Shamkir Football Club (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 two Azerbaijan Premier League titles.
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| Full name | Şəmkir Futbol Klubu | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 | ||
| Dissolved | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Shamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Manager | Kamran Alibabaev | ||
| League | Azerbaijan First Division | ||
| 2015–16 | 5th | ||
History edit
The club was established in 1954, even though it never participated at any Soviet football league. It was re-established in 1993.Shamkir's most successful years were at the start of the 2000s, after Shahbaz Suleymanov's takeover, club with Agaselim Mirjavadov consecutively won three Azerbaijan Premier League titles and reached the final of Azerbaijan Cup three times.[1][2] The club also became the first Azerbaijani team to pass qualifying stage of Champions League.[3] In 2005, the club was briefly defunct due to sponsorship reasons but re-established once again on 19 August 2009 after finding sponsors.[4]
Stadium edit
Shamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. It is used as a home ground of Shamkir FC since 2010.
Honours edit
National edit
- Winners (1): 1994–95
League and domestic cup history edit
| 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 |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | 8 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 33 | did not enter |
| 2012–13 | 2nd | 13 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 15 | did not enter |
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 11 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 31 | did not enter |
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | 32 | did not enter |
| 2015–16 | 2nd | 5 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 38 | Second round |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 6 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 20 | 48 | First round |
| 2017–18 | RL | did not enter |
UEFA club competition results edit
- 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 edit
Managers in modern history edit
Afgan Talybov (1997–1998)- Agaselim Mirjavadov (1998–2001)
- Gahraman Aliyev (2001–2005)
- Faig Jabbarov (2009–2011)
- Anar Kalantarov (2011–2013)
- Ruslan Abbasov (2013–2015)
- Kamran Alibabayev (2015–2016)
- Gahraman Aliyev (2016–2017)
Badri Kvaratskhelia (2017)
References edit
- ^ Скончался Шахбаз Сулейманов. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ ""Şəmkir" futbol klubu 4 illik fasilədən sonra fəaliyyətini bərpa etdi" (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ ""Şəmkir" in sabiq prezidenti dünyasını dəyişdi". futbolpress.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ ФК "Шамкир" возвращается в профессиональный футбол (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.