Azerbaijan women's national football team

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Azerbaijan
Nickname(s)Odlar Yurdu
(The Land of Fire)
AssociationAssociation of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coach
CaptainAytaj Sharifova
Home stadiumTofik Bakhramov Stadium
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 78 Steady (20 August 2021)[1]
Highest58 (December 2009)
Lowest148 (September 2015)
First international
 Romania 4–1 Azerbaijan 
(Mogoșoaia, Romania; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
 Macedonia 0–4 Azerbaijan 
(Tbilisi, Georgia; 13 May 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)

The Azerbaijan women's national football team represents Azerbaijan in international women's football. They are currently 67th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Azerbaijan has never qualified for any international tournament.[2] The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.

History[]

2000s[]

In 2005, the AFFA had planned to send a team to the Women's World Cup qualifying, finally, the team withdrew before it started the qualifying tournament. On 18 November 2006 Azerbaijan played its first game against Romania in the city of Mogosoaia for the 2009 Euro qualifiers with a team led by and captained by Kifayat Osmanova, losing 4–1 with its first goal scored by , they played two matches later, in which they won against Estonia and lost against Bulgaria, they ended up eliminated from the tournament with 3 points. In 2009, Azerbaijan participated for the first time in a World Cup qualifying in Group 8, with Belgium, Czech Republic, Sweden and Wales, where it played three games, one won, one drawn and one lost before the end of the year.

2010s[]

In 2010, Azerbaijan played five games for the qualifiers, losing them all and being eliminated from the competition with 4 points, a game won, one drawn lost six games, scoring two goals and conceding sixteen. After that campaign, the team did not play to date back and has not scheduled any competition or friendly match. The team not even entered the 2015 World Cup Qualifiers.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Azerbaijan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Odlar Yurdu (The Land of Fire)".

Home stadium[]

Azerbaijan plays their home matches on the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium and the Ismet Qaibov Stadium.

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2020[]

23 October Euro 2021 qualifying Poland  3–0  Azerbaijan Warsaw, Poland
17:00
Report (UEFA) Stadium: Konwiktorska Street Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)
27 October Euro 2021 qualifying Czech Republic  3–0  Azerbaijan Chomutov, Czech Republic
17:00 Report (UEFA) Stadium: Letní stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eszter Urbán (Hungary)

2021[]

18 February Euro 2021 qualifying Azerbaijan  0–13  Spain Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4 Report (UEFA)
Stadium: ASK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
23 February Euro 2021 qualifying Azerbaijan  1–0  Moldova Baku, Azerbaijan
16:00 (18:00 AZT)
Report (UEFA) Stadium: ASK Arena
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
11 June International friendly Georgia  3–2  Azerbaijan Tbilisi, Georgia
Bakradze Goal 27'
Mirzaliyeva Goal 45' (o.g.)
Bolkvadze Goal 82'
Report (GFF)
Report (SW)
A. Aliyeva Goal 65' (pen.)
Ahmadova Goal 90+5'
Stadium: GFF Technical Center Basa
Referee: (Georgia)
17 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  2–0  Azerbaijan , Moscow
18:00 (19:00 MST)
Report Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)
21 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Azerbaijan  0–8  Denmark Baku
Report
Stadium: ASK Arena
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

Head-to-head record[]

The following table shows Azerbaijan's all-time international record, correct as of 1 June 2018.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
Total 27 10 5 12 34 84

Source: Worldfootball

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Siyasat Asgarov

Manager history[]

Manager Azerbaijan career Played Won Drawn Lost
Azerbaijan Shamil Haydarov 2006–2017 22 7 4 11
Siyasat Asgarov 20??–present 0 0 0 0

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for two friendly away matches against Georgia on 11 and 14 June 2021.[3]

Caps and goals are correct, as of 23 February 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Aytaj Sharifova (captain) (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 24) 8 0 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes
12 1GK Nargiz Aliyeva (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Georgia (country) Nike

2 2DF Diana Mammadova (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 23) 4 0 Russia Yenisey
3 2DF Lamia Alizada (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan 8 - İOEUGiM
4 2DF Nigar Mirzaliyeva (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 19) 7 0 Russia
5 2DF Ayshan Ahmadova (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Russia
6 2DF Zhala Mahsimova (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 25) 6 0 Russia Zenit
7 2DF Vusala Hajiyeva (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 21) 7 0 Georgia (country) Nike
13 2DF Nargiz Hajiyeva (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 30) 8 0 Turkey Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
15 2DF Kamilla Mammadova (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 25) 4 0 Russia
18 2DF Alina Dorofeeva (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 23) 8 1 Russia Yenisey
23 2DF Yeliz Açar (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 23) 7 0 Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor
2DF Aysun Muradova (2003-11-18) 18 November 2003 (age 17) Azerbaijan Balkhurma

9 3MF Joshguna Aliyeva (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Georgia (country) Nike
14 3MF Nazlıcan Parlak (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 28) 6 0 Romania Piroș Security
17 3MF Vusala Seyfatdinova (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 21) 7 0 Russia
19 3MF Sona Rahimova (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Georgia (country) Nike
20 3MF Peritan Bozdağ (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Turkey Hakkarigücü
21 3MF Aysun Aliyeva (captain) (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 24) 8 1 Russia
3MF Bilge Su Koyun (1999-07-03) 3 July 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor

10 4FW Kristina Bakarandze (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 23) 7 0 Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
11 4FW Mislina Gözükara (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 23) 1 0 Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor

Recent call ups[]

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aytaj Feyzullayeva (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Marxal v.  Moldova, 23 February 2021
GK Elvira Askarzade (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Azerbaijan 8 - İOEUGiM v.  Poland, 23 October 2020

DF Alina Nahmedova (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 17) 0 0 Unknown v.  Moldova, 23 February 2021
DF Neslihan Bozkaya (2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Turkey Kemer FK v.  Poland, 23 October 2020

MF Roza Guliyeva (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 23) 2 0 Kazakhstan Okzhetpes v.  Moldova, 23 February 2021
MF Firangiz Teymurova (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 22) 2 0 Azerbaijan Ugur v.  Moldova, 23 February 2021
MF Rovshana Sardarli (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Turkey Ataşehir Belediyespor v.  Moldova, 23 February 2021

FW Nisrine Maria Zerioul (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Germany v.  Poland, 23 October 2020

Records[]

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 21 August 2021.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Sweden 1995 - - - - - - -
United States 1999 - - - - - - -
United States 2003 - - - - - - -
China 2007 - - - - - - -
Germany 2011 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 2015 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
France 2019 - - - - - - -
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To Be Determined - - - - - - -
Total 0/9 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
United States 1996 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Australia 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
China 2008 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 2012 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Japan 2021 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Total 0/7 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship[]

UEFA Women's Championship record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Denmark 1991 Part of Soviet Union
Italy 1993 Did Not Participate
Germany 1995 Did Not Participate
Norway Sweden 1997 Did Not Participate
Germany 2001 Did Not Participate
England 2005 Did Not Participate
Finland 2009 Did Not Qualify
Sweden 2013 Did Not Participate
Netherlands 2017 Did Not Participate
England 2021 To Be Determined
Total 0/10 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Qadın Futbolu Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
  3. ^ "Milli (qadınlar) yoldaşlıq oyunları keçirəcək". Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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