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

History

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

National

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

Current squad

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

Notable players

UEFA Club Competitions record

Appearances: 16

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

Summary

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

  1. ↑ Укрепленный "Араз" (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
  3. 1 2 3 "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.
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