Araz-Naxçıvan PFK
Azerbaijani football club
Araz-Naxçıvan PFK (Azerbaijani: Araz-Naxçıvan Peşəkar Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Nakchivan.
The club played in the Azerbaijan Premier League again in 2014–15 after being promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season. The club played in the Azerbaijan First Division from the 2022 to 2023 season. In 2023, Araz Nakhcivan was the champion of the Azerbaijan First Division, and promoted to the Azerbaijani Premier League.
History
The club was created in 1967, and as of 1968, it participated in the Soviet First League. The club stopped its activity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2001, the team was formed again and took part in the Azerbaijan Premier League. However year later, because of financial difficulties, the team once more ceased to exist.
The club was re-established on 23 May 2013 and immediately joined the Azerbaijan First Division. In its first season, Araz sent Simurq crashing out of the Azerbaijan Cup.
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