Azerbaijan national under-17 football team

Azerbaijan U-17
Nickname(s)	Milli (The National Team)
Association	Association of Football; Federations of Azerbaijan
Head coach	Agil Nabiyev
Captain	Jalal Huseynov
Most caps	Amit Guluzade (12)
Top scorer	Cem Felek (5)
FIFA code	AZE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Azerbaijan 0–2 Slovakia ; (Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 2 March 1995)
Biggest win
	Liechtenstein 0–8 Azerbaijan ; (Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 30 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Azerbaijan 0–6 Northern Ireland ; (Apúlia e Fão, Portugal; 24 October 2010); Republic of Ireland 6–0 Azerbaijan ; (Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria; 10 October 2017)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2016)
Best result	Round 1 (2016)

The Azerbaijan national under-17 football team represents Azerbaijan in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

Competition history

In 2014, the team, under the management of Mirbağır İsayev, managed to qualify for the Elite Round of the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification stage due to being one of the best third-placed teams in the first qualification round.^[1] The team also qualified for the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship after being selected as hosts.^[2]

UEFA European Football Championship record

Under-16 format

Finals record		Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1994	did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	did not qualify	3	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4
1996		2	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
1997		4	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5
1998		4	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
1999		4	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1
2000		3	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5
2001		2	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1
Total	0/8	Best: 2	16	2	4	10	12	25	−13

Under-17 format

Finals record		Qualification record
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify	3	3	1	0	2	4	9
2003	Elite Round	4	6	1	1	4	5	11
2004	did not qualify	3	3	1	0	2	2	6
2005	Elite Round	3	6	3	0	3	7	10
2006	did not qualify	3	3	1	1	1	5	6
2007	Elite Round	3	6	2	1	3	4	10
2008	did not qualify	4	3	0	2	1	3	4
2009	Elite Round	3	6	1	2	3	5	9
2010	did not qualify	3	3	1	1	1	3	5
2011		4	3	0	0	3	1	10
2012		3	3	1	1	1	2	2
2013		4	3	0	0	3	1	7
2014		4	3	0	1	2	5	8
2015	Elite Round	4	6	1	1	4	3	16
2016	Round 1	3	3	1	1	1	2	6
2017	did not qualify	3	3	1	0	2	2	5
2018	did not qualify	3	3	1	0	2	3	13
2019	did not qualify	4	3	0	0	3	1	7
2020	did not qualify	4	3	0	0	3	1	10
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[3]^[4]
2022	Azerbaijan abandoned all matches
2023	did not qualify	3	3	1	0	2	10	6
2024	did not qualify	4	3	0	1	2	2	9
2025	to be determined
Total	1/22	Best: 3	72	16	13	43	67	146

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in recent competitions

Group B6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Albania (H)	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	3	Promotion for respective U-19 team for League A Round 1 of the 2026/27 season
2	Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
3	Azerbaijan	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 March 2025

15:00

Azerbaijan	1–4	Albania
Rzayev 53'	Report	Gjoka 7', 53', 64' Kulla 76'

Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Referee: Jérémy Muller (Luxembourg)

22 March 2025

12:00

Wales	0–0	Azerbaijan
	Report

Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Referee: Igor Bosca (Moldova)

25 March 2025

15:00

Albania	v	Wales
	Report

House of Football Natural Pitch, Tirana

Referee: Michele Beltrano (San Marino)

Results

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)	Azerbaijan	0–5	Portugal	Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku
20:00		Report	Gomes 4', 16' Asadov 24' (o.g.) Miguel Luís 44' Fernandes 76'	Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

8 May 2016 (2016-05-08)	Azerbaijan	1–1	Belgium	Bakcell Arena, Baku
19:00	Mahmudov 77'	Report	Bongiovanni 72'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

11 May 2016 (2016-05-11)	Scotland	0–1	Azerbaijan	Bakcell Arena, Baku
16:00		Report	Nabiyev 79'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)	England	2–0	Azerbaijan	Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
18:00	Gomes 16' Sancho 23'	Report		Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)

27 October 2016 (2016-10-27)	Austria	3–1	Azerbaijan	Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
18:00	Aganovic 3' Schmid 60' Wunsch 74'	Report	Sadikhov 23'	Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Azerbaijan	1–0	Romania	Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
14:00	Sadikhov 29'	Report		Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

10 October 2017 (2017-10-10)	Republic of Ireland	6–0	Azerbaijan	Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
15:00	Idah 6', 24', 58' Brennan 36' Murphy 38' Wright 43'	Report		Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)

13 October 2017 (2017-10-13)	Ukraine	6–1	Azerbaijan	Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
15:00	Mudryk 3' Yakuba 15' Sikan 35' Aussi 62' Biblyk 78' Shulianskyi 80+2'	Report	Zulfugarli 17'	Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

16 October 2017 (2017-10-16)	Azerbaijan	2–1	Bulgaria	Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
17:00	Valizade 18', 80+2'	Report	Nikolov 45'	Referee: Barbeno Luca (San Marino)

2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)	Azerbaijan	1–4	Norway	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00	Gurbanli 89'	Report	Geelmuyden 18' (pen.) Skrogstad 19' Oppegård 20' Vallotto 71'	Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)	Czech Republic	2–0	Azerbaijan	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00	Wojatschke 9' Hložek 89'	Report		Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)	Albania	1–0	Azerbaijan	Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
14:00	Mitaj 44' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[5]
Match dates: 15-25 Marches 2025
Opposition: Wales and Albania
Caps and goals correct as of: 22 March 2025, after the match against Wales

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Mahdi Hasanov	(2008-07-23) 23 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Sabah
22	1GK	Elbrus Karimov	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Marcet

3	2DF	Murad Qurbanov	(2008-10-23) 23 October 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Zira
18	2DF	Hazrat Samadov	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Sabah
13	2DF	Sattar Tahirzade	(2009-11-23) 23 November 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Marcet
4	2DF	Tunchay Ahmadov	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Marcet
5	2DF	Amin Rzayev	(2009-10-12) 12 October 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Qarabağ
15	2DF	Farid Cabbarly	(2008-05-09) 9 May 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Zira
2	2DF	Nadir Nasibli	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Marcet
11	2DF	Muhammad Chodarov	(2009-04-07) 7 April 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Marcet
16	2DF	Tunar Muradov	(2008-09-13) 13 September 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Turan Tovuz

10	3MF	Ali Qazibayov	(2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Qarabağ
19	3MF	Ibrahim Babayev	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Servette
17	3MF	Vüsal Karimov	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Neftçi
8	3MF	Abuləziz Cabbarly	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Qarabağ
6	3MF	Ariz Kərimov	(2008-04-24) 24 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Gabala

9	4FW	Tunar Rzayev	(2008-01-15) 15 January 2008 (age 17)	2	1	Marcet
7	4FW	Islam Hasanov	(2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Grafičar
20	4FW	Ahmad Valiyev	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Qarabağ
14	4FW	Ali İbrahim	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Qarabağ

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Agil Nabiyev
Assistant coach	Alexander Gross Namig Adilov
Goalkeeping coach	Etibar Tanriverdiyev

Manager history

Nicolai Adam (2014)
Mirbaghir Isayev (2014–2015)
Tabriz Hasanov (2015–2016)
Vugar Mammad (2016)
Mirbaghir Isayev (2017)
Ramin Guliyev (2018)
Vugar Mammad (2019–2020)

Former squads

UEFA European Under-17

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Azerbaijan

Achievements

Winner of President's Cup Kazakhstan: 2011
3rd of Caspian Cup: 2011
2nd of Caspian Cup: 2012
2nd of Caspian Cup: 2013

References

^ "Penalty drama sees Bosnians progress with Belgium". UEFA. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Azərbaycan millisinin Avropa çempionatının seçmə mərhələsi üçün heyəti və oyunlarının təqvimi açıqlanıb". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-22.

External links

Azerbaijan Football Federation Association

[1] "Penalty drama sees Bosnians progress with Belgium". UEFA. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

[2] "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.

[2020_Cancellation-3] "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[4] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[5] "Azərbaycan millisinin Avropa çempionatının seçmə mərhələsi üçün heyəti və oyunlarının təqvimi açıqlanıb". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-22.

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