Ravan Baku FK

Ravan Baku FK
Full name Rəvan Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s) Aslanlar (The Lions)
Founded 2009
Ground Bayil Stadium
Capacity 5,000
Chairman Mushfig Safiyev
Manager Ramil Aliyev
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2013–14 10th (relegated)

Ravan Baku FK (Azerbaijani: Rəvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2009. In May 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after clinching second place in Azerbaijan First Division.[2]

In club's debut 2011–12 season, Ravan ended in 8th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's highest ever league finish. Following season, the club repeated its record by finishing 8th once again. In 2013, Ravan's ownership faced heavy criticism from local media, football experts and fans, for hiring and firing managers quite so often.[3][4] Ravan were officially relegated on 17 May 2014 after suffering a 3-2 defeat at home to Baku.[5]

Stadium

Bayil Stadium is a typical football stadium in Bayil district of Baku, Azerbaijan. The stadium was one of the venues during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

League and domestic cup history

As of 17 May 2014[6][7]
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2009-10 2nd 6 22 11 4 7 32 28 37 Preliminary Round
2010-11 2nd 2 26 19 3 4 54 14 60 First Round
2011-12 1st 8 31 10 11 11 39 39 41 First Round Serbia Miloš Zečević
Serbia Nemanja Vidaković
Azerbaijan Tagim Novruzov		 5
2012-13 1st 8 32 12 4 16 46 53 40 1/4 Finals Argentina Juan Manuel Varea 14
2013-14 1st 10 36 4 10 21 22 66 22 Semifinals Serbia Miloš Adamović 5
2014-15 2nd Second Round

Players

Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Current squad

As of 4 December 2014

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

No. Position Player
Azerbaijan GK Aydın Bayramov
Azerbaijan GK Äläkbär Väliyev
Azerbaijan DF Yamin Ağakärimzadä
Azerbaijan DF Farman Ganbarov
Azerbaijan DF Mukhtar Ismayilov
Azerbaijan DF Şahin Kärimov
Azerbaijan DF Orxan Mämmädov
Azerbaijan DF İmran Tähmirazlı
Azerbaijan MF Elgun Abbasli
No. Position Player
Azerbaijan MF Ali Aliyev
Azerbaijan MF Vusal Garaev
Azerbaijan MF Räşad Hacızadä
Azerbaijan MF Anar Hasanov
Azerbaijan MF Orkhan Hasanov
Azerbaijan MF Parvin Pashayev
Azerbaijan MF Mämmäd Quliyev
Azerbaijan FW Ali Bagirov
Azerbaijan FW Amil Yunanov

Managers

As of Match played 17 May 2014
NameManagerial TenurePWDLWin %
Azerbaijan Vladislav Kadyrov ? 2010 – 2011????0
Azerbaijan Bahman Hasanov? 2011 – Sep 201160330
Azerbaijan Vladislav KadyrovSep 2011 – Feb 20121354438.46
Azerbaijan Bahman HasanovFeb 2012 – Jun 20121454535.71
Turkey Cevat GülerJul 2012 – Aug 201240310
Azerbaijan Bahman Hasanov (Caretaker)Aug 2012  – Sep 2012210150
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kemal AlispahićSept 2012  – Dec 20121351838.46
Azerbaijan Ramil AliyevDec 2012 – Aug 20131680850
Azerbaijan Vladislav KadyrovAug 2013 – Oct 2013713314.29
Azerbaijan Shahin DiniyevOct 2013 – Jan 2014111379.09
Turkey Güvenç KurtarJan 2014 – May 201422361313.64
Azerbaijan Ramil AliyevJun 2014 – present00000

Records

References

  1. ↑ "FK Rəvan Bakı". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "“Rəvan” da Premyer-Liqaya yüksəldi!". Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ↑ ""Nurgün Motors"un prezidentinin "oyunu"". virtualaz.org (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Эльхан АБДУЛЛАЕВ: В Азербайджане берут тех, у кого тренерские категории В и С, а ПРО сидят без дела. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Президент АФФА: Ряван вылетает и будет играть в первом дивизионе. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Ionescu, Romeo (2000-10-12). "Azerbaijan - List of Final Tables". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  7. ↑ Manaschev, Erlan et al. (2008-06-06). "Azerbaijan - List of Champions". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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