Araz PFK
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| Full name | Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu |
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| Founded | 1967 (Reformed in 2013) |
| Dissolved | November 3, 2014 |
| Ground | Nakhchivan City Stadium |
| Capacity | 12,800 |
| League | Azerbaijan First Division |
| 2013–14 | 1st |
Araz-Naxçıvan PFK (Azerbaijani: Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Nakchivan.
The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 after being promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season.
The club was created in 1967 and as of 1968, it participated in Soviet First League. The club stopped its activity after collapse of Soviet Union. In 2001, the team was formed again and took part in the Azerbaijan Premier League. However year later, due to financial difficulties the team again ceased to exist.
The club was re-established on 23 May 2013 and immediately joined Azerbaijan First Division. In its first season, Araz sent Simurq crashing out of the Azerbaijan Cup. In May 2014, the club earned promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after winning the division in same season. In September 2014, Araz became linked to a match fixing scandal, the result of which saw the key players leaving the club and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic government officials intervening.
On 3 November 2014, Araz-Naxçıvan announced their withdrawal from the league due constant biased referee decisions, with the officially announcing their withdrawal on 17 November 2014.
Araz's home ground was Nakhchivan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000. For the stadium's first game, the announced attendance was 4,000.
Supporters of Araz were drawn from all over the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and beyond Azerbaijan. The club's main two supporting groups were Ultra Araz and Nagshijahan.
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