Turan Tovuz () is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–95. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz.“Turan” klubunu türkiyəli Səlahhətdin Dərvənd çalışdıracaq However, since 1997, club found itself slipping further and further down the table, which was influenced by financial difficulties.
In the 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In the 2012–13 season, Turan, for the first time in their history, was relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in the top flight.musavat.com:“TURAN”ı DA İTİRİRİK...
In 2013, the club's owners decided to change the club's name to Turan-T. The club restored their name a few months later.
On 29 March 2025, in the 28th round of the 2024–25 season of the Premier League, Turan Tovuz played their 100th anniversary match, which ended with a 1-4 victory for Qarabağ. After finishing the 2025–26 season in 3rd place, Turan qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, however on 2 June 2026, UEFA excluded Turan from the tournament due to historical match fixing dating back to 2019 when seven Turan players were banned for life.
Domestic history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic Cup19921st3362646622456Quarter-Finals19931st318126034430Semi-Finals1993–941st13023437418501/8 Finals1994–951st22419234814401/8 Finals1995–961st420938263030Quarter-Finals1996–971st4301974481364Semi-Finals1997–981st9269413264531Quarter-Finals1998–991st7321895592763Semi-Finals1999–001st102255121736201/8 Finals2000–011st520938422830Semi-Finals2001–021st9301479403549Quarter-Finals2002–031st 2003–041st132644181559161/8 Finals2004–051st43422756421731/8 Finals2005–061st62611510272138Quarter-Finals2006–071st10245514243820Quarter-Finals2007–081st122646162149181/8 Finals2008–091st112655161945201/8 Finals2009–101st93289153843331/8 Finals2010–111st10327619244727Quarter-Finals2011–121st11326719264225First Round2012–131st11328618345930Second round2013–142nd73013512524644N/A2014–152nd63015510753750N/A2015–162nd72610610353136Second round2016–172nd1261871621161Second round2017–182nd62711610343339First round2018–192nd12266218295420N/A2019–202nd312804231624N/A2020–212nd3271494412251First round2021–222nd102410311373933N/A2022–231st63610917364939Semifinal2023–241st63613914535348Last 162024–251st43614139453955Last 162025–261st3331788442759Semi-Final
European history
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1994-95 UEFA Cup R1 Fenerbahçe 0–2 0–5 0–7
Stadium
Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.
Youth academy Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.
Honours Azerbaijan Premier League Winners (1): 1993–94 Azerbaijan First Division Winners (1): 2016–17
Squad
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2026.
Out on loan
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.
Coaching staff Position NameHead coach Kurban BerdyevAssistant of head coach Yunis Huseynov Andrei Mațiura Ruslan AbishovGoalkeeping coach Evgeniy ShchetininFitness coach Yakov Erlikh
Managers As of 30 June 2024.
Zahid Huseynov (1992) Ruslan Abdullayev (1992–93) Kazbek Tuaev (1993–95) Khanoghlan Abbasov (1995–00) Boyukagha Aghayev (2000–01) Nizami Sadigov (2001–02) Naci Şensoy (2002–03) Nizami Sadigov (2003–04) Naci Şensoy (2004–05) Sakit Aliyev (2005–07) Salahattin Darvand (2007–08) Etimad Gurbanov (2008–09) Nizami Sadigov (2009–10) Sakit Aliyev (2010) Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2010) Naci Şensoy (2010–11) Asgar Abdullayev (July 2011 – 12 Oct) Afghan Talibov (2012–13) Nadir Nabiyev (2013–2014) Badri Kvaratskhelia (2014) Nizami Sadigov (2015–2016) Asgar Abdullayev (2016–2018) Eltay Aslanov (2018–2019) Ilham Yadullayev (2019–2021) Afghan Talibov (2021–2022) Aykhan Abbasov (2022–2024 June) Kurban Berdyev (2024 June–)
References
External links Turan Tovuz at UEFA.com Turan Tovuz at EUFO.de Turan Tovuz at Weltfussball.de Turan Tovuz at Football-Lineups.com