Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu, pronounced [sumɡɑˈjɯt] ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Sumgayit, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

Sumgayit
Full nameSumqayıt Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Kimyaçılar (The Chemists)
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
GroundSumgayit City Stadium
Capacity15,350
PresidentRiad Rafiyev
ManagerVagif Javadov (interim)
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2023–24APL, 4th
Websitesfc.az
Current season

History

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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.

In the 2017–18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players.

On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi.[5]

Domestic history

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Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2010–11 2nd 7th 26 13 5 8 34 26 44 Did not enter Kappa Azərkimya
2011–12 1st 12th 32 6 6 20 27 52 24 First round   Orkhan Aliyev 5
2012–13 1st 10th 32 9 8 15 31 49 35 Second round   Pardis Fardjad-Azad 9 Umbro
2013–14 1st 9th 36 5 10 21 27 61 25 Second round   Pardis Fardjad-Azad 6
2014–15 1st 8th 32 7 10 15 32 43 31 Second round   Magomed Kurbanov 13
2015–16 1st 8th 36 9 12 15 41 49 39 Quarter-final   Amil Yunanov 12
2016–17 1st 6th 28 9 8 11 28 35 35 Quarter-final   Mirabdulla Abbasov 8 Joma Pasha Life
2017–18 1st 5th 28 11 7 10 34 33 40 Semi-final   Amil Yunanov 10
2018–19 1st 6th 28 8 5 15 24 42 29 Runners Up Five Players 3
2019–20 1st 5th 20 6 5 9 24 32 23 Semi-final   Peyman Babaei 7 Jako
2020–21 1st 4th 28 10 9 9 30 31 39 Runners Up   Ali Ghorbani 9
2021–22 1st 6th 28 5 7 16 22 46 22 Quarter-final   Ali Ghorbani
  Rahim Sadikhov
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2022–23 1st 7th 36 8 7 21 26 70 31 First round   Vusal Isgandarli 6
2023–24 1st 4th 36 15 12 9 37 38 57 Quarterfinal   Casimir Ninga 7 Macron

European history

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As of match played 25 July 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 1 0 0 1 0 2
UEFA Conference League 4 0 2 2 1 4
Total 5 0 2 3 1 6
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR   Shkëndija 0–2
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR   Čukarički 0–2 0–0 0–2
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q   Fehérvár 1–2 0–0 1–2
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • Group: Group stage

Crest and colours

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Sumgayit FK uniform for sale

Stadium

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Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is a stadium in the city of Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. It is the fourth largest stadium in Azerbaijan. The capacity of Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is 15,350.

Supporters

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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

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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

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As of 11 October 2024[6][7]

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   AZE Mekhti Dzhenetov
2 DF   AZE Sertan Taşqın
4 DF   PAK Easah Suliman
5 DF   BRA Alan Dias
6 MF   AZE Vugar Mustafayev
7 MF   AZE Rovlan Muradov
8 MF   AZE Sabuhi Abdullazade
9 FW   MNE Nikola Vujnović
10 MF   AZE Ragim Sadykhov
11 MF   BRA Fernando Medeiros
12 MF   GEO Giorgi Kharaishvili
14 DF   AZE Elvin Badalov
17 DF   AZE Murad Khachayev
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   MKD Kristijan Velinovski
19 MF   ISR Roi Kahat
20 DF   AZE Aykhan Suleymanli
21 MF   AZE Nihad Ahmadzade
23 MF   ECU Jordan Rezabala
24 DF   AZE Sanan Muradly
30 FW   AZE Kamran Guliyev
36 GK   AZE Khayal Feyzullayev
41 FW   AZE Ugur Jahangirov
60 MF   BDI Trésor Mossi
77 MF   UZB Jasurbek Jaloliddinov
94 GK   AZE Rashad Azizli
95 DF   MNE Miloš Milović
99 FW   LBR Sylvanus Nimely

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

Reserve team

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Sumgayit-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

Club officials

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Management

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Position Staff
President   Riad Rafiyev
Vice-president   Aydin Khalilov
Head of Supervisory Board   Abdulla Mammadov
Director of sport   Faig Haji-Maharramov
Director of academy   Hakan Sunal
Press secretary   Zaur Khudiyev

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Vagif Javadov
Assistant coach   Vurğun Hüseynov
  Shahin Abdullayev
Goalkeeping coach   Emil Babayev
Conditioning coach   Gerard Martinez Bernat

Managers

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Statistics

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Information correct as of match played 30 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bernhard Raab   Germany 19 September 2011 11 June 2013 67 16 14 37 58 101 023.88 [8]
Agil Mammadov   Azerbaijan 12 June 2013 8 October 2015[9] 73 12 21 40 64 114 016.44
Samir Abbasov   Azerbaijan 8 October 2015[10] 20 May 2018 96 33 24 39 112 130 034.38
Nazim Suleymanov   Azerbaijan 7 June 2018[11] 12 November 2018 11 3 2 6 11 17 027.27
Aykhan Abbasov   Azerbaijan 14 November 2018 16 December 2021[12] 96 28 26 42 91 121 029.17
Aleksey Baga   Belarus 30 December 2021[13] 21 September 2022[14] 23 2 8 13 15 38 008.70
Samir Abbasov   Azerbaijan 26 September 2022[15] 14 October 2024 19 5 3 11 16 32 026.32
  • Notes:

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

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References

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  1. ^ "FK Sumqayit". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ ""Sumqayıt"ın prezidenti: "Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. 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. ^ "Riad Rəfiyev "Traktorsazi" klubunun rəhbərliyi ilə görüşüb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Sumqayıt FK".
  7. ^ "Peşəkar Futbol Liqası".
  8. ^ Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  9. ^ "ФК Сумгаит: Агиль Мамедов сам подал прошение об отставке". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Первая тренерская смена сезона: Аббасов сменил Мамедова в Сумгаите". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Nazim Süleymanov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Baş məşqçi Ayxan Abbasovla müqaviləyə xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Aleksey Baqa "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Baş məşqçi Aleksey Baqa ilə müqaviləyə qarşılıqlı razılıq əsasında xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Samir Abasov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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