# Azerbaijan national futsal team

The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. They are ranked 13th in the world, the highest-ranking team from Caucasus in the World Rankings. They are also ranked 7th in Europe on 10 August 2021.
Azerbaijan had never qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup until 2016, but they have participated in the last five editions of the European Championship.

## History
### Recently

Azerbaijan's first appearance at the big level came during the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. They were unbeaten in qualifying and finished second to Portugal in their group, and only then after conceding a late equalizer against the 2007 semi-finalists. Alesio has put together a potent blend of naturalized South Americans and local talent like Vitaliy Borisov and the Brazilian coach and much of the Azerbaijan squad are involved with champion club Araz Naxçivan, who in November won through to this spring's four-team UEFA Futsal Cup finals. Despite finishing in fourth place, Azerbaijan's finals run was the best showing by a debutant since the inaugural UEFA Futsal Championship tournament. Azerbaijan's Biro Jade won the Golden Boot award as joint top scorer with five goals.

## Tournament records
### FIFA Futsal World Cup

| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1989 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Part of CIS | Part of CIS | Part of CIS | Part of CIS | Part of CIS | Part of CIS | Part of CIS |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers | 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group D 3rd place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 22 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group 7 Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group 6 Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Play-offs | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | Squad | Play-offs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group C 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group A 4th place | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 31 |
| Total | Quarterfinals | 1/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | — | 7/8 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 139 | 129 |

### UEFA European Futsal Championship

| UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | UEFA Futsal Euro record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group A 6th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group B Runners-up | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group C 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group E 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group E 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Group D Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 |
| 2010 | 4th Place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | Squad | Group 6 Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Squad | Group 1 Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | Squad | Group 2 Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | Squad | Play-offs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 2018 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Squad | Group 2 Winners | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | Squad | Group 3 Winners | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
| 2026 | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress | Qualification in progress |
| Total | 6/13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 72 | — | 13/13 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 152 | 110 |

### Minor tournament

this table consist of only senior A team Results (not include Youth and club match results)
Four/Three Nations Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2002 Tbilisi Cup | Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 3 |
| 2007 Izmir Cup | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 |
| 2008 Baku Cup | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 2009-1 Baku Cup | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| 2009-2 Baku Cup | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 2011 Baku Cup | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 2012 Baku Cup | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 Baku Cup | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
| 2014 Tashkent Cup | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 2015 Cupa FMF Cup | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10/10 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 108 | 48 | +60 | 58 |
* Source:
* https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212236/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=720
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100118022640/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=7807
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100118020423/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=8305
* https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223856/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=10230
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100106044728/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=12027
* https://web.archive.org/web/20161108195643/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=18825
* https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211959/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=18981

### All time general statistics record/Overview of results

* As a 15 Nov 2016
| Tournament | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| FIFA World Cup Record | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 7 |
| FIFA World Cup Qualification Record | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 92 | 91 | +1 | 31 |
| European Championship Record | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 14 |
| European Championship Qualification Record | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 103 | 73 | +40 | 49 |
| Minor Tournament Record | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 108 | 48 | +60 | 59 |
| Friendly Match Record | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 105 | 90 | +15 | 59 |
| Total | 129 | 65 | 24 | 40 | 475 | 373 | +102 | 219 |
* Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20161116194204/http://www.futsalplanet.com/matches/index.asp

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Kazakhstan on 6 and 11 October 2023. Head coach: Vitaliy Borisov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Emin Kurdov (captain) | (1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 40) | Araz Naxçivan |
| 12 | 1GK | Rovshan Huseynli | (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) | MFC Atyrau |
| 6 | 2DF | Eduardo Borges | (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 37) | Anderlecht |
| 7 | 2DF | Hadi Ahmadi | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) | MFC Aktobe |
| 13 | 2DF | Gallo | (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 (age 36) | Manzanares FS |
| 14 | 2DF | Amadeu | (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) | Araz Naxçivan |
| 17 | 2DF | Amir Shojaei | (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 36) | Neftçi İK |
| 20 | 2DF | Biel | (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) | Doukas |
| 4 | 4FW | Murad Guluzadeh | (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28) | Baku Fire |
| 5 | 4FW | Maneca | (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 27) | Futsal Nyíregyháza |
| 8 | 4FW | Novruz Kazikhanov | (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) | Araz Naxçivan |
| 9 | 4FW | Rafael Vilela | (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) | Anderlecht |
| 10 | 4FW | Felipinho | (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 30) | Araz Naxçivan |
| 11 | 4FW | Khatai Baghirov | (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 37) | Araz Naxçivan |
| 16 | 4FW | Khazar Agalizadeh | (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) | Araz Naxçivan |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Javad Mammadov | (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22) | Baku Fire | v. Poland, 7 March 2023 |
| DF | Oktay Rustamli | (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30) | Baku Fire | v. Netherlands, 20 September 2023 |
| FW | Isa Atayev | (1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 (age 35) | Araz Naxçivan | v. Romania, 15 September 2023 |
| FW | Thiago Bolinha | (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) | Unattached | v. Poland, 7 March 2023 |
| FW | Fineo de Araujo | (1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 37) | Unattached | v. Poland, 7 March 2023 |
| FW | Ramiz Chovdarov | (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 34) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | v. Poland, 7 March 2023 |
| FW | Farid Alakbarov | (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 38) | Baku Fire | v. Poland, 7 October 2022 |
| FW | Fábio Poletto | (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) | Active Network | v. Poland, 7 October 2022 $^{PRE}$ |
| $^{COV}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. $^{INJ}$ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad. $^{RET}$ Retired from international futsal. |||||||

## Managers

* Elman Alakbarov (2008–2009)
* Alesio (2009-2014)
* Tino Perez (2014-2016)
* Miltinho (2016-2017)
* Biro Jade (2017-2018)
* Alesio (2018-2023)
* Vitaliy Borisov (2023-present)