Turan Tovuz (Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

Turan Tovuz
Full nameAzerbaijani: Turan Tovuz
Nickname(s)Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf)
Founded23 February 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-23) as Spartak Tovuz [1]
GroundTovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Capacity6,800
PresidentEhtiram Guliyev
ManagerKurban Berdyev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2023–246th
Websiteturantovuzpfk.az
Current season

History

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Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz.[2][3] However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.[4][5]

In 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In 2012–13 season, Turan for the first time in their history relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in top flight.[6][7]

In 2013, club's owners decided to change club's name to Turan-T.[8] The club restored their name few months later.[9]

Domestic history

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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
2002–03 1st
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
2011–12 1st 11 32 6 7 19 26 42 25 First Round
2012–13 1st 11 32 8 6 18 34 59 30 Second round
2013–14 2nd 7 30 13 5 12 52 46 44 N/A
2014–15 2nd 6 30 15 5 10 75 37 50 N/A
2015–16 2nd 7 26 10 6 10 35 31 36 Second round
2016–17 2nd 1 26 18 7 1 62 11 61 Second round
2017–18 2nd 6 27 11 6 10 34 33 39 First round
2018–19 2nd 12 26 6 2 18 29 54 20 N/A
2019–20 2nd 3 12 8 0 4 23 16 24 N/A
2020–21 2nd 3 27 14 9 4 41 22 51 First round
2021–22 2nd 10 24 10 3 11 37 39 33 N/A
2022–23 1st 6 36 10 9 17 36 49 39 Semifinal
2023–24 1st 6 36 13 9 14 53 53 48 Last 16

European history

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As of December 2008.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1994/95 UEFA Cup 1   Fenerbahçe 0–2 0–5 0–7

Stadium

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Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.

Youth academy

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Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.[6]

Honours

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Squad

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As of 7 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   RUS Ivan Konovalov
4 DF   AZE Şehriyar Aliyev
5 DF   PAN Roderick Miller
6 DF   IRN Arash Ghaderi
7 DF   AZE Ismayil Zulfugarli (loan from Neftçi)
8 MF   AZE Tural Bayramli
9 MF   BRA Christian
10 MF   AZE Khayal Najafov
11 MF   AZE Aykhan Guseynov
13 MF   AZE Farid Yusifli
15 DF   TOG Emmanuel Hackman
20 DF   AZE Ibrahim Ramazanov
21 FW   BRA Alex Souza
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   ESP Álex Serrano
25 DF   MDA Denis Marandici
33 DF   AZE Eltun Turabov
39 DF   AZE Sadig Guliyev
41 GK   RUS Sergey Samok
44 DF   AZE Rufat Ahmadov
70 MF   AZE Mazahir Mammadzadeh
71 GK   AZE Mehman Haciyev
77 MF   AZE Veysal Rzayev
80 FW   NGA Otto John
88 DF   AZE Faig Hajiyev
97 MF   AZE Sadiq Shafiyev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Kurban Berdyev
Assistant of head coach   Yunis Huseynov
Goalkeeping coach   Evgeniy Shchetinin
Fitness coach   Yakov Erlikh

Managers

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As of 30 June 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Turan-T İK - FLIP". futbolas.lietuvai.lt. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ “Turan” klubunu türkiyəli Səlahhətdin Dərvənd çalışdıracaq[permanent dead link](in Azerbaijani)
  3. ^ "Tovuz şəhər stadionunun 30 yaşı tamam oldu" (in Azerbaijani). stadium.az. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. ^ Президент ПФЛ – Финансовый кризис в мире может стать причиной распада азербайджанского футбольного клуба "Туран" (in Russian). navigator.az. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  5. ^ Piriyev, Rustam. Товузские "игрушки". extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ^ a b musavat.com:“TURAN”ı DA İTİRİRİK... [permanent dead link](in Azerbaijani)
  7. ^ ""Turan"ın çempionluğunun 19 yaşı". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. ^ Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  9. ^ "Tovuz klubunun adı rəsmən dəyişdirildi". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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