Azerbaijan national under-17 football team

Summary

The Azerbaijan national under-17 football team represents Azerbaijan in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan U-17
Nickname(s)Milli (The National Team)
AssociationAssociation of Football
Federations of Azerbaijan
Head coachMilos Velebit
CaptainJalal Huseynov
Most capsAmit Guluzade (12)
Top scorerCem Felek (5)
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Azerbaijan 0–2 Slovakia 
(Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 2 March 1995)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–8 Azerbaijan 
(Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 30 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Azerbaijan 0–6 Northern Ireland 
(Apúlia e Fão, Portugal; 24 October 2010)
 Republic of Ireland 6–0 Azerbaijan 
(Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria; 10 October 2017)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultRound 1, 2016
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0

Competition history edit

In 2014, the team, under the management of Mirbaghir Isayev, managed to qualify for the Elite Round of the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification stage due to being one of the best third-placed teams in the first qualification round.[1] The team also qualified for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship after being selected as hosts.[2]

UEFA European Football Championship record edit

Under-16 format edit

Finals record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA GD
  1994 did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1995 did not qualify 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4
  1996 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
  1997 4 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5
  1998 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
  1999 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1
  2000 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5
  2001 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1
Total 0/8 Best: 2 16 2 4 10 12 25 −13

Under-17 format edit

 
Azerbaijan playing against Portugal at Baku Olympic Stadium during the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Finals record Qualification record
Year Result Pos Pld W D* L GF GA
  2002 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 4 9
  2003 Elite Round 4 6 1 1 4 5 11
  2004 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 2 6
  2005 Elite Round 3 6 3 0 3 7 10
  2006 did not qualify 3 3 1 1 1 5 6
  2007 Elite Round 3 6 2 1 3 4 10
  2008 did not qualify 4 3 0 2 1 3 4
  2009 Elite Round 3 6 1 2 3 5 9
  2010 did not qualify 3 3 1 1 1 3 5
  2011 4 3 0 0 3 1 10
  2012 3 3 1 1 1 2 2
  2013 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
  2014 4 3 0 1 2 5 8
  2015 Elite Round 4 6 1 1 4 3 16
  2016 Round 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 6
  2017 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 2 5
  2018 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 3 13
  2019 did not qualify 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
  2020 did not qualify 4 3 0 0 3 1 10
  2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
  2022 Azerbaijan abandoned all matches
  2023 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 10 6
  2024 did not qualify 4 3 0 1 2 2 9
  2025 to be determined
Total 1/22 Best: 3 72 16 13 43 67 146
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in recent competitions edit

Group 9 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Greece (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Elite round
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3   Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4   Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0 First match(es) will be played: 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Azerbaijan  1–6  Greece
  • Vardar   62' (pen.)
Report
Papacharalambio Ethniko Stadium, Nafpaktos
Referee: Ondrej Pechanec (Czech Republic)

Germany  2–0  Azerbaijan
  • Rhein   30'
  • Çalhanoğlu   53'
Report
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

Kazakhstan  2–0  Azerbaijan
  • Kushkumbayev   3'
  • Rakhimzhanov   85'
Report

Results edit

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) Azerbaijan   0–5   Portugal Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku
20:00 Report Gomes   4', 16'
Asadov   24' (o.g.)
Miguel Luís   44'
Fernandes   76'
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) Azerbaijan   1–1   Belgium Bakcell Arena, Baku
19:00 Mahmudov   77' Report Bongiovanni   72' Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)
11 May 2016 (2016-05-11) Scotland   0–1   Azerbaijan Bakcell Arena, Baku
16:00 Report Nabiyev   79' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25) England   2–0   Azerbaijan Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
18:00 Gomes   16'
Sancho   23'
Report Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) Austria   3–1   Azerbaijan Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
18:00 Aganovic   3'
Schmid   60'
Wunsch   74'
Report Sadikhov   23' Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) Azerbaijan   1–0   Romania Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
14:00 Sadikhov   29' Report Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10) Republic of Ireland   6–0   Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
15:00 Idah   6', 24', 58'
Brennan   36'
Murphy   38'
Wright   43'
Report Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)
13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) Ukraine   6–1   Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
15:00
Report Zulfugarli   17' Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
16 October 2017 (2017-10-16) Azerbaijan   2–1   Bulgaria Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
17:00 Valizade   18', 80+2' Report Nikolov   45' Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)

2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) Azerbaijan   1–4   Norway Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00
Report
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) Czech Republic   2–0   Azerbaijan Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) Albania   1–0   Azerbaijan Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
14:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Osman Hüseynov (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Riga
1GK Sadiq Mammadzada (2006-10-29) 29 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Sabail

2DF Nihad Aliyev Unknown 0 0   Qarabağ
2DF Ceyhun Bağirzada (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Gaziantep
3MF Hüseyn Hüseynli (2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Sumgayit
2DF Hüseyn Hüseynov (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Turan-Tovuz
2DF Taleh Mahmudzada (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Neftçi
2DF Musa Mammadov Unknown 0 0   Qarabağ
2DF Ahmad Tarverdiyev (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Sabah

3MF Nihad Ahmadzada Unknown 0 0   Sumgayit
3MF İlkin Budaqov (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Gabala
3MF İlkin Jafarli Unknown 0 0   Sabah
3MF Elgün Dünyamalıyev (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Sabah
3MF Murad Mammadov Unknown 0 0   Neftçi
3MF Elton Mikayılov (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Qarabağ
3MF Sənan Muradlı (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Sumgayit

4FW Aşrəf Alakbarli Unknown 0 0   İUEGM
4FW Mehdi Haşumov Unknown 0 0   Qarabağ
4FW Davud Mansumov Unknown 0 0   Qarabağ
4FW Niyazi Osmanov (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Sabah

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Vugar Mammad
Assistant coach   Namig Adilov
  Mubariz Orujov
Goalkeeping coach   Uzeyir Ibrahimov

Manager history edit

Former squads edit

UEFA European Under-17

Achievements edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Penalty drama sees Bosnians progress with Belgium". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  3. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "U-17-nin AÇ üçün yekun heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

External links edit

  • Azerbaijan Football Federation Association