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	PFC Neftchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		PFC Neftchi, also known as Neftchi Baku, is an Azerbaijani football club from the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijani Premier League.
		During the years of 1937-1968, it was known as Neftyanik and it was renamed to Neftchi in 1969.
		As far as the European Cups are concerned, PFC Neftchi have managed to pass twice the first round of the Champions League qualification, having defeated Bosnian champions - FC Shiroki Brieg and Icelandic champions - FC Hafnafyordur in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PFC_Neftchi (227 words)

	uefa.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The small southern republic, which had never lacked footballing ability, was able to celebrate a remarkable triumph as its leading club, FK Neftchi from Baku, finished third in the Soviet Supreme League.
		Neftchi went ten matches unbeaten, claiming a 2-1 win against the mighty FC Dynamo Kyiv along the way.
		Going into the last game of the season, the Baku club were up to third place, vying for the bronze medal with FC Spartak Moskva, the side they were due to meet on the final day.
	www.uefa.com /uefa/history/associationweeks/association=57154/newsId=138630.html (401 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Neftchi Scoop Gold for Azerbaijan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Then Neftchi ousted FK Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals before receiving a bye into the final when Armenia's FC Pyunik refused to play them in the semi-finals, incurring a 3-0 technical defeat.
		Neftchi have now travelled to Antalya in Turkey for a training camp along with Karvan, FK Baku, FK Khazar Lenkoran and Araz.
		Baku have also achieved a transfer coup in recruiting Georgian international Aleksandr Rekhviashvili from Latvia's FK Ventspils.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=15971 (411 words)

	Neftchi - TheBestLinks.com - Neftchi Baku, Baku, Football (soccer), TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		PFC Neftchi is an Azerbaijani football team from the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijani First Level.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Neftchi_Baku.html (88 words)

	Football in Azerbaijan
		In 1995/96 this team again won the champion title and became the first club with two victories in National Championships.
		Later on in season of 1996/97 Neftchi became the best team again.
		In 1993/94, 1996/97 and in 1997/98 Kapaz and in 1994/95, 1995/96 and in 1998/99 Neftchi were the best on the long way to the victory Cup.
	www.fortunecity.com /wembley/soccer/443/azerfut.htm (204 words)

	Azerbaijan 1995/96
		Pambykchy 0-1 2-10 1-4 0-7 0-0 3-5 0-1 0-2 2-0 0-0 XXX After the fall season, six teams qualified for the championship playoff, in which their head-to-head results during the first stage were carried over.
		Azal Baku 28 8 2 18 7-55 26 Note: Plastik Salyany, Shirvan Agdam, Dinamo Astara, Kyumruk Gakh, Kavkaz Belokan and Anzu Terter - all played in the championship, but were disqualified afterwards, as the clubs failed to pay the membership fees of the Azerbaijan Football Federation.
		Gum adasy Baku 21 14 1 6 54-27 43 4.
	www.rsssf.com /tablesa/azer96.html (565 words)

	SkyscraperCity - Final: Neftchi(Baku) - Lokomotiv(Moscow) 1-2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Zaur Tagizade was the first to score and "Neftchi" took the lead on fifteenth minute of the tie.
		I want to remind you that "Neftchi" defeated "Sheriff"(the champion of Moldova) and "Nebitchi"(champion of Turkmenistan) in group "D".
		In quarter-finals "Neftchi" defeated "Punik"(the champion of Armenia).
	www.skyscrapercity.com /archive/index.php/t-172517.html (144 words)

	Guardian \| Azerbaijan
		The anglophile linesman has now been immortalised in the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in Baku, home to the club side Neftchi Baku.
		In January 1990, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had sent tanks into Baku in a heavy-handed attempt to quell Azeri nationalism and therefore maintain a united Soviet football squad.
		The prophet Zarathustra was born in the seventh century BC in what is now Azerbaijan, today a mainly Shia Muslim nation.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5159218-103700,00.html (464 words)

	uefa.com - Football Europe - News & Features - News Specific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Their demise prompted a number of mid-campaign transfer moves with Sadyg Aliyev joining FK Karat Baku, Namig Yusifov moving to Araz, Rashad Muradov and Natig Hasimov signing for FK Adliyya, Roman Nasibov switching to Baku and 18-year-old Nakim Veliev departing for Moldova's CSF Zimbru Chisinau.
		However, it had little bearing on the title race as, with five games to go, PFC Neftchi, Baku, Karvan, Inter, Araz and PFK Turan Tovuz were all hopeful of a top-three finish.
		Mirdzavadov had replaced Kazbek Tuaev earlier in the season and proved his worth as Neftchi performed well in the Commonwealth Cup in January and pulled off an impressive signing in Georgian Georgi Adamia, who proved to be a vital element in his side.
	www.uefa.com /footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=311959.html (376 words)

	6.2 Soccer
		They used to play in the dusty vacant lots of Baku; their makeshift goals were fishing nets stretched between trees.
		At the age of 19, he was on one of the best teams in Azerbaijan, "Neftchi" (The Oil Men), when his talent was noticed.
		("Neftchi" played in the championship prime-league of the former Soviet USSR.) Banishevskiy started playing for the Soviet national team when he was 17, and eventually became one of the most outstanding soccer stars of the 20th century.
	www.azer.com /aiweb/categories/magazine/62_folder/62_articles/62_soccer.html (1148 words)

	FOOTBALL CLUB DINAMO
		After 16-years interval FC Dinamo again faced Neftchi Baku, champions of Azerbaijan.
		This time teams did not play scheduled match of the championship, as earlier before Soviet Union collapse, but international-friendly match for the preparation for UEFA club competitions season 2004/05.
		At the end of the match home side played against 10 men, as visitor midfielder was sent off as a result of receiving second yellow card.
	www.fcdinamo.ge /newsitem.asp?nid=293 (271 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Neftchi Baku win Azeri league title
		BAKU, June 10 (Reuters) - Neftchi Baku were crowned Azeri league champions on Friday after beating Khazar Lenkoran 2-1 in a championship deciding playoff match.
		Lenkoran went ahead just before the end of the first half with a goal from Alim Gurbanov, but after the break failed to keep hold of their advantage, allowing Neftchi to score twice within five minutes.
		The so-called 'golden game' -- held because the two teams finished the season on equal points at the top of the table -- was played in the country's second-largest city, Ganja, in front of a 26,000-strong crowd.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=335331&cc=3436 (268 words)

	[ www.armenialiberty.org ] Thursday 19, January 2006
		FC Pyunik Yerevan, which has won the Armenian football championships for the past four years, and the Baku side Neftchi were scheduled to face off in the CIS Cup on Saturday for the second consecutive time in just over a year.
		Their previous game, won by Neftchi, was marred by brawls between rival players and fans.
		The cancelled tie would have coincided with the 16th anniversary of the entry into Baku of Soviet troops that crushed a nationalist pro-independence movement which threatened to bring down Soviet Azerbaijan’s government.
	www.armenialiberty.org /armeniareport/report/en/2006/01/06F52910-E53E-4020-8B3C-1750C03A88EC.ASP (439 words)

	UNDP Azerbaijan Development Bulletin - February 2006
		The final match between Baku's Neftchi and Lithuanian Kaunas, which took place in Moscow's sport complex, ended 4-2 to the Bakuvians.
		The second half opened with Neftchi taking the initiative and Kaunas struggled without any of their regular defenders.because all five that were registered for the tournament were either injured or red-carded.
		That sealed the match and Neftchi, having lost the final match to Locomotive Moscow last year, became the first ever Azeri football team to bring the Cup home to Baku.
	www.un-az.org /undp/bulnews34/right.php (766 words)

	eurasiareport.com - news and current events
		BAKU, May 5 (Reuters) - Neftchi Baku edged city rivals Shafa 1-0 to clinch their third Azerbaijan title on Wednesday.
		Neftchi, the most successful Azeri club in the former Soviet Union, became the f...
		BAKU, May 5 (Reuters) - Neftchi Baku edged city rivals Shafa 1-0 to clinch their third Azerbaijan ti...
	archive.wn.com /2004/05/06/1400/eurasia (660 words)

	Betshoot.com - Sports Betting, Free Picks Previews Analysis - 03.08 - Neftchi Baku vs Anderlecht (By: Pointman) -20 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Anderlecht outplay Neftchi in all segments of the game and scored easily to travel at Baku with cool heads.
		Well, I expect from Neftchi to play open game to show them selves infront of their fans and that is a big chance for Anderlecht to score more goals.
		The class deference is obvious and if Anderlecht play with 50% of their way that played in first game it will be clear away win again.
	www.betshoot.com /article4926.html (333 words)

	Azerbaijan Squad vs Team melli - PFDC : Internet's Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Out-of-favour FC Inter Baku striker Anatoli Ponomarev has been omitted, along with FK Khazar Lenkoran's Samir Aliyev and PFC Neftchi duo Zaur Tagizade and Mahmud Gurbanov.
		The FK Baku and Inter Baku players selected will not travel to Teheran due to their involvement in the Azerbaijani Cup final on 28 May.
		Gurban Gurbanov and Zaur Tagizade (both Neftchi Baku), Zaur Ramazanov (Karvan Yevlakh), Nadir Nabiyev (Turan Tovuz), Dainel Akhtyamov (Inter Baku).
	www.persianfootball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9911 (770 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Azerbaijan recall veteran keeper for qualifiers
		BAKU, Mar 21 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan coach Igor Ponomaryov has included goalkeeper Nadir Shukurov in his 20-man squad for two World Cup qualifiers later this month.
		Goalkeepers: Dmitry Kramarenko (Dynamo Moscow), Nadir Shukurov (Dynamo-Bakyly Baku), Djakhangir Gasanzade (Neftchi Baku)
		Defenders: Tarlan Akhmedov, Igor Getman, Ilgam Yadullayev, Arif Asadov (all Neftchi Baku), Emil Agayev (Torpedo-ZIL Moscow), Ramiz Mamedov (Safa Baku), Emin Guliyev (Lovech)
	www.soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2001/0321/20010321azerbijansquad.html (184 words)

	Rashad Sadygov's official web-page
		He will answer questions about his transfer to "Neftchi" (Baku).
		Now Rashad Sadigov in Baku and engaged with treatment of a trauma.
		Here you can get the information about clubs Rashad was playing in during his career.
	www.rashadsadigov.com /index.php?lang=eng (62 words)

	Bettingadvice :: View topic - 1st round, 1st leg Siroki Brijeg-Neftchi Baku
		Neftchi Baku have been quite miserable lately on international level having lost their latest 4 away games.
		Ivo Susak, croatian Ex-coatch of Dinamo Tbilisi provided the tape and the info of the Neftchi's games to Siroki's coatch so it seems that they are trying to be as much as prepared for this match.
		Neftchi 26 22 3 1 66 - 15 69
	forum.bettingadvice.com /viewtopic.php?t=20345 (1378 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet WorldCup: News - Azerbaijan squad for Sweden World Cup qualifier
		The match, however, has little meaning for both sides as Sweden have already clinched first place in the group and a ticket to next year's World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea and Azerbaijan have no change of qualifying.
		Defenders: Igor Getman, Rashat Sadykhov, Adaim Niftaliyev and Arif Asadov, (all Neftchi Baku), Azer Mamedov and Ilgam Yadullayev (all Samkir), Emin Guliyev (Chernomore Sofia), Aftandil Gadjiyev (Shafa Baku)
		Midfielders: Kamal Guliyev, Bakhtiyar Musayev and Tarlan Akhmedov (all Neftchi Baku), Makhmud Gurbanov (Samkir), Emin Imamaliyev (Shafa Baku), Rufat Guliyev (Istiglal Teheran)
	www.soccernet.com /worldcup/news/2001/1003/20011003azerbsquad.html (175 words)

	Neftchi gets silver in Commonwealth Cup - AssA-Irada - Baku Pages
		Baku’s Neftchi football team lost to Russian champion “Locomotive” 1:2 in the final of the 13th Commonwealth Cup on Sunday.
		According to the new regulations, the champions of Russia and Ukraine started the tournament in the semifinals, while teams from other CIS states had to play within their groups first.
		In the semifinals, “Neftchi” scored a 2:1 victory against Ukraine’s “Dinamo Kiev”, while “Locomotive” beat Kaunas 2:0.
	www.bakupages.com /pubs/ai/11310_en.php (220 words)

	AFFA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		According to information from newspapers published in Baku and Tbilisi, the first Azerbaijan football teams were founded in 1905.
		For example, the team composed of amateurs working at Balakhany oil-fields was a well-known one in the city.
		Hamkarlar FC from Baku became the champion of Azerbaijan.
	www.affa.az /affa.php?lg=en&t=1 (1063 words)

	Persian Football News
		Goalkeepers: Dmitry Kramarenko (Karvan Yevlakh), Jahangir Hasanzade (Neftchi Baku)
		Defenders: Rashad Sadigov (Neftchi Baku), Rafael Amirbekov and Rail Melikov (both Baki Baku), Aftandil Hajiyev (Turan Tovuz), Vugar Guliyev (MTK-Araz Imishli), Ildar Abdulrahmanov (Khazar Lenkaran)
		Forwards: Gurban Gurbanov and Zaur Tagizade (both Neftchi Baku), Zaur Ramazanov (Karvan Yevlakh), Nadir Nabiyev (Turan Tovuz), Dainel Akhtyamov (Inter Baku).
	www.persianfootball.com /readstory.php?storyid=EEEyApyFEZAozHBKYX (150 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Global: News - Shafa beat Neftchi for their first Azeri Cup win
		SUMGAIT, Azerbaijan, May 25 (Reuters) - Shafa Baku capped their best season in the club's short history by beating city rivals Neftchi Baku 2-1 in the Azerbaijan Cup final on Friday.
		Samir Aliyev equalised 15 minutes later with a solo effort for Neftchi, who had won all their three previous finals since 1995.
		The match, originally scheduled for Baku, was moved 40 kilometres northwest of the capital just two hours before kick-off after stadium officials in Baku refused the teams entry into the ground following a row with the soccer federation over gate receipts.
	www.soccernet.com /global/news/2001/0525/20010525azerbcupfinal.html (215 words)

	Seedings for Champions League 2004/5
		Unseeded teams in the 1st qualifying round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent i.e.
		Neftchi Baku replaced the seeded team Siroki Brijeg (1.814), Pyunik Yerevan replaced the seeded team Pobeda Prilep (1.594), SK Tirana replaced the seeded team FC Gomel (1.182) and Shelbourne replaced the seeded team KR Reykjavik (1.099).
		Unseeded teams in the 2nd qualifying round that qualify for the next round take the coefficient of their opponent i.e.
	uk.geocities.com /scottishfootballineurope/cl0405.htm (562 words)

	eircom net Ireland-International / Irish business news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BAKU, March 17 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's Brazilian coach Carlos Alberto Torres named the following 22-man squad on Thursday for World Cup Group Six qualifiers away to Poland and England on March 26 and 30.
		Goalkeepers: Dmitry Kramarenko (Karvan Yevlakh), Jahangir Hasanzade (Neftchi Baku), Ruslan Mejidov (Anji Makhachkala, Russia)
		Defenders: Rashad Sadygov and Emin Guliyev (both Neftchi Baku), Aslan Kerimov and Samir Abbasov (both Karabakh Agdam), Rafael Amirbekov and Rail Melikov (both Baki Baku), Aftandil Hajiyev (Turan Tovuz), Zaur Gashimov (Inter Baku), Vugar Guliyev (MTK-Araz Imishli)
	home.eircom.net /content/reuters/soccer/5225016?view=Printer (114 words)

	CIS: Armenian-Azerbaijani Cup Match Falls Through, Raises Eyebrows - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Karen Harutyunian, the deputy president of this year's Armenian champion, Pyunik Yerevan, told a press conference yesterday that the team decided to withdraw because it feared for the safety of its players.
		Scuffles erupted last year at the Commonwealth Cup quarterfinal match between Pyunik and the Azerbaijani team, Neftchi Baku.
		On 20 January 1990, the Soviet leadership sent troops into the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, to repress civilian unrest.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/01/56b87a97-5d6d-4608-bd4d-83e3c6835fbb.html (915 words)

	Gers set to face Prso pal in Russia - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But the Russians champions must first get past Azerbaijan unknowns PFC Neftchi, of Baku.
		Their second round qualifier stands at 0-0 after the first leg, with the return clash in Moscow next Wednesday night.
		Rangers beat Dynamo Moscow 7-2 on aggregate three years ago in the Uefa Cup, but this will be a far sterner test should the Russians finish the job against Neftchi.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/sport/6013573.shtml (465 words)

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