| Full name | Football Club Baku | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Zolaqlılar (Stripes) | |||
| Founded | 1997 | |||
| Ground | Tofig Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan (Capacity: 29,858) |
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| President | Hafiz Mammadov | |||
| Manager | Aleksandrs Starkovs | |||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | |||
| 2010–11 | 6th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Football Club Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.[1]
FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.
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FC Baku was founded in 1997 under the name of Dinamo, as an unification between FC Polis Akademiyasi and Qartal-95, both clubs from Baku.[2] In 2004, club renamed to the FC Baku, after changes by the new chairman.
In 2008, the club celebrated their second title with Gjoko Hadžievski. Under his charge, FC Baku became the first Azerbaijani team to qualify to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The team passed FK Ekranas in the second qualifying round after 2–2 in Lithuania and 4–2 win in Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in the second leg.[3]
In 2010, the club handed two-match suspension by UEFA for fielding Joël Epalle, who was ineligible player at the time despite winning both legs against FK Budućnost Podgorica.[4][5]
A long period of decline followed the success of the 2008 to the end of the decade. Despite the appointment of famous names such as Bülent Korkmaz, Winfried Schäfer and Aleksandrs Starkovs, the club did not achieve any success and squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings.
FC Baku's traditional kit is a white and blue shirt, white shorts with grey socks. Their away kit is all blue. FC Baku's kits are manufactured by Macron and sponsored by Baghlan Group Company, a limited liability company which started with the transportation of oil and dry cargoes, later have integrated all fields of specialization into one company, known as Baghlan Group FZCO since the beginning of 2002, with headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
FC Baku's current logo is a popular Maiden Tower in Baku. The Maiden Tower, is a tower in Old City Baku, originally on the shore of the Caspian Sea. It was constructed in the 12th century, or possibly earlier – its architectural style and construction sequence is obscure, and estimates for its age go back to an unlikely 2,500 years. It was built by the 12th century architect Masud ibn Davud. Due to land reclamation in the early 20th century the tower is now separated from the Caspian by a busy main road and public gardens. The Tower is a noted landmark and one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive emblems. The logo of FC Baku perfectly describes that the team is from the capital of Azerbaijan.
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium was built in 1952. It is named after famous football referee, Tofik Bakhramov. Stadium built by German PoWs and constructed in the shape of C to honour Stalin, however it was renamed back to Tofik Bakhramov in 1993 after his death. FC Baku's home stadium is normally the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000 fans. The Tofik Bakhramov Stadium stadium is also used for the Azerbaijan national football team and Neftchi Baku. In 2008 the president of FC Baku Hafiz Mammadov, decided to build up a new stadium which will have a capacity of 10,000 fans. The new stadium expected to be finish 2010, but construction was holded.
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
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| 1997-98 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 54 | |
| 1998-99 | 1st | 3 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 52 | |
| 1999-00 | 1st | 6 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 31 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2000–01 | 1st | 6 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 29 | Semi-Finals |
| 2003–04 | 1st | 5 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 41 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2004–05 | 1st | 5 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 60 | 14 | 73 | Winners |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 58 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 3 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 48 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 8 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 35 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13 | 62 | Semi-Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 2 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 32 | 65 | Winners |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 32 | 40 | Semi-Finals |
2004/05, 2009/10
As of July 21, 2009.
| Competition | Matches | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 1998/99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | FC Argeş Piteşti | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| 2005/06 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | MŠK Žilina | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| 2006/07 | Champions League | 1Q | Sioni Bolnisi | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1Q | Dacia Chisinau | 1–1 | 1–1 (p 1-3) | |
| 2009–10 | Champions League | 2QR | FK Ekranas | 4–2 | 2–2 | |
| 3QR | Levski Sofia | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 4QR | FC Basel | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | FK Budućnost | 0-3 | 2-1 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of FC Baku:
| Name | Period | Trophies |
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| Asgar Abdullayev | 2004–06 | Azerbaijan Cup |
| Boyukagha Hajiyev | 2006–07 | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| Gjoko Hadžievski | 2007–09 | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| Cüneyt Biçer | 2010 | Azerbaijan Cup |
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