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	{{Infobox national football team		{{Infobox national football team
	\| Name = ~~Azergayjan~~		\| Name = Azerbaijan
	\| Nickname = {{nowrap\|{{lang\|az\|''Milli''}} (The National Team)}} {{nowrap\|{{lang\|az\|''Odlar Yurdu''}} (Land of ~~gandons~~)}}		\| Nickname = {{nowrap\|{{lang\|az\|''Milli''}} (The National Team)}} {{nowrap\|{{lang\|az\|''Odlar Yurdu''}} (Land of Fire)}}
	\| Badge = Affa.png		\| Badge = Affa.png
	\| Badge_size = 200px		\| Badge_size = 200px
	\| Association = ]		\| Association = ]
	\| Confederation = ] (Europe)		\| Confederation = ] (Europe)
	\| Coach = ]		\| Coach = ]
	\| Asst Manager = ]		\| Asst Manager = ]
	\| Colours = ~~Blue~~ and ~~Pink~~		\| Colours = White and Blue
	\| Captain = ]		\| Captain = ]
	\| Most caps = ]		\| Most caps = ] (85)
	\| Top scorer = ]		\| Top scorer = ] (14)
	\| FIFA Trigramme = ~~AGE~~		\| FIFA Trigramme = AZE
	\| FIFA Rank = ~~228~~ {{decrease}} -~~228~~		\| FIFA Rank = 95 {{decrease}} -7
	\| 1st ranking date = ~~April~~ ~~1915~~		\| 1st ranking date = June 1994
	\| FIFA max = ~~227~~		\| FIFA max = 88
	\| FIFA max date = 24 ~~April 1915~~		\| FIFA max date = October 2013
	\| FIFA min = ~~228~~		\| FIFA min = 170
	\| FIFA min date = ~~April~~ ~~1915~~		\| FIFA min date = June 1994
	\| Elo Rank = ~~228~~		\| Elo Rank = 88
	\| Elo max = ~~228~~		\| Elo max = 88
	\| Elo max date = 15 October 2013		\| Elo max date = 15 October 2013
	\| Elo min = 151		\| Elo min = 151
	\| Elo min date = February 2001		\| Elo min date = February 2001
	\| Home Stadium = ]<br />]		\| Home Stadium = ]<br />]
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			\|pattern_so1=_aze2013
			\|shorts1=00008B
			\|pattern_b2=_aze2013res
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			\| First game = {{flagicon\|Transcaucasia}} {{nft\|Georgia}} 1–1 Azerbaijan {{flagicon\|Transcaucasia}} <br> (], ], 1927)<ref name="ELO"/><br>
			{{fb\|Georgia\|1990}} 6–3 Azerbaijan {{flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} <br> (], ]; September 17, 1992)<ref name="ELO"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=57154/newsid=138325.html\|title=Pride in defeat on debut day\|date=2004-02-02\|accessdate=2009-02-23\|publisher=UEFA.com}} {{Dead link\|date=September 2010\|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
			\| Largest win = {{flagicon\|Transcaucasia}} Azerbaijan 11–0 Persia {{flagicon\|Iran\|1925}} <br> (], ], 1929)<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.affa.az/index.php?r=8&lang=az\|title=Azərbaycan futbolunun bir əsrlik tarixindən səhifələr\|publisher=affa.az}}</ref> <br> {{flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan 4–0 {{fb-rt\|Liechtenstein}} <br> (], ]; 5 June 1999)
			\| Largest loss = {{fb\|France}} 10–0 Azerbaijan {{flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} <br>(], France; September 6, 1995)<ref name="ELO"/>
			\| no World cup apps = none
			\| Regional name = ]
			\| no Regional cup apps = none
			}}

			The '''Azerbaijan national football team''' ({{lang-az\|Azərbaycan milli futbol komandası}}) is the national ] team of ] and is controlled by ]. It represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions. The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, ], with ]es sometimes hosted at club stadiums.

			The Azerbaijan national football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since ], but has never qualified for the finals tournament of any ] or ].

			==History==

			===Early period (before 1920s)===
			In the early twentieth century, football began to become popular in Azerbaijan, which was then part of the ]. In 1912, Azerbaijani football players had their first "international match"<ref group = "note">Actually at a regional level, as Azerbaijan and Georgia were part of the Russian Empire at the time.</ref> and they won in ], ] against the local "Sokol" team with 4:2. During 1912-1913, matches between Azerbaijani and Georgian football teams were organized, first in Tbilisi and then in Baku. In 1914 the Football Union was founded in Azerbaijan. The Football Union undertook the organization of official city championships and other competitions.<ref name="Azerbaijans">{{cite web\|title=Football \|url=http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_675_en.html\|work=Azerbaijans.az\|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>

			===Soviet era (1920s-1991)===
			The oldest records of football teams in ] goes back to 1926-1927, when ] Championship was organized in Tbilisi. Three ]n countries participated: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia.<ref name="ELO"></ref> The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against ] and ] in 1927 for the Trans-Caucasian Championship in Georgia.<ref name="ELO"/> Also in 1926 footbal players from Azerbaijan played three matches with Football team fro Iran in Baku. In 1929 there were played three mathches between these teams in Tehran. In all matches Azerbaijan players won.<ref>Д. М. Векилов. Участие Азербайджанской ССР в развитии советско-иранских торгово-экономических и культурных связей в 20—30-х годах // Известия Академии наук Азербайджанской ССР. — 1986. — С. 41.</ref><ref></ref>

			The 1960s is considered the ] for Azerbaijani football as it produced great players like ], ] and the football referee ], most famous for being the ] who helped to award a goal for England in the ] between ] and ].

			===Post-Independence (1992—present)===

			====1990s====
			After ] gained its independence in 1991, AFFA — ] — was created. In 1992, renowned Azerbaijani footballer ] became the first head coach of the Azeribaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over ] on May 25, 1993.<ref name="coach1">
			{{cite web
			\| last = Ibragimov
			\| first = Erkin
			\| title = History >> 1992
			\| publisher = AzeriFootball.com
			\| date =
			\| url = http://www.azerifootball.com/contents/default.aspx?lg=2&idpt=1992
			\| accessdate = 2008-07-03 }}</ref><ref name="coach2">
			{{cite web
			\| last = Ibragimov
			\| first = Erkin
			\| title = History >> 1993
			\| publisher = AzeriFootball.com
			\| date =
			\| url = http://www.azerifootball.com/contents/default.aspx?lg=2&idpt=1993
			\| accessdate = 2008-07-03 }}</ref> In 1994, the national team was accepted into ] and ]. The security issues, forced the team to play all of its home ] qualifiers in ], ].<ref name="euro96">
			{{cite web
			\| last = Stokkermans
			\| first = Karel
			\| title = European Championship 1996
			\| publisher = Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
			\| date = 2000-01-18
			\| url = http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96e.html
			\| accessdate = 2008-07-07 \| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080707104033/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96e.html\| archivedate= 7 July 2008 <!--DASHBot-->\| deadurl= no}}</ref>

			====2000s====
			As of early 2000s, AFFA started to integrate more players to the national team through ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Это не те немцы. И футбол они дают неправильный\|url=http://www.azerifootball.com/ru/17/news/22142.html\|work=azerifootball.com\|accessdate=7 November 2013\|language=Russian}}</ref> In February 2004, ], captain of the ] team that won the ] was appointed its national coach. Despite a poor start, a 0–6 defeat to ] on February 18, Azerbaijan won their first ever away match, 3–2 against ] on April 28. In June 2005, following a 3–0 defeat by ], Torres stood down from the position, to be replaced by former ] coach ], his third spell as coach of Azerbaijan. ] took over as manager in November 2005. He resigned on 31 October 2007, and ] was named as care-taking coach of Azerbaijan.<ref>, '']''</ref>

			In April 2008, former German football player and coach ] was appointed as a manager of Azerbaijan on a two-year contract.<ref name="vogts">, '']''</ref> Azerbaijan had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 5 points, just missing out on a last place to ] with 2 points.

			====2010s====
			In November 2009, ] extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, making him the first manager to manage Azerbaijani national team in two qualification cycles.<ref></ref><ref> {{ru icon}}</ref> Following a shock win over ], the team reached 90th place in ], Azerbaijan's highest position ever in country's football history.<ref>{{cite web\|title=FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking: Azerbaijan\|url=http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=aze/ranking/gender=m/index.html\|publisher=]\|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Azərbaycan yığması FİFA reytinqində rekord pilləyə yüksəlib\|url=http://www.antenn.az/article11333.html\|publisher=antenn.az\|accessdate=1 December 2010\| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20101212074058/http://antenn.az/article11333.html\| archivedate= 12 December 2010 <!--DASHBot-->\| deadurl= no}}</ref> After victory over ], Azerbaijan also broke their scoring and points records by gaining 7 points and scoring 10 goals.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Qələbə, qisas və 1 gündə daha 2 rekord – YENİLƏNİB\|url=http://apasport.az/xeber_Q%C9%99l%C9%99b%C9%99,_qisas_v%C9%99_1_g%C3%BCnd%C9%99_daha_2_rekord_-_YEN%C4%B0L%C6%8FN%C4%B0B_50160.html\|work=apasport.az\|accessdate=6 September 2011\|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Azerbaijan beat Kazakhstan to set points record\|url=http://www.news.az/articles/sports/43836\|work=news.az\|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref>

			In November 2011, AFFA once again extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, until end of ].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Aliyev\|first=Elmir\|title=Определилась судьба Берти Фогтса в сборной Азербайджана\|url=http://www.1news.az/sport/football/20111130020845046.html\|work=1news.az\|accessdate=30 November 2011\|language=Russian}}</ref> Under Vogts, Azerbaijan had some poor results with the team losing to second-string sides, forcing Vogts to face major criticism, protest and demonstration from local supporters and the media.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Кто тут "карлик"?\|url=http://www.azerisport.com/football/20130322091243249.html\|work=Azerisport.com\|accessdate=22 March 2013\|language=Russian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Futbolumuz sürətlə inkişaf edir!!!\|url=http://fanat.az/cirtdan-ovu-yenil%C6%8Fnir/\|work=Fanat.az\|accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref> However, Azerbaijan managed to finish qualification cycle in fourth place, teams' best ever finish.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Russia secure point to book finals place\|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008668/postmatch/report/index.html\|work=www.uefa.com\|publisher=]\|accessdate=15 October 2013}}</ref>On October 2013, Azerbaijan beat its ranking record by reaching 88th place in FIFA World Rankings.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Новая вершина сборной Азербайджана\|url=http://azerisport.com/football/20131017082353634.html\|work=Azerisport.com\|accessdate=17 October 2013\|language=Russian}}</ref>

			==Team image==

			===Colours===
			]
			Azerbaijan's traditional home colours are white shirts, blue shorts and white socks. The team wears also an all-white kit. This combination of colours are traditional for the national team since their first game. In the beginning of 90s the team has worn a white shirt, to the end of decade it has been transformated into blue-white striped shirts. At the beginning of 2000s, the kit was replaced by the white shirt with a vertical tricolour stripe, color originating from the ] on the chest. The kit was changed into blue shirts, red shorts and green socks only for the ]. After the tournament, the national team went back to their usual combination of colours.

			Azerbaijan national team's away colours were yellow-black striped shirts, black shorts and yellow socks until ], when it was decided to abandon this kit in favor of the completely blue. During the ] games the team has used an all red kit.

			===Nickname===
			Azerbaijan is often referred to by the media and supporters as ''Milli'' (The National Team), which is the nickname associated with all of Azerbaijan's international sporting teams due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Sobolev\|first=Ilya\|title=В Россию на заработки\|url=http://www.rg.ru/2012/10/16/match-site.html\|work=Rg.ru\|accessdate=27 August 2013\|language=Russian}}</ref>

			===Media coverage and public relations===
			The team receives constant media attention; their games are regularly broadcast live on ] and its branch ]. AZTV also have extended rights, notably on the Internet, and may also broadcast images of the national team in its weekly programs.

			==Stadium==
			{{For\|stadium history\|Tofiq Bahramov Stadium\|Baku Olympic Stadium}}

			Most of Azerbaijan's home matches are played at the ] in the capital Baku. It has been Azerbaijan's primary home stadium ever since the country's independence from the ]. Today, some qualifying matches are hosted at the ] and ] after it met ] stadium criteria.<ref> {{ru icon}}</ref><ref> {{Az icon}}</ref>

			The new ] is under construction in ] with an expected capacity of 64,000 seats.<ref></ref><ref> {{ru icon}}</ref> Following 2015, this stadium will be used as the venue for the most key matches of the Azerbaijani national team.

			==Competitive record==
			{{Col-begin}}
			{{Col-2}}
			===FIFA World Cup records===
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; "
			\|- style="background:#DCDCDC;"
			\| colspan=2 width="200"\|<center>'''Finals record'''
			\| rowspan=2\|
			\| colspan=9\|<center>'''Qualification record'''
			\|- style="background:#DCDCDC;"
			\| <center>'''Year'''
			\| <center>'''Result'''
			\| width=50\|<center>'''Group'''
			\| width=30\|<center>'''{{Tooltip\|Pos\|Position in group}} ({{Tooltip\|Size\|Group Size}})
			\| width=20\|<center>'''Pld'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''W'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''D'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''L'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''GF'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''GA'''
			\| width=25\|<center>'''GD'''
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} ]
			\| rowspan=5\|Did Not Qualify
			\| rowspan=5\|
			\| ] \|\| '''5 (5)''' \|\| 8 \|\| 1 \|\| 0 \|\| 7 \|\| 3 \|\| 22 \|\| −19
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|KOR}} {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''6 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 7 \|\| 4 \|\| 17 \|\| −13
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|GER}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''6 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 0 \|\| 3 \|\| 7 \|\| 1 \|\| 21 \|\| −20
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|RSA}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''5 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 7 \|\| 4 \|\| 14 \|\| −10
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''4 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 6 \|\| 3 \|\| 7 \|\| 11 \|\| -4
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} ]
			\| colspan=11\|''To Be Determined''
			\|-
			\|}
			{{Col-2}}

			===UEFA European Championship records===
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; "
			\|- style="background:#DCDCDC;"
			\| colspan=2 width="200"\|<center>'''Finals record'''
			\| rowspan=2\|
			\| colspan=9\|<center>'''Qualification record'''
			\|- style="background:#DCDCDC;"
			\| <center>'''Year'''
			\| <center>'''Result'''
			\| width=50\|<center>'''Group'''
			\| width=30\|<center>'''{{Tooltip\|Pos\|Position in group}} ({{Tooltip\|Size\|Group Size}})
			\| width=20\|<center>'''Pld'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''W'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''D'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''L'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''GF'''
			\| width=20\|<center>'''GA'''
			\| width=25\|<center>'''GD'''
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|England}} ]
			\| rowspan=5\|Did Not Qualify
			\| rowspan=6\|
			\| ] \|\| '''6 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 0 \|\| 1 \|\| 9 \|\| 2 \|\| 29 \|\| −27
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|Belgium}} {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''5 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 8 \|\| 6 \|\| 26 \|\| −20
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|Portugal}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''5 (5)''' \|\| 8 \|\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| 6 \|\| 5 \|\| 20 \|\| −15
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|Austria}} {{flagicon\|Switzerland}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''8 (8)''' \|\| 12 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 9 \|\| 6 \|\| 28 \|\| −22
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|Poland}} {{flagicon\|Ukraine}} ]
			\| ] \|\| '''5 (6)''' \|\| 10 \|\| 2 \|\| 1 \|\| 7 \|\| 10 \|\| 26 \|\| -16
			\|-
			\| align=right\|{{flagicon\|France}} ]
			\|
			\| rowspan=1 colspan=10\|''To Be Determined''
			\|-
			\|}
			{{Col-end}}

			==2014 FIFA World Cup qualification==
			{{main\|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group F}}
			{{2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group F
			\|expanded = yes
			\|fixtures = no
			}}

			==Players==

			===Current squad===
			The following squad has been called for the friendly match against ] on 15 November and ] on 19 November 2013.
			<br>''Caps and goals as of 19 November 2013.''
			{{nat fs g start}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=1\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1980\|11\|1}}\|caps=30\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=12\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1985\|9\|8}}\|caps=3\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=23\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1991\|11\|04}}\|caps=5\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=2\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1991\|7\|11}}\|caps=9\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=3\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1986\|1\|24}}\|caps=12\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=5\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1983\|11\|2}}\|caps=34\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=13\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1991\|09\|17}}\|caps=10\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=GER}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=15\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1987\|10\|10}}\|caps=38\|goals=4\|club=]\|clubnat=RUS}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=18\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1989\|9\|29}}\|caps=25\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=20\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1990\|05\|26}}\|caps=13\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=TUR}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=21\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1984\|1\|23}}\|caps=28\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=24\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1985\|2\|1}}\|caps=3\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=25\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1988\|4\|25}}\|caps=14\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=4\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1982\|12\|12}}\|caps=71\|goals=4\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=16\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1988\|03\|09}}\|caps=35\|goals=1\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=17\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1987\|6\|15}}\|caps=53\|goals=4\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=19\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1989\|9\|1}}\|caps=34\|goals=1\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=26\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1994\|7\|5}}\|caps=1\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=GER}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=7\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1989\|05\|25}}\|caps=50\|goals=9\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=8\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1988\|4\|12}}\|caps=5\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=9\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1991\|07\|14}}\|caps=15\|goals=1\|club=]\|clubnat=TUR}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=10\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1991\|9\|29}}\|caps=10\|goals=4\|club=]\|clubnat=GER}}
			{{nat fs g player\|no=11\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1989\|2\|12}}\|caps=36\|goals=7\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE}}
			{{nat fs end}}

			===Recent call-ups===
			The following players have been called for the squad within the last 12 months.
			<!--Sorted by position, most recent call-up, caps, goals and last name.-->
			{{nat fs r start}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1986\|2\|9}}\|caps=46\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|RUS}}, October 16, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1989\|5\|1}}\|caps=1\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|ISR}}, September 7, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=GK\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1994\|4\|17}}\|caps=0\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|LIE}}, February 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1982\|6\|16}}\|caps=87\|goals=4\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|Estonia}}, November 15, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1992\|12\|29}}\|caps=1\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|ISR}}, September 7, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=DF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1990\|11\|4}}\|caps=0\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan\|latest=v. {{fb\|Portugal}}, March 26, 2013}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1988\|10\|8}}\|caps=18\|goals=1\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|Estonia}}, November 15, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1983\|10\|8}}\|caps=18\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|Estonia}}, November 15, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1992\|04\|18}}\|caps=8\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan\|latest=v. {{fb\|RUS}}, October 16, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1992\|10\|12}}\|caps=7\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan\|latest=v. {{fb\|RUS}}, October 16, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1988\|07\|18}}\|caps=31\|goals=7\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan\|latest=v. {{fb\|Luxembourg}}, June 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1985\|07\|28}}\|caps=5\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Turkey\|latest=v. {{fb\|Luxembourg}}, June 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1990\|12\|11}}\|caps=1\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|LIE}}, February 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|1990\|08\|01}}\|caps=1\|goals=0\|club=]\|clubnat=Azerbaijan\|latest=v. {{fb\|LIE}}, February 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs break}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1985\|5\|14}}\|caps=3\|goals=0\|club=\|club=]\|clubnat=AZE\|latest=v. {{fb\|Malta}}, August 14, 2013}}
			{{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=FW\|name=]\|age={{Birth date and age\|mf=yes\|1982\|4\|7}}\|caps=40\|goals=7\|club=]\|clubnat=TUR\|latest=v. {{fb\|Luxembourg}}, June 6, 2013}}
			{{nat fs end}}

			==Fixtures and results==
			{{main\|Azerbaijan national football team results}}
			===Recent results===<!--Criteria for inclusion: Any results from beginning of the year-->
			Recent results within last 24 months and all known upcoming fixtures.
			{\| class="wikitable" text-align: center;" style="font-size: 90%" width=80%
			\|-
			\|<center>November 19, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Kyrgyzstan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Kyrgyzstan}} ]
			\|<center> 0:0
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>November 15, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Estonia}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Estonia}} ]
			\|<center> 2:1
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|44}}
			\|-
			\|<center>October 15, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> 1:1
			\|{{Flagicon\|Russia}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|89}}
			\|-
			\|<center>October 11, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> 2:0
			\|{{Flagicon\|Northern Ireland}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|58}}<br />] {{goal\|90}}
			\|-
			\|<center>September 6, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Israel}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Israel}} ]
			\|<center> 1:1
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|61}}
			\|-
			\|<center>August 14, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> '''3:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Malta}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|7}}, {{goal\|72}}<br />] {{goal\|63}}
			\|-
			\|<center>June 7, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> '''1:1'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Luxembourg}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|71}}
			\|-
			\|<center>May 29, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Qatar}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Qatar}} ]
			\|<center> '''1:1'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|88}}
			\|-
			\|<center>March 26, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> '''0:2'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Portugal}} ]
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>March 22, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Luxembourg}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Luxembourg}} ]
			\|<center> '''0:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>February 6, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|United Arab Emirates}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Liechtenstein}} ]
			\|<center> '''0:1'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|76}}
			\|-
			\|<center>February 1, 2013
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|United Arab Emirates}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Uzbekistan}} ]
			\|<center> '''0:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>November 14, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Northern Ireland}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Northern Ireland}} ]
			\|<center> '''1:1'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|5}}
			\|-
			\|<center>October 16, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Russia}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Russia}} ]
			\|<center> '''1:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>September 11, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Portugal}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Portugal}} ]
			\|<center> '''3:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>September 7, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> '''1:1'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Israel}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|65}}
			\|-
			\|<center>August 15, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> '''3:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Bahrain}} ]
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|35}}<br />] {{goal\|59}}<br />] {{goal\|77}}
			\|-
			\|<center>May 30, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Germany}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Andorra}} ]
			\|<center> '''0:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|-
			\|<center>May 23, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Japan}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Japan}} ]
			\|<center> '''2:0'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|
			\|-
			\|<center>February 27, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|UAE}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|India}} ]
			\|<center> '''0:3'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|3}}<br />] {{goal\|43}}<br />] {{goal\|84}}
			\|-
			\|<center>February 24, 2012
			\|<center>]
			\|{{Flagicon\|UAE}} ]
			\|{{Flagicon\|Singapore}} ]
			\|<center> '''2:2'''
			\|{{Flagicon\|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan
			\|<center> ] {{goal\|15}}<br />] {{goal\|61}}
			\|-
			\|}

			==Managers==
			]

			<!-- :{{main\|Azerbaijan national football team managers}} -->
			{\| class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
			\|-
			!Manager
			!Azerbaijan career
			!Played
			!Won
			!Drawn
			!Lost
			!Win %
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Alakbar\|Mammadov}}
			\|1992–1993
			\|4
			\|3
			\|0
			\|1
			\|{{#expr:3/4 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Kazbek\|Tuayev}} <small>''(])''</small>
			\|1993–1994
			\|2
			\|0
			\|0
			\|2
			\|0.00
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Agaselim\|Mirjavadov}}
			\|1994–1995
			\|8
			\|0
			\|0
			\|8
			\|0.00
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Kazbek\|Tuayev}}
			\|1995–1997
			\|9
			\|2
			\|3
			\|4
			\|{{#expr:2/9 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Vagif\|Sadygov}}
			\|1997–1998
			\|20
			\|6
			\|3
			\|11
			\|{{#expr:6/20 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Ahmad\|Alaskarov}}
			\|1999–2000
			\|13
			\|1
			\|6
			\|6
			\|{{#expr:1/13 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Igor\|Ponomaryov}}
			\|2000–2001
			\|15
			\|2
			\|3
			\|10
			\|{{#expr:2/15 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Vagif\|Sadygov}}
			\|2002
			\|8
			\|0
			\|2
			\|6
			\|0.00
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Asgar\|Abdullayev}}
			\|2003–2004
			\|5
			\|1
			\|1
			\|3
			\|{{#expr:1/5 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} {{sortname\|Carlos Alberto\|Torres}}
			\|2004–2005
			\|18
			\|2
			\|6
			\|10
			\|{{#expr:2/18 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Vagif\|Sadygov}}
			\|2005
			\|5
			\|0
			\|1
			\|4
			\|0.00
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|AZE}} {{sortname\|Shahin\|Diniyev}}
			\|2005–2007
			\|20
			\|4
			\|7
			\|9
			\|{{#expr:4/20 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|MKD}} {{sortname\|Gjoko\|Hadžievski}} <small>''(])''</small>
			\|2007–2008
			\|3
			\|0
			\|1
			\|2
			\|0.00
			\|-
			\|style="text-align: left;"\|{{flagicon\|Germany}} {{sortname\|Berti\|Vogts}}
			\|2008–''present''
			\|63
			\|14
			\|21
			\|28
			\|{{#expr:14/63 * 100 round 2}}
			\|-
			\|}

			''Last updated 19 November 2013''

			==Player statistics==
			Lists of the players with the most ] and top goalscorers for Azerbaijan, as of 19 November 2013 (players in '''bold''' are still available for selection):

			] is Azerbaijan's ] in international matches.]]
			{\| align="left" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; border: 1px solid #999; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; background-color:ivory; width:64%; font-size: 95%;"
			\|- style="background:beige;"
			\|+ '''Top Ten Highest Goalscorers'''<ref>{{cite web\|title=Qurban Qurbanova çatmağa hələ çox var\|url=http://apasport.az/xeber_Qurban_Qurbanova_%C3%A7atma%C4%9Fa_h%C9%99l%C9%99_%C3%A7ox_var_79794.html\|work=APASPORT.AZ\|accessdate=15 August 2013\|language=Azerbaijani}}</ref>
			\|- style="background:beige;"
			! colspan="2" align="center"\| Player
			! align="center"\| Period
			! align="center"\| Caps
			! align="center"\| Goals
			\|-
			! 1
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–05
			\| align="center"\| 66
			\| align="center"\| 14
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 2
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2006–present
			\| align="center"\| 50
			\| align="center"\| 9
			\|-
			! 3
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2008–present
			\| align="center"\| 31
			\| align="center"\| 7
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 4
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2010–present
			\| align="center"\| 36
			\| align="center"\| 7
			\|-
			! 5
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2007–present
			\| align="center"\| 40
			\| align="center"\| 7
			\|-
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 6
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1997–08
			\| align="center"\| 40
			\| align="center"\| 6
			\|-
			! 7
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–98
			\| align="center"\| 24
			\| align="center"\| 5
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 8
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1998–07
			\| align="center"\| 35
			\| align="center"\| 5
			\|-
			! 9
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–01
			\| align="center"\| 37
			\| align="center"\| 5
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 10
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1995–01
			\| align="center"\| 45
			\| align="center"\| 5
			\|-
			\|}

			] is Azerbaijan's ] in international matches.]]

			{\| align="left" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 0; border: 1px solid #999; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; background-color:ivory; width:64%; font-size: 95%;"
			\|- style="background:beige;"
			\|+ '''Top Ten Players With Most Appearances'''
			\|- style="background:beige;"
			! colspan="2" align="center"\| Player
			! align="center"\| Period
			! align="center"\| Caps
			! align="center"\| Goals
			\|-

			! 1
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2001–present
			\| align="center"\| 87
			\| align="center"\| 4
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 2
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1994–08
			\| align="center"\| 80
			\| align="center"\| 1
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"\|
			! 3
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1994–08
			\| align="center"\| 76
			\| align="center"\| 1
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 4
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–05
			\| align="center"\| 75
			\| align="center"\| 0
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"\|
			! 5
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2004–present
			\| align="center"\| 71
			\| align="center"\| 4
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 6
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–05
			\| align="center"\| 66
			\| align="center"\| 14
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"\|
			! 7
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 1992–05
			\| align="center"\| 65
			\| align="center"\| 1
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 8
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2006–present
			\| align="center"\| 54
			\| align="center"\| 0
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"\|
			! 9
			\| ''']'''
			\| align="center"\| 2004–present
			\| align="center"\| 53
			\| align="center"\| 4
			\|- style="background:lemonchiffon;"
			! 10
			\| ]
			\| align="center"\| 2000–08
			\| align="center"\| 52
			\| align="center"\| 3
			\|}
			{{-}}

			==See also==
			*]
			*]
			*]

			==Notes==
			<references group="note" />

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			==External links==
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			* {{ru icon}}
			* from Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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			{{Football in Azerbaijan}}
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			{{Sport in Azerbaijan}}

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Azerbaijan

Shirt badge/Association crest

Nickname(s)

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Association

AFFA

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Berti Vogts

Captain

Rashad Sadygov

Most caps

Rashad Sadygov (85)

Top scorer

Gurban Gurbanov (14)

Home stadium

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Bakcell Arena

FIFA code

AZE

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

-7

Highest

88 (October 2013)

Lowest

170 (June 1994)

First international

Georgia 1–1 Azerbaijan

(Tbilisi, Georgia, 1927)

Georgia 6–3 Azerbaijan

(Gurjaani, Georgia; September 17, 1992)

Biggest win

Azerbaijan 11–0 Persia

(Tehran, Persia, 1929)

Azerbaijan 4–0 Liechtenstein

(Baku, Azerbaijan; 5 June 1999)

Biggest defeat

France 10–0 Azerbaijan

(Auxerre, France; September 6, 1995)

The Azerbaijan national football team (Template:Lang-az) is the national football team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. It represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions. The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, with friendly matches sometimes hosted at club stadiums.

The Azerbaijan national football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since Euro 96, but has never qualified for the finals tournament of any World Cup or European Championships.

History

Early period (before 1920s)

In the early twentieth century, football began to become popular in Azerbaijan, which was then part of the Russian Empire. In 1912, Azerbaijani football players had their first "international match" and they won in Tbilisi, Georgia against the local "Sokol" team with 4:2. During 1912-1913, matches between Azerbaijani and Georgian football teams were organized, first in Tbilisi and then in Baku. In 1914 the Football Union was founded in Azerbaijan. The Football Union undertook the organization of official city championships and other competitions.

Soviet era (1920s-1991)

The oldest records of football teams in Soviet Azerbaijan goes back to 1926-1927, when Trans-Caucasian Championship was organized in Tbilisi. Three South Caucasian countries participated: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. The Azerbaijan national football team held its first friendly matches against Georgia and Armenia in 1927 for the Trans-Caucasian Championship in Georgia. Also in 1926 footbal players from Azerbaijan played three matches with Football team fro Iran in Baku. In 1929 there were played three mathches between these teams in Tehran. In all matches Azerbaijan players won.

The 1960s is considered the Golden Age for Azerbaijani football as it produced great players like Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Alakbar Mammadov and the football referee Tofik Bakhramov, most famous for being the linesman who helped to award a goal for England in the 1966 World Cup Final between England and West Germany.

Post-Independence (1992—present)

1990s

After Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991, AFFA — Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan — was created. In 1992, renowned Azerbaijani footballer Alekper Mamedov became the first head coach of the Azeribaijani national football team, compiling a 3–1 record as coach that includes the first ever national team victory, over Georgia on May 25, 1993. In 1994, the national team was accepted into FIFA and UEFA. The security issues, forced the team to play all of its home Euro 96 qualifiers in Trabzon, Turkey.

2000s

As of early 2000s, AFFA started to integrate more players to the national team through FIFA's eligibility rules. In February 2004, Carlos Alberto Torres, captain of the Brazil team that won the 1970 FIFA World Cup was appointed its national coach. Despite a poor start, a 0–6 defeat to Israel on February 18, Azerbaijan won their first ever away match, 3–2 against Kazakhstan on April 28. In June 2005, following a 3–0 defeat by Poland, Torres stood down from the position, to be replaced by former Neftchi coach Vagif Sadygov, his third spell as coach of Azerbaijan. Shahin Diniyev took over as manager in November 2005. He resigned on 31 October 2007, and Gjoko Hadzievski was named as care-taking coach of Azerbaijan.

In April 2008, former German football player and coach Berti Vogts was appointed as a manager of Azerbaijan on a two-year contract. Azerbaijan had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 5 points, just missing out on a last place to Liechtenstein with 2 points.

2010s

In November 2009, AFFA extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, making him the first manager to manage Azerbaijani national team in two qualification cycles. Following a shock win over Turkey, the team reached 90th place in FIFA World Rankings, Azerbaijan's highest position ever in country's football history. After victory over Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan also broke their scoring and points records by gaining 7 points and scoring 10 goals.

In November 2011, AFFA once again extended Berti Vogts' contract a further two years, until end of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification cycle. Under Vogts, Azerbaijan had some poor results with the team losing to second-string sides, forcing Vogts to face major criticism, protest and demonstration from local supporters and the media. However, Azerbaijan managed to finish qualification cycle in fourth place, teams' best ever finish.On October 2013, Azerbaijan beat its ranking record by reaching 88th place in FIFA World Rankings.

Team image

Colours

Azerbaijan's traditional home colours are white shirts, blue shorts and white socks. The team wears also an all-white kit. This combination of colours are traditional for the national team since their first game. In the beginning of 90s the team has worn a white shirt, to the end of decade it has been transformated into blue-white striped shirts. At the beginning of 2000s, the kit was replaced by the white shirt with a vertical tricolour stripe, color originating from the national flag of Azerbaijan on the chest. The kit was changed into blue shirts, red shorts and green socks only for the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round. After the tournament, the national team went back to their usual combination of colours.

Azerbaijan national team's away colours were yellow-black striped shirts, black shorts and yellow socks until UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round, when it was decided to abandon this kit in favor of the completely blue. During the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round games the team has used an all red kit.

Nickname

Azerbaijan is often referred to by the media and supporters as Milli (The National Team), which is the nickname associated with all of Azerbaijan's international sporting teams due to the team's utilization of the country's national colors.

Media coverage and public relations

The team receives constant media attention; their games are regularly broadcast live on AZTV and its branch Idman Azerbaijan TV. AZTV also have extended rights, notably on the Internet, and may also broadcast images of the national team in its weekly programs.

Stadium

For stadium history, see Tofiq Bahramov Stadium and Baku Olympic Stadium.

Most of Azerbaijan's home matches are played at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in the capital Baku. It has been Azerbaijan's primary home stadium ever since the country's independence from the Soviet Union. Today, some qualifying matches are hosted at the Lankaran City Stadium and Dalga Arena after it met UEFA stadium criteria.

The new Baku Olympic Stadium is under construction in Baku with an expected capacity of 64,000 seats. Following 2015, this stadium will be used as the venue for the most key matches of the Azerbaijani national team.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup records

Finals record		Qualification record
Year	Result	Group	Pos (Size)	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1998	Did Not Qualify	Group 9	5 (5)	8	1	0	7	3	22	−19
2002		Group 5	6 (6)	10	1	2	7	4	17	−13
2006		Group 6	6 (6)	10	0	3	7	1	21	−20
2010		Group 4	5 (6)	10	1	2	7	4	14	−10
2014		Group F	4 (6)	10	1	6	3	7	11	-4
2018	To Be Determined

UEFA European Championship records

Finals record		Qualification record
Year	Result	Group	Pos (Size)	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did Not Qualify	Group 1	6 (6)	10	0	1	9	2	29	−27
2000		Group 7	5 (6)	10	1	1	8	6	26	−20
2004		Group 9	5 (5)	8	1	1	6	5	20	−15
2008		Group A	8 (8)	12	1	2	9	6	28	−22
2012		Group A	5 (6)	10	2	1	7	10	26	-16
2016		To Be Determined

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

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Players

Current squad

The following squad has been called for the friendly match against Estonia on 15 November and Kyrgyzstan on 19 November 2013.
Caps and goals as of 19 November 2013.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Farhad Veliyev	(1980-11-01) November 1, 1980 (age 44)	30	0	Sumgayit
12	1GK	Anar Nazirov	(1985-09-08) September 8, 1985 (age 39)	3	0	Sumgayit
23	1GK	Salahat Aghayev	(1991-11-04) November 4, 1991 (age 33)	5	0	Inter Baku

2	2DF	Badavi Guseynov	(1991-07-11) July 11, 1991 (age 33)	9	0	Qarabağ
3	2DF	Rasim Ramaldanov	(1986-01-24) January 24, 1986 (age 38)	12	0	Khazar Lankaran
5	2DF	Elnur Allahverdiyev	(1983-11-02) November 2, 1983 (age 41)	34	0	Gabala
13	2DF	Ali Gökdemir	(1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 33)	10	0	Hannover 96
15	2DF	Ruslan Abishov	(1987-10-10) October 10, 1987 (age 37)	38	4	Rubin Kazan
18	2DF	Maksim Medvedev	(1989-09-29) September 29, 1989 (age 35)	25	0	Qarabağ
20	2DF	Ufuk Budak	(1990-05-26) May 26, 1990 (age 34)	13	0	Eskişehirspor
21	2DF	Volodimir Levin	(1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40)	28	0	Gabala
24	2DF	Ruslan Amirjanov	(1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39)	3	0	Inter Baku
25	2DF	Vurğun Hüseynov	(1988-04-25) April 25, 1988 (age 36)	14	0	Sumgayit

4	3MF	Mahir Şükürov	(1982-12-12) December 12, 1982 (age 42)	71	4	Neftchi Baku
16	3MF	Javid Huseynov	(1988-03-09) March 9, 1988 (age 36)	35	1	Baku
17	3MF	Vüqar Nadirov	(1987-06-15) June 15, 1987 (age 37)	53	4	Qarabağ
19	3MF	Rahid Amirguliyev	(1989-09-01) September 1, 1989 (age 35)	34	1	Khazar Lankaran
26	3MF	Ilter Tashkin	(1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Eintracht Braunschweig II

7	4FW	Vagif Javadov	(1989-05-25) May 25, 1989 (age 35)	50	9	Inter Baku
8	4FW	Pardis Fardjad-Azad	(1988-04-12) April 12, 1988 (age 36)	5	0	Sumgayit
9	4FW	Cihan Özkara	(1991-07-14) July 14, 1991 (age 33)	15	1	Sivasspor
10	4FW	Rufat Dadashov	(1991-09-29) September 29, 1991 (age 33)	10	4	Kaiserslautern II
11	4FW	Rauf Aliyev	(1989-02-12) February 12, 1989 (age 35)	36	7	Baku

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called for the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kamran Ağayev	(1986-02-09) February 9, 1986 (age 38)	46	0	Baku	v. Russia, October 16, 2013
GK	Aqil Mammadov	(1989-05-01) May 1, 1989 (age 35)	1	0	Baku	v. Israel, September 7, 2013
GK	Emil Balayev	(1994-04-17) April 17, 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Neftchi Baku	v. Liechtenstein, February 6, 2013

DF	Rashad Sadygov	(1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 42)	87	4	Qarabağ	v. Estonia, November 15, 2013
DF	Elhad Naziri	(1992-12-29) December 29, 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Inter Baku	v. Israel, September 7, 2013
DF	Ilkin Qirtimov	(1990-11-04) November 4, 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Simurq	v. Portugal, March 26, 2013

MF	Afran Ismayilov	(1988-10-08) October 8, 1988 (age 36)	18	1	Baku	v. Estonia, November 15, 2013
MF	Rashad Sadiqov	(1983-10-08) October 8, 1983 (age 41)	18	0	Neftchi Baku	v. Estonia, November 15, 2013
MF	Araz Abdullayev	(1992-04-18) April 18, 1992 (age 32)	8	0	Neftchi Baku	v. Russia, October 16, 2013
MF	Gara Garayev	(1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Qarabağ	v. Russia, October 16, 2013
MF	Elvin Mammadov	(1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 (age 36)	31	7	Baku	v. Luxembourg, June 6, 2013
MF	Arif İsayev	(1985-07-28) July 28, 1985 (age 39)	5	0	Denizlispor	v. Luxembourg, June 6, 2013
MF	Eshgin Guliyev	(1990-12-11) December 11, 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Araz	v. Liechtenstein, February 6, 2013
MF	Javid Imamverdiyev	(1990-08-01) August 1, 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Neftchi Baku	v. Liechtenstein, February 6, 2013

FW	Vugar Asgarov	(1985-05-14) May 14, 1985 (age 39)	3	0	Sumgayit	v. Malta, August 14, 2013
FW	Branimir Subašić	(1982-04-07) April 7, 1982 (age 42)	40	7	Orduspor	v. Luxembourg, June 6, 2013

Fixtures and results

Main article: Azerbaijan national football team results

Recent results

Recent results within last 24 months and all known upcoming fixtures.

November 19, 2013	Friendly	Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	0:0	Azerbaijan
November 15, 2013	Friendly	Tallinn	Estonia	2:1	Azerbaijan	Rauf Aliyev 44'
October 15, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Baku	Azerbaijan	1:1	Russia	Vagif Javadov 89'
October 11, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Baku	Azerbaijan	2:0	Northern Ireland	Rufat Dadaşov 58' Mahir Shukurov 90'
September 6, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ramat Gan	Israel	1:1	Azerbaijan	Rahid Amirguliyev 61'
August 14, 2013	Friendly	Baku	Azerbaijan	3:0	Malta	Rufat Dadaşov 7', 72' Rauf Aliyev 63'
June 7, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Baku	Azerbaijan	1:1	Luxembourg	Ruslan Abishov 71'
May 29, 2013	Friendly	Doha	Qatar	1:1	Azerbaijan	Rufat Dadaşov 88'
March 26, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Baku	Azerbaijan	0:2	Portugal
March 22, 2013	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0:0	Azerbaijan
February 6, 2013	Friendly	Dubai	Liechtenstein	0:1	Azerbaijan	Vagif Javadov 76'
February 1, 2013	Friendly	Dubai	Uzbekistan	0:0	Azerbaijan
November 14, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belfast	Northern Ireland	1:1	Azerbaijan	Rauf Aliyev 5'
October 16, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Moscow	Russia	1:0	Azerbaijan
September 11, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Braga	Portugal	3:0	Azerbaijan
September 7, 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	Baku	Azerbaijan	1:1	Israel	Ruslan Abishov 65'
August 15, 2012	Friendly	Baku	Azerbaijan	3:0	Bahrain	Branimir Subašić 35' Cihan Özkara 59' Javid Huseynov 77'
May 30, 2012	Friendly	Frankfurt	Andorra	0:0	Azerbaijan
May 23, 2012	Friendly	Fukuroi	Japan	2:0	Azerbaijan
February 27, 2012	Friendly	Dubai	India	0:3	Azerbaijan	Vüqar Nadirov 3' Mahir Şükürov 43' Nizami Hajiyev 84'
February 24, 2012	Friendly	Dubai	Singapore	2:2	Azerbaijan	Rauf Aliyev 15' Mahir Şükürov 61'

Managers

Manager	Azerbaijan career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
Alakbar Mammadov	1992–1993	4	3	0	1	75
Kazbek Tuayev (caretaker)	1993–1994	2	0	0	2	0.00
Agaselim Mirjavadov	1994–1995	8	0	0	8	0.00
Kazbek Tuayev	1995–1997	9	2	3	4	22.22
Vagif Sadygov	1997–1998	20	6	3	11	30
Ahmad Alaskarov	1999–2000	13	1	6	6	7.69
Igor Ponomaryov	2000–2001	15	2	3	10	13.33
Vagif Sadygov	2002	8	0	2	6	0.00
Asgar Abdullayev	2003–2004	5	1	1	3	20
Carlos Alberto Torres	2004–2005	18	2	6	10	11.11
Vagif Sadygov	2005	5	0	1	4	0.00
Shahin Diniyev	2005–2007	20	4	7	9	20
Gjoko Hadžievski (caretaker)	2007–2008	3	0	1	2	0.00
Berti Vogts	2008–present	63	14	21	28	22.22

Last updated 19 November 2013

Player statistics

Lists of the players with the most caps and top goalscorers for Azerbaijan, as of 19 November 2013 (players in bold are still available for selection):

**Top Ten Highest Goalscorers**
Player		Period	Caps	Goals
1	Gurban Gurbanov	1992–05	66	14
2	Vagif Javadov	2006–present	50	9
3	Elvin Mammadov	2008–present	31	7
4	Rauf Aliyev	2010–present	36	7
5	Branimir Subašić	2007–present	40	7
6	Zaur Tagizade	1997–08	40	6
7	Nazim Suleymanov	1992–98	24	5
8	Farrukh Ismayilov	1998–07	35	5
9	Vidadi Rzayev	1992–01	37	5
10	Vyacheslav Lychkin	1995–01	45	5

**Top Ten Players With Most Appearances**
Player		Period	Caps	Goals
1	Rashad Sadygov	2001–present	87	4
2	Aslan Kerimov	1994–08	80	1
3	Mahmud Gurbanov	1994–08	76	1
4	Tarlan Ahmadov	1992–05	75	0
5	Mahir Shukurov	2004–present	71	4
6	Gurban Gurbanov	1992–05	66	14
7	Emin Agayev	1992–05	65	1
8	Aleksandr Chertoganov	2006–present	54	0
9	Vüqar Nadirov	2004–present	53	4
10	Emin Guliyev	2000–08	52	3

Notes

Actually at a regional level, as Azerbaijan and Georgia were part of the Russian Empire at the time.

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