Energetik FK is an

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

i football club based in

Mingachevir Mingachevir ( az, Mingəçevir ) is the fourth-largest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 106,000. It's often called the "city of lights" because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kur River, which divides the city down the mid ...

. One of the oldest and popular clubs in

. For a moment it participates at Azerbaijan First Division.

History

The club was established in 1966 and took part in

Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League The So ...

and Azerbaijan Premier League under the next names like ''Textilshchik'' (1966–70), ''Avtomobilist'' (1980–87), ''Kur'' (1990–93), ''Kur-Nur'' (1993–98). The club re-established to the beginning of 2003–04 season and was named ''Energetik FC'' belonging Mingachevir HPP. Last seasons the club takes part in the second level of Azerbaijan championship and can not make good results. In 2004–05 season Energetik promoted to the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...

but withdrew because of financial problems.

League and domestic cup history

External links

Energetik FC at PFL.AZ
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