Following Azerbaijan's failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003, the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan would complete the event at a (2–2) record, for a fourth place finish.[3] A year later, the national team entered the 2005Islamic Solidarity Games, where Azerbaijan finished the competition winning the gold medal.[4]
In 2006, Azerbaijan participated in the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries, in which the team went (4–1), and reached the final to defeat Albania 66–57 to win the title.[5] At the event in 2008, Azerbaijan repeated as champions, this time in an 78–80 victory over Moldova.[6] After the tournament, Azerbaijan did not appear at an international event until EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers. However, Azerbaijan would eventually be eliminated from qualifying following a (4–4) record.[7]
Ten years after Azerbaijan competed in their last international competition, the national team made its return at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. Azerbaijan went on to close out the tournament in fourth place.[8]
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^"Azerbaijan national basketball team became the winner of the Solidarity Games". today.az. 21 April 2005.
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^"Azerbaijan at the 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". fibaeurope.com. 23 June 2008.
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^"Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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External linksedit
Official website (in Azerbaijani and English)
Azerbaijan FIBA profile
Azerbaijan National Team – Men at Eurobasket.com
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Azerbaijan women s national basketball team The Azerbaijan men s national basketball team Azerbaijani Azerbaycan milli basketbol komandasi is the national basketball team of Azerbaijan The team is controlled by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation AzerbaijanFIBA ranking105 13 1 March 2024 1 Joined FIBA1994FIBA zoneFIBA EuropeNational federationAzerbaijan Basketball FederationCoachTahir BakhshiyevNickname s Milli komanda The National Team FIBA World CupAppearancesNoneEuroBasketAppearancesNoneChampionship for Small CountriesAppearances4MedalsGold 2006 2008 HomeAwayFirst international Belarus 121 50 Azerbaijan Minsk Belarus 2 June 2001 Biggest win Somalia 29 106 Azerbaijan Medina Saudi Arabia 9 April 2005 Biggest defeat Belarus 121 50 Azerbaijan Minsk Belarus 2 June 2001 Since becoming members of FIBA in 1994 Azerbaijan has mostly taken part in smaller competitions such as the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries winning it twice in 2006 and 2008 The national team also won a title at the Islamic Solidarity Games in their lone appearance in 2005 Contents 1 History 2 Competitive record 2 1 FIBA World Cup 2 2 Championship for Small Countries 2 3 Islamic Solidarity Games 2 4 EuroBasket 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2024 3 2 2025 4 Team 4 1 Current roster 4 2 Depth chart 5 Head coach position 6 Past rosters 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editAfter Azerbaijan obtained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation was founded in 1993 and became members of FIBA in 1994 During Azerbaijan s early years the national team did not appear in any international competition until they entered EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers 2 Following Azerbaijan s failed qualification process for EuroBasket 2003 the national team entered their first international tournament at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Azerbaijan would complete the event at a 2 2 record for a fourth place finish 3 A year later the national team entered the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games where Azerbaijan finished the competition winning the gold medal 4 In 2006 Azerbaijan participated in the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in which the team went 4 1 and reached the final to defeat Albania 66 57 to win the title 5 At the event in 2008 Azerbaijan repeated as champions this time in an 78 80 victory over Moldova 6 After the tournament Azerbaijan did not appear at an international event until EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers However Azerbaijan would eventually be eliminated from qualifying following a 4 4 record 7 Ten years after Azerbaijan competed in their last international competition the national team made its return at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Azerbaijan went on to close out the tournament in fourth place 8 Competitive record editFIBA World Cup edit World Cup Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1950 to 1990 Part of Soviet Union Part of Soviet Union nbsp 1994 Not eligible Not eligible nbsp 1998 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 2002 nbsp 2006 nbsp 2010 nbsp 2014 Did not qualify Did not qualify nbsp 2019 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp nbsp nbsp 2023 nbsp 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 0 7 Championship for Small Countries edit FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Year Position Pld W L nbsp 2004 4th 4 2 2 nbsp 2006 nbsp 5 4 1 nbsp 2008 nbsp 5 4 1 nbsp 2022 4th 5 1 4 Total 19 11 8 Islamic Solidarity Games edit Islamic Solidarity Games Year Position Pld W L nbsp 2005 nbsp 9 7 2 Total 9 7 2 EuroBasket edit EuroBasket Qualification Year Position Pld W L Pld W L 1947 to 1991 Part of Soviet Union Part of Soviet Union nbsp 1993 Not a FIBA Europe member Not a FIBA Europe member nbsp 1995 Not eligible Not eligible nbsp 1997 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 1999 nbsp 2001 nbsp 2003 Did not qualify 6 0 6 nbsp 2005 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 2007 nbsp 2009 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2013 Did not qualify 8 4 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2015 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2017 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2022 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2025 Total 0 13 14 4 10Results and fixtures edit Win Loss 2024 edit Switzerland nbsp v nbsp Azerbaijan 22 February 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Switzerland nbsp 72 53 nbsp Azerbaijan Fribourg Switzerland 19 00 UTC 1 Scoring by quarter 10 20 19 8 21 15 22 10 Pts Fofana 19 Rebs Nzege 10Asts Fofana Zinn 5 Boxscore Pts LeDay 22 Rebs Donat LeDay 6Asts Mammadov 4 Arena Salle Saint Leonard Attendance 1 120Referees Stylianos Simeonidis GRE Joaquin Garcia ESP Alessandro Perciavalle ITA Azerbaijan nbsp v nbsp Kosovo 25 February 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Azerbaijan nbsp 87 77 nbsp Kosovo Baku Azerbaijan 14 00 UTC 4 Scoring by quarter 19 19 24 25 16 16 28 17 Pts Aydin 27 Rebs Hall 14Asts Shirzadov 6 Boxscore Pts Berisha 20 Rebs Kapiti 6Asts Mala 6 Arena Sarkhadchi Sport Center Referees Andzej Urbanovic LTU Ritvars Helmsteins LAT Viktor Nagy HUN Ireland nbsp v nbsp Azerbaijan 21 November 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Ireland nbsp vs nbsp Azerbaijan Ireland Boxscore Azerbaijan nbsp v nbsp Switzerland 24 November 2024 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Azerbaijan nbsp vs nbsp Switzerland Azerbaijan Boxscore 2025 edit Kosovo nbsp v nbsp Azerbaijan 20 February 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Kosovo nbsp vs nbsp Azerbaijan Kosovo Boxscore Azerbaijan nbsp v nbsp Ireland 23 February 2025 2027 FIBA World Cup pre qualifiers 1st round Azerbaijan nbsp vs nbsp Ireland Azerbaijan BoxscoreTeam editCurrent roster edit Roster for the 2027 FIBA World Cup Pre Qualifiers matches on 22 and 25 February 2024 against Switzerland and Kosovo 9 Azerbaijan men s national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr G 6 Zaur Pashayev 40 1983 08 31 31 August 1983 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Jalilabad nbsp F C 7 Orhan Aydin 34 1989 10 01 1 October 1989 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Yalovaspor nbsp G F 8 Ulas Turgut 21 2003 01 31 31 January 2003 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Neftci nbsp SG 10 Elshad Shirzadov 25 1998 12 01 1 December 1998 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in NTD nbsp F C 11 Zach LeDay 29 1994 05 30 30 May 1994 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in Partizan nbsp C 14 Amil Hamzayev 33 1990 06 25 25 June 1990 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Xezri nbsp PG 23 Kamran Mammadov 23 2000 05 03 3 May 2000 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Neftci nbsp C 31 Ercan Donat 24 2000 02 01 1 February 2000 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in Etimesgut nbsp C 35 Saadettin Donat 23 2001 01 07 7 January 2001 2 07 m 6 ft 9 in Ormanspor nbsp F 41 Endar Poladkhanli 25 1998 10 12 12 October 1998 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Sabah nbsp C 45 Donta Hall 26 1997 08 07 7 August 1997 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in Monaco nbsp PF 66 Akbar Mammadov 24 1999 03 06 6 March 1999 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in NTD nbsp PG 77 Shirzad Shirzadov 23 2000 05 30 30 May 2000 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Sabah nbsp Head coach nbsp Tahir Bakhshiyev Assistant coach es nbsp Alberto Blanco nbsp Anar Sariyev Legend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the competition Age describes ageon 22 February 2024 Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 C Saadettin Donat Donta Hall Ercan Donat PF Zach LeDay Amil Hamzayev Akbar Mammadov SF Orhan Aydin Endar Poladkhanli SG Ulas Turgut Zaur Pashayev Elshad Shirzadov PG Kamran Mammadov Shirzad ShirzadovHead coach position edit nbsp Rimas Kurtinaitis 2002 2006 nbsp Elkhan Aliyev 2008 2016 nbsp Samit Nuruzade 2016 2018 nbsp Aleksandar Trifunovic 2022 nbsp Tahir Bakhshiyev 2024 present Past rosters edit2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries finished 4th among 6 teams 10 Azerbaijan men s national basketball team roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Age Date of birth Height Club Ctr F C 8 Endar Poladkhanli 23 1998 10 12 12 October 1998 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Zirve Astara nbsp F C 9 Akbar Mammadov 23 1999 03 06 6 March 1999 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in Zirve Astara nbsp PF 10 Orhan Aydin 32 1989 10 01 1 October 1989 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Yalovaspor nbsp G 15 Elshad Shirzadov 23 1998 12 01 1 December 1998 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Unattached G F 17 Ulas Turgut 19 2003 01 31 31 January 2003 1 94 m 6 ft 4 in Istanbul nbsp PG 18 Beray Taser 19 2003 01 23 23 January 2003 1 90 m 6 ft 3 in Kagitspor nbsp PG 20 Jordan Davis 25 1997 06 06 6 June 1997 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Murcia nbsp PG 24 Shirzad Shirzadov 22 2000 05 30 30 May 2000 1 88 m 6 ft 2 in Khirdalan nbsp F 25 Anar Hajiyev 34 1988 06 02 2 June 1988 2 00 m 6 ft 7 in Zirve Astara nbsp G 27 Zaur Pashayev 38 1983 08 31 31 August 1983 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Zirve Astara nbsp G 28 Jabrayil Akbarov 20 2002 02 09 9 February 2002 1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Khirdalan nbsp F C 44 Amil Hamzayev 32 1990 06 25 25 June 1990 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in Gence nbsp Head coach nbsp Aleksandar Trifunovic Assistant coach es nbsp Aurimas Jasilionis nbsp Tahir Bakhshiyev Legend C Team captain Club describes lastclub before the competition Age describes ageon 29 June 2022See also edit nbsp Sports portal nbsp Azerbaijan portal Sport in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan women s national basketball team Azerbaijan men s national under 20 basketball team Azerbaijan men s national under 18 basketball team Azerbaijan men s national under 16 basketball teamReferences edit FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike FIBA 1 March 2024 Retrieved 1 March 2024 EuroBasket 2003 qualifiers results linguasport com Retrieved 8 October 2018 Azerbaijan at the 2004 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Archive fiba com 12 June 2004 Azerbaijan national basketball team became the winner of the Solidarity Games today az 21 April 2005 Azerbaijan at the 2006 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries fibaeurope com 4 June 2006 Azerbaijan at the 2008 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries fibaeurope com 23 June 2008 EuroBasket 2013 qualifiers results linguasport com Retrieved 8 October 2018 Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Retrieved 3 July 2022 Azerbaijan during the 2027 FIBA World Cup European Pre Qualifiers in February 2024 Retrieved 21 February 2024 Azerbaijan at the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Retrieved 3 July 2022 External links editOfficial website in Azerbaijani and English Azerbaijan FIBA profile Azerbaijan National Team Men at Eurobasket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azerbaijan men 27s national basketball team amp oldid 1210295800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
