Azerbaijan national under-17 football team
National youth association football team
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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.
| Nickname | 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 | ||
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| 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 | Group stage (2016) | ||
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
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 | ||
 | Tournament was cancelled | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
 | 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
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 | Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Azerbaijan | 1–4 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Jérémy Muller (Luxembourg)
| Wales | 0–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Igor Bosca (Moldova)
House of Football Natural Pitch, Tirana
Referee: Michele Beltrano (San Marino)
Results
2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
| 5 May 2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | England | 2–0 | Azerbaijan | Stadionul Buftea, Buftea |
| 18:00 | Gomes 16' Sancho 23' |
Report | Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta) |
| 27 October 2016 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Ukraine  | 6–1 | Azerbaijan | Lokomotiv Stadium, Gorna Oryahovitsa |
| 15:00 | Report | Zulfugarli 17' |
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
| 16 October 2017 | 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 | Azerbaijan | 1–4 |  Norway | Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë |
| 12:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Admir Šehović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 26 October 2018 | Czech Republic  | 2–0 | Azerbaijan | Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia) |
| 29 October 2018 | Albania | 1–0 | Azerbaijan | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia) |
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the most recent fixtures in 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ülvi Abbaslı | 23 October 2010 | Sumgayit | ||
| 12 | GK | Oqtay Mehrəliyev | 28 February 2011 | Qarabağ | ||
| 2 | DF | Rasul Balakishiyev |  Marcet | |||
| 3 | DF | Nijat Ahmadzada | Marcet | |||
| 5 | DF | Ruslan Quliyev | 27 January 2010 | Neftchi | ||
| 11 | DF | Tunar Bayramov | 13 February 2010 | Qarabağ | ||
| 14 | DF | Arda Əzizli | 6 April 2010 | Qarabağ | ||
| 4 | DF | Vaqif Nəbiyev | 11 February 2010 | Qarabağ | ||
| 13 | DF | Roman Fərzəli | 15 May 2010 | Qarabağ | ||
| 6 | MF | Ahad Hajizada | Qarabağ | |||
| 7 | MF | Umid Aliyev | Huesca | |||
| 8 | MF | Nihad Hüseynzadə | 3 August 2010 | Sabah | ||
| 10 | MF | Nazim Aliyev | Crvena zvezda | |||
| 15 | MF | Şikar Şikar | 24 January 2010 | Neftchi | ||
| 16 | MF | Yusif Orujaliyev | Qarabağ | |||
| 17 | MF | Tunar Əsgərzadə | 18 March 2010 | Qarabağ | ||
| 19 | MF | Firdovsi Şeydayev | 24 March 2010 | Sabah | ||
| 20 | MF | Vagif Mammadli | Sabah | |||
| 9 | FW | Hikmat Mirza | ||||
| 18 | FW | Ruslan Abilov | Sabah | |||
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
Achievements
- Winner of President's Cup Kazakhstan: 2011
- 3rd of Caspian Cup: 2011
- 2nd of Caspian Cup: 2012
- 2nd of Caspian Cup: 2013