Sumgayit PFK
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| Full name | Sumqayıt Futbol Klubu |
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| Founded | 1961 as Metallurg Sumgait, reformed in 2010 |
| Ground | Kapital Bank Arena |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| President | Kamran Guliyev |
| Manager | Samir Abbasov |
| League | Azerbaijan Premier League |
| 2016–17 | 6th |
| Website | Club website |
Sumgayit FK (Azerbaijani: "Sumqayıt" futbol klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. As of 2014, the club plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League.
The club was founded in 2010 as Sumgayit FK. In May 2011, the team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after getting wildcard place instead of defunct Absheron. After securing promotion to the Premier League, the club based most of their squad on players from Azerbaijan's U-19 and U-17 players. In January 2012, the club announced that its old name was being restored.
During 2012–13 season, Sumgayit narrowly avoided relegation to the First Division by finishing 10th in the league.
The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a multi-use stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,500.
Sumgayit get most of their support in the Absheron District, particularly the city of Sumgayit. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over the city, and the local area in general.
Azerbaijani teams are limited to nine players without Azerbaijani citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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