| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 05/10 10:00 | 26 |
FK Sumqayit II
v
Shuvalan
|
W | 0-2 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 05/04 11:00 | 25 |
Keshla FK II
v
Shuvalan
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 04/26 11:00 | 24 |
[8] Shuvalan
v
Zira IK II
[13] 
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 04/16 11:00 | 23 |
[12] PFK Turan Tovuz
v
Shuvalan
[8]
|
W | 0-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 04/11 11:00 | 22 |
[8] Shuvalan
v
FK Kapaz
[11] 
|
W | 4-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 04/05 11:00 | 21 |
[5] Sabah FK II
v
Shuvalan
[8]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 03/28 11:00 | 20 |
[8] Shuvalan
v
Qaradag Lokbatan
[9] 
|
L | 1-2 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 03/13 11:00 | 19 |
[4] Zaqatala
v
Shuvalan
[7]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 03/07 11:00 | 18 |
[6] Shuvalan
v
Neftchi Baku II
[3] 
|
D | 2-2 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 02/28 10:55 | 17 |
[1] Moik Baku
v
Shuvalan
[6]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 02/22 11:00 | 16 |
[4] Shuvalan
v
FK Qarabag II
[6] 
|
L | 1-3 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 02/15 11:00 | 15 |
[13] FC Agsu
v
Shuvalan
[6]
|
W | 0-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 02/08 11:00 | 14 |
[7] Shuvalan
v
Sabail FC II
[11] 
|
W | 2-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 12/10 10:00 | 13 |
[4] Shuvalan
v
Keshla FK II
[8]
|
L | 0-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Cup | 12/06 13:00 | 4 |
Shuvalan
v
Keshla FK
|
L | 0-3 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 11/30 10:00 | 12 |
[12] Zira IK II
v
Shuvalan
[7]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 11/22 10:00 | 11 |
[5] Shuvalan
v
PFK Turan Tovuz
[11]
|
W | 3-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 11/08 10:30 | 10 |
[14] FK Kapaz
v
Shuvalan
[6]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 11/02 11:00 | 9 |
[6] Shuvalan
v
Sabah FK II
[5]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 10/25 11:00 | 8 |
[11] Qaradag Lokbatan
v
Shuvalan
[8]
|
W | 1-3 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 10/19 11:00 | 7 |
[8] Shuvalan
v
Zaqatala
[7]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 10/03 12:00 | 6 |
[3] Neftchi Baku II
v
Shuvalan
[7]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 09/28 11:30 | 5 |
[6] Shuvalan
v
Moik Baku
[3]
|
L | 0-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 09/21 12:00 | 4 |
[3] FK Qarabag II
v
Shuvalan
[5]
|
D | 1-1 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 09/13 12:00 | 3 |
[10] Shuvalan
v
FC Agsu
[8]
|
W | 2-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 08/27 13:00 | 2 |
[3] Sabail FC II
v
Shuvalan
[13]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 08/24 13:00 | 1 |
[5] Shuvalan
v
FK Sumqayit II
[5]
|
L | 0-4 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 05/11 13:00 | 27 |
[3] Shuvalan
v
Khazar Baku
[1] 
|
W | 2-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 05/04 12:00 | 26 |
Mil-Mugan FK
v
Shuvalan
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Azerbaijan Division 1 | 04/26 12:00 | 25 |
[10] Zaqatala
v
Shuvalan
[3]
|
D | 2-2 |
Wikipedia - Shuvalan FK
Shuvalan FK (Azerbaijani: Şüvəlan Futbol Klubu, pronounced [ʃyvæˈlɑn]) was an Azerbaijani football club based in Şüvəlan, Baku. The club was dissolved in 2019.
The club was renamed four times in its short history becoming Olimpik Baku, Olimpik-Shuvalan Baku, AZAL and Shuvalan. UEFA is still recognizing the club as Olimpik-Shuvalan at European competitions.
The club is also a member of the European Club Association, an organization that replaced the previous G-14 which consists of major football clubs in Europe.
History
Early years (1996–2006)
The club were established in 1996 as a futsal club under the name of AMMK. It participated in national futsal league from the season 1996–97 until 2003–04. AMMK also represented Azerbaijan in UEFA Futsal Cup 2003/04 season.
AMMK became professional football team in 2004 and joined the Azerbaijan First Division. The first Azerbaijan Premier League season was not much successful for Olimpik Baku. Croatian manager Stjepan Čordaš worked just for a couple of month and was sacked after poor results. His place was taken by Serbian Petar Kurčubić, but he was also unable to achieve good results, and Olimpik Baku finished 12th. At that time, Olimpik was called 'The club from Balkans', as there were a lot of players from Balkan countries such as Marko Mitrović, Srdjan Baljak, Rašo Babić, Saša Kovačević, Tomislav Višević and others.
Abdullayev years (2006–2009)
In June 2006, Asgar Abdullayev was appointed as a new head coach of Olimpik. He still remains as the most successful manager in clubs' history. Led by Abdullayev, Olimpik improved its results, ranked 6th in 2007 and 2nd in 2008. Olimpik came very closed to win 2007–08 league title, but the team was beaten by Qarabağ at last round game, although they only had to play a draw.
Olimpik's debut in European competitions was also not successful as they were eliminated in the 1st qualifying round of 2008–09 UEFA Cup by Serbian side Vojvodina. Roman Akhalkatsi became the first goalscorer of Olimpik in the European club tournaments.
2009–2017
In 2009, the club moved from center to Shuvalan settlement and was renamed into Olimpik-Shuvalan PFC. In November 2009, Asgar Abdullayev completed his mission and he was changed by former Azerbaijani football star Nazim Suleymanov. At his debut season Suleymanov took the team over the Azerbaijan Cup quarter-final for a first time in its history. The club once again was renamed in 2010, this time to AZAL PFC due to sponsorship reasons from airline company Azerbaijan Airlines. In September 2010, the club management announced the construction of new AZAL Arena in Shuvalan.
The 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League season was a great for AZAL. The team finished 4th and entered UEFA Europa League 2011-12 season. Although the club was renamed into AZAL in 2010, it represented as Olimpik-Shuvalan in UEFA Europa League competitions due to UEFA's sponsorship regulations. Before the home game against Minsk, Suleymanov said that he would resign in case of defeat. AZAL lost to Minsk 2–3 in aggregate, and Suleymanov announced his resignation after second match in Minsk.
In July, club president Vaqif Gasymov invited Elkhan Abdullayev to AZAL and he signed a one-year contract. He started with a brilliance victory over Simurq (3:0), but resigned after 11 games, when AZAL came down to 11th position. The club sponsors made a decision to replace him by Rafig Mirzayev, Abdullayev's former assistant. Mirzayev started as a caretaker, winning 3 games consecutively and taking the team up to 7th place. In December 2011, Mirzayev signed a half-year contract with AZAL. In April, after the unsuccessful run, Mirzayev was sacked, and Azerbaijan national football team former manager Vagif Sadygov was appointed as a new head coach.
It was an ambiguous season for AZAL and its manager. The team won 16 games, scored 57 goals renewing own records, but for the second time consecutively did not enter Championship Group after Preliminary Round. The management recognized the season as unsuccessful despite the fact that the team has won 9 of the 10 matches in the relegation group. Brazilian striker Nildo scored 21 goals showing the best individual record in AZAL's history for the scorers in a single season and became one of the topscorers of the 2012–13 Azerbaijan Premier League.
The summer of 2013, saw more budget cuts and several big names as Nildo, Zouhir Benouahi, Nduka Usim, etc. leaving the club, but this time the main concern for fans was the very future of the club.
Recent years (2017–)
On 12 May 2017, the club was renamed into Shuvalan FK.
The club dissolved in 2019.[]
Domestic league and cup history
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Top scorer | Goals | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 2nd | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 1/16 Finals | Garibov | ||
| 2005–06 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 1/8 Finals | Baljak | 3 | Čordaš / Kurčubić |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 6 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 41 | 1/8 Finals | Mammadov | 13 | A.Abdullayev |
| 2007–08 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 58 | Quarterfinals | Junivan | 11 | A.Abdullayev |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 18 | 44 | Quarterfinals | Gomes | 10 | A.Abdullayev |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 7 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 29 | 61 | Semi-finals | Doroş | 12 | A.Abdullayev / Suleymanov |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 4 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 28 | 49 | Semi-finals | Juška | 10 | Suleymanov |
| 2011–12 | 1st | 7 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 44 | Quarterfinals | Benouahi | 10 | E.Abdullayev / Mirzayev / Sadygov |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 7 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 57 | 1/8 Finals | Nildo | 21 | Sadygov |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 8 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 31 | Second Round | Oluremi | 8 | Sadygov / Ahmadov |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 39 | Quarter Final | Mombongo-Dues | 13 | Ahmadov |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 7 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 38 | 46 | Second round | Kvirtia | 7 | Ahmadov |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 8 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 50 | 10 | Quarterfinal | Kvirtia Janelidze |
3 | Ahmadov |
| 2017–18 | 2nd | 3 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 45 | 1/8 finals | Kvirtia | 8 | Nabiyev |
European history
Updated 10 February 2013.
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | Q1 | Vojvodina | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q1 | Minsk | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
- Q = Qualifying
The team's home matches are played at the Shuvalan Stadium, located in the city of Baku. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators and provides an electric atmosphere for fans to cheer on their favorite team.
Shuvalan has a dedicated fan base that supports the team through thick and thin. The team's colors are blue and white, and their logo features a fierce lion symbolizing strength and determination.
Over the years, Shuvalan has produced talented players who have gone on to represent the Azerbaijani national team. The team has also competed in various domestic and international competitions, showcasing their skills and determination on the field.
Overall, Shuvalan is a respected and competitive soccer team in Azerbaijan, known for their strong work ethic, teamwork, and passion for the game.