Turan Tovuz

Turan Tovuz (pronounced[tuɾɑntovuz]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–95. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

History

Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz. However, since 1997, club found itself slipping further and further down the table, which was influenced by financial difficulties.

In the 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In the 2012–13 season, Turan, for the first time in their history, was relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in the top flight.

In 2013, the club's owners decided to change the club's name to Turan-T. The club restored their name a few months later.

On 29 March 2025, in the 28th round of the 2024–25 season of the Premier League, Turan Tovuz played their 100th anniversary match, which ended with a 1-4 victory for Qarabağ. After finishing the 2025–26 season in 3rd place, Turan qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, however on 2 June 2026, UEFA excluded Turan from the tournament due to historical match fixing dating back to 2019 when seven Turan players were banned for life.

Domestic history

European history

As of match played 23 August 1994

Stadium

Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.

Youth academy

Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.

Honours

• Azerbaijan Premier League Winners (1): 1993–94
• Azerbaijan First Division Winners (1): 2016–17

Squad

As of 13 July 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.

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2026.

Out on loan

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

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.

Coaching staff

Managers

As of 30 June 2024.

• Azerbaijan Zahid Huseynov (1992)
• Azerbaijan Ruslan Abdullayev (1992–93)
• Azerbaijan Kazbek Tuaev (1993–95)
• Azerbaijan Khanoghlan Abbasov (1995–00)
• Azerbaijan Boyukagha Aghayev (2000–01)
• Azerbaijan Nizami Sadigov (2001–02)
• KosovoTurkey Naci Şensoy (2002–03)
• Azerbaijan Nizami Sadigov (2003–04)
• KosovoTurkey Naci Şensoy (2004–05)
• Azerbaijan Sakit Aliyev (2005–07)
• Turkey Salahattin Darvand (2007–08)
• Azerbaijan Etimad Gurbanov (2008–09)
• Azerbaijan Nizami Sadigov (2009–10)
• Azerbaijan Sakit Aliyev (2010)
• Georgia (country) Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2010)
• KosovoTurkey Naci Şensoy (2010–11)
• Azerbaijan Asgar Abdullayev (July 2011– 12 Oct)
• Azerbaijan Afghan Talibov (2012–13)
• Azerbaijan Nadir Nabiyev (2013–2014)
• Azerbaijan Badri Kvaratskhelia (2014)
• Azerbaijan Nizami Sadigov (2015–2016)
• Azerbaijan Asgar Abdullayev (2016–2018)
• Azerbaijan Eltay Aslanov (2018–2019)
• Azerbaijan Ilham Yadullayev (2019–2021)
• Azerbaijan Afghan Talibov (2021–2022)
• Azerbaijan Aykhan Abbasov (2022–2024 June)
• Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev (2024 June–)

External links

• at UEFA.com
• at EUFO.de
• at Weltfussball.de
• at Football-Lineups.com