Araz-Naxçıvan PFK
Full nameAraz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu
Founded1967 (1967)
GroundNakhchivan City Stadium
Capacity12,800
ManagerAzer Baghirov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–231st (Champion)

Araz-Naxçıvan PFK (Azerbaijani: Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Nakchivan.

The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 after being promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season. The club plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2022 to 2023 season. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was champion of Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League.

History

The club was created in 1967 and as of 1968, it participated in Soviet First League.[1] The club stopped its activity after collapse of Soviet Union.[2] In 2001, the team was formed again and took part in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[3] However year later, due to financial difficulties the team again ceased to exist.[4]

The club was re-established on 23 May 2013 and immediately joined Azerbaijan First Division.[5] In its first season, Araz sent Simurq crashing out of the Azerbaijan Cup. In May 2014, the club earned promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after winning the division in same season. In September 2014, Araz became linked to a match fixing scandal, the result of which saw the key players leaving the club and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic government officials intervening.[6][7]

On 3 November 2014, Araz-Naxçıvan announced their withdrawal from the league due constant biased referee decisions,[8][9] with the officially announcing their withdrawal on 17 November 2014.[10] The club competed in the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was champion of Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League 2023-2024.

Stadium

Araz's home ground was Nakhchivan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000. For the stadium's first game, the announced attendance was 4,000.[11]

League and domestic cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
2000–01 1st 10 20 3 3 14 14 55 12 1/8 final
2013–14 2nd 1 30 25 4 1 66 11 79 1/4 final
2014–15 1st

Supporters

Supporters of Araz were drawn from all over the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and beyond Azerbaijan. The club's main two supporting groups were Ultra Araz and Nagshijahan.[12]

Players

Current squad

As of 11 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Azerbaijan AZE Vusal Shabanov
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Abdulla Rzayev (on loan from Sabah)
3 DF Azerbaijan AZE Turan Manafov
4 DF Brazil BRA Igor Ribeiro
5 DF Azerbaijan AZE Nihad Gurbanli
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Vadim Abdullayev
7 MF Azerbaijan AZE Nijat Suleymanov
8 FW Belgium BEL Ismail Azzaoui
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Elvis Mashike
10 FW Azerbaijan AZE Orkhan Aliyev
11 FW Azerbaijan AZE Bayramali Qurbanov
12 GK Moldova MDA Cristian Avram
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF Azerbaijan AZE Mirali Ahmadov
14 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mićo Kuzmanović
17 MF Russia RUS Ildar Alekperov (on loan from Sabah)
19 MF France FRA Axel Ngando
22 DF Azerbaijan AZE Elchin Mustafayev
23 FW Portugal POR Nuno Rodrigues
27 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Numan Kurdić
29 MF Brazil BRA Wanderson Maranhão
39 MF Azerbaijan AZE Tural Bayramli
42 DF Ghana GHA Mohammed Kadiri
55 DF Azerbaijan AZE Zamig Aliyev
88 MF Ukraine UKR Tugay Alizada
91 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Semir Bukvic

Notable managers

Information correct as of match played 2 November 2014. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Tofig Akhundov  Soviet Union 1967 ???? N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [1]
Vagif Sadygov  Soviet Union 1977 1979 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ahmad Alaskarov  Soviet Union 1979 1979 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ali Rahmanov  Azerbaijan 199? 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [13]
Boyukagha Hajiyev  Azerbaijan 1999 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A [14]
Asgar Abdullayev  Azerbaijan Jun 2013 Nov 2014 30 25 4 1 66 11 083.33 [15]
  • 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

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Əsgər Abdullayev: "Məqsədim "Araz"ı güclülər dəstəsinə çıxarmaqdır"". www.azadliq.org. (in Azerbaijani). 6 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Naxçıvanın "Araz" klubu peşəkar futbola qayıdır..." www.azadliq.org (in Azerbaijani). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ ""Araz-Naxçıvan" Ərzurum səfərinə qələbə ilə başlayıb". www.azadliq.mobi (in Azerbaijani). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Mammadov, Jeyhun. ""Araz-Naxçıvan" çempionata 3 xalla başladı". www.serqqapisi.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Аскер Абдуллаев и Юнис Гусейнов могут возглавить Араз. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Пример Араз-Нахчывана. Почему первый дивизион пока не готов делегировать в премьер-лигу своих участников?. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. ↑ ""Araz-Naxçıvan" çalxalanır: Futbolçular qovuldu, Əsgər Abdullayevə sərt xəbərdarlıq". apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ АН официально отказался от участия в чемпионате Азербайджана. www.azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  9. ↑ ""Araz Naxçıvan" fəaliyyətini dayandırdı". qol.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ↑ Официально: ПФЛ подтвердила снятие Араза. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azerifootball. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. ↑ ""Araz"ın ilk oyununu 4 min azarkeş izlədi". Avrofutbol.com (in Azerbaijani).
  12. ↑ ""Nəqşicahan" "Araz"ı tək buraxmadı". orasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Aliyev, Jeyhun. Злой, Плохой, Хороший. Azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Böyükağa Hacıyevdən maraqlı sitatlar: "Onun cer-cehizini yığışdırıram"". futbol11.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Аскер Абдуллаев согласился возглавить Араз. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.


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