Simurq PIK

Simurq PIK
Full nameSimurq Peşəkar Idman Klubu
Nickname(s)Simurqlar (The Phoenixes)
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Dissolved2015; 9 years ago (2015)
GroundZaqatala City Stadium,
Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
Capacity3,500
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2014–155th
Websitehttp://www.simurqpfk.az/
Current season

Simurq PIK (Azerbaijani: Simurq Peşəkar Idman Klubu) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Zaqatala, that competed in the Azerbaijan Premier League.

History

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Early years (2005–2009)

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The club was founded in 2005 and participated in the Azerbaijan First Division. The club's first season was very successful, and in the 2006–07 season, the club was participating in the Azerbaijan Premier League.[1] After its debuting season in the Premier League of Azerbaijan, Simurq finished 9th out of 14 clubs.

The Azerbaijani magazine Football+ recognized Simurq as the "Surprise of the Year" of the 2006–07 season based on polling results.[1] In 2007–08 season club has made another step forward, and finished the season at 7th place. The club gained third place in Azerbaijan Premier League 2008-09, by making the best indicator of the team in its history.

Recent years (2009–2015)

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In 2009 the club's debut in European competitions was not very successful as they were eliminated in the 1st qualifying round of UEFA Europa League by Bnei Yehuda.[2][3] The 2009–10 season for club was not successful, even though the team had good start before the winter break. After the winter, club began to fall in the standings and won only 8th place, while coach Roman Pokora dismissed after a string of poor results.

In June 2010, the club's executive director, former Azerbaijan national football team manager Gjoko Hadžievski became the club's new coach. However, due to financial problems Simurq could not sign big local and foreign players and coach staff was forced to take less experienced players and use from youth system. The 2010–11 season became the worst in club history as Simurq was relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division after finishing 11th place.[4] However club is allowed participate in the next season to replace Mughan who had sponsorship problems.[5][6]

On 18 July 2011, the club signed a contract with Sergey Yuran, former Ukrainian football player and association football coach.[7] On 5 March 2012, after Sergey Yuran's resignation, Igor Getman became the first Azerbaijani manager to lead Simurq as caretaker until the end of the season.[8] But after six days, the club announced Giorgi Chikhradze as their new coach. Simurq started 2012–13 season strongly, but after the start of the new year, team's form stumbled, hampering their European cup objective.

During the summer of 2015 the club folded due financial problems.[9]

Domestic

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As of 29 May 2015:[10][11]
Season League Azerbaijan Cup Top goalscorer
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2005–06 2nd 3 30 19 8 3 67 14 65 1st Round
2006–07 1st 9 24 6 7 11 27 33 25 1/8 Finals Azerbaijan Ramin Nasibov 9
2007–08 1st 7 26 9 9 8 31 25 36 1/8 Finals Ukraine Volodymyr Mazyar 10
2008–09 1st 3 26 16 5 5 39 20 53 Quarter-Finals Ukraine Volodymyr Mazyar 12
2009–10 1st 8 20 8 7 5 21 21 31 Quarter-Finals Ukraine Ruslan Hunchak
Azerbaijan Elshan Mammadov 		7
2010–11 1st 11 32 4 7 21 20 52 19 1/8 Finals Georgia (country) Bachana Tskhadadze 5
2011–12 1st 9 32 8 10 14 27 41 34 First Round Lithuania Robertas Poškus 8
2012–13 1st 4 32 12 12 8 32 26 48 Quarter finals Bosnia and Herzegovina Mario Božić 6
2013–14 1st 7 36 11 13 12 35 28 46 Second round Serbia Dragan Ćeran 13
2014–15 1st 5 32 11 6 15 41 39 39 Semifinal Serbia Dragan Ćeran 14

European

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Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 2 0 0 2 0 4
Total 2 0 0 2 0 4
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–1 0–3 0–4

Stadium

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Main article: Zaqatala City Stadium
Zaqatala City Stadium
LocationZaqatala,
Azerbaijan
OwnerSimurq
OperatorBulgaria Dynamic Resource
Capacity3,500 seated
Construction
Broke ground2006
OpenedAugust 2008
Construction cost$12 million
Architect"Khazar" center of scientific and technical creativity of youth
Tenants
Simurq (2008–present)

Zaqatala City Stadium is a football stadium in Zagatala, Azerbaijan. It is currently used as club's home stadium and holds 3,500 people.

Crest and colours

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Since the club's foundation, Simurq have had only one crest. It was officially adopted for the start of the 2006–07 season and based on a mythical sacred Phoenix firebird with castle background. It stems from the club's name Simurq, which means Phoenix in Azerbaijani language. The new home and away kits were unveiled in June 2013 for the 2013–2014 season. The home kit is black and yellow stripes and the away kit is white, with Joma being the kit manufacturer.

In 2013, the club unveiled an official crest, designed by Azerbaijani graphic designer Elnur Sharifli from Poland.[12]

Supporters

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Simurq has a large fanbase in relation to its comparative lack of success on the pitch. Simurq supporters have played a vital role in the club's long term stay at Zaqatala.[13][14]

Managers

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As of Match played 28 February 2014
Name Managerial Tenure P W D L Win %
Ukraine Anatoliy Piskovets 2005–2006 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine Viktor Pyshev 2006 0 0 0 0 0
Ukraine Roman Pokora 2006 – 18 June 2010 124 51 35 38 41.13
North Macedonia Gjoko Hadžievski 18 June 2010 – 19 July 2011 33 4 8 21 12.12
Russia Sergei Yuran 19 July 2011 – 5 March 2012 22 5 4 13 22.73
Azerbaijan Igor Getman (caretaker) 5 March 2012 – 11 March 2013 2 0 1 1 0
Georgia (country) Giorgi Chikhradze 11 March 2012 – June 2015 118 40 39 39 33.9

References

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  1. ^ a b Zaqatala futbolu və “Simurq” PFK-nın tarixindən Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  2. ^ Бней-Иегуда размялась на Симурге Archived 2009-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ «Бней-Йегуда» разгромил «Симург» в Лиге Европы Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ^ "И восстал "Симург" из пепла... (БЛОГ)". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Рамин Мусаев: Симург заменит Мугань в премьер-лиге". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  6. ^ ""Muğan" rəsmən Premyer Liqadan imtina etdi". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Симург подписал Юрана и обратился в ПФЛ". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Сергей Юран подал в отставку с поста главного тренера Симурга". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  9. ^ Симург не будет участвовать в новом сезоне премьер-лиги. azerisport.com/ (in Russian). Azerisport. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ^ Ionescu, Romeo (2000-10-12). "Azerbaijan – List of Final Tables". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  11. ^ Manaschev, Erlan; et al. (2008-06-06). "Azerbaijan – List of Champions". Rec. Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  12. ^ Новое лого Симурга (ФОТО). Azerisport.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  13. ^ ""Simurq" azarkeşləri rəhbərlik qarşısında tələb qoydu: Şemonayev geri qaytarılsın!". sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  14. ^ Андерсон Оливейра: Нам нужно обговорить с руководством клуба некоторые детали соглашения. Azerifootball.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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