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Mehdi Hüseynzadə Stadium
Sumgayit
9,502Capacity
after the 2020-23 reconstruction
Sumgayit · Azerbaijan
SumqayıtFutbol Klubu
Kİmyaçılar · “The Chemists”
- Two cup finals lost
Sumqayıt play at Mehdi Hüseynzadə Stadium, capacity 9,502, are coached by Filipe Kandido and stand 9th in the 2026/27 Misli Premyer Liqası on 9 points from 9 matches. Founded in 2010 in Sumgayit. 21 registered players.
Updated
2026/27 season
MİSLİ PREMYER LİQASILeague position
9th
Played 9
Points
9
- 2 won
- 3 drawn
- 4 lost
Registered players
21
for 2026/27
Ground capacity
9,502
Seats
Recent form
- Drew
- Won
- Won
- Lost
- Drew
Most recent last
Head coach
Filipe Kandido
Management
President Riad Rafiyev
Squad
21
Registered players, 2026/27
Club colours
Purple & white
Last season2025/26
7th of 12
41 points
Honours
0Major trophies
2Cup finals lost
3rdBest league finish (2020-21)
League: None — best finish 3rd in 2020-21
Cup: None — runners-up 2018-19 and 2020-21
Squad 2026/27 — 21 players
Defenders 9
Midfielders 9
Forwards 1
Squad taken from the Professional Football League's registration list for this club. Shirt numbers can change during a transfer window.
History
Sumgayit is Azerbaijan's third city, a Soviet petrochemical town 30 km north of Baku, and its football has always carried the name of whichever factory paid the bills — Metallurq, Temp, Kimyaçı, Polad, Xəzər. The current club is none of those: it is a new legal entity founded in 2010.
It reached the Premier League in 2011 without winning promotion. First Division champions Absheron FK collapsed financially and withdrew, and the league granted Sumqayıt a wildcard on financial-stability grounds, underwritten by Azərkimya, the state petrochemical conglomerate headquartered in the city. The first squad was built almost entirely from the club's own U-17 and U-19 players. The club's slogan is "the only team of the big city."
In Europe
Three campaigns, five matches, no wins: Shkëndija in the 2020-21 Europa League, Čukarički in the 2021-22 Conference League and Fehérvár in 2024-25. Sumqayıt were not in Europe in 2025-26 or 2026-27.
Stories & legends
A wildcard birth
Sumqayıt are in the top flight today essentially because a rival imploded — Absheron FK's 2011 collapse opened the slot and Azərkimya's money filled it. That conglomerate's general director still chairs the club's supervisory board fifteen years later.
The all-Azerbaijani season
In 2017-18 Sumqayıt reportedly fielded the only entirely Azerbaijani squad in the Premier League — a deliberate counterpoint to the league's import-heavy norm, and richly ironic given today's squad spans a dozen nationalities.
Cross-border ties
In January 2019 the club signed a cooperation agreement with Tractor S.C. of Tabriz, a club with a large ethnic-Azerbaijani following in Iran.
Fixtures & results
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Sabah
Turan Tovuz
Recent
Şəfa
Araz-Naxçıvan
Qəbələ
Sumqayıt 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…
Kandido Praises Young Forward Nihad After Sumgayit's Victory
Filipe Kandido, head coach of Sumgayit, attended the press conference following his team's victory over Araz-Nakhchivan in the eighth round of the…
Sumqayıt come from behind to beat Araz-Naxçıvan
Sumqayıt secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Araz-Naxçıvan in the Misli Premyer Liqasi, with Ronaldo Vasquez and Nihad Ahmadzadeh scoring after…
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…
Seven goals scored in Şəfa and Sabah reserve match
Sabah's reserve team secured a hard-fought victory against Şəfa in a seven-goal thriller during the latest round of the Reserve League.
Official channels
Fully reconstructed 2020-2023; record attendance 9,300 v Qarabağ, April 2024
Frequently asked
Where does Sumqayıt play?
Sumqayıt play at Mehdi Hüseynzadə Stadium in Sumgayit, capacity 9,502. Fully reconstructed 2020-2023; record attendance 9,300 v Qarabağ, April 2024
Who is the Sumqayıt head coach?
Filipe Kandido.
When were Sumqayıt founded?
Sumqayıt were founded in 2010 in Sumgayit, Absheron peninsula.
What has Sumqayıt won?
League titles: None — best finish 3rd in 2020-21. Azerbaijan Cup: None — runners-up 2018-19 and 2020-21.