Böyük Oyun

Böyük Oyun
The Great Game
Other names Neftchi Baku vs Khazar Lankaran
Locale Baku / Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Teams Neftchi Baku
Khazar Lankaran
First meeting 8 December 2004
Latest meeting Khazar Lankaran 0-2 Neftchi (22 Novomber 2015)
Statistics
Most wins Neftchi Baku (16)

Böyük Oyun (English: The Great Game) is an Azerbaijani football rivalry between Neftchi Baku and Khazar Lankaran. The fixture has developed into an intense and often bitter one, traditionally attracting large attendances.[1][2] The tie has been played out at numerous venues across the cities, with Lankaran City Stadium being the stadium most synonymous with the fixture, having hosted more games than any other.

History

Cultural rivalry

Locations of the two teams

The clubs have large support bases around Baku, but also have supporters clubs in most towns throughout Azerbaijan. The relationship between the two clubs has always been known for its great animosity, as the classic opposes two geographic regions - with Neftchi and Khazar Lankaran representing the north and south of Azerbaijan, respectively.[3][4][5]

Football rivalry

The first game played between the two sides was an Azerbaijan Premier League fixture on Wednesday, 8 December 2004. The game, staged at Lankaran City stadium, finished 1-1 draw.[6] Both clubs compete each other for the title of the most successful football club in the country.

The Great Game Marathon

In 2011, the derby reached its ultimate peak as both clubs had to play each other 4 times during 33 days, after Azerbaijan Cup draws and Azerbaijan Premier League format changes.[7][8] Khazar once became triumphant over Neftchi, even though all other remaining games ended in draw.[9]

Unbeaten series of Khazar Lankaran

Khazar Lankaran has the longest unbeaten series in Great Games. Last time Lankaran side lost to Neftchi on 12 April 2009 (2:1). After that date 11 games have been played between both teams in all competitions. In three of last eleven encounters Khazar Lankaran beat their rival and other matches finished with draw.

On 6 November 2011, Neftchi broke Khazar's 938 days of unbeaten run and recorded the biggest win in derby, by beating Khazar 5-0 in Baku.[10]

Current issues

The rivalry intensified in 2013 due to the final of the Azerbaijan Cup.[11] Several accusations of unsportsmanlike behaviour from both teams and a war of words erupted throughout the fixtures which included post-match fight between fans and players.[12][13]

Supporters rivalry

Neftçi fans.

The rivalry turned bitter after Neftchi won Azerbaijan Premier League title by beating Khazar Lankaran in play off match. Over time, the rivalry became more heated and club fans began attaining collective identities. Neftchi was seen as a capital club, while Khazar was viewed as regional club and supported by the south regions of Azerbaijani society.[14][15]

Crowd attendances for first 21 games, has exceeded 229,000 supporters.[16] Because of the sensitive nature of the matches, fan violence has occurred several times. In minor cases fans break chairs or throw garbage at the field, but more notable cases of violence have involved physical fights between opposing teams and fans, storming of the field by fans, as well as significant destruction of public property.[17][18]

Both team supporters also keep on their rivalry in creativeness. Almost at each game Khazar Lankaran and Neftchi fans demonstrate each other different banners with astute phrases.[19]

All-time results

League

Khazar Lankaran vs Neftchi Baku Neftchi Baku vs Khazar Lankaran
Season
Division
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
2004-05 Top League 08.12.2004 Lankaran City Stadium
1 – 1
 11.05.2005 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
2 – 1
Championship Play-off To determine League winner (Played at neutral venue): 10.06.2005 Ganja City Stadium
2 – 1
 25,000
2005-06 Top League 18.12.2005 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 1
 30.05.2006 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
2 – 2
2006-07 Top League 11.08.2006 Lankaran City Stadium
2 – 1
 16.02.2007 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
1 – 0
2007-08 Premier League 10.11.2007 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 1
 11.05.2008 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
0 – 1
2008-09 Premier League 19.10.2008 Lankaran City Stadium
2 – 0
 12.04.2009 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
2 – 1
2009-10 Premier League 08.11.2009 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 0
 12,000 17.02.2010 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
0 – 0
 3,000
Championship Group 27.03.2010 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 0
 14,000 01.05.2010 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
0 – 0
 4,000
2010-11 Premier League 25.09.2010 Lankaran City Stadium
1 – 0
 11,000 13.02.2011 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
0 – 0
 2,500
Championship Group 18.03.2011 Lankaran City Stadium
1 – 1
 15,000 18.05.2011 Tofik Bakhramov Stadium
1 – 1
 7,500
2011-12 Premier League 10.09.2011 Lankaran City Stadium
1 – 0
 14,000 06.11.2011 Ismat Gayibov Stadium
5 – 0
 2,500
Championship Group 22.04.2012 Lankaran City Stadium
1 – 0
 1,200 24.03.2012 Ismat Gayibov Stadium
1 – 1
 4,500
2012-13 Premier League 14.12.2012 Lankaran City Stadium
2 – 1
 9,500 15.09.2012 Ismat Gayibov Stadium
2 – 1
 4,500
2013-14 Premier League 25.08.2013 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 0
 10,000 02.11.2013 Bakcell Arena
4 – 1
 2,000
09.02.2014 Lankaran City Stadium
2 – 2
 11,000 29.03.2014 Bakcell Arena
1 – 0
 4,000
2014-15 Premier League 24.11.2014 Dalga Arena
2 – 2
 1,200 13.09.2014 Ismat Gayibov Stadium
1 – 0
 2,000
09.04.2015 Lankaran City Stadium
2 – 2
 4,500 11.02.2015 Bakcell Arena
2 – 0
 2,000
2015-16 Premier League 22.11.2015 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 2
 9,000 20.09.2015 Bakcell Arena
1 – 1
 1,500
10.04.2016 Lankaran City Stadium
0 – 1
 3,500 13.02.2016 Bakcell Arena
1 – 0
 2,500

Cup

Season
Competition
Round
Date
Stadium
Home team
Score
Away team
Attendance
Notes
2010–11 Cup Quarter Final Leg 1 03.03.2011Tofik Bakhramov StadiumNeftchi Baku
3 – 4
Khazar Lankaran5,000Khazar progressed 5 – 4 on aggregate
Quarter Final Leg 2 08.03.2011Lankaran City Stadium Khazar Lankaran
1 – 1
Neftchi Baku 15,000
2012–13 Cup Final 28.05.2013Tofik Bakhramov StadiumNeftchi Baku
0 – 0
Khazar Lankaran20,000Neftchi won 5 – 3 on penalties
2013–14 SuperCup Supercup 23.10.2013Nakhchivan City StadiumNeftchi Baku
1 – 2
Khazar Lankaran9,800
2015–16 Cup Quarter Final Leg 1 02.03.2016Lankaran City Stadium Khazar Lankaran
3 – 2
Neftchi Baku4,500Neftchi progressed 4 – 3 on aggregate
Quarter Final Leg 2 09.03.2016Bakcell Arena Neftchi Baku
2 – 0
Khazar Lankaran 2,500

Statistics

Head to head record

Competition Played Neftchi Baku Draw Khazar Lankaran
Azerbaijan Premier League 37 15 15 7
Azerbaijan Cup 5 1 2 2
Azerbaijan Supercup 1 0 0 1
Totals 43 16 17 10

Note: League championship statistics includes play-off match for the 2004–05 title, which Neftchi won 2–1.

Statistics obtained from Apasport[20]

Highest attendance

Attendance Records[21][22]
Rank Attendance Date Game Stadium
1 26,120 10 June 2005 Neftchi Baku – Khazar Lankaran Ganja City Stadium
2 20,000 28 May 2013 Neftchi Baku – Khazar Lankaran Tofiq Bahramov Stadium

Highest goalscorers

Flavinho is the highest goalscorer of the derby.
 Top Ten Highest Goalscorers[20]
Player Period [23] Club [24] Goals
1 Brazil Flavinho 2010 – present Neftchi 7
2 Azerbaijan Zaur Tagizade 2004–10 Neftchi 4
2 Sierra Leone Julius Wobay 2011 Khazar 4
3 Uzbekistan Bahodir Nasimov 2010 – 2014 Neftchi 3
4 Costa Rica Winston Parks 2010–11 Khazar 2
4 Azerbaijan Rashad Abdullayev 2004–09 Khazar 2
4 Azerbaijan Zaur Ramazanov 2005–08 Khazar 2
4 Chile Nicolás Canales 2012–13 Neftchi 2
4 Bulgaria Svetoslav Petrov 2006–09 Neftchi 2

Switching sides

(In bold: Transfer between both clubs)

Players

Transfers between both clubs are rare, only few in last decade.

Managers

See also

References

  1. ↑ Рашад Абдуллаев перешел в "Нефтчи". Zerkalo.az (in Russian). 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  2. ↑ Тихон Шишов: Если я завоюю титул с «Хазар-Лянкяраном» Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Russian)
  3. ↑ Раиль МЕЛИКОВ: «Это главное дерби Азербайджана и его невозможно сравнить с другим матчем» (Russian)
  4. ↑ 50 saat qalmış (Azerbaijani)
  5. ↑ Ağasəlim Mircavadov :“Neftçi” - “Xəzər-Lənkəran” matçı azarkeşlərə xoş təsir bağışladı." (Azerbaijani)
  6. ↑ Derbini indiydək neçə azarkeş izləyib? (Azerbaijani)
  7. ↑ "Марафон Большой Игры: четыре матча за 33 дня". Azerisport.com. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  8. ↑ "Ramin Musayev: "Milli komandanı nəzərə almalıyıq"". Qol.az. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "Хазар спасся от позора на родном поле". Azerifootball.com. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  10. ↑ ""Neftçi"nin intiqamı ağır oldu". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Fataliyev, Rustam. Большой позор большой игры. Zerkalo.az (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "ŞOK! Lənkəranda vəziyyət pik həddə çatıb". Futbolpress.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  13. ↑ ""Neftçi"nin futbolçuları "Xəzər Lənkəran"ın soyunub-geyinmə otağında qorunur". Sportal.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  14. ↑ Paytaxt təmsilçilərinin manevr şansı qalıbmı? Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (Azerbaijani)
  15. ↑ Тринадцатое противостояние (Russian)
  16. ↑ ""Böyük oyun": Derbidə azarkeş sayı". fanat.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  17. ↑ Bu oyun zamanı stadiona cəmi 174 polis əməkdaşı nəzarət edəcək (Azerbaijani)
  18. ↑ "5 событий 4-го тура". Azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  19. ↑ «Böyük oyun»: «Bu oyunu böyük edən bizik» - FOTOLAR (Azerbaijani)
  20. 1 2 ""Neftçi"nin Lənkərandakı 6 illik həsrəti". Apasport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  21. ↑ ""Xəzər Lənkəran": Yerlilər "qızıl", əcnəbilər "qara" tarix!". Sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  22. ↑ Atayev, Oktay. "Нефтчи" выиграл кубок. Uefa.com (in Russian). UEFA. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  23. ↑ period for the club
  24. ↑ where player shot the most goals

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