Sumqayıt FK (, ) is an Azerbaijani professional

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club based in

Sumgait Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the List of cities in Azerb ...

, that plays in the

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, the top tier of football in the country.

History

The club was founded in 2010 as Sumqayıt FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to

after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron. 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. In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored. During

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season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the

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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

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Domestic history

European history

;Notes * 1Q: First qualifying round * 2Q: Second qualifying round * 3Q: Third qualifying round * PO: Play-off round * Group: Group stage

Crest and colours

File:Sumqayit Seher crest.png, 2010–2019 File:Sumgait FC logo.png, 2019–present

Stadium

''Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium'' is a stadium in the city of Sumqayit,

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. 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

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, particularly the city of

Sumgayit Sumqayit (or Sumgait; ; , ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 427,000 at the beginning of 2024, making it the second largest city in ...

. 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

''For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.''

Reserve team

Sumgayit-2 plays in the

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from 2018.

Club officials

Management

Coaching staff

Managers

Statistics

''Information correct as of match played 30 January 2023. 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).

Records

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sumgayit FK Football clubs in Azerbaijan Sport in Sumgait Association football clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in Azerbaijan