 However, the team were promoted to the Soviet Top League in 1968 after finishing first in the Soviet First League the previous season.The club has been known as "Taraggi" and "Toxucu" during its history, however it became famous in more modern times as "Kapaz" when it was renamed in 1982.In 1991, the club was once again renamed as Kapaz after Azerbaijan's independence from the Soviet Union and won the Azerbaijan Premier League title three times.