Araz Naxçivan

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]

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

Araz Naxçıvan
Full nameAraz Minifutbol Klubu
Nickname(s)-
Founded2004
GroundPalace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Capacity5,000
Chairman Ramin Akhdundov
Manager Shahin Mamedov
Coach Alesio
LeaguePremier League

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]

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

International

Current squad

Last Update: 28 November 2020[10]

# Position Name Nationality
1 Goalkeeper Emin Kurdov
12 Goalkeeper Rovshan Huseynli
8 Defender Rizvan Farzaliyev
11 Defender Khatai Baghirov
14 Defender Murilo Borges
18 Defender Namig Mammadkarimov
7 Winger Fineo De Araujo
10 Winger Oktay Rustamli
15 Winger Samir Hamazayev
17 Winger Isa Atayev
9 Pivot Ramiz Chovdarov
13 Pivot Tofig Mikayilov
19 Pivot Nurlan Mehdizade

Notable players

UEFA Club Competitions record

UEFA Futsal Cup
Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue
2005/06 UEFA Futsal Cup First Round Morlanwelz 4–4 Mostar
Karaka Mostar 2–4 Mostar
De Hommel 3–0 Mostar
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round MNK Split 5–3 Split
Athina 5–1 Split
Skövde 10–4 Split
Elite Round Clearex Chorzów 3–3 Chorzów
Action 21 4–6 Chorzów
Marbo 1–3 Chorzów
2007/08 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Luparense 0–3 Baku
Camelot Chisinau 4–1 Baku
Slov-Matic 3–4 Baku
2008/09 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Skövde 11–2 Baku
Nadin Sofia 6–1 Baku
Slov-Matic 4–2 Baku
Elite Round Nacional Zagreb 4–3 Zagreb
Dinamo Moskva 2–4 Zagreb
Odorheiu Secuiesc 6–4 Zagreb
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Omonia 4–1 Pula
Kolubara 4–0 Pula
Potpićan 4–4 Pula
Elite Round Nikars 7–1 Baku
Athina 7–0 Baku
Kairat 4–3 Baku
Final Four Inter Movistar 2–5 Lisbon
Luparense 2–2 Lisbon
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Sporting Fingal 7–4 Târgu Mureş
Nikars 7–2 Târgu Mureş
City'US 3–1 Târgu Mureş
Elite Round Ararat 2–1 Yekaterinburg
Montesilvano 2–2 Yekaterinburg
Viz-Sinara 2–3 Yekaterinburg
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Eindhoven 5–3 Barcelona
EP Chrudim 3–4 Barcelona
Barcelona 2–2 Barcelona
2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round EID Futsal 0–5 Győr
Club Futsal Eindhoven 4–3 Győr
Győri ETO Futsal Club 5–5 Győr
Elite Round FC Litija 3–5 Laško
FC Barcelona Futsal 1–7 Laško
MNK Split 5–1 Laško
2013/14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Athina '90 5–1 Târgu Mureș
Châtelineau Futsal 3–1 Târgu Mureș
City'US Târgu Mureş 3–3 Târgu Mureș
Elite Round CF Eindhoven 6–3 Almada
Győri ETO FC 5–0 Almada
Sporting Clube 6–3 Almada
Final Four FC Barcelona 4–4 Baku
Kairat Almaty 6–4 Baku
2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Slov-Matic Bratislava 3–4 Pardubice
MFK Dina Moskva 4–5 Pardubice
FK EP Chrudim 0–6 Pardubice
2016/17 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round FC Feniks 1–0 Skopje
Železarec Skopje 15–4 Skopje
Tbilisi State University 7–1 Skopje
Elite Round Ugra Yugorsk 3–5 Zagreb
Hamburg Panthers 1–7 Zagreb
Nacional Zagreb 5–1 Zagreb
2017/18 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Autobergamo Deva 3–6 Deva
Luxol St Andrews 6–4 Deva
Mostar SG Staklorad 5–2 Deva
2018/19 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round MIMEL Lučenec –
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References
  1. Укрепленный "Араз" (in Russian)
  2. Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
  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.com. UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  10. "AEK-Araz". UEFA. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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