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| Full name | Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu | ||
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| Nickname | Kimyaçılar (The Chemists) | ||
| Founded | 2010; 15 years ago (2010) | ||
| Ground | Sumgayit City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,502[1] | ||
| President | Riad Rafiyev | ||
| Manager | Saša Ilić | ||
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Azerbaijan Premier League, 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | sfc | ||
 Current season | |||
Sumqayıt FK (Azerbaijani:"Sumqayıt" futbol klubu,pronounced[sumɡɑˈjɯt]ⓘ) is anAzerbaijani professionalfootball club based inSumgait, that plays in theAzerbaijan Premier League, the top tier offootball in the country.[2]
The club was founded in 2010 as Sumqayıt FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion toAzerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunctAbsheron.[3] After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan'sU-19 andU-17 players.[4] In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.[5]
During2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to theFirst Division by finishing 10th in the league.
In the 2017–18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players.
On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation withTractor Sazi.[6]
| Season | League | Azerbaijan Cup | Top goalscorer | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2nd | 7th | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 44 | Did not enter | Kappa | Azərkimya | ||
| 2011–12 | 1st | 12th | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 52 | 24 | First round |  Orkhan Aliyev | 5 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1st | 10th | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 35 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 9 | Umbro | |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 9th | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 61 | 25 | Second round | Pardis Fardjad-Azad | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8th | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 31 | Second round | Magomed Kurbanov | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 49 | 39 | Quarter-final | Amil Yunanov | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 35 | Quarter-final | Mirabdulla Abbasov | 8 | Joma | Pasha Life |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 40 | Semi-final | Amil Yunanov | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 29 | Runners Up | Five Players | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1st | 5th | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 23 | Semi-final |  Peyman Babaei | 7 | Jako | |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 39 | Runners Up | Ali Ghorbani | 9 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 46 | 22 | Quarter-final | Ali GhorbaniRahim Sadikhov | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1st | 7th | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 70 | 31 | First round | Vusal Isgandarli | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1st | 4th | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 57 | Quarterfinal |  Casimir Ninga | 7 | Macron | |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| UEFA Conference League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Shkëndija | 0–2 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |  Čukarički | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2Q |  Fehérvár | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is a stadium in the city of Sumqayit,Azerbaijan. It is the fourth largest stadium in Azerbaijan. The capacity of Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium is 9,502.
Sumgayit get most of their support in theAbsheron District, particularly the city ofSumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.
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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, seeTransfers summer 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sumgayit-2 plays in theAzerbaijan First Division from 2018.
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| President | Riad Rafiyev |
| Vice-president | Aydin Khalilov |
| Head of Supervisory Board | Elnur Mammadli |
| Director of sport | Faig Haji-Maharramov |
| Security manager | Elnur İbişov |
| Director of academy |  Hakan Sunal |
| Press secretary | Zaur Khudiyev |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Saša Ilić |
| Assistant coach | Veličko Kaplanović Shahin AbdullayevVurğun Hüseynov |
| Physical training coach | Darko Obradović |
| Goalkeeping coach | Emil Babayev |
| Physiotherapist | Orxan İmanov |
| Doctor | Tahir İskenderov |
| Masseur | Revan Allahverdiyev |
| Manager | Nicat Cavadov |
| Administrator | Ülvi Bedelov |
Information correct as of match played 7 July 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernhard Raab |  Germany | 19 September 2011 | 11 June 2013 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 58 | 101 | 023.88 | [9] | |
| Agil Mammadov | Azerbaijan | 12 June 2013 | 8 October 2015[10] | 73 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 64 | 114 | 016.44 | ||
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 8 October 2015[11] | 20 May 2018 | 96 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 112 | 130 | 034.38 | ||
| Nazim Suleymanov | Azerbaijan | 7 June 2018[12] | 12 November 2018 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 027.27 | ||
| Aykhan Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 14 November 2018 | 16 December 2021[13] | 96 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 91 | 121 | 029.17 | ||
| Aleksey Baga |  Belarus | 30 December 2021[14] | 21 September 2022[15] | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 38 | 008.70 | ||
| Samir Abbasov | Azerbaijan | 26 September 2022[16] | 14 October 2024 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 026.32 | ||
| Saša Ilić | Serbia | 7 July 2025[17] |
P – Total of played matchesW – Won matchesD – Drawn matchesL – Lost matchesGS – Goal scoredGA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by the correspondingFIFA country code(s).
