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)

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 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

Recently

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

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989Part of  Soviet Union-------
Hong Kong 1992Did Not Enter-------
Spain 1996Did not qualifyGroup A 6th place51041225
Guatemala 2000Group D 3rd place41121922
Chinese Taipei 2004Group 7 Runners-up2011510
Brazil 2008Group 6 Runners-up3201156
Thailand 2012Play-offs52121611
Colombia 2016Quarterfinals52122518Play-offs53202813
Lithuania 2021Did not qualifyGroup C 3rd place64111511
Uzbekistan 2024Group A 3rd place94143433
Total1/10521225187/93917715144131

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996Did not qualifyGroup A 6th place51041225
Spain 1999Group B Runners-up202044
Russia 2001Group C 3rd place3111128
Italy 2003Group E 3rd place310259
Czech Republic 2005Group E 3rd place3102810
Portugal 2007Group D Runners-up31201712
Hungary 20104th Place52211813Group 6 Runners-up3210127
Croatia 2012Group stage2002913Group 1 Runners-up32011313
Belgium 2014Group stage2101713Group 2 Winners3300113
Serbia 2016Quarterfinals3102814Play-offs5311208
Slovenia 2018Quarterfinals3102612Group 2 Winners3300165
Netherlands 2022Group stage311187Group 3 Winners6510226
LatviaLithuania 2026TBD
Total6/1318639567212/124223811152110

Minor tournament

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
Georgia (country) 2002 Tbilisi CupThird place2101157+83
Turkey 2007 Izmir CupChampions3300197+129
Azerbaijan 2008 Baku CupChampions220074+36
Azerbaijan 2009-1 Baku CupChampions2200104+66
Azerbaijan 2009-2 Baku CupChampions2200113+86
Azerbaijan 2011 Baku CupChampions3300154+119
Azerbaijan 2012 Baku CupRunners-up31117704
Azerbaijan 2013 Baku CupChampions3300143+119
Uzbekistan 2014 Tashkent CupRunners-up320198+16
Moldova 2015 Cupa FMF CupRunners-up10101101
Total10/1024192310848+6058

All time general statistics record/Overview of results

  • As a 15 Nov 2016
Tournament Pld W D L GS GA Dif Pts
FIFA World Cup Record 52122518+77
FIFA World Cup Qualification Record 2494119291+131
European Championship Record 124264253-1114
European Championship Qualification Record 28147710373+4049
Minor Tournament Record 24192310848+6059
Friendly Match Record 361781110590+1559
Total 129652440475373+102219

Players

Current squad

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 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan
12 1GK Rovshan Huseynli (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 Kazakhstan MFC Atyrau
6 2DF Eduardo Borges (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 Belgium Anderlecht
7 2DF Hadi Ahmadi (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 Kazakhstan MFC Aktobe
13 2DF Gallo (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 Spain Manzanares FS
14 2DF Amadeu (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan
17 2DF Amir Shojaei (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 Azerbaijan Neftçi İK
20 2DF Biel (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 Greece Doukas
4 4FW Murad Guluzadeh (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 Azerbaijan Baku Fire
5 4FW Maneca (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 Hungary Futsal Nyíregyháza
8 4FW Novruz Kazikhanov (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan
9 4FW Rafael Vilela (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 Belgium Anderlecht
10 4FW Felipinho (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan
11 4FW Khatai Baghirov (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan
16 4FW Khazar Agalizadeh (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan

Recent call-ups

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 Azerbaijan Baku Fire v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
DF Oktay Rustamli (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 Azerbaijan Baku Fire v.  Netherlands, 20 September 2023
FW Isa Atayev (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 Azerbaijan Araz Naxçivan v.  Romania, 15 September 2023
FW Thiago Bolinha (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 Unattached v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Fineo de Araujo (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 Unattached v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Ramiz Chovdarov (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW Farid Alakbarov (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 Azerbaijan Baku Fire v.  Poland, 7 October 2022
FW Fábio Poletto (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 Italy 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

2016

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

See also

References

  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.
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