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Nickname(s)
  
Boz Qurd (Gray Wolf)

2014–15
  
6th

Manager
  
Asgar Abdullayev

President
  
Nadir Nabiyev

Ground Capacity
  
10,000

Website
  
Club home page

Founded
  
1992


Full name
  
Turan Tovuz Peşəkar Futbol Klubu

Leagues
  
Azerbaijan First Division, Azerbaijan Premier League

Grounds
  
Tovuz City Stadium, Tovuz, Azerbaijan

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Turan IK (Azerbaijani: Turan İdman Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–1995. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.

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History

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

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

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

European history

As of December 2008.

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 Nabiev, and Javid Huseynov.

Honours

  • Azerbaijan Premier League
  • Winners (1): 1993–94

    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.

    Managers

    As of 3 June 2015.

    References

    Turan-Tovuz IK Wikipedia