PFC Turan Tovuz
Encyclopedia
Turan Tovuz PFC is an Azerbaijan
i football
club based in Tovuz
. The club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League
, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995. Their home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
The club is one of the three teams in Azerbaijan
, along with Neftchi Baku and FK Qarabağ which has participated in all Azerbaijan Premier League
championships so far.
.
, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov
, Nadir Nabiev, and Javid Huseynov
.
Vurgun Huseynov
Gurban Gurbanov
Musa Gurbanov Elvin Mammadov
Nadir Nabiyev Vidadi Rzayev
Nizami Sadygov Rashad Sadygov
Bulgaria Asen Nikolov
Martin Kerchev
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...
i football
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 Tovuz
Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Tovuz is the capital of Tovuz in Azerbaijan.-History:The city takes its name from the turkic Oghuz tribe....
. The club 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...
, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995. Their home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
The club is one of the three teams in 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...
, along with Neftchi Baku and FK Qarabağ which has participated in all 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...
championships so far.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmadov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club. However since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.European competitions
The club debuted against Fenerbahçe S.K. in UEFA Cup in 1994, however conceded heavy loss in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
.
Stadium
Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.Youth academy
Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national teamAzerbaijan 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...
, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov
Elvin Mammadov
Elvin Mammadov is an Azerbaijani footballer playing currently for FK Baku and Azerbaijan's national football team. He made his national debut on August 20, 2008.-International goals:-External links:...
, Nadir Nabiev, and Javid Huseynov
Javid Huseynov
Javid Huseynov is an Azerbaijani footballer currently playing for FC Neftchi Baku.-External links:* *...
.
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.... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 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 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 1/8 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 | 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 |
European cup history
As of December, 2008.| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/95 | 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... |
1 |  |
Fenerbahce | 0-2 | 0-5 | 0-7 |
Current squad
Notable former players
Azerbaijan Sakit Aliyev Aftandil Hajiyev Javid HuseynovJavid Huseynov
Javid Huseynov is an Azerbaijani footballer currently playing for FC Neftchi Baku.-External links:* *...
Vurgun Huseynov
Vurgun Huseynov
Vurgun Huseynov is a footballer who plays as defender for Gabala FC.-References:...
Gurban Gurbanov
Gurban Gurbanov
Gurban Osman Gurbanov |Zagatala]]) is retired football striker from Azerbaijan.-Playing career:He started his career in Dashgyn, and has since played for Kur-Nur, Mertskhali, PFK Turan Tovuz, PFC Neftchi, Dinamo Stavropol, Baltika Kaliningrad, and Fakel Voronezh. The last club he played for was FC...
Musa Gurbanov Elvin Mammadov
Elvin Mammadov
Elvin Mammadov is an Azerbaijani footballer playing currently for FK Baku and Azerbaijan's national football team. He made his national debut on August 20, 2008.-International goals:-External links:...
Nadir Nabiyev Vidadi Rzayev
Vidadi Rzayev
Vidadi Rzayev is a retired football midfielder from Azerbaijan. On 31 August 1996, Rzayev's goal gave to Azerbaijan the first victory ever in European qualifying tournament, when Azerbaijan defeated Switzerland 1-0 in Baku. He currently works for FC Gabala as a scout.-International goals:-...
Nizami Sadygov Rashad Sadygov
Rashad sadygov
Rashad Farhad oghlu Sadygov is an Azerbaijani footballer and the national team captain. He plays for the Azerbaijani club side FK Qarabağ.In 2006, as a result of missing the registration deadline for the Azerbaijani football club side PFC Neftchi, Sadygov played basketball for local club BK...
Bulgaria Asen Nikolov
Asen Nikolov
Asen Nikolov , nicknamed Bebeto , is a Bulgarian footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for French US Le Pontet. For the Bulgarian national team, Nikolov was capped one time.-Career:...
Martin Kerchev
Martin Kerchev
Martin Kerchev is a Bulgarian football midfielder who plays for Turan Tovuz.- Career :Kerchev started your career in Botev Vratsa. On 17-years old signed first profesional contract with Lokomotiv from city Rousse. After that played consistent in Chikago from village Trastenik, Akademik...
Managers
As of 4 July 2011.| Zahid Huseynov (1992) Ruslan Abdullayev (1992 – 1993) Kazbek Tuayev (1993 – 1995) Khanoglan Abbasov (1995 - 2000) Boyukaga Agaev (2000 – 2001) Nizami Sadygov (2001 – 2002) Naci Şensoy (2002 – 2003) Nizami Sadygov (2003 – 2004) Naci Şensoy (2004 – 2005) Sakit Aliyev (2005 – 2007) | Salahattin Darvand (2007 – 2008) Etimad Gurbanov (2008 – 2009) Nizami Sadygov (2009 – 2010) Sakit Aliyev (2010) Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Dzodzuashvili Revaz Mikhaylovich Dzodzuashvili is a Georgian football manager and a former player.He earned 49 caps for the USSR national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972... (2010) Naci Şensoy (2010 - 2011) 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.... (2011 - ) |