Turan Tovuz
association football club
Turan Tovuz (pronounced [tuɾɑn tovuz]) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Tovuz. The club won the Azerbaijan championship once, in 1994–95. The club's home stadium is Tovuz City Stadium.
History
Founded by Vidadi Ahmedov on 23 February 1992, the club was the first Azerbaijani professional football club under the name of Turan Tovuz. However, since 1997, club found itself slipping further and further down the table, which was influenced by financial difficulties.
In the 2011–12 season, ended with Turan in 11th position in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the club's lowest ever league finish. In the 2012–13 season, Turan, for the first time in their history, was relegated to the Azerbaijan First Division, after twenty years in the top flight.
In 2013, the club's owners decided to change the club's name to Turan-T. The club restored their name a few months later.
On 29 March 2025, in the 28th round of the 2024–25 season of the Premier League, Turan Tovuz played their 100th anniversary match, which ended with a 1-4 victory for Qarabağ. After finishing the 2025–26 season in 3rd place, Turan qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, however on 2 June 2026, UEFA excluded Turan from the tournament due to historical match fixing dating back to 2019 when seven Turan players were banned for life.
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