Qarabağ FK

Qarabağ
Full name Qarabağ Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s) Atlılar (The Horsemen)[1]
Short name QRB
Founded 1951 (1951) as Məhsul[2][3][4]
Ground Azersun Arena
Capacity 5,800
President Abdolbari Gozal
Manager Gurban Gurbanov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2017–18 1st
Website Club website

Qarabağ Futbol Klubu, commonly known as Qarabağ (pronounced [ɡɑɾɑbɑ'ɣ]) is an Azerbaijani football club playing in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club originates from Agdam, ruined and abandoned since 1993 due to the Nagorno-Karabakh war, and is now based in Baku, the capital.

Formed in 1951, Qarabağ were founding members of the Azerbaijan Premier League in 1992. One season later, they won their first league championship, becoming the first non-Baku-based club to win the Premier League title. Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftçi PFK which has participated in all Premier League championships so far.

Qarabağ plays its matches at the Azersun Arena and Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, which also serves as the venue for Azerbaijan national team matches.

In 2014, the club won the Premier League, their first league title in 21 years.[5] Qarabağ have won the Premier League six times and Azerbaijan Cup six times.[6] Qarabağ became the second Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of a European competition, making its first of three consecutive seasons in the UEFA Europa League group stages in 2014–15. Qarabağ is the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of the higher UEFA Champions League, competing in the 2017–18 season.[7]

History

Early years (1951–1991)

The club was founded in 1951 as Qarabağ after the Aghdam city stadium was built; there then began a serious effort towards the creation of a professional football team. Consequently, Qarabağ FK, then playing under the name of Mehsul, took part in the 1966 Azerbaijani championship.[2] That year, the club reached fourth place in the local championship.

Qarabağ participated in the local championship for four consecutive years during which second place was their best result (achieved in 1968). After 1968, however, owing to carelessness and a lack of financial support, the team withdrew from the championships for almost ten years.[2] In 1977, the team was reborn under name Shafaq. In 1982 Shafaq was the only representative of Aghdam in football. Between 1982 and 1987, the squad used the name "Cooperative society". In 1988, Qarabağ won the champions title in the Azerbaijan SSR local championship under its current name.[2]

Effects of war and financial struggles (1991–2008)

In 1993, during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the city of Aghdam came under Armenian control, and the team was forced to move from Imarat Stadium to Baku, while the head coach of the team, Allahverdi Bagirov, died in the war.[8][9][10] Financial problems plagued the club during the period from 1998 to 2001, and the club went through hard times although it became the first Azerbaijani team to win away from home in a European competition by defeating the Israeli side Maccabi Haifa 1-2 in the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup thanks to a double strike from club legend Mushfig Huseynov. Qarabağ has also represented Azerbaijan in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA cup many times.

These problems were alleviated in 2001, when one of the largest holding companies of Azerbaijan, Azersun Holding, starting sponsoring the team. The squad used the name of Qarabag-Azersun for two seasons, but then returned its original name in 2004.[11]

Gurban Gurbanov era (2008–present)

Gurban Gurbanov the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions.

In 2008, former Azerbaijani football star Gurban Gurbanov was appointed as head coach after the unexpected departure of Rasim Kara to Khazar Lankaran one week before the start of the 2008–09 season. Led by Gurban Gurbanov, Qarabağ have ignored a common strategy in Azerbaijani football: eschewing foreign signings in favour of nurturing local talent.[12] Gurbanov brought with him a tiki-taka style of play, characterised by short passes, long periods of build-up and players interchanging positions.[13]

Under Gurbanov, Qarabağ has become one of the most successful Azerbaijani football clubs in Europe (with three consecutive wins) and one which reached the UEFA Europa League play-off-round by beating Rosenborg in the UEFA Europa League, and also eliminated Honka of Finland.[14][15] The achievements in European competitions marked Gurban Gurbanov as among the most successful Azerbaijani managers ever.[16]

In 2010, the club set an Azerbaijani record for the most significant win in a European competition by beating Metalurg Skopje 4–1 in Baku and eliminating Wisła Kraków to reach the play-offs for the second year in succession.[17][18][19] In 2011, the club duplicated the same record by beating Banga Gargždai 4–0 in Gargždai.[20] The 2011–12 season ended in disappointing style for Qarabağ, however, as they finished in fourth place, leaving the club without European competition.[21] In 2013, Qarabağ reached Europa League play-off-round for third time in their history.[22][23]

In May 2014, Qarabağ earned its second league title after 21 years.[24] A month later, by beating Red Bull Salzburg, the club became first Azerbaijani side to win in the third round of UEFA Champions League.[25][26] In August 2014, the club reached Europa League play-off round for the fourth time in last five seasons.[27] In 2014, Qarabağ qualified for the 2014–15 Europa League group stage, becoming the second Azerbaijani team to advance to this stage in a European competition.[28] On 23 October 2014, after defeating[29] Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–0, the team became the first Azerbaijani club to win a Europa League group stage match.[30][31]

In 2017, after victory over the Sheriff Tiraspol, Qarabağ qualified for the UEFA Champions League play-off rounds for the first time. In the first leg they recorded a 1–0 victory over Danish side F.C. Copenhagen in Baku.[32] Despite losing 2–1 in the second leg, Qarabağ won on away goals and became the first Azerbaijani team to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[33]

Crest and colours

The crest on the club emblem is the symbol of the Karabakh. It is produced by English designers and based on the Karabakh horse.[34] The horse stems from the club's nickname "The Horsemen"; although it was included on club programmes and scarves earlier, the crest was not displayed on the shirt until 2004.[35] After Gurban Gurbanov's appointment, Qarabağ's attractive style of play led fans to call the team "Qafqazın Barselonası" ("Barcelona of The Caucasus"), which plays upon Barcelona's success in Europe.[13][36] The club is sometimes called "Qaçqın Klub" ("The Refugee Club") after its conservative position on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and refugee problem in Azerbaijan.[13][37][38]

Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers

Qarabağ's traditional kit alludes to the club's location in Nagorno-Karabakh with the black and white representing light and darkness respectively. The club's kits are manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by Azersun, a Baku-based food producing company.

Years Manufacturer Sponsor
2004 – 2011 Germany Adidas Azerbaijan Azersun Holding
2011 – 2012 Italy Kappa
2012 – present Germany Adidas

Stadium

Azersun Arena.

The club have previously used Guzanli Olympic Stadium, which is situated in Quzanlı, the most populous municipality in the Agdam Rayon of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. The Imarat Stadium which was club's original home stadium was destroyed as a result of artillery attacks from Armenian military forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.[39][40][41]

In 2012, the construction of a new football stadium Azersun Arena was announced, which was opened in June 2015. Azersun Arena is a multi-use football stadium in Surakhani settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used as the club's Azerbaijan Premier League home stadium and holds 5,800 people.[42]

The Baku Olympic Stadium is used for Champions League games, where the record attendance for Qarabağ occurred on 27 September 2017, in a UEFA Champions League group stage match attended by 67,200 fans against Roma.[43]

Supporters

Although a large part of Qarabağ's support is drawn from the local Aghdam population, they remain immensely well supported in the rest of Azerbaijan. This is mainly due to their being the only team to represent the war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh region in the league.[44] The club is a sole remnant of the past and a living symbol of hope and pride for over half a million Azerbaijani internally displaced people. In recent years, thanks to achievements on the pitch, the club has been able to inspire and initiate special youth projects enforcing stability and development in the IDP-settlements near the border of Nagorno-Karabakh.[45][46]

The club have few supporting groups such as Imarat, Qarabağ Ordusu, Boys Qarabağ, and Ladies of Qarabağ.[47][48] These groups often receive free tickets to Qarabağ's games, which helps Karabakh to have more support from fans.

Recent seasons

Last ten seasons
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League goals) Head Coach
2008–09Premier League5261475352249W—Republic of Macedonia Artim Šakiri (7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nidal Ferhatovic (7)		Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov
2009–1034217187373069QFELPOAzerbaijan Rauf Aliyev (5)
Azerbaijan Afran Ismayilov (5)
2010–113321778412258FRELPOGeorgia (country) Georgi Adamia (18)
2011–124321589372853SFELIII RGeorgia (country) Georgi Adamia (7)
2012–1323216115432659SF—Brazil Richard Almeida (13)
2013–141362196652172QFELPOBrazil Reynaldo (22)
2014–151322084512868WCL
EL		III R
GS		Brazil Reynaldo (10)
Netherlands Leroy George (10)
2015–161362664662184WCL
EL		III R
GS		Spain Dani Quintana (15)
2016–171281954461462WCL
EL		III R
GS		South Africa Dino Ndlovu (10)
2017–181282053371365QFCLGSAzerbaijan Mahir Madatov (8)

European record

Qarabağ playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League.

The club have participated in 14 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 4 seasons in the Champions League, 9 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and one season in the Intertoto Cup.[49] Qarabağ has played three times in the Europa League after qualifying via the Champions League. Counting all of the 86 games the side have played in UEFA competitions since their first entry into the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1996–97 season, the team's record stands at 32 wins, 22 draws and 32 defeats.

The club plays its home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, an all-seater stadium in Baku. Since the last rebuilding in 2012, it can host 31,200 spectators.[50] The record attendance for Qarabağ in a European match occurred 30 July 2014, in a 2014–15 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round match attended by 32,000 fans against FC Red Bull Salzburg which ended with a 2–1 win for the Qarabağ.[51] Qarabağ biggest wins is 5–0 against Samtredia in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League qualification, while the biggest defeats is 0–6 against Copenhagen in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Montpellier in the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[49] With 67 caps, Rashad Sadygov and Maksim Medvedev has appeared in the most UEFA matches for Qarabağ,[49] while Reynaldo has scored the most goals with 11.[49] Qarabağ has played Metalurg Skopje, Twente and Copenhagen four times, more than any other team.

In 2017, after beating Copenhagen 2-2 (a) in the Play-off round of the UEFA Champions League, Qarabağ became the first Azerbaijani club to reach the Group stage.[52] They were drawn in Group C alongside Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Roma, where they managed to obtain two points in six games after two draws and four losses.[53]

Updated as of 21 September 2018

Tournament P W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 30 11 11 8 29 25 +4 036.67
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 61 23 15 23 64 72 −8 037.70
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 000.00
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 0 3 2 11 −9 025.00
Total 99 35 27 37 96 120 −24 035.35

Matches

Games of Qarabağ in UEFA competitions
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Finland MyPa 0–1 1–1 1–2 (aet)
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1Q Czech Republic Jablonec 97 0–3 0–5 0–8
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Denmark Copenhagen 0–4 0–6 0–10
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Israel Maccabi Haifa 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
2R France Montpellier 0–3 0–6 0–9
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Slovakia Dukla 0–1 0–3 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Zimbru Chișinău 1–2 1–1 2–3 (aet)
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2Q Norway Rosenborg 1–0 0–0 1–0
3Q Finland Honka 2–1 1–0 3–1
Play-off Netherlands Twente 0–0 1–3 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 4–1 1–1 5–2
2Q Northern Ireland Portadown 1–1 2–1 3–2
3Q Poland Wisła Kraków 3–2 1–0 4–2
Play-off Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–1 0–4 0–5
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Lithuania Banga Gargždai 3–0 4–0 7–0
2Q Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
3Q Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 1–4 2–4
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Republic of Macedonia Metalurg Skopje 1–0 1–0 2–0
2Q Poland Piast Gliwice 2–1 2–2 4–3 (aet)
3Q Sweden Gefle IF 1–0 2–0 3–0
Play-off Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 1–2 1–4
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Malta Valletta 4–0 1–0 5–0
3Q Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 0–2 2–3
UEFA Europa League Play-off Netherlands Twente 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Group F France Saint-Étienne 0–0 1–1 3rd place
Italy Internazionale 0–0 0–2
Ukraine Dnipro 1–2 1–0
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 0–0 1–0 1–0
3Q Scotland Celtic 0–0 0–1 0–1
UEFA Europa League Play-off Switzerland Young Boys 3–0 1–0 4–0
Group J Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 1–2 4th place
France Monaco 1–1 0–1
England Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 1–3
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Luxembourg Dudelange 2–0 1–1 3–1
3Q Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Sweden IFK Göteborg 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group J Italy Fiorentina 1–2 1–5 3rd place
Greece PAOK 2–0 1–0
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec 2–2 0–3
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q Georgia (country) Samtredia 5–0 1–0 6–0
3Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 2–1 2–1
Play-off Denmark Copenhagen 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Group C Italy Roma 1–2 0–1 4th place
Spain Atlético Madrid 0–0 1–1
England Chelsea 0–4 0–6
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1Q Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0−0 1–0 1–0
2Q Albania Kukësi 3–0 0−0 3–0
3Q Belarus BATE Borisov 0–1 1−1 1–2
UEFA Europa League Play-off Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group E Portugal Sporting Lisbon 0–2
England Arsenal 0–3
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava

UEFA club rankings

As of 20 September 2018[54]

RankTeamCoefficient
62Greece PAOK20.500
63Italy Internazionale20.000
64Belarus BATE Borisov19.500
65Azerbaijan Qarabağ19.000
66Spain Celta Vigo19.000
67Turkey Galatasaray18.500
68Slovenia Maribor18.500

Players

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 21 September 2018[55]

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

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Hannes Halldórsson
2 Azerbaijan DF Gara Garayev
4 Azerbaijan DF Rahil Mammadov
5 Azerbaijan DF Maksim Medvedev (vice-captain)
6 Bulgaria MF Simeon Slavchev
7 Switzerland FW Innocent Emeghara
8 Spain MF Míchel
9 Azerbaijan MF Araz Abdullayev (loan from Panionios)
10 Spain MF Dani Quintana
11 Azerbaijan FW Mahir Madatov
12 Azerbaijan GK Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev
13 Brazil GK Vagner
14 Azerbaijan DF Rashad Sadygov (captain)
No. Position Player
17 France MF Abdellah Zoubir
18 Azerbaijan MF Ismayil Ibrahimli
19 Croatia MF Filip Ozobić
21 Azerbaijan MF Hajiagha Hajili
22 Azerbaijan MF Rovlan Muradov
25 Albania DF Ansi Agolli
28 Republic of the Congo FW Dzon Delarge
30 Azerbaijan DF Abbas Huseynov
52 Poland DF Jakub Rzeźniczak
55 Azerbaijan DF Badavi Huseynov
77 Haiti MF Wilde-Donald Guerrier
88 Azerbaijan MF Rafael Maharramli
91 Azerbaijan MF Joshgun Diniyev

For recent transfers, see 2018–19 Qarabağ FK season and Transfers summer 2018.

Reserve team

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

Club officials

The board of directors

Position Name
PresidentTurkey Abdolbari Gozal
Vice-presidentTurkey Tahir Gozal
managing directorTurkey Emrah Çelikel
general managerAzerbaijan Asif Asgarov
Financial DirectorTurkey Murat Karaman
Press and Operations OfficerAzerbaijan Nurlan Ibrahimov

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coachAzerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov
Assistant coachAzerbaijan Elchin Rahmanov
Azerbaijan Mushfig Huseynov
Azerbaijan Zaur Tagizade
Goalkeeper coachAzerbaijan Elkhan Hasanov
Fitness coachBulgaria Chudomir Chakarov
Conditioning coachBulgaria Mario Mitov
Reserve team head coachRepublic of Macedonia Borce Hristov
Under-19 head coachVacant

Medical staff

Position Name
DoctorAzerbaijan Sahhat Rustamzade
MasseurAzerbaijan Elshan Aliyev
Turkey Oktay Gursoy
Azerbaijan Rahman Nabiyev

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club in the Azerbijani league, as of the end of 2017–18 season (players in bold signifies current Qarabağ player). Mushfig Huseynov is the club's all-time most capped player and top scorer with 125 goals in 320 games.

Reynaldo is one of the highest goalscoring players for the club.
Top Ten Highest Goalscorers in the Azerbaijani League
Player Period Appearances Goals
1 Soviet Union Azerbaijan Mushfig Huseynov 1989–99; 2003–04; 2005–07 320 125
2 Azerbaijan Samir Musayev 2002–06 85 44
3 Brazil Reynaldo 2012–2017 87 43
4 BrazilAzerbaijan Richard Almeida 2012–18 163 38
5 Georgia (country) Georgi Adamia 2010–12 72 29
6 Azerbaijan Tarlan Ahmadov 1993–97; 2004 102 28
7 Azerbaijan Vugar Nadirov 2001–05; 2009–15; 2016–17 211 28
8 Azerbaijan Vagif Javadov 2007–10; 2012–13 110 25
9 Spain Dani Quintana 2015–present 69 23
10 Azerbaijan Rauf Aliyev 2006–13 131 23
Maksim Medvedev is one of the most capped players for the club.
Top Ten Players With Most Appearances in the Azerbaijani League
Player Period Caps Goals
1 Soviet Union Azerbaijan Mushfig Huseynov 1989–99; 2003–04; 2005–07 320 125
2 Azerbaijan Maksim Medvedev 2006–present 265 10
3 Azerbaijan Namiq Yusifov 2006–07; 2008–16 214 1
4 Albania Ansi Agolli 2010–present 213 3
5 Azerbaijan Vugar Nadirov 2001–05; 2009–15; 2016–17 211 28
6 Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov 2009–10; 2011–present 184 8
7 Albania Admir Teli 2009–15 173 8
8 Azerbaijan Aslan Kerimov 1993–97; 2003–11 168 12
9 BrazilAzerbaijan Richard Almeida 2012–18 163 38
10 Azerbaijan Rauf Aliyev 2006–13 131 23

Notable managers

Information correct as of match played 31 October 2017. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Allahverdi Bagirov  Soviet Union 19?? 198? N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [56]
Agaselim Mirjavadov  Azerbaijan 1992 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Azerbaijan Premier League
Azerbaijan Cup
Azerbaijan Supercup		 [57]
Elbrus Abbasov  Azerbaijan 1996 1998 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Boyukagha Aghayev  Azerbaijan 1998 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Elbrus Abbasov  Azerbaijan 1999 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Shahin Shahuseyni  Azerbaijan 2000 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Shahin Diniyev  Azerbaijan 2001 2004 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Igor Ponomaryov  Azerbaijan 2004 2005 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Elkhan Abdullayev  Azerbaijan 2005 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Azerbaijan Cup
Boyukagha Aghayev  Azerbaijan 2006 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Rasim Kara  Turkey Dec 2006 Jun 2008 38 14 12 12 35 32 036.84 [58]
Gurban Gurbanov  Azerbaijan Jul 2008 Present 406 226 106 74 588 301 055.67 Azerbaijan Premier League (4), Azerbaijan Cup (4) [59]

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

Qarabağ has won six Azerbaijan Premier League titles, six Azerbaijan Cup titles and one Azerbaijan Supercup trophy. The club is the first non-Baku based club to have won the Azerbaijan Premier League title.[60] Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftchi Baku which has participated in all Azerbaijan Premier League championships so far.[60]

USSR

Winners (1): 1990
  • Azerbaijan SSR League
Winners (2): 1988, 1990
  • Azerbaijan SSR Cup
Winners (1): 1990

Azerbaijan

Winners (6): 1993, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Winners (6): 1993, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Winners (1): 1994

Qarabağ featured on football simulation game Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 and 2016.[61]

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Further reading

  • Huizinga, Arthur (2012). Offside - Football in Exile. Paradox / YdocPublishing. ISBN 9789081887601.
  • Giulianelli, Emanuele (2018). Qarabag: La squadra senza città alla conquista dell’Europa. Ultra sport. ISBN 8867767119.

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