List of Azerbaijan international footballers
The Azerbaijan national football team has represented Azerbaijan in international association football since 1992, after the country declared independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to this, Azerbaijani players had represented the Soviet Union national football team. Azerbaijan played their first official international match on 17 September 1992 in a friendly against neighbouring country Georgia which ended in a 6–3 defeat for Azerbaijan.[1][2] They are governed by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) and compete as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel, after becoming members in 1994, also joining FIFA the same year.[3][4] As of October 2018, Azerbaijan have played 238 international matches since their debut, winning 46, drawing 65 and losing 127.[2] Azerbaijan have played Moldova and Uzbekistan most frequently, meeting each side ten times.[2] In global and continental competitions, Azerbaijan have competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup, since 1994, and the UEFA European Championship, since 1996, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals.[5][6]
Defender Rashad Sadygov is Azerbaijan's most capped player of all time and is the only player to have accumulated 100 caps for the national team.[7][8] As of October 2018, Sadygov has played 110 times for the country having made his debut in 2001, against Sweden,[9] and received his last cap in 2017.[10] Gurban Gurbanov, who accumulated 66 caps during his international career, is the country's highest scorer of all time with 12 goals and is the only player to have scored ten or more goals for Azerbaijan as of October 2018.[11]
The first player to accumulate 25 caps for Azerbaijan was Tarlan Ahmadov, on 2 April 1997 in a 2–1 defeat to Finland.[12] He finished his career with 74 caps for the national team,[13] holding the cap record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Aslan Kerimov who earned 78 caps before retiring.[14] In September 2012, the current holder Sadygov overtook Kerimov's cap record and went on to reach 100 caps in October 2015.[10]
List
Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by number of caps. If the number of caps are equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 14 October 2018.
Note: Azerbaijan have played three matches that are not recognised by FIFA as full internationals but are counted by the AFFA. These caps are not counted in the table below and the notes column lists which players appeared in the matches. The matches are:
- A match against Kazakhstan U21 on 8 June 1993.[15]
- A match against a Cyprus XI on 20 February 1996, that was not designated as the official Cypriot team.[16]
- A match against Iran U23 on 8 August 2002.[17]
Key | |
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Still active for the national team[lower-alpha 1] | |
Player is tied for the number of caps | |
GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
No. | Name | Position | National team career |
Caps | Goals | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rashad Sadygov* | DF | 2001–2017 | 110 | 5 | [lower-alpha 2] |
2= | Kamran Aghayev* | GK | 2008–2018 | 78 | 0 | |
Aslan Kerimov | DF | 1994–2008 | 78 | 0 | [lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4] | |
4 | Mahir Shukurov* | DF | 2004–2014 | 76 | 4 | |
5 | Tarlan Ahmadov | DF | 1992–2005 | 73 | 0 | [lower-alpha 2] |
6 | Mahmud Gurbanov | MF | 1994–2008 | 70 | 1 | [lower-alpha 2] |
7 | Gurban Gurbanov | FW | 1992–2005 | 66 | 12 | [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] |
8 | Emin Agayev | DF | 1992–2005 | 65 | 1 | |
9 | Vüqar Nadirov* | FW | 2004–2015 | 61 | 4 | |
10 | Rahid Amirguliyev* | MF | 2007–2018 | 60 | 3 | |
11 | Vagif Javadov* | FW | 2006–2014 | 58 | 9 | |
12 | Ruslan Abışov* | DF | 2009–2018 | 56 | 4 | |
13= | Aleksandr Chertoganov* | MF | 2006–2012 | 54 | 0 | |
Javid Huseynov* | MF | 2008–2018 | 54 | 2 | ||
15= | Maksim Medvedev* | DF | 2009–2018 | 51 | 3 | |
Emin Quliyev | MF | 2000–2008 | 51 | 3 | [lower-alpha 2] | |
17 | Rauf Aliyev* | FW | 2010–2018 | 47 | 7 | |
18= | Samir Abbasov* | DF | 2004–2010 | 46 | 0 | |
Gara Garayev* | MF | 2013–2018 | 46 | 0 | ||
Kamal Guliyev | MF | 2000–2005 | 46 | 0 | [lower-alpha 2] | |
21 | Vyacheslav Lychkin | MF | 1995–2001 | 45 | 4 | |
22 | Emin Imamaliev | MF | 2000–2007 | 44 | 0 | [lower-alpha 2] |
23 | Arif Asadov | DF | 1993–2002 | 43 | 0 | [lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] |
24= | Rail Malikov* | DF | 2004–2011 | 40 | 0 | |
Branimir Subašić* | FW | 2007–2013 | 40 | 7 | ||
Zaur Tagizade | MF | 1997–2008 | 40 | 6 | ||
27= | Rasim Abuşev | MF | 1993–1999 | 39 | 3 | [lower-alpha 4] |
Afran Ismayilov* | MF | 2010–2018 | 39 | 5 | ||
29 | Elnur Allahverdiyev* | DF | 2008–2014 | 38 | 0 | |
30 | Elvin Mammadov* | MF | 2008–2017 | 37 | 7 | |
31= | Badavi Huseynov* | DF | 2012–2018 | 35 | 0 | |
Dimitrij Nazarov* | FW | 2014–2018 | 35 | 6 | ||
Vidadi Rzayev | MF | 1992–2001 | 35 | 5 | [lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 4] | |
34= | Samir Aliyev | FW | 1997–2007 | 34 | 4 | |
Yunis Hüseynov | FW | 1993–1998 | 34 | 4 | ||
Jahangir Hasanzade | GK | 1998–2007 | 34 | 0 | ||
Vadim Vasilyev | FW | 1999–2004 | 34 | 2 | [lower-alpha 2] | |
Ilham Yadullayev | DF | 1998–2004 | 34 | 0 | [lower-alpha 2] | |
39= | Farrukh Ismayilov | FW | 1998–2007 | 33 | 5 | |
Dmitry Kramarenko | GK | 1992–2005 | 33 | 0 | ||
41 | Farhad Valiyev* | GK | 2006–2010 | 32 | 0 | |
42= | Elmar Bakhshiev | MF | 2004–2014 | 30 | 0 | |
Ilgar Gurbanov* | DF | 2004–2018 | 30 | 1 | ||
44= | Araz Abdullayev* | MF | 2008–2018 | 29 | 3 | |
Ruslan Musayev | MF | 1997–2004 | 29 | 0 | [lower-alpha 2] | |
46= | Rufat Quliyev | MF | 1997–2003 | 28 | 0 | |
Volodimir Levin* | DF | 2008–2013 | 28 | 0 | ||
Saşa Yunisoğlu | DF | 2007–2011 | 28 | 0 | ||
49 | Rashad Sadiqov* | MF | 2010–2015 | 26 | 0 | |
50= | Aftandil Hajiyev | DF | 2000–2006 | 25 | 0 | |
Nadir Nabiyev | FW | 2002–2006 | 25 | 3 | [lower-alpha 2] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Played in match against Iran U23 that is not recognised by FIFA.
- ↑ RSSSF attributes Kerimov with one goal but all other sources award the goal to Kanan Karimov.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Played in match against a Cyprus XI that is not recognised by FIFA.
- 1 2 3 Played in match against Kazakhstan U21 that is not recognised by FIFA.
References
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Azerbaijan". eloratings.net. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- 1 2 3 Courtney, Barrie; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Azerbaijan – List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Recent strides bode well for Azerbaijan". UEFA. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan". FIFA. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Azerbaijan". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ Lahiri, Debjit. "Indian national team: Know your rivals Azerbaijan". goal.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- 1 2 Mamrud, Roberto. "Azerbaijan – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "The Remaining Active Players With 100 or More International Caps". Sports Illustrated. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ "Northern Ireland v Azerbaijan Preview". Irish Football Association. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- 1 2 Mamrud, Roberto. "Rashad Farhad Sadygov – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Gurban Gurbanov – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Tərlan Əhmədov". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Tarlan Akhmedov– International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Aslan Kerimov – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan* v Azerbaijan". eu-football.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Cyprus* v Azerbaijan". eu-football.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ Morrison, Neil. "2002 matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 June 2018.