FC Absheron was an Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

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Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Sumqayit

Sumqayit

Sumgayit is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of 308,700 , making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku and Ganja. The city has a territory of 83 km². It...

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History

The club was founded in 2010 and immediately admitted to the Azerbaijan First Division

Azerbaijan First Division

The Azerbaijan First Division is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.-History:...

 in 2010.In April 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League

-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...

 after clinching First division's champion title.Absheron had unbeaten run in first division and broke new records as club with most points in first division and most victories in season.

However on 1st July 2011, the club announced to be defunct after sponsorship problems and replaced by Sumgayit City F.C. in the Premier League.