Azerbaijan national futsal team

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 12th 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 coach Alesio
CaptainRizvan Farzaliyev
Most capsRizvan Farzaliyev (42)
Top scorerVitaliy Borisov (23)
FIFA codeAZE
FIFA ranking12 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Poland 4–6 Azerbaijan
(Goirle, Netherlands; 23 October 1995)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan 2–14 Azerbaijan
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 28 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 10–2 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

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
1989Did Not Enter-------
1992-------
1996Did Not QualifyGroup A 6th place51041225
2000Group D 3rd place41121922
2004Group 7 runner up2011510
2008Group 6 runner up3201156
2012Play-offs52121611
2016Quarterfinals52122518Play-offs53202813
2021Did Not QualifyGroup C 3rd place64111511
Total1/9521225187/9301361111098

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
1996Did Not QualifyGroup A 6th place51041225
1999Group B runner up202044
2001Group C 3rd place3111128
2003Group E 3rd place310259
2005Group E 3rd place3102810
2007Group D runner up31201712
20104th Place52211813Group 6 runner up3210127
2012Group stage2002913Group 1 runner up32011313
2014Group stage2101713Group 2 winners3300113
2016Quarterfinals3102814Play-offs5311208
2018Quarterfinals3102612Group 2 winners3300165
2022Group stage311187Group 3 winners6510226
Total6/1218639567212/124223811152110

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
2002 Tbilisi CupThird place2101157+83
2007 Izmir CupChampions3300197+129
2008 Baku CupChampions220074+36
2009-1 Baku CupChampions2200104+66
2009-2 Baku CupChampions2200113+86
2011 Baku CupChampions3300154+119
2012 Baku CupRunners-up31117704
2013 Baku CupChampions3300143+119
2014 Tashkent CupRunners-up320198+16
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 Futsal Euro 2022.[9][10]
Head coach: Alesio

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Emin Kurdov (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 EKOL Baku
12 1GK Rovshan Huseynli (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 Araz Naxçivan
6 2DF Eduardo Borges (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 Halle-Gooik
8 2DF Rizvan Farzaliyev (captain) (1979-09-01) 1 September 1979 Araz Naxçivan
10 2DF Vassoura (1985-04-26) 26 April 1985 Sporting Paris
13 2DF Gallo (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 Levante UD
14 2DF Hadi Ahmadi (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 Baiterek
2 4FW Felipinho (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 Araz Naxçivan
3 4FW Thiago Bolinha (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 ACCS
5 4FW Fineo de Araujo (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 Sporting Paris
7 4FW Ramiz Chovdarov (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 Araz Naxçivan
9 4FW Rafael Vilela (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 Palma Futsal
11 4FW Khatai Baghirov (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 Araz Naxçivan
17 4FW Isa Atayev (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 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 Neftçi IK v.  Greece, 14 April 2021
DF Amir Shojaei (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 Araz Naxçivan v.  Greece, 14 April 2021
FW Maneca (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 Araz Naxçivan UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 PRE, INJ
FW Tofig Mikayilov (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 EKOL Baku v.  Greece, 14 April 2021
FW Oktay Rustamli (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 CS Dinamo Plus v.  Greece, 2 February 2021

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 AÇ üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. "Azerbaijan Squad - Futsal EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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