# Azerbaijan national under-17 football team

The Azerbaijan national under-17 football team represents Azerbaijan in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

## Competition history

In 2014, the team, under the management of Mirbaghir Isayev, managed to qualify for the Elite Round of the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification stage due to being one of the best third-placed teams in the first qualification round. The team also qualified for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship after being selected as hosts.

## UEFA European Football Championship record
### Under-16 format

| Finals record | Finals record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1994 | did not enter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 1999 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 2000 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Total | 0/8 | Best: 2 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | −13 |

### Under-17 format

| Finals record | Finals record | | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | Elite Round | | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | Elite Round | | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | Elite Round | | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | Elite Round | | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | Elite Round | | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2016 | Round 1 | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches | Azerbaijan abandoned all matches |
| 2023 | did not qualify | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 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 | 1/22 | | Best: 3 | 72 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 67 | 146 |
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Performance in recent competitions
### Group 9

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Elite round |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

## Results

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

## Current squad

* The following players were called up for the training matches.
* Match dates: 23-26 Marches 2025
* Opposition: Belarus
* Caps and goals correct as of: 16 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nurəziz Əzizov | (2009-09-04) 4 September 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Neftçi |
| 2 | | Addis İsmayılov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Marcet |
| 3 | 2DF | Zeyd Nəsirulla | (2009-03-31) 31 March 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Herta 03 Zehlendorf |
| 4 | | Atacan Məmmədov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Marcet |
| 5 | | Rəşad Gülüşov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 6 | 2DF | Uğur Qurbanlı | (2010-04-03) 3 April 2010 (age 14) | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |
| 7 | | Toğrul Mehdizadə | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 8 | | Hüseyn Bayramov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |
| 9 | | Məhəmməd Mədətov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 10 | | Fərid Cavadlı | unknown | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |
| 11 | | Allahverdi Şirinov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Gabala |
| 12 | | Musa Mustafayev | unknown | 0 | 0 | Zirə |
| 13 | | Nihad Cəfərzadə | unknown | 0 | 0 | Sabah |
| 14 | | Nihat Şirinzadə | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 15 | 3MF | Nihad Hüseynzadə | (2010-08-03) 3 August 2010 (age 14) | 0 | 0 | Sabah |
| 16 | 4FW | Əli Bəşirov | (2010-06-26) 26 June 2010 (age 14) | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |
| 17 | | Kanan İsmailov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |
| 18 | | Samir Şərifov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 19 | | Pünhan Kərimov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Marcet |
| 20 | | Nicat Kərimov | unknown | 0 | 0 | Vətən |
| 21 | | Riad Qaradağlı | unknown | 0 | 0 | Qarabağ |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ilham Yadullayev |
| Assistant coach | Alexander Gross Namig Adilov |
| Goalkeeping coach | Etibar Tanriverdiyev |

## Manager history

* Nicolai Adam (2014)
* Mirbaghir Isayev (2014–2015)
* Tabriz Hasanov (2015–2016)
* Vugar Mammad (2016)
* Mirbaghir Isayev (2017)
* Ramin Guliyev (2018)
* Vugar Mammad (2019–present)

## Former squads
### UEFA European Under-17

* 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Azerbaijan

## Achievements

* Winner of President's Cup Kazakhstan: 2011
* 3rd of Caspian Cup: 2011
* 2nd of Caspian Cup: 2012
* 2nd of Caspian Cup: 2013