Shafa Baku FK ( az, Şəfa Bakı Futbol Klubu), was an

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club from

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. They were founded in 1998, and were promoted to the Top League the same year. In 2001 the club won the

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, beating Neftchi Baku 2–1 in the final. During the 2001–02 season they played their home games in

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and finished in second place during the regular season. However, they finished bottom of the "Championship ground" round. The club withdrew from the Top League during the winter break of the 2004–05 season due to financial problems. Their remaining games were awarded to the opposition as 3–0 wins, and the club finished bottom of the table.

Honours

National

: Winners (1): 2000–2001

Domestic league and cup history

European cup history

League Records

Appearances

Goals

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Shafa. ;Azerbaijan *

Murad Aghakishiyev Murad Aghakishiyev ( az, Murad Agakisiyev; born 13 June 1985) is a football midfielder from Azerbaijan. Career Club Aghakishiyev started his career with Shafa Baku, before moving to MOIK Baku, FK MKT Araz, Qarabağ, FK Karvan, Standard Sumgayi ...

Tarlan Ahmadov Tarlan Ahmadov ( az, Tərlan Musa oğlu Əhmədov, born 17 November 1971) is a retired Azerbaijani international football defender who was captain of the national team. During his international career he earned 73 caps, ranking him fourth in A ...

Elnur Allahverdiyev Elnur Allahverdiyev (born 2 November 1983) is a football defender from Azerbaijan who last played for Neftchi Baku. He is also a member of Azerbaijan national football team. Career In 2008, Allahverdiyev scored the only goal in Neftchi Baku's ...

Ramin Guliyev Ramin Guliyev (born 22 June 1981) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the manager of the Azerbaijan U17, and a former player of Azerbaijan. He was a former player of Dinamo Baku, whi ...

* Aftandil Hajiyev *

Zaur Hashimov Zaur Hashimov ( az, Zaur Həşimov; born 25 August 1981) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player who played as a defender. Career Club Hashimov began his career with the Azerbaijan U-18 team when they participated in the Azer ...

Ramal Huseynov Ramal Məhəmməd oğlu Hüseynov ( az, Ramal Hüseynov; born 16 December 1984 in Hayrabolu, Turkey), is an Azerbaijan footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The mai ...

Emin Imamaliev Emin Imamaliev (Azeri spelling: Emin İmaməliyev; born 7 August 1980 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani football midfielder who most recently played for FK Qarabağ in the AFFA Supreme League. He has been capped 41 times for the Azerbaijan national ...

Fizuli Mammedov Fizuli Mammadov (born 8 September 1977) is an Azerbaijani footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...

Ruslan Musayev Ruslan Musayev (born 11 May 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of footb ...

Samir Musayev Samir Musayev (born 17 March 1979) is a retired Azerbaijani football player. He has played for Azerbaijan national team. Career statistics National team statistics Honours Individual *Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier Leag ...

Rashad Sadiqov Rashad Sadiqov ( az, Rəşad Sadiqov; born 8 October 1983) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays as a central midfielder, for Keşla and the Azerbaijan national football team. Career Sadiqov signed a two-year contract with Khazar Lankaran in ...

Mahir Shukurov Mahir Shukurov ( az, Mahir Ağateyyub oğlu Şükürov; born 12 December 1982 in Sumgayit) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer. Career Club Shukurov has been regular player for Inter Baku since 2009. He has also have played for clubs like FK K ...

Zaur Tagizade Zaur Qubad oglu Tagizade ( az, Zaur Qubad oğlu Tağızadə, born 21 February 1979 in Baku, Soviet Union) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer. He has made 40 appearances for the Azerbaijan national football team. Early life Tagizade began p ...

References

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