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Ganja
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Ganja · Azerbaijan
Kapaz Professional Football Club
Dağlılar · “The Mountaineers” · Sarı-Göylər · “The Yellow-Blues”
- Champions ×3
- Unbeaten season 1997-98
Kəpəz play at Ganja City Stadium, capacity 15,343, are coached by Azer Mammadov and stand 5th in the 2026/27 Misli Premyer Liqası on 17 points from 9 matches. Founded in 1959 in Ganja. 27 registered players.
Updated
2026/27 season
MİSLİ PREMYER LİQASILeague position
5th
Played 9
Points
17
- 5 won
- 2 drawn
- 2 lost
Registered players
27
for 2026/27
Ground capacity
15,343
Seats
Recent form
- Drew
- Won
- Drew
- Won
- Won
Most recent last
Head coach
Azer Mammadov
Management
President Anar Abdullayev
Squad
27
Registered players, 2026/27
Club colours
Yellow & blue
Last season2025/26
10th of 12
27 points
Honours
3League titles
4Azerbaijan Cups
1Soviet First League
League: 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99
Cup: 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000
Squad 2026/27 — 27 players
Goalkeepers 3
Defenders 10
2
Arzu AtakişiyevAzerbaijan · 21
4
Mate AbuladzeGeorgia · 26
5
Hüseyn BabayevAzerbaijan · 23
8
Şakir SeyidovAzerbaijan · 25
14
Adama FofanaKot Divuar · 30
17
Ümid SəmədovAzerbaijan · 23
20
Rafael MəhərrəmliAzerbaijan · 27
29
Dioqo VerdaskaPortugal · 30
34
Urfan AbbasovAzerbaijan · 34
66
David DomqjoniAlbania · 29
Midfielders 12
3
Mahamadu BaMali · 27
6
Vadim AbdullayevAzerbaijan · 31
7
Namik ƏləskərovAzerbaijan · 31
9
Kennet KalunqaZambiya · 29
10
Rəhman HacıyevAzerbaijan · 33
11
Viktor StinaMoldova · 28
19
Fərid KələntərovAzerbaijan · 21
23
Raul İsaqovAzerbaijan · 16
27
Desmond AkuaBelgium · 24
33
Blessinq OlabiranNigeria · 28
77
Nicat MəmmədovAzerbaijan · 25
99
Əli SəmədovAzerbaijan · 29
Squad taken from the Professional Football League's registration list for this club. Shirt numbers can change during a transfer window.
History
Founded in 1959 as Toxucu — "The Weaver" — attached to the Kirovabad Textile Combine, after the Azerbaijan SSR sport committee resolved to create a club in the republic's second city. It has carried seven names since: Dinamo, Tərəqqi, Kəpəz, Dinamo again, Kəpəz, Gəncə, and Kəpəz once more. The name comes from Mount Kəpəz, the 3,066-metre peak above Lake Göygöl.
The 1990s were golden: three championships, four cups, and an unbeaten title season. Then in 2005 new owners renamed the club "Ganja" over fan objections; it was excluded from the Premier League for financial reasons in 2007 and did not operate at all for three seasons. AFFA and the community revived it in 2009, the name was restored in 2011, and it has been up and down ever since.
In Europe
Fourteen matches, two wins. Kəpəz gave Azerbaijani club football its European debut in 1995 away to Austria Wien, and Yadigar Süleymanov's goal in that match was the first ever scored by an Azerbaijani club in European competition. In 1999 they became the first Azerbaijani club to win a Champions League match, 2-1 over Sloga Jugomagnat — though they still went out on away goals. Their only tie victory in thirty years came against Dacia Chişinău in 2016.
Stories & legends
The Invincible Armada
Under Mehman Allahverdiyev — coach from 1993 to 2003, and the man behind every trophy in the club's history — Kəpəz went through the entire 1997-98 season unbeaten: 26 games, 22 wins, 4 draws, 67-10, and the cup as well. No Azerbaijani club has repeated an unbeaten title season.
The Historic Derby
Kəpəz v Neftçi, first played on 26 June 1962, is Azerbaijan's oldest rivalry. Underneath it sits a real Soviet-era grievance: Ganja supporters have always maintained that Neftçi, as the designated flagship of the capital, was routinely allowed to take the republic's best players — including Ganja's own.
The best crowds in the country
In 2015-16, in the second tier, Kəpəz averaged nearly 15,000 — almost triple the next-best club in Azerbaijan — and set the all-time Premier League attendance record of 20,400 against Qarabağ in February 2016. The old ground was demolished in 2023 and the club spent two seasons as nomads before the new stadium opened in September 2025.
Fixtures & results
Next
Qarabağ
Recent
İmİşlİ
Zİrə
SumqayıtTransfers
Rauf HüseynliRight-back · Azerbaijan
Undisc.
To Şəfa · Jun 2026
Yusif İmanovGoalkeeper · Azerbaijan
Undisc.
To İmişli · Summer 2026
Vadim AbdullayevDefensive midfield · Azerbaijan
Undisc.
Joined Kəpəzfrom — · Summer 2026
Asumah AbubakarCentre-forward · Portugal/Ghana
Undisc.
Joined Kəpəzfrom — · Summer 2026
Kəpəz news
Misli Premyer Liqasi action continues with two matches
İmişli faces Turan Tovuz in Yevlax, while Kəpəz takes on Zirə in Ganja during the latest round of the Misli Premyer Liqasi.
Away wins for Zirə and Araz-Naxçıvan reserves
Zirə-2 and Araz-Naxçıvan-2 secured away victories against Turan Tovuz-2 and Şamaxı-2 respectively on the opening day of the Reserves League's sixth…
Kəpəz Reveals Ballon d'Or Favorites
The winners of the Ballon d'Or, established by France's France Football publication, will soon be announced for 2026. According to Offsideplus.az, an…
Kəpəz Signs New Partnership Agreement
"Kəpəz" has signed a new partnership agreement. According to Offsideplus.az, under the agreement with DNK Istanbul Hospital, the club's main and…
Match officials announced for Misli Premyer Liqasi matchday eight
The Professional Football League has named the referees for matchday eight of the Misli Premyer Liqasi, with Kamal Umudlu taking charge of the…
AFFA fines Neftçi and Araz-Naxçıvan
The AFFA Disciplinary Committee has issued fines to Neftçi and Araz-Naxçıvan following the latest round of domestic league fixtures.
Official channels
Rebuilt and reopened 27 September 2025 — the country's third-largest football ground
Frequently asked
Where does Kəpəz play?
Kəpəz play at Ganja City Stadium in Ganja, capacity 15,343. Rebuilt and reopened 27 September 2025 — the country's third-largest football ground
Who is the Kəpəz head coach?
Azer Mammadov.
When were Kəpəz founded?
Kəpəz were founded in 1959 in Ganja, Azerbaijan's second city.
What has Kəpəz won?
League titles: 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99. Azerbaijan Cup: 1993-94, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-2000.