Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

Azerbaijan Under-21
Nickname(s)	Milli (The National Team)
Association	Association of Football; Federations of Azerbaijan
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Rashad Sadygov
Captain	Bahlul Mustafazade
Most caps	Tarlan Guliyev (18)
Top scorer	Mahir Madatov (5)
FIFA code	AZE
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Azerbaijan 3–0 Israel ; (Baku, Azerbaijan; 3 September 2014)

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

1978 - 1991: part of USSR
1992 - 1994: did not participate
1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
1998: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2007: Lost in preliminary round.
2009: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
2011: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
2013: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
2017: 4th of 6 in qualification group.

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany (Q)	9	7	1	1	31	7	+24	22	Final tournament	—	2–1	16 Oct	1–0	3–0	6–1
2	Norway (E)	9	4	2	3	14	12	+2	14		3–1	—	2–1	0–3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0–0	16 Oct
3	Republic of Ireland (E)	9	4	2	3	12	13	−1	14		0–6	0–0	—	1–0	4–0	1–0
4	Kosovo (E)	9	3	3	3	9	9	0	12		0–0	3–2	1–1	—	0–4	2–0
5	Israel (E)	9	3	2	4	14	18	−4	11		2–5	1–3	3–1	16 Oct	—	3–1
6	Azerbaijan (E)	9	0	2	7	5	26	−21	2		0–7	1–3	1–3	0–0	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who was ineligible after being suspended due to cards in his U-19 tournament match.^[1]^[2]

Schedule and results

2016

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

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	Hartel 2', 46', 58' Amiri 14' Seydel 28' Klostermann 60' Öztunalı 84'	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

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	v	Azerbaijan	Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the UEFA Euro U21 Championship qualification match Norway on 16 October 2018.
Caps and goals as September 11, 2018 after the game against Norway.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Suleyman Suleymanov	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998	0	0	Sumgayit
12	1GK	Kamran Ibrahimov	(1999-06-07) 7 June 1999	7	0	Neftçi
22	1GK	Aydin Bayramov	(1996-02-18) 18 February 1996	0	0	Sabah

2	2DF	Sertan Tashkin	(1997-10-08) 8 October 1997	16	1	Keşla
3	2DF	Anton Krivotsyuk	(1998-08-20) 20 August 1998	10	1	Neftçi
5	2DF	Elvin Sarkarov	(1997-02-24) 24 February 1997	5	0	Neftçi
18	2DF	Amin Seydiyev	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998	0	0	Gabala
20	2DF	Yusif Nabiyev	(1997-09-03) 3 September 1997	8	0	Sumgayit
	2DF	Bahlul Mustafazade (C)	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997	14	0	Gabala
	2DF	Omar Buludov	(1998-12-15) 15 December 1998	5	0	Neftçi
	2DF	Elvin Damirov	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998	0	0	Sumgayit

4	3MF	Eltun Turabov	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997	5	0	Sabah
6	3MF	Hajiagha Hajili	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998	8	0	Qarabağ
7	3MF	Farid Nabiyev	(1999-07-22) 22 July 1999	3	0	Slavia Prague B
8	3MF	Budag Nasirov	(1996-07-15) 15 July 1996	11	0	Zira
9	3MF	Fahmin Muradbayli	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996	16	0	Sabail
10	3MF	Gismat Aliyev	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996	13	0	Gabala
11	3MF	Baris Ekincier	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999	2	1	Bochum
13	3MF	Zija Azizov	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998	4	0	NEC Nijmegen
16	3MF	Ismayil Ibrahimli	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	7	0	Qarabağ
17	3MF	Ozan Kökcü	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998	9	0	Giresunspor
21	3MF	Ilkin Muradov	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996	9	0	Zira
	3MF	Suleyman Ahmadov	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999	0	0	Sumgayit

	4FW	Rovlan Muradov	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998	0	0	Qarabağ

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Nijat Mehbaliyev	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000	0	0	Qarabağ	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
GK	Abdulla Seyidahmadov	(1997-04-06) 6 April 1997	2	0	Zira	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
GK	Huseynali Guliyev	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999	0	0	Sabah	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
GK	Murad Popov	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999	0	0	Gabala	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
GK	Mustafa Özhitay	(1996-01-18) 18 January 1996	7	0	Eichstätt	v. Kosovo, November 14, 2017

DF	Ibrahim Huseynov	(2000-02-24) 24 February 2000	0	0	Qarabağ	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
DF	Murad Gayali	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999	2	0	Keşla	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
DF	Jabir Amirli	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997	1	0	Keşla	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
DF	Ilyas Safarzade	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996	5	1	Kapaz	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
DF	Asgar Huseynov	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999	1	0	Neftçi	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
DF	Yusif Jafarov	(1998-07-07) 7 July 1998	0	0	Kapaz	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
DF	Serkan Baloğlu	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997	7	0	Eyüpspor	v. Kosovo, November 14, 2017

MF	Murtuz Abakarov	(1998-03-21) 21 March 1998	0	0	Sabail	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
MF	Shakir Seyidov	(2000-12-31) 31 December 2000	1	0	Sabah	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
MF	Rustam Nuriyev	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000	0	0	Gabala	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
MF	Toral Bayramov	(2001-02-23) 23 February 2001	0	0	Qarabağ	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
MF	Rafael Maharramli	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999	2	0	Qarabağ	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
MF	Nijat Suleymanov	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998	2	0	Qarabağ	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
MF	Samir Gurbanov	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001	0	0	Gabala	v. Kosovo, March 22, 2018 ^PRE
MF	Elvin Jafarguliyev	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000	0	0	Qarabağ	v. Kosovo, March 22, 2018 ^PRE
MF	Khayal Najafov	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997	5	0	Sumgayit	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
MF	Murad Khachayev	(1998-04-14) 14 April 1998	1	0	Sumgayit	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
MF	Oleg Huseynov	(1997-02-13) 13 February 1997	0	0	Keşla	v. Kosovo, November 14, 2017

FW	Ulvi Iskandarov	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997	4	1	Sumgayit	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
FW	Renat Dadashov	(1999-05-17) 17 May 1999	4	2	Estoril	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
FW	Murad Mahmudov	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000	2	0	FSV Frankfurt	v. Norway, September 11, 2018
FW	Ehtiram Shahverdiyev	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996	13	1	Sumgayit	v. Hungary, June 8, 2018
FW	Mahir Madatov	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997	11	5	Qarabağ	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
FW	Ramil Sheydayev	(1996-03-15) 15 March 1996	3	0	Krylia Sovetov	v. Republic of Ireland, March 27, 2018
FW	Elnur Jafarov	(1997-03-28) 28 March 1997	17	4	Keşla	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
FW	Famil Jamalov	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998	2	0	Qarabağ	v. Albania, January 26, 2018
FW	Alibey Mammadli	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997	7	0	Sabah	v. Kosovo, November 14, 2017
FW	Ilkin Sadigov	(1997-09-12) 12 September 1997	2	0	Turan-Tovuz	v. Kosovo, November 14, 2017

Notes

^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury.
^PRE = Preliminary squad

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Rashad Sadygov
Assistant coach	Zaur Hashimov Borce Hristov
Goalkeeping coach	Faig Azizov
Fitness coach	Vladislav Yanush

Manager history

Nazim Aliyev (2006)
Shakir Garibov (2007–2008)
Bernhard Lippert (2008–2014)
Yashar Vahabzade (2015–2017)
Samir Alakbarov (2017)
Rashad Sadygov (2018–present)

References

↑ "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.
↑ "NFF har tatt grep etter Kristoffer Ajer-brøleren" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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[table_note_NOR_KOS0.41611761758855-3] The Norway v Kosovo match originally ended with a 5–0 win for Norway, but was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Kosovo, after UEFA concluded that Norway had played Kristoffer Ajer in this match, who was ineligible after being suspended due to cards in his U-19 tournament match.^[1]^[2]

[norway_v_kosovo-1] "UEFA confirms: Kosovo wins three points on table against Norway". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 July 2017.

[2] "NFF har tatt grep etter Kristoffer Ajer-brøleren" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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