Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

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Azerbaijan Under-21
Nickname(s)Milli (The National)
AssociationAssociation of Football
Federations of Azerbaijan
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMilan Obradovic
CaptainHajiagha Hajili
Most capsTarlan Guliyev (18)
Top scorerMahir Emreli (5)
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
Azerbaijan 3–0 Israel 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 3 September 2014)
Azerbaijan 3–0 Russia 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 November 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 7–0 Azerbaijan
(Sankt Pölten, Austria; 9 October, 2015)
Azerbaijan 0–7 Germany 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; 9 November, 2017)
Note: Records for competitive
matches only.

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.
  • 2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship[]

Group A[]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 6 6 0 0 17 4 +13 18 Final tournament — 3–2 25 Mar 29 Mar 2–0 2–0
2  Norway 6 5 0 1 18 6 +12 15 Play-offs 2 Jun — 3–1 3–1 14 Jun 3–0
3  Austria 7 4 0 3 18 9 +9 12 1–3 29 Mar — 2 Jun 6–0 2–0
4  Finland 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 0–2 9 Jun 3–1 — 6 Jun 1–0
5  Azerbaijan (E) 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1 1–5 1–2 0–3 1–1 — 25 Mar
6  Estonia (E) 7 0 0 7 0 20 −20 0 7 Jun 0–5 0–4 0–3 2 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Schedule and results[]

2016[]

22 January 2016 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'
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'
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 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
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) o.g' (45)
26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) Friendly Azerbaijan  1–0  Albania Antalya, Turkey
19:00 AZST (UTC+4) 52'
22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) 2019 UEFA Q Kosovo  2–0  Azerbaijan Adem Jashari Stadium, Mitrovica
19:00 Hasani 54'
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: (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
Report
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: (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
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: (Portugal)
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  0–1   Switzerland Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
18:00 (20:00 AZT) Report
Attendance: 1500
Referee: (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: (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)

2020[]

7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–2  France Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
(AZT) Bayramov 90' Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halis Özkahya, (Turkey)
8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) 2021 UEFA Q Slovakia  2–1  Azerbaijan Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra
16:30
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA Q Georgia  1–0  Azerbaijan Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori
17:00 (19:00 GET)
  • 42'
 Report Attendance: 0
Referee: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu ()
12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 2021 UEFA Q Switzerland   2–1  Azerbaijan Stockhorn Arena, Thun
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the matches against Switzerland on 12 November 2020.[1]
Caps and goals as 12 November 2020 after the game against Switzerland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Rustam Samigullin (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
12 1GK Kamran Ibrahimov (1999-06-07) 7 June 1999 (age 22) 21 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku
22 1GK Akpar Valizade (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Azerbaijan Keşla
2 2DF Elchin Mustafayev (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
3 2DF Arsen Aghjabeyov (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabail
5 2DF Nihad Tamazov (1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 23) 9 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
13 2DF Rufat Ahmadov (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
14 2DF Umid Samadov (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Azerbaijan Kapaz
19 2DF Rauf Huseynli (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
2DF Emre Kaplan (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Turkey Başakşehir
4 3MF Idris Ingilabli (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
6 3MF Hajiagha Hajili (C) (1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 24) 19 0 Azerbaijan Zira
7 3MF Elvin Jafarguliyev (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 21) 10 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
8 3MF Veysal Rzayev (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
10 3MF Farid Nabiyev (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 22) 12 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov
17 3MF Toral Bayramov (2001-02-23) 23 February 2001 (age 20) 5 1 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
18 3MF Samir Maharramli (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
20 3MF Rufat Abdullazade (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit
23 3MF Ozan Kökçü (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 23) 20 2 Azerbaijan Sabah
3MF Baris Ekincier (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 22) 12 4 Germany Vfl Bochum
9 4FW Mustafa Yildirim (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Turkey Alanyaspor

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 Nijat Mehbaliyev (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
GK Shahin Zakiyev (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 22) 1 0 Azerbaijan Sabail v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
GK Oleg Karnaukh (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
DF Omar Buludov (1998-12-15) 15 December 1998 (age 23) 11 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
DF Turan Manafov (1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 23) 8 0 Azerbaijan Sabail v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
DF Huseyn Seyligli (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 23) 7 0 Turkey Darıca Gençlerbirliği v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
DF Mert Çelik (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 21) 2 1 Azerbaijan Neftçi v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
DF Amin Seydiyev (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 23) 8 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
DF Murad Gayali (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 22) 5 0 Azerbaijan Sabail v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
MF Suleyman Ahmadov (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 22) 8 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
MF Sabuhi Abdullazade (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 20) 7 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
MF Turan Valizade (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Azerbaijan Keşla v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
MF Ismayil Ibrahimli (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 23) 16 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
MF Shakir Seyidov (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 21) 8 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
MF Rafael Maharramli (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 22) 6 0 Azerbaijan Keşla v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
MF Tural Bayramli (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 24) 2 0 Azerbaijan Zira v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
FW Dogukan Öksüz (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 22) 8 0 Turkey v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
FW Rovlan Muradov (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 23) 7 0 Azerbaijan Gabala v.  Georgia, October 13, 2020
FW Musa Gurbanli (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Ukraine, November 19, 2019
Notes
  • INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad

Coaching staff[]

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

Manager history[]

  • Azerbaijan Nazim Aliyev (2006)
  • Azerbaijan Shakir Garibov (2007–2008)
  • Germany Bernhard Lippert (2008–2014)
  • Azerbaijan Yashar Vahabzade (2015–2017 September)
  • Azerbaijan Samir Alakbarov (2017 September-2017 November)
  • Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov (2017 December-2018 December)
  • Serbia Milan Obradovic (2019 January–present)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yığmamızın son oyun üçün heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). AFFA. 7 November 2020.
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