Qaradağ Lökbatan FK ( az, Qaradağ Lökbatan Futbol Klubu) 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 Lökbatan.

History

The club was established in 2009 under the name of ''Neftchi-ISM'' as Neftchi Baku's

reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...

, and played in Azerbaijan First Division. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team and therefore the club was ineligible for promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club became independent of Neftchi in 2011 and was renamed Qaradağ Lökbatan FK, which would allow them to participate in Premier League if they secured promotion from the First Division. On 10 April 2012, the club finished top in the First Division, which would normally result in promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League. However, after a decision of the

Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; az, Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası, AFFA) is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. Formed in 1992, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amate ...

about licensing, club was not promoted.

Stadium

Lökbatan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium is a football stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lökbatan settlement of Baku,

. It is currently used as the club's home stadium and holds 2,500 people.

Honours

* Azerbaijan First Division : Winners (1): 2011–12

League and domestic cup history

Current squad

'' ''( captain)''

Managers

* Asim Ibrahimov (2011) * Adil Mahmudov (2011–2014) * Afgan Talibov (2015–2017) * Habib Aghayev (2017–2018) * Elchin Dargahguliyev (2018– present)

References

External links

FK Qaradağ at PFL.AZ
Football clubs in Azerbaijan Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-footyclub-stub