Azerbaijan women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Azerbaijan national football team.

Azerbaijan

Nickname(s)	Odlar Yurdu (The Land of Fire)
Association	Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Siyasat Asgarov
Captain	Aytaj Sharifova
Home stadium	Tofik Bakhramov Stadium Ismet Qaibov Stadium
FIFA code	AZE
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	75 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	58 (December 2009)
Lowest	83 (December 2021)
First international
Romania 4–1 Azerbaijan  (Mogoșoaia, Romania; 18 November 2006)
Biggest win
Macedonia 0–4 Azerbaijan  (Tbilisi, Georgia; 13 May 2009)  Azerbaijan 4–0 United Arab Emirates  (Baku, Azerbaijan; 20 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)

The Azerbaijan women's national football team represents Azerbaijan in international women's football. They are currently 79th in the FIFA Women's World Rankings. Azerbaijan has never qualified for any international tournament.^[2] The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, Tofiq Bahramov Stadium.

History

2000s

In 2005, the AFFA had planned to send a team to the Women's World Cup qualifying, finally, the team withdrew before it started the qualifying tournament. On 18 November 2006 Azerbaijan played its first game against Romania in the city of Mogosoaia for the 2009 Euro qualifiers with a team led by Shamil Haydarov and captained by Kifayat Osmanova, losing 4–1 with its first goal scored by Svetlana Milyukhina, they played two matches later, in which they won against Estonia and lost against Bulgaria, they ended up eliminated from the tournament with 3 points. In 2009, Azerbaijan participated for the first time in a World Cup qualifying in Group 8, with Belgium, Czech Republic, Sweden and Wales, where it played three games, one won, one drawn and one lost before the end of the year.

2010s

In 2010, Azerbaijan played five games for the qualifiers, losing them all and being eliminated from the competition with 4 points, a game won, one drawn lost six games, scoring two goals and conceding sixteen. After that campaign, the team did not play to date back and has not scheduled any competition or friendly match. The team not even entered the 2015 World Cup Qualifiers.

Team image

Nicknames

The Azerbaijan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Odlar Yurdu (The Land of Fire)".

Home stadium

Azerbaijan plays their home matches on the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium and the Ismet Qaibov Stadium.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

Hungary  v  Azerbaijan

5 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Hungary	1–1	Azerbaijan	Szeged
17:45	Csiszár 44'	Report	Jafarzade 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Szent Gellért Fórum Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)

Azerbaijan  v  Switzerland

9 April UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	0–4	Switzerland	Baku
14:00		Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

Turkey  v  Azerbaijan

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Turkey	1–0	Azerbaijan	Erzincan
		Report		Stadium: Erzincan 13 Şubat Şehir Stadium

Azerbaijan  v  Turkey

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	1–0	Turkey	Baku
		Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena

Azerbaijan  v  Hungary

12 July UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying	Azerbaijan	0–5	Hungary	Baku
				Attendance: Dalga Arena

Switzerland  v  Azerbaijan

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Switzerland	3–0	Azerbaijan	Lausanne
19:00		Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

Azerbaijan  v  Portugal

24 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Azerbaijan	1–4	Portugal	Baku
	Parlak 58'		Capeta 5' T. Pinto 10' D. Gomes 26' Diana Silva 89'	Stadium: Dalga Arena

Portugal  v  Azerbaijan

29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Portugal	4–0	Azerbaijan	Vizela
	Diana Silva 15', 26' Dolores Silva 57' (pen.) F. Pinto 86'			Stadium: Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela

Russia  v  Azerbaijan

28 November Friendly	Russia	1–0	Azerbaijan	Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Fedorova 6'  37' Petukhova  45'	Report		Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

Russia  v  Azerbaijan

2 December Friendly	Russia	1–0	Azerbaijan	Sochi, Russia
17:00 UTC+3	Svistunova 29' Morozova  90'	Report	Bakarandze  80' Seyfatdinova  87'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

2025

Azerbaijan  v  Montenegro

19 February 2025–26 Nations League

Azerbaijan

v

Montenegro

Lithuania  v  Azerbaijan

4 April 2025–26 Nations League

Lithuania

v

Azerbaijan

Montenegro  v  Azerbaijan

8 April 2025–26 Nations League

Montenegro

v

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan  v  Lithuania

30 May 2025–26 Nations League

Azerbaijan

v

Lithuania

• Azerbaijan Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Azerbaijan's all-time international record, correct as of 1 June 2018.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
Total	27	10	5	12	34	84

Source: Worldfootball

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Siyasat Asgarov

Manager history

Manager	Azerbaijan career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost
Shamil Haydarov	2006–2017	22	7	4	11
Siyasat Asgarov	20??–present	0	0	0	0

Players

Main article: List of Azerbaijan women's international footballers

See also: Category:Azerbaijan women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following players were part of the squad ahead of the Friendly match against Russia in December 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals are correct, as of 23 February 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Aytaj Sharifova (captain)	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)	26	0	Trabzonspor
	1GK	Gunay İsmayilova	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Amed
4	2DF	Nigar Mirzaliyeva	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 22)	26	0	Zenit
23	2DF	Fidan Jafarova	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Nuxa FC
	2DF	Zhala Mahsimova	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	20	0	Amed
5	2DF	Ayshan Ahmadova	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)	23	2	PAOK
18	2DF	Alina Dorofeeva	(1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 26)	15	1	Yenisey
12	2DF	Milana Rahimova	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Ünye Gücü
12	2DF	Aysun Muradova		0	0
7	3MF	Male Mollayeva	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 26)	18	1	8-iOEUGiM
15	2DF	Kamilla Mammadova	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28)	11	0	Asya Spor Kulübü
11	3MF	Vüsalə Seyfəddinova	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)	25	2	Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
8	3MF	Firangiz Teymurova	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 25)	5	0	8-iOEUGiM
9	3MF	Coşqunə Əliyeva	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	13	0	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
2	3MF	Diana Mammadova	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 26)	19	1	Yenisey
17	3MF	Vusala Hajiyeva	(1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 25)	21	0	Amed
21	3MF	Aysun Aliyeva (captain)	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 27)	8	1	Çaykur Rizespor
	3MF	Ayşən Salamzadə
	3MF	Fatimeyi-Zəhra Hüseynli
21	3MF	Sevinc Fəttazada
9	4FW	Sevinj Jafarzade	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 30)	16	2	Krasnodar
10	4FW	Kristina Bakarandze	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)	25	3	Galatasaray

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Göknur Güleryüz	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Fenerbahçe	v.  Montenegro,26 September 2023
GK	Nargiz Aliyeva	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
GK	Mehriban Shahmammadova					v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
DF	Nargiz Hajiyeva	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)	21	0	Ataşehir Belediyespor	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
DF	Yeliz Açar	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	21	0	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
MF	Sona Rahimova	(2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Amed	v.  Faroe Islands,5 December 2023
MF	Peritan Bozdağ	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25)	17	2	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
MF	Esra Manya	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25)	5		Beşiktaş	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024
MF	Nazlıcan Parlak	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31)	20	1	Galatasaray	v.  Portugal,29 October 2024

Records

Main article: List of Azerbaijan women's international footballers

See also: Category:Azerbaijan women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 21 August 2021.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Q	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Part of Soviet Union									qual.	Part of Soviet Union
1995	Did not enter									qual.	Did not enter
1999										qual.
2003										qual.
2007										qual.
2011	Did not qualify									qual.	8	1	1	6	2	60	−58
2015	Did not enter									qual.	Did not enter
2019										qual.
2023	Did not qualify									qual.	8	2	1	5	5	16	−11
2027	To be determined									qual.	To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	16	3	2	11	7	76	−69

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Did not enter
2020
2024	Unable to qualify
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record										Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Q	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
1984 to 1991	Part of Soviet Union									Part of Soviet Union
1993	Did not enter									qual.	Did not enter
1995										qual.
1997										qual.
2001										qual.
2005										qual.
2009	Did not qualify									qual.	3	1	0	2	4	9	−5	–
2013	Did not enter									qual.	Did not enter
2017										qual.
2022	Did not qualify									qual.	8	1	0	7	2	35	−33	–
2025										qual.	8	1	1	6	3	22	–19	[a]	29th
2029	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		Total	19	3	0	15	9	66	−57	29th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	3	1st	6	5	1	0	9	2		37th
2025	C	4	To be determined
Total				6	5	1	0	9	2	37th

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

• Azerbaijan women's national football team
  • Azerbaijan women's national football team results
  • List of Azerbaijan women's international footballers
• Azerbaijan women's national under-20 football team
• Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. Qadın Futbolu Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
3. 🇦🇿 A milli komandamız 🇷🇺 Rusiya Milli komandasıyla yoldaşlıq oyunu keçirəcək Oyunlar

External links

• Football Federation of Azerbaijan