Turan Tovuz

Not to be confused with FC Turan.

Turan Tovuz (Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

Turan Tovuz

Full name	Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz
Nickname(s)	Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf)
Founded	23 February 1992; 33 years ago (1992-02-23) as Spartak Tovuz [1]
Ground	Tovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Capacity	6,800
President	Ehtiram Quliyev
Manager	Kurban Berdyev
League	Azerbaijan Premier League
2024–25	Azerbaijan Premier League, 4th of 10
Website	turantovuzpfk.az
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz.^[2][3] However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which was influenced by financial difficulties.^[4][5]

In 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In 2012–13 season, Turan for the first time in their history relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in the top flight.^[6][7]

In 2013, club's owners decided to change the club's name to Turan-T.^[8] The club restored their name a few months later.^[9]

On March 29, 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.^[10]

Domestic history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup
1992	1st	3	36	26	4	6	62	24	56	Quarter-Finals
1993	1st	3	18	12	6	0	34	4	30	Semi-Finals
1993–94	1st	1	30	23	4	3	74	18	50	1/8 Finals
1994–95	1st	2	24	19	2	3	48	14	40	1/8 Finals
1995–96	1st	4	20	9	3	8	26	30	30	Quarter-Finals
1996–97	1st	4	30	19	7	4	48	13	64	Semi-Finals
1997–98	1st	9	26	9	4	13	26	45	31	Quarter-Finals
1998–99	1st	7	32	18	9	5	59	27	63	Semi-Finals
1999–00	1st	10	22	5	5	12	17	36	20	1/8 Finals
2000–01	1st	5	20	9	3	8	42	28	30	Semi-Finals
2001–02	1st	9	30	14	7	9	40	35	49	Quarter-Finals
2002–03	1st
2003–04	1st	13	26	4	4	18	15	59	16	1/8 Finals
2004–05	1st	4	34	22	7	5	64	21	73	1/8 Finals
2005–06	1st	6	26	11	5	10	27	21	38	Quarter-Finals
2006–07	1st	10	24	5	5	14	24	38	20	Quarter-Finals
2007–08	1st	12	26	4	6	16	21	49	18	1/8 Finals
2008–09	1st	11	26	5	5	16	19	45	20	1/8 Finals
2009–10	1st	9	32	8	9	15	38	43	33	1/8 Finals
2010–11	1st	10	32	7	6	19	24	47	27	Quarter-Finals
2011–12	1st	11	32	6	7	19	26	42	25	First Round
2012–13	1st	11	32	8	6	18	34	59	30	Second round
2013–14	2nd	7	30	13	5	12	52	46	44	N/A
2014–15	2nd	6	30	15	5	10	75	37	50	N/A
2015–16	2nd	7	26	10	6	10	35	31	36	Second round
2016–17	2nd	1	26	18	7	1	62	11	61	Second round
2017–18	2nd	6	27	11	6	10	34	33	39	First round
2018–19	2nd	12	26	6	2	18	29	54	20	N/A
2019–20	2nd	3	12	8	0	4	23	16	24	N/A
2020–21	2nd	3	27	14	9	4	41	22	51	First round
2021–22	2nd	10	24	10	3	11	37	39	33	N/A
2022–23	1st	6	36	10	9	17	36	49	39	Semifinal
2023–24	1st	6	36	13	9	14	53	53	48	Last 16

European history

As of December 2008.

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1994/95	UEFA Cup	1		Fenerbahçe	0–2	0–5	0–7

Stadium

Main article: Tovuz City 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.^[6]

Honours

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

Squad

As of 26 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 4 DF  AZE Şehriyar Aliyev 5 DF  PAN Roderick Miller 8 MF  CPV David Tavares 10 MF  AZE Khayal Najafov 11 MF  AZE Aykhan Guseynov 13 MF  AZE Farid Yusifli 15 DF  TOG Emmanuel Hackman 17 MF  AZE Ragim Sadykhov 20 DF  AZE Ibrahim Ramazanov 21 FW  BRA Alex Souza 25 DF  MDA Denis Marandici 26 MF  AZE Filip Ozobić

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 DF  COL Haiderson Hurtado 41 GK  RUS Sergey Samok 44 DF  AZE Rufat Ahmadov 70 MF  AZE Mazahir Mammadzadeh 71 GK  AZE Mehman Haciyev 77 MF  AZE Veysal Rzayev 88 DF  AZE Faig Hajiyev 90 FW  BRA Jô 97 MF  AZE Sadiq Shafiyev — GK  TJK Oleg Baklov — DF  AZE Abdulla Rzayev — MF  ESP Roberto Olabe — FW  SEN Ibrahima Wadji

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Kurban Berdyev
Assistant of head coach	Yunis Huseynov Andrei Mațiura Ruslan Abishov
Goalkeeping coach	Evgeniy Shchetinin
Fitness coach	Yakov Erlikh

Managers

As of 30 June 2024.

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