Azerbaijan national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team.
Azerbaijan U-17
Nickname(s)Milli (The National Team)
AssociationAssociation of Football
Federations of Azerbaijan
Head coachAgil Nabiyev
CaptainJalal Huseynov
Most capsAmit Guluzade (12)
Top scorerCem Felek (5)
FIFA codeAZE
First colours
Second colours
First international
  0–2 Slovakia 
(Ayia Napa, Cyprus; 2 March 1995)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–8  
(Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 30 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
  0–6 Northern Ireland 
(Apúlia e Fão, Portugal; 24 October 2010)
 Republic of Ireland 6–0  
(Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria; 10 October 2017)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage (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 Group Stage 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 Tournament was cancelled 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 did not qualify 4 5 0 2 3 2 12
Total 1/22 Best: 3 80 16 14 50 71 175
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Performance in recent competitions

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group B6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Wales 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Promotion for respective U-19 team for League A Round 1 of the 2026/27 season
2  Albania (H) 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3   2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
 1–4 Albania
  • Rzayev 53'
 Report
  • Gjoka 7', 53', 64'
  • Kulla 76'
Referee: Jérémy Muller (Luxembourg)
Wales 0–0 
Report
Referee: Igor Bosca (Moldova)
Albania 1–2 Wales
  • Myrtaj 20'
 Report
  • Grainger 64', 76'
House of Football Natural Pitch, Tirana
Referee: Michele Beltrano (San Marino)

Results

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)   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)   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   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   Stadionul Buftea, Buftea
18:00 Gomes 16'
Sancho 23'		 Report Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) Austria  3–1   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)   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   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   Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa
15:00
Report Zulfugarli 17' Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
16 October 2017 (2017-10-16)   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)   1–4  Norway Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00
Report
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) Czech Republic  2–0   Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) Albania  1–0   Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
14:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Mahdi Hasanov (2008-07-23) 23 July 2008 0 0 Sabah
22 1GK Elbrus Karimov (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 2 0 Marcet
3 2DF Murad Qurbanov (2008-10-23) 23 October 2008 2 0 Zira
18 2DF Hazrat Samadov (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 2 0 Sabah
13 2DF Sattar Tahirzade (2009-11-23) 23 November 2009 2 0 Marcet
4 2DF Tunchay Ahmadov (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 2 0 Marcet
5 2DF Amin Rzayev (2009-10-12) 12 October 2009 2 0 Qarabağ
15 2DF Farid Cabbarly (2008-05-09) 9 May 2008 0 0 Zira
2 2DF Nadir Nasibli (2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 2 0 Marcet
11 2DF Muhammad Chodarov (2009-04-07) 7 April 2009 1 0 Marcet
16 2DF Tunar Muradov (2008-09-13) 13 September 2008 2 0 Turan Tovuz
10 3MF Ali Qazibayov (2008-11-08) 8 November 2008 2 0 Qarabağ
19 3MF Ibrahim Babayev (2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 2 0 Servette
17 3MF Vüsal Karimov (2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 2 0 Neftçi
8 3MF Abuləziz Cabbarly (2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 2 0 Qarabağ
6 3MF Ariz Kərimov (2008-04-24) 24 April 2008 2 0 Gabala
9 4FW Tunar Rzayev (2008-01-15) 15 January 2008 2 1 Marcet
7 4FW Islam Hasanov (2008-02-23) 23 February 2008 1 0 Grafičar
20 4FW Ahmad Valiyev (2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 2 0 Qarabağ
14 4FW Ali İbrahim (2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 0 0 Qarabağ

Coaching staff

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

Manager history

Former squads

UEFA European Under-17

Achievements

See also

References

  1. ^ "Penalty drama sees Bosnians progress with Belgium". UEFA. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s". UEFA. 2012-03-20.
  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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