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Shamkir PFC
Full nameShamkir Professional Football Club
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
GroundShamkir Olympic Sport Complex Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanVusal Mammadov
ManagerJeyhun Ahmedov
LeagueAzerbaijan Second League
2024–255th

Shamkir Professional Football Club (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), is an Azerbaijani football club based in Shamkir, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Second League.

History

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The club was established in 2013 as Gala Shamkir Football Club and played in Azerbaijan Regional League..[1]. "Gala" is meaning fortress in Azerbaijani language. In 2023 the team were promoted to the Azerbaijan Second League and renamed as Shamkir Professional Football Club.[2] This club is not successor of Shamkir FC which was dissolved in 2017.

References

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  1. ^ "Shamkir city backs to football as Gala FC".
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan, II league/clubs".