Post by sandbachhatter on Apr 2, 2017 20:00:21 GMT
This week, it's over to Hermann for his Q suggestions....
Azersun is a food producing company in Baku which also sponsors the team's kits. Talking of kits, they play in black at home and white away.
Founded in 1951 as Mehsul, the Club has hard some hard times financially and in the late 60s disappeared for 10 years before coming back under the name Shafaq. However, things have seemingly been on the up over more recent years.
In 1999, Qarabağ beat Maccabi Haifa away in the Intertoto Cup which meant they were the first Azerbaijani team to win away in a European competition. In 2010, Gurban Gurbanov (who is still the man in charge) became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions after achieving 16 wins. Fans are so pleased with the style of Gurbanov's team that they've called the team 'Qafqazın Barselonası' (Barcelona of The Caucasus).
Other creditable wins have included beating FC Twente on away goals in the playoff round of the Europa League in 2014/15. That season they went on to finish 3rd in their Europa League group, but managed to draw at home with Inter Milan and beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk away... not bad. Their highest attendance (32,000) came in July 2014 in a Champions League qualifier against Saltzburg.
Oh, and the Club has a catchy anthem...
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Qormi F.C. (Malta)
Qormi F.C. was born in 1961 after the amalgamation of Qormi Youngsters and Qormi United. The Club plays in the 2nd tier of Maltese football after suffering relegation last season. Perhaps the most well-known of their former players is Michael Mifsud who played for Coventry and Barnsley, scoring twice for the former in a League Cup win over Man Utd. One of their top scorers for this season is 23-year-old Noah "JJ Okocha" Ojuola, a Nigerian centre half who has played in the Danish top flight. I should say the "JJ Okocha" bit is not my doing and, thankfully, none of their other players have a nickname of an ex-pro who played a completely different position.
Qormi’s home ground is the Thomaso Grounds/Qormi F.C. Football Complex.
However, they will play all their home and away games this season at either The Centenary Stadium or the Victor Tedesco Stadium. Like having 12 fingers in Burnley, using neutral grounds for football matches is the norm in Malta.
Qormi's Facebook page lists their only milestone as the creation of the Club's Facebook page. So, without CHASM, no-one would know that they've actually reached the final of the Malta Trophy a few times. Losing a final is a milestone in my book and they've done this on each occasion they've played one. So, congrats... I guess?!
Although I can't confirm whether or not Qormi have a high protein pre-match meal and warm-up with Mo Farah in the middle of their El Rondo, they certainly do have a rather excellent team bus.
QNK Quảng Nam F.C. (Vietnam)
In its short life, the Club has already had several different names which, when translated, include words such as 'plastic' and the phrase 'Thai son insurance.' If you’re an Aviva customer like me, you may recently have been offered the latter as an add-on to your policy.
QNK Quảng Nam F.C. (Vietnam)
QNK Quảng Nam F.C. is a Vietnamese football team. They play in V League 1, the top level of football for players who can't control their dissent.
The Club was brought into this world in 1997, the same year Depeche Mode reformed. Their nickname is Đội bóng xứ Quảng Nam. I'm sure one of you will jump in to pronounce that for me? If not, we'll just have to enjoy the silence.
QNK play their home games at the Tam Kỳ Stadium which, depending on the source used, has a capacity of either 8,000 or 15,000.
Their home colours are blue and their away colours are white.
In its short life, the Club has already had several different names which, when translated, include words such as 'plastic' and the phrase 'Thai son insurance.' If you’re an Aviva customer like me, you may recently have been offered the latter as an add-on to your policy.
Qarabağ Futbol Klubu (Azerbaijan)
Qarabağ is a pretty successful Azerbaijani football club which plays in, and has won, the Premier League there. They recently moved to the new-ish Azersun Arena (capacity 5,800).Azersun is a food producing company in Baku which also sponsors the team's kits. Talking of kits, they play in black at home and white away.
Founded in 1951 as Mehsul, the Club has hard some hard times financially and in the late 60s disappeared for 10 years before coming back under the name Shafaq. However, things have seemingly been on the up over more recent years.
In 1999, Qarabağ beat Maccabi Haifa away in the Intertoto Cup which meant they were the first Azerbaijani team to win away in a European competition. In 2010, Gurban Gurbanov (who is still the man in charge) became the most successful Azerbaijani manager in European competitions after achieving 16 wins. Fans are so pleased with the style of Gurbanov's team that they've called the team 'Qafqazın Barselonası' (Barcelona of The Caucasus).
Other creditable wins have included beating FC Twente on away goals in the playoff round of the Europa League in 2014/15. That season they went on to finish 3rd in their Europa League group, but managed to draw at home with Inter Milan and beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk away... not bad. Their highest attendance (32,000) came in July 2014 in a Champions League qualifier against Saltzburg.
Oh, and the Club has a catchy anthem...
Get voting!
