Sumgayit FK

Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayit" futbol klubu, pronounced [sumgajɯt]) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

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.

In the 2017-18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players.

On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi.

Domestic history

European history

Notes

• 1QR: First qualifying round
• 2QR: Second qualifying round
• 3QR: Third qualifying round
• POR: Play-off round
• Group: Group stage

Stadium

The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a Football stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,300. New stadium will be ready in 2021 summer with capacity 16,000.

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.

Managers

Statistics

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

• 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 <

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