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Araz Naxçivan

This article is about the futsal club. For the football club, see Araz-Naxçıvan PFK.

Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.[1] The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, as they won ten consecutive Premier League titles from 2004 to 2014.[2]

Araz Naxçıvan
Full nameAraz Minifutbol Klubu
Founded2004
GroundPalace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Capacity5,000
ChairmanAzerbaijan Ramin Akhdundov
ManagerAzerbaijan Shahin Mamedov
CoachAzerbaijan Vitaliy Borisov
LeaguePremier League

Araz is one of the strongest teams in Europe, having reached UEFA Futsal Cup semi finals two times.

History edit

Araz Naxçivan founded in 2004 to replace a defunct football club in Azerbaijan Premier League and have dominated futsal in Azerbaijan ever since.[3]

The team made their UEFA Futsal Cup debut in 2005, picking up four points from three first qualifying round games but the following season they reached the Elite round.[3]

Araz reached semi-finals in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2010 but lost out to Interviú FS.[4][5] However, clinched third place after winning in penalties against Luparense.[6][7] The club's players and coach Alesio, constituted the major part of the Azerbaijan squad that made their UEFA European Futsal Championship debut in 2010, reaching the semi-finals in Hungary.[3]

In 2014, the club repeated their success by gaining third place in UEFA Futsal Cup.[8]

Honours edit

National edit

Source:[9]

  • 17 Premier League : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • 14 Futsal Cup : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

International edit

Current squad edit

As of 20 August 2023[10]
# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Emin Kurdov  
12 Goalkeeper Luka Pavlović  
21 Goalkeeper Azer Fermanov  
3 Defender Tofig Mikayilov  
20 Defender Amadeu  
21 Defender Catatau  
6 Winger Ninoslav Aleksić  
7 Winger Lucas Freitas  
8 Winger Felipinho  
9 Winger Lazar Milosavljević  
10 Winger Isa Atayev  
11 Winger Khatai Baghirov  
14 Winger Khazar Agalizadeh  
13 Pivot Novruz Kazikhanov  
15 Pivot Erick Dannilo  

Notable players edit

UEFA Club Competitions record edit

Appearances: 16

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue (Host City) Qualified
2005/06 UEFA Futsal Cup First Round
(Group 5) 		  Morlanwelz 4–4 Sportska Dvorana
Bijeli Brijeg
(Mostar) 		 
3rd place
  Karaka Mostar 2–4
  De Hommel 3–0
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 2) 		  MNK Split 5–3 Arena Gripe
(Split) 		 
1st place
  Athina 90 5–1
  Skövde AIK 10–4
Elite Round
(Group C) 		  Clearex Chorzów 3–3 MORiS Hall
(Chorzów) 		 
4th place
  Action 21 4–6
  Marbo 1–3
2007/08 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 3) 		  Luparense 0–3 Baku
Sports Palace
(Baku) 		 
3rd place
  Camelot Chișinău 4–1
  Slov-Matic 3–4
2008/09 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 6) 		  Skövde AIK 11–2 Baku
Sports Palace
(Baku) 		 
1st place
  Nadin Sofia 6–1
  Slov-Matic 4–2
Elite Round
(Group C) 		  Nacional Zagreb 4–3 Dom Sportova
(Zagreb) 		 
2nd place
  Dinamo Moskva 2–4
  Odorheiu Secuiesc 6–4
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 5) 		  Omonia 4–1 Mate Parlov
Sport Centre
(Pula) 		 
1st place
  Kolubara 4–0
  MNK Potpićan 4–4
Elite Round
(Group D) 		  Nikars Riga 7–1 Baku
Sports Palace
(Baku) 		 
1st place
  Athina 90 7–0
  AFC Kairat 4–3
Semifinals   Inter Movistar 2–5 Altice Arena
(Lisbon) 		 
3rd Place Match   Luparense 2–2
(5–4 p) 		3rd Place
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 3) 		  Sporting Fingal 7–4 Sala Sporturilor
(Târgu Mureş) 		 
1st place
  Nikars Riga 7–2
  City'US Târgu Mureş 3–1
Elite Round
(Group 2) 		  Ararat 2–1 Palace of
Sporting Games
(Yekaterinburg) 		 
3rd place
  Montesilvano 2–2
  Viz-Sinara 2–3
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round
(Group B) 		  CF Eindhoven 5–3 Palau Blaugrana
(Barcelona) 		 
2nd place
  Era-Pack Chrudim 3–4
  FC Barcelona 2–2
2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 6) 		  EID Futsal 0–5 Magvassy Mihály
Sportcsarnok
(Győr) 		 
2nd place
  CF Eindhoven 4–3
  Győri ETO FC 5–5
Elite Round
(Group A) 		  FC Litija 3–5 Tri Lilije Hall
(Laško) 		 
3rd place
  FC Barcelona 1–7
  MNK Split 5–1
2013/14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 6) 		  Athina 90 5–1 Sala Sporturilor
(Târgu Mureş) 		 
1st place
  Châtelineau Futsal 3–1
  City'US Târgu Mureş 3–3
Elite Round
(Group D) 		  CF Eindhoven 6–3 Municipal
Sports Complex
(Almada) 		 
1st place
  Győri ETO FC 5–0
  Sporting CP 6–3
Semifinals   FC Barcelona 4–4
(2–4 p) 		Sarhadchi
Sports Centre
(Baku) 		 
3rd Place Match   Kairat Almaty 6–4 3rd Place
2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round
(Group B) 		  Slov-Matic 3–4 Sportovní hala
Dašická
(Pardubice) 		 
4th place
  MFK Dina Moskva 4–5
  Era-Pack Chrudim 0–6
2016/17 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 2) 		  Tbilisi State University 7–1 Boris Trajkovski
Sports Center
(Skopje) 		 
1st place
  FC Feniks 1–0
  Železarec Skopje 15–4
Elite Round
(Group B) 		  Nacional Zagreb 1–2 Dom Sportova
(Zagreb) 		 
3rd place
  Ugra Yugorsk 0–4
  Hamburg Panthers 5–1
2017/18 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round
(Group 8) 		  Mostar Stari Grad 5–2 Sports Hall
(Deva) 		 
2nd place
  Luxol St Andrews 6–4
  Autobergamo Deva 3–6
2018/19 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Main Round
(Group 8) 		  Vytis 0–1 Športová hala
Aréna Lučenec
(Lučenec) 		 
3rd place
  Valletta 1–1
  FK Lučenec 2–5
2019/20 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Main Round
(Group 2) 		  Halle-Gooik 1–5 Sportcomplex
De Bres
(Halle) 		 
4th place
  Benfica 0–7
  Prodexim Kherson 3–8
2020/21 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Preliminary Round   AEK 3–3
(3-4 p) 		Dais Sports Hall
(Athens) 		 
2021/22 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Preliminary Round
(Group F) 		  Europa FC 9–2 Salaspils
Sporta Nams
(Salaspils) 		 
2nd place
  Kampuksen Dynamo 4–4
  FK Raba 8–4
Main Round
(Group 6) 		  Uragan 1–2 Hall IF College of
Physical Education
(Ivano-Frankivsk) 		 
2nd place
  United Galati 5–3
  FC Liqeni 6–6
2022/23 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Main Round
(Group 5) 		  Örebro SK 2–5 USCR Midhat
Hujdur-Hujka
(Mostar) 		 
4th place
  Loznica-Grad 1–4
  Mostar SG 2–3
2023/24 UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		Preliminary Round
(Group A) 		  Istanbul Şişli 9–1 Salaspils
Sporta Nams
(Salaspils) 		 
2nd place
  Jahn Regensburg 5–0
  Riga Futsal Club 3–8

Summary edit

UEFA competitions
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Last season played
UEFA Futsal Cup 61 35 7 19 250 174 +76 2017–18
UEFA Futsal
Champions League 		16 3 3 10 48 63 -15 2022–23
Total 77 38 10 29 298 237 +61

References edit

  1. ^ Укрепленный "Араз"[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
  2. ^ Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
  3. ^ a b c "UEFA Futsal Cup Finals:Araz Naxçivan". UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Interviú break Araz resistance". UEFA. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ^ "El Benfica doblega a la Luparense y accede a 'su' final" (in Spanish). Diario Marca. 23 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. ^ Araz clinch third place on penalties
  7. ^ UEFA Futsal Cup: Araz bate Luparense nos penalties e conquista terceiro lugar Archived 27 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  8. ^ Hart, Patrick. "Araz fightback floors Kairat and secures bronze". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Araz-Naxçıvan" (in Azerbaijani). AZ Futzal. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links edit

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