FK Qaradağ
Encyclopedia
FK Qaradağ is an Azerbaijan
i football
club based in Lökbatan
.
and played in Azerbaijan First Division
. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team and therefore the club was ineligible for promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League
. In 2011, club became independent from Neftchi in 2011 and renamed to FK Qaradağ, which will allow them to participate in Premier League if they secure promotion in First Division.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Lökbatan
Lökbatan
Lökbatan is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 33,245. The municipality consists of the settlements of Lökbatan, Şubanı, and Heybət....
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History
The club was established in 2009 under the name of Neftchi-ISM as an Neftchi Baku's reserve teamReserve team
Large professional sports clubs often have far more players under contract than could possibly play in a match. As a result, many of these clubs create second teams composed of players who need playing time, but have little hope of playing on the first team. The players on this second team are...
and played in Azerbaijan First Division
Azerbaijan First Division
The Azerbaijan First Division is the second highest professional division in Azerbaijani professional football. The division is run by AFFA.-History:...
. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team and therefore the club was ineligible for promotion to the Azerbaijan Premier League
Azerbaijan Premier League
-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...
. In 2011, club became independent from Neftchi in 2011 and renamed to FK Qaradağ, which will allow them to participate in Premier League if they secure promotion in First Division.