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Azerbaijan national football team

January 07, 2023

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Azerbaijan women's national football team.

The Azerbaijan national football team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan milli futbol komandası) is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions. The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, Baku Olympic Stadium, with friendly matches sometimes hosted at club stadiums.

Azerbaijan
Nickname(s)Milli komanda (The national team)
AssociationAzərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGianni De Biasi
CaptainEmin Mahmudov
Most capsRashad Sadygov (111)
Top scorerGurban Gurbanov (12)
Home stadiumBaku Olympic Stadium
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 121 2 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest73 (July 2014)
Lowest170 (June 1994)
Elo ranking
Current 99 29 (18 December 2022)[2]
Highest51 (28 June 1928)
Lowest152 (2 June 2001)
First international
Unofficial
 Georgia 6–3 Azerbaijan 
(Gurjaani, Georgia; 17 September 1992)[3][4]
Biggest win
 Azerbaijan 4–0 Liechtenstein 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 5 June 1999)
 Azerbaijan 5–1 San Marino 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 4 September 2017)
Biggest defeat
 France 10–0 Azerbaijan 
(Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995)

The Azerbaijan national football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since Euro 1996, but has never qualified for the finals tournament of any World Cup or European Championships. Despite this, Azerbaijan was the first Caucasus country to host a major tournament, the UEFA Euro 2020, even though the national side was the only host to be eliminated in the first round of qualifying.

History

Early period (before the 1920s)

In the early twentieth century, football began to become popular in Azerbaijan, which was then part of the Russian Empire. In 1912, Azerbaijani football players had their first "international match" and they won in Tbilisi, Georgia against the local "Sokol" team with 4:2. During 1912–1913, matches between Azerbaijani and Georgian football teams were organized, first in Tbilisi and then in Baku. In 1914, the Football Union was founded in Azerbaijan. The Football Union undertook the organization of official city championships and other competitions.[5]

Soviet era (1920s–1991)

The oldest records of football teams in Soviet Azerbaijan goes back to 1926–1927, when Trans-Caucasian Championship was organized in Tbilisi. Three South Caucasian countries participated: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.[3] The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia in 1927 for the Trans-Caucasian Championship in Georgia.[3] Also in 1926, football players from Azerbaijan played three matches with Football team from Iran in Baku. In 1929, there were played three matches between these teams in Tehran. In all matches Azerbaijan players won.[6][7]

The 1960s is considered the Golden Age for Azerbaijani football as it produced great players like Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Alakbar Mammadov and the football referee Tofiq Bahramov, most famous for being the linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.

Post-independence (1992–present)

1990s

After Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991, AFFA — Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan — was created. In 1992, renowned Azerbaijani footballer Alekper Mamedov became the first head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over Georgia on May 25, 1993.[8][9] In 1994, the national team was accepted into FIFA and UEFA. The security issues, forced the team to play all of its home Euro 96 qualifiers in Trabzon, Turkey.[10]

2000s

 
Azerbaijani squad in 2008.

As of the early 2000s, Azerbaijani football federation started to integrate more players to the national team through FIFA's eligibility rules.[11] In February 2004, Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of the Brazil team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup was appointed its national coach. Despite a poor start, a 0–6 defeat to Israel on February 18, Azerbaijan won their first ever away match, 3–2 against Kazakhstan on April 28. In June 2005, following a 3–0 defeat by Poland, Torres stood down from the position, to be replaced by former Neftchi coach Vagif Sadygov, his third spell as coach of Azerbaijan. Shahin Diniyev took over as manager in November 2005. He resigned on 31 October 2007, and Gjoko Hadzievski was named as care-taking coach of Azerbaijan.[12]

In April 2008, former German football player and coach Berti Vogts was appointed as a manager of Azerbaijan on a two-year contract.[13] Azerbaijan had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 5 points, just missing out on a last place to Liechtenstein with 2 points.

In November 2009, AFFA extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, making him the first manager to manage the weak Azerbaijani national team in two qualification cycles.[14][15]

2010s

In 2010, following a shock win over Turkey, the team reached 90th place in FIFA World Rankings, Azerbaijan's highest position ever in country's football history.[16][17] After victory over Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan also broke their scoring and points records by gaining 7 points and scoring 10 goals.[18][19]

In November 2011, AFFA extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle.[20] Under Vogts, Azerbaijan had some poor results, not being able to defeat second-string sides. Vogts faced major criticism, protest and demonstration from local supporters and the media.[21][22] However, Azerbaijan managed to finish qualification cycle in fourth place, the team's best ever finish.[23] In December 2013, Vogts being granted a new two-year contract, with aim to lead Azerbaijan through EURO 2016 qualifying.[24] In July 2014, Azerbaijan beat its ranking record by reaching 73rd place in FIFA World Rankings. Following three straight losses, Vogts resigned from his post after spending six years in charge of Azerbaijan.[25][26]

Succeeding Vogts as full-time manager was former Croatia international Robert Prosinečki. He guided the Azerbaijani team to another record points haul (10) in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, but the team still finished fifth in the six-team Group C. Prosinečki resigned after deciding not to extend his contract with the Azerbaijan Football Federation and was succeeded by fellow countryman Nikola Jurčević.

2020s

The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying proved to be a disaster for Azerbaijan as the team finished in bottom with a complete seven defeats and only one draw, which surprisingly, a draw against 2018 FIFA World Cup runners-up Croatia, the home of the manager. Nikola Jurčević departed following the poor performance of Azerbaijan.

Team image

Colours

 
Azerbaijan national football team in October 2013.

As of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, Azerbaijan's home colours are all-red kit. The team wears an all-blue kit for away games. This combination of colours is traditional for the national team since their first game. At the beginning of 90s, the team wore a white shirt, but towards the end of the decade it was transformed into blue-white striped shirts. At the beginning of the 2000s, the kit was replaced by the white shirt with a vertical tricolour stripe, formed of the colors from the national flag of Azerbaijan on the chest. The kit was changed into blue shirts, red shorts and green socks only for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round. After the tournament, the national team went back to their usual combination of colours.

Azerbaijan national team's away colours were yellow-black striped shirts, black shorts and yellow socks until UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round, when it was decided to abandon this kit in favor of the completely blue. During the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round games the team has used an all red kit.

Since 2017, Azerbaijan's kit has been supplied by Nike. They took over from Puma who were Azerbaijan's kit suppliers between 2004 and 2006. Before that Umbro were Azerbaijan's kit suppliers between 2002 and 2004.

Nickname

Azerbaijan is often referred to by the media and supporters as Milli (The National), which is the nickname associated with all of Azerbaijan's international sporting teams due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors.[27]

Stadium

Main articles: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium and Baku Olympic Stadium

Most of Azerbaijan's home matches are played at the new Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku. It has been Azerbaijan's primary home stadium ever since the move from Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in 2015. Today, some qualifying matches and friendly matches are still hosted at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, whereas others are hosted at the Lankaran City Stadium, Bakcell Arena and Dalga Arena after it met UEFA stadium criteria.[28][29]

Media coverage and public relations

Azerbaijan's matches are presently covered by the public channel İTV.[30] 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match rights were held by AZTV and Idman Azerbaijan TV.[31]

AZTV, Idman Azerbaijan TV and Lider TV are among other networks that have previously shown live fixtures.[32]

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period
Adidas 1992–1994
Diadora 1995
Puma 1996–2000
Diadora 2000–2002
Umbro 2002–2004
Puma 2004–2006
Umbro 2006–2017
Nike 2017–present

Results and fixtures

For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles, and Azerbaijan national football team results.

2022

25 March 2022 Friendly Malta   1–0   Azerbaijan Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1
  • Degabriele   55'
 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: César Soto Grado (Spain)
29 March 2022 Friendly Azerbaijan   0–1   Latvia Ta' Qali, Malta
13:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022-23 Nations League Kazakhstan   2–0   Azerbaijan Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan
20:00
Report Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 19,823
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022-23 Nations League Belarus   0–0   Azerbaijan Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 2022-23 Nations League Azerbaijan   0–1   Slovakia Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 2,967
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 2022-23 Nations League Azerbaijan   2–0   Belarus Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022-23 Nations League Slovakia   1–2   Azerbaijan Trnava, Slovakia
20:45 UTC+2 Jirka   90+3' (pen.) Report Dadashov   44'
Haghverdi   90+5'		 Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 2.875
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022-23 Nations League Azerbaijan   3–0   Kazakhstan Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) Friendly Moldova   1–2   Azerbaijan Chişinău, Moldova
Moțpan   90'
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) Friendly North Macedonia   1–3   Azerbaijan Skopje, North Macedonia
Bardhi   25' (pen.)
Stadium: Toše Proeski Arena

2023

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Austria   v   Azerbaijan Vienna, Austria
20:45 Report Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Sweden   v   Azerbaijan Solna, Sweden
20:45 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Azerbaijan   v   Estonia Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Azerbaijan   v   Belgium Baku, Azerbaijan
17:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Estonia   v   Azerbaijan Tallinn, Estonia
20:45 Report Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
16 October 2023 (2023-10-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Azerbaijan   v   Austria Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Azerbaijan   v   Sweden Baku, Azerbaijan
21:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belgium   v   Azerbaijan Brussels, Belgium
18:00 Report Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach   Gianni De Biasi
Assistant coach   Arif Asadov
  Benito Carbone
  Fabio Gallo
Goalkeeper coach   Kamran Agayev
Fitness coach   Alessandro Scaia

Coaching staff

 
Under Berti Vogts, Azerbaijan reached its highest position ever in FIFA World Rankings
As of 17 November 2020[33]

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Şahruddin Mahammadaliyev (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 28) 19 0   Qarabağ
23 1GK Salahat Aghayev (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 32) 19 0   Gabala
1 1GK Emil Balayev (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 28) 13 0   Sabail
18 2DF Anton Krivotsyuk (1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 24) 27 0   Wisła Płock
3 2DF Azer Salahlı (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 28) 24 1   Neftçi
4 2DF Bahlul Mustafazade (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 25) 21 0   Qarabağ
6 2DF Hojjat Haghverdi (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 29) 17 1   Tractor
17 2DF Toral Bayramov (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 21) 11 0   Qarabağ
2 2DF Amin Seydiyev (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 24) 7 0   Sabah
19 2DF Elvin Jafarguliyev (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 22) 8 1   Qarabağ
5 2DF Jalal Huseynov (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Shamakhi
15 2DF Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 30) 2 0   Sabah
7 3MF Namik Alaskarov (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 27) 37 0   Sabah
8 3MF Emin Mahmudov (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 30) 36 9   Neftçi
20 3MF Richard Almeida (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 33) 29 3   Qarabağ
14 3MF Anatoliy Nuriyev (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 26) 13 1   Sabah
22 3MF Aleksey Isayev (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 27) 11 1   Sabah
16 3MF Elvin Jamalov (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 27) 9 0   Sabah
21 3MF Ozan Kökçü (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 24) 4 0   Eindhoven
26 3MF Gismat Aliyev (1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 26) 2 0   Zira
13 3MF Jeyhun Nuriyev (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 21) 1 0   Sabah
25 3MF Rovlan Muradov (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 24) 0 0   Gabala
11 4FW Ramil Sheydayev (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 26) 52 9   Qarabağ
10 4FW Mahir Emreli (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 25) 39 5   Dinamo Zagreb
9 4FW Renat Dadashov (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 23) 19 1   Grasshopper
24 4FW Musa Gurbanli (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20) 5 1   Qarabağ

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mehdi Jannatov (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 30) 1 0   Zira v.   Latvia, 29 March 2022
GK Nijat Mehbaliyev (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 22) 0 0   Sabah v.   Latvia, 29 March 2022
DF Badavi Huseynov (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 31) 64 1   Qarabağ v.   Moldova, 16 November 2022INJ
DF Abbas Huseynov (1995-06-13) 13 June 1995 (age 27) 21 0   Qarabağ v.   Kazakhstan, 25 September 2022
DF Maksim Medvedev (1989-09-29) 29 September 1989 (age 33) 81 4   Qarabağ v.   Belarus, 13 June 2022
DF Tamkin Khalilzade (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993 (age 29) 25 3   Zira v.   Latvia, 29 March 2022
MF Eddy Israfilov (1992-08-02) 2 August 1992 (age 30) 21 0   Neftçi v.   Kazakhstan, 25 September 2022
MF Filip Ozobić (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991 (age 31) 10 1   Qarabağ v.   Kazakhstan, 25 September 2022
MF Gara Garayev (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 30) 76 0   Qarabağ v.   Belarus, 13 June 2022
MF Dimitrij Nazarov (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 32) 46 7   Erzgebirge Aue v.   Belarus, 13 June 2022
MF Coşqun Diniyev (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 27) 14 0   Zira v.   Belarus, 13 June 2022
FW Rustam Akhmedzade (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 22) 6 0   Zira v.   Kazakhstan, 25 September 2022
FW Aghabala Ramazanov (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993 (age 29) 18 1   Sabail v.   Latvia, 29 March 2022

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
COV Withdrew after testing positive for COVID-19.

Player statistics

As of 17 June 2022[35]
Players in bold are still active with Azerbaijan.

Most appearances

 
Rashad Sadygov is the most capped player of Azerbaijan's international matches.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Rashad Sadygov 111 5 2001–2017
2 Maksim Medvedev 81 4 2009–present
3 Aslan Kerimov 80 1 1994–2008
4 Kamran Agayev 79 0 2008–2018
5 Mahir Shukurov 76 4 2004–2014
6 Gara Garayev 76 0 2013–present
7 Tarlan Ahmadov 74 0 1992–2005
8 Mahmud Qurbanov 71 1 1994–2008
9 Gurban Gurbanov 65 12 1992–2005
10 Emin Ağayev 65 1 1992-2005

Top goalscorers

 
Gurban Gurbanov is all-time leading goalscorer and was head coach of Azerbaijan national team throughout 2018.
Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career
1 Gurban Gurbanov 14 68 0.21 1992–2005
2 Vagif Javadov 9 58 0.16 2006–2014
Emin Mahmudov 9 36 0.29 2016–present
Ramil Sheydayev 9 52 0.16 2016–present
5 Elvin Mammadov 7 37 0.19 2008–2017
Branimir Subašić 7 40 0.18 2007–2013
Dimitrij Nazarov 7 45 0.16 2014–present
Rauf Aliyev 7 46 0.15 2010–present
9 Zaur Tagizade 6 40 0.15 1997–2008
10 Rufat Dadashov 5 24 0.21 2013–present
Nazim Suleymanov 5 24 0.21 1992–1998
Farrukh Ismayilov 5 33 0.15 1997–2008
Vidadi Rzayev 5 37 0.14 1992–2001
Afran Ismayilov 5 39 0.13 2010–2018
Mahir Emreli 5 39 0.13 2017–present
Rashad Sadygov 5 111 0.05 1992–1998

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position
  1930 to   1990 Part of   Soviet Union Part of   Soviet Union
  1994 Did not enter Did not enter
  1998 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 3 22 5/5
    2002 10 1 2 7 4 17 6/6
  2006 10 0 3 7 1 21 6/6
  2010 10 1 2 7 4 14 5/6
  2014 10 1 6 3 7 11 4/6
  2018 10 3 1 6 10 19 5/6
  2022 8 0 1 7 5 18 5/5
      2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 66 7 15 44 34 122 —

UEFA European Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA Position
  1960 to   1988 Part of   Soviet Union Part of   Soviet Union
as part of   CIS as part of   CIS
  1992 Group stage 8th 3 0 2 1 1 4 8 5 3 0 13 2 1/5
as   Azerbaijan as   Azerbaijan
  1996 Did not qualify 10 0 1 9 2 29 6/6
    2000 10 1 1 8 6 26 5/6
  2004 8 1 1 6 5 20 5/5
    2008 12 1 2 9 6 28 8/8
    2012 10 2 1 7 10 26 5/6
  2016 10 1 3 6 7 18 5/6
  2020 8 0 1 7 5 18 5/5
  2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/7 61 6 10 52 41 165 —

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Round Pos Pld W D* L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 3 Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 6   46th
2020–21 C 1 Group stage 3rd 6 1 3 2 2 4   43rd
2022–23 C 3 Group stage 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 4   38th
2024–25 C To be determined
Total Group stage (C) 3/3 18 6 7 5 16 14 38th

Honours

See also

Notes

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Azerbaijan women s national football team The Azerbaijan national football team Azerbaijani Azerbaycan milli futbol komandasi is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan It represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions The majority of Azerbaijan s home matches are held at the national stadium Baku Olympic Stadium with friendly matches sometimes hosted at club stadiums AzerbaijanNickname s Milli komanda The national team AssociationAzerbaycan Futbol Federasiyalari AssosiasiyasiConfederationUEFA Europe Head coachGianni De BiasiCaptainEmin MahmudovMost capsRashad Sadygov 111 Top scorerGurban Gurbanov 12 Home stadiumBaku Olympic StadiumFIFA codeAZEFirst coloursSecond coloursThird coloursFIFA rankingCurrent121 2 22 December 2022 1 Highest73 July 2014 Lowest170 June 1994 Elo rankingCurrent99 29 18 December 2022 2 Highest51 28 June 1928 Lowest152 2 June 2001 First internationalUnofficial Georgia 6 3 Azerbaijan Gurjaani Georgia 17 September 1992 3 4 Biggest win Azerbaijan 4 0 Liechtenstein Baku Azerbaijan 5 June 1999 Azerbaijan 5 1 San Marino Baku Azerbaijan 4 September 2017 Biggest defeat France 10 0 Azerbaijan Auxerre France 6 September 1995 The Azerbaijan national football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since Euro 1996 but has never qualified for the finals tournament of any World Cup or European Championships Despite this Azerbaijan was the first Caucasus country to host a major tournament the UEFA Euro 2020 even though the national side was the only host to be eliminated in the first round of qualifying Contents 1 History 1 1 Early period before the 1920s 1 2 Soviet era 1920s 1991 1 3 Post independence 1992 present 1 3 1 1990s 1 3 2 2000s 1 3 3 2010s 1 3 4 2020s 2 Team image 2 1 Colours 2 2 Nickname 2 3 Stadium 2 4 Media coverage and public relations 2 5 Kit suppliers 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2022 3 2 2023 4 Coaching staff 4 1 Coaching staff 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Player statistics 6 1 Most appearances 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup 7 2 UEFA European Championship 7 3 UEFA Nations League 8 Honours 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksHistory EditEarly period before the 1920s Edit In the early twentieth century football began to become popular in Azerbaijan which was then part of the Russian Empire In 1912 Azerbaijani football players had their first international match and they won in Tbilisi Georgia against the local Sokol team with 4 2 During 1912 1913 matches between Azerbaijani and Georgian football teams were organized first in Tbilisi and then in Baku In 1914 the Football Union was founded in Azerbaijan The Football Union undertook the organization of official city championships and other competitions 5 Soviet era 1920s 1991 Edit The oldest records of football teams in Soviet Azerbaijan goes back to 1926 1927 when Trans Caucasian Championship was organized in Tbilisi Three South Caucasian countries participated Azerbaijan Armenia and Georgia 3 The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia in 1927 for the Trans Caucasian Championship in Georgia 3 Also in 1926 football players from Azerbaijan played three matches with Football team from Iran in Baku In 1929 there were played three matches between these teams in Tehran In all matches Azerbaijan players won 6 7 The 1960s is considered the Golden Age for Azerbaijani football as it produced great players like Anatoliy Banishevskiy Alakbar Mammadov and the football referee Tofiq Bahramov most famous for being the linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany Post independence 1992 present Edit 1990s Edit After Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991 AFFA Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan was created In 1992 renowned Azerbaijani footballer Alekper Mamedov became the first head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team compiling a 3 1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory over Georgia on May 25 1993 8 9 In 1994 the national team was accepted into FIFA and UEFA The security issues forced the team to play all of its home Euro 96 qualifiers in Trabzon Turkey 10 2000s Edit Azerbaijani squad in 2008 As of the early 2000s Azerbaijani football federation started to integrate more players to the national team through FIFA s eligibility rules 11 In February 2004 Carlos Alberto Torres captain of the Brazil team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup was appointed its national coach Despite a poor start a 0 6 defeat to Israel on February 18 Azerbaijan won their first ever away match 3 2 against Kazakhstan on April 28 In June 2005 following a 3 0 defeat by Poland Torres stood down from the position to be replaced by former Neftchi coach Vagif Sadygov his third spell as coach of Azerbaijan Shahin Diniyev took over as manager in November 2005 He resigned on 31 October 2007 and Gjoko Hadzievski was named as care taking coach of Azerbaijan 12 In April 2008 former German football player and coach Berti Vogts was appointed as a manager of Azerbaijan on a two year contract 13 Azerbaijan had a mixed qualifying campaign finishing with 5 points just missing out on a last place to Liechtenstein with 2 points In November 2009 AFFA extended Berti Vogts contract a further two years making him the first manager to manage the weak Azerbaijani national team in two qualification cycles 14 15 2010s Edit In 2010 following a shock win over Turkey the team reached 90th place in FIFA World Rankings Azerbaijan s highest position ever in country s football history 16 17 After victory over Kazakhstan Azerbaijan also broke their scoring and points records by gaining 7 points and scoring 10 goals 18 19 In November 2011 AFFA extended Berti Vogts contract a further two years until the end of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle 20 Under Vogts Azerbaijan had some poor results not being able to defeat second string sides Vogts faced major criticism protest and demonstration from local supporters and the media 21 22 However Azerbaijan managed to finish qualification cycle in fourth place the team s best ever finish 23 In December 2013 Vogts being granted a new two year contract with aim to lead Azerbaijan through EURO 2016 qualifying 24 In July 2014 Azerbaijan beat its ranking record by reaching 73rd place in FIFA World Rankings Following three straight losses Vogts resigned from his post after spending six years in charge of Azerbaijan 25 26 Succeeding Vogts as full time manager was former Croatia international Robert Prosinecki He guided the Azerbaijani team to another record points haul 10 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying but the team still finished fifth in the six team Group C Prosinecki resigned after deciding not to extend his contract with the Azerbaijan Football Federation and was succeeded by fellow countryman Nikola Jurcevic 2020s Edit The UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying proved to be a disaster for Azerbaijan as the team finished in bottom with a complete seven defeats and only one draw which surprisingly a draw against 2018 FIFA World Cup runners up Croatia the home of the manager Nikola Jurcevic departed following the poor performance of Azerbaijan Team image EditColours Edit Azerbaijan national football team in October 2013 As of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round Azerbaijan s home colours are all red kit The team wears an all blue kit for away games This combination of colours is traditional for the national team since their first game At the beginning of 90s the team wore a white shirt but towards the end of the decade it was transformed into blue white striped shirts At the beginning of the 2000s the kit was replaced by the white shirt with a vertical tricolour stripe formed of the colors from the national flag of Azerbaijan on the chest The kit was changed into blue shirts red shorts and green socks only for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round After the tournament the national team went back to their usual combination of colours Azerbaijan national team s away colours were yellow black striped shirts black shorts and yellow socks until UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round when it was decided to abandon this kit in favor of the completely blue During the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round games the team has used an all red kit Since 2017 Azerbaijan s kit has been supplied by Nike They took over from Puma who were Azerbaijan s kit suppliers between 2004 and 2006 Before that Umbro were Azerbaijan s kit suppliers between 2002 and 2004 Nickname Edit Azerbaijan is often referred to by the media and supporters as Milli The National which is the nickname associated with all of Azerbaijan s international sporting teams due to the team s utilization of the country s national colors 27 Stadium Edit Main articles Tofiq Bahramov Stadium and Baku Olympic Stadium Most of Azerbaijan s home matches are played at the new Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku It has been Azerbaijan s primary home stadium ever since the move from Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in 2015 Today some qualifying matches and friendly matches are still hosted at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium whereas others are hosted at the Lankaran City Stadium Bakcell Arena and Dalga Arena after it met UEFA stadium criteria 28 29 Media coverage and public relations Edit Azerbaijan s matches are presently covered by the public channel ITV 30 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match rights were held by AZTV and Idman Azerbaijan TV 31 AZTV Idman Azerbaijan TV and Lider TV are among other networks that have previously shown live fixtures 32 Kit suppliers Edit Kit provider PeriodAdidas 1992 1994Diadora 1995Puma 1996 2000Diadora 2000 2002Umbro 2002 2004Puma 2004 2006Umbro 2006 2017Nike 2017 presentResults and fixtures EditFor all past match results of the national team see single season articles and Azerbaijan national football team results 2022 Edit Malta v Azerbaijan 25 March 2022 FriendlyMalta 1 0 AzerbaijanTa Qali Malta19 00 UTC 1 Degabriele 55 Report Stadium National Stadium Referee Cesar Soto Grado Spain Azerbaijan v Latvia 29 March 2022 FriendlyAzerbaijan 0 1 LatviaTa Qali Malta13 00 UTC 2 Report Gutkovskis 85 Stadium National Stadium Referee Trustin Farrugia Cann Malta Kazakhstan v Azerbaijan 3 June 2022 2022 06 03 2022 23 Nations LeagueKazakhstan 2 0 AzerbaijanNur Sultan Kazakhstan20 00 Aymbetov 50 60 Report Stadium Astana Arena Attendance 19 823Referee Istvan Vad Hungary Belarus v Azerbaijan 6 June 2022 2022 06 06 2022 23 Nations LeagueBelarus 0 0 AzerbaijanNovi Sad Serbia20 45 UTC 2 Report Stadium Karađorđe Stadium Attendance 0Referee Mohammed Al Hakim Sweden Azerbaijan v Slovakia 10 June 2022 2022 06 10 2022 23 Nations LeagueAzerbaijan 0 1 SlovakiaBaku Azerbaijan20 00 UTC 4 Report Weiss 81 Stadium Dalga Arena Attendance 2 967Referee Donatas Rumsas Lithuania Azerbaijan v Belarus 13 June 2022 2022 06 13 2022 23 Nations LeagueAzerbaijan 2 0 BelarusBaku Azerbaijan20 00 UTC 4 Emreli 76 Sheydaev 90 3 Report Stadium Dalga Arena Attendance 2 330Referee Anastasios Papapetrou Greece Slovakia v Azerbaijan 22 September 2022 2022 09 22 2022 23 Nations LeagueSlovakia 1 2 AzerbaijanTrnava Slovakia20 45 UTC 2 Jirka 90 3 pen Report Dadashov 44 Haghverdi 90 5 Stadium Anton Malatinsky Stadium Attendance 2 875Referee Willie Collum Scotland Azerbaijan v Kazakhstan 25 September 2022 2022 09 25 2022 23 Nations LeagueAzerbaijan 3 0 KazakhstanBaku Azerbaijan20 00 UTC 4 Marochkin 66 o g Ozobic 74 Nuriyev 90 1 Report Stadium Dalga Arena Attendance 2 950Referee Harm Osmers Germany Moldova v Azerbaijan 16 November 2022 2022 11 16 FriendlyMoldova 1 2 AzerbaijanChisinău MoldovaMoțpan 90 Mahmudov 28 Isayev 43 Stadium Zimbru Stadium North Macedonia v Azerbaijan 20 November 2022 2022 11 20 FriendlyNorth Macedonia 1 3 AzerbaijanSkopje North MacedoniaBardhi 25 pen Jafarguliyev 35 Gurbanli 65 Sheydayev 88 Stadium Tose Proeski Arena 2023 Edit Austria v Azerbaijan 24 March 2023 2023 03 24 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingAustria v AzerbaijanVienna Austria20 45 Report Stadium Ernst Happel Stadion Sweden v Azerbaijan 27 March 2023 2023 03 27 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingSweden v AzerbaijanSolna Sweden20 45 Report Stadium Friends Arena Azerbaijan v Estonia 17 June 2023 2023 06 17 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingAzerbaijan v EstoniaBaku Azerbaijan20 00 UTC 4 Report Stadium Olympic Stadium Azerbaijan v Belgium 9 September 2023 2023 09 09 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingAzerbaijan v BelgiumBaku Azerbaijan17 00 UTC 4 Report Stadium Olympic Stadium Estonia v Azerbaijan 13 October 2023 2023 10 13 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingEstonia v AzerbaijanTallinn Estonia20 45 Report Stadium Lillekula Stadium Azerbaijan v Austria 16 October 2023 2023 10 16 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingAzerbaijan v AustriaBaku Azerbaijan20 00 UTC 4 Report Stadium Olympic Stadium Azerbaijan v Sweden 16 November 2023 2023 11 16 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingAzerbaijan v SwedenBaku Azerbaijan21 00 UTC 4 Report Stadium Olympic Stadium Belgium v Azerbaijan 19 November 2023 2023 11 19 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingBelgium v AzerbaijanBrussels Belgium18 00 Report Stadium King Baudouin StadiumCoaching staff EditPosition NameHead coach Gianni De BiasiAssistant coach Arif Asadov Benito Carbone Fabio GalloGoalkeeper coach Kamran AgayevFitness coach Alessandro ScaiaCoaching staff Edit Under Berti Vogts Azerbaijan reached its highest position ever in FIFA World Rankings As of 17 November 2020 33 Manager Azerbaijan career Played Won Drawn Lost Win Ahmad Alaskarov 17 September 1992 1 0 0 1 00 0 00 Alakbar Mammadov 25 May 1993 8 June 1993 4 3 1 0 0 75 00 Kazbek Tuayev caretaker Agaselim Mirjavadov caretaker 19 April 1994 1 0 0 1 00 0 00 Agaselim Mirjavadov 2 September 1994 6 September 1995 9 0 0 9 00 0 00 Kazbek Tuayev 11 October 1995 10 November 1996 11 3 3 5 0 27 27 Vagif Sadygov 1 March 1997 28 November 1998 20 6 3 11 0 30 00 Ahmad Alaskarov 6 March 1999 9 October 1999 9 1 2 6 0 11 11 Asgar Abdullayev caretaker 6 February 2000 4 June 2000 4 0 2 2 00 0 00 Igor Ponomaryov 26 July 2000 7 October 2001 15 2 2 11 0 13 33 Kazbek Tuayev caretaker 20 February 2002 27 March 2002 2 0 0 2 00 0 00 Vagif Sadygov 17 April 2002 12 October 2002 8 1 4 3 0 12 50 Asgar Abdullayev 20 November 2002 20 December 2003 9 1 2 6 0 11 11 Carlos Alberto Torres 18 February 2004 4 June 2005 18 2 6 10 0 11 11 Vagif Sadygov caretaker 17 August 2005 12 October 2005 4 0 1 3 00 0 00 Shahin Diniyev 28 February 2006 17 October 2007 20 4 7 9 0 20 00 Gjoko Hadzievski caretaker 17 November 2007 3 February 2008 3 0 1 2 00 0 00 Nazim Suleymanov caretaker 26 March 2008 1 0 0 1 00 0 00 Berti Vogts 1 June 2008 13 October 2014 71 15 22 34 0 21 13 Mahmud Gurbanov caretaker 16 November 2014 1 0 0 1 00 0 00 Robert Prosinecki 28 March 2015 8 October 2017 23 6 6 11 0 26 09 Gurban Gurbanov 30 January 2018 20 November 2018 12 4 5 3 0 33 33 Nikola Jurcevic 11 February 2019 13 December 2019 10 1 2 7 0 10 00 Gianni De Biasi 10 July 2020 29 6 7 16 0 20 69Players EditCurrent squad Edit The following players were called up for the friendly matches 34 Match dates 16 and 20 November 2022 Opposition Moldova and North Macedonia Caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2022 after the match against North MacedoniaNo Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club12 1 GK Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev 1994 06 12 12 June 1994 age 28 19 0 Qarabag23 1 GK Salahat Aghayev 1991 01 04 4 January 1991 age 32 19 0 Gabala1 1 GK Emil Balayev 1994 04 17 17 April 1994 age 28 13 0 Sabail18 2 DF Anton Krivotsyuk 1998 08 20 20 August 1998 age 24 27 0 Wisla Plock3 2 DF Azer Salahli 1994 04 11 11 April 1994 age 28 24 1 Neftci4 2 DF Bahlul Mustafazade 1997 02 27 27 February 1997 age 25 21 0 Qarabag6 2 DF Hojjat Haghverdi 1993 02 03 3 February 1993 age 29 17 1 Tractor17 2 DF Toral Bayramov 2001 02 23 23 February 2001 age 21 11 0 Qarabag2 2 DF Amin Seydiyev 1998 11 15 15 November 1998 age 24 7 0 Sabah19 2 DF Elvin Jafarguliyev 2000 10 26 26 October 2000 age 22 8 1 Qarabag5 2 DF Jalal Huseynov 2003 01 02 2 January 2003 age 20 4 0 Shamakhi15 2 DF Bakhtiyar Hasanalizade 1992 12 29 29 December 1992 age 30 2 0 Sabah7 3 MF Namik Alaskarov 1995 02 03 3 February 1995 age 27 37 0 Sabah8 3 MF Emin Mahmudov 1992 04 27 27 April 1992 age 30 36 9 Neftci20 3 MF Richard Almeida 1989 03 20 20 March 1989 age 33 29 3 Qarabag14 3 MF Anatoliy Nuriyev 1996 05 20 20 May 1996 age 26 13 1 Sabah22 3 MF Aleksey Isayev 1995 11 09 9 November 1995 age 27 11 1 Sabah16 3 MF Elvin Jamalov 1995 02 04 4 February 1995 age 27 9 0 Sabah21 3 MF Ozan Kokcu 1998 08 08 8 August 1998 age 24 4 0 Eindhoven26 3 MF Gismat Aliyev 1996 10 24 24 October 1996 age 26 2 0 Zira13 3 MF Jeyhun Nuriyev 2001 03 30 30 March 2001 age 21 1 0 Sabah25 3 MF Rovlan Muradov 1998 03 28 28 March 1998 age 24 0 0 Gabala11 4 FW Ramil Sheydayev 1996 03 15 15 March 1996 age 26 52 9 Qarabag10 4 FW Mahir Emreli 1997 07 01 1 July 1997 age 25 39 5 Dinamo Zagreb9 4 FW Renat Dadashov 1999 05 17 17 May 1999 age 23 19 1 Grasshopper24 4 FW Musa Gurbanli 2002 04 13 13 April 2002 age 20 5 1 QarabagRecent call ups Edit The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upGK Mehdi Jannatov 1992 01 26 26 January 1992 age 30 1 0 Zira v Latvia 29 March 2022GK Nijat Mehbaliyev 2000 09 11 11 September 2000 age 22 0 0 Sabah v Latvia 29 March 2022DF Badavi Huseynov 1991 07 11 11 July 1991 age 31 64 1 Qarabag v Moldova 16 November 2022INJDF Abbas Huseynov 1995 06 13 13 June 1995 age 27 21 0 Qarabag v Kazakhstan 25 September 2022DF Maksim Medvedev 1989 09 29 29 September 1989 age 33 81 4 Qarabag v Belarus 13 June 2022DF Tamkin Khalilzade 1993 08 06 6 August 1993 age 29 25 3 Zira v Latvia 29 March 2022MF Eddy Israfilov 1992 08 02 2 August 1992 age 30 21 0 Neftci v Kazakhstan 25 September 2022MF Filip Ozobic 1991 04 08 8 April 1991 age 31 10 1 Qarabag v Kazakhstan 25 September 2022MF Gara Garayev 1992 10 12 12 October 1992 age 30 76 0 Qarabag v Belarus 13 June 2022MF Dimitrij Nazarov 1990 04 04 4 April 1990 age 32 46 7 Erzgebirge Aue v Belarus 13 June 2022MF Cosqun Diniyev 1995 09 13 13 September 1995 age 27 14 0 Zira v Belarus 13 June 2022FW Rustam Akhmedzade 2000 12 25 25 December 2000 age 22 6 0 Zira v Kazakhstan 25 September 2022FW Aghabala Ramazanov 1993 01 20 20 January 1993 age 29 18 1 Sabail v Latvia 29 March 2022INJ Withdrew due to injuryPRE Preliminary squad standbyRET Retired from the national teamSUS Serving suspensionWD Player withdrew from the squad due to non injury issue COV Withdrew after testing positive for COVID 19 Player statistics EditAs of 17 June 2022 35 Players in bold are still active with Azerbaijan Most appearances Edit Rashad Sadygov is the most capped player of Azerbaijan s international matches Rank Name Caps Goals Career1 Rashad Sadygov 111 5 2001 20172 Maksim Medvedev 81 4 2009 present3 Aslan Kerimov 80 1 1994 20084 Kamran Agayev 79 0 2008 20185 Mahir Shukurov 76 4 2004 20146 Gara Garayev 76 0 2013 present7 Tarlan Ahmadov 74 0 1992 20058 Mahmud Qurbanov 71 1 1994 20089 Gurban Gurbanov 65 12 1992 200510 Emin Agayev 65 1 1992 2005Top goalscorers Edit Gurban Gurbanov is all time leading goalscorer and was head coach of Azerbaijan national team throughout 2018 Rank Name Goals Caps Average Career1 Gurban Gurbanov 14 68 0 21 1992 20052 Vagif Javadov 9 58 0 16 2006 2014Emin Mahmudov 9 36 0 29 2016 presentRamil Sheydayev 9 52 0 16 2016 present5 Elvin Mammadov 7 37 0 19 2008 2017Branimir Subasic 7 40 0 18 2007 2013Dimitrij Nazarov 7 45 0 16 2014 presentRauf Aliyev 7 46 0 15 2010 present9 Zaur Tagizade 6 40 0 15 1997 200810 Rufat Dadashov 5 24 0 21 2013 presentNazim Suleymanov 5 24 0 21 1992 1998Farrukh Ismayilov 5 33 0 15 1997 2008Vidadi Rzayev 5 37 0 14 1992 2001Afran Ismayilov 5 39 0 13 2010 2018Mahir Emreli 5 39 0 13 2017 presentRashad Sadygov 5 111 0 05 1992 1998Competitive record EditFIFA World Cup Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place FIFA World Cup record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position 1930 to 1990 Part of Soviet Union Part of Soviet Union 1994 Did not enter Did not enter 1998 Did not qualify 8 1 0 7 3 22 5 5 2002 10 1 2 7 4 17 6 6 2006 10 0 3 7 1 21 6 6 2010 10 1 2 7 4 14 5 6 2014 10 1 6 3 7 11 4 6 2018 10 3 1 6 10 19 5 6 2022 8 0 1 7 5 18 5 5 2026 To be determined To be determinedTotal 0 22 66 7 15 44 34 122 UEFA European Championship Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place UEFA European Championship record Qualification recordYear Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Position 1960 to 1988 Part of Soviet Union Part of Soviet Unionas part of CIS as part of CIS 1992 Group stage 8th 3 0 2 1 1 4 8 5 3 0 13 2 1 5as Azerbaijan as Azerbaijan 1996 Did not qualify 10 0 1 9 2 29 6 6 2000 10 1 1 8 6 26 5 6 2004 8 1 1 6 5 20 5 5 2008 12 1 2 9 6 28 8 8 2012 10 2 1 7 10 26 5 6 2016 10 1 3 6 7 18 5 6 2020 8 0 1 7 5 18 5 5 2024 To be determined To be determinedTotal 0 7 61 6 10 52 41 165 UEFA Nations League Edit UEFA Nations League recordYear Division Group Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA P R RK2018 19 D 3 Group stage 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 6 46th2020 21 C 1 Group stage 3rd 6 1 3 2 2 4 43rd2022 23 C 3 Group stage 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 4 38th2024 25 C To be determinedTotal Group stage C 3 3 18 6 7 5 16 14 38thHonours EditECO Cup 1993 Bronze 2009 UAE International Cup Bronze Alma TV Cup 2nd Place UEFA Nations League C 2nd place 2022 23See also EditAzerbaijan national under 23 football team Azerbaijan national under 21 football team Azerbaijan national under 20 football team Azerbaijan national under 19 football team Azerbaijan national under 18 football team Azerbaijan national under 17 football team Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Premier LeagueNotes EditReferences Edit The FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking FIFA 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