Qarabağ Futbol Klubu () is an

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i professional

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club that competes in the

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, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. The club originates from

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in the

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( Azerbaijani: ''Qarabağ'') region, but has not played in its hometown since 1993 due to the

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. The club now plays in

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, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Qarabağ plays its matches at the Azersun Arena and

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in Baku, which also serves as the venue for Azerbaijan national team matches. Formed in 1987, Qarabağ were founding members of the

in 1992. One season later, they won their first league championship, becoming the first non-Baku-based club to win the Premier League title. Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with

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which has participated in all Premier League championships so far. In

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, the club won the Premier League, their first league title in 21 years. Qarabağ have won the Premier League twelve times and

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eight times. Qarabağ became the second Azerbaijani team after

to advance to the group stage of a European competition, making its in the

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group stage in 2014–15 season. Qarabağ is the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of the higher

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, competing in the 2017–18 season. The club has played more UEFA matches than any other Azerbaijani team.

History

Soviet era (1951–1991)

The club was founded in 1951 as ''Mehsul'' after the

city stadium was built; there then began a serious effort towards the creation of a professional football team. Consequently, Qarabağ FK, playing under the name of ''Mehsul'', took part in the 1966 Azerbaijani SSR championship.Official Qarabagh website: Club's Creation
That year, the club reached fourth place in the local championship. Qarabağ participated in the local championship for four consecutive years during which second place was their best result (achieved in 1969). After 1969, however, owing to carelessness and a lack of financial support, the team withdrew from the championships for almost ten years. In 1977, the team was reborn under name ''Shafaq''. In 1982 Shafaq was the only representative of

in football. Between 1982 and 1987, the squad used the name "Cooperative society". In 1988, Qarabağ won the champions title in the Azerbaijan SSR local championship under its current name. In addition to championship medals, the club won the right to play in the

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Effects of war and financial struggles (1991–2008)

On 23 July 1993, during the

, the city of Agdam was seized by Armenian armed forces, and the team was forced to move from Imarat Stadium to Baku, while the former head coach and player of the team, Allahverdi Baghirov, died in the war. Despite all these difficulties, in 1993, Qarabağ won the

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as well as the

. Financial problems plagued the club during the period from 1998 to 2001, and the club went through hard times although it became the first Azerbaijani team to win away from home in a European competition by defeating the Israeli side Maccabi Haifa in the

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thanks to a double strike from club legend Mushfig Huseynov. Qarabağ has also represented Azerbaijan in the

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and

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many times. These problems were alleviated in 2001, when one of the largest holding companies of Azerbaijan, Azersun Holding, starting sponsoring the team. The squad used the name of ''Qarabag-Azersun'' for two seasons, but then returned its original name in 2004.

Gurban Gurbanov era (2008–present)

In 2008, former Azerbaijani football star Gurban Gurbanov was appointed as head coach after the unexpected departure of

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to Khazar Lankaran one week before the start of the 2008–09 season. Led by Gurbanov, Qarabağ have ignored a common strategy in Azerbaijani football: eschewing foreign signings in favour of nurturing local talent. Gurbanov brought with him a '' tiki-taka'' style of play, characterised by short passes, long periods of build-up and players interchanging positions. Under Gurbanov, Qarabağ has become one of the most successful Azerbaijani football clubs in Europe (with three consecutive wins) and one which reached the UEFA Europa League play-off-round by beating Rosenborg in the

, and also eliminated Honka of Finland. The achievements in European competitions have made Gurbanov among the most successful Azerbaijani managers ever. In 2010, the club set an Azerbaijani record for the most significant win in a European competition by beating Metalurg Skopje 4–1 in Baku and eliminating

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to reach the

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for the second year in succession. In 2011, the club duplicated the same record by beating Banga Gargždai 4–0 in

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. The 2011–12 season ended in disappointing style for Qarabağ, however, as they finished in fourth place, leaving the club without European competition. In 2013, Qarabağ reached Europa League play-off-round for third time in their history. In May 2014, Qarabağ earned its second league title after 21 years. A month later, by beating Red Bull Salzburg, the club became first Azerbaijani side to win in the third round of

. In August 2014, the club reached

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play-off round for the fourth time in last five seasons. In 2014, Qarabağ qualified for the 2014–15 Europa League group stage, becoming the second Azerbaijani team to advance to this stage in a European competition. On 23 October 2014, after defeating Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1–0, the team became the first Azerbaijani club to win a Europa League group stage match. In 2017, after victory over the Sheriff Tiraspol, Qarabağ qualified for the

play-off rounds for the first time. In the first leg they recorded a 1–0 victory over Danish side F.C. Copenhagen in

. Despite losing 2–1 in the second leg, Qarabağ won on away goals and became the first Azerbaijani team to reach the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. They were drawn in

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alongside Chelsea,

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and

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, where they managed to obtain two points in six games after two draws and four losses. In July and August 2021, Qarabağ secured their first participation in the group stage of

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. Qarabağ knocked-out

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(0–0 and 1–0),

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(1–1 and 1–0) and

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(1–0 and 3–1) in the qualifiers. On 27 August, Qarabağ was drawn on Group H of the

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alongside

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, Kairat and Omonia. They eventually placed 2nd in the group, making it to the Knockout Play-off Round. In the 2023–24 season Qarabağ made it to the

group stage where they finished 2nd behind

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. Qarabağ were subsequently drawn against

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in the knockout round play-off. The first leg ended as a 4–2 victory for Qarabağ. The second leg would finish 2–0 to Braga after normal time, but ultimately ended 3–2 to the Portuguese side after extra time, which meant Qarabağ won 6–5 on aggregate, and thus became the first ever team from Azerbaijan to reach the round of 16 in any UEFA club competition. The round of 16 draw pitted them against Bayer Leverkusen, whom they had already played earlier in the group stages. The club tied with Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 in the first leg at home but were knocked out in the second leg following two stoppage times goals from

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, ending the game 3–2. In the 2024–25 season, on April 27, 2025, Qarabağ secured the championship with four rounds remaining by drawing 1–1 against

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in the 32nd round of the

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, thus becoming Premier League champions for the 12th time in their history and for the 4th consecutive time.

Stadium

The club have previously used

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, which is situated in

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, the most populous municipality in the

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, Azerbaijan. The Imarat Stadium which was club's original home stadium was destroyed as a result of artillery attacks from Armenian military forces during the

. In 2012, the construction of a new football stadium Azersun Arena was announced, which was opened in June 2015. Azersun Arena is a multi-use football stadium in Surakhani settlement of

, Azerbaijan. It is currently used as the club's

home stadium and holds 5,800 people. The

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and Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium is used for

and

games, where the record attendance for Qarabağ occurred on 27 September 2017, in a UEFA Champions League group stage match attended by 67,200 fans against

. On 21 December 2023, Qarabağ played the 2023–24 Azerbaijan Cup match against

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at Khankendi Stadium,

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, making it the first match played in

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after the end of the

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Supporters

Although a large part of Qarabağ's support is drawn from the local

population, they remain immensely well supported in the rest of

. This is mainly due to their being the only team to represent the war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh region in the league. The club is a sole remnant of the past and a living symbol of hope and pride for over half a million Azerbaijani

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. In recent years, thanks to achievements on the pitch, the club has been able to inspire and initiate special youth projects enforcing stability and development in the IDP-settlements near the border of Nagorno-Karabakh. The club have few supporting groups such as Imarat, Qarabağ Ordusu, Boys Qarabağ, and Ladies of Qarabağ. These groups often receive free tickets to Qarabağ's games, which helps Karabakh to have more support from fans.

Crest and colours

The crest on the club emblem is the symbol of the

. It is produced by English designers and based on the Karabakh horse. The horse stems from the club's nickname "The Horsemen"; although it was included on club programmes and scarves earlier, the crest was not displayed on the shirt until 2004. After Gurban Gurbanov's appointment, Qarabağ's attractive style of play led fans to call the team "''Qafqazın Barselonası''" ("Barcelona of The Caucasus"), which plays upon

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's success in Europe. The club is sometimes called "''Qaçqın Klub''" ("The Refugee Club") after its conservative position on the

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and refugee problem in Azerbaijan.

Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers

Qarabağ's traditional kit alludes to the club's location in

with the black and white representing light and darkness respectively. The club's kits are manufactured by

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and sponsored by Azersun, a Baku-based food producing company.

Recent seasons

The season-by-season performance of the club over the last ten years:

European record

The club have participated in 18 editions of the club competitions governed by

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, the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 7 seasons in the Champions League, 13 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the

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and one seasons in the

and

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. Qarabağ has played six times in the Europa League after qualifying via the Champions League. Counting all of the 134 games the side have played in UEFA competitions since their first entry into the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1996–97 season, the team's record stands at 48 wins, 35 draws and 51 defeats.

Matches

UEFA club rankings

''Updated 08.03.2024''

Players

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 2025.''

Reserve team

Qarabağ-2 plays in the

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from 2018.

Club officials

Technical staff

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Honours

Qarabağ has won twelve

titles, eight

titles and one Azerbaijan Supercup trophy. The club is the first non-Baku based club to have won the Azerbaijan Premier League title. Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftçi PFK which has participated in all Azerbaijan Premier League championships so far.

Azerbaijan

* Azerbaijan League ** Winners (12):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 ** ''Runners-up (4):'' 1993–94, 1996–97, 2012–13, 2020–21 *

** Winners (8):

, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24 ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2024–25 * Azerbaijan Supercup ** Winners (1): 1994

USSR

* Azerbaijan SSR League ** Winners (2): 1988, 1990 ** ''Runners-up (1):'' 1969 * Azerbaijan SSR Cup ** Winners (1): 1990

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club (players in bold signifies current Qarabağ player).

Top goalscorers

Most appearances

Notable managers

''Information correct as of match played 28 October 2022. 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).

Transfers

The top transfer was agreed in January 2025 when 28 years old Brazilian forward

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moved to

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for a fee €5.00 million.

Record transfers

In popular culture

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Ban for hate speech

In October 2020, amid the Nagorno-Karabakh war, the Armenian Football Federation called for sanctions against Qarabağ after the club's PR and media manager Nurlan Ibrahimov posted a hate message on a social media network calling to "kill all the Armenians, old and young, without distinction". UEFA announced a temporary suspension of the club's official from any football-related activity for "racist and other discriminatory conduct” targeting Armenians. Qarabag issued a statement saying Ibrahimov had been traumatised by watching the news of the

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and Barda missile attacks, while also urging its employees to "refrain from such sharing in this sensitive period, adhere to the principles of humanism and fully comply with the laws of our state". Ibrahimov was punished in an administrative manner for the calls he made expressing cruelty against another nation and inciting national, racial or religious hatred while behaving emotionally on social network. On November 26, UEFA officially banned the Qarabag official for life and fined the club €100,000. Shortly after the UEFA sanction, Ibrahimov was declared wanted in Armenia.

References

External links

Official website

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