Turan Tovuz PFC
Turan Tovuz PFC (Azerbaijani: Turan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995. Their home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
The club is one of the three teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftchi Baku and FK Qarabağ which has participated in all Azerbaijan Premier League championships so far.[1]
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmadov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club.[2][3] However since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.[4][5]
Stadium
Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.
Youth academy
Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiev, and Javid Huseynov.[1]
Achievements
1994/95
League and domestic cup history
| Season |
Div. |
Pos. |
Pl. |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
P |
Domestic Cup |
| 1992 |
1st |
3 |
36 |
26 |
4 |
6 |
62 |
24 |
56 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 1993 |
1st |
3 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
34 |
4 |
30 |
Semi-Finals |
| 1993–94 |
1st |
1 |
30 |
23 |
4 |
3 |
74 |
18 |
50 |
1/8 Finals |
| 1994–95 |
1st |
2 |
24 |
19 |
2 |
3 |
48 |
14 |
40 |
1/8 Finals |
| 1995–96 |
1st |
4 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
26 |
30 |
30 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 1996–97 |
1st |
4 |
30 |
19 |
7 |
4 |
48 |
13 |
64 |
Semi-Finals |
| 1997–98 |
1st |
9 |
26 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
26 |
45 |
31 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 1998–99 |
1st |
7 |
32 |
18 |
9 |
5 |
59 |
27 |
63 |
Semi-Finals |
| 1999-00 |
1st |
10 |
22 |
5 |
5 |
12 |
17 |
36 |
20 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2000–01 |
1st |
5 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
42 |
28 |
30 |
Semi-Finals |
| 2001–02 |
1st |
9 |
30 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
40 |
35 |
49 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 2003–04 |
1st |
13 |
26 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
15 |
59 |
16 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2004–05 |
1st |
4 |
34 |
22 |
7 |
5 |
64 |
21 |
73 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 |
1st |
6 |
26 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
27 |
21 |
38 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 2006–07 |
1st |
10 |
24 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
24 |
38 |
20 |
Quarter-Finals |
| 2007–08 |
1st |
12 |
26 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
21 |
49 |
18 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2008–09 |
1st |
11 |
26 |
5 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
45 |
20 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 |
1st |
9 |
32 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
38 |
43 |
33 |
1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 |
1st |
10 |
32 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
24 |
47 |
27 |
Quarter-Finals |
European cup history
As of December, 2008.
Current squad
- As of 23 November 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable former players
Managers
As of 4 July 2011.
- Zahid Huseynov (1992)
- Ruslan Abdullayev (1992 – 1993)
- Kazbek Tuayev (1993 – 1995)
- Khanoglan Abbasov (1995 - 2000)
- Boyukaga Agaev (2000 – 2001)
- Nizami Sadygov (2001 – 2002)
- Naci Şensoy (2002 – 2003)
- Nizami Sadygov (2003 – 2004)
- Naci Şensoy (2004 – 2005)
- Sakit Aliyev (2005 – 2007)
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References
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