Khazar Lankaran FK

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Khazar Lankaran FK (Template:Langx) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season.

Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football.[1] It played in the Azerbaijan Premier League for twelve-seasons, winning the title once, and the Azerbaijan Cup three times.[2][3] Khazar were also a member of the European Club Association, an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe.

History

Early years (2004–2012)

The club was founded in 2004 by Azerbaijani entrepreneur Mubariz Mansimov and dubbed by the local media as "Caucasian Chelsea" because of its strong financial position.[4][5] Under Agaselim Mirjavadov, the club won the Premier League title during the 2006–07 season and the Azerbaijan Cup twice. Khazar also won the CIS Cup in 2008, defeating Pakhtakor Tashkent in the final.[6][7]

After Fabian Veldwijk's appointment, a string of Romanian players and footballers were signed from Liga I, but the club did not find success in European cup competition.[8][9] On 4 December 2013, Khazar announced that Veldwijk had been sacked by the club due to a run of poor performances.[10][11]

Recent years (2014–2016)

In July 2014, the club under Yunis Huseynov earned their first win in European competition by beating Nõmme Kalju.[12] In March 2015, former Liverpool striker John Toshack was appointed as new manager after signing two-year deal with the club.[13][14] In the 2015–16 season, Khazar finished in 12th place, the club's lowest finishing position to date.[15] Khazar Lankaran once again featured in European competitions during the 2015–16 season, featuring in the UEFA Europa League, where they were knocked out 3–0 on aggregate after suffering their heaviest European defeat ever, losing 8–0 to Maccabi Haifa.[16]

Following the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan's decision to deny Khazar a licence for the 2016–17 season, the club announced their withdrawal from professional football.[1]

League and cup history

Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2004–05 1st 2 34 24 6 4 68 15 78 Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Samir Aliyev 20
2005–06 1st 7 26 9 9 8 27 18 36 Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Samir Aliyev 4
2006–07 1st 1 24 17 5 2 50 16 56 Winners Template:Flagicon Zaur Ramazanov 20
2007–08 1st 4 26 14 10 2 44 16 52 Winners Template:Flagicon Zaur Ramazanov 11
2008–09 1st 4 26 15 5 6 49 21 50 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Ivan Tsvetkov 15
2009–10 1st 4 42 18 17 7 48 25 71 Runners-up Template:Flagicon Mario Sergio 9
2010–11 1st 2 32 16 12 4 38 18 60 Winners Template:Flagicon Winston Parks 8
2011–12 1st 2 32 17 8 7 44 28 59 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Branimir Subašić 6
2012–13 1st 8 32 10 10 12 40 37 40 Runners-up Template:Flagicon Dimitris Sialmas 6
2013–14 1st 6 36 12 13 11 44 49 49 Semi-finals Template:Flagicon Mbilla Etame 11
2014–15 1st 7 32 8 8 16 35 46 32 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Galin Ivanov 6
2015–16 1st 10 36 3 6 27 16 51 15 Quarter-finals Template:Flagicon Rahid Amirguliyev 4

European history

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Template:Flagicon FC Nistru Otaci 1–2 1–3 2–5 File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q Template:Flagicon NK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–3 (aet) 2–4 File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Template:Flagicon Lech Poznań 0–1 1–4 1–5 File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Olimpia 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Maccabi Tel Aviv 0–0 1–3 1–3 File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Nõmme Kalju 2–2 2–0 4–2 File:Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Template:Flagicon Lech Poznań 1–1 0–1 1–2 File:Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Sliema Wanderers 1–0 1–1 2–1 File:Symbol keep vote.svg
2Q Template:Flagicon Maccabi Haifa 0–8 0–2 0–10 File:Symbol delete vote.svg

Crest and colours

The club's crest includes stockless anchor with a football ball. The badge shaped like traditional compass with white-green background elements.

Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers

Khazar's traditional kit is composed of white shirts, green shorts and white socks. The club's kits are manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Palmali, a multinational shipping company in Istanbul.

Stadium

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On 17 July 2009, UEFA approved stadium for the usage during international football matches.[19] The stadium hosted its first senior international match on 5 September 2009, between Azerbaijan and Finland.[20]

Supporters

Khazar is one of the best supported clubs in Azerbaijan, having the highest attendance after FC Kapaz in the Caucasus region. Supporters of Khazar Lankaran are drawn from all over the Southern Region and beyond, with supporters' clubs all across the world.[21] The club's supporters are also known as the Fırtına(Storm) the first established independent fan club in Azernaijan. Fan club's first president Ravan Bashirov also been appointed as vice- president of Khazar Lankaran FC. .[22][23]

Rivalry

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Honours

National

Regional

Individual records

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 30 August 2014 (players in bold signifies current Khazar player). Zaur Ramazanov is the club's all-time top scorer with 33 goals in 69 games.[27]

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Rahid Amirguliyev is one of the most capped players for the club.
Top Ten Highest Goalscorers
Player Period Appearances Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Zaur Ramazanov 2005–08; 2011 69 33
2 Template:Flagicon Ivan Tsvetkov 2008–10 50 22
3 Template:Flagicon Rahid Amirguliyev 2006–present 189 20
4 Template:Flagicon Mario Sergio 2008–10 58 18
5 Template:Flagicon Oktay Derelioğlu 2004–05 17 16
6 Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Branimir Subašić 2011–13 51 14
7 Template:Flagicon Rashad Abdullayev 2004–09 116 12
8 Template:Flagicon Mbilla Etame 2013–14 35 11
9 Template:Flagicon Allan Lalín 2009–11 43 11
10 Template:Flagicon Sadio Tounkara 2011–present 81 11
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Kamran Agayev is one of the most capped players for the club.
Top Ten Players With Most Appearances
Player Period Caps Goals
1 Template:Flagicon Rahid Amirguliyev 2006–present 189 20
2 Template:Flagicon Radomir Todorov 2007–10; 2012–13 136 1
3 Template:Flagicon Kamran Agayev 2006–13 122 0
4 Template:Flagicon Alim Qurbanov 2004–12 121 11
5 Template:Flagicon Rashad Abdullayev 2004–09 116 12
6 Template:Flagicon Elnur Abdullayev 2011–present 109 10
7 Template:Flagicon Adrian Scarlatache 2011; 2012–2015 96 11
8 Template:Flagicon Sadio Tounkara 2011–present 81 11
9 Template:Flagicon Adrian Piț 2011–14 75 8
10 Template:Flagicon Emin Quliyev 2005–09 70 10

Notable managers

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The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of FK Khazar Lankaran:

Name Period Trophies
Template:Flagicon Agaselim Mirjavadov 2007–09 Azerbaijan Premier League, Azerbaijan Cup (2), CIS Cup
Template:Flagicon Mircea Rednic 2010–11 Azerbaijan Cup
Template:Flagicon John Toshack 2013 Azerbaijan Supercup

In popular culture

A number of television programmes have included references to Khazar Lankaran over the past few decades. In the sitcom Aramizda Galsin, the character Jasarat is a Khazar supporter.[28] Khazar have also featured on several occasions in meykhana.[29][30]

References

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  19. ↑ Azərbaycan – Finlandiya oyunu Lənkəranda keçiriləcək Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
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  23. ↑ “Xəzər Lənkəran”a zərbə yox, dəstək lazımdır! Template:Webarchive Template:In lang
  24. ↑ Раиль МЕЛИКОВ: «Это главное дерби Азербайджана и его невозможно сравнить с другим матчем» Template:WebarchiveTemplate:In lang
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