Shafa Baku FK

Shafa Baku FK (Azerbaijani: Şəfa Bakı Futbol Klubu), was an Azerbaijani football club from Baku. They were founded in 1998, and were promoted to the Top League the same year. In 2001 the club won the Azerbaijan Cup, beating Neftchi Baku 2–1 in the final. During the 2001–02 season they played their home games in Buzovna and finished in second place during the regular season. However, they finished bottom of the "Championship ground" round.

Shafa Baku

Full name	Şəfa Bakı Futbol Klubu
Founded	1998
Dissolved	2006
Home colours Away colours

The club withdrew from the Top League during the winter break of the 2004–05 season due to financial problems. Their remaining games were awarded to the opposition as 3–0 wins, and the club finished bottom of the table.

Honours

National

• Azerbaijan Cup

Winners (1): 2000–2001

Domestic league and cup history

Season	League									Azerbaijan Cup	Top League goalscorer
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	Total
1998–99	1st	12	26	3	5	18	24	54	14	Quarter-finals	Səbuhi Sadiqov   Zaur Hashimov	6^[1]
1999–2000	1st	7	22	8	3	11	22	32	31	Quarter-finals	Ramin Nasibov	4^[2]
2000–01	1st	4	20	10	1	9	27	26	31	Winners	Elçin Rəhmanov	4^[3]
2001–02	1st	6	32	14	7	11	41	32	49	Quarter-finals	Zaur Tagizade	12^[4]
2003–04	1st	6	26	12	3	11	40	23	39	Quarter-finals	Sənan Qurbanov	12^[5]
2004–05	1st	18	34^[6]	2	1	31	16	95	7	1/16	Amadi Luki	4^[7]

European cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001/02	UEFA Cup	1		Olimpija Ljubljana	0–3	0–4	0–7

League Records

Appearances Ran 1.   Emin Imamaliev 91 2.   Aftandil Hajiyev 86   Aykhan Abbasov 86 4.   Ramin Nasibov 73 5.   Namiq Əliyev 61 6.   Mixail Kitelman 57 7.   Ruslan Musayev 53 8.   Səbuhi Sadiqov 45 9.   Renat Abdaşov 44 10.   Zaur Tagizade 42

Goals Rank Player Goals 1.   Zaur Tagizade 16 2.   Emin Imamaliev 15 3.   Ramin Nasibov 14 4.   Sənan Qurbanov 12   Ruslan Musayev 12 6.   Samir Musayev 11 7.   Səbuhi Sadiqov 9 8.   Aftandil Hajiyev 7 9.   Elçin Rəhmanov 5   Namiq Əliyev 5   Fuad Əliyev 5

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Shafa.

Azerbaijan

•   Murad Aghakishiyev
•   Tarlan Ahmadov
•   Elnur Allahverdiyev
•   Ramin Guliyev
•   Aftandil Hajiyev
•   Zaur Hashimov
•   Ramal Huseynov
•   Emin Imamaliev
•   Fizuli Mammedov
•   Ruslan Musayev
•   Samir Musayev
•   Rashad Sadiqov
•   Mahir Shukurov
•   Zaur Tagizade

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