Azerbaijan national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Odlar Yurdu (The Land of Fire) |
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| Association | Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan |
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Berti Vogts | ||
| Asst coach | Vali Gasimov | ||
| Captain | Rashad Sadygov | ||
| Most caps | Aslan Kerimov (80) | ||
| Top scorer | Gurban Gurbanov (14) | ||
| Home stadium | Tofig Bahramov Stadium Lankaran City Stadium Dalga Arena |
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| FIFA code | AZE | ||
| FIFA ranking | 116 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 90 (November 2010) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 170 (June 1994) | ||
| Elo ranking | 113 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 100 (1993, October 2010) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 151 (February 2001) | ||
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 Georgia 6–3 Azerbaijan  (Gurjaani, Georgia; September 17, 1992)[1][2] |
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| Biggest win | |||
Azerbaijan 4–0 Liechtenstein  (Baku, Azerbaijan; 5 June 1999) |
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 France 10–0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; September 6, 1995)[1] |
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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 Azerbaijan national football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since Euro 96, but has never qualified for the finals tournament of any World Cup or European Championships.
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History
Early years
- First Azerbaijani football clubs started to function in 1906. Generally they represented the main oil companies of Baku.
- The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia in 1927 for the Trans-Caucasian Championship in Georgia.[1]
- During the Soviet Era the team did not play any international matches
'60s to '90s
1960s considered Golden Age for Azerbaijani football as it produced great players like Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Alakbar Mammadov and football referee Tofik Bakhramov, most famous for being a linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.
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 Azeribaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over Georgia on May 25, 1993.[3][4] In 1994, the national team was accepted into FIFA and UEFA.
Because of security issues, the team played all of its home Euro 96 qualifers in Trabzon, Turkey.[5]
2000s
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.[6]
In April 2008, former German football player and coach Berti Vogts was appointed as a manager of Azerbaijan on a two-year contract.[7] Azerbaijan had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 5 points, just missing out on a last place to Liechtenstein with 2 points.
2010s
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In November 2009, AFFA extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, making him the first manager to manage Azerbaijani national team in two qualification cycles.[8][9] Following shock win over Turkey, team reached 90th place in FIFA World Rankings, Azerbaijan's highest position ever in country's football history.[10][11]After victory over Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan also broke their scoring and points records by gaining 7 points and scoring 9 goals.[12][13]
In November 2011, AFFA once again extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, until end of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle.[14]
Stadium
Most of Azerbaijan's home matches are played at the Tofik Bakhramov Stadium in the capital Baku. It has been Azerbaijan's principal home stadium ever since the country's independence from the Soviet Union.
Today, some qualifying matches are hosted at the Lankaran City Stadium and Dalga Arena after it met UEFA stadium criteria.[15][16]
The new Baku Olympic Stadium is under construction in Baku with an expected capacity of 64,000 seats.[17][18] Following 2015, this stadium will be used as the venue for the most key matches of the Azerbaijani national team.
Colours
Azerbaijan's traditional home colours are white shirts, blue shorts and white socks. The team wears also an all white kit. This combination of colours are traditional for national team since first game. In the beginning of 90's the team has worn white jersey, to the end of decade it has been transformated into blue-white striped shirts, however for the beginning of 2000's has been turned to the white shirt with a vertical blue-red-green tricolor stripe on the chest. It have been changed into blue shirts, red shorts and green socks only for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round. In 2008 went back national team's usual combination of colors.
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.
Record in major tournaments
World Cups
European Championships
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Current squad
Players called up for the friendly matches against Singapore, India, Palestine on 24, 27 and 29 February 2011, to be held in Dubai, UAE.
Caps and goals as of 11 November 2011 (after the game with Albania).
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Recent call-ups
The following players aren't in the current squad, but were called up in the last 12 months:
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Fixtures and results
Recent results
| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Azerbaijan Scorers |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
 Bahrain |
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 Minsk |
Belarus |
Azerbaijan |
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 Frankfurt |
 Andorra |
Azerbaijan |
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 Dubai |
 India |
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Azerbaijan |
 3'Mahir Şükürov 43'Nizami Hajiyev 84' |
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Dubai |
 Singapore |
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Azerbaijan |
15' Mahir Şükürov 61' |
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 Tirana |
Albania |
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Azerbaijan |
22' |
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 Istanbul |
Turkey |
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Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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 Austria |
74' |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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 Kazakhstan |
53' Mahir Şükürov 62' (pen)Vagif Javadov 68' |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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 Belgium |
86' |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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 Macedonia |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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Germany |
89' |
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Astana |
Kazakhstan |
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Azerbaijan |
63' |
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Brussels |
Belgium |
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Azerbaijan |
16' |
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Dubai |
 Hungary |
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Azerbaijan |
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 Podgorica |
Montenegro |
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Azerbaijan |
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Baku |
Azerbaijan |
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Turkey |
38' |
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Vienna |
Austria |
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Azerbaijan |
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Cologne |
Germany |
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Azerbaijan |
57' |
Head coaches
| Manager | Azerbaijan career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | Note |
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| Alakbar Mammadov |
1992–1993 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 | First international game; First victory in friendly game |
| Kazbek Tuayev |
1993–1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Agaselim Mirjavadov |
1994–1995 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | Biggest defeat |
| Kazbek Tuayev |
1995–1997 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22.22 | First official game point; First official victory |
| Vagif Sadygov |
1997–1998 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 30.00 | |
| Ahmad Alaskarov |
1999–2000 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13.00 | Biggest win |
| Igor Ponomaryov |
2000–2001 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13.33 | |
| Vagif Sadygov |
2002 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.00 | |
| Asgar Abdullayev |
2003–2004 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | First official away game point |
 Carlos Alberto Torres |
2004–2005 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11.11 | First foreign head coach |
| Vagif Sadygov |
2005 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00 | |
| Shahin Diniyev |
2005–2007 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | Biggest home defeat |
| Gjoko Hadžievski |
2007–2008 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Berti Vogts |
2008–present | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 22.72 | First head coach working at least three consecutively qualifying rounds; Most points gained in qualification cycle |
Last updated March 2, 2012
Player statistics
Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for Azerbaijan, as of November 11, 2011 (players in bold are still available for selection):
| Player | Period | Caps | Goals | |
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| 1 | Gurban Gurbanov | 1992–2005 | 66 | 14 |
| 2 | Elvin Mammadov | 2008- | 26 | 7 |
| 3 | Vagif Javadov | 2006– | 40 | 7 |
| 4 | Branimir Subašić | 2007–present | 30 | 6 |
| 5 | Zaur Tagizade | 1997–2008 | 40 | 6 |
| 6 | Nazim Suleymanov | 1992–1998 | 24 | 5 |
| 7 | Vidadi Rzayev | 1992–2001 | 37 | 5 |
| 8 | Fábio Luís Ramim | 2008–2011 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | Rauf Aliyev | 2010–present | 20 | 4 |
| 10 | Rashad Sadygov | 2001–present | 79 | 4 |
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| 1 | Aslan Kerimov | 1994–2008 | 80 | 1 |
| 2 | Rashad Sadygov | 2001–present | 79 | 4 |
| 3 | Tarlan Ahmadov | 1992–2005 | 74 | 0 |
| 4 | Mahmud Gurbanov | 1994–2008 | 70 | 1 |
| 5 | Gurban Gurbanov | 1992–2005 | 66 | 14 |
| 6 | Emin Agayev | 1992–2005 | 65 | 1 |
| 7 | Mahir Shukurov | 2004-present | 54 | 1 |
| 8 | Emin Guliyev | 2000-2008 | 52 | 3 |
| 9 | Kamal Quliyev | 1999-2005 | 46 | 0 |
| 10 | Samir Abbasov | 2004-2011 | 46 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 November 2011
Source: eu-football.info
Team statistics
- As of 29 February 2012
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Differential |
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| Albania |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Andorra |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Austria |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Belarus |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Belgium |
3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 England |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
 Estonia |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
 Faroe Islands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Finland |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
| France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
 Georgia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Germany |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 |
 Honduras |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungary |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | −14 |
 Iceland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| India |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Iran |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
 Iraq |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
 Israel |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
 Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
 Jordan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Kazakhstan |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Latvia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 Lithuania |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Luxembourg |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Macedonia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
 Malta |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
 Moldova |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| Montenegro |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
 Northern Ireland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
 Norway |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
 Oman |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
 Poland |
6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | −19 |
 Portugal |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
 Romania |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 |
 Russia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
 Serbia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| Singapore |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Slovakia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
 Sweden |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
 Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
 Tajikistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
| Turkey |
9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
 Turkmenistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Uzbekistan |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
 Wales |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
Last updated: 29 February 2012
Source: national-football-teams
Notable matches
References
- ^ a b c d World Football Elo Ratings: Azerbaijan
- ^ "Pride in defeat on debut day". UEFA.com. 2004-02-02. http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=57154/newsid=138325.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23.[dead link]
- ^ Ibragimov, Erkin. "History >> 1992". AzeriFootball.com. http://www.azerifootball.com/contents/default.aspx?lg=2&idpt=1992. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ Ibragimov, Erkin. "History >> 1993". AzeriFootball.com. http://www.azerifootball.com/contents/default.aspx?lg=2&idpt=1993. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2000-01-18). "European Championship 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96e.html. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ Euro 2008 homepage, UEFA
- ^ FIFA World Cup News and Features, UEFA
- ^ fifa.com: Vogts' contract extended
- ^ Фогтс увидел перспективу (Russian)
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Azerbaijan". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/ranking/gender=m/index.html. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
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- ^ "Azerbaijan beat Kazakhstan to set points record". news.az. http://www.news.az/articles/sports/43836. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Aliyev, Elmir. "Определилась судьба Берти Фогтса в сборной Азербайджана" (in Russian). 1news.az. http://www.1news.az/sport/football/20111130020845046.html. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Матч Азербайджан-Финляндия пройдет в Лянкяране (Russian)
- ^ Milli komandamız yenidən Lənkəran stadionunda (Azerbaijani)
- ^ Stadium for 64,000 seats to be built in Baku
- ^ Будет объявлен тендер на строительство нового стадиона в Баку (Russian)
See also
External links
- Azerbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası
- azerifootball.com (Russian)
- Archive of international results 1979–2004 from Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- UEFA match report on the first away win
- national-football-teams
- Azerisport
- Day.az
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