# Azerbaijan women's national football team

The Azerbaijan women's national football team represents Azerbaijan in international women's football. They are currently 79th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Azerbaijan has never qualified for any international tournament. 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 Shamil Haydarov and captained by Kifayat Osmanova, losing 4–1 with its first goal scored by Svetlana Milyukhina, 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

### 2025

* Azerbaijan Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

## 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 |
| Shamil Haydarov | 2006–2017 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Siyasat Asgarov | 20??–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were part of the squad ahead of the Friendly match against Russia in December 2024.
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 27) | 26 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
| | 1GK | Gunay İsmayilova | (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | Amed |
| 4 | 2DF | Nigar Mirzaliyeva | (2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22) | 26 | 0 | Zenit |
| 23 | 2DF | Fidan Jafarova | (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Nuxa FC |
| | 2DF | Zhala Mahsimova | (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28) | 20 | 0 | Amed |
| 5 | 2DF | Ayshan Ahmadova | (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) | 23 | 2 | PAOK |
| 18 | 2DF | Alina Dorofeeva | (1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 26) | 15 | 1 | Yenisey |
| 12 | 2DF | Milana Rahimova | (2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Ünye Gücü |
| 12 | 2DF | Aysun Muradova | | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3MF | Male Mollayeva | (1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26) | 18 | 1 | 8-iOEUGiM |
| 15 | 2DF | Kamilla Mammadova | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28) | 11 | 0 | Asya Spor Kulübü |
| 11 | 3MF | Vüsalə Seyfəddinova | (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) | 25 | 2 | Fomget Gençlik ve Spor |
| 8 | 3MF | Firangiz Teymurova | (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | 8-iOEUGiM |
| 9 | 3MF | Coşqunə Əliyeva | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor |
| 2 | 3MF | Diana Mammadova | (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26) | 19 | 1 | Yenisey |
| 17 | 3MF | Vusala Hajiyeva | (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 25) | 21 | 0 | Amed |
| 21 | 3MF | Aysun Aliyeva (captain) | (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27) | 8 | 1 | Çaykur Rizespor |
| | 3MF | Ayşən Salamzadə | | | | |
| | 3MF | Fatimeyi-Zəhra Hüseynli | | | | |
| 21 | 3MF | Sevinc Fəttazada | | | | |
| 9 | 4FW | Sevinj Jafarzade | (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30) | 16 | 2 | Krasnodar |
| 10 | 4FW | Kristina Bakarandze | (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26) | 25 | 3 | Galatasaray |

### 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 | Göknur Güleryüz | (2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Fenerbahçe | v. Montenegro,26 September 2023 |
| GK | Nargiz Aliyeva | (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Fatih Vatan Spor | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| GK | Mehriban Shahmammadova | | | | | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| DF | Nargiz Hajiyeva | (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) | 21 | 0 | Ataşehir Belediyespor | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| DF | Yeliz Açar | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27) | 21 | 0 | Fatih Vatan Spor | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Sona Rahimova | (2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Amed | v. Faroe Islands,5 December 2023 |
| MF | Peritan Bozdağ | (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) | 17 | 2 | Fatih Vatan Spor | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Esra Manya | (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25) | 5 | | Beşiktaş | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Nazlıcan Parlak | (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31) | 20 | 1 | Galatasaray | v. Portugal,29 October 2024 |

## 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 | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1991 | 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 | qual. | 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 |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | qual. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 60 | −58 |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | qual. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | qual. | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 76 | −69 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2020 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify | Unable to qualify |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA Women's Championship

| UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Q | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | P/R | Rnk |
| 1984 to 1991 | 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 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1995 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | qual. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | – | – |
| 2013 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2017 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | qual. | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | qual. | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 35 | −33 | – | – |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | qual. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | –19 | | 29th |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 66 | −57 | 29th | 29th |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record :
| Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk |
| 2023–24 | C | 3 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | | 37th |
| 2025 | C | 4 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 37th | 37th |
| | Promoted at end of season |
| | No movement at end of season |
| | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |