FK Baku
Encyclopedia
Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani
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...

 football club in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, 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...

. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.

FC Baku plays in the 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...

 and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.

History

FC Baku was founded in 1997 under the name of Dinamo, as an unification between FC Polis Akademiyasi and Qartal-95, both clubs from Baku. In 2004, club renamed to the FC Baku, after changes by the new chairman.

In 2008, the club celebrated their second title with Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski is a football coach from the Republic of Macedonia who currently coaching Macedonia national football team.He played for Teteks and Pelister....

. Under his charge, FC Baku became the first Azerbaijani team to qualify to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The team passed FK Ekranas
FK Ekranas
Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...

 in the second qualifying round after 2–2 in Lithuania and 4–2 win in Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku and the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.- History :The Tofiq Bahramov...

 in the second leg.

In 2010, the club handed two-match suspension by UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 for fielding Joël Epalle, who was ineligible player at the time despite winning both legs against FK Budućnost Podgorica
FK Buducnost Podgorica
FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:...

.

A long period of decline followed the success of the 2008 to the end of the decade. Despite the appointment of famous names such as Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz
Bülent Korkmaz is a retired Turkish football centre back and manager of Karabükspor. He played for Galatasaray for his whole career , where fans nicknamed him Büyük Kaptan ....

, Winfried Schäfer and Aleksandrs Starkovs
Aleksandrs Starkovs
Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer. Starkovs is currently in his second spell as manager of the Latvian national team and is also the manager of FK Baku, having previously managed clubs such as Spartak Moscow in Russia and Skonto FC in Latvia.-Playing...

, the club did not achieve any success and squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings.

Colours and logo

FC Baku's traditional kit is a white and blue shirt, white shorts with grey socks. Their away kit is all blue. FC Baku's kits are manufactured by Macron
Macron (sportswear)
Macron is an Italian association football, basketball, baseball, rugby, handball, futsal, and volleyball sportswear manufacturer. It has links throughout Europe and its headquarters are located in Crespellano, Italy. It was founded in 1971...

 and sponsored by Baghlan Group Company, a limited liability company which started with the transportation of oil and dry cargoes, later have integrated all fields of specialization into one company, known as Baghlan Group FZCO since the beginning of 2002, with headquarters in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

.

FC Baku's current logo is a popular Maiden Tower in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

. The Maiden Tower
Maiden Tower (Baku)
The Maiden Tower or also known locally as Giz Galasi located in the Old City, Baku in Azerbaijan is an ancient tower with cultural affinity corroborating the presence Zoroastrians, Sassanians, Arabs, Persians, Shirvanis, Ottomans, and Russians...

, is a tower in Old City Baku, originally on the shore of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...

. It was constructed in the 12th century, or possibly earlier – its architectural style and construction sequence is obscure, and estimates for its age go back to an unlikely 2,500 years. It was built by the 12th century architect Masud ibn Davud. Due to land reclamation in the early 20th century the tower is now separated from the Caspian by a busy main road and public gardens. The Tower
Maiden Tower (Baku)
The Maiden Tower or also known locally as Giz Galasi located in the Old City, Baku in Azerbaijan is an ancient tower with cultural affinity corroborating the presence Zoroastrians, Sassanians, Arabs, Persians, Shirvanis, Ottomans, and Russians...

 is a noted landmark and one of 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...

's most distinctive emblems. The logo of FC Baku perfectly describes that the team is from the capital of Azerbaijan.

Stadium

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku and the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.- History :The Tofiq Bahramov...

 was built in 1952. It is named after famous football referee, Tofik Bakhramov
Tofik Bakhramov
Tofik Bahram oglu Bahramov , commonly known as the Russian linesman in England, was an Azerbaijani football referee notable for being the linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany...

. Stadium built by German PoWs and constructed in the shape of C to honour Stalin, however it was renamed back to Tofik Bakhramov
Tofik Bakhramov
Tofik Bahram oglu Bahramov , commonly known as the Russian linesman in England, was an Azerbaijani football referee notable for being the linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final against West Germany...

 in 1993 after his death.
FC Baku's home stadium is normally the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku and the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.- History :The Tofiq Bahramov...

, which has a capacity of 30,000 fans. The Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as the home ground of FK Baku and the Azerbaijan national football team and holds 30,000, making it the largest stadium in the country.- History :The Tofiq Bahramov...

 stadium is also used for the Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...

 and Neftchi Baku. In 2008 the president of FC Baku Hafiz Mammadov, decided to build up a new stadium which will have a capacity of 10,000 fans. The new stadium expected to be finish 2010, but construction was holded.

League and domestic cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union; it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid....

1997-98 1st 2 26 16 6 4 48 20 54
1998-99 1st 3 26 16 4 6 46 20 52
1999-00 1st 6 22 9 4 9 21 17 31 Quarter-Finals
2000–01 1st 6 20 9 2 9 30 29 29 Semi-Finals
2003–04 1st 5 26 12 5 9 45 32 41 1/8 Finals
2004–05 1st 5 34 21 10 3 60 14 73 Winners
2005–06 1st 1 26 18 4 4 42 12 58 Quarter-Finals
2006–07 1st 3 24 14 6 4 25 10 48 Quarter-Finals
2007–08
Azerbaijan Premier League 2007-08
-League standings:-Results:Round 1[Aug 11]İnter 3-0 MasallıStandard 0-1 QäbäläNeftçi 1-2 TuranSimurq 1-0 Qarabağ[Aug 12]Bakı 3-1 GänclärbirliyiKarvan 0-1 Xäzär Länkäran[Sep 9]...

1st 8 26 8 11 7 35 26 35 Quarter-Finals
2008–09
Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09
Azerbaijan Premier League 2008–09 was the seventeenth season of top-tier football in Azerbaijan. It began on 9 August 2008 and ended on 17 May 2009. Inter Baku were the defending champions.-Team changes from last season:...

1st 1 26 20 2 4 54 13 62 Semi-Finals
2009–10 1st 2 42 17 14 11 41 32 65 Winners
2010–11 1st 6 32 10 10 12 33 32 40 Semi-Finals

Achievements

  • Azerbaijan League Champions: 2

2005/06
Azerbaijan Top League 2005-06
The 2005-06 Azerbaijan Top League was contested by fourteen clubs and won by FK Baku.-Final table:-References:* RSSSF...

, 2008/09
  • Azerbaijan Cup
    Azerbaijan Cup
    The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union; it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid....

     Winner
    : 2

2004/05, 2009/10

European record

As of July 21, 2009.
Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

6 2 2 2 7 8
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

/UEFA Europa League
7 2 0 4 7 19
Total 15 4 4 7 17 29

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1998/99 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1Q  Kingdom of Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
FC Arges Pitesti
FC Argeş Piteşti is a Romanian professional football club from Piteşti, Argeş county.FC Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it won the national championship twice: in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up...

0–2 1–5
2005/06
UEFA Cup 2005-06
The UEFA Cup 2005–06 season was won by Sevilla FC, beating Middlesbrough FC in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The final took place at Philips Stadion, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The match was...

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

1Q  Slovakia MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina
MŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...

1–0 1–3
2006/07
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...

Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

1Q  Georgia (country) Sioni Bolnisi 1–0 0–2
2007
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 was the 19th and penultimate edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and 11 teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2007...

UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

1Q  Moldova Dacia Chisinau
FC Dacia Chisinau
FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999...

1–1 1–1 (p 1-3)
2009–10
UEFA Champions League 2009–10
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by...

Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

2QR  Lithuania FK Ekranas
FK Ekranas
Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...

4–2 2–2
3QR  Kingdom of Bulgaria Levski Sofia
PFC Levski Sofia
"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...

0–0 0–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 4QR FC Basel
FC Basel
Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...

1–3 1–5
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2QR  Montenegro FK Budućnost
FK Buducnost Podgorica
FK Budućnost is a football club from Podgorica, Montenegro, currently competing in the First League of Montenegro. Its colours are blue and white. FK Buducnost is a part of the Budućnost sport society.-History:...

0-3 2-1

Current squad

Notable former players

Argentina Fernando Nestor Pérez
Fernando Nestor Pérez
Fernando Néstor Pérez is an Argentine footballer. He currently plays as a striker for FK Baku. During the 2004/05 season, he led Baku with 13 league goals.-References:...



Azerbaijan Elvin Əliyev
Elvin Əliyev
Elvin Əliyev is a Azerbaijani professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FK Baku.-External links:*...

 Emin Imamaliev
Emin Imamaliev
Emin Imamaliev is a Azerbaijani football midfielder who plays for FK Qarabağ in the AFFA Supreme League....

 Rail Melikov
Rail Melikov
Rail Melikov is a footballer from Azerbaijan playing currently for PFC Neftchi.Rail is the captan. He is also a member of Azerbaijan national football team.-External links:* *...

 Anatoli Ponomarev
Anatoli Ponomarev
Anatoli Igorevich Ponomarev is an Azerbaijani international footballer who plays for Orduspor in Turkey as a striker.- Club career :Ponomarev began his career in 1998 with Swedish club Reymersholms IK...

 Ceyhun Sultanov Bakhtiyar Soltanov  Brazil André Luiz Ladaga  Brazil Leandro Gomes
Leandro Melino Gomes
Leandro Melino Gomes , known as Leandro Gomes, is a naturalized Azerbaijani football striker, who plays for the Brazilian side Americano.-International:...

  Ukraine Saşa Yunisoğlu
Sasa Yunisoglu
Saşa Yunisoğlu or Sasha Yunisoglu is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for FK Baku.Born in Mykolaiv, now Ukraine, he is half Ukrainian descent. He plays defender role in the field.-Career:...


Croatia Ernad Skulić
Ernad Skulić
Ernad Skulić , is a Croatian football midfielder who plays for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League.- Playing career :...



Brazil Jabá
Silvino João de Carvalho
Jabá , full name Silvino João de Carvalho, is a Brazilian football player who previously played for Ankaragücü. After that, he spent 4 years with rival club Ankaraspor in the Turkish Süperlig. He also has Turkish citizenship. He currently plays for FK Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier...

 Leandro Rocha
Leandro Rocha dos Santos
Leandro Rocha dos Santos, commonly known as Leandro is a Brazilian football player at the position of striker.He scored once for Clube Atletico Juventus during the 2010 Copa Paulista....



France Stéphane Borbiconi
Stéphane Borbiconi
Stéphane Borbiconi is a French football player, currently playing for FC Metz.- Career :Borbiconi began his career with FC Metz who was 1999 promoted to the first team and was loaned out in summer 2001 to FC Martigues. After his return from this loan with FC Martigues played for FC Metz from 2002...



Georgia Amiran Mujiri
Amiran Mujiri
Amiran Mudjiri is a former Georgian footballer.Mujiri played for clubs in South Eastern Europe.-Career:He played for CSKA Sofia since December 2003. Mujiri became regular in 2004–05 season, played 28 games in APFG, and twice in UEFA Cup First Round...

 Giorgi Demetradze
Latvia Andrejs Štolcers
Andrejs Štolcers
Andrejs Štolcers is a former Latvian professional football player, currently a football coach at Concept 4 Football based in Chessington, Surrey.- Club Career :...



Macedonia Gjorgji Hristov

Notable managers

The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of FC Baku:
Name Period Trophies
  Asgar Abdullayev
Asgar Abdullayev
Asgar Mammad oglu Abdullayev is an Azerbaijani retired footballer and currently PFC Turan Tovuz head coach. He played for Neftchi Baku as a Defender for a long time making 319 appearances and scoring 1 goal....

2004–06 Azerbaijan Cup
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union; it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid....

  Boyukagha Hajiyev 2006–07 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...

  Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski
Gjoko Hadžievski is a football coach from the Republic of Macedonia who currently coaching Macedonia national football team.He played for Teteks and Pelister....

2007–09 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...

  Cüneyt Biçer 2010 Azerbaijan Cup
Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union; it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid....


External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK