Sumgayit FK

Sumgayit FC
Full name Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu
Founded 2010 (2010)
Ground Kapital Bank Arena
Ground Capacity 1,500
President Kamran Guliyev
Manager Samir Abbasov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2015–16 8th
Website Club website

Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2014, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron.[2] 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.[3] In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.[4]

During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2010–11 2nd 7 26 13 5 8 34 26 44 Did not enter
2011–12 1st 12 32 6 6 20 27 52 24 First Round Azerbaijan Orkhan Aliyev 5
2012–13 1st 10 32 9 8 15 31 49 35 Second Round Azerbaijan Pardis Fardjad-Azad 9
2013–14 1st 9 36 5 10 21 27 61 25 Second Round Azerbaijan Pardis Fardjad-Azad 6
2014–15 1st 8 32 7 10 15 32 43 31 Second Round Azerbaijan Magomed Kurbanov 13
2015–16 1st 8 36 9 12 15 41 49 39 Quarterfinal Azerbaijan Amil Yunanov 12
2016–17 1st 6 28 9 8 11 28 35 35 Quarterfinal Azerbaijan Mirabdulla Abbasov 8

Stadium

The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,500.

Supporters

Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of Sumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.

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 3 July 2017[5]

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

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Farhad Valiyev
2 Azerbaijan DF Rail Malikov
3 Azerbaijan DF Vurğun Hüseynov (captain)
5 Azerbaijan DF Vugar Beybalayev
6 Azerbaijan MF Kamal Mirzayev
7 Azerbaijan MF Javid Taghiyev
8 Azerbaijan MF Nijat Mukhtarov
9 Azerbaijan FW Amil Yunanov
10 Azerbaijan MF Javid Imamverdiyev
11 Azerbaijan MF Ehtiram Shahverdiyev (loan from Gabala)
13 Azerbaijan DF Bahlul Mustafazade
No. Position Player
14 Azerbaijan DF Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade
17 Azerbaijan DF Vaguf Gulaliyev
18 Azerbaijan DF Tural Akhundov
19 Azerbaijan DF Azer Salahli
23 Azerbaijan GK Mehdi Jannatov
32 Azerbaijan FW Rashad Eyyubov
36 Azerbaijan GK Suleyman Suleymanov
39 Azerbaijan MF Tural Bayramli
90 Ukraine FW Ramil Hasanov (loan from Gabala)
97 Azerbaijan MF Khayal Najafov

For recent transfers, see 2017–18 Sumgayit FK season.

Managers

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 20 May 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bernhard Raab  Germany Sept 19, 2011 June 11, 2013 67 16 14 37 58 101 023.88 [6]
Agil Mammadov  Azerbaijan June 12, 2013 Oct 8, 2015[7] 73 12 21 40 64 114 016.44
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan Oct 8, 2015[8] 33 11 8 14 40 45 033.33

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Records

References

  1. ↑ "FK Sumqayit". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ↑ ""Sumqayıt"ın prezidenti: "Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər"". Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sumqayıt FK-nın yeni oyun formaları və oyunçuların forma nömrələri müəyyənləşib". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "ФК Сумгаит: Агиль Мамедов сам подал прошение об отставке". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ "Первая тренерская смена сезона: Аббасов сменил Мамедова в Сумгаите". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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