Imishli FK

Imishli FK is an Azerbaijani football club based in Imishli, that participates in the Azerbaijan Premier League from 2025–26 after promotion from Azerbaijan First Division in 2024–25. The club was founded in 2004 by МКТ Istehsalat-Kommersiya, a cotton manufacturing company.

Imishli FK

Full name	Imishli FK
Nickname(s)	Pambıqçılar (The Cottongrowers)
Founded	2004; 21 years ago (2004) as MKT-Araz
Ground	Heydar Aliyev – MKT Araz Stadium, Imishli, Azerbaijan
Capacity	8,500
Chairman	Kamran Eyyubov
Manager	Jorge Casquilha
League	Azerbaijan Premier League
2024–25	Azerbaijan First Division, 2nd of 10 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was immediately admitted to the AFFA Supreme League after its formation. They finished 8th in 2004/05 and 9th in 2005/06. In 2006 the club also played in the UEFA Intertoto Cup due to the rejection of several Azerbaijan clubs in this competition. Although it was successful in winning the home game against Moldovan Tiraspol in the first stage (1:0), the club lost in Moldova (1:2) and thus, was out of the tournament.

The 2006/07 became the most successful season in club history. The team took 5th place and reached the Azerbaijan Cup final, losing 1:0 to FK Khazar Lankaran. Despite the loss, they secured a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup season thanks to the fact that FK Khazar Lankaran also won the championship. In the UEFA cup they lost 1:0 on aggregate to Groclin Grodzisk.

On 13 August 2007 UEFA declared the club defunct. However, after AFFA's help, they will participate in the Azerbaijan First Division 2009-10.^[1] In 2011 the club's owners announced again that club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in the Azerbaijan First Division.^[2] However, after a club meeting it was decided that club will participate in 2011–12 Azerbaijan First Division after all.^[3]

In 2012, the club's owners announced once again that the club will be dissolved and they will not be participating in the Azerbaijan First Division.^[4]

In 2013, the club was re-established and changed its name to Mil-Muğan FK.^[5]

Mil-Muğan FK was dissolved in 2018, after funding was pulled from the club.^[6]

In 2022, the club was re-established and changed its name to Imishli FK.

Stadium

Heydar Aliyev Stadium is a modern stadium in Imishli, Azerbaijan and is currently used as the club's home ground. It was opened on 23 March 2006 and named after Heydar Aliyev. The stadium holds 8,500 spectators.

European cup history

• Q = Qualifying

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2005–06	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		FC Tiraspol	1–0	0–2	1–2
2007–08	UEFA Cup	Q1		Groclin Grodzisk	0–0	0–1	0–1

League and domestic cup history

As of 03 December 2015:^[7][8]

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup
2004–05	1st	8	34	16	9	9	35	23	57	Semi-finals
2005–06	1st	9	26	9	8	9	31	36	35	Quarter-finals
2006–07	1st	5	24	12	5	7	23	18	41	Runners-up
2009–10	2nd	5	22	11	5	6	41	29	38	Preliminary Round
2010–11	2nd	4	26	15	3	8	49	34	48	1/8 Finals
2011–12	2nd	7	26	11	3	12	35	43	36	did not enter
2013–14	2nd	9	30	11	7	12	29	33	40	Second round
2014–15	2nd	13	30	7	5	18	30	65	26	did not enter
2015–16	2nd	8	26	8	8	10	28	26	32	Second round
2016–17	2nd	7	26	13	5	8	53	33	44	did not enter
2017–18	2nd	8	27	8	6	13	32	49	30	Second round

Players

Current squad

As of 25 July 2025

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 5 DF  AZE Murad Gayali 13 MF  AZE Idris Ingilabli 21 MF  AZE Abbas Aghazade 23 DF  BRA Diogo Vasques 29 MF  AZE Vusal Ganbarov 33 GK  BLR Andrey Sinenko 44 DF  AZE Hazrat Isayev 70 MF  AZE Mehdi Tahirov

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 MF  AZE Elmir Rahimzade (captain) — GK  AZE Huseynali Guliyev — GK  AZE Imam Ali — DF  BRA Ronaldo Rodrigues — DF  AZE Azər Salahlı — DF  BRA Rafael Viegas — DF  AZE Tuncay Yusifli — MF  BRA Juninho — MF  GHA Ezekiel Morgan — MF  GHA Yaw Moses — MF  SRB Nikola Karaklajić — FW  AZE Ibrahim Aliyev — FW  AZE Khazar Mahmudov — FW  POR Diogo Almeida

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.

Club officials

Management

Position	Staff
President	Kamran Eyyubov
Sports director	Tamerlan Bakirzade

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Jorge Casquilha
Assistant coach	Cristiano Sousa Guilherme Cadete
Goalkeeping coach	Elshad Tahirov
Physiotherapist	Ulian Goga

Managers

• Elshad Ahmadov (2004–2005)
• Nadir Gasimov (2005)
• Ihor Nakonechnyi (2005–2007)
• Khalig Mustafayev (2009–2012)
• Matlab Mammadov (2013–2014)
• Khalig Mustafayev (2014–2018)
• Ruhid Usubov (2022–2023)
• Asgar Abdullayev (2023 September–2024 June)
• Farid Namazov (2024 July–2025 June)
• Jorge Casquilha (2025 June–present)