Keşla FK

Keşla FK
Full name Keşlə Futbol Klubu
Founded 1997 (1997) as "Khazar Universiteti"
Ground Inter Arena
Capacity 8,200
President Zaur Akhundov
Manager Mladen Milinkovic
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2017–18 6th
Website Club website

Keshla FK (Azerbaijani: Keşlə Futbol Klubu, formerly named Inter Baku) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Keshla, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club have won the Premier League title twice.[1]

History

Early years (1997–2004)

The club has been functioning since 1997, initially as an amateur side that shared its name with Khazar University, the first private university in Azerbaijan, which founded the club. In 1999, Khazar University began to play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, finishing eleventh.[2] In subsequent years, Inter finished in 7th place (2000/01 season) and 3rd place (2003–04 season).

In the 2003–04 season the team finished in fourth place, thereby qualifying for the UEFA Intertoto Cup for the first time. In the first round of the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, they defeated Bregenz of Austria 3:0 on a forfeiture in the first leg , and 2:1 in the second leg.[3] In the second round, they played Tampere United of Finland, losing the first leg 0:3; winning the return leg, played in Baku, 1:0; but going out on aggregate 1:3.[4]

The Double and Tskhadadze years (2004–2014)

Logo of Inter Baku until 2017

In the summer of 2004, all rights of the Khazar University club were transferred to the newly created Inter Baku Professional Football Club, and the team participated in the 13th championship of the Azerbaijani Premier League under the name of Inter Baku. Later in 2004, certain structural changes were made in the club's management, and Inter Baku was renamed the Inter Professional Club, finishing the 2004–2005 season in seventh place. Inter's progression up the standings continued in the 14th iteration of the Azerbaijan Premier League when Inter finished in fourth place.

The club finished fourth again in 2006–07, and first in 2007–08. Following its championship season, Inter qualified for its first-ever appearance in the UEFA Champions League in 2008 and advanced to the second qualifying round by defeating Rabotnički of the Republic of Macedonia on away goals.[5]

2009 saw Inter Baku retain the Azerbaijan Premier League title, securing it for the second time in the club's history. The club's Champions League campaign was less successful – barely losing to Lech Poznań away on penalties.[6] In 2011, Inter Baku also managed to win the CIS Cup after defeating Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the final.[7][8]

In 2012, the club recorded an Azerbaijani record for the biggest win in a European competition by beating Narva Trans 5–0 in Estonia.[9] The club had started the 2013–14 season with a three-game losing streak, setting a record for worst start to a season in its history.[10] However, the team managed to clinch second spot in the league.[11]

Downturn and financial difficulties of Inter Baku (2015–2017)

During the 2015–16 season, Inter started experiencing financial difficulties at the same time with its main sponsor, The International Bank of Azerbaijan. In December 2015, the club's president Georgi Nikolov was replaced by Rashad Gasimov. On 31 March 2016, Inter Baku were banned from participating in the next UEFA club competition that they would qualify for in the next three seasons, covering the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons.[12]

The situation continued during the 2016–17 season as Inter struggled to pay salaries to its players and make new transfers. Despite that, Inter was able to claim the bronze medals in the national championship and reach the semifinals stage in the Cup. At the end of the season, IBA announced that it would no longer sponsor the club and this led to new changes in the administration. Zaur Akhundov, former director of the National Futzal Federation, was appointed as the head of the Supervisory Board and Ramish Maliyev became the new executive director of the club. Despite the rumors about the liquidation, Inter was able to find sponsorship for the 2017-18 season and play in the Europe League where it eliminated Serbian Mladost Lučani in the first qualifying round before getting eliminated by Fola Esch in the second round.

Keshla FK (2017–present)

On October 28, 2017, Inter Baku PIK officially changed its name to Keshla FK.[13] The club also replaced its logo and jersey colors. In its first match, Keshla lost 0-2 against Kapaz. The next day, teams manager Zaur Svanadze was replaced by Ramiz Mammadov.[14] On 25 December 2017, Keshla announced that Ramiz Mammadov had become the clubs Sporting Director, with Yuriy Maksymov coming in as the clubs new manager.[15]

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1999-00 1st 11th 22 5 3 14 19 41 18 1/8 Finals Azerbaijan S. Alakbarov 7
2000–01 1st 7th 20 9 2 9 26 38 29 1/8 Finals Azerbaijan R. Nasibov 8
2003–04 1st 4th 26 15 6 5 43 16 51 1/8 Finals Georgia (country) A. Sokhadze 6
2004–05 1st 7th 34 19 9 6 44 24 66 Runner-Up Azerbaijan E. Mammadov 10
2005–06 1st 4th 26 14 8 4 35 14 50 Quarter-Finals Nigeria Idahor 6
2006–07 1st 4th 24 13 6 5 36 12 45 Semi-Finals Azerbaijan S. Aliyev 6
2007–08 1st 1st 26 18 4 4 55 18 58 Runner-Up Azerbaijan K. Mammadov 19
2008–09 1st 2nd 26 18 7 1 54 16 61 Runner-Up Uruguay Guglielmone 17
2009–10 1st 1st 32 22 12 8 58 37 78 Semi-Finals Lithuania Poškus 12
2010–11 1st 5th 32 13 10 9 29 24 49 Runner-Up Lithuania Poškus 5
2011–12 1st 3rd 32 16 8 8 29 21 56 Semi-Finals Georgia (country) Tskhadadze 7
2012–13 1st 3rd 32 16 9 7 38 22 57 Quarter finals Georgia (country) Tskhadadze 8
2013–14 1st 2nd 36 20 7 9 60 37 67 Quarter finals Azerbaijan V. Javadov 16
2014–15 1st 2nd 32 17 12 3 55 20 63 Semi-Finals Spain Álvaro 9
2015–16 1st 4th 36 16 11 9 39 28 59 Semi-Finals Azerbaijan N. Hajiyev / Azerbaijan M. Abbasov 6
2016–17 1st 3rd 28 11 10 7 39 33 43 Semi-Finals Azerbaijan R. Aliyev 11
2017–18 1st 6th 28 8 7 13 29 39 31 Winner Azerbaijan Fardjad-Azad / Romania Scarlatache / Azerbaijan S.Alkhasov 4

European History

UEFA Champions League 2008–2009 Qualifying match in Skopje, Macedonia; FK Rabotnicki (Macedonia) – Inter Baku (Azerbaijan) 1–1
As of match played 19 July 2018
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 6 1 3 2 3 5
UEFA Europa League 26 12 7 7 37 29
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 3 0 1 6 4
Total 36 16 10 10 46 38
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup R1 Austria Bregenz 2–1 3–0 5–1
R2 Finland Tampere United 1–0 0–3 1–3
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Republic of Macedonia Rabotnički 0–0 1–1 1–1(a)
2Q Serbia Partizan 1–1 0–2 1–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2Q Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–2 1–3 2–5
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Poland Lech Poznań 0–1 1–0 1–1(8-9p)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Narva Trans 5–0 2–0 7–0
2Q Greece Asteras Tripoli 1–1 1–1 2–2(2-4p)
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Finland IFK Mariehamn 1–1 2–0 3–1
2Q Norway Tromsø 1–0 0–2 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Moldova Tiraspol 3–1 3–2 6–3
2Q Sweden IF Elfsborg 0–1 1–0 1–1(3-4p)
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Albania Laçi 1–1 0–0 1–1(a)
2Q Iceland FH 2–2 2–1 4–3
3Q Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–0 0–2 0–2
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Serbia Mladost Lučani 2–0 3–0 5–0
2Q Luxembourg Fola Esch 1–0 1–4 2–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Malta Balzan 2–1 1–4 3–5

Stadium

Inter Arena
Full name Inter Arena
Location Baku, Azerbaijan
Owner Inter Baku
Operator Dynamic Resource
Capacity 8,125
Surface Artificial
Construction
Built 2001
Tenants
Inter Baku

The club play their home matches at the Inter Arena, an all-seater football stadium situated in Baku. Since 2008, the stadium has been under development, surrounded by practice fields, administration buildings and the newly built four-star Inter Hotel.

Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer

Years Manufacturer Sponsor
2004 – 2011 Germany Adidas Azerbaijan International Bank of Azerbaijan
2011 – 2015 England Umbro
2015 – 2017 Spain Joma
2017 – present Azerbaijan Samaya LTD

Players

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

As of 11 October 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Kamran Aghayev (captain)
2 Azerbaijan DF Sertan Tashkin
3 Brazil DF Denis Silva
4 Azerbaijan DF Slavik Alkhasov
7 Azerbaijan FW Vagif Javadov
9 Azerbaijan FW Amil Yunanov
10 Azerbaijan FW Ruslan Nasirli
11 Uzbekistan FW Bahodir Nasimov
14 Jamaica FW Andre Clennon
16 Azerbaijan GK Shahin Zakiyev
17 Russia MF Samir Masimov
18 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Amirjanov
19 Azerbaijan DF Azer Salahli
21 Cameroon MF Hervé Tchami
No. Position Player
22 Serbia MF Nikola Mitrović
24 Azerbaijan MF Fuad Bayramov
30 Azerbaijan GK Davud Karimi
31 Greece MF Giorgos Georgiadis
33 Azerbaijan DF Tarlan Guliyev
65 Azerbaijan DF Jabir Amirli
66 Azerbaijan DF Murad Gayali
88 Azerbaijan MF Mammad Guliyev
90 The Gambia MF Ebrima Sohna
93 Lithuania DF Edvinas Girdvainis
97 Azerbaijan MF Elnur Jafarov
Mauritania MF Diallo Guidileye
Togo FW Jonathan Ayité

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2018.

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
Azerbaijan GK Orkhan Sadigli (at Sumqayıt)
Azerbaijan DF Rijat Garayev (at Sabah)

Club officials

Management

Position Staff
PresidentAzerbaijan Zaur Akhundov
Head directorAzerbaijan Ramish Maliyev
Director of sportAzerbaijan Ramiz Mammadov
Team managerAzerbaijan Eldaniz Yusifov
Press secretaryAzerbaijan Sabuhi Mammadov

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Serbia Mladen Milinkovic
Assistant coach Azerbaijan Zaur Ismayilov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Jamal Aliyev
Fitness coach Serbia Aleksandar Karaklić
Reserve team head coach Azerbaijan Ilgar Huseynov

Records

Individual

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 14 November 2014 (players in bold signify current Inter players). Ģirts Karlsons is the club's all-time top scorer with 36 goals in 73 games.[16]

Khagani Mammadov is one of the most goal scoring players.
Top Ten Highest Goalscorers
Player Period Appearances Goals
1 Latvia Ģirts Karlsons 2009–12 73 36
2 Uruguay Walter Guglielmone 2007–09 45 28
3 Georgia (country) Bachana Tskhadadze 2010–present 97 28
4 Azerbaijan Khagani Mammadov 2007–09 35 22
5 Lithuania Robertas Poškus 2009–11 52 17
6 Azerbaijan Emin Imamaliev 2003–05 48 14
7 Belarus Uladzimir Makowski 2004–06 52 11
8 Azerbaijan Volodimir Levin 2004–13 204 11
9 Bulgaria Petar Zlatinov 2008–13 97 10
10 Spain Mikel Álvaro 2013–present 30 9
Volodimir Levin is Inter's most capped player.
Top Ten Players With Most Appearances
Player Period Caps Goals
1 Azerbaijan Ukraine Volodimir Levin 2004–13 204 11
2 Azerbaijan Asif Mammadov 2008–10; 2010–present 118 7
3 Georgia (country) Giorgi Lomaia 2009–present 108 0
4 Azerbaijan Arif Dashdemirov 2010–present 98 5
5 Georgia (country) Bachana Tskhadadze 2010–present 97 28
6 Bulgaria Petar Zlatinov 2008–13 97 10
7 Georgia (country) Ilia Kandelaki 2010–13 75 3
8 Azerbaijan Elmar Bakhshiev 2004–07 74 1
9 Latvia Ģirts Karlsons 2009–12 73 36
10 Czech Republic Bronislav Červenka 2007–12 72 5

Notable managers

Information correct as of match played 2 November 2014. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Ismail Aliyev  Azerbaijan 1997 1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Samir Alakbarov  Azerbaijan 1999 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Boyukagha Aghayev  Azerbaijan 2001 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [17]
Anatoly Konjkov  Ukraine 2004 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [18]
Oleg Smolyaninov  Russia 2006 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [19]
Valentyn Khodukin  Ukraine 2006 Jun 2009 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Azerbaijan Premier League [19]
Kakhaber Tskhadadze  Georgia Jul 2009 Jun 2015 220 111 63 46 301 166 050.45 Azerbaijan Premier League
CIS Cup		 [20]
Zaur Svanadze  Georgia Jun 2015 Oct 2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ramiz Mammadov  Azerbaijan Oct 2017 Dec 2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Yuriy Maksymov  Ukraine Dec 2017 July 2018 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Azerbaijan Cup
  • 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).

Honours

National

Winners (2): 2007–08, 2009–10
Winners (1): 2017–18

Regional

Winners (1): 2011

References

  1. ↑ "14 мгновений финала". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Arts, Sports & Events". Official Khazar University website. 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Intertoto Cup History Season 2004 First Round". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Intertoto Cup History Season 2004 Second Round". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
  5. ↑ "Ventspils and Sheriff arrest losses". uefa.com. 2008-07-22. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  6. ↑ Kurowski, Dariusz. "Lech through after 22-penalty shoot-out". UEFA. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Кубок Содружества у "Интера"!". Championat.ru. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "Azerbaijani football club Inter wins CIS Cup on penalties". Trend.az. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Интер" победил, "Пюник" проиграл. UEFA (in Russian). uefa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  10. ↑ ""İnter"dən 3-cü məğlubiyyət, "Qarabağ" yenidən zirvədə – YENİLƏNİB". Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Чемпионы тоже плачут. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders". uefa.org. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Peşəkar Futbol Liqasının məlumatı". http://pfl.az/ (in Azerbaijani). PFL. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017. External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ "Keşlə FK-nın məlumatı". keshlafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Keshla FK. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Müşahidə Şurasının iclası keçirildi". inter.az (in Azerbaijani). Keshla FK. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Azerbaijan Premier League Stats". PFL.az. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  17. ↑ Беюкага АГАЕВ:"Мы находимся в ожидании чего-то нового". extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Бывший тренер футбольного клуба "Интер" Анатолий Коньков будет прооперирован Читать полностью: http://news.day.az/sport/46821.html". Day.az (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2014. External link in |title= (help)
  19. 1 2 Ibrahimov, Erkin. Ходукин возглавил "Интер". uefa.com (in Russian). UEFA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  20. ↑ "Sxadadze 250-ə yaxınlaşdı". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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