Karvan FK

Karvan FK (Azerbaijani: Karvan İdman Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that participated in the Azerbaijan First Division. It was the first Azerbaijan club to pass the first qualification stage in the UEFA Cup.[1]

FK Karvan
Full nameKarvan İdman Klubu
Nickname(s)Qara-Ağlar (Black and Whites)
Founded2004
Dissolved18 September 2014
GroundYevlakh Stadium
Capacity5,000
LeagueAzerbaijan First Division
2013–148th

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 from the 1993–94 Azerbaijan Premier League season, and dissolved. The second football team in Yevlakh was founded 10 years later, in 2004.

Golden years

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

Financial difficulties and relegation

Karvan stopped at the most unexpected moment. As management reduced funding, the best players left the team 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. But no miracle happened, and in 2009/10 season the team relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, the club's owners announced that the club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in the Azerbaijan First Division.[3]

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

Stadium
Main article: Yevlakh Stadium

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

League and domestic cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
2004–05 1st 3 34 23 7 4 66 18 76 1/8 Finals
2005–06 1st 2 26 17 6 3 50 9 57 Runners-up
2006–07 1st 7 24 10 5 9 36 30 35 Quarter-finals
2007–08 1st 11 26 6 5 15 23 36 23 1/8 Finals
2008–09 1st 9 26 10 4 12 28 33 34 1/8 Finals
2009–10 1st 12 22 2 5 15 17 36 11 1/8 Finals
2010–11 2nd 8 26 6 8 12 26 40 26 Preliminary Round
2011–12 2nd 3 26 16 7 3 55 22 55 Preliminary Round
2013–14 2nd 8 30 12 6 12 46 56 42 N/A

European cup history

As of December, 2008.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Lech Poznan 1–2 0–2 1–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup Q1 Spartak Trnava 1–0 1–0 2–0
Q2 Slavia Praha 0–2 0–0 0–2

Managers

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
  3. Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). 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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