Azerbaijani National Football Team (U-21 Men)
Association | AFFA | ||
confederacy | UEFA | ||
Head coach | Bernhard Lippert | ||
FIFA code | AZR | ||
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Balance sheet | |||
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52 games 3 wins 11 draws 38 losses |
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First international match Romania 5-2 Azerbaijan (June 9, 1994) |
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Biggest defeat England 7-0 Azerbaijan ( Milton Keynes , June 8th 2009) |
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(As of March 6, 2010) |
The Azerbaijani U-21 national soccer team is a selection team of Azerbaijani soccer players . She is subject to the Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası (AFFA) and represents him at the U-21 level , in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also at the European Championship of the continental association UEFA .
Eligible to play are players who have not yet reached the age of 21 and who are Azerbaijani citizens . In tournaments, the age at the first qualifying game is decisive.
history
The Azerbaijani U-21 national football team first took part in the qualification for a U-21 European football championship in 1998 . So far, however, the team has never qualified for a European finals. In 52 qualifying games so far, the Azerbaijan U21s have just three wins. The first victory could be retracted on October 9, 1998 with a 2-1 against Hungary . The two other victories followed on October 6, 2000 in Macedonia 2-1, which is also the team's only away win so far, and on September 4, 2001 at home with a 1-0 again against the Macedonians. The Azerbaijani selection, however, often suffered narrow, but sometimes high defeats against the strongest teams on the European continent. Azerbaijan lost 5-0 to Sweden in their home game on September 1, 2000 . The Azerbaijanis suffered their first significant defeat in Portugal on March 25, 1999 , when the team lost 5-0. The team experienced the biggest bankruptcy on June 8, 2009. The team had no chance in England and lost 7-0.
In qualifying games for a U-21 European football championship, the team has played 52 games so far. The record is negative with 3 wins, 11 draws and 38 defeats. Bernhard Lippert has been the coach of Azerbaijan’s U-21s since 2008 .
Participation in U-21 European Championships
1992-1998 | not participated |
2000 in Slovakia | not qualified |
2002 in Switzerland | not qualified |
2004 in Germany | not qualified |
2006 in Portugal | not qualified |
2007 in the Netherlands | not qualified |
2009 in Sweden | not qualified |
2011 in Denmark | not qualified |
2013 in Israel | not qualified |
2015 in the Czech Republic | not qualified |
2017 in Poland | not qualified |