Sumgayit FK

Sumgayit FK
Full name Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu
Founded 1961 (1961) as Metallurg Sumgait, reformed in 2010
Ground Kapital Bank Arena
Capacity 1,500
President Riad Rafiyev
Manager Nazim Suleymanov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2017–18 5th
Website Club website

Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1] Sumgayit is the only team in the 2017-18 season that consists only from Azerbaijani players.

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron.[2] After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan's U-19 and U-17 players.[3] In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.[4]

During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2010–11 2nd 7th 26 13 5 8 34 26 44 Did not enter
2011–12 1st 12th 32 6 6 20 27 52 24 First round Azerbaijan Orkhan Aliyev 5
2012–13 1st 10th 32 9 8 15 31 49 35 Second round Azerbaijan Pardis Fardjad-Azad 9
2013–14 1st 9th 36 5 10 21 27 61 25 Second round Azerbaijan Pardis Fardjad-Azad 6
2014–15 1st 8th 32 7 10 15 32 43 31 Second round Azerbaijan Magomed Kurbanov 13
2015–16 1st 8th 36 9 12 15 41 49 39 Quarter-final Azerbaijan Amil Yunanov 12
2016–17 1st 6th 28 9 8 11 28 35 35 Quarter-final Azerbaijan Mirabdulla Abbasov 8
2017–18 1st 5th 28 11 7 10 34 33 40 Semi-final Azerbaijan Amil Yunanov 10

Stadium

The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,500.

Supporters

Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of Sumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.

Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers

Years Manufacturer Sponsor
2010 – 2012 Italy Kappa Azerbaijan Azərkimya
2012 – 2016 England Umbro
2016 – present Spain Joma Azerbaijan Pasha Life

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 23 August 2018[5] [6]

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 Mehdi Jannatov
2 Azerbaijan DF Rail Malikov
3 Azerbaijan DF Vurğun Hüseynov (captain)
4 Azerbaijan DF Shahriyar Aliyev
7 Azerbaijan MF Javid Taghiyev
9 Azerbaijan FW Ehtiram Shahverdiyev
10 Azerbaijan MF Aleksei Isayev
11 Turkey FW Atilla Yıldırım
14 Azerbaijan DF Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade
15 Azerbaijan GK Orkhan Sadigli (loan from Keşla)
17 Azerbaijan MF Nijat Gurbanov
18 Azerbaijan MF Suleyman Ahmadov
No. Position Player
21 Azerbaijan DF Arif Dashdemirov
22 Azerbaijan MF Afran Ismayilov
36 Azerbaijan GK Suleyman Suleymanov
38 Azerbaijan MF Mushfig Rzayev
39 Azerbaijan MF Tural Bayramli
44 Azerbaijan DF Gvanzav Mahammadov
60 Azerbaijan MF Elvin Mammadov
70 Azerbaijan FW Ulvi Iskandarov (loan from Gabala)
74 Azerbaijan DF Yusif Nabiyev (loan from Gabala)
77 Azerbaijan MF Murad Khachayev (loan from Shakhtar)
97 Azerbaijan MF Khayal Najafov
99 Israel MF Eli Babayev

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2018.

Reserve team

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

Club officials

Management

Position Staff
PresidentAzerbaijan Riad Rafiyev
Vice-presidentAzerbaijan Vagif Omarov
Head of Supervisory BoardAzerbaijan Abdulla Mammadov
Director of sportAzerbaijan Zamig Huseynov
Press secretaryAzerbaijan Rashad Mammadov

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Azerbaijan Nazim Suleymanov
Assistant coach Azerbaijan Samir Alakbarov
Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Emil Babayev
Fitness coach Ukraine Anton Dyachenko
Coordinator of youth academyAzerbaijan Agil Mammadov
Reserve team head coach Azerbaijan Elbrus Mammadov
Under-19 head coach Azerbaijan Vagif Pashayev

Managers

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 20 May 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bernhard Raab  Germany Sept 19, 2011 June 11, 2013 67 16 14 37 58 101 023.88 [7]
Agil Mammadov  Azerbaijan June 12, 2013 Oct 8, 2015[8] 73 12 21 40 64 114 016.44
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan Oct 8, 2015[9] May 20, 2018 33 11 8 14 40 45 033.33
Nazim Suleymanov  Azerbaijan Jun 7, 2018[10]
  • 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).

Records

References

  1. ↑ "FK Sumqayit". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ↑ ""Sumqayıt"ın prezidenti: "Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  5. ↑ http://sumqayitpfc.az/index.php?s=oyunchular&id=1
  6. ↑ http://www.pfl.az/team/14
  7. ↑ Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "ФК Сумгаит: Агиль Мамедов сам подал прошение об отставке". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Первая тренерская смена сезона: Аббасов сменил Мамедова в Сумгаите". http://www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ "Nazim Süleymanov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sumqayitpfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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