Turan Tovuz

Turan Tovuz
Full name	Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz
Nickname(s)	Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf)
Founded	23 February 1992; 32 years ago as Spartak Tovuz
Ground	Tovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Capacity	6,800
President	Ehtiram Guliyev
Manager	Kurban Berdyev
League	Azerbaijan Premier League
2023–24	6th
Website	turantovuzpfk.az
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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.^[2]^[3] However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.^[4]^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]

In 2013, club's owners decided to change club's name to Turan-T.^[8] The club restored their name few months later.^[9]

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.^[6]

Honours

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

Squad

As of 7 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
20	DF	AZE	Ibrahim Ramazanov
21	FW	BRA	Alex Souza


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	ESP	Álex Serrano
25	DF	MDA	Denis Marandici
33	DF	AZE	Eltun Turabov
39	DF	AZE	Sadig Guliyev
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
80	FW	NGA	Otto John
88	DF	AZE	Faig Hajiyev
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
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–)

References

^ "Turan-T İK - FLIP". futbolas.lietuvai.lt. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ “Turan” klubunu türkiyəli Səlahhətdin Dərvənd çalışdıracaq^{[permanent dead link‍]}(in Azerbaijani)
^ "Tovuz şəhər stadionunun 30 yaşı tamam oldu" (in Azerbaijani). stadium.az. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ Президент ПФЛ – Финансовый кризис в мире может стать причиной распада азербайджанского футбольного клуба "Туран" (in Russian). navigator.az. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
^ Piriyev, Rustam. Товузские "игрушки". extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b musavat.com:“TURAN”ı DA İTİRİRİK... ^{[permanent dead link‍]}(in Azerbaijani)
^ ""Turan"ın çempionluğunun 19 yaşı". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
^ Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
^ "Tovuz klubunun adı rəsmən dəyişdirildi". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

Turan Tovuz at UEFA.com
Turan Tovuz at EUFO.de
Turan Tovuz at Weltfussball.de
Turan Tovuz at Football-Lineups.com

[1] "Turan-T İK - FLIP". futbolas.lietuvai.lt. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[2] “Turan” klubunu türkiyəli Səlahhətdin Dərvənd çalışdıracaq^{[permanent dead link‍]}(in Azerbaijani)

[3] "Tovuz şəhər stadionunun 30 yaşı tamam oldu" (in Azerbaijani). stadium.az. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[4] Президент ПФЛ – Финансовый кризис в мире может стать причиной распада азербайджанского футбольного клуба "Туран" (in Russian). navigator.az. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2010.

[5] Piriyev, Rustam. Товузские "игрушки". extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.

[itir-6] usavat.com:“TURAN”ı DA İTİRİRİK... ^{[permanent dead link‍]}(in Azerbaijani)

[7] ""Turan"ın çempionluğunun 19 yaşı". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 13 May 2013.

[8] Сакит АЛЫЕВ: "Тот, кто назвал "Туран" "Тураном Т", ничем не отличается от армянина". Extratime.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

[9] "Tovuz klubunun adı rəsmən dəyişdirildi". forvard.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

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