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Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı 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 th ...
i professional
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club based in
Shamakhi Shamakhi ( az, Şamaxı, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving it ...
, that currently competes in the
Azerbaijan Premier 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 ...
. The club has won the Premier League title twice.


History


Early years (1997–2004)

The club has been functioning since 1997, initially as an amateur side that shared its name with
Khazar University Khazar University ( az, Xəzər Universiteti, which directly translates as Caspian University) is a private university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Campuses Khazar University owns four campuses in the city of Baku and two campuses in regions ...
, the first private university in Azerbaijan, which founded the club. In 1999, Khazar University began to play in the
Azerbaijan Premier 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 ...
, finishing eleventh. In subsequent years, Inter finished in 7th place (2000/01 season) and 3rd place (2003–04 season). In the 2003–04 season the team finished in fourth place, thereby qualifying for the
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for the first time. In the first round of the
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, they defeated
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of
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3:0 on a forfeiture in the first leg, and 2:1 in the second leg. In the second round, they played
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of
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, losing the first leg 0:3; winning the return leg, played in Baku, 1:0; but going out on aggregate 1:3.


The Double and Tskhadadze years (2004–2014)

In the summer of 2004, all rights of the Khazar University club were transferred to the newly created Inter Baku Professional Football Club, and the team participated in the 13th championship of the Azerbaijani Premier League under the name of Inter Baku. Later in 2004, certain structural changes were made in the club's management, and Inter Baku was renamed the Inter Professional Club, finishing the 2004–2005 season in seventh place. Inter's progression up the standings continued in the 14th iteration of the Azerbaijan Premier League when Inter finished in fourth place. The club finished fourth again in 2006–07, and first in 2007–08. Following its championship season, Inter qualified for its first-ever appearance in the
UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
in
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and advanced to the second qualifying round by defeating Rabotnički of the
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on
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. 2009 saw Inter Baku retain the
Azerbaijan Premier 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 ...
title, securing it for the second time in the club's history. The club's Champions League campaign was less successful – barely losing to
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away on penalties. In 2011, Inter Baku also managed to win the
CIS Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества, Кубок Содружества, Кубок чемпионов содружества стран СНГ и Балтии) is a defunct ann ...
after defeating Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the final. In 2012, the club recorded an Azerbaijani record for the biggest win in a European competition by beating
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5–0 in
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. The club had started the 2013–14 season with a three-game losing streak, setting a record for worst start to a season in its history. However, the team managed to clinch second spot in the league.


Downturn and financial difficulties of Inter Baku (2015–2017)

During the 2015–16 season, Inter started experiencing financial difficulties at the same time with its main sponsor, The International Bank of Azerbaijan. In December 2015, the club's president Georgi Nikolov was replaced by Rashad Gasimov. On 31 March 2016, Inter Baku were banned from participating in the next UEFA club competition that they would qualify for in the next three seasons, covering the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. The situation continued during the 2016–17 season as Inter struggled to pay salaries to its players and make new transfers. Despite that, Inter was able to claim the bronze medals in the national championship and reach the semi-finals stage in the Cup. At the end of the season, IBA announced that it would no longer sponsor the club and this led to new changes in the administration. Zaur Akhundov, former director of the National Futzal Federation, was appointed as the head of the supervisory board and Ramish Maliyev became the new executive director of the club. Despite the rumors about the liquidation, Inter was able to find sponsorship for the 2017–18 season and play in the Europe League where it eliminated Serbian
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in the first qualifying round before getting eliminated by Fola Esch in the second round.


Keshla FK (2017–2022)

On 28 October 2017, Inter Baku PIK officially changed its name to Keshla FK. The club also replaced its logo and jersey colors. In its first match, Keshla lost 0–2 against
Kapaz Kapaz ( fa, كپز) is a village in Anguran Rural District, Anguran District, Mahneshan County, Zanjan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It ...
. The next day, the team's manager Zaur Svanadze was replaced by
Ramiz Mammadov Ramiz Mammadov (born 15 August 1968) is an Azerbaijani former football player. Sometimes he is confused with his Muscovite colleague Ramiz Mamedov. He played between 1992 and 2005, for teams such as FC Kapaz (Ganja), Garabag (Agdam), Kur (Min ...
. On 25 December 2017, Keshla announced that Ramiz Mammadov had become the club's Sporting Director, with
Yuriy Maksymov Yuriy Vilyovych Maksymov ( ua, Юрій Вільйович Максимов; born 8 December 1968) is a Ukrainian football coach and a former midfielder. His career achievements saw him inducted into the Viktor Leonenko Hall of Fame in March 2 ...
coming in as the club's new manager. On 17 July 2018 Maksymov was sacked as manager, with Mladen Milinković being appointed as the new manager on 25 July 2018. On 29 October 2018 Milinković was sacked as manager, with
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 ...
being appointed as his replacement on 30 October 2018. On 8 August 2020, Ahmadov left Keşla. On 16 August 2020, Keşla announced Yunis Huseynov being appointed as the new manager. On 24 January 2021, Huseynov resigned as manager, with
Sanan Gurbanov Sanan Gurbanov ( az, Sənan Qurbanov, born 4 August 1980) is a retired Azerbaijani footballer and current manager of Keşla FK. Career Club He was born in Georgia on 4 August 1980. Moving to Baku with his family in his 1st year, Sanan began t ...
being appointed as the clubs new manager on 25 January 2021.


Shamakhi FK (2022–present)

On 6 April 2022, the
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approved the name change of Keşla FK to Shamakhi FK.


Domestic history


European history


Stadium

Shamakhi's home ground is
Shamakhi City Stadium Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice. History Early years (1997– ...
, which has a capacity of 2,200.


Shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer


Players

Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.


Current squad

''For recent transfers, see
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.''


Club officials


Management


Coaching staff


Records


Top goalscorers


Notable managers

''Information correct as of match played 23 February 2019. Only competitive matches are counted.'' *Notes: P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).


Honours


National

* Azerbaijan League : Winners (2): 2007–08, 2009–10 *
Azerbaijan Cup The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid. ...
: Winners (2): 2017–18,
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Regional

*
CIS Cup The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup (russian: Кубок чемпионов Содружества, Кубок Содружества, Кубок чемпионов содружества стран СНГ и Балтии) is a defunct ann ...
: Winners (1):
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References


External links


Official Inter Baku Website

Inter Baku at Weltfussball.de

Inter Baku at Soccerway.com
* http://dynamicsport.eu/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Keşla FK Football clubs in Azerbaijan Association football clubs established in 1997 Football clubs in Baku 1997 establishments in Azerbaijan