Turan Tovuz
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| Full name | Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf) | ||
| Founded | 23 February 1992 as Spartak Tovuz [1] | ||
| Ground | Tovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan | ||
| Capacity | 6,800 | ||
| President | Ehtiram Guliyev | ||
| Manager | Kurban Berdyev | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | 6th | ||
| Website | http://www.turanpfc.com/ | ||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 1994/95 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
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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.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024.
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Kurban Berdyev
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| Assistant of head coach |  Javid Huseynov Ruslan Abishov  Andrei Mațiura
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Evgeniy Shchetinin
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| Fitness coach | Yakov Erlikh
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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