Turan Tovuz (Azerbaijani: Turan Tovuz) 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.
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz.[2][3] However, since 1997, club found themselves slipping further and further down the table, which influenced by financial difficulties.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
In 2013, club's owners decided to change club's name to Turan-T.[8] The club restored their name few months later.[9]
As of December 2008.
Turan's home ground is Tovuz City Stadium, which has a capacity of 6,800.
Over the years, Turan has been a feeder team for the Azerbaijani national team, providing talented players like Elvin Mammadov, Nadir Nabiyev, Javid Huseynov and Budag Nasirov.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
As of 30 June 2024.
Zahid Huseynov (1992) Ruslan Abdullayev (1992–93) Kazbek Tuayev (1993–95) Khanoghlan Abbasov (1995–00) Boyukagha Aghayev (2000–01) Nizami Sadigov (2001–02)
Naci Şensoy (2002–03) Nizami Sadigov (2003–04) Naci Şensoy (2004–05) Sakit Aliyev (2005–07) Salahattin Darvand (2007–08) Etimad Gurbanov (2008–09) Nizami Sadigov (2009–10) Sakit Aliyev (2010)
Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2010)
Naci Şensoy (2010–11) Asgar Abdullayev (July 2011 – 12 Oct) Afghan Talibov (2012–13) Nadir Nabiyev (2013–2014) Badri Kvaratskhelia (2014) Nizami Sadigov (2015–2016) Asgar Abdullayev (2016–2018) Eltay Aslanov (2018–2019) Ilham Yadullayev (2019–2021) Afghan Talibov (2021–2022) Aykhan Abbasov (2022–2024 June)
Kurban Berdyev (2024 June–)