Bakılı PFK is an

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club, based in

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that currently plays in the

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History

The club was founded in 1963 under the name of ''Araz'', re-established by Misir Abilov in 1995 and consisted of amateur footballers. Officially as a professional football club it was registered as ''Araz Football Club'' in 1997. Since 1998 the club is called ''Bakili Baku''. The team participated in

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in 1990 and 1991 seasons. In addition Bakili Baku has won Azerbaijan USSR League seven times and one time Azerbaijan USSR Cup. In May 2014, AFFA decided to ban the club from playing next season after players didn't appear at the last game of

. In August 2014, AFFA overturned their decision by allowing club to participate in the 2014–15 season.

Achievements

* Azerbaijan USSR League :Champions (7): 1963, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 * Azerbaijan USSR Cup :Winner (1): 1988

League and domestic cup history

References

External links

Bakili Baku at PFL.AZ
Football clubs in Azerbaijan 1963 establishments in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaijan-footyclub-stub