Khazar Lankaran
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| Full name | Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu |
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| Nickname(s) | Gəmiçilər (The Shipbuilders) |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Dissolved | 27 May 2016 |
| Ground |
Lankaran City Stadium, Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Owner | Mubariz Mansimov |
| President | Mais Mansimov |
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| 2015–16 | 10th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
| Fırtınalar Meydanı (Arena of Storms) | |
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| Location |
Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
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| Owner | Khazar Lankaran |
| Operator | Khazar Lankaran |
| Capacity | 15,000 seated |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | 11 August 2006 |
| Construction cost | $15 million |
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| Khazar Lankaran (2006–present) | |
Khazar Lankaran FK (Azerbaijani: Xəzər Lənkəran Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Lankaran, who last played in the Azerbaijan Premier League during the 2015–16 season. Since the summer of 2016 the club has concentrated on youth football. After the being founded in 2004, they played in the Azerbaijan Premier League for twelve-seasons, winning the title once, and the Azerbaijan Cup three times. Khazar were also a member of the European Club Association, an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe.
The club was founded in 2004 by Azerbaijani entrepreneur Mubariz Mansimov and dubbed by the local media as "Caucasian Chelsea" due Khazar's strong financial position. Under Agaselim Mirjavadov club won Premier League title during 2006–07 season as well as clinched 2 Azerbaijan Cups. Khazar also managed to win the CIS Cup in 2008 after defeating Pakhtakor Tashkent in the final.
After Mircea Rednic's appointment, who have signed a string of Romanian players and footballers from Liga I, club did not found success in European cups. On 4 December 2011, Khazar announced that Rednic had been sacked by the club due to a run of poor performances.
In July 2012, the club under Yunis Huseynov earned their first win in European competition by beating Nõmme Kalju. In March 2013, former Liverpool striker John Toshack was appointed as new manager after signing two-year deal with the club. In 2012–13 season, Khazar finished in 8th place, the club's lowest finishing position to date. Khazar Lankaran once again featured in European competitions during the 2013–14 season, featuring in the UEFA Europa League, where they were knocked out 10–0 on aggregate after suffering their heaviest European defeat ever, losing 8–0 to Maccabi Haifa. On 23 October John Toshack guided Khazar to their first trophy in two years with victory over Neftchi Baku in the revitalised Azerbaijan Supercup. A month later Toshack resigned from his position after only 14 points from 14 games in the 2013–14 season.
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