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Neftchi Baku PFC is a professional football club based in Baku, Azerbaijan. The club competes in Azerbaijani football leagues and is one of the country's notable sports organizations.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu
- Nicknames
- Neftçilər (The Oil Workers) , Flaqman (The Flagship) , Xalqın komandası (The Nation's Team)
- Founded
- 18 March 1937 ; 89 years ago ( 1937-03-18 ) , as Neftyanik
- Ground
- Neftçi Arena
- Capacity
- 11,000
- Owner
- SOCAR
- President
- Cenk Sümer
- Head coach
- Yuriy Vernydub
- League
- Azerbaijan Premier League
- 2025 26
- Azerbaijan Premier League, 4th of 10
- Website
- neftchi .az
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Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu, known simply as Neftçi ( pronounced [nefˈtʃi], lit. 'Oilmen') or Neftchi Baku, is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in the capital Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, the highest tier of Azerbaijan football. The club was founded on 18 March 1937 and played under the name of Neftyanik until 1968. Since then, the club has been competing under the name of Neftçi.