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"Ferencváros", the Hungarian representative that "Qarabag" will face in the play-off stage of the UEFA Champions League, was founded in 1899.
According to "Report", the club was founded at that time by Ferenc Springer and a group of local residents.
The team has won the Hungarian Championship 36 times, the National Cup 24 times, and the Super Cup 6 times. The club plays its home games at the "Ferencváros" stadium with a capacity of 23,700 fans. The president of the "White-Greens" is Gábor Kubatov, and the current head coach is Robbie Keane, a famous former striker of the Irish national team.
"Ferencváros" is also famous for its fans. Fans have caused the club to be fined for their actions in European Cup and local matches at various times.
The Hungarian representative performed successfully in UEFA tournaments last century. The club managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) in the 1971/1972 season. "Ferencváros" played in the final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in the 1974/1975 season. At that time, the team lost to the Ukrainian team "Dynamo" (Kyiv) with 3 unanswered goals in the decisive match.
Former "Qarabag" player Julio Romao and Naby Keita, who won titles with England's "Liverpool" club, play for this team. Brazilian Kadi Borges returned to the "stallions" from the "white-greens".
"Qarabag" will cross paths with this opponent for the second time in its history. The first two matches between the teams took place in 2022 in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. At that time, a draw was recorded in the match held in Baku - 1:1. However, "Qarabag" defeated its opponent 3:1 on the road and advanced to the play-off based on the results of two games.
It should be noted that "Qarabag" will play its first game against this opponent on August 19 away, and the return match on the 27th at home. The champion of Azerbaijan eliminated North Macedonia's "Shkendija" in the previous round, and "Ferencváros" eliminated Bulgaria's "Ludogorets".
