Shafa Baku, occasionally written Safa Baku, is a 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...

i football club from 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...

. They were founded in 1998 , and were promoted to the Top 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...

 the same year. In 2001 the club won the Azerbaijan Cup

Azerbaijan Cup

The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union; it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid....

, beating Neftchi Baku 2-1 in the final. During the 2001-02 season they played their home games in Buzovna

Buzovna

Buzovna is a settlement and municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 26,283.- Notable natives :* Nuraddin Ibrahimov — National Hero of Azerbaijan....

 and finished in second place during the regular season. However, they finished bottom of the "Championship ground" round.

The club withdrew from the Top League during the winter break of the 2004-05 season due to financial problems. Their remaining games were awarded to the opposition as 3-0 wins, and the club finished bottom of the table.

European cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001/02	UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...	1		Olimpija Ljubljana NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1911) NK Olimpija Ljubljana was a Slovenian association football club based in Ljubljana. The club had traced its origin back to 1911 when it was originally founded as SK Ilirija. It had gone through a series of mergers in the first half of the 20th century before adopting the name Olimpija in 1962...	0-3	0-4	0-7