Yevlakh City Stadium
Yevlakh, Azerbaijan
Yevlakh City Stadium is a venue in Yevlakh. It is a place defined by its artificial surface. The grass is synthetic.
Karvan play their home fixtures within the stadium, 5,000 spaces carved into the stands. The capacity is a figure debated by those who count, but the number remains 5,000 for the record. The stadium hosted the second leg of the 2005–06 Azerbaijan Cup semi-final, a match where Karvan defeated Khazar-Lenkoran 3–0 to reach the final. That game mattered because it secured a spot in the championship decider, a rare honour for a club from a town of this size.
The layout is simple: a four-sided enclosure with concrete steps rising from the touchline. There are no corporate boxes or luxury suites, just the terraces and the pitch. In late 2025, a dispute erupted on this surface when player Vusal Masimov refused a substitution, bringing the match to a halt. The incident was noted in the local papers, a moment of tension that broke the routine of a standard league fixture.
Renovations have added a two-story administrative block, housing offices and a gymnasium for the players. The building sits adjacent to the pitch, separate from the main stand. The stadium does not host international tournaments; the visits are limited to domestic opponents like Qarabağ and Neftçi. It is a working ground, not a monument. The time of the official inauguration in 2007 by President Ilham Aliyev is recorded, but the event itself is less remembered than the results played out under the floodlights. The pitch remains the same artificial surface, the only constant in a town where the football club changes its name every few years.
Who plays here
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Karvan 49 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May | Karvan — Qabala | 1:2 |
| 5 May | Karvan — Neftchi Baku | 0:3 |
| 18 Apr | Karvan — Şamaxı | 1:0 |
| 10 Apr | Karvan — Kəpəz | 4:1 |
| 19 Mar | Karvan — Zira | 0:1 |
| 7 Mar | Karvan — Sumqayıt | 1:1 |
| 21 Feb | Karvan — Araz | 0:2 |
| 30 Jan | Karvan — Sumqayıt | 0:2 |