the club was qualified for the first time in its history for the Soviet Top League. A radical changes were made in the staff of Neftyanik with the aim to provide successes of the team among Football elite. Also the team logotype was made. The emblem was the letter "Н" of the Cyrillic Alphabet against the background of an oil rig – the first letter of the word Neftyannik. The logo of Neftçi has been changed three times, in 1977, 1997 and in 2004. Shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers Neftçi's traditional kit was composed of black shirts, white shorts and socks of the same colour. Although through the years these two have gone from alternating between white and black stripes. European record The club have participated in 21 editions of the club competitions governed by UEFA, the chief authority for football across Europe. These include 7 seasons in the Champions League, 13 seasons in the UEFA Cup and Europa League, two seasons in the UEFA Europa Conference League and one seasons in the Cup Winners' Cup and Intertoto Cup. Counting all of the 74 games the side have played in UEFA competitions since their first entry into the Cup Winners' Cup in the 1995–96 season, the team's record stands at 25 wins, 19 draws and 34 defeats. Matches Players Current squad For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022. Out on loan Reserve team Neftçi-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018. Honours Azerbaijan Azerbaijan League Winners (9): 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21 Runners-up (4): 2000–01, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2019–20 Third place (6): 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2017–18 Azerbaijan Cup Winners (6): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14 Runners-up (4): 2000–01, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16 Azerbaijan Supercup Winners (2): 1993, 1995 Runners-up (1): 2013 USSR Soviet Top League Third place (1): 1966 Soviet First League Runners-up (1): 1976 Third place (1): 1954 Soviet Cup Semi-finalist (4): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970, 1971 USSR Federation Cup Runners-up (1): 1988 European UEFA Intertoto Cup Runners-up (1): 2008 (joint runners-up) International Commonwealth of Independent States Cup Winners (1): 2006 Runners-up (1): 2005 Coaches and administration Presidential history Neftçi has had numerous presidents over the course of its history, some of whom have been owners of the club while others have been honorary presidents. In 1988, Neftçi had registered as a professional football club and club since then had eight presidents. Notable managers