Ravan Baku FK

Ravan Baku FK
Full name Rəvan Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s) Aslanlar (The Lions)
Founded 2009 (2009)
Ground Bayil Stadium
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Mushfig Safiyev
Manager Bahman Hasanov
League Azerbaijan Premier League
2014–15 Azerbaijan First Division, 3rd (promoted)

Ravan Baku FK (Azerbaijani: Rəvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1]

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.[2]

In club's debut 2011–12 season, Ravan ended in 8th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's highest ever league finish. Following season, the club repeated its record by finishing 8th once again. In 2013, Ravan's ownership faced heavy criticism from local media, football experts and fans, for hiring and firing managers quite so often.[3][4] Ravan were officially relegated on 17 May 2014 after suffering a 3-2 defeat at home to Baku.[5]

Domestic history

As of 9 March 2016[6][7]
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2009-10 2nd 6 22 11 4 7 32 28 37 Preliminary Round
2010-11 2nd 2 26 19 3 4 54 14 60 First Round
2011-12 1st 8 31 10 11 11 39 39 41 First Round Serbia Miloš Zečević
Serbia Nemanja Vidaković
Azerbaijan Tagim Novruzov		 5
2012-13 1st 8 32 12 4 16 46 53 40 1/4 Finals Argentina Juan Manuel Varea 14
2013-14 1st 10 36 4 10 21 22 66 22 Semifinals Serbia Miloš Adamović 5
2014-15 2nd 3 30 21 4 5 70 22 67 Second Round
2015-16 1st Quarterfinal

Stadium

Bayil Stadium is a typical football stadium in Bayil district of Baku, Azerbaijan. The stadium was one of the venues during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Players

Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.

Current squad

As of 12 February 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Rashad Azizli
2 Azerbaijan DF Ruslan Tagizade
3 Azerbaijan DF Saşa Yunisoğlu (vice-captain)
4 Azerbaijan DF Kanan Muslumov
5 Azerbaijan MF Mirkmail Hashimli
7 Azerbaijan MF Elvin Hasanaliyev
8 Azerbaijan MF Mammad Quliyev
9 Azerbaijan MF Nuran Gurbanov
11 Azerbaijan MF Elnur Abdulov
12 Azerbaijan GK Elchin Sadigov
13 Azerbaijan MF Jamshid Maharramov
14 Azerbaijan DF Elvin Aliyev
No. Position Player
15 Azerbaijan FW Jeyhun Abdullayev
16 Azerbaijan DF Orkhan Lalayev
17 Azerbaijan MF Ramazan Abbasov (captain)
21 Azerbaijan DF Novruz Mammadov
22 Azerbaijan DF Elmin Aghayev
24 Azerbaijan MF Elchin Ismayilov
55 Azerbaijan DF Huseyn Akhundov
86 Ukraine FW Yasyn Khamid
96 Azerbaijan GK Aydin Bayramov
92 Azerbaijan DF Yamin Ağakarimzada
97 Azerbaijan MF Anar Hasanov
99 Azerbaijan MF Aziz Huseynov

For recent transfers, see summer 2015 transfers and winter 2016 transfers.

Managers

As of Match played 24 October 2014
NameManagerial TenurePWDLWin %
Azerbaijan Vladislav Kadyrov ? 2010 – 2011????0
Azerbaijan Bahman Hasanov? 2011 – Sep 201160330
Azerbaijan Vladislav KadyrovSep 2011 – Feb 20121354438.46
Azerbaijan Bahman HasanovFeb 2012 – Jun 20121454535.71
Turkey Cevat GülerJul 2012 – Aug 201240310
Azerbaijan Bahman Hasanov (Caretaker)Aug 2012  – Sep 2012210150
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kemal AlispahićSept 2012  – Dec 20121351838.46
Azerbaijan Ramil AliyevDec 2012 – Aug 20131680850
Azerbaijan Vladislav KadyrovAug 2013 – Oct 2013713314.29
Azerbaijan Shahin DiniyevOct 2013 – Jan 2014111379.09
Turkey Güvenç KurtarJan 2014 – May 201422361313.64
Azerbaijan Ramil AliyevJun 2014 – Jul 201531214667.74
Azerbaijan Emin QuliyevJul 2015 – 17 Oct 201580260
Azerbaijan Bahman Hasanov 17 Oct 2015  – 00000

Records

References

  1. ↑ "FK Rəvan Bakı". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "“Rəvan” da Premyer-Liqaya yüksəldi!". Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ↑ ""Nurgün Motors"un prezidentinin "oyunu"". virtualaz.org (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Эльхан АБДУЛЛАЕВ: В Азербайджане берут тех, у кого тренерские категории В и С, а ПРО сидят без дела. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Президент АФФА: Ряван вылетает и будет играть в первом дивизионе. www.azerifootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Ionescu, Romeo (2000-10-12). "Azerbaijan - List of Final Tables". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  7. ↑ Manaschev, Erlan; et al. (2008-06-06). "Azerbaijan - List of Champions". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2008-06-18.

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