Qarabağ FK
Qarabağ Futbol Klubu, commonly known as Qarabağ (pronounced [ɡɑˈɾɑbɑɣ]), is an Azerbaijani professional football club that competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top flight of Azerbaijani football. The club originates from Aghdam in the Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ) region, but has not played in its hometown since 1993 due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The club now plays in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. Qarabağ plays its matches at the Azersun Arena and Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, which also serves as the venue for Azerbaijan national team matches.
| Full name | Qarabağ Futbol Klubu | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Atlılar (The Horsemen) Göy-ağlar (Blue and Whites) | |||
| Founded | 1951, as Məhsul 1987, as Qarabağ | |||
| Ground | Azersun Arena | |||
| Capacity | 5,800 | |||
| Owner | Azersun Holding | |||
| President | Abdolbari Gozal | |||
| Manager | Gurban Gurbanov | |||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | |||
| 2022–23 | Azerbaijan Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Formed in 1987, Qarabağ were founding members of the Azerbaijan Premier League in 1992. One season later, they won their first league championship, becoming the first non-Baku-based club to win the Premier League title. Qarabağ is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Neftçi PFK which has participated in all Premier League championships so far.
In 2014, the club won the Premier League, their first league title in 21 years. Qarabağ have won the Premier League ten times and Azerbaijan Cup seven times. Qarabağ became the second Azerbaijani team after Neftçi PFK to advance to the group stage of a European competition, making its in the UEFA Europa League group stage in 2014–15 season. Qarabağ is the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of the higher UEFA Champions League, competing in the 2017–18 season. The club have played more UEFA matches than any other Azerbaijani team.