Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

Azerbaijan Under-21
Nickname(s)	Milli (The National)
Association	Association of Football; Federations of Azerbaijan
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Milan Obradovic
Captain	Hajiagha Hajili
Most caps	Tarlan Guliyev (18)
Top scorer	Mahir Madatov (5)
FIFA code	AZE
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Azerbaijan 3–0 Israel ; (Baku, Azerbaijan; 3 September 2014)

The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Azerbaijan and is controlled by the AFFA.

UEFA U-21 record

1978 - 1991: part of USSR
1992 - 1994: did not participate
1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
1998: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2007: Lost in preliminary round.
2009: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2011: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2013: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2017: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
2019: 6th of 6 in qualification group.

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	10	8	1	1	33	7	+26	25	Final tournament	—	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–0	6–1
2	Norway	10	4	3	3	15	13	+2	15		3–1	—	2–1	0–0	0–3^[a]	1–1
3	Republic of Ireland	10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	14^[b]		0–6	0–0	—	4–0	1–0	1–0
4	Israel	10	4	2	4	17	18	−1	14^[b]		2–5	1–3	3–1	—	3–0	3–1
5	Kosovo	10	3	3	4	9	12	−3	12		0–0	3–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0
6	Azerbaijan	10	0	3	7	6	27	−21	3		0–7	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who was ineligible after being suspended due to cards in his U-19 tournament match.^[1]^[2]
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	10	9	1	32	10	+22	27	Final tournament	—	3–1	3–2	1–0	5–0	5–0
2	Switzerland	10	9	1	26	8	+18	27	Final tournament	3–1	—	2–1	4–1	2–1	3–0
3	Georgia	10	5	5	17	14	+3	15		0–2	0–3	—	2–1	1–0	4–0
4	Slovakia	10	4	6	22	21	+1	12		3–5	1–2	3–2	—	2–1	6–0
5	Azerbaijan	10	2	8	6	18	−12	6		1–2	0–1	0–3	2–1	—	1–0
6	Liechtenstein	10	1	9	3	35	−32	3		0–5	0–5	0–2	2–4	1–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Schedule and results

2016

22 January 2016 Antalya Cup	Ukraine	1–2	Azerbaijan	Antalya
19:00	Chumak 49'	Report	Alasgarov 58' (pen.), 85'

24 January 2016 Antalya Cup	Azerbaijan	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Antalya
17:00	Alasgarov 8' (pen.), 77' Jafarov 18' (pen.)	Report

26 January 2016 Antalya Cup	Azerbaijan	4–0	Albania	Antalya
13:00	Mustafayev 63' Salahli 74' Mirzayev 80' Abdullazade 90'	Report

28 January 2016 Antalya Cup	Azerbaijan	4–0	Bahrain	Antalya
13:00	Tashkin 5' Jafarov 24' Nasirli 79' Huseynov 83'	Report

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) 2017 UEFA Q	Russia	2–2	Azerbaijan	Olimp-2, Rostov-on-Don
17:30	Zuyev 51' Barinov 56'	Report	Madatov 46' Mammadov 59'	Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Poland)

28 May 2016 Friendly	Slovenia	4–1	Azerbaijan	Nova Gorica
16:00	Ožbolt 26' (pen.), 54' Štulac 46' Kostanjšek 77'	Report	Jafarov 53'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Dragoslav Peric (Slovenia)

31 May 2016 Friendly	Slovenia	1–2	Azerbaijan	Ajdovščina
16:00	Štulac 23'	Report	Madatov 10' Abdullayev 45'	Stadium: Ajdovščina Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Rade Obrenovic (Slovenia)

3 June 2016 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–0	Azerbaijan	Krško, Slovenia
				Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium

6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) 2017 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	1–1	Faroe Islands	Dalga Arena, Baku
16:00	Madatov 88'	Report	Jónsson 40'	Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) 2017 UEFA Q	Finland	0–0	Azerbaijan	Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
17:30		Report		Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

2017

28 March 2017 Friendly	Turkey	4–0	Azerbaijan	Istanbul, Turkey
	Bozok 56', 86' Kanatsızkuş 18', 83'	Report		Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Emre Malok (Turkey)

8 June 2017 Friendly	Czech Republic	2–1	Azerbaijan	Salzburg, Austria
		Report	Madatov 20'	Attendance: 100

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) 2019 UEFA Q	Israel	3–1	Azerbaijan	Acre Municipal Stadium, Acre
18:30	Barshazki 12' Peretz 38' Plakuschenko 57'	Report	Jafarov 70'	Referee: Cătălin Gaman (Romania)

5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) 2019 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	1–3	Republic of Ireland	Dalga Arena, Baku
17:00	Madatov 12'	Report	Manning 9', 37' Grego-Cox 51'	Referee: Sándor Andó-Szabó (Hungary)

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) 2019 UEFA Q	Germany	6–1	Azerbaijan	Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus
19:00	Ochs 8', 36' Dahoud 34' Krivotsyuk o.g' (53) Hartel 72' Teuchert 83'	Report	Safarzade 86'	Attendance: 7,345 Referee: Vilhjalmur Thorarinsson (Iceland)

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) 2019 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	0–7	Germany	Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00		Report	Hartel 2', 46', 58' Amiri 14' Seydel 28' Klostermann 60' Öztunalı 84'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (Kazakhstan)

14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) 2019 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	0–0	Kosovo	Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00		Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

2018

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) Friendly	Azerbaijan	0–1	Albania	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)

23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–1	Georgia	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Akhaladze o.g' (45)

26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–0	Albania	Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Iskandarov 52'

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) 2019 UEFA Q	Kosovo	2–0	Azerbaijan	Adem Jashari Stadium, Mitrovica
19:00	Hasani 54' Kolgeci 61'	Report		Referee: Donald Robertson (Scotland)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) 2019 UEFA Q	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Azerbaijan	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
20:30	Sweeney 90+9'	Report		Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

4 June 2018 (2018-06-04) Friendly	Kazakhstan	1–1	Azerbaijan	Astana Arena, Astana
13:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Tashkin 33'	Report	Abiken 80' (pen.)	Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) Friendly	Azerbaijan	3–3	Hungary	Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)	Shahverdiyev 49' (pen.) Dadashov 67' Krivotsyuk 71'	Report	Makrai 29' Haris 37' Tajti 52'	Referee: Ingilab Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) 2019 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	1–1	Israel	Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 (21:00 AZT)	Dadashov 1'	Report	Weissman 30'	Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)

11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) 2019 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	1–3	Norway	Dalga Arena, Baku
18:00 (20:00 AZT)	Ekincier 56'	Report	Risa 48' Thorsby 50', 76'	Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 2019 UEFA Q	Norway	1–1	Azerbaijan	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
18:15	Østigård 76'	Report	Muradbayli 9' (pen.)	Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

15 November 2018 (2018-11-15) Friendly	Azerbaijan	0–1	Ukraine	Dalga Arena, Baku
19:00 AZST (UTC+4)		Report	Musolitin 81'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Ravan Hamzazade (Azerbaijan)

19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0	Azerbaijan	Training Centre, Zenica
	Mulahusejnović 34' Jurić 73'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Dragan Petrović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2019

6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) 2021 UEFA Q	Liechtenstein	1–0	Azerbaijan	Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
19:00	Frick 9' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) 2021 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	2–1	Slovakia	Dalga Arena, Baku
20:30(AZT)	Ekincier 7', 90+3'	Report	Tupta 82'	Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) 2021 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	0–3	Georgia	Dalga Arena, Baku
20:30(AZT)		Report	Arveladze 45+3' Bugridze 73' Arabidze 84'

10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) 2021 UEFA Q	France	5–0	Azerbaijan	Stade de l'Épopée, Calais
21:00	Édouard 2', 36' Zagadou 40' Aouar 51' Nordin 76'	Report		Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)

15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) 2021 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	0–1	Switzerland	Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
18:00 (20:00 AZT)		Report	Bajrami 33'	Attendance: 1500 Referee: Novak Simovic (Serbia)

14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 2021 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	1–0	Liechtenstein	Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
15:00 (18:00 AZT)	Ekincier 65'	Report		Referee: Loukas Sotiriou (Cyprus)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Friendly	Azerbaijan	1–1	Ukraine	Dalga Arena, Baku
15:00 (18:00 AZT)	Kökcü 48'	Report	Rusyn 65'	Referee: Orkhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan)

TBD 2021 UEFA Q	Switzerland	v	Azerbaijan
		Report

7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 2021 UEFA Q	Azerbaijan	v	France	Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
(AZT)		Report

8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2021 UEFA Q	Slovakia	v	Azerbaijan
		Report

13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA Q	Georgia	v	Azerbaijan
(GET)		Report

Current squad

The following players were called up for the matches against Liechtenstein and Ukraine on 14 and 19 November 2019.^[3]
Caps and goals as 19 November 2019 after the game against Ukraine.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oleg Karnaukh	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Sabah
12	1GK	Kamran Ibrahimov	(1999-06-07) 7 June 1999 (age 24)	17	0	Neftçi
22	1GK	Nijat Mehbaliyev	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Sabah

2	2DF	Amin Seydiyev	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25)	8	0	Sabah
3	2DF	Turan Manafov	(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 25)	6	0	Sabail
4	2DF	Huseyn Seyligli	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)	7	0	Darıca Gençlerbirliği
5	2DF	Nihad Tamazov	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 26)	7	0	Qarabağ
13	2DF	Murad Gayali	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 24)	5	0	Sabail
15	2DF	Omar Buludov	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 25)	10	0	Neftçi
20	2DF	Elchin Mustafayev	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Sabah

20	3MF	Sabuhi Abdullazade	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Sumgayit
6	3MF	Hajiagha Hajili (C)	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)	16	0	Zira
7	3MF	Farid Nabiyev	(1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 24)	10	0	Viktoria Žižkov
8	3MF	Rafael Maharramli	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24)	6	0	Qarabağ
9	3MF	Rovlan Muradov	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Gabala
10	3MF	Ismayil Ibrahimli	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)	16	0	Qarabağ
11	3MF	Shakir Seyidov	(2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 23)	8	0	Sabah
14	3MF	Elvin Jafarguliyev	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Qarabağ
16	3MF	Suleyman Ahmadov	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24)	5	0	Sumgayit
19	3MF	Tural Bayramli	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Zira
21	3MF	Baris Ekincier	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)	10	4	Vfl Bochum
23	3MF	Ozan Kökcü	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25)	16	1	Sabah
	3MF	Toral Bayramov	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Qarabağ

17	4FW	Dogukan Öksüz	(1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Yomraspor
18	4FW	Musa Gurbanli	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Qarabağ

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Shahin Zakiyev	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 24)	1	0	Sabail	v. Switzerland, October 15, 2019

DF	Anton Krivotsyuk	(1998-08-20) 20 August 1998 (age 25)	13	1	Neftçi	v. Switzerland, October 15, 2019
DF	Ege Atlam	(1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Bayrampaşaspor	v. Georgia, September 10, 2019

MF	Nijat Suleymanov	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Zira	v. Georgia, September 10, 2019

FW	Emil Gasimov	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Sabah	v. Georgia, September 10, 2019

Notes

^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
^PRE = Preliminary squad

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Milan Obradović
Assistant coach	Vladimir Kožul Elbrus Mammadov
Goalkeeping coach	Dragoslav Poleksić

Manager history

Nazim Aliyev (2006)
Shakir Garibov (2007–2008)
Bernhard Lippert (2008–2014)
Yashar Vahabzade (2015–2017 september)
Samir Alakbarov (2017 september-2017 november)
Rashad Sadygov (2017 december-2018 december)
Milan Obradovic (2019 january–present)

References

^ "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.
^ "NFF har tatt grep etter Kristoffer Ajer-brøleren" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "U-21-in iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 6 November 2019.

[table_note_NOR_KOS0.037766587938073-3] The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who was ineligible after being suspended due to cards in his U-19 tournament match.^[1]^[2]

[table_hth_IRL0.037766587938073-4] Head-to-head results: Republic of Ireland 4–0 Israel, Israel 3–1 Republic of Ireland.

[norway_v_kosovo-1] "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.

[2] "NFF har tatt grep etter Kristoffer Ajer-brøleren" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[5] "U-21-in iki oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 6 November 2019.

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