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1 UEFA U-21 record  




2 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship  


2.1  Group A  






3 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship  




4 UEFA Under-21 Qualification  




5 Schedule and results  


5.1  2016  




5.2  2017  




5.3  2018  




5.4  2019  




5.5  2020  






6 Players  


6.1  Current squad  




6.2  Recent call-ups  






7 Coaching staff  




8 Manager history  




9 See also  




10 References  













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 coachSamir Aliyev
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[edit]

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship[edit]

Group A[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Norway 10 8 0 2 26 11 +15 24 Final tournament — 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0
    2  Croatia 10 7 1 2 25 10 +15 22 Play-offs 3–2 — 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–0
    3  Finland 10 6 1 3 18 13 +5 19 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 3–0 1–0
    4  Austria 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9 16 2–1 1–3 2–3 — 6–0 2–0
    5  Azerbaijan 10 2 1 7 12 24 −12 7 1–2 1–5 1–1 0–3 — 3–0
    6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 0 32 −32 0 0–5 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–5 —
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

    2025 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship[edit]

    UEFA Under-21 Qualification[edit]

    # Year M W D L GF GA GD
    1 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    2 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    3 1982 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    4 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    5 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    6 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    7 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    8 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship DNE
    9 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification DNE
    10 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 1 0 9 5 36 -31
    11 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 1 6 5 20 -15
    13 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 3 5 4 17 -13
    14 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 0 0 8 0 22 -22
    15 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 1 17 -16
    16 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
    17 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 6 21 -15
    18 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 1 1 6 8 19 -11
    19 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 2 1 5 6 18 -12
    20 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 8 2 1 5 9 15 -6
    21 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 3 5 8 19 -11
    22 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 0 3 7 6 27 -21
    23 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 0 8 6 18 -12
    24 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification 10 2 1 7 12 24 -12
    25 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification TBC
    Total 16/25 122 15 20 87 77 278 -201

    Schedule and results[edit]

    2016[edit]

    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[edit]

    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
    		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[edit]

    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
    		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)

    2019[edit]

    6 June 2019 (2019-06-06) 2021 UEFA Q Liechtenstein  1–0  Azerbaijan Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen
    19:00
    		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
  • Bugridze 73'
  • Arabidze 84'
    		•
    10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) 2021 UEFA Q France  5–0  Azerbaijan Stade de l'Épopée, Calais
    21:00
  • 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
    		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)

    2020[edit]

    7 September 2020 (2020-09-07) 2021 UEFA Q Azerbaijan  1–2  France Kapital Bank Arena, Sumgayit
    (AZT) Bayramov 90' Report
  • Gouiri 83'
    		•  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
  • Mesík 90+3'
    		•  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)
    		Report Attendance: 0
    Referee: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (Belarus)
    12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) 2021 UEFA Q Switzerland  2–1  Azerbaijan Stockhorn Arena, Thun
    19:00
  • Stojilković 90+1'
    		•  Report
    		Attendance: 0
    Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)

    Players[edit]

    Current squad[edit]

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
    1 1GK Rüstam Samiqullin (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
    12 1GK Sahib Hasanov (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Azerbaijan Shamakhi
    22 1GK Rza Jafarov (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi
    2 2DF Abdulla Rzayev (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22) 4 0 Azerbaijan Kapaz
    3 2DF Şirxan Hasanzada (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
    13 2DF Mirali Ahmadov (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Azerbaijan Sabail
    14 2DF Hüseyn Babayev (2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi
    15 2DF Süleyman Damadayev (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
    16 2DF İbrahim Ramazanov (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
    23 2DF Samet Karakoç (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Turkey Ispartaspor
    24 2DF Xayyam Hüseynov (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz
    4 3MF Mahir Hasanov (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Azerbaijan Kapaz
    5 3MF Nazim Hasanzada (2002-07-27) 27 July 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Latvia Daugavpils
    6 3MF Ramin Nasirli (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Latvia Daugavpils
    8 3MF Farid Yusifli (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi
    10 3MF Veysal Rzayev (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 21) 5 0 Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz
    18 3MF Nihad Faracli (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Germany TuS Koblenz
    19 3MF Samir Abdullayev (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) 4 1 Azerbaijan Sabail
    21 3MF Elçin Qasımov (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz
    7 4FW Camal Cafarov (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 22) 5 1 Azerbaijan Sabah
    11 4FW Samir Maharramli (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Azerbaijan Kapaz
    17 4FW Murad Valiyev (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Estonia Levadia Tallinn
    20 4FW Emil Safarov (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Azerbaijan Gabala

    Recent call-ups[edit]

    The following players have also been called up to the Azerbaijan under-21 team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

    Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
    GK Akpar Valiyev (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Azerbaijan Shamakhi v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    GK Yusif Imanov (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    GK Eldar Tagizade (2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Clermont Foot v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    DF Ismayil Zulfugarli (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23) 9 1 Azerbaijan Neftçi v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    DF Rufat Ahmadov (2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 21) 2 0 Azerbaijan Gabala v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    DF Nihad Guliyev (2001-07-19) 19 July 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    DF Rahim Cafarli (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    MF Sabuhi Abdullazade (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 22) 15 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    MF Adilkhan Garahmadov (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Azerbaijan Sabail v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    MF Jeyhun Nuriyev (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    FW Musa Gurbanli (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) 13 4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Norway, 14 June 2022
    FW Ildar Alekperov (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Azerbaijan Sabah v.  Norway, 14 June 2022

    Coaching staff[edit]

    Position Name
    Head coach Azerbaijan Samir Aliyev
    Assistant coach Azerbaijan Emin Imamaliev
    Azerbaijan Araz Gulamov
    Goalkeeping coach Azerbaijan Uzeyir Ibrahimov

    Manager history[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "MİLLİ KOMANDALAR / AZƏRBAYCAN U-21 / OYUNÇULAR" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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