Khazar Lankaran FK (Azerbaijani: Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football.[1] It played in the Azerbaijan Premier League for twelve-seasons, winning the title once, and the Azerbaijan Cup three times.[2][3] Khazar were also a member of the European Club Association, an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe.
Khazar Lankaran
Full name
Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu
Nickname(s)
Gəmiçilər (The Shipbuilders) Cənubun fırtınası (The storm of the South) Ağ-yaşıllar (The White and greens)
The club was founded in 2004 by Azerbaijani entrepreneur Mubariz Mansimov and dubbed by the local media as "Caucasian Chelsea" because of its strong financial position.[4][5] Under Agaselim Mirjavadov club won Premier League title during the 2006–07 season and the Azerbaijan Cup twice. Khazar also won the CIS Cup in 2008, defeating Pakhtakor Tashkent in the final.[6][7]
After Fabian Veldwijk's appointment, a string of Romanian players and footballers were signed from Liga I, but the club did not find success in European cup competition.[8][9] On 4 December 2013, Khazar announced that Veldwijk had been sacked by the club due to a run of poor performances.[10][11]
Recent years (2014––2016)
In July 2014, the club under Yunis Huseynov earned their first win in European competition by beating Nõmme Kalju.[12] In March 2015, former Liverpool striker John Toshack was appointed as new manager after signing two-year deal with the club.[13][14] In 2015–16 season, Khazar finished in 12th place, the club's lowest finishing position to date.[15] Khazar Lankaran once again featured in European competitions during the 2015–16 season, featuring in the UEFA Europa League, where they were knocked out 3–0 on aggregate after suffering their heaviest European defeat ever, losing 8–0 to Maccabi Haifa.[16]
Following the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan's decision to deny Khazar a licence for the 2016–17 season, the club announced their withdrawal from professional football.[1]
The club's crest includes stockless anchor with a football ball. The badge shaped like traditional compass with white-green background elements.
Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers
Khazar's traditional kit is composed of white shirts, green shorts and white socks. The club's kits are manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Palmali, a multinational shipping company in Istanbul.
Khazar Lankaran's home ground is Lankaran City Stadium. It has a capacity of 15,000 and is the third largest stadium in Azerbaijan. The stadium also known as Fırtınalar meydanı (Arena of Storms), named after club's local supporters Fırtına fan group.[17][18]
On 17 July 2009, UEFA approved stadium for the usage during international football matches.[19] The stadium hosted its first senior international match on 5 September 2009, between Azerbaijan and Finland.[20]
Supporters
Khazar is one of the best supported clubs in Azerbaijan, having the highest attendance after FC Kapaz in the Caucasus region. Supporters of Khazar Lankaran are drawn from all over the Southern Region and beyond, with supporters' clubs all across the world.[21] The club's supporters are also known as the Fırtına(Storm) the first established independent fan club in Azernaijan. Fan club's first president Ravan Bashirov also been appointed as vice- president of Khazar Lankaran FC. .[22][23]
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in the Azerbaijan Premier League, and this is particularly the case in Azerbaijan, where the game between Khazar Lankaran and Neftchi Baku is known as Böyük Oyun (The Great Game).[24][25][26]
Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club, as of 30 August 2014 (players in bold signifies current Khazar player). Zaur Ramazanov is the club's all-time top scorer with 33 goals in 69 games.[27]
A number of television programmes have included references to Khazar Lankaran over the past few decades. In the sitcom Aramizda Galsin, the character Jasarat is a Khazar supporter.[28] Khazar have also featured on several occasions in meykhana.[29][30]
References
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^"Хет-трик ХЛ, черный покер Интера". Retrieved 25 May 2011.
^Ibrahimov, Erkin. "Xäzär beat İnter to win Azerbaijani Cup". UEFA.
^Наставник сборной Молдавии отрицает переход в "кавказский "Челси" (in Russian)
^Кавказский "Челси": миф или реалность? 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
^"Хазар" выиграл Кубок Содружества (in Russian). Trend News Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ (in Russian). Bakililar.az. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^"Probleme mari pentru Veldwijk in "Tara Focurilor"". Retrieved 22 July 2013.
^ХЛ отправляет Редника в отставку. Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^"ŞOK! ŞOK! ŞOK! Fabian Veldwijk istefa verdi". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^"Xäzär Länkäran earn maiden European win". UEFA. Uefa.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
^Тошак возглавил "Хазар-Ленкорань". Footballtop.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^Джон Тошак возглавил азербайджанский футбольный клуб. ua-football.com (in Russian). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^""Xəzər Lənkəran"a açıq məktub". futbolpress.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^. Maccabi Haifa's Official Site. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^"Fırtınalar meydanı"nda qol şousu 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^"Fırtınalar meydanı" niyə dolmur... 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^Azərbaycan – Finlandiya oyunu Lənkəranda keçiriləcək 19 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^affa.az:Azərbaycan – Finlandiya oyunu Lənkəranda keçiriləcək (in Azerbaijani)
^Khazar Lankaran FC’s Baku Fan Club 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^"FIRTINA" Fan Club 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^“Xəzər Lənkəran”a zərbə yox, dəstək lazımdır! 1 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^Раиль МЕЛИКОВ: «Это главное дерби Азербайджана и его невозможно сравнить с другим матчем» 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
^“XƏZƏR-LƏNKƏRAN”-"NEFTÇİ" DERBİSİ İTV-dən YAYIMLANACAQ 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^pfl.az:50 saat qalmış 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
^"Azerbaijan Premier League Stats". PFL.az. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^. korner.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^"Xəzər Lənkəran"ın qapıçısından bədahətən meyxana". avropa.info (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^"Meyxana ustası: "Xəzər Lənkəran"da türk futbolçular çox olmalıdır"". sportarena.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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Khazar Lankaran FK Azerbaijani Xezer Lenkeran Futbol Klubu is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran that last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015 16 season Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football 1 It played in the Azerbaijan Premier League for twelve seasons winning the title once and the Azerbaijan Cup three times 2 3 Khazar were also a member of the European Club Association an organization that replaced the previous G 14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe Khazar LankaranFull nameXezer Lenkeran Futbol KlubuNickname s Gemiciler The Shipbuilders Cenubun firtinasi The storm of the South Ag yasillar The White and greens Founded2004 19 years ago 2004 Dissolved27 May 2016 6 years ago 2016 05 27 GroundLankaran City Stadium Lankaran AzerbaijanCapacity15 500OwnerArmin RezanezhadPresidentMais MansimovLeagueAzerbaijan Premier League2015 1610th relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 2004 2012 1 2 Recent years 2014 2016 2 League and cup history 3 European history 4 Crest and colours 5 Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers 6 Stadium 7 Supporters 8 Rivalry with Neftchi Baku 9 Honours 9 1 National 9 2 Regional 10 Individual records 11 Notable managers 12 In popular culture 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditEarly years 2004 2012 Edit The club was founded in 2004 by Azerbaijani entrepreneur Mubariz Mansimov and dubbed by the local media as Caucasian Chelsea because of its strong financial position 4 5 Under Agaselim Mirjavadov club won Premier League title during the 2006 07 season and the Azerbaijan Cup twice Khazar also won the CIS Cup in 2008 defeating Pakhtakor Tashkent in the final 6 7 After Fabian Veldwijk s appointment a string of Romanian players and footballers were signed from Liga I but the club did not find success in European cup competition 8 9 On 4 December 2013 Khazar announced that Veldwijk had been sacked by the club due to a run of poor performances 10 11 Recent years 2014 2016 Edit In July 2014 the club under Yunis Huseynov earned their first win in European competition by beating Nomme Kalju 12 In March 2015 former Liverpool striker John Toshack was appointed as new manager after signing two year deal with the club 13 14 In 2015 16 season Khazar finished in 12th place the club s lowest finishing position to date 15 Khazar Lankaran once again featured in European competitions during the 2015 16 season featuring in the UEFA Europa League where they were knocked out 3 0 on aggregate after suffering their heaviest European defeat ever losing 8 0 to Maccabi Haifa 16 Following the Professional Football League of Azerbaijan s decision to deny Khazar a licence for the 2016 17 season the club announced their withdrawal from professional football 1 League and cup history EditSeason League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorerDiv Pos Pl W D L GS GA P Name League2004 05 1st 2 34 24 6 4 68 15 78 Semi finals Samir Aliyev 202005 06 1st 7 26 9 9 8 27 18 36 Semi finals Samir Aliyev 42006 07 1st 1 24 17 5 2 50 16 56 Winners Zaur Ramazanov 202007 08 1st 4 26 14 10 2 44 16 52 Winners Zaur Ramazanov 112008 09 1st 4 26 15 5 6 49 21 50 Quarter finals Ivan Tsvetkov 152009 10 1st 4 42 18 17 7 48 25 71 Runners up Mario Sergio 92010 11 1st 2 32 16 12 4 38 18 60 Winners Winston Parks 82011 12 1st 2 32 17 8 7 44 28 59 Quarter finals Branimir Subasic 62012 13 1st 8 32 10 10 12 40 37 40 Runners up Dimitris Sialmas 62013 14 1st 6 36 12 13 11 44 49 49 Semi finals Mbilla Etame 112014 15 1st 7 32 8 8 16 35 46 32 Quarter finals Galin Ivanov 62015 16 1st 10 36 3 6 27 16 51 15 Quarter finals Rahid Amirguliyev 4European history EditAs of 17 July 2013 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate2005 06 UEFA Cup 1Q FC Nistru Otaci 1 2 1 3 2 5 2007 08 UEFA Champions League 1Q NK Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 1 3 aet 2 4 2008 09 UEFA Cup 1Q Lech Poznan 0 1 1 4 1 5 2010 11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Olimpia 1 1 0 0 1 1 a 2011 12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 0 1 3 1 3 2012 13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Nomme Kalju 2 2 2 0 4 2 2Q Lech Poznan 1 1 0 1 1 2 2013 14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sliema Wanderers 1 0 1 1 2 1 2Q Maccabi Haifa 0 8 0 2 0 10 Crest and colours Edit The club s crest includes stockless anchor with a football ball The badge shaped like traditional compass with white green background elements Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers Edit Khazar s traditional kit is composed of white shirts green shorts and white socks The club s kits are manufactured by Puma and sponsored by Palmali a multinational shipping company in Istanbul Stadium Edit Main article Lankaran City Stadium Lankaran City StadiumFirtinalar Meydani Arena of Storms LocationLankaran AzerbaijanOwnerKhazar LankaranOperatorKhazar LankaranCapacity15 000 seatedConstructionBroke ground2005Opened11 August 2006Construction cost 15 millionTenantsKhazar Lankaran 2006 present Khazar Lankaran s home ground is Lankaran City Stadium It has a capacity of 15 000 and is the third largest stadium in Azerbaijan The stadium also known as Firtinalar meydani Arena of Storms named after club s local supporters Firtina fan group 17 18 On 17 July 2009 UEFA approved stadium for the usage during international football matches 19 The stadium hosted its first senior international match on 5 September 2009 between Azerbaijan and Finland 20 Supporters Edit Khazar is one of the best supported clubs in Azerbaijan having the highest attendance after FC Kapaz in the Caucasus region Supporters of Khazar Lankaran are drawn from all over the Southern Region and beyond with supporters clubs all across the world 21 The club s supporters are also known as the Firtina Storm the first established independent fan club in Azernaijan Fan club s first president Ravan Bashirov also been appointed as vice president of Khazar Lankaran FC 22 23 Rivalry with Neftchi Baku Edit Main article Boyuk Oyun There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in the Azerbaijan Premier League and this is particularly the case in Azerbaijan where the game between Khazar Lankaran and Neftchi Baku is known as Boyuk Oyun The Great Game 24 25 26 Honours Edit National Edit Azerbaijan Premier LeagueWinners 1 2006 07Azerbaijan CupWinners 3 2006 07 2007 08 2010 11Azerbaijan SupercupWinners 1 2013Regional Edit CIS CupWinners 1 2008Individual records Edit Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for the club as of 30 August 2014 players in bold signifies current Khazar player Zaur Ramazanov is the club s all time top scorer with 33 goals in 69 games 27 Rahid Amirguliyev is one of the most capped players for the club Top Ten Highest Goalscorers Player Period Appearances Goals1 Zaur Ramazanov 2005 08 2011 69 332 Ivan Tsvetkov 2008 10 50 223 Rahid Amirguliyev 2006 present 189 204 Mario Sergio 2008 10 58 185 Oktay Derelioglu 2004 05 17 166 Branimir Subasic 2011 13 51 147 Rashad Abdullayev 2004 09 116 128 Mbilla Etame 2013 14 35 119 Allan Lalin 2009 11 43 1110 Sadio Tounkara 2011 present 81 11 Kamran Agayev is one of the most capped players for the club Top Ten Players With Most Appearances Player Period Caps Goals1 Rahid Amirguliyev 2006 present 189 202 Radomir Todorov 2007 10 2012 13 136 13 Kamran Agayev 2006 13 122 04 Alim Qurbanov 2004 12 121 115 Rashad Abdullayev 2004 09 116 126 Elnur Abdullayev 2011 present 109 107 Adrian Scarlatache 2011 2012 2015 96 118 Sadio Tounkara 2011 present 81 119 Adrian Piț 2011 14 75 810 Emin Quliyev 2005 09 70 10 Notable managers Edit Further information List of FK Khazar Lankaran managers The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge of FK Khazar Lankaran Name Period Trophies Agaselim Mirjavadov 2007 09 Azerbaijan Premier League Azerbaijan Cup 2 CIS Cup Mircea Rednic 2010 11 Azerbaijan Cup John Toshack 2013 Azerbaijan SupercupIn popular culture Edit A number of television programmes have included references to Khazar Lankaran over the past few decades In the sitcom Aramizda Galsin the character Jasarat is a Khazar supporter 28 Khazar have also featured on several occasions in meykhana 29 30 References Edit a b Statement of Khazar Lankaran FC lankaranfc com Khazar Lankaran 27 May 2016 Archived from the original on 3 July 2017 Retrieved 29 November 2016 Het trik HL chernyj poker Intera Retrieved 25 May 2011 Ibrahimov Erkin Xazar beat Inter to win Azerbaijani Cup UEFA Nastavnik sbornoj Moldavii otricaet perehod v kavkazskij Chelsi in Russian Kavkazskij Chelsi mif ili realnost Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Hazar vyigral Kubok Sodruzhestva in Russian Trend News Agency Retrieved 7 August 2010 Lyankaranskij Hazar vyigral Kubok Sodruzhestva in Russian Bakililar az Archived from the original on 31 January 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2010 Azerii au dat afara toti strainii Veldwijk pe faras Archived from the original on 23 July 2011 Retrieved 22 July 2011 Probleme mari pentru Veldwijk in Tara Focurilor Retrieved 22 July 2013 HL otpravlyaet Rednika v otstavku Azerisport com in Russian Retrieved 4 December 2013 SOK SOK SOK Fabian Veldwijk istefa verdi fanat az in Azerbaijani Retrieved 4 December 2013 Xazar Lankaran earn maiden European win UEFA Uefa com Retrieved 10 July 2014 Toshak vozglavil Hazar Lenkoran Footballtop ru in Russian Retrieved 17 March 2015 Dzhon Toshak vozglavil azerbajdzhanskij futbolnyj klub ua football com in Russian Retrieved 17 March 2015 Xezer Lenkeran a aciq mektub futbolpress az in Azerbaijani Retrieved 18 August 2015 Men in Black an historic 8 0 for Maccabi Haifa against Khazar Lankaran Maccabi Haifa s Official Site Archived from the original on 10 June 2015 Retrieved 10 August 2015 Firtinalar meydani nda qol sousu Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani Firtinalar meydani niye dolmur Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani Azerbaycan Finlandiya oyunu Lenkeranda kecirilecek Archived 19 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani affa az Azerbaycan Finlandiya oyunu Lenkeranda kecirilecek in Azerbaijani Khazar Lankaran FC s Baku Fan Club Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine FIRTINA Fan Club Archived 1 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani Xezer Lenkeran a zerbe yox destek lazimdir Archived 1 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani Rail MELIKOV Eto glavnoe derbi Azerbajdzhana i ego nevozmozhno sravnit s drugim matchem Archived 1 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Russian XEZER LENKERAN NEFTCI DERBISI ITV den YAYIMLANACAQ Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani pfl az 50 saat qalmis Archived 11 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine in Azerbaijani Azerbaijan Premier League Stats PFL az Retrieved 14 June 2014 Aramizda qalsin da Boyuk oyun heyecani VIDEO korner az in Azerbaijani Archived from the original on 23 December 2014 Retrieved 9 November 2014 Xezer Lenkeran in qapicisindan bedaheten meyxana avropa info in Azerbaijani Retrieved 9 November 2014 Meyxana ustasi Xezer Lenkeran da turk futbolcular cox olmalidir sportarena az in Azerbaijani Retrieved 9 November 2014 External links Edit Official website Archived 1 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khazar Lankaran FK amp oldid 1140719379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
