7, 2018[10] |
- 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"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ http://sumqayitpfc.az/index.php?s=oyunchular&id=1
- ^ http://www.pfl.az/team/14
- ^ Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "ФК Сумгаит: Агиль Мамедов сам подал прошение об отставке". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Первая тренерская смена сезона: Аббасов сменил Мамедова в Сумгаите". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Nazim Süleymanov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.