List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan
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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...

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1 Tofig Bahramov Stadium 30,000
Neftchi Baku, FK Baku
FK Baku
Football Club Baku is an Azerbaijani football club in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club sponsored by the Baghlan Group Company and ZQAN Holding.FC Baku plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League and have won two Azerbaijan Premier League championships and two Azerbaijan Cups.-History:FC Baku was founded in...

Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

2 Ganja City Stadium 25,000
FC Kapaz
Ganja
Ganja
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...

3 Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan, currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Sumgayit City PFC. It has 15,350 seating capacity. On 3 November 2011, it was announced that there is a new project on the reconstruction of the stadium....

15,350
Sumgayit City
Sumgayit City PFC
Sumgayit City PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2011, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-History:The club was founded in 2010...

Sumgayit
4 Lankaran City Stadium
Lankaran City Stadium
Lankaran City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lankaran, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Khazar Lankaran. The stadium holds 15,000 people and opened in 2006...

15,000
Khazar Lankaran
Lankaran
Lankaran
-History:The city was built on a swamp along the northern bank of the river bearing the city's name. There are remains of human settlements in the area dating back to the Neolithic period as well as ruins of fortified villages from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Lankaran's history is rather recent,...

5 Qazakh City Stadium 15,000
FK Göyazan Qazax
FK Göyazan Qazax
FC Goyazan Qazakh is an Azerbaijani football club. The club currently takes part in Azerbaijan First Division.-History:The club was founded in 1978, re-established in 1986 and 2003. FC Goyazan participated at 5 Soviet Second League seasons during 1987-1991 years and ranked 5th in 1988 and maked its...

Qazakh
Qazakh
Qazakh is a rayon of Azerbaijan. It has two exclaves inside Armenia, Yukhari Askipara and Barkhudarli, both of which came under Armenian control during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.- History :In antiquity, this rayon was part of the province of Utik...

6 Tofig Ismayilov Stadium 15,000
Neftchi ISM
Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

7 Shamkir City Stadium 11,500
FK Shamkir
FK Shamkir
FK Shamkir , is an Azerbaijani football club based in Şəmkir, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is one of the most oldest and most successful clubs in Azerbaijan's football history with three Azerbaijan Premier League titles....

Shamkir
Shamkir
Shamkir is a rayon in Azerbaijan. It is located in the northwestern part of the Azerbaijan Republic. The rayon was previously called "Shamkhor" during the Soviet rule and was renamed to Shamkir only in 1991 after restoration of independence of Azerbaijan. The district was established in 1930...

8 Heydar Aliyev Stadium 8,500
FK MKT Araz
Imishli
Imishli
Imishli is a rayon of Azerbaijan.Imishli and Sabirabad rayons share the largest lake of Azerbaijan Sarysu...

9 Shafa Stadium
Shafa Stadium
Shafa Stadium is located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is used by FC Inter Baku and Bakili Baku. It has a capacity of 8,152. It was built in 2001. It is an all-seater stadium, and is surrounded by practice fields and administration buildings....

8,150
Inter Baku, Bakili Baku
Bakili Baku
Bakili Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.- History :The club was founded in 1963 under name of Araz, re-established by Misir Abilov in 1995 and consisted of amateur footballers. Officially as a professional football club it was...

Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

10 Anatoliy Banishevskiy Stadium 7,500
none
Masally
Masally
Masally is the administrative area in the south of Azerbaijan-Geography:This territory borders on Lankaran, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad, Neftchala districts. In the east, the district is washed by the Caspian Sea, and in the west it approaches Talish mountains, Burovar ridge. Height of the...

11 Tovuz City Stadium 6,800
PFC Turan
PFC Turan Tovuz
Turan Tovuz PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football and won the league title once, in 1994-1995...

Tovuz
Tovuz
Tovuz may refer to:* Berd, Armenia* Tovuz, Armenia* Tovuz , Azerbaijan* Tovuz, Azerbaijan...

12 Dalga Arena
Dalga Arena
Dalga Arena is a multi-use stadium in Mardakan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 6,500 people and opened by Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini in 6 June, 2011....

6,500
Ravan Baku
Ravan Baku
Ravan Baku FC is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.-History:The club was founded in 2009. In May 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after clinching second place in Azerbaijan First Division.- Stadium :Dalga Arena...

Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

13 Ismat Gayibov Stadium
Ismat Gayibov Stadium
Ismat Gayibov Stadium, also referred as Bakikhanov Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bakikhanov settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. In February 2011, the president of Neftchi Baku football club Sadyg Sadygov announced that in domestic competitions...

5,000
Neftchi Baku
Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

14 Yashar Mammadzade Stadium
Yashar Mammadzade Stadium
Yashar Mammadzade Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mingachevir, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Energetik FC. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan...

5,000
Energetik FC
Energetik FC
Energetik FC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Mingachevir. One of the oldest and popular clubs in Azerbaijan. For a moment it participates at Azerbaijan First Division.-History:...

Mingachevir
Mingachevir
Mingachevir , sometimes spelled Mingecevir, is the fourth-biggest city in Azerbaijan with a population of about 100,000. It is known as city of lights because of its hydroelectric power station on the Kur River, which splits the city in half....

15 Yevlakh City Stadium 5,000
FK Karvan
FK Karvan
FK Karvan is an Azerbaijani football club based in Yevlakh, that currently plays in Azerbaijan First Division, one of the most successful clubs in modern Azerbaijan football history, becoming first Azerbaijan club to pass first qualification stage in UEFA Cup....

Yevlakh
Yevlakh
Yevlakh is a small city in Azerbaijan, 265 km west of capital Baku. It is surrounded by, but administratively separate from, the rayon of the same name...

16 Shovkat Ordukhanov Stadium 4,000
FK Shahdag
Qusar
Qusar
Qusar is a rayon of Azerbaijan. Its capital is Qusar.-External links:***...

17 Zaqatala City Stadium
Zaqatala City Stadium
Zaqatala "Simurq" is a multi-use stadium in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it considered as home ground of FK Simurq Zaqatala, since October 2008....

3,500
Simurq PFC
Zaqatala
Zaqatala (city)
Zaqatala ; is a city in northwest Azerbaijan. With a municipal population of 31,300 inhabitants, it is located northwest of Sheki, by the Tala River and is the main municipality of the Zaqatala rayon...

18 AZAL Stadium
AZAL Stadium
AZAL Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Shuvelan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of AZAL PFC. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened in 2011....

3,000
AZAL PFC Baku
Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

19 MOIK Stadium
MOIK Stadium
MOIK Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of MOIK Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League. The stadium holds 3,000 people spectators.-External links:*...

3,000
MOIK Baku
MOIK Baku
MOIK Baku is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku. MOIK was originally built around the same concept of military sports club as CSKA Moscow, CSKA Sofia.-History:...

Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

20 Agsu City Stadium 3,000
none
Agsu
Agsu (city)
Agsu is a city in and capital of the Agsu Rayon of Azerbaijan.- History :A. A. Bakikhanov noted that Nadir Shah issued an order for resettlement of the inhabitants of Shamakhi to new laid down city on the bank of Agsu River, in 1735.At present, the name of Agsu city is shown as New...

21 Zabrat Stadium
Zabrat Stadium
Zabrat Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zabrat, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Neftchi Baku PFC. The stadium holds 3,000 people....

3,000
none
Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

22 Gabala City Stadium
Gabala City Stadium
Gabala City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gabala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Qəbələ. The stadium holds 2,000 people....

2,000
Gabala FC
Gabala
Gabala
Gabala can be either of the following:* Gabala , a genus of nolid moths* Gabala, a town in Angola* The Spanish languageIt also is a variant spelling of:* Jabala, a Christian city in Syria during the Middle Ages...

23 Guzanli Olympic Complex Stadium 2,000
FK Karabakh
FK Karabakh
FK Qarabağ Ağdam , also known as FK Karabakh Aghdam, is an Azerbaijani football club from Agdam, playing in Azerbaijan Premier League and three times Azerbaijan Cup holders....

Agdam
Agdam
Agdam or Ağdam or Aghdam may refer to:*Agdam city, Azerbaijan*Agdam Rayon, Azerbaijan*Ağdam, Khojavend, Azerbaijan*Ağdam, Tovuz, Azerbaijan...

24 Inshaatchy Stadium 2,000
Həkəri FK
Həkəri FK
Həkəri FK , also known as FK Hakari, was an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku and home games played in Sumqayit, even though it represents the city of Qubadlı, which is currently under Armenian occupation.-History:...

Sumqayit
Sumqayit
Sumgayit is one of the largest cities in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, about 31 kilometres away from the capital, Baku. The city has a population of 308,700 , making it the third-largest city in Azerbaijan after the capital Baku and Ganja. The city has a territory of 83 km². It...

25 Nariman Narimanov Stadium
Nariman Narimanov Stadium
Nariman Narimanov Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Neftchala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Neftchala. The stadium holds 2,000 seats.-See also:*List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan...

2,000
FK Neftchala
Neftchala
Neftchala
Neftchala is a rayon on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Its name is Persian نفت چاله Naft-Chala and means oil trench.-History:The Neftchala region was formed as district in the composition of Azerbaijan Republic on February 11, 1940...

26 Salyan Olympic Sport Complex Stadium 2,000
FK Mughan
FK Mughan
FK Mughan Salyan is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Salyan. The club reached the Azerbaijan Premier League for the first time in 2008-2009. The club was first promoted after FK Masallı withdrew for the 2008/09 season...

Salyan
Salyan
Salyan is a raion of Azerbaijan. Its capital is Salyan. It lays adjacent to the Kura River. To the north are several productive oilfields operated by the Salyan Oil company. It also comprises most of the Shirvan National Park....


Future stadiums

Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:
Stadium Capacity Club Notes
Baku Olympic Stadium
Baku Olympic Stadium
The Baku Olympic Stadium is a retractable roof football stadium currently under construction in Boyuk Shor, Baku, Azerbaijan, and planned to be opened in 2015...

65,000 Azerbaijan National Football Team
Azerbaijan national football team
The Azerbaijan national football team is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...

 
Stadium currently under construction in Boyuk Shor, Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, Azerbaijan
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...

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Sumgayit City Stadium 15,000 Vacant Stadium's construction expected to be start in 2012.
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium
Eighth Kilometer District Stadium is a stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It will be opened in 2012 and has a capacity of 15,000 spectators. The stadium will also be used to host some matches for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup....

15,000 Vacant This stadium won the tender and will be constructed for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the third such tournament, and will be held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the Executive Committee on the 19th March 2010.-Mascot:...

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Bayil Stadium 5,000 Vacant This stadium won the tender and will be constructed for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup women's football tournament is the third such tournament, and will be held in Azerbaijan from 22 September to 13 October, following a decision by the Executive Committee on the 19th March 2010.-Mascot:...

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Italicized names denote unofficial name.

See also

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