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Alekper Mamedov
- In 1992, renowned Azerbaijani footballer Alekper Mamedov became the first head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over Georgia on May 25, 1993. [ 7 ][ 8 ] In 1994, the national team was accepted into FIFA and UEFA.
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In 1992, renowned Azerbaijani footballer Alekper Mamedov became the first head coach of the Azerbaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over Georgia on May 25, 1993.
Gurban Osman oghlu Gurbanov (Azerbaijani: Qurban Osman oğlu Qurbanov; born 13 April 1972) is an Azerbaijani football manager and former player who manages Qarabag. He played as a forward. Starting out with local club Kur in 1988, Gurbanov had a decorated 18-year career. He scored 178 goals in 399 league matches.
Apr 7, 2020 · The first head coach of the national team was Alakbar Mammadov, who once played for the honor of the USSR national team. * Kazbek Tuayev was temporarily at the helm of the national team in 1994, 1 in 2002, 3 in 2002, and Vagif Sadigov in 4 games in 2005.
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Early period
In the early twentieth century, football began to become popular in Azerbaijan, which was then part of the Russian Empire. In 1912, Azerbaijani football players had their first "international match" and they won in Tbilisi, Georgiaagainst the local "Sokol" team with 4:2. During 1912–1913, matches between Azerbaijani and Georgian football teams were organized, first in Tbilisi and then in Baku. In 1914, the Football Union was founded in Azerbaijan. The Football Union undertook the organization...
Soviet era
The oldest records of football teams in Soviet Azerbaijan goes back to 1926–1927, when Trans-Caucasian Championship was organized in Tbilisi. Three South Caucasian countries participated: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia in 1927 for the Trans-Caucasian Championship in Georgia. Also in 1926, football players from Azerbaijan played three matches with Football team from Iranin Baku. In 1929, there w...
Colours
As of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round, Azerbaijan's home colours are all-red kit. The team wears an all-blue kit for away games. This combination of colours is traditional for the national team since their first game. At the beginning of 90s, the team wore a white shirt, but towards the end of the decade it was transformed into blue-white striped shirts. At the beginning of the 2000s, the kit was replaced by the white shirt with a vertical tricolour stripe, formed of the colors from the natio...
Nickname
Azerbaijan is often referred to by the media and supporters as Milli(The National), which is the nickname associated with all of Azerbaijan's international sporting teams due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors.
Stadium
Most of Azerbaijan's home matches are played at the new Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku. It has been Azerbaijan's primary home stadium ever since the move from Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in 2015. Today, some qualifying matches and friendly matches are still hosted at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, whereas others are hosted at the Lankaran City Stadium, Bakcell Arena and Dalga Arena after it met UEFAstadium criteria.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. WinDrawLossFixture
Current squad
1. The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifyingmatches. 2. Match dates:16 and 19 November 2023 3. Opposition: Sweden and Belgium Caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2023, after the match against Jordan
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
As of 16 November 2023Players in boldare still active with Azerbaijan.All information about Azerbaijan (UEFA Nations League C) current squad with market values transfers rumours player stats fixtures news.
In 2012, Neftçi became the first Azerbaijani club to advance to the group stage of a European competition after defeating APOEL 4–2 on aggregate in the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. [4] [5] Neftçi plays its matches at the Neftçi Arena in Baku, which also serves as the venue for Azerbaijan national team matches.
Feb 2, 2024 · This time, the guest on the show was Arif Asadov, the coach of the Azerbaijan national football team. Asadov shared his insights on the candidates vying for the vacant head coach position in the national team and discussed the team's prospects.
