Turan Tovuz

Turan Tovuz (Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

Not to be confused with FC Turan.
Turan Tovuz
Full nameAzerbaijani: Turan Tovuz
Nickname(s)Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf)
Founded23 February 1992 (1992-02-23) as Spartak Tovuz [1]
GroundTovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Capacity6,800
PresidentNadir Nabiyev
ManagerAykhan Abbasov
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2022–236th
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz.[2][3] However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.[4][5]

In 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In 2012–13 season, Turan for the first time in their history relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in top flight.[6][7]

In 2013, club's owners decided to change club's name to Turan-T.[8] The club restored their name few months later.[9]

Domestic history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
1992 1st 3 36 26 4 6 62 24 56 Quarter-Finals
1993 1st 3 18 12 6 0 34 4 30 Semi-Finals
1993–94 1st 1 30 23 4 3 74 18 50 1/8 Finals
1994–95 1st 2 24 19 2 3 48 14 40 1/8 Finals
1995–96 1st 4 20 9 3 8 26 30 30 Quarter-Finals
1996–97 1st 4 30 19 7 4 48 13 64 Semi-Finals
1997–98 1st 9 26 9 4 13 26 45 31 Quarter-Finals
1998–99 1st 7 32 18 9 5 59 27 63 Semi-Finals
1999–00 1st 10 22 5 5 12 17 36 20 1/8 Finals
2000–01 1st 5 20 9 3 8 42 28 30 Semi-Finals
2001–02 1st 9 30 14 7 9 40 35 49 Quarter-Finals
2002–03 1st
2003–04 1st 13 26 4 4 18 15 59 16 1/8 Finals
2004–05 1st 4 34 22 7 5 64 21 73 1/8 Finals
2005–06 1st 6 26 11 5 10 27 21 38 Quarter-Finals
2006–07 1st 10 24 5 5 14 24 38 20 Quarter-Finals
2007–08 1st 12 26 4 6 16 21 49 18 1/8 Finals
2008–09 1st 11 26 5 5 16 19 45 20 1/8 Finals
2009–10 1st 9 32 8 9 15 38 43 33 1/8 Finals
2010–11 1st 10 32 7 6 19 24 47 27 Quarter-Finals
2011–12 1st 11 32 6 7 19 26 42 25 First Round
2012–13 1st 11 32 8 6 18 34 59 30 Second round
2013–14 2nd 7 30 13 5 12 52 46 44 N/A
2014–15 2nd 6 30 15 5 10 75 37 50 N/A
2015–16 2nd 7 26 10 6 10 35 31 36 Second round
2016–17 2nd 1 26 18 7 1 62 11 61 Second round
2017–18 2nd 6 27 11 6 10 34 33 39 First round
2018–19 2nd 12 26 6 2 18 29 54 20 N/A
2019–20 2nd 3 12 8 0 4 23 16 24 N/A
2020–21 2nd 3 27 14 9 4 41 22 51 First round
2021–22 2nd 10 24 10 3 11 37 39 33 N/A
2022–23 1st 6 36 10 9 17 36 49 39 Semifinal

European history

As of December 2008.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1994/95 UEFA Cup 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–2 0–5 0–7

Stadium
Main article: Tovuz City Stadium

Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.

Youth academy

Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.[6]

Honours
Winners (1): 1993–94
Winners (1): 2016–17

Squad
As of 20 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Azerbaijan AZE Tarlan Ahmadli
2 DF Azerbaijan AZE Sertan Taşqın
3 DF Azerbaijan AZE Tarlan Guliyev
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Şehriyar Aliyev
5 DF Panama PAN Roderick Miller
6 DF Brazil BRA Brunão
7 FW Brazil BRA Pachu
8 MF Georgia (country) GEO Piruz Marakvelidze
9 FW Albania ALB Belajdi Pusi
10 MF Azerbaijan AZE Khayal Najafov
11 MF Russia RUS Aykhan Guseynov
13 GK Azerbaijan AZE Aydın Bayramov
14 DF Azerbaijan AZE Slavik Alkhasov
15 DF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Hackman
18 MF Azerbaijan AZE Budag Nasirov
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Azerbaijan AZE Famil Jamalov
23 MF Spain ESP Álex Serrano
25 DF Moldova MDA Denis Marandici
33 DF Azerbaijan AZE Eltun Turabov
39 DF Azerbaijan AZE Sadig Guliyev
60 MF Azerbaijan AZE Sabayel Bagirov
77 MF Azerbaijan AZE Farid Nabiyev
79 FW Bulgaria BUL Martin Petkov
80 FW Nigeria NGA Otto John
85 GK Azerbaijan AZE Kamal Bayramov
88 DF Azerbaijan AZE Faig Hajiyev
99 MF Azerbaijan AZE Veysal Rzayev

Managers

As of 1 November 2020.

References
  1. "Turan-T İK - FLIP". futbolas.lietuvai.lt. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. “Turan” klubunu türkiyəli Səlahhətdin Dərvənd çalışdıracaq(in Azerbaijani)
  3. "Tovuz şəhər stadionunun 30 yaşı tamam oldu" (in Azerbaijani). stadium.az. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. Президент ПФЛ – Финансовый кризис в мире может стать причиной распада азербайджанского футбольного клуба "Туран" (in Russian). navigator.az. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  5. Piriyev, Rustam. Товузские "игрушки". extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. musavat.com:“TURAN”ı DA İTİRİRİK... (in Azerbaijani)
  7. ""Turan"ın çempionluğunun 19 yaşı". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  9. "Tovuz klubunun adı rəsmən dəyişdirildi". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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