Karvan FK (Azerbaijani: Karvan İdman Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that participated in the Azerbaijan First Division. It was the first Azerbaijan club to pass the first qualification stage in the UEFA Cup.[1]
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| Full name | Karvan İdman Klubu | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Qara-Ağlar (Black and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 1990, as FC Avtomobilchi 2004, as FK Karvan 21 August 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | 1994 2012 18 August 2014 | ||
| Ground | Yevlakh Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| League | Azerbaijan First Division | ||
| 2023-24 | 5th | ||
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History
editFootball in Yevlakh
editThe first football club established in Yevlakh, one of the biggest cities in Azerbaijan, was FC Avtomobilchi, in 1990. The team participated in the Soviet Second League and the Azerbaijan Premier League twice. FC Avtomobilchi relegated after the 1993–94 season, and dissolved. The second football team in Yevlakh was founded 10 years later, in 2004.
Golden years
editKarvan immediately admitted to the 2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League.[2] The club got off to a good start, finishing third in the 2004–05 season and second in the 2005–06 season. In addition, they reached the national cup final in 2005–06, but lost to FK Karabakh, 2–1. Karvan played in the Intertoto Cup in 2005. In the 2006–07 season the club participated in the UEFA Cup and passed to the second qualifying round.
Financial difficulties and relegation
editKarvan stopped at the most unexpected moment. As management reduced funding, the best players left the team immediately after coach Yunis Hüseynov's resignation. In the 2007–08 season Karvan finished 11th, and club executives were forced to ask Huseynov to return. But no miracle happened, and in the 2009–10 season the team relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, the club's owners announced that the club would be dissolved and they would not be participating in the Azerbaijan First Division.[3]
On 21 August 2013, it was announced the club would be reformed and it would participate in First Division.[4] Even though, on 18 August 2014, the club again dissolved due to financial problems.[5]
Stadium
editKarvan's home ground is Yevlakh Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000.
League and domestic cup history
edit| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 76 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 57 | Runners-up |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 7 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 35 | Quarter-finals |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 | 2nd | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 26 | Preliminary Round |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 55 | Preliminary Round |
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 8 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 56 | 42 | N/A |
European cup history
editAs of December, 2008.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | 
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Lech Poznan | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Q1 | 
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Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Q2 | 
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Slavia Praha | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Managers
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Yunis Huseynov (2004–2005)
Fuat Yaman (2005)- Yunis Huseynov (2005–2007)
- Tabriz Hasanov (2007–2008)
- Yunis Huseynov (2008–2010)
- Vidadi Rzayev (2010–2011)
- Zakir Mahmudov (2011–2012)
- Kanan Karimov (2013–2014)
References
edit- ^ Азербайджанский клуб "Карван" завоевал путевку во второй классификационный этап кубка УЕФА (in Russian) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ History from club's Official Site
- ^ Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ ""Karvan" da belə getdi: "Komandanın dağılmaması üçün PFL-ə də müraciət etmişdim"". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- FK Karvan at PFL.az (archived 25 September 2011)