According to Offsideplus.az, the publication stated that the club, which he presented as "Barcelona" of the Caucasus, represented Aghdam, a suburb of Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Armenia.
After the Europa League play-off match against Polish Legia (3: 0), the team that greeted the "soldier" was punished by UEFA.
The club's captain Maxim Medvedev said his goal was to support the Azerbaijani people: "We just wanted to support the Azerbaijani people and our soldiers fighting for the freedom of our lands in these difficult times. Do you know how many people came to our matches in Agdam? People climbed fences and watched the game." "The fan base is national in nature. The team represents the region that Azerbaijan has long wanted to liberate, it is the first local club to be included in the group in the Champions League. Therefore, it has more supporters."