Azerbaijan national futsal team
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The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal
team of Azerbaijan
and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions and ranked 13 in the world, the highest ranking team from Caucasus
in the World Rankings.
has put together a potent blend of naturalised 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. Despite fourth place, Azerbaijan's finals run was the best showing by debutants since the inaugural UEFA European Futsal Championship 1996
tournament. Azerbaijan's Biro Jade won Golden Boot
award as join top scorer with five goals.
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
team of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. It organizes the Azerbaijan Premier League, the Azerbaijan Cup and the Azerbaijani national football team...
. It represents Azerbaijan in international futsal competitions and ranked 13 in the world, the highest ranking team from Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
in the World Rankings.
Recently
Azerbaijan's first appearance at big level came during UEFA European Futsal Championship 2010. They were unbeaten in qualifying and finished second to Portugal in their group, and only then after conceding a late equaliser against the 2007 semi-finalists. AlesioJosé Alesio da Silva
José Alesio da Silva , commonly known as Alesio, is a retired Brazilian futsal player and coach. He is currently coaching Azerbaijan national futsal team and Araz Naxçivan.-Player:...
has put together a potent blend of naturalised 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. Despite fourth place, Azerbaijan's finals run was the best showing by debutants since the inaugural UEFA European Futsal Championship 1996
1996 UEFA Futsal Championship
The 1996 UEFA Futsal Championship was the 1st official edition of the UEFA-governed European Championship for national futsal teams. It was held in Spain, between January 8 and January 14, 1996, in one venue located in the city of Córdoba.-Qualified teams:...
tournament. Azerbaijan's Biro Jade won Golden Boot
Golden Boot
A Golden Boot or Golden Shoe is an award, most often in football sports, given to the individual player who scores the most goals in a league or a tournament.These terms may also refer to:In association football...
award as join top scorer with five goals.
Current squad
As of 27 January 2010| # | Pos | Name | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Andrey Tveryankin |  Araz NaxçivanAraz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
| GK | Marat Salyanskiy | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| GK | Ramin Hasanzadeh | Neftchi Baku |
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| 14 | Vitaliy Borisov | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| 8 | Rizvan Farzaliyev | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| Felipe | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| 10 | Biro Jade | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| Namig Mammadkarimov | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| Natmig Mammadkarimov | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| Thiago Rodrigues | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| 4 | PI | Serjão | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
| Alves De Souza | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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| Farid Atakishiyev | Ekol Baku |
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| Agatahir Azimov | Ekol Baku |
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| Sergey Chuykov | Neftchi Baku |
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| Rajab Farajzadeh | Standard Baku Standard Baku FK Standard Sumgayit was an Azerbaijani football club based in Sumgayit. They play in the AFFA Supreme League, the top division in Azerbaijani football... |
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| Elnur Qambarov | Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan Araz Naxçivan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League six times in a row.-History:... |
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FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 19961996 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1996 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held in Spain. It was the third world championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.- Venues :- Group A :--------- Group B :--------... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 20002000 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body.... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2004 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 20082008 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0/6 | ||||||
UEFA European Futsal Championship
| UEFA European Futsal Championship Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1996 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1999 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2001 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2005 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2007 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2010 |
4th place | ||||||
| Total | 1/7 | ||||||
Notable players
- Biro Jade
- Andrey Tveryankin
- Vitaliy Borisov
- Thiago Rodrigues
- Rizvan FarzaliyevRizvan FarzaliyevRizvan Farzaliyev , is an Azerbaijani futsal player who plays for Araz Naxçivan as a defender.-References:...
- Felipe
- Serjão