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Azerbaijan national futsal team

Summary

The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. They are ranked 13th in the world, the highest-ranking team from Caucasus in the World Rankings.[2] They are also ranked 7th in Europe on 10 August 2021.

Azerbaijan
Nickname(s)Milli (The National Team)
AssociationAFFA
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAzerbaijan Vitaliy Borisov
CaptainEmin Kurdov
Most capsRizvan Farzaliyev (42)
Top scorerVitaliy Borisov (23)
FIFA codeAZE
FIFA ranking21 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Poland Poland 4–6 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Goirle, Netherlands; 23 October 1995)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2–14 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 28 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic Czech Republic 10–2 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Enschede, Netherlands; 27 October 1995)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2016)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2016)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2010)
Best result4th place (2010)

Azerbaijan had never qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup until 2016, but they have participated in the last five editions of the European Championship.

History edit

Recently edit

Azerbaijan's first appearance at the big level came during the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. They were unbeaten in qualifying and finished second to Portugal in their group, and only then after conceding a late equalizer against the 2007 semi-finalists.[3] Alesio has put together a potent blend of naturalized South Americans and local talent like Vitaliy Borisov and the Brazilian coach and much of the Azerbaijan squad are involved with champion club Araz Naxçivan, who in November won through to this spring's four-team UEFA Futsal Cup finals.[4][5] Despite finishing in fourth place, Azerbaijan's finals run was the best showing by a debutant since the inaugural UEFA Futsal Championship tournament.[6] Azerbaijan's Biro Jade won the Golden Boot award as joint top scorer with five goals.[7][8]

Tournament records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Part of   Soviet Union - - - - - - -
  1992 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
  1996 Did not qualify Group A 6th place 5 1 0 4 12 25
  2000 Group D 3rd place 4 1 1 2 19 22
  2004 Group 7 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 5 10
  2008 Group 6 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 15 6
  2012 Play-offs 5 2 1 2 16 11
  2016 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 25 18 Play-offs 5 3 2 0 28 13
  2021 Did not qualify Group C 3rd place 6 4 1 1 15 11
  2024 Group A 3rd place 9 4 1 4 34 33
Total 1/10 5 2 1 2 25 18 7/9 39 17 7 15 144 131

UEFA European Futsal Championship edit

UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not qualify Group A 6th place 5 1 0 4 12 25
  1999 Group B Runners-up 2 0 2 0 4 4
  2001 Group C 3rd place 3 1 1 1 12 8
  2003 Group E 3rd place 3 1 0 2 5 9
  2005 Group E 3rd place 3 1 0 2 8 10
  2007 Group D Runners-up 3 1 2 0 17 12
  2010 4th Place 5 2 2 1 18 13 Group 6 Runners-up 3 2 1 0 12 7
  2012 Group stage 2 0 0 2 9 13 Group 1 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 13 13
  2014 Group stage 2 1 0 1 7 13 Group 2 Winners 3 3 0 0 11 3
  2016 Quarterfinals 3 1 0 2 8 14 Play-offs 5 3 1 1 20 8
  2018 Quarterfinals 3 1 0 2 6 12 Group 2 Winners 3 3 0 0 16 5
  2022 Group stage 3 1 1 1 8 7 Group 3 Winners 6 5 1 0 22 6
   2026 TBD
Total 6/13 18 6 3 9 56 72 12/12 42 23 8 11 152 110

Minor tournament edit

this table consist of only senior A team Results (not include Youth and club match results)

Four/Three Nations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
  2002 Tbilisi Cup Third place 2 1 0 1 15 7 +8 3
  2007 Izmir Cup Champions 3 3 0 0 19 7 +12 9
  2008 Baku Cup Champions 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 6
  2009-1 Baku Cup Champions 2 2 0 0 10 4 +6 6
  2009-2 Baku Cup Champions 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 6
  2011 Baku Cup Champions 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 9
  2012 Baku Cup Runners-up 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
  2013 Baku Cup Champions 3 3 0 0 14 3 +11 9
  2014 Tashkent Cup Runners-up 3 2 0 1 9 8 +1 6
  2015 Cupa FMF Cup Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Total 10/10 24 19 2 3 108 48 +60 58
  • Source:
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212236/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=720
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100118022640/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=7807
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100118020423/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=8305
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223856/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=10230
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100106044728/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=12027
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All time general statistics record/Overview of results edit

  • As a 15 Nov 2016
Tournament Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
FIFA World Cup Record 5 2 1 2 25 18 +7 7
FIFA World Cup Qualification Record 24 9 4 11 92 91 +1 31
European Championship Record 12 4 2 6 42 53 -11 14
European Championship Qualification Record 28 14 7 7 103 73 +40 49
Minor Tournament Record 24 19 2 3 108 48 +60 59
Friendly Match Record 36 17 8 11 105 90 +15 59
Total 129 65 24 40 475 373 +102 219
  • Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20161116194204/http://www.futsalplanet.com/matches/index.asp

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Kazakhstan on 6 and 11 October 2023.[9][10]
Head coach: Vitaliy Borisov

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Emin Kurdov (captain) (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 39)   Araz Naxçivan
12 1GK Rovshan Huseynli (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)   MFC Atyrau
6 2DF Eduardo Borges (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37)   Anderlecht
7 2DF Hadi Ahmadi (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)   MFC Aktobe
13 2DF Gallo (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 (age 36)   Manzanares FS
14 2DF Amadeu (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34)   Araz Naxçivan
17 2DF Amir Shojaei (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 36)   Neftçi İK
20 2DF Biel (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 33)   Doukas
4 4FW Murad Guluzadeh (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27)   Baku Fire
5 4FW Maneca (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 26)   Futsal Nyíregyháza
8 4FW Novruz Kazikhanov (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)   Araz Naxçivan
9 4FW Rafael Vilela (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31)   Anderlecht
10 4FW Felipinho (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30)   Araz Naxçivan
11 4FW Khatai Baghirov (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 36)   Araz Naxçivan
16 4FW Khazar Agalizadeh (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)   Araz Naxçivan

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Javad Mammadov (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22)   Baku Fire v.   Poland, 7 March 2023
DF Oktay Rustamli (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30)   Baku Fire v.   Netherlands, 20 September 2023
FW Isa Atayev (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 (age 34)   Araz Naxçivan v.   Romania, 15 September 2023
FW Thiago Bolinha (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) Unattached v.   Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Fineo de Araujo (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 37) Unattached v.   Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Ramiz Chovdarov (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 33)   Fortuna Düsseldorf v.   Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Farid Alakbarov (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 37)   Baku Fire v.   Poland, 7 October 2022
FW Fábio Poletto (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)   Active Network v.   Poland, 7 October 2022 PRE

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Results and Fixtures edit

2016 edit

3 February 2016 (2016-02-03) Euro 2016 Italy   3–0   Azerbaijan Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
21:00 Merlim   20', 21'
Giasson   29'		 Report Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Marc Birkett (ENG)
5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) Euro 2016 Azerbaijan   6–5   Czech Republic Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
21:00 Farzaliyev   6'
Borisov   7'
De Araujo   12'
Eduardo   20'
Augusto   27'
Rafael   40'		 Report Záruba   10'
Holý   12'
Rešetár   16'
Novotný   24'
Kovács   31'		 Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Admir Zahovič (SVN)
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Euro 2016 Russia   6–2   Azerbaijan Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
18:30 Abramov   7', 26'
Romulo   15'
Eder Lima   25', 39', 40'		 Report Augusto   8', 29' Attendance: 5,975
Referee: Pascal Lemal (BEL)
22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off Netherlands   1–5   Azerbaijan Topsportcentrum, Almere
20:00 El Ghannouti   10' Report Amadeu   5', 29'
Fineo   13'
Augusto   28'
Vitaliy Borisov   31'		 Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Cédric Pelissier (France)
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off Azerbaijan   4–4   Netherlands Baku Sports Hall, Baku
18:00 Farzaliyev   12'
Amadeu   15'
Eduardo   20'
Rafael   26'		 Report Ceyar   14'
Velseboer   16'
Mossaoui   26'
Attaibi   28'		 Referee: Gerald Bauernfeind (Austria), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)
12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Morocco   0–5   Azerbaijan Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00 Report Vassoura   15', 18', 33'
Gallo   29'
Bolinha   31'		 Attendance: 1,016
Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)
15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Azerbaijan   2–4   Spain Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00 Vassoura   3'
Bolinha   40'		 Report Vassoura   5' (o.g.), 14' (o.g.)
Fernandão   27'
Miguelín   36'		 Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy)
18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Azerbaijan   3–3   Iran Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00 Bolinha   2'
Gallo   22', 32'		 Report Esmaeilpour   1'
Tavakoli   21'
Tayyebi   36'		 Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Cesar Malaga (Peru)
22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand   8–13 (a.e.t.)   Azerbaijan Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
17:30 Suphawut   9', 13'
Kritsada   18', 19', 26'
Jirawat   22'
Jetsada   37', 45' (pen.)		 Report Vassoura   4', 44'
Fineo   6', 13', 44', 48', 49'
Borisov   14'
Bolinha   28', 29', 41'
Poletto   31'
Huseynli   49'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez (Spain)
25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup Azerbaijan   2–3   Portugal Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
18:00 Bolinha   13'
Eduardo   35'		 Report Djô   8'
João Matos   18'
Ricardinho   28'		 Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)

Managers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Главный тренер футзальной сборной посвятил победу азербайджанскому народу (in Russian). 1news.az. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
  3. ^ Azerbaijan’s futsal team to debut in European championship Archived January 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Futsal EURO preview: Group A Archived January 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Czechs fear transformed Azeris Archived January 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Czech Republic turn tables for third place Archived February 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Spain claim third straight futsal title
  8. ^ Quartet share adidas Golden Boot
  9. ^ "Millinin Qazaxıstanla oyunlar üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AZ Futzal. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Azerbaijan Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  • Minor tournament Source:
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212236/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=720
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100118022640/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=7807
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100118020423/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=8305
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223856/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=10230
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20100106044728/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=12027
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  • [6][permanent dead link]
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195643/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=18825
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211959/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=18981

External links edit

  • Official website

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