Sumgayit FK

Sumqayıt
Full nameSumqayıt Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Kimyaçılar (The Chemists)
Founded2010 (2010)
GroundSumgayit City Stadium
Capacity9,502[1]
PresidentRiad Rafiyev
ManagerSaša Ilić
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2024–25Azerbaijan Premier League, 8th of 10
Websitesfc.az

Sumqayıt FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu, pronounced [sumɡɑˈjɯt] ⓘ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Sumgait, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top tier of football in the country.[2]

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumqayıt FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron.[3] After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan's U-19 and U-17 players.[4] In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.[5]

During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.

In the 2017–18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players.

On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi.[6]

Domestic history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer Kit Manufacturer Sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2010–11 2nd 7th 26 13 5 8 34 26 44 Did not enter Kappa Azərkimya
2011–12 1st 12th 32 6 6 20 27 52 24 First round Orkhan Aliyev 5
2012–13 1st 10th 32 9 8 15 31 49 35 Second round Pardis Fardjad-Azad 9 Umbro
2013–14 1st 9th 36 5 10 21 27 61 25 Second round Pardis Fardjad-Azad 6
2014–15 1st 8th 32 7 10 15 32 43 31 Second round Magomed Kurbanov 13
2015–16 1st 8th 36 9 12 15 41 49 39 Quarter-final Amil Yunanov 12
2016–17 1st 6th 28 9 8 11 28 35 35 Quarter-final Mirabdulla Abbasov 8 Joma Pasha Life
2017–18 1st 5th 28 11 7 10 34 33 40 Semi-final Amil Yunanov 10
2018–19 1st 6th 28 8 5 15 24 42 29 Runners Up Five Players 3
2019–20 1st 5th 20 6 5 9 24 32 23 Semi-final Peyman Babaei 7 Jako
2020–21 1st 4th 28 10 9 9 30 31 39 Runners Up Ali Ghorbani 9
2021–22 1st 6th 28 5 7 16 22 46 22 Quarter-final Ali Ghorbani
Rahim Sadikhov 		5
2022–23 1st 7th 36 8 7 21 26 70 31 First round Vusal Isgandarli 6
2023–24 1st 4th 36 15 12 9 37 38 57 Quarterfinal Casimir Ninga 7 Macron

European history

As of match played 25 July 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 1 0 0 1 0 2
UEFA Conference League 4 0 2 2 1 4
Total 5 0 2 3 1 6
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Shkëndija 0–2 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Čukarički 0–2 0–0 0–2
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2Q Fehérvár 1–2 0–0 1–2
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • Group: Group stage

Crest and colours

  • 2010–2019
  • 2019–present

Stadium

Main article: Sumgayit City Stadium

Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is a stadium in the city of Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. It is the fourth largest stadium in Azerbaijan. The capacity of Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is 15,350.

Supporters

Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of Sumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.

Players

Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. 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

As of 3 June 2025[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AZE Mekhti Dzhenetov
2 DF  AZE Sertan Taşqın
4 DF  PAK Easah Suliman
5 DF  BRA Alan Dias
8 MF  AZE Sabuhi Abdullazade
11 FW  SRB Aleksa Janković
12 MF  GEO Giorgi Kharaishvili
14 DF  POR Pedro Pinto
19 MF  ISR Roi Kahat
20 DF  AZE Aykhan Suleymanli
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  AZE Nihad Ahmedzade
23 MF  DOM Ronaldo Vásquez
24 DF  AZE Sanan Muradly
30 FW  AZE Kamran Guliyev
36 GK  AZE Khayal Feyzullayev
41 FW  AZE Ugur Jahangirov
57 DF  AZE Nicat Faracli
60 MF  BDI Trésor Mossi
94 GK  AZE Rashad Azizli

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.

Reserve team

Main article: FK Sumgayit-2

Sumgayit-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018.

Club officials

Management

Position Staff
President Riad Rafiyev
Vice-president Aydin Khalilov
Head of Supervisory Board Elnur Mammadli
Director of sport Faig Haji-Maharramov
Director of academy Hakan Sunal
Press secretary Zaur Khudiyev

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Saša Ilić
Assistant coach Vurğun Hüseynov
Shahin Abdullayev
Goalkeeping coach Emil Babayev
Conditioning coach Gerard Martinez Bernat

Managers

Statistics

Information correct as of match played 7 July 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Bernhard Raab  Germany 19 September 2011 11 June 2013 67 16 14 37 58 101 023.88 [9]
Agil Mammadov  Azerbaijan 12 June 2013 8 October 2015[10] 73 12 21 40 64 114 016.44
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan 8 October 2015[11] 20 May 2018 96 33 24 39 112 130 034.38
Nazim Suleymanov  Azerbaijan 7 June 2018[12] 12 November 2018 11 3 2 6 11 17 027.27
Aykhan Abbasov  Azerbaijan 14 November 2018 16 December 2021[13] 96 28 26 42 91 121 029.17
Aleksey Baga  Belarus 30 December 2021[14] 21 September 2022[15] 23 2 8 13 15 38 008.70
Samir Abbasov  Azerbaijan 26 September 2022[16] 14 October 2024 19 5 3 11 16 32 026.32
Saša Ilić  Serbia 7 July 2025[17]
  • 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).

Records

Further information: List of Sumgayit FK records and statistics

References

  1. ^ "İlham Əliyev Mehdi Hüseynzadə adına Sumqayıt şəhər stadionunda yaradılan şəraitlə tanış olub » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi".
  2. ^ "FK Sumqayit". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. ^ ""Sumqayıt"ın prezidenti: "Komandanı Lippert çalışdıra bilər"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Сумгайыт создает новую Шафа". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  5. ^ Сумгайыт Шехер меняет название. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Riad Rəfiyev "Traktorsazi" klubunun rəhbərliyi ilə görüşüb". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Sumqayıt FK".
  8. ^ "Peşəkar Futbol Liqası".
  9. ^ Бернхард Рааб покинул «Сумгайыт», новым наставником назначен Агиль Мамедов. extratime.az (in Russian). Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  10. ^ "ФК Сумгаит: Агиль Мамедов сам подал прошение об отставке". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Первая тренерская смена сезона: Аббасов сменил Мамедова в Сумгаите". www.azerifootball.com/ (in Russian). Azerifootball. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Nazim Süleymanov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Baş məşqçi Ayxan Abbasovla müqaviləyə xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Aleksey Baqa "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Baş məşqçi Aleksey Baqa ilə müqaviləyə qarşılıqlı razılıq əsasında xitam verilib". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Samir Abasov "Sumqayıt" FK-nın baş məşqçisi təyin olunub". sfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  17. ^ ""Sumqayıt" FK Saşa İliçlə müqavilə imzalayıb". www.sfc.az. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
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