The Ravan Chronicle
Match15 Aug 2026
A hiding for Ravan
Beaten 0‑6 by Qarabag, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bahlul Jafarov puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Ravan, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Renat Madatov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Ravan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match15 Aug 2026
6 goals as Ravan and Qarabag go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Ravan and Qarabag, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Ravan
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Ravan training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rufat Sheydaev is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market17 Aug 2026
Samir Ismayilov steps up from the Ravan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samir Ismayilov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Ravan promote Maksim Bayramov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Maksim Bayramov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Ravan promote Bahlul Jafarov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bahlul Jafarov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Rufat Sheydaev gets it from the manager
- Squad A long afternoon for Richard Khalilzade
- Boardroom Nobody left the Ravan dressing room in a hurry