{{Infobox football club| | clubname = Shamkir FC | image = Shamkir FC logo.png | fullname = Şəmkir Futbol Klubu | founded = {{Start date and age|1954}} | dissolved = {{Start date and age|2017}} | ground = Shamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium | capacity = 2,000 | chairman = | manager = Kamran Alibabaev | league = Azerbaijan First Division | season = 2015–16 | position = 5th | website = https://shamkirfc.az/| | pattern_la1 = _redshoulders | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = _redshoulders | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _whiteshoulders | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = _whiteshoulders | leftarm2 = 000040 | body2 = 000040 | rightarm2 = 000040 | shorts2 = 000040 | socks2 = 000040 }} '''Shamkir Football Club''' ({{langx|az|Şəmkir Futbol Klubu}}) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Şəmkir, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Azerbaijan's football history with two Azerbaijan Premier League titles.
== History == The club was established in 1954, even though it never participated in any Soviet football league. It was re-established in 1993. Shamkir's most successful years were at the start of the 2000s, after Shahbaz Suleymanov's takeover, the club with Agaselim Mirjavadov consecutively won three Azerbaijan Premier League titles and reached the final of Azerbaijan Cup three times.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Скончался Шахбаз Сулейманов|url=http://www.azerisport.com/football/20130701070159698.html|work=Azerisport.com|accessdate=1 July 2013|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Şəmkir" futbol klubu 4 illik fasilədən sonra fəaliyyətini bərpa etdi|url=http://az.apa.az/news.php?id=173923|accessdate=19 August 2011|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> The club also became the first Azerbaijani team to pass the qualifying stage of Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|title="Şəmkir" in sabiq prezidenti dünyasını dəyişdi|url=http://futbolpress.az/v2/news-details/29508/|work=futbolpress.az|accessdate=2 July 2013|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> In 2005, the club was briefly defunct due to sponsorship reasons but re-established once again on 19 August 2009 after finding sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:ФК "Шамкир" возвращается в профессиональный футбол|url=http://www.sport24.az/onnews.php?id=7551|accessdate=19 August 2011|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041935/http://www.sport24.az/onnews.php?id=7551|archivedate=25 March 2012}}</ref>
== Stadium == Shamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. It is used as a home ground of Shamkir FC since 2010.
== Honours ==
=== National === *'''Azerbaijan Premier League''' : ''Winners (2)'': 1999–00, 2000–01 *'''Azerbaijan First Division''' : ''Winners (1)'': 1994–95
== League and domestic cup history == {|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Domestic Cup |- |align=center|1993–94 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|18 |align=center|12 |align=center|0 |align=center|6 |align=center|42 |align=center|19 |align=center|'''24''' |align=center|Preliminary Round |- |align=center|1994–95 |align=center|2nd |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1''' |align=center|28 |align=center|21 |align=center|6 |align=center|1 |align=center|38 |align=center|11 |align=center|'''48''' |align=center|1/16 Finals |- |align=center|1995–96 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''10''' |align=center|20 |align=center|3 |align=center|4 |align=center|13 |align=center|15 |align=center|39 |align=center|'''13''' |align=center|Quarter-Finals |- |align=center|1996–97 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''12''' |align=center|30 |align=center|8 |align=center|2 |align=center|20 |align=center|30 |align=center|106 |align=center|'''26''' |align=center|1/8 Finals |- |align=center|1997–98 |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=bronze|'''3''' |align=center|26 |align=center|15 |align=center|9 |align=center|2 |align=center|44 |align=center|10 |align=center|'''54''' |align=center|Quarter-Finals |- |align=center|1998–99 |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=silver|'''2''' |align=center|36 |align=center|21 |align=center|3 |align=center|12 |align=center|52 |align=center|34 |align=center|'''66''' |align=center bgcolor=silver|Runners-Up |- |align=center|1999-00 |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1''' |align=center|22 |align=center|17 |align=center|4 |align=center|1 |align=center|46 |align=center|11 |align=center|'''55''' |align=center|1/8 Finals |- |align=center|2000–01 |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1''' |align=center|20 |align=center|16 |align=center|3 |align=center|1 |align=center|60 |align=center|14 |align=center|'''51''' |align=center|1/8 Finals |- |align=center|2001–02{{#tag:ref|The AFFA and the clubs were discontinued due to the conflict between the clubs and the results were not taken into account.|group=n}} |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=gold|'''1''' |align=center|32 |align=center|23 |align=center|7 |align=center|2 |align=center|80 |align=center|20 |align=center|'''76''' |align=center bgcolor=silver|Runners-Up |- |align=center|2003–04 |align=center|1st |align=center bgcolor=silver|'''2''' |align=center|26 |align=center|20 |align=center|4 |align=center|2 |align=center|67 |align=center|11 |align=center|'''64''' |align=center bgcolor=silver|Runners-Up |- |align=center|2004–05 |align=center|1st |align=center|'''13''' |align=center|34 |align=center|9 |align=center|5 |align=center|20 |align=center|34 |align=center|48 |align=center|'''32''' |align=center|1/8 Finals |- |align=center|2010–11 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''9''' |align=center|26 |align=center|5 |align=center|7 |align=center|14 |align=center|15 |align=center|36 |align=center|'''22''' |align=center|Preliminary Round |- |align=center|2011–12 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''8''' |align=center|26 |align=center|9 |align=center|6 |align=center|11 |align=center|38 |align=center|38 |align=center|'''33''' |align=center|''did not enter'' |- |align=center|2012–13 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''13''' |align=center|24 |align=center|3 |align=center|6 |align=center|15 |align=center|23 |align=center|56 |align=center|'''15''' |align=center|''did not enter'' |- |align=center|2013–14 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''11''' |align=center|30 |align=center|8 |align=center|7 |align=center|15 |align=center|28 |align=center|42 |align=center|'''31''' |align=center|''did not enter'' |- |align=center|2014–15 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''11''' |align=center|30 |align=center|8 |align=center|8 |align=center|14 |align=center|25 |align=center|46 |align=center|'''32''' |align=center|''did not enter'' |- |align=center|2015–16 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''5''' |align=center|26 |align=center|10 |align=center|8 |align=center|8 |align=center|30 |align=center|24 |align=center|'''38''' |align=center|Second round |- |align=center|2016–17 |align=center|2nd |align=center|'''6''' |align=center|26 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|8 |align=center|41 |align=center|20 |align=center|'''48''' |align=center|First round |- |align=center|2017–18 |align=center|RL |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|''did not enter'' |}
== UEFA club competition results == *'''Q''' = Qualifying {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- |1999/00 |UEFA Cup |Q |{{flagicon|UKR}} |Kryvbas Kryviy Rih |0–2 |0–3 |0–5 |- |2000/01 |UEFA Champions League |Q1 |{{flagicon|LAT}} |Skonto Riga |4–1 |1–2 |5–3 |- | | |Q2 |{{flagicon|CZE}} |SK Slavia Prague |1–4 |0–1 |1–5 |- |2001/02 |UEFA Champions League |Q1 |{{flagicon|WAL}} |Barry Town |0–1 |0–2 |0–3 |- |2004/05 |UEFA Cup |Q1 |{{flagicon|GEO}} |FC Tbilisi |1–4 |0–1 |1–5 |}
== Managers ==
=== Managers in modern history === *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Afgan Talybov (1997–1998) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Agaselim Mirjavadov (1998–2001) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Gahraman Aliyev (2001–2005) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Faig Jabbarov (2009–2011) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Anar Kalantarov (2011–2013) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Ruslan Abbasov (2013–2015) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Kamran Alibabayev (2015–2016) *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Gahraman Aliyev (2016–2017) *{{flagicon|Georgia}} Badri Kvaratskhelia (2017)
==Notes== {{reflist|group=n}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110925111556/http://www.pfl.az/content.php?lang=az&page=398 FK Shamkir at PFL.AZ]
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