Azerbaijan

Araz

AzerbaijanFondation: 2013Stade: İbrahimxəlil Axundlu adına Naxçıvan şəhər stadionu, Nakchivan (12 800 places)Entraîneur: E. Baxşıyev

Histoire

Araz-Naxçıvan PFK (Azerbaijani: Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Nakchivan.

The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 after being promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season. The club played in the Azerbaijan First Division from the 2022 to 2023 season. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was the champion of the Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League.

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The club was created in 1967, and as of 1968, it participated in the Soviet First League. The club stopped its activity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2001, the team was formed again and took part in the Azerbaijan Premier League. However year later, because of financial difficulties, the team once more ceased to exist.

The club was re-established on 23 May 2013 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. In its first season, Araz sent Simurq crashing out of the Azerbaijan Cup. In May 2014, the club earned promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after winning the division in the same season. In September 2014, Araz became linked to a match fixing scandal, the result of which saw the key players leaving the club and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic government officials intervening.

On 3 November 2014, Araz-Naxçıvan announced their withdrawal from the league due to constant biased referee decisions, with the officially announcing their withdrawal on 17 November 2014.

The club competed in the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was champion of the Azerbaijan First Division and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League 2023–2024.

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