Azerbaijani clubs have scored their 500th goal in European cups.
"Report" informs with reference to the press service of the Professional Football League that the jubilee goal coincided with the "Sabah" - "Sele" match of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Before the game of the Baku club with the Slovenian representative, Azerbaijani teams had scored 499 goals in 470 matches held in the history of European cups. Pavol Safranko, who opened the score in this match, became the author of the 500th goal.
Our clubs debuted in European cups in 1994. During this time, our teams scored 122 goals in the Champions League, 294 in the Europa League (former UEFA Cup), 64 in the Conference League, 19 in the Intertoto Cup, and 1 in the Cup Winners' Cup. 21 clubs of our country have experienced European cup excitement.
It should be noted that the author of the first goal of our representatives in Europe was Yadigar Suleymanov. The "Kapaz" football player found the gate of "Austria" (1:5) in Vienna on August 22, 1995.