Neftchala 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 th ...

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club based in

Neftçala Neftchala () is a city and the capital of the Neftchala District of Azerbaijan. Etymology The city name is of Persian ("naft" meaning oil or petroleum) and Azerbaijani ("çala" meaning trench) origin, meaning oil trench. History Throughout ...

. The club is currently participating in the

Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football (soccer), football. The division is run by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, AFFA. ...

. The club is from Neftchala.

History

The club was established in 2004 under the name of ''Anşad Petrol'' by Azerbaijani-Malaysian-Turkish joint venture with same name and played in

. In 2011, after company went defunct, club was overtaken by SOCAR Petroleum and changes its name to ''FK Neftchala''.

League and domestic cup history

Current squad

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Managers

* Huseyngulu Guliyev (2012) * Kamal Alakbarov (2012–13) * Bahram Shahguliyev (2013–2014) *

Kamal Guliyev Kamal Guliyev ( az, Kamal Quliyev; born 14 November 1976, Sumqayit) is a retired Azerbaijani international footballer. Honours Manager ;Neftchala *Azerbaijan First Division The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) i ...

(2014–present)

References

External links

FK Neftchala at PFL.AZ
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