# Sumgayit FK

Sumqayıt FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu, pronounced ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Sumgait, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

## 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. 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 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.

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Azerbaijan Cup | Name | League | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| 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 | Kappa | Azərkimya |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 10th | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 35 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 9 | Umbro | Azərkimya |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 9th | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | 25 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 6 | Umbro | Azərkimya |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8th | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 31 | Second round | Magomed Kurbanov | 13 | Umbro | Azərkimya |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 39 | Quarter-final | Amil Yunanov | 12 | Umbro | Azərkimya |
| 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 | Joma | Pasha Life |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 29 | Runners Up | Five Players | 3 | Joma | Pasha Life |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 5th | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 23 | Semi-final | Peyman Babaei | 7 | Jako | Pasha Life |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 39 | Runners Up | Ali Ghorbani | 9 | Jako | Pasha Life |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 22 | Quarter-final | Ali Ghorbani Rahim Sadikhov | 5 | Jako | Pasha Life |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 7th | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 31 | First round | Vusal Isgandarli | 6 | Jako | Pasha Life |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 4th | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 57 | Quarterfinal | Casimir Ninga | 7 | Macron | Pasha Life |

### 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

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 10 March 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. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AZE | Mekhti Dzhenetov |
| 2 | DF | AZE | Sertan Taşqın |
| 4 | DF | PAK | Easah Suliman |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Alan Dias |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vugar Mustafayev |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Rovlan Muradov |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Sabuhi Abdullazade |
| 9 | FW | UZB | Bobur Abdikholikov |
| 11 | FW | GUI | Momo Yansané |
| 12 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Kharaishvili |
| 14 | DF | AZE | Elvin Badalov |
| 17 | DF | AZE | Murad Khachayev |
| 19 | MF | ISR | Roi Kahat |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Aykhan Suleymanli |
| 21 | MF | AZE | Nihad Ahmadzade |
| 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 |
| 77 | MF | UZB | Jasurbek Jaloliddinov |
| 94 | GK | AZE | Rashad Azizli |
| 95 | DF | MNE | Miloš Milović |
| 99 | FW | LBR | Sylvanus Nimely |
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

### Reserve team

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 | Abdulla Mammadov |
| Director of sport | Faig Haji-Maharramov |
| Director of academy | Hakan Sunal |
| Press secretary | Zaur Khudiyev |

### Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Vagif Javadov |
| Assistant coach | Vurğun Hüseynov Shahin Abdullayev |
| Goalkeeping coach | Emil Babayev |
| Conditioning coach | Gerard Martinez Bernat |

## Managers
### Statistics

Information correct as of match played 30 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
| Bernhard Raab | Germany | 19 September 2011 | 11 June 2013 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 58 | 101 | 023.88 |
| Agil Mammadov | Azerbaijan | 12 June 2013 | 8 October 2015 | 73 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 64 | 114 | 016.44 |
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 8 October 2015 | 20 May 2018 | 96 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 112 | 130 | 034.38 |
| Nazim Suleymanov | Azerbaijan | 7 June 2018 | 12 November 2018 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 027.27 |
| Aykhan Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 14 November 2018 | 16 December 2021 | 96 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 91 | 121 | 029.17 |
| Aleksey Baga | Belarus | 30 December 2021 | 21 September 2022 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 008.70 |
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 26 September 2022 | 14 October 2024 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 026.32 |
* 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).