Azerbaijan U-17
Nickname(s)Milli (The National Team)
AssociationAssociation of Football
Federations of Azerbaijan
Head coachMilos Velebit
CaptainJalal Huseynov
Most capsAmit Guluzade (12)
Top scorerCem Felek (5)
FIFA codeAZE
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
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultRound 1, 2016
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0

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
Republic of Ireland 1994 did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium 1995 did not qualify 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4
Austria 1996 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Germany 1997 4 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5
Scotland 1998 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
Czech Republic 1999 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1
Israel 2000 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5
England 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
Denmark 2002 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 4 9
Portugal 2003 Elite Round 4 6 1 1 4 5 11
France 2004 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 2 6
Italy 2005 Elite Round 3 6 3 0 3 7 10
Luxembourg 2006 did not qualify 3 3 1 1 1 5 6
Belgium 2007 Elite Round 3 6 2 1 3 4 10
Turkey 2008 did not qualify 4 3 0 2 1 3 4
Germany 2009 Elite Round 3 6 1 2 3 5 9
Liechtenstein 2010 did not qualify 3 3 1 1 1 3 5
Serbia 2011 4 3 0 0 3 1 10
Slovenia 2012 3 3 1 1 1 2 2
Slovakia 2013 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
Malta 2014 4 3 0 1 2 5 8
Bulgaria 2015 Elite Round 4 6 1 1 4 3 16
Azerbaijan 2016 Round 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 6
Croatia 2017 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 2 5
England 2018 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 3 13
Republic of Ireland 2019 did not qualify 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
Estonia 2020 did not qualify 4 3 0 0 3 1 10
Cyprus 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
Israel 2022 Azerbaijan abandoned all matches
Hungary 2023 did not qualify 3 3 1 0 2 10 6
Cyprus 2024 did not qualify 4 3 0 1 2 2 9
Albania 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

Main article: 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 9

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Elite round
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3
4  Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
First match(es) will be played: 19 November 2019. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Azerbaijan 1–6 Greece
  • Vardar 62' (pen.)
 Report
Papacharalambio Ethniko Stadium, Nafpaktos
Referee: Ondrej Pechanec (Czech Republic)
Germany 2–0 Azerbaijan
  • Rhein 30'
  • Çalhanoğlu 53'
 Report
Pampeloponnisiako Stadium, Patras
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
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
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
Report
Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
26 October 2018 (2018-10-26) Czech Republic  2–0  Azerbaijan Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë
12:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29) Albania  1–0  Azerbaijan Elbasan Arena, Elbasan
14:00
Report Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Osman Hüseynov (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Latvia Riga
1GK Sadiq Mammadzada (2006-10-29) 29 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabail
2DF Nihad Aliyev Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
2DF Ceyhun Bağirzada (2006-11-04) 4 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Turkey Gaziantep
3MF Hüseyn Hüseynli (2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit
2DF Hüseyn Hüseynov (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Turan-Tovuz
2DF Taleh Mahmudzada (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi
2DF Musa Mammadov Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
2DF Ahmad Tarverdiyev (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 16) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
3MF Nihad Ahmadzada Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit
3MF İlkin Budaqov (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Gabala
3MF İlkin Jafarli Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
3MF Elgün Dünyamalıyev (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah
3MF Murad Mammadov Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Neftçi
3MF Elton Mikayılov (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
3MF Sənan Muradlı (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit
4FW Aşrəf Alakbarli Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan İUEGM
4FW Mehdi Haşumov Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
4FW Davud Mansumov Unknown 0 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
4FW Niyazi Osmanov (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Azerbaijan Sabah

Coaching staff

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

Manager history

Former squads

UEFA European Under-17

Achievements

See also

References

  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.
  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.

External links

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