Mil-Muğan 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

Imishli Imishli District ( az, İmişli rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Beylagan, Zardab, Kurdamir, Sabi ...

, that currently plays in

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. The club was founded in 2004 by МКТ Istehsalat-Kommersiya, a

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manufacturing company.

History

The club was immediately admitted to the

AFFA Supreme League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is conteste ...

after its formation. They finished 8th in 2004/05 and 9th in 2005/06. In 2006 the club also played in the

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due to the rejection of several Azerbaijan clubs in this competition. Although it was successful in winning the home game against Moldovan

Tiraspol Tiraspol or Tirișpolea ( ro, Tiraspol, Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, ; russian: Тира́споль, ; uk, Тирасполь, Tyraspol') is the capital of Transnistria (''de facto''), a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the th ...

in the first stage (1:0), the club lost in Moldova (1:2) and thus, was out of the tournament. The 2006/07 became the most successful season in club history. The team took 5th place and reached the

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final, losing 1:0 to

FK Khazar Lankaran Khazar Lankaran FK ( tly, Xəzər Lankon Futboli Klub, script=Latn, az, Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Since the ...

. Despite the loss, they secured a place in the

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season thanks to the fact that

also won the championship. In the UEFA cup they lost 1:0 on aggregate to Groclin Grodzisk. On 13 August 2007

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declared the club defunct. However, after AFFA's help, they will participate in the Azerbaijan First Division 2009-10. In 2011 the club's owners announced again that club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in the

. However, after a club meeting it was decided that club will participate in

2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division The 2011-12 Azerbaijan First Division is the second-level of football in Azerbaijan. Fourteen teams participated in Azerbaijani First Division in 2011-12. Teams At the end of the 2010–11 season, champions FC Absheron and runners-up was initial ...

after all. In 2012, the club's owners announced once again that the club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in the

. In 2013, the club was re-established and changed its name to Mil-Muğan FK. Mil-Muğan FK was dissolved on 18 July 2015, after funding was pulled from the club.

Stadium

Heydar Aliyev Stadium Heydar Aliyev Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Imishli, Azerbaijan. It is named after the former Azerbaijani president Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlir ...

is a modern

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and is currently used as the club's home ground. It was opened on 23 March 2006 and named after

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

. The stadium holds 8,500 spectators.

European cup history

*Q = Qualifying

League and domestic cup history

:''As of 03 December 2015:''

Current squad

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Managers

* Elshad Ahmadov (2004–2005) * Nadir Gasimov (2005) *

Ihor Nakonechnyi Ihor Anatoliyovych Nakonechnyi ( uk, Ігор Анатолійович Наконечний; born 23 February 1960) is a retired Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an ...

(2005–2007) * Khalig Mustafayev (2009–2012) * Matlab Mammadov (2013–2014) * Khalig Mustafayev (2014–present)

References

External links

Club's page at PFL website
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