FK Standard Sumgayit ( az, Standard Futbol Klubu) was an
Azerbaijan
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i
football
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club. They played in the
AFFA Supreme League, the top division in Azerbaijani football. Founded in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...
, the club moved to
Sumgayit
Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...
on 12 June 2009, which changed also club's name to Standard Sumgayit.
In 2010, club's owners announced that club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First Division ( az, Azərbaycan Birinci Divizionu) is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA. No teams are promoted to Premier Division.
History
Due to the diss ...
.
Stadium
Standard played their home games at the 15,350 capacity
Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Kapital Bank Arena built next to Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium (the biggest stadium in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan), is a multi-use stadium, currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home to Sumgayit City PFC. It has Kapital Ban ...
in
Sumqayit
Sumgait (; az, Sumqayıt, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city has a population of around 345,300, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Bak ...
.
League and domestic cup history
Individual records
Appearances
Goals
Managers
External links
Official WebsiteStandard Baku at AFFA.AZ
References
Football clubs in Azerbaijan
Defunct football clubs in Azerbaijan
Football clubs in Baku
Sport in Sumgait
Association football clubs established in 2006
Association football clubs disestablished in 2010
2006 establishments in Azerbaijan
2010 disestablishments in Azerbaijan
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