Sumgayit FK (, ) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League. History 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. In the 2017-18 season, they were the only team in the league consisting solely of Azerbaijani players. On 15 January 2019, Sumgayit announced they had signed a cooperation with Tractor Sazi. Domestic history European history Notes 1QR: First qualifying round 2QR: Second qualifying round 3QR: Third qualifying round POR: Play-off round Group: Group stage Logos Stadium The club's home ground is Kapital Bank Arena, a Football stadium in Sumqayit, which has a capacity of 1,300. New stadium will be ready in 2021 summer with capacity 16,000. Supporters 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. Players 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. Current squad For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022. Reserve team Sumgayit-2 plays in the Azerbaijan First Division from 2018. Club officials Management Coaching staff Managers Statistics Information correct as of match played 30 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted. Notes: P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against %W – Percentage of matches won Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s). Records References External links Official website Football clubs in Azerbaijan Sport in Sumgait Association football clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in Azerbaijan