Sumgayit FK ( az, "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani

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club based in

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 ...

that plays in the

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History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to

after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron. After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan's U-19 and U-17 players. In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored. During

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league. In the 2017-18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players. On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi.

Domestic history

European history

;Notes * 1QR: First qualifying round * 2QR: Second qualifying round * 3QR: Third qualifying round * POR: Play-off round * Group: Group stage

Logos

File:Sumqayit Seher crest.png, 2010–2019 File:Sumgait FC logo.png, 2019–present

Stadium

The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a Football stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,300. New stadium will be ready in 2021 summer with capacity 16,000.

Supporters

Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of

. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.

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 Transfers summer 2022.''

Reserve team

Sumgayit-2 plays in the

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from 2018.

Club officials

Management

Coaching staff

Managers

Statistics

''Information correct as of match played 30 January 2023. 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).

Records

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumgayit FK Football clubs in Azerbaijan Sport in Sumgait Association football clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in Azerbaijan