Karvan İK
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Karvan İdman Klubu (pronounced [carvan]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Yevlakh that participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League, after promotion from the Azerbaijan First Division in 2025. It was the first Azerbaijani club to pass the first qualification stage in the UEFA Cup.
History
Football in Yevlakh
The first football club established in Yevlakh, one of the biggest cities in Azerbaijan, was FC Avtomobilchi, in 1990. The team participated in the Soviet Second League and the Azerbaijan Premier League twice. FC Avtomobilchi relegated after the 1993–94 season, and dissolved. The second football team in Yevlakh was founded 10 years later, in 2004.
Golden years
Karvan was admitted to the 2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League. The club got off to a good start, finishing third in the 2004–05 season and second in the 2005–06 season. In addition, they reached the national cup final in 2005–06, but lost to FK Karabakh, 2–1. Karvan played in the Intertoto Cup in 2005. In the 2006–07 season the club participated in the UEFA Cup and reached the second qualifying round.
Financial difficulties and relegation
As management reduced funding, the best players left immediately after coach Yunis Hüseynov's resignation. In the 2007–08 season Karvan finished 11th, and club executives were forced to ask Huseynov to return. In the 2009–10 season, they were relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division. In 2012, the owners announced that the club would be dissolved and not participate in the First Division.
On 21 August 2013, it was announced the club would be reformed and participate in the First Division. Even though, on 18 August 2014, the club again dissolved due to financial problems.
Stadium
Karvan's home ground is Yevlakh Stadium which has a capacity of 5,000.
League and cup history
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 18 | 76 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 57 | Runners-up |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 7 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 30 | 35 | Quarter-finals |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 1/8 Finals |
| 2010–11 | 2nd | 8 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 26 | Preliminary Round |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 55 | Preliminary Round |
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 8 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 56 | 42 | N/A |
European cup history
As of December 2008.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Poland | Lech Poznan | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | Q1 | Slovakia | Spartak Trnava | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Q2 | Czech Republic | Slavia Praha | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Players
Current squad
As of 29 March, 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK AZE Kamran Ibrahimov 2 DF NED Shaquill Sno 4 DF NGA Olawale Doyeni 5 DF AZE Emin Rüstamov (on loan from Sabail) 6 MF AZE Vadim Abdullayev 7 MF AZE Araz Abdullayev 8 FW NGA Peter Kings 10 FW SRI Sam Durrant 11 MF SCO Kyle Spence 13 DF AZE Vusal Masimov 14 FW AZE Ugur Jahangirov 16 MF AZE Rauf Rustamli (on loan from Sabah) | No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW AZE Samir Abdullayev 18 MF AZE Suleyman Ahmadov 19 MF NGA Gavi Thompson 20 FW RWA Joy-Slayd Mickels 21 DF FRA Imani Barker (on loan from Sumgayit) 25 GK AZE Amrah Bulud 32 DF AZE Elvin Yunuszade 33 DF AZE Eltun Turabov 37 DF GER Moise Ngwisani 42 DF AZE Ibrahim Qadirzada 77 MF AZE Ali Abdullayev 99 GK STP Pedro Mateus | ||
| 1 | GK | AZE | Kamran Ibrahimov |
| 2 | DF | NED | Shaquill Sno |
| 4 | DF | NGA | Olawale Doyeni |
| 5 | DF | AZE | Emin Rüstamov (on loan from Sabail) |
| 6 | MF | AZE | Vadim Abdullayev |
| 7 | MF | AZE | Araz Abdullayev |
| 8 | FW | NGA | Peter Kings |
| 10 | FW | SRI | Sam Durrant |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Kyle Spence |
| 13 | DF | AZE | Vusal Masimov |
| 14 | FW | AZE | Ugur Jahangirov |
| 16 | MF | AZE | Rauf Rustamli (on loan from Sabah) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | AZE | Samir Abdullayev |
| 18 | MF | AZE | Suleyman Ahmadov |
| 19 | MF | NGA | Gavi Thompson |
| 20 | FW | RWA | Joy-Slayd Mickels |
| 21 | DF | FRA | Imani Barker (on loan from Sumgayit) |
| 25 | GK | AZE | Amrah Bulud |
| 32 | DF | AZE | Elvin Yunuszade |
| 33 | DF | AZE | Eltun Turabov |
| 37 | DF | GER | Moise Ngwisani |
| 42 | DF | AZE | Ibrahim Qadirzada |
| 77 | MF | AZE | Ali Abdullayev |
| 99 | GK | STP | Pedro Mateus |
Club officials
Management
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| President | Azerbaijan Bakhtiyar Hüseynov |
| Vice-president | Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Azerbaijan Fizuli Mammadov |
| Assistant coach | Azerbaijan Firuz Gurbanov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Azerbaijan Huseyn Mahammadov |
Coaches
- Azerbaijan Yunis Huseynov (2004–2005)
- Turkey Fuat Yaman (2005)
- Azerbaijan Yunis Huseynov (2005–2007)
- Azerbaijan Tabriz Hasanov (2007–2008)
- Azerbaijan Yunis Huseynov (2008–2010)
- Azerbaijan Vidadi Rzayev (2010–2011)
- Azerbaijan Zakir Mahmudov (2011–2012)
- Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov (2013–2014)
- Azerbaijan Kanan Karimov (2021–2025)
- Azerbaijan Azer Hashimov (2025–)
External links
- at PFL.az (archived 25 September 2011)