Azerrail Baku

Azerrail Baku
Full name Azerrail Baku
Founded 2000
Ground Palace of Hand Games
(Capacity: 2500)
Chairman Azerbaijan Javid Gurbanov
Manager Azerbaijan Famil Aghayev
Captain Thailand Malika Kanthong
League Azerbaijan Superleague
2017-2018 1st
Uniforms
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Championships
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Azerrail Baku (Azerbaijani: Azərreyl Bakı) is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club based in Baku. Azerrail is an eight time winner of Azerbaijani Championship, as well as the champion of CEV cup in 2002 and Challenge Cup in 2011.

History

In April 2011, club claimed their second Women's CEV Top Teams Cup in their history as they beat Lokomotiv Baku in all Azerbaijani final.[1][2]

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of November 2016.[3]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Azerbaijan Jeyran Aliyeva Libero 1.63 56 3 January 1995
2 United States Martenne Julia Bettendorf Outside Hitter 1.85 75 1 April 1994
3 Azerbaijan Anastasiya Gurbanova Opposite 1.90 78 4 December 1989
5 Thailand Malika Kanthong (c) Outside Hitter 1.77 63 8 January 1987
6 Azerbaijan Ayshan Abdulazimova Middle Blocker 1.83 65 11 April 1993
7 Kenya Mercy Moim Outside Hitter 1.83 70 1 January 1989
9 Montenegro Tatjana Bokan Outside Hitter 1.86 70 9 April 1988
10 Serbia Danica Radenković Setter 1.84 75 9 October 1992
11 Azerbaijan Katerina Zhidkova Outside Hitter 1.89 75 28 September 1989
12 Azerbaijan Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 65 29 January 1984
14 Hungary Edina Dobi Middle Blocker 1.90 70 22 October 1987
15 Azerbaijan Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 70 7 December 1988
18 Azerbaijan Shafagat Habibova Setter 1.78 70 3 August 1991

Honours

Many awards of Azerrail
  • CEV Cup:
    • Winner: 2001-2002
    • Third place : 1992-1993
  • Challenge Cup
    • Winner: 2010-2011
  • Azerbaijan Superleague:
    • Winners (8): 2002-03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2015–16, 2017-18
    • Runners-up (3): 2008-09, 2010–11, 2016–17
    • Third (2): 2012-13, 2014–15

Notes

  1. Stephanie Enright left the club in December 2015.[4]
  2. Haley Eckerman left the club in December 2015.[5]
  3. Carla Rueda left the club in March 2015.
  4. Jeyran Aliyeva left the club in March 2014.
  5. Kseniya Poznyak arrived in January 2013.
  6. Indre Sorokaite arrived in December 2012.
  7. Tina Lipicer left the club in January 2013.
  8. Riikka Lehtonen arrived in January 2013.
  9. Riikka Lehtonen left the club in March 2013.
  10. Caroline Wensink left the club in March 2013.
  11. Ana Grbac left the club in March 2013.
  12. Karolina Kosek arrived in January 2012.
  13. Pelin Celik arrived in February 2012.
  14. Nootsara Tomkom arrived in January 2011.
  15. Angela McGinnis left the club in January 2011.
  16. Martina Nosekova left the club in February 2011.

References

  1. "Azerrail BAKU wins second European trophy in history". Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  2. "Challenge Cup Azerrail Bakü'nün". Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  3. "Azerrail Baku - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. Ayala Gordián, José (23 December 2015). "Razones para estar conectados a la temporada 2016 del Voleibol Femenino". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. "Leonas de Ponce anuncian sus dos refuerzos". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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