 In the same year, the club qualified for European cups for the first time in their history but lost to Neftchi Baku on penalties in the final of the Azerbaijan Cup.In the 2015–16 season of the Europa League, they became the 3rd club from Azerbaijan to qualify for the group stage after Qarabag and Neftçi Baku.They eliminated Dinamo Tbilisi, Čukarički, Apollon Limassol and surprisingly Panathinaikos.