Araz Naxçivan

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Araz Naxçıvan
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Full nameAraz Minifutbol Klubu
Nickname(s)-
Founded2004
Ground, Baku, Azerbaijan
Capacity5,000
ChairmanAzerbaijan Ramin Akhdundov
ManagerAzerbaijan
CoachBrazil Alesio
LeaguePremier League

Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.[1] The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, as they won ten consecutive Premier League titles from 2004 to 2014.[2]

Araz is one of the strongest teams in Europe, having reached UEFA Futsal Cup semi finals two times.

History[]

Araz Naxçivan founded in 2004 to replace a defunct football club in Azerbaijan Premier League and have dominated futsal in Azerbaijan ever since.[3]

The team made their UEFA Futsal Cup debut in 2005, picking up four points from three first qualifying round games but the following season they reached the Elite round.[3]

Araz reached semi-finals in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2010 but lost out to Interviú FS.[4][5] However, clinched third place after winning in penalties against Luparense.[6][7] The club's players and coach Alesio, constituted the major part of the Azerbaijan squad that made their UEFA European Futsal Championship debut in 2010, reaching the semi-finals in Hungary.[3]

In 2014, the club repeated their success by gaining third place in UEFA Futsal Cup.[8]

Honours[]

National[]

Source:[9]

  • 15 Premier League : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • 14 : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

International[]

  • UEFA Futsal Cup:
    • 3rd place (2): 2010, 2014

Current squad[]

Last Update: 28 November 2020[10]

# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Emin Kurdov Azerbaijan
12 Goalkeeper Rovshan Huseynli Azerbaijan
8 Defender Rizvan Farzaliyev Azerbaijan
11 Defender Khatai Baghirov Azerbaijan
14 Defender Nabi Jalal Azerbaijan
18 Defender Namig Mammadkarimov Azerbaijan
7 Winger Elkhan Aghayev Azerbaijan
10 Winger Oqtay Rustamli Azerbaijan
15 Winger Samir Hamazayev Azerbaijan
17 Winger Isa Atayev Azerbaijan
9 Pivot Ramiz Chovdarov Azerbaijan
13 Pivot Tofig Mikayilov Azerbaijan
19 Pivot Nurlan Mehdizade Azerbaijan

Notable players[]

UEFA Club Competitions record[]

UEFA Futsal Cup[]

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue
2005/06 UEFA Futsal Cup First Round Belgium Morlanwelz 4–4 Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Karaka Mostar 2–4 Mostar
Netherlands De Hommel 3–0 Mostar
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Croatia MNK Split 5–3 Split
Greece Athina 5–1 Split
Sweden Skövde 10–4 Split
Elite Round Poland Clearex Chorzów 3–3 Chorzów
Belgium Action 21 4–6 Chorzów
Serbia Marbo 1–3 Chorzów
2007/08 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Italy Luparense 0–3 Baku
Moldova Camelot Chisinau 4–1 Baku
Slovakia Slov-Matic 3–4 Baku
2008/09 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Sweden Skövde 11–2 Baku
Bulgaria Nadin Sofia 6–1 Baku
Slovakia Slov-Matic 4–2 Baku
Elite Round Croatia Nacional Zagreb 4–3 Zagreb
Russia Dinamo Moskva 2–4 Zagreb
Romania Odorheiu Secuiesc 6–4 Zagreb
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Cyprus Omonia 4–1 Pula
Serbia Kolubara 4–0 Pula
Croatia Potpićan 4–4 Pula
Elite Round Latvia Nikars 7–1 Baku
Greece Athina 7–0 Baku
Kazakhstan Kairat 4–3 Baku
Final Four Spain Inter Movistar 2–5 Lisbon
Italy Luparense 2–2 Lisbon
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal 7–4 Târgu Mureş
Latvia Nikars 7–2 Târgu Mureş
Romania City'US 3–1 Târgu Mureş
Elite Round Cyprus Ararat 2–1 Yekaterinburg
Italy Montesilvano 2–2 Yekaterinburg
Russia Viz-Sinara 2–3 Yekaterinburg
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Netherlands Eindhoven 5–3 Barcelona
Czech Republic EP Chrudim 3–4 Barcelona
Spain Barcelona 2–2 Barcelona
2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Republic of Ireland EID Futsal 0–5 Győr
Netherlands Club Futsal Eindhoven 4–3 Győr
Hungary Győri ETO Futsal Club 5–5 Győr
Elite Round Slovenia FC Litija 3–5 Laško
Spain FC Barcelona Futsal 1–7 Laško
Croatia MNK Split 5–1 Laško
2013/14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Greece Athina '90 5–1 Târgu Mureș
Belgium Châtelineau Futsal 3–1 Târgu Mureș
Romania City'US Târgu Mureş 3–3 Târgu Mureș
Elite Round Netherlands CF Eindhoven 6–3 Almada
Hungary Győri ETO FC 5–0 Almada
Portugal Sporting Clube 6–3 Almada
Final Four Spain FC Barcelona 4–4 Baku
Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty 6–4 Baku
2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Slovakia Slov-Matic Bratislava 3–4 Pardubice
Russia MFK Dina Moskva 4–5 Pardubice
Czech Republic FK EP Chrudim 0–6 Pardubice
2016/17 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Kosovo FC Feniks 1–0 Skopje
North Macedonia 15–4 Skopje
Georgia (country) 7–1 Skopje
Elite Round Russia Ugra Yugorsk 3–5 Zagreb
Germany Hamburg Panthers 1–7 Zagreb
Croatia Nacional Zagreb 5–1 Zagreb
2017/18 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Romania 3–6 Deva
Malta Luxol St Andrews 6–4 Deva
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–2 Deva
2018/19 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Slovakia 2–5 Lučenec
Lithuania 0–1 Lučenec
Malta Valletta 1–1 Lučenec
2019/20 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Portugal Benfica 0–7 Halle
Belgium Halle-Gooik 1–5 Halle
Ukraine Prodexim Kherson 3–8 Halle
2020/21 UEFA Futsal Champions League Preliminary Round Greece AEK 3–3 Athens
2021/22 UEFA Futsal Champions League Preliminary Round Finland 4–4 Salaspilis
Latvia 8–4 Salaspilis
Gibraltar 9–2 Salaspilis
Main Round Romania – Ivano-Frankivsk
Ukraine Urahan Ivano-Frankivsk – Ivano-Frankivsk
Kosovo – Ivano-Frankivsk

References[]

  1. ^ Укрепленный "Араз"[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
  2. ^ Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "UEFA Futsal Cup Finals:Araz Naxçivan". UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Interviú break Araz resistance". UEFA. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ^ "El Benfica doblega a la Luparense y accede a 'su' final" (in Spanish). Diario Marca. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. ^ Araz clinch third place on penalties
  7. ^ UEFA Futsal Cup: Araz bate Luparense nos penalties e conquista terceiro lugar Archived 27 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Hart, Patrick. "Araz fightback floors Kairat and secures bronze". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  10. ^ "AEK-Araz". UEFA. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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