Sumgayit PFC

Sumgayit PFC
Full name Sumqayıt Peşəkar Futbol Klubu
Founded 2010
Ground Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
President Kamran Guliyev
Manager Bernhard Raab
League Azerbaijan First Division
2010–11 7th
Home colours
Away colours

Sumgayit PFC (Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2011, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

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History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit PFC. In May 2011, team under name of Sumgayit City PFC secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct FC Absheron.[1]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.[2]On January 2012, club announced to return to its old name.[3]

Stadium

Main article: Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium

The club's home ground is Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium.

League and domestic cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
2010-11 2nd 7 26 13 5 8 34 26 44 Did not enter

Current squad

As of 28 December 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Emil Balayev (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
2 DF Slavik Alkhasov (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
3 DF Tarlan Guliyev (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
4 DF Samir Abbasov (captain)
5 DF Ramil Nuriyev
7 MF Mahmud Gurbanov
8 MF Emin Mustafayev
9 FW Orkhan Hasanov (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
10 MF Eshgin Guliyev (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
11 MF Kamil Nurahmadov (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
12 GK Sahil Karimov
15 MF Aleksandr Gross (on loan from Inter Baku)
16 DF Haji Ahmadov (on loan from FK Baku)
17 MF Aqil Mammadov
No. Position Player
19 FW Orkhan Aliyev
20 DF Timur Israfilov
21 FW Murad Sattarly (on loan from FK Qarabağ)
22 DF Ruslan Tagizade (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
28 MF Rustam Asgarov
50 DF Samir Abdulov
55 GK Andrey Popoviç
70 MF Shamil Jamaladdinov
77 MF Samir Yusufov
90 FW Eldar Mammadov
95 MF Ruslan Nasirli
- DF Badavi Guseynov
- FW Ruslan Gurbanov (on loan from Neftchi Baku)
- MF Uğur Pamuk

Managers

References

  1. ^ "“Sumqayıt”ın prezidenti: “Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər”". http://www.premyerliqa.az/?goal=news&id=4343. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
  2. ^ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". http://azerisport.com/football/20110704035511959.html. Retrieved 4 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название" (in Russian). Azerisport.com. http://www.azerisport.com/football/20111218031417075.html. Retrieved 18 December 2011. 

External links

Summer 2011 transfers · Winter 2012 transfers · Foreign players