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Full name
  
Rəvan Futbol Klubu

Ground
  
Bayil Stadium

Chairman
  
Mushfig Safiyev

League
  
Azerbaijan First Division

Founded
  
2009

Nickname(s)
  
Aslanlar (The Lions)

Ground Capacity
  
5,000

Manager
  
Bahman Hasanov

Arena/Stadium
  
Bayil Stadium

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Ravan Baku FK (Azerbaijani: Rəvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.

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History

The club was founded in 2009. In May 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League after clinching second place in Azerbaijan First Division.

In club's debut 2011–12 season, Ravan ended in 8th position in Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's highest ever league finish. Following season, the club repeated its record by finishing 8th once again. In 2013, Ravan's ownership faced heavy criticism from local media, football experts and fans, for hiring and firing managers quite so often. Ravan were officially relegated on 17 May 2014 after suffering a 3-2 defeat at home to Baku.

Domestic history

As of 20 May 2016

Stadium

Bayil Stadium is a typical football stadium in Bayil district of Baku, Azerbaijan. The stadium was one of the venues during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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

As of 7 August 2016

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

For recent transfers, see winter 2016 transfers.

Managers

As of Match played 24 October 2014

References

Ravan Baku FK Wikipedia