FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit
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| Full name | FK Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt | ||
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Dissolved | 2008 | ||
| Ground | Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium, Sumqayit, Azerbaijan | ||
| Capacity | 16,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ilgar Nuriyev | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2007–2008 | 13th | ||
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FK Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit (Azerbaijani: FK Gənclərbirliyi Sumqayıt) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumqayit. They were founded in 2003 and won the Azerbaijan First Division title the same year, gaining promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League. They spent four seasons in the top flight, finishing 12th, 11th, 12th and final 13th in their final season. The club was dissolved in July 2008.[1]
They were managed by Afgan Talybov, whilst Ilgar Nuriyev was the club's chairman.
Stadium
Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit played their home matches at the Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium.
Crest and colours
Genclerbirliyi Sumqayit's home kit consisted of a white shirt with black shorts, whilst their away kit was yellow shirts with black shorts.
League and domestic cup history
| Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2003–04 | 2nd | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 38 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2004–05 | 1st | 12 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 28 | 33 | Quarterfinals |  Issa Nikiema
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16 |  Amrouche
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| 2005–06 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 27 | Round of 16 |  Pathé Bangoura
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12 | |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 12 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 54 | 12 | Quarterfinals | Issa Nikiema
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4 |  Ilie Karp[2]
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| 2007–08 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 68 | 14 | Round of 161 |  Səbuhi Sadiqov  Tomislav Stanić Ismayil Mammadov
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3 | A.Talybov
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- Notes
- Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit were excluded from the competition.
Records
Honours
- Azerbaijan First Division
- Champions (1): 2003–04
References