Neftchi Baku PFC
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| Full name | Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu |
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| Nickname(s) |
Flaqman (Flagship) Neftçilər (Oil Workers) Xalq Komandası (Nation's Team) |
| Founded | 18 March 1937 |
| Ground | Bakcell Arena |
| Capacity | 11,000 |
| President | Chingiz Abdullayev |
| Head Coach | Elkhan Abdullayev |
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| 2016–17 | 7th |
| Website | Club home page |
Neftçi PFC Baki (Azerbaijani: Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), commonly known as Neftchi or Neftçi, is an Azerbaijani football club based in the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
Founded in 1937, the club has won 8 Azerbaijan Premier League, 6 Azerbaijan Cup and 2 Azerbaijan Supercup titles. The club is one of the two teams in Azerbaijan, along with Qarabağ which has participated in all Azerbaijan Premier League championships so far.
In 2012, Neftchi Baku became the first Azerbaijani team to advance to the group stage of a European competition, beating APOEL of Cyprus 4–2 on aggregate in the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Neftchi plays its matches at the Bakcell Arena.
Neftchi were founded in 1937.
World-famous referee Tofiq Bahramov originally played for Neftchi but a serious leg injury prevented him from continuing his playing career and he became a referee.
They won the first independent Azeri championship in 1992, and then won further titles in 1995/96 and 1996/97.
In 2006, Neftchi managed to win the CIS Cup after defeating Kaunas in the final. In European competitions, the club also have advanced to the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League twice, having defeated Bosnian champions – Široki Brijeg – and Icelandic champions – FH Hafnarfjarðar – in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
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