Sumgayit FK


Sumgayit FK is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League. 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. 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. In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.
During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.
On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi.

Domestic history

European history

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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.

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

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2020.

Reserve team

plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

Club officials

Management

Coaching staff

Managers

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 20 May 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.
NameNat.FromToPWDLGSGA%WHonoursNotes
Bernhard RaabSept 19, 2011June 11, 2013
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Agil MammadovJune 12, 2013Oct 8, 2015
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Samir AbbasovOct 8, 2015May 20, 2018
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Nazim SuleymanovJun 7, 2018Nov 12, 2018
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Aykhan AbbasovNov 14, 2018
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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.

Records