Sumgait is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 422,600 at the 2019 Census, making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
ASK Arena, formerly Inter Arena and Shafa Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located in Baku. The stadium was built on the site of Termist stadium in 2001 and has a capacity of 8,125 spectators. The stadium surrounded by practice fields, administration buildings and four-star hotel.
FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit 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.
Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 2006. The stadium also known as Fırtınalar meydanı, named after club's local supporters Fırtına fan group.
Lukoil Arena, former Otkritie Bank Arena and Otkritie Arena, also known as Spartak Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium north-west of Moscow, Russia. The venue is used mostly for football matches, hosting the home matches of Spartak Moscow.
Rhein-Neckar-Arena, currently known as PreZero Arena and previously as Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of TSG Hoffenheim. The stadium has a capacity of 30,150 people. It replaced TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's former ground, the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion.
The Absheron Peninsula is a peninsula in Azerbaijan. It is the location of Baku, the biggest and the most populous city of the country, and also the Baku metropolitan area, with its satellite cities Sumqayit and Khyrdalan.
MOIK Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of MOIK Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The stadium holds 3,000 people spectators.
AZAL Arena is a football stadium in the Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It was the home stadium of Shuvalan FK. The stadium holds 3,500 people and opened in 2011.
Dalga Arena is a multi-use stadium in Mardakan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 6,500 people and opened by Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini on 6 June 2011.
Sumgayit FK is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Sumgayit, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Neftçi Arena is a soccer-specific stadium located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 11,000 spectators. In 2013 it was renamed to Bakcell Arena. The name of the stadium was changed to Neftçi Arena in August 2023. Neftçi Arena is serving as the home ground of the Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftçi.
Bayil Arena is a stadium in Bayil, Baku, Azerbaijan. It was opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 3,200 spectators. The stadium is owned and operated by AFFA. Yalchin Mammadov is a current stadium manager.
The Azersun Arena or Tofiq Ismayilov Stadium, also referred as Surakhani Stadium is a football stadium in Yeni Suraxanı, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened in June 2015. The main tenant of the stadium is Qarabağ, who moved from their home at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium when it was completed.
Baku Olympic Stadium is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Having seating capacity for 69,870 people, it is the largest stadium in Azerbaijan.
Bank Respublika Arena former Alinja Arena is a multi-use stadium in Masazır settlement of Absheron, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,600 people and opened in 2014.
Group 2 of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: France, Slovakia, Switzerland, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Liechtenstein. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 11 December 2018, 09:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.
The 2019–20 Azerbaijan Cup is the 28th season of the annual cup competition in Azerbaijan, with Premier League side Gabala being the defending champions.
Group A of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consisted of six teams: Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, Azerbaijan, and Estonia. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.
Mehdi Huseynzade Sumgait City Stadium is a stadium in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan. It will have a capacity of 10,047 spectators and will be the new home of Sumgayit FK of the Azerbaijan Premier League. It is planned to open in 2023 and will replace the club's current home, Kapital Bank Arena.
