# Turan Tovuz

Turan Tovuz (Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

## History

Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz. However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.
In 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In 2012–13 season, Turan for the first time in their history relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in top flight.
In 2013, club's owners decided to change club's name to Turan-T. The club restored their name few months later.

### Domestic history

| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
| 1992 | 1st | 3 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 24 | 56 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1993 | 1st | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 30 | Semi-Finals |
| 1993–94 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 18 | 50 | 1/8 Finals |
| 1994–95 | 1st | 2 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 14 | 40 | 1/8 Finals |
| 1995–96 | 1st | 4 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 30 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1996–97 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 13 | 64 | Semi-Finals |
| 1997–98 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 31 | Quarter-Finals |
| 1998–99 | 1st | 7 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 27 | 63 | Semi-Finals |
| 1999–00 | 1st | 10 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 20 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2000–01 | 1st | 5 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 28 | 30 | Semi-Finals |
| 2001–02 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 35 | 49 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2002–03 | 1st | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003–04 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 59 | 16 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2004–05 | 1st | 4 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 21 | 73 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 38 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 10 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 20 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 20 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 9 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 43 | 33 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 47 | 27 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2011–12 | 1st | 11 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 42 | 25 | First Round |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 11 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 59 | 30 | Second round |
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 7 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 46 | 44 | N/A |
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 6 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 37 | 50 | N/A |
| 2015–16 | 2nd | 7 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 36 | Second round |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 1 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 61 | Second round |
| 2017–18 | 2nd | 6 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 39 | First round |
| 2018–19 | 2nd | 12 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 54 | 20 | N/A |
| 2019–20 | 2nd | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 24 | N/A |
| 2020–21 | 2nd | 3 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 51 | First round |
| 2021–22 | 2nd | 10 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 33 | N/A |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 6 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 39 | Semifinal |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 6 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 53 | 48 | Last 16 |

### European history

As of December 2008.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1994/95 | UEFA Cup | 1 | | Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |

## Stadium

Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.

## Youth academy

Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.

## Honours

* Azerbaijan Premier League
** Winners (1): 1993–94
* Azerbaijan First Division
** Winners (1): 2016–17

## Squad

    As of 11 February 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 | RUS | Ivan Konovalov |
| 4 | DF | AZE | Şehriyar Aliyev |
| 5 | DF | PAN | Roderick Miller |
| 6 | DF | IRN | Arash Ghaderi |
| 7 | DF | AZE | Ismayil Zulfugarli (loan from Neftçi) |
| 8 | MF | AZE | Tural Bayramli |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Christian |
| 10 | MF | AZE | Khayal Najafov |
| 11 | MF | AZE | Aykhan Guseynov |
| 13 | MF | AZE | Farid Yusifli |
| 15 | DF | TOG | Emmanuel Hackman |
| 17 | MF | AZE | Ragim Sadykhov |
| 19 | FW | AZE | Orkhan Aliyev |
| 20 | DF | AZE | Ibrahim Ramazanov |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Alex Souza |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Álex Serrano |
| 25 | DF | MDA | Denis Marandici |
| 29 | MF | RUS | Anton Krachkovsky |
| 32 | DF | COL | Haiderson Hurtado |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Eltun Turabov |
| 39 | DF | AZE | Sadig Guliyev |
| 40 | DF | BRA | Kauan |
| 41 | GK | RUS | Sergey Samok |
| 44 | DF | AZE | Rufat Ahmadov |
| 70 | MF | AZE | Mazahir Mammadzadeh |
| 71 | GK | AZE | Mehman Haciyev |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Veysal Rzayev |
| 88 | DF | AZE | Faig Hajiyev |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Jô |
| 97 | MF | AZE | Sadiq Shafiyev |
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Kurban Berdyev |
| Assistant of head coach | Yunis Huseynov Andrei Mațiura Ruslan Abishov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Evgeniy Shchetinin |
| Fitness coach | Yakov Erlikh |

## Managers

As of 30 June 2024.
* Zahid Huseynov (1992)
* Ruslan Abdullayev (1992–93)
* Kazbek Tuaev (1993–95)
* Khanoghlan Abbasov (1995–00)
* Boyukagha Aghayev (2000–01)
* Nizami Sadigov (2001–02)
* Naci Şensoy (2002–03)
* Nizami Sadigov (2003–04)
* Naci Şensoy (2004–05)
* Sakit Aliyev (2005–07)
* Salahattin Darvand (2007–08)
* Etimad Gurbanov (2008–09)
* Nizami Sadigov (2009–10)
* Sakit Aliyev (2010)
* Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2010)
* Naci Şensoy (2010–11)
* Asgar Abdullayev (July 2011 – 12 Oct)
* Afghan Talibov (2012–13)
* Nadir Nabiyev (2013–2014)
* Badri Kvaratskhelia (2014)
* Nizami Sadigov (2015–2016)
* Asgar Abdullayev (2016–2018)
* Eltay Aslanov (2018–2019)
* Ilham Yadullayev (2019–2021)
* Afghan Talibov (2021–2022)
* Aykhan Abbasov (2022–2024 June)
* Kurban Berdyev (2024 June–)