Karvan FK

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Karvan
FK Karvan Yevlax.png
Full nameKarvan Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)Qara-Ağlar (Black and Whites)
Founded1990;35 years ago (1990), as FC Avtomobilchi
2004;21 years ago (2004), as FK Karvan
2022;3 years ago (2022), as FK Karvan-Yevlakh
Ground Yevlakh Stadium
Capacity5,000
President Bakhtiyar Hüseynov
Head coach Azer Hashimov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2024–25 Azerbaijan First Division, 3rd of 10 (promoted)
Website Official website

Karvan FK (Azerbaijani : Karvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Yevlakh that participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League, after promotion from the Azerbaijan First Division in 2025. It was the first Azerbaijani club to pass the first qualification stage in the UEFA Cup. [1]

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History

Football in Yevlakh

The first football club established in Yevlakh, one of the biggest cities in Azerbaijan, was FC Avtomobilchi, in 1990. The team participated in the Soviet Second League and the Azerbaijan Premier League twice. FC Avtomobilchi relegated after the 1993–94 season, and dissolved. The second football team in Yevlakh was founded 10 years later, in 2004.

Golden years

Karvan was admitted to the 2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League. [2] The club got off to a good start, finishing third in the 2004–05 season and second in the 2005–06 season. In addition, they reached the national cup final in 2005–06, but lost to FK Karabakh, 2–1. Karvan played in the Intertoto Cup in 2005. In the 2006–07 season the club participated in the UEFA Cup and reached the second qualifying round.

Financial difficulties and relegation

As management reduced funding, the best players left immediately after coach Yunis Hüseynov's resignation. In the 2007–08 season Karvan finished 11th, and club executives were forced to ask Huseynov to return. In the 2009–10 season, they were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, the owners announced that the club would be dissolved and not participate in the First Division. [3]

On 21 August 2013, it was announced the club would be reformed and participate in the First Division. [4] Even though, on 18 August 2014, the club again dissolved due to financial problems. [5]

Stadium

Karvan's home ground is Yevlakh Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000.

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAP Domestic Cup
2004–05 1st33423746618761/8 Finals
2005–06 1st226176350957Runners-up
2006–07 1st7241059363035Quarter-finals
2007–08 1st112665152336231/8 Finals
2008–09 1st926104122833341/8 Finals
2009–10 1st122225151736111/8 Finals
2010–11 2nd8266812264026Preliminary Round
2011–12 2nd3261673552255Preliminary Round
2013–14 2nd83012612465642N/A

European cup history

As of December 2008.

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznan 1–20–21–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup Q1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Spartak Trnava 1–01–02–0
Q2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slavia Praha 0–20–00–2

Players

Current squad

As of 15 August 2025

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Kamran Ibrahimov
2 DF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Shaquill Sno
3 DF Flag of Iran.svg  IRN Saeed Irankhah
4 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Olawale Doyeni
5 MF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Nika Chachashvili
6 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Vadim Abdullayev
7 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Araz Abdullayev
8 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Peter Kings
10 FW Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  SRI Sam Durrant
11 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Spence
12 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Victor Rocha
13 DF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Vusal Masimov
14 FW Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Ugur Jahangirov
15 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Rahman Shabanov
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Suleyman Ahmadov
19 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Gavi Thompson
20 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Joy-Slayd Mickels
21 DF Flag of French Guiana.svg  GUF Imani Barker (on loan from Sumgayit)
22 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Qabil Alizada
25 GK Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Amrah Bulud
32 DF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Elvin Yunuszade
33 DF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Eltun Turabov
37 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Moise Ngwisani
42 DF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Ibrahim Qadirzada
66 DF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Ceyhun Bagirzada
77 MF Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  AZE Ali Abdullayev
99 GK Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  STP Pedro Mateus

Club officials

Management

PositionStaff
President Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Bakhtiyar Hüseynov
Vice-president Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Kanan Karimov

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azer Hashimov
Assistant coach Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Zaur Hajiyev
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Huseyn Mahammadov

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ Азербайджанский клуб "Карван" завоевал путевку во второй классификационный этап кубка УЕФА (in Russian) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "History from club's Official Site". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  3. ↑ Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ↑ ""Karvan" da belə getdi: "Komandanın dağılmaması üçün PFL-ə də müraciət etmişdim"". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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