Английская Википедия:FC Baku

FC Baku (Шаблон:Lang-az) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku that has been an amateur club since 2016. Prior to that, Baku played 18 seasons in the Azerbaijan Premier League, winning the championship twice and the National Cup three times. The club ceased operations in 2018.

History

Early years (1997–2004)

Led by Shamil Heydarov, Dinamo finished 2nd and entered the 1998-99 UEFA Cup, but was eliminated by Argeş Piteşti 1-7 on aggregate in the preliminary round. In the 1997–98 season, Dinamo appointed Ruslan Abdullayev as their new head coach. Under the management of Abdullayev, the team passed the first part of tournament well, although 3rd place and 52 points were not enough for medals or European cups, and Dinamo finished the season in 6th place.^[1] The following two seasons, Dinamo also finished 6th, but since 2000, the team was managed by Ruslan Abdullayev's son Elkhan Abdullayev, and was renamed to Dinamo Bakılı. In the 2001–02 season, after a disastrous performance, Dinamo Bakılı were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, but due to conflict between clubs and the AFFA, the next championship was held just two years later, in which the team participated under the name of Dinamo for the last time in its history.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Success era (2004–2008)

In 2004, the club renamed to FC Baku, after changes by the new chairman. New management began from radical changes. Elkhan Abdullayev was replaced by Asgar Abdullayev immediately after the second week of the season. FC Baku gained some important victories over the opponents and was holding a pole position until February 2005. At the end of the season Asgar Abdullayev concentrated on the Azerbaijan Cup, where his team reached the final. In the 2004–05 season, Baku managed to finish in 5th.^[6]

The return to European competition proved to be unsuccessful. In the 2004-05 UEFA Cup first qualifying match, Baku lost to Slovakian side MŠK Žilina 2–3 on aggregate, although they won the first leg 1–0 in Baku. ^[7]^[8]

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Baku's line up before a 2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2QR match against Ekranas

In 2008, Baku appointed Gjoko Hadžievski as their manager, and after a poor first season, the club celebrated their second title. Under his charge, FC Baku became the first Azerbaijani team to qualify for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The team beat FK Ekranas in the second qualifying round after a 2–2 draw in Lithuania and 4–2 win in the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in the second leg,^[9] although they lost to Levski Sofia in the next round 2-0 on aggregate, with Baku drawing the first leg 0-0 at home.^[10]

Downfall and financial struggles (2008–2018)

In 2010, the club was handed a two-match suspension by UEFA for fielding Joël Epalle in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the Europa League against FK Budućnost, who was ineligible to play at the time.^[11]^[12] Baku won the first leg 2-1, but UEFA awarded Budućnost a 3-0 win due to Baku fielding a suspended player. Although Baku went on to win the second leg 2-1, they lost 4-2 on aggregate due to the awarded win.

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, Winfried Schäfer, Aleksandrs Starkovs, Božidar Bandović and Milinko Pantić, the club did not achieve any success and squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings.^[13]

In 2014, the club owner Hafiz Mammadov's financial difficulties forced number of players and personnel to seek new clubs, leaving the club's future uncertain.^[14]^[15] The club was relegated from the Premier League in the 2014-15 season, and played in the Azerbaijani First Division in the 2015-16 season. The club became defunct as a professional club the next year.

Colours and logo

The club's traditional kit is a white and blue shirt, white shorts with grey socks. Their away kit is all maroon. Baku's kits are manufactured by Macron.Шаблон:Citation needed The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group and ZQAN Holding.^[16] The club's logo is based on The Maiden Tower, a noted landmark and one of Azerbaijan's most distinctive emblems.

Stadium

Tofik Bakhramov Stadium was used for long period of time as Baku's main stadium. In 2008, Baku's president Hafiz Mammadov announced that a new stadium which will have a capacity of 10,000 fans will be built. The new stadium was expected to be finished 2010, but construction is currently on hold.

The club's training base is currently used for its domestic games, which holds 2,000 fans.^[17]

Supporters

The club enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general. The club has been the subject of an independent supporters' fanzine Toplu Bakı since the 2010s.^[18]^[19]

League and domestic cup history

Post-independence period

Season	League									Azerbaijan Cup	Top goalscorer
Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Azerbaijan Cup	Name	League
1997–98	1st	2	26	16	6	4	48	20	54		Шаблон:Flagicon Ismayilov	14
1998–99	1st	6	36	18	5	13	54	34	59	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Ismayilov	15
1999–00	1st	6	22	9	4	9	21	17	31	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon P.Aliyev	8
2000–01	1st	6	20	9	2	9	30	29	29	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon P.Aliyev	13
2001–02	1st	11	30	0	4	26	17	70	4	1/8 Finals
2003–04	1st	5	26	12	5	9	45	32	41	1/8 Finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Mahmudov	10
2004–05	1st	5	34	21	10	3	60	14	73	Winners	Шаблон:Flagicon Pérez	13
2005–06	1st	1	26	18	4	4	42	12	58	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Gomes	8
2006–07	1st	3	24	14	6	4	25	10	48	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Gomes Шаблон:Flagicon Pérez	6
2007–08	1st	8	26	8	11	7	35	26	35	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Pérez	8
2008–09	1st	1	26	20	2	4	54	13	62	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Mujiri	11
2009–10	1st	2	42	17	14	11	41	32	65	Winners	Шаблон:Flagicon Jabá	10
2010–11	1st	6	32	10	10	12	33	32	40	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Jabá	7
2011–12	1st	6	32	15	5	12	42	37	50	Winners	Шаблон:Flagicon Parks	8
2012–13	1st	5	32	9	14	9	33	27	41	Semi-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon Pena	6
2013–14	1st	5	36	16	9	11	53	43	57	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon R.Aliyev	9
2014–15	1st	9	32	3	8	21	19	68	17	Quarter-finals	Шаблон:Flagicon N.Novruzov	15
2015–16	2nd	14	26	9	3	14	33	42	15	Second round	Шаблон:Flagicon K.Nurahmedov	8

European record

As of 21 July 2009.

Competition	Matches	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Champions League	6	2	2	2	7	8
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League	10	2	1	7	7	24
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	2	0	2	2
Total	18	4	5	9	16	34

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1998–99	UEFA Cup	1Q	Шаблон:Flag icon	Argeş Piteşti	0–2	1–5	1–7	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2005–06	UEFA Cup	1Q	Шаблон:Flag icon	MŠK Žilina	1–0	1–3	2–3	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2006–07	Champions League	1Q	Шаблон:Flag icon	Sioni Bolnisi	1–0	0–2	1–2	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2007	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1Q	Шаблон:Flag icon	Dacia Chișinău	1–1	1–1 (p 1–3)	2–2	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10	Champions League	2QR	Шаблон:Flag icon	FK Ekranas	4–2	2–2	6–4	Файл:Symbol keep vote.svg
2009–10	Champions League	3QR	Шаблон:Flag icon	Levski Sofia	0–0	0–2	0–2	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	PO	Шаблон:Flag icon	FC Basel	1–3	1–5	2–8	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	2QR	Шаблон:Flag icon	FK Budućnost	0–3Шаблон:Refn	2–1	2–4	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1QR	Шаблон:Flag icon	ND Mura 05	0–0	0–2	0–2	Файл:Symbol delete vote.svg

Шаблон:Reflist

Notable managers

Шаблон:Details

The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of FC Baku:

Name	Period	Trophies
Шаблон:Flagicon Asgar Abdullayev	2004–06	Azerbaijan Cup
Шаблон:Flagicon Boyukagha Hajiyev	2006–07	Azerbaijan Premier League
Шаблон:Flagicon Gjoko Hadžievski	2007–10	Azerbaijan Premier League
Шаблон:Flagicon Cüneyt Biçer	2010	Azerbaijan Cup
Шаблон:Flagicon Novruz Azimov	2012	Azerbaijan Cup

Honours

Azerbaijan League
- Champions (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
Azerbaijan Cup
- Winners (3): 2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Commons category

Шаблон:FK Baku Шаблон:Azerbaijan Premier League

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