Editing Shamkir FC (section)

== History ==
The club was established in 1954, even though it never participated in any Soviet football league. It was re-established in 1993.
Shamkir's most successful years were at the start of the 2000s, after Shahbaz Suleymanov's takeover, the club with [[Agaselim Mirjavadov]] consecutively won three [[Azerbaijan Premier League]] titles and reached the final of [[Azerbaijan Cup]] three times.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:Скончался Шахбаз Сулейманов|url=http://www.azerisport.com/football/20130701070159698.html|work=Azerisport.com|accessdate=1 July 2013|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title="Şəmkir" futbol klubu 4 illik fasilədən sonra fəaliyyətini bərpa etdi|url=http://az.apa.az/news.php?id=173923|accessdate=19 August 2011|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> The club also became the first Azerbaijani team to pass the qualifying stage of [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|title="Şəmkir" in sabiq prezidenti dünyasını dəyişdi|url=http://futbolpress.az/v2/news-details/29508/|work=futbolpress.az|accessdate=2 July 2013|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref> In 2005, the club was briefly defunct due to sponsorship reasons but re-established once again on 19 August 2009 after finding sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:ФК "Шамкир" возвращается в профессиональный футбол|url=http://www.sport24.az/onnews.php?id=7551|accessdate=19 August 2011|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325041935/http://www.sport24.az/onnews.php?id=7551|archivedate=25 March 2012}}</ref>