Turan Tovuz

Turan Tovuz
Full nameTuran Tovuz
NicknameBoz Qurd (Gray Wolf)
Founded23 February 1992; 34 years ago (1992-02-23) (as Spartak Tovuz)
GroundTovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan
Capacity6,800
PresidentEhtiram Quliyev
ManagerKurban Berdyev
LeagueAzerbaijan Premier League
2025–26Azerbaijan Premier League, 3rd of 12
Websiteturantovuzpfk.az
Current season

Turan Tovuz (pronounced [tuɾɑn tovuz]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–95. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

History

Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz. However, since 1997, club found itself slipping further and further down the table, which was influenced by financial difficulties.

In the 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In the 2012–13 season, Turan, for the first time in their history, was relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in the top flight.

In 2013, the club's owners decided to change the club's name to Turan-T. The club restored their name a few months later.

On 29 March 2025, in the 28th round of the 2024–25 season of the Premier League, Turan Tovuz played their 100th anniversary match, which ended with a 1-4 victory for Qarabağ. After finishing the 2025–26 season in 3rd place, Turan qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, however on 2 June 2026, UEFA excluded Turan from the tournament due to historical match fixing dating back to 2019 when seven Turan players were banned for life.

Domestic history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
1992 1st 3 36 26 4 6 62 24 56 Quarter-Finals
1993 1st 3 18 12 6 0 34 4 30 Semi-Finals
1993–94 1st 1 30 23 4 3 74 18 50 1/8 Finals
1994–95 1st 2 24 19 2 3 48 14 40 1/8 Finals
1995–96 1st 4 20 9 3 8 26 30 30 Quarter-Finals
1996–97 1st 4 30 19 7 4 48 13 64 Semi-Finals
1997–98 1st 9 26 9 4 13 26 45 31 Quarter-Finals
1998–99 1st 7 32 18 9 5 59 27 63 Semi-Finals
1999–00 1st 10 22 5 5 12 17 36 20 1/8 Finals
2000–01 1st 5 20 9 3 8 42 28 30 Semi-Finals
2001–02 1st 9 30 14 7 9 40 35 49 Quarter-Finals
2002–03 1st
2003–04 1st 13 26 4 4 18 15 59 16 1/8 Finals
2004–05 1st 4 34 22 7 5 64 21 73 1/8 Finals
2005–06 1st 6 26 11 5 10 27 21 38 Quarter-Finals
2006–07 1st 10 24 5 5 14 24 38 20 Quarter-Finals
2007–08 1st 12 26 4 6 16 21 49 18 1/8 Finals
2008–09 1st 11 26 5 5 16 19 45 20 1/8 Finals
2009–10 1st 9 32 8 9 15 38 43 33 1/8 Finals
2010–11 1st 10 32 7 6 19 24 47 27 Quarter-Finals
2011–12 1st 11 32 6 7 19 26 42 25 First Round
2012–13 1st 11 32 8 6 18 34 59 30 Second round
2013–14 2nd 7 30 13 5 12 52 46 44 N/A
2014–15 2nd 6 30 15 5 10 75 37 50 N/A
2015–16 2nd 7 26 10 6 10 35 31 36 Second round
2016–17 2nd 1 26 18 7 1 62 11 61 Second round
2017–18 2nd 6 27 11 6 10 34 33 39 First round
2018–19 2nd 12 26 6 2 18 29 54 20 N/A
2019–20 2nd 3 12 8 0 4 23 16 24 N/A
2020–21 2nd 3 27 14 9 4 41 22 51 First round
2021–22 2nd 10 24 10 3 11 37 39 33 N/A
2022–23 1st 6 36 10 9 17 36 49 39 Semifinal
2023–24 1st 6 36 13 9 14 53 53 48 Last 16
2024–25 1st 4 36 14 13 9 45 39 55 Last 16
2025–26 1st 3 33 17 8 8 44 27 59 Semi-Final

European history

As of match played 23 August 1994
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994-95 UEFA Cup R1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–2 0–5 0–7

Stadium

Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.

Youth academy

Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.

Honours

Squad

As of 13 July 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TJK Oleg Baklov
3 DF  BRA Henrique
4 DF  AZE Rahil Mammadov
5 DF  PAN Roderick Miller
7 DF  POR Jorge Silva
8 MF  CPV David Tavares
10 MF  AZE Khayal Najafov
11 FW  POR Diogo Balau
13 GK  AZE Mehman Haciyev
15 DF  TOG Emmanuel Hackman
17 MF  AZE Ragim Sadykhov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ESP Roberto Olabe
21 MF  FRA Steeve Beusnard
23 MF  ESP Álex Serrano
25 DF  MDA Denis Marandici
28 MF  SRB Aleksa Janković
32 DF  COL Haiderson Hurtado
33 DF  SRB Filip Damjanović
35 GK  RUS Aleksei Kenyaykin
77 FW  SEN Ibrahima Wadji
88 DF  AZE Faiq Hacıyev
90 FW  BRA Jô

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2026.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  AZE Rufat Ahmadov (at Qabala until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  AZE Sadiq Shafiyev (at Kapaz until 30 June 2026)

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Turkmenistan Kurban Berdyev
Assistant of head coach Azerbaijan Yunis Huseynov
Moldova Andrei Mațiura
Azerbaijan Ruslan Abishov
Goalkeeping coach Russia Evgeniy Shchetinin
Fitness coach Russia Yakov Erlikh

Managers

As of 30 June 2024.

References

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