Azerbaijan national futsal team

The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships. They are ranked 13th in the world, the highest-ranking team from Caucasus in the World Rankings.^[2] They are also ranked 7th in Europe on 10 August 2021.

Azerbaijan

Nickname(s)	Milli (The National Team)
Association	AFFA
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vitaliy Borisov
Captain	Emin Kurdov
Most caps	Rizvan Farzaliyev (42)
Top scorer	Vitaliy Borisov (23)
FIFA code	AZE
FIFA ranking	47 15 (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Poland 4–6 Azerbaijan (Goirle, Netherlands; 23 October 1995)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan 2–14 Azerbaijan (Tbilisi, Georgia; 28 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
Czech Republic 10–2 Azerbaijan (Enschede, Netherlands; 27 October 1995)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2016)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2016)
European Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 2010)
Best result	4th place (2010)

Azerbaijan had never qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup until 2016, but they have participated in the last five editions of the European Championship.

History

Recently

Azerbaijan's first appearance at the big level came during the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. They were unbeaten in qualifying and finished second to Portugal in their group, and only then after conceding a late equalizer against the 2007 semi-finalists.^[3] Alesio has put together a potent blend of naturalized South Americans and local talent like Vitaliy Borisov and the Brazilian coach and much of the Azerbaijan squad are involved with champion club Araz Naxçivan, who in November won through to this spring's four-team UEFA Futsal Cup finals.^[4][5] Despite finishing in fourth place, Azerbaijan's finals run was the best showing by a debutant since the inaugural UEFA Futsal Championship tournament.^[6] Azerbaijan's Biro Jade won the Golden Boot award as joint top scorer with five goals.^[7][8]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Part of  Soviet Union										Part of  Soviet Union
1992	Not a FIFA member										Part of  CIS
1996	Did not qualify										1996 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying served as qualifiers
2000											Group D 3rd place	4	1	1	2	19	22
2004											Group 7 Runners-up	2	0	1	1	5	10
2008											Group 6 Runners-up	3	2	0	1	15	6
2012											Play-offs	5	2	1	2	16	11
2016	Quarterfinals	6th	5	2	1	2	25	18	Squad		Play-offs	5	3	2	0	28	13
2021	Did not qualify										Group C 3rd place	6	4	1	1	15	11
2024											Group A 4th place	10	4	0	6	29	31
Total	Quarterfinals	1/10	5	2	1	2	25	18	—		7/8	40	17	6	17	139	129

UEFA European Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Euro record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not qualify									Group A 6th place	5	1	0	4	12	25
1999										Group B Runners-up	2	0	2	0	4	4
2001										Group C 3rd place	3	1	1	1	12	8
2003										Group E 3rd place	3	1	0	2	5	9
2005										Group E 3rd place	3	1	0	2	8	10
2007										Group D Runners-up	3	1	2	0	17	12
2010	4th Place	5	2	2	1	18	13	Squad		Group 6 Runners-up	3	2	1	0	12	7
2012	Group stage	2	0	0	2	9	13	Squad		Group 1 Runners-up	3	2	0	1	13	13
2014	Group stage	2	1	0	1	7	13	Squad		Group 2 Winners	3	3	0	0	11	3
2016	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	8	14	Squad		Play-offs	5	3	1	1	20	8
2018	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	6	12	Squad		Group 2 Winners	3	3	0	0	16	5
2022	Group stage	3	1	1	1	8	7	Squad		Group 3 Winners	6	5	1	0	22	6
2026	Qualification in progress									Qualification in progress
Total	6/13	18	6	3	9	56	72	—		13/13	42	23	8	11	152	110

Minor tournament

this table consist of only senior A team Results (not include Youth and club match results)

Four/Three Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2002 Tbilisi Cup	Third place	2	1	0	1	15	7	+8	3
2007 Izmir Cup	Champions	3	3	0	0	19	7	+12	9
2008 Baku Cup	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	4	+3	6
2009-1 Baku Cup	Champions	2	2	0	0	10	4	+6	6
2009-2 Baku Cup	Champions	2	2	0	0	11	3	+8	6
2011 Baku Cup	Champions	3	3	0	0	15	4	+11	9
2012 Baku Cup	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
2013 Baku Cup	Champions	3	3	0	0	14	3	+11	9
2014 Tashkent Cup	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	9	8	+1	6
2015 Cupa FMF Cup	Runners-up	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Total	10/10	24	19	2	3	108	48	+60	58

• Source:
• https://web.archive.org/web/20161117212236/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=720
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100118022640/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=7807
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100118020423/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=8305
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223856/http://futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=10230
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100106044728/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=12027
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• https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211959/http://www.futsalplanet.com/agenda/agenda-01.asp?id=18981

All time general statistics record/Overview of results

• As a 15 Nov 2016

Tournament	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
FIFA World Cup Record	5	2	1	2	25	18	+7	7
FIFA World Cup Qualification Record	24	9	4	11	92	91	+1	31
European Championship Record	12	4	2	6	42	53	-11	14
European Championship Qualification Record	28	14	7	7	103	73	+40	49
Minor Tournament Record	24	19	2	3	108	48	+60	59
Friendly Match Record	36	17	8	11	105	90	+15	59
Total	129	65	24	40	475	373	+102	219

• Source:https://web.archive.org/web/20161116194204/http://www.futsalplanet.com/matches/index.asp

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Kazakhstan on 6 and 11 October 2023.^[9][10]
Head coach: Vitaliy Borisov

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Emin Kurdov (captain)	(1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 41)			Araz Naxçivan
12	1GK	Rovshan Huseynli	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 34)			MFC Atyrau
6	2DF	Eduardo Borges	(1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 38)			Anderlecht
7	2DF	Hadi Ahmadi	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 31)			MFC Aktobe
13	2DF	Gallo	(1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 (age 37)			Manzanares FS
14	2DF	Amadeu	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 35)			Araz Naxçivan
17	2DF	Amir Shojaei	(1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 (age 37)			Neftçi İK
20	2DF	Biel	(1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 35)			Doukas
4	4FW	Murad Guluzadeh	(1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 29)			Baku Fire
5	4FW	Maneca	(1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 28)			Futsal Nyíregyháza
8	4FW	Novruz Kazikhanov	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 22)			Araz Naxçivan
9	4FW	Rafael Vilela	(1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 32)			Anderlecht
10	4FW	Felipinho	(1993-10-26) 26 October 1993 (age 31)			Araz Naxçivan
11	4FW	Khatai Baghirov	(1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 38)			Araz Naxçivan
16	4FW	Khazar Agalizadeh	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 21)			Araz Naxçivan

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Javad Mammadov	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)			Baku Fire	v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
DF	Oktay Rustamli	(1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 31)			Baku Fire	v.  Netherlands, 20 September 2023
FW	Isa Atayev	(1989-08-07) 7 August 1989 (age 36)			Araz Naxçivan	v.  Romania, 15 September 2023
FW	Thiago Bolinha	(1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 38)			Unattached	v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW	Fineo de Araujo	(1987-04-10) 10 April 1987 (age 38)			Unattached	v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW	Ramiz Chovdarov	(1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 35)			Fortuna Düsseldorf	v.  Poland, 7 March 2023
FW	Farid Alakbarov	(1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 39)			Baku Fire	v.  Poland, 7 October 2022
FW	Fábio Poletto	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 36)			Active Network	v.  Poland, 7 October 2022 PRE
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international futsal.

Results and Fixtures

2016

Italy  v  Azerbaijan

3 February 2016 (2016-02-03) Euro 2016	Italy	3–0	Azerbaijan	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
21:00	Merlim 20', 21' Giasson 29'	Report		Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Marc Birkett (ENG)

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Azerbaijan  v  Czech Republic

5 February 2016 (2016-02-05) Euro 2016	Azerbaijan	6–5	Czech Republic	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
21:00	Farzaliyev 6' Borisov 7' De Araujo 12' Eduardo 20' Augusto 27' Rafael 40'	Report	Záruba 10' Holý 12' Rešetár 16' Novotný 24' Kovács 31'	Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Admir Zahovič (SVN)

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Russia  v  Azerbaijan

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Euro 2016	Russia	6–2	Azerbaijan	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
18:30	Abramov 7', 26' Romulo 15' Eder Lima 25', 39', 40'	Report	Augusto 8', 29'	Attendance: 5,975 Referee: Pascal Lemal (BEL)

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Netherlands  v  Azerbaijan

22 March 2016 (2016-03-22) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off	Netherlands	1–5	Azerbaijan	Topsportcentrum, Almere
20:00	El Ghannouti 10'	Report	Amadeu 5', 29' Fineo 13' Augusto 28' Vitaliy Borisov 31'	Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic), Cédric Pelissier (France)

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Azerbaijan  v  Netherlands

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup play-off	Azerbaijan	4–4	Netherlands	Baku Sports Hall, Baku
18:00	Farzaliyev 12' Amadeu 15' Eduardo 20' Rafael 26'	Report	Ceyar 14' Velseboer 16' Mossaoui 26' Attaibi 28'	Referee: Gerald Bauernfeind (Austria), Oleg Ivanov (Ukraine)

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Morocco  v  Azerbaijan

12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Morocco	0–5	Azerbaijan	Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00		Report	Vassoura 15', 18', 33' Gallo 29' Bolinha 31'	Attendance: 1,016 Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)

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Azerbaijan  v  Spain

15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Azerbaijan	2–4	Spain	Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00	Vassoura 3' Bolinha 40'	Report	Vassoura 5' (o.g.), 14' (o.g.) Fernandão 27' Miguelín 36'	Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Alessandro Malfer (Italy)

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Azerbaijan  v  Iran

18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Azerbaijan	3–3	Iran	Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
18:00	Bolinha 2' Gallo 22', 32'	Report	Esmaeilpour 1' Tavakoli 21' Tayyebi 36'	Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Cesar Malaga (Peru)

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Thailand  v  Azerbaijan

22 September 2016 (2016-09-22) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Thailand	8–13 (a.e.t.)	Azerbaijan	Coliseo Iván de Beodut, Medellín
17:30	Suphawut 9', 13' Kritsada 18', 19', 26' Jirawat 22' Jetsada 37', 45' (pen.)	Report	Vassoura 4', 44' Fineo 6', 13', 44', 48', 49' Borisov 14' Bolinha 28', 29', 41' Poletto 31' Huseynli 49'	Attendance: 838 Referee: Fernando Gutiérrez (Spain)

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Azerbaijan  v  Portugal

25 September 2016 (2016-09-25) 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Azerbaijan	2–3	Portugal	Coliseo El Pueblo, Cali
18:00	Bolinha 13' Eduardo 35'	Report	Djô 8' João Matos 18' Ricardinho 28'	Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)

Managers

• Elman Alakbarov (2008–2009)
• Alesio (2009-2014)
• Tino Perez (2014-2016)
• Miltinho (2016-2017)
• Biro Jade (2017-2018)
• Alesio (2018-2023)
• Vitaliy Borisov (2023-present)

See also

• Araz Naxçivan
• Azerbaijan national football team
• Baku United