Araz Naxçivan

This article is about the futsal club. For the football club, see Araz-Naxçıvan PFK.

Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.^[1] The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, as they won ten consecutive Premier League titles from 2004 to 2014.^[2]

Araz Naxçıvan

Full name	Araz Minifutbol Klubu
Founded	2004
Ground	Palace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Ramin Akhdundov
Manager	Shahin Mamedov
Coach	vacant
League	Premier League
Home colours Away colours

Araz is one of the strongest teams in Europe, having reached UEFA Futsal Cup semi finals two times.

History

Araz Naxçivan founded in 2004 to replace a defunct football club in Azerbaijan Premier League and have dominated futsal in Azerbaijan ever since.^[3]

The team made their UEFA Futsal Cup debut in 2005, picking up four points from three first qualifying round games but the following season they reached the Elite round.^[3]

Araz reached semi-finals in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2010 but lost out to Interviú FS.^[4][5] However, clinched third place after winning in penalties against Luparense.^[6][7] The club's players and coach Alesio, constituted the major part of the Azerbaijan squad that made their UEFA European Futsal Championship debut in 2010, reaching the semi-finals in Hungary.^[3]

In 2014, the club repeated their success by gaining third place in UEFA Futsal Cup.^[8]

In September 2024, the club's contract with head coach Vitaliy Borisov was mutually terminated, and the role of interim head coach was temporarily assigned to Serbian specialist Predrag Rayić.^[9]

Honours

National

Source:^[10]

• 17 Premier League : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
• 14 Futsal Cup : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

International

• UEFA Futsal Cup:
  • 3rd place (2): 2010, 2014

Current squad

As of 10 November 2024^[11]

#	Position	Name	Nationality
1	Goalkeeper	Emin Kurdov
	Goalkeeper	Ali Guliyev
7	Defender	Romao Lucas
	Winger	Giovanny Valerio
	Winger	Lazar Milosavljevic
	Winger	Caique Aledes De Oliveira
	Winger	Ramazan Atakishiyev
	Defender	Alisson Damasceno
	Defender	Imameli Huseynov
	Defender	Nurlan Mammmadov
14	Defender	Khazar Agalizadeh
17	Defender	Emil Hasanzadeh
9	Winger	Novruz Kazıkhanov
	Defender	Gudrat Gasimzade
	Winger	Amirhossein Rasouli
	Defender	Ali Rostami

Notable players

• Andrey Tveryankin
• Serjão
• Rizvan Farzaliyev
• Thiago Paz
• Vitaliy Borisov
• Biro Jade
• Marko Perić
• Adriano Foglia
• Kristjan Čujec
• Matej Klár

UEFA Club Competitions record

Appearances: 16

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Opponent	Result	Venue (Host City)	Qualified
2005/06	UEFA Futsal Cup	First Round (Group 5)		Morlanwelz	4–4	Sportska Dvorana Bijeli Brijeg (Mostar)	3rd place
				Karaka Mostar	2–4
				De Hommel	3–0
2006/07	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 2)		MNK Split	5–3	Arena Gripe (Split)	1st place
				Athina 90	5–1
				Skövde AIK	10–4
		Elite Round (Group C)		Clearex Chorzów	3–3	MORiS Hall (Chorzów)	4th place
				Action 21	4–6
				Marbo	1–3
2007/08	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 3)		Luparense	0–3	Baku Sports Palace (Baku)	3rd place
				Camelot Chișinău	4–1
				Slov-Matic	3–4
2008/09	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 6)		Skövde AIK	11–2	Baku Sports Palace (Baku)	1st place
				Nadin Sofia	6–1
				Slov-Matic	4–2
		Elite Round (Group C)		Nacional Zagreb	4–3	Dom Sportova (Zagreb)	2nd place
				Dinamo Moskva	2–4
				Odorheiu Secuiesc	6–4
2009/10	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 5)		Omonia	4–1	Mate Parlov Sport Centre (Pula)	1st place
				Kolubara	4–0
				MNK Potpićan	4–4
		Elite Round (Group D)		Nikars Riga	7–1	Baku Sports Palace (Baku)	1st place
				Athina 90	7–0
				AFC Kairat	4–3
		Semifinals		Inter Movistar	2–5	Altice Arena (Lisbon)
		3rd Place Match		Luparense	2–2 (5–4 p)		3rd Place
2010/11	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 3)		Sporting Fingal	7–4	Sala Sporturilor (Târgu Mureş)	1st place
				Nikars Riga	7–2
				City'US Târgu Mureş	3–1
		Elite Round (Group 2)		Ararat	2–1	Palace of Sporting Games (Yekaterinburg)	3rd place
				Montesilvano	2–2
				Viz-Sinara	2–3
2011/12	UEFA Futsal Cup	Elite Round (Group B)		CF Eindhoven	5–3	Palau Blaugrana (Barcelona)	2nd place
				Era-Pack Chrudim	3–4
				FC Barcelona	2–2
2012/13	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 6)		EID Futsal	0–5	Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok (Győr)	2nd place
				CF Eindhoven	4–3
				Győri ETO FC	5–5
		Elite Round (Group A)		FC Litija	3–5	Tri Lilije Hall (Laško)	3rd place
				FC Barcelona	1–7
				MNK Split	5–1
2013/14	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 6)		Athina 90	5–1	Sala Sporturilor (Târgu Mureş)	1st place
				Châtelineau Futsal	3–1
				City'US Târgu Mureş	3–3
		Elite Round (Group D)		CF Eindhoven	6–3	Municipal Sports Complex (Almada)	1st place
				Győri ETO FC	5–0
				Sporting CP	6–3
		Semifinals		FC Barcelona	4–4 (2–4 p)	Sarhadchi Sports Centre (Baku)
		3rd Place Match		Kairat Almaty	6–4		3rd Place
2014/15	UEFA Futsal Cup	Elite Round (Group B)		Slov-Matic	3–4	Sportovní hala Dašická (Pardubice)	4th place
				MFK Dina Moskva	4–5
				Era-Pack Chrudim	0–6
2016/17	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 2)		Tbilisi State University	7–1	Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (Skopje)	1st place
				FC Feniks	1–0
				Železarec Skopje	15–4
		Elite Round (Group B)		Nacional Zagreb	1–2	Dom Sportova (Zagreb)	3rd place
				Ugra Yugorsk	0–4
				Hamburg Panthers	5–1
2017/18	UEFA Futsal Cup	Main Round (Group 8)		Mostar Stari Grad	5–2	Sports Hall (Deva)	2nd place
				Luxol St Andrews	6–4
				Autobergamo Deva	3–6
2018/19	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Main Round (Group 8)		Vytis	0–1	Športová hala Aréna Lučenec (Lučenec)	3rd place
				Valletta	1–1
				FK Lučenec	2–5
2019/20	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Main Round (Group 2)		Halle-Gooik	1–5	Sportcomplex De Bres (Halle)	4th place
				Benfica	0–7
				Prodexim Kherson	3–8
2020/21	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round		AEK	3–3 (3-4 p)	Dais Sports Hall (Athens)
2021/22	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round (Group F)		Europa FC	9–2	Salaspils Sporta Nams (Salaspils)	2nd place
				Kampuksen Dynamo	4–4
				FK Raba	8–4
		Main Round (Group 6)		Uragan	1–2	Hall IF College of Physical Education (Ivano-Frankivsk)	2nd place
				United Galati	5–3
				FC Liqeni	6–6
2022/23	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Main Round (Group 5)		Örebro SK	2–5	USCR Midhat Hujdur-Hujka (Mostar)	4th place
				Loznica-Grad	1–4
				Mostar SG	2–3
2023/24	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round (Group A)		Istanbul Şişli	9–1	Salaspils Sporta Nams (Salaspils)	2nd place
				Jahn Regensburg	5–0
				Riga Futsal Club	3–8
2024/25	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round (Group H)		Sparta Belfast	7–1	Agnebergshallen (Uddevalla)	2nd place
				Sillamäe Silla	0-7
				Uddevalla	3:4

Summary

UEFA competitions
Competition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Last season played
UEFA Futsal Cup	61	35	7	19	250	174	+76	2017–18
UEFA Futsal Champions League	16	3	3	10	48	63	-15	2022–23
Total	77	38	10	29	298	237	+61