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Araz-Naxçıvan PFK

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This article is about the Nakhchivan-based football club. For the futsal club, see Araz Naxçivan.

Araz-Naxçıvan PFK (Azerbaijani: Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Nakchivan.

Araz-Naxçıvan PFK
Full nameAraz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
GroundNakhchivan City Stadium
Capacity12,800
ChairmanRamin Akhundov
ManagerElmar Bakhshiyev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–231st (Champion)

The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 after being promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season. The club plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2022 to 2023 season. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was champion of Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League.

History edit

The club was created in 1967 and as of 1968, it participated in Soviet First League.[1] The club stopped its activity after collapse of Soviet Union.[2] In 2001, the team was formed again and took part in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3] However year later, due to financial difficulties the team again ceased to exist.[4]

The club was re-established on 23 May 2013 and immediately joined Azerbaijan First Division.[5] In its first season, Araz sent Simurq crashing out of the Azerbaijan Cup. In May 2014, the club earned promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after winning the division in same season. In September 2014, Araz became linked to a match fixing scandal, the result of which saw the key players leaving the club and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic government officials intervening.[6][7]

On 3 November 2014, Araz-Naxçıvan announced their withdrawal from the league due constant biased referee decisions,[8][9] with the officially announcing their withdrawal on 17 November 2014.[10] The club competed in the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was champion of Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League 2023-2024.

Stadium edit

Main article: Nakhchivan City Stadium

Araz's home ground was Nakhchivan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000. For the stadium's first game, the announced attendance was 4,000.[11]

League and domestic cup history edit

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
2000–01 1st 10 20 3 3 14 14 55 12 1/8 final
2013–14 2nd 1 30 25 4 1 66 11 79 1/4 final
2014–15 1st

Supporters edit

Supporters of Araz were drawn from all over the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and beyond Azerbaijan. The club's main two supporting groups were Ultra Araz and Nagshijahan.[12]

Players edit

For a list of all former and current Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Araz-Naxçıvan PFK players.

Current squad edit

As of 1 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AZE Vusal Shabanov
2 DF   AZE Abdulla Rzayev (on loan from Sabah)
3 DF   AZE Turan Manafov
4 DF   BRA Igor Ribeiro
6 MF   AZE Vadim Abdullayev
7 MF   AZE Nijat Suleymanov
8 FW   BEL Ismail Azzaoui
9 FW   COD Elvis Mashike
10 FW   AZE Orkhan Aliyev
11 MF   AZE Ramin Nasirli
12 GK   MDA Cristian Avram
13 DF   AZE Mirali Ahmadov
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   BIH Mićo Kuzmanović
17 MF   RUS Ildar Alekperov (on loan from Sabah)
19 MF   FRA Axel Ngando
22 DF   AZE Elchin Mustafayev
23 FW   POR Nuno Rodrigues
27 DF   BIH Numan Kurdić
29 MF   BRA Wanderson Maranhão
39 MF   AZE Tural Bayramli
42 DF   GHA Mohammed Kadiri
55 DF   AZE Zamig Aliyev
88 MF   UKR Tugay Alizada
91 GK   BIH Semir Bukvic

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   AZE Nihad Gurbanli (at MOIK)
11 FW   AZE Bayramali Qurbanov (at Difai)

Notable managers edit

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
Tofig Akhundov   Soviet Union 1967 ???? N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [1]
Vagif Sadygov   Soviet Union 1977 1979 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ahmad Alaskarov   Soviet Union 1979 1979 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ali Rahmanov   Azerbaijan 199? 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [13]
Boyukagha Hajiyev   Azerbaijan 1999 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [14]
Asgar Abdullayev   Azerbaijan Jun 2013 Nov 2014 30 25 4 1 66 11 083.33 [15]
  • 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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Əsgər Abdullayev: "Məqsədim "Araz"ı güclülər dəstəsinə çıxarmaqdır"". www.azadliq.org. (in Azerbaijani). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Naxçıvanın "Araz" klubu peşəkar futbola qayıdır..." www.azadliq.org (in Azerbaijani). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan" Ərzurum səfərinə qələbə ilə başlayıb". www.azadliq.mobi (in Azerbaijani). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ Mammadov, Jeyhun. ""Araz-Naxçıvan" çempionata 3 xalla başladı". www.serqqapisi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ Аскер Абдуллаев и Юнис Гусейнов могут возглавить Араз. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ^ Пример Араз-Нахчывана. Почему первый дивизион пока не готов делегировать в премьер-лигу своих участников?. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. ^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan" çalxalanır: Futbolçular qovuldu, Əsgər Abdullayevə sərt xəbərdarlıq". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ^ АН официально отказался от участия в чемпионате Азербайджана. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  9. ^ ""Araz Naxçıvan" fəaliyyətini dayandırdı". qol.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ^ Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. ^ ""Araz"ın ilk oyununu 4 min azarkeş izlədi". Avrofutbol.com (in Azerbaijani).
  12. ^ ""Nəqşicahan" "Araz"ı tək buraxmadı". orasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ^ Aliyev, Jeyhun. Злой, Плохой, Хороший. Azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Böyükağa Hacıyevdən maraqlı sitatlar: "Onun cer-cehizini yığışdırıram"". futbol11.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  15. ^ Аскер Абдуллаев согласился возглавить Араз. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.

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