Araz Naxçivan

Araz Naxçıvan
Full name	Araz Minifutbol Klubu
Founded	2004
Ground	Palace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Ramin Akhdundov
Manager	Shahin Mamedov
Coach	Predrag Rajić
League	Premier League
Home colours	Away colours

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]

In September 2024, the club's contract with head coach Vitaliy Borisov was mutually terminated, and the role of interim head coach was temporarily assigned to Serbian specialist Predrag Rayić.^[9]

Honours

National

Source:^[10]

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

UEFA Futsal Cup:
- 3rd place (2): 2010, 2014

Current squad

As of 20 August 2023^[11]

#	Position	Name
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

Andrey Tveryankin
Serjão
Rizvan Farzaliyev
Thiago Paz
Vitaliy Borisov
Biro Jade
Marko Perić
Adriano Foglia
Kristjan Čujec
Matej Klár

UEFA Club Competitions record

Appearances: 16

Season	Competition	Round	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)	Altice Arena (Lisbon)	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	Sarhadchi Sports Centre (Baku)	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
2024/25	UEFA Futsal Champions League	Preliminary Round (Group H)	Sparta Belfast	7–1	Agnebergshallen (Uddevalla)	2nd place
			Sillamäe Silla	0-7
			Uddevalla	3:4

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

^ Укрепленный "Араз"^{[permanent dead link]} (in Russian)
^ Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
^ ^a ^b ^c "UEFA Futsal Cup Finals:Araz Naxçivan". UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ "Interviú break Araz resistance". UEFA. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ "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.
^ Araz clinch third place on penalties
^ UEFA Futsal Cup: Araz bate Luparense nos penalties e conquista terceiro lugar Archived 27 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^ Hart, Patrick. "Araz fightback floors Kairat and secures bronze". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ ""Araz-Naxçıvan"da baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi baş verib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
^ "Araz-Naxçıvan" (in Azerbaijani). AZ Futzal. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

External links

Club's Profile at the uefa.com

[1] Укрепленный "Араз"^{[permanent dead link]} (in Russian)

[2] Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku

[arazcup-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] ""Araz-Naxçıvan"da baş məşqçi dəyişikliyi baş verib". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[10] "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

[11] "Araz-Naxçıvan" (in Azerbaijani). AZ Futzal. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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