Karvan FK

FK Karvan
Full name	Karvan İdman Klubu
Nickname(s)	Qara-Ağlar (Black and Whites)
Founded	1990; 34 years ago, as FC Avtomobilchi ; 2004; 20 years ago, as FK Karvan ; 21 August 2013; 11 years ago
Dissolved	1994; 30 years ago ; 2012; 12 years ago ; 18 August 2014; 10 years ago
Ground	Yevlakh Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Bakhtiyar Hüseynov
Manager	Kamran Aghayev
League	Azerbaijan First Division
2023-24	5th
Home colours	Away colours

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]

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

Golden years

Karvan immediately admitted to the 2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League.^[2] The club got off to a good start, finishing third in the 2004–05 season and second in the 2005–06 season. In addition, they reached the national cup final in 2005–06, but lost to FK Karabakh, 2–1. 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 the 2009–10 season the team relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, the club's owners announced that the club would be dissolved and they would not be participating in the Azerbaijan First Division.^[3]

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

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	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
2006–07	UEFA Cup	Q2	Slavia Praha	0–2	0–0	0–2

Managers

Yunis Huseynov (2004–2005)
Fuat Yaman (2005)
Yunis Huseynov (2005–2007)
Tabriz Hasanov (2007–2008)
Yunis Huseynov (2008–2010)
Vidadi Rzayev (2010–2011)
Zakir Mahmudov (2011–2012)
Kanan Karimov (2013–2014)

References

^ Азербайджанский клуб "Карван" завоевал путевку во второй классификационный этап кубка УЕФА (in Russian) Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "History from club's Official Site". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
^ Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ "I divizionda neçə klub çıxış edəcək?". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
^ ""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.

External links

Official website
FK Karvan at PFL.az (archived 25 September 2011)

[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". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

[3] Карван, МКТ-Араз и Мугань прекратили свое существование. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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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