FK Simurq Zaqatala

Infobox Football club
clubname = Simurq PFK


fullname = "Simurq" Peşəkar Futbol Klubu
nickname = Phoenixes, "Qafqaz əfsanəsi" - "The legend of Caucasus"
founded = 2005
ground = Zaqatala City Stadium,
Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
capacity = 4000
chairman = flagicon|Azerbaijan Zaur Mamedov
manager = flagicon|Ukraine Roman Pokora
captain = flagicon|Ukraine Mikhailo Starostyak
league = Azerbaijan Premier League
season = 2007-2008
position = 7th
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"Simurq" Peşəkar Futbol Klubu (Zaqatala) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Zaqatala. They play in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the top division in Azerbaijani football.

History

When the club was founded in 2005, it entered the first league of Azerbaijan. The club's first season was very successful, and in the 2006-07 season, the club was participating in the Azerbaijan Premier League. After it's debuting season in the Premier League of Azerbaijan, Simurq PFK finished 9th out of 14 clubs. The Magazine "Football+" recognized Simurq PFK as the "Surprise of the Year" of the 2006-07 season based on polling results.And in the 2007-07 season Simurq PFK has made another step forward, and finished the season at 7th place. The team fought to the end for the 5th place, which gives a trip to UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Address and team information

*Address:
Djabbarli st. 44, Caspian Place, Baku, Azerbaijan; Sulh st. 2, Zaqatala City Stadium, Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
*Tel: [phone]
*Fax: [phone]
*e-mail: [e-mail]

Official sponsors

*BakFem
*Parabank

Equipment

*Lotto

League and domestic cup history

:"As of 27 June 2008:"cite web
last = Ionescu
first = Romeo
title = Azerbaijan - List of Final Tables
publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
date = 2000-10-12
url = http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/azerhist.html
accessdate = 2008-06-27 ]

Current squad

"As of October, 2008."

Reserve team

Transfers in 2008/09

Transfers out 2008/09

Starting line-up and formation

*4-1-3-2 formation

Notable players

* Elshan Gambarov
* Vyacheslav Lychkin
* Sergey Sokolov
* Mikhailo Starostiak
* Vladimir Mazyar
* Taras Chopik
* Alexandr Malygin
* David Bolkvadze

Head Coaches

*flagicon|Ukraine Anatoli Piskovets (September 2005 – March 2006)
*flagicon|Ukraine Viktor Pyshev (March 2006 – May 2006)
*flagicon|Ukraine Roman Pokora (May 2006 - present)

Club officials

*Chairman: Zaur Mamedov
*Director: Zaur Amrahov

Coaching Staff

*Manager: flagicon|Ukraine Roman Pokora
*Assistant Manager: flagicon|Ukraine Vladimir Figel
*Assistant Manager: flagicon|Azerbaijan Ismail Aliev
*Goalkeeping Coach: flagicon|Ukraine Taras Chopik
*Manager of Youth Team: flagicon|Azerbaijan Shaban Shirdanov

Medical Staff

*Club Doctor: Oleg Temnik
*Masseur: Rahman Nabiev

Technical Staff

*Press-officer: Rustam Bagirov
*Secretar: Rustam Razizadeh
*Administrator: Seymur Mamedov
*Driver: Mahir Kheyrullaev
*Driver: Habib Kheyrullaev
*Driver: Badraddin Nurmamedov

Notes

* 1st game: 0-0 v FK Khazar Lenkoran-2, 21 September 2005
* 1st win: 4-0 v ABN Bärdä, 28 September 2005
* 1st Premier-League game: 0-0 v PFC Turan Tovuz, 5 August 2006
* 1st Premier-League win: 3-0 v FC Sahdag Qusar, 30 September 2006
* Largest win: 10-0 v FC Sahdag Qusar-2, 30 April 2006
* 1st goalscorer: Elmar Kheyirov v ABN Bärdä, 28 September 2005
* 1st Premier-League goalscorer: Elman Sultanov v FK Gänclärbirliyi Sumqayit, 28 August 2006

External links

* [http://www.simurqpfk.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.alazan.s5.com Unofficial Site]
* [http://www.affa.az/index.php?r=70&lang=az Simurq at AFFA.AZ]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=93607/domestic.html Simurq at UEFA.com]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/aze/fk_smurq.htm Simurq at EUFO.DE]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/simurq-pfc/ Simurq at Weltfussball.de]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=31496 Simurq at Playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=6195 Simurq at National Footbal Teams.com]