Shamkir Football Club () was an Azerbaijani football club based in Şəmkir, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Azerbaijan's football history with two Azerbaijan Premier League titles.
History The club was established in 1954, even though it never participated in any Soviet football league. It was re-established in 1993. Shamkir's most successful years were at the start of the 2000s, after Shahbaz Suleymanov's takeover, the club with Agaselim Mirjavadov consecutively won three Azerbaijan Premier League titles and reached the final of Azerbaijan Cup three times. The club also became the first Azerbaijani team to pass the qualifying stage of Champions League. In 2005, the club was briefly defunct due to sponsorship reasons but re-established once again on 19 August 2009 after finding sponsors.
Stadium Shamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. It is used as a home ground of Shamkir FC since 2010.
Honours
National Azerbaijan Premier League Winners (2): 1999–00, 2000–01 Azerbaijan First Division Winners (1): 1994–95
League and domestic cup history Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic Cup1993–942nd8181206421924Preliminary Round1994–952nd12821613811481/16 Finals1995–961st10203413153913Quarter-Finals1996–971st1230822030106261/8 Finals1997–981st3261592441054Quarter-Finals1998–991st23621312523466Runners-Up1999-001st12217414611551/8 Finals2000–011st12016316014511/8 Finals2001–021st1322372802076Runners-Up2003–041st2262042671164Runners-Up2004–051st133495203448321/8 Finals2010–112nd9265714153622Preliminary Round2011–122nd8269611383833did not enter2012–132nd13243615235615did not enter2013–142nd11308715284231did not enter2014–152nd11308814254632did not enter2015–162nd5261088302438Second round2016–172nd6261538412048First round2017–18RLdid not enter
UEFA club competition results Q = Qualifying Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate1999/00UEFA CupQKryvbas Kryviy Rih0–20–30–52000/01UEFA Champions LeagueQ1Skonto Riga4–11–25–3Q2SK Slavia Prague1–40–11–52001/02UEFA Champions LeagueQ1Barry Town0–10–20–32004/05UEFA CupQ1FC Tbilisi1–40–11–5
Managers
Managers in modern history Afgan Talybov (1997–1998) Agaselim Mirjavadov (1998–2001) Gahraman Aliyev (2001–2005) Faig Jabbarov (2009–2011) Anar Kalantarov (2011–2013) Ruslan Abbasov (2013–2015) Kamran Alibabayev (2015–2016) Gahraman Aliyev (2016–2017) Badri Kvaratskhelia (2017)
Notes
References
External links FK Shamkir at PFL.AZ