FK Karabakh

FK Karabakh

Football club infobox
clubname = FK Karabakh


fullname = FK Karabakh
nickname = Stallions
founded = 1950
ground = Surakhani Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
capacity = 15,000 | chairman = Abdulbari Goozal
manager = Gurban Gurbanov
league = AFFA Supreme League
season = 2005-2006
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FK Karabakh Agdam (Azeri: "Qarabağ Ağdam") is an Azerbaijani football club playing in AFFA Supreme League established in 1950.

History

FK Karabakh were twice champions of the independent Azerbaijan football championship in 1993 and 1996. Apart from two championship titles, 'Qarabagh' squad won 2 league cups and represented Azeri football in European competitions. Club have been playing its home matches in Surakhani stadium Baku since 1993, because Agdam was occupied by Armenian troops during Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Domestic League

As twice league champions FK Karabakh has always been fighting for high spots in domestic league. Club have shown their ambitions once again by reinforcing their squad with Azeri national players Emin Imamaliyev, Zaur Ramazanov, and former macedonian international Artim Šakiri at the beginning of season 2008/09. Former Azeri football star Gurban Gurbanov was appointed as a head coach after the unexpected departure of Rasim Kara to Khazar Lenkoran one week before the start of the season 2008/09.

European competitions

FK Karabakh is the first Azerbaijani team achieving away victory in European competitions by beating Israel side Maccabi Haifa F.C. 2:1 in UEFA Intertoto Cup at the season 99/00 thanks to double strike from former club legend Mushvig Huseynov. FK Karabakh has also represented Azerbaijan in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA cup competitions for many times.

Club sponsors

FK Karabakh is sponsored by a leading food production company in Azerbaijan "Azersun Holding" Ltd since 2003.

Achievements

*Azerbaijan League Champions: 21993

*Azerbaijan Cup Winner: 21993, 2006

*USSR Azerbaijan League Champions: 21988, 1990

League and domestic cup history

Current squad

"As of September, 2008."

Transfers in 2008/2009

Transfers out 2008/2009

Selected former players

* Elman Sultanov
* Bojan Ilic

External links

*az icon en icon ru icon [http://www.garabagh.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.affa.az/index.php?r=67&lang=az FK Karabakh at AFFA.AZ]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=60609/domestic.html FK Karabakh at UEFA.COM]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/aze/fc_kbakh.htm FK Karabakh at EUFO.DE]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=11307 FK Karabakh at Playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/fk-karabakh/ FK Karabakh at Weltfussball.de]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/verein/10625/fkkarabakhagdam/uebersicht/startseite.html FK Karabakh at Transfermarkt.de]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=171 FK Karabakh at National Football Teams.com]


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