FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit

FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit (Azerbaijani: FK Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumqayit. They were founded in 2003 and won the Azerbaijan First Division title the same year, gaining promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League. They spent four seasons in the top flight, finishing 12th, 11th, 12th and final 13th in their final season. The club was dissolved in July 2008.[1]

FK Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt
Full nameFK Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt
Founded2003 (2003)
Dissolved2008 (2008)
GroundMehdi Huseynzade Stadium,
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Capacity16,000
ChairmanIlgar Nuriyev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2007–200813th

They were managed by Afgan Talybov, whilst Ilgar Nuriyev was the club's chairman.

Stadium

Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit played their home matches at the Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium.

Crest and colours

Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit's home kit consisted of a white shirt with black shorts, whilst their away kit was yellow shirts with black shorts.

League and domestic cup history
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2003–04 2nd 1 14 12 2 0 58 7 38 Round of 16
2004–05 1st 12 34 9 6 19 32 28 33 Quarterfinals Burkina Faso Issa Nikiema 16 Algeria Amrouche
2005–06 1st 11 26 6 9 11 25 37 27 Round of 16 Guinea Pathé Bangoura 12
2006–07 1st 12 24 3 3 18 16 54 12 Quarterfinals Burkina Faso Issa Nikiema 4 Moldova Ilie Karp[2]
2007–08 1st 13 26 4 2 20 21 68 14 Round of 161 Azerbaijan Səbuhi Sadiqov
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Stanić
Azerbaijan Ismayil Mammadov		 3 Azerbaijan A.Talybov
Notes
  • Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit were excluded from the competition.

Records
Further information: List of FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit records and statistics

Honours
Winners (1): 2003–04

References
  1. “Gənclərbirliyi” klubu fəaliyyətini dayandırdı Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sumqayıt komandasının keçmiş baş məşqisi vəfat etdi


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