Futbol+ is an Azerbaijani national daily sport newspaper owned by Vugar Mammadov. The newspaper focuses primarily on football, in particular the day-to-day activities of Azerbaijan Premier League clubs. It has one of the highest in Azerbaijan for a daily newspaper, and quarter than half of sports readership.[1]

Futbol+
TypeDaily sports newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
FounderVugar Mammadov
Editor-in-chief
Mahir Rustamov
Founded21 October 1997; 28 years ago (1997-10-21)
LanguageAzerbaijani
HeadquartersBaku, Azerbaijan
Sister newspapers
Bukmeker
Websitewww.football-plus.az

History

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Futbol+ was founded on 21 October 1997 by Vugar Mammadov.[2] In 2012, the club celebrated its 15th year since its launch.[3] In the 2010s, the newspaper saw falling profits, but did not change its policies or the nature of the content it carried.[2]

References

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  1. "YENİ MƏTBƏƏNİN SAHİBİ: "HƏM AĞ-QARA, HƏM DƏ RƏNGLİ QƏZET BURAXMAQ İMKANIMIZ VAR"". www.mediaforum.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 ""Futbol+" BAĞLANIR?". sportinfo.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 9 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. Mammadov, Elshan. ""Futbol+" 15 yaşını qeyd etdi". news.lent.az/. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.