| Full name | Kapaz Professional Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dağlılar (Mountaineers) | ||
| Founded | 1959 | ||
| Ground | Ganja City Stadium, Ganja, Azerbaijan (Capacity: 25.000) |
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| Chairman | Mehman Allahverdiyev | ||
| Manager | Yunis Huseynov | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2010-2011 | 9th | ||
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Kapaz Professional Football Club (Azerbaijani: Kəpəz Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), also known as Kəpəz PFC, is an Azerbaijani football club based in Ganja, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club is one of the most oldest and most successful clubs in Azerbaijan's football history with three Azerbaijan Premier League and four Azerbaijan Cup titles.
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Kapaz PFC was founded in 1959 as Dinamo Kirovabad and played in the Soviet First League. However, team promoted to Soviet Top League in 1968 after gaining first place in Soviet First League in previous season.[1] The club also carried Taraggi and Toxucu names during its history, however became famous in modern period as Kapaz when renamed in 1982.[2][3]
In 1991, club once again renamed to Kapaz after Azerbaijan's independence from Soviet Union and won Azerbaijan Premier League titles three times.[4]In 1997, Kapaz were known for their unbeaten run as club's final record for the 1997–1998 league campaign stood at 22 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses, out of 26 games total, an unbeaten run not matched in any single season by any team in an Azerbaijani league division.[5]
In 2005, chief executives and club new owners decided to rename club into Ganja despite facing criticism from club's fans.[6][7]In 2007, the club was excluded due to financial struggles from Azerbaijan Premier League. However, after AFFA's and local community's help, the club participated in Azerbaijan First Division 2009-10.[8][9] In 2010 they became champions of Azerbaijan First Division 2009-10 finishing the season with 47 points and promoted to Azerbaijan Premier League.[9]In 2011, it was decided that club's name will be changed to its old name Kapaz PFC.[10][11]
In December 2011, the club has been forced to cabinet shuffle after club's ownership has been given to Ganja's Mayor Elmar Valiyev, while former coach Mehman Allahverdiyev become club's chairman and Yunis Huseynov has been appointed new coach.[12][13]
Kapaz PFC have the biggest number of supporters population alongside Neftchi Baku and Khazar Lankaran in Azerbaijan.[14]
1994/95, 1997/98, 1998/99
1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/00
2009/2010
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| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
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| 1992 | 1st | 5 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 98 | 29 | 54 | 1/8 Finals |
| 1993 | 1st | 4 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 30 | First Round |
| 1993–94 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 25 | 47 | Winners |
| 1994–95 | 1st | 1 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 19 | 42 | Semi-Finals |
| 1995–96 | 1st | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 32 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1996–97 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 26 | 58 | Winners |
| 1997–98 | 1st | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 70 | Winners |
| 1998–99 | 1st | 1 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 24 | 83 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1999-00 | 1st | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 44 | Winners |
| 2000–01 | 1st | 8 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 25 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2001–02 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 47 | Semi-Finals |
| 2003–04 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 23 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2004–05 | 1st | 9 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 10 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 46 | 28 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 | 2nd | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 47 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 1/8 Finals |
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1995/96 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Austria Wien | 0-4 | 1-5 | 1-9 | |
| 1997/98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | Dinaburg Daugavpils | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | |
| 1998/99 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | LKS Lodz | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-7 | |
| 1999/00 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | Sloga Jugomagnat | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| 2000/01 | UEFA Cup | 1 | Antalyaspor | 0-2 | 0-5 | 0-7 |
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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