 On 18 July 2011, the club signed a contract with Sergey Yuran, former Ukrainian football player and association football coach.On 5 March 2012, after Sergey Yuran's resignation, Igor Getman became the first Azerbaijani manager to lead Simurq as caretaker until the end of the season.But after six days, the club announced Giorgi Chikhradze as their new coach.