Azerbaijan national under-17 football team

Azerbaijan U-17
Nickname(s)	Milli (The National Team)
Association	Association of Football; Federations of Azerbaijan
Head coach	Milos Velebit
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
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0

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 Mirbaghir Isayev, 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

Azerbaijan playing against Portugal at Baku Olympic Stadium during the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

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 9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece (H)	3	3	0	13	2	+11	9	Elite round
2	Germany	3	2	1	7	2	+5	6	Elite round
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	3	10	−7	3
4	Azerbaijan	3	0	3	1	10	−9	0

First match(es) will be played: 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 November 2019

14:00 (15:00 EET)

Azerbaijan	1–6	Greece
Vardar 62' (pen.)	Report	Liatsos 36' (pen.), 84' Koutsias 44' Kitsakis 45+1' Christopoulos 74' Syrmis 90+5'

Papacharalambio Ethniko Stadium, Nafpaktos

Referee: Ondrej Pechanec (Czech Republic)

16 November 2019

13:00 (14:00 EET)

Germany	2–0	Azerbaijan
Rhein 30' Çalhanoğlu 53'	Report

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

19 November 2019

13:00 (14:00 EET)

Kazakhstan	2–0	Azerbaijan
Kushkumbayev 3' Rakhimzhanov 85'	Report

Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras

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 were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[5]
Match dates: 24-30 October 2022
Opposition: Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liechtenstein
Caps and goals correct as of: 12 October 2021, after the match against Luxembourg

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Osman Hüseynov	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006	0	0	Riga
1GK	Sadiq Mammadzada	(2006-10-29) 29 October 2006	0	0	Sabail

2DF	Nihad Aliyev	Unknown	0	0	Qarabağ
2DF	Ceyhun Bağirzada	(2006-11-04) 4 November 2006	0	0	Gaziantep
3MF	Hüseyn Hüseynli	(2006-04-03) 3 April 2006	0	0	Sumgayit
2DF	Hüseyn Hüseynov	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006	0	0	Turan-Tovuz
2DF	Taleh Mahmudzada	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006	0	0	Neftçi
2DF	Musa Mammadov	Unknown	0	0	Qarabağ
2DF	Ahmad Tarverdiyev	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007	0	0	Sabah

3MF	Nihad Ahmadzada	Unknown	0	0	Sumgayit
3MF	İlkin Budaqov	(2006-03-06) 6 March 2006	0	0	Gabala
3MF	İlkin Jafarli	Unknown	0	0	Sabah
3MF	Elgün Dünyamalıyev	(2006-04-23) 23 April 2006	0	0	Sabah
3MF	Murad Mammadov	Unknown	0	0	Neftçi
3MF	Elton Mikayılov	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006	0	0	Qarabağ
3MF	Sənan Muradlı	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006	0	0	Sumgayit

4FW	Aşrəf Alakbarli	Unknown	0	0	İUEGM
4FW	Mehdi Haşumov	Unknown	0	0	Qarabağ
4FW	Davud Mansumov	Unknown	0	0	Qarabağ
4FW	Niyazi Osmanov	(2006-04-10) 10 April 2006	0	0	Sabah

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Vugar Mammad
Assistant coach	Namig Adilov Mubariz Orujov
Goalkeeping coach	Uzeyir Ibrahimov

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–present)

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". www.uefa.com. 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.
↑ "U-17-nin AÇ üçün yekun heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

External links

Azerbaijan Football Federation Association

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[1] "Penalty drama sees Bosnians progress with Belgium". www.uefa.com. 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] "U-17-nin AÇ üçün yekun heyəti" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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