Neftchi Baku PFC

Soviet era (1937–1991)

The club was founded on 18 March 1937 and played under the name of Neftyanik until 1968. The first official match of Neftyanik took place on May 24, 1937. In the 1/64 finals of the Soviet Cup, Neftyanik beat FC Dinamo Yerevan (1:0). The goal scored by Pavel Shtyrlin in the 87th minute was the first in the history of Neftçi. The team, which has played since the USSR championships in the group G, took the 11th place among 12 participants. In the same year, in the matches for the USSR Cup, Neftyanik, although he won in 1/64 and 1/32 finals in the Dinamo teams from Yerevan and Batumi, lost in the 1/16 finals, to the Dinamo Tbilisi. Between 1938 and 1941, Neftyanik also played in local Azerbaijani and Caucasus championships. At the start of World War II, the players had to join the army. Mirmehdi Aghayev, who played for the club before the war, was among those killed in action. As the war drew to an end, the team gradually resumed operations and in 1944, Neftyanik returned to the Azerbaijani championship, becoming champions the following year.

Neftyanik competed in the 2nd Group of the USSR championship in 1946–1948, and qualified for the first time in its history for the 1st Group (Top League) in 1949. After Temp Baku, which played only in one season in the 1st Group eleven years ago, Neftyanik became the second representative of the Republic at that level in the history of Azerbaijan football. The first Top League match was against the VVS…

Neftçi has had numerous presidents over the course of its history, some of whom have been owners of the club while others have been honorary presidents. In 1988, Neftçi had registered as a professional football club and club since then had ten presidents.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan League Winners (9): 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21 Runners-up (5): 2000–01, 2006–07, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 Third place (7): 1994–95, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2017–18, 2022–23 Azerbaijan Cup Winners (6): 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14 Runners-up (5): 2000–01, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2022–23 Azerbaijan Supercup Winners (2): 1993, 1995 Runners-up (1): 2013

USSR

Soviet Top League Third place (1): 1966 Soviet First League Runners-up (1): 1976 Third place (1): 1954 Soviet Cup Semi-finalist (4): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1970, 1971 USSR Federation Cup Runners-up (1): 1988

European

UEFA Intertoto Cup Runners-up (1): 2008 (joint runners-up)

International

Commonwealth of Independent States Cup Winners (1): 2006 Runners-up (1): 2005