Azerbaijan women's 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	74 (7 August 2025) [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 Bahrain   (13 March 2015)   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

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

21 February 2025–26 Nations League	Azerbaijan	0–0	Montenegro	Baku, Azerbaijan
12:00		Report		Stadium: Dalga Arena Attendance: 40 Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)

Lithuania   v   Azerbaijan

4 April 2025–26 Nations League	Lithuania	0–2	Azerbaijan	Vilnius, Lithuania
17:30 (18:30 EEST)		Report	Manya 20' Mirzaliyeva 55'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Attendance: 447 Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria)

Montenegro   v   Azerbaijan

8 April 2025–26 Nations League	Montenegro	1–1	Azerbaijan	Nikšić, Montenegro
18:00	Đoković 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Mollayeva 54'	Stadium: Gradski Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Marta San Juan (Andorra)

Azerbaijan   v   Lithuania

30 May 2025–26 Nations League	Azerbaijan	0–5	Lithuania	Baku, Azerbaijan
16:00		Report	Jonušaitė 3', 30' Grikšaitė 10' Lazdauskaitė 42' Romanovskaja 48'	Stadium: Bayil Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Sapir Gaya Berman (Israel)

Belarus   v   Azerbaijan

28 June Friendly	Belarus	3–0	Azerbaijan	Zhodzina, Belarus
18:00  UTC+3				Stadium: Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino)

Belarus   v   Azerbaijan

1 July Friendly	Belarus	2–0	Azerbaijan	Minsk, Belarus
16:00  UTC+3	Alina Linnik 49' Anastasiya Shlapakova 67'	Match report		Stadium: Traktar Stadium

Kazakhstan   v   Azerbaijan

24 October Friendly	Kazakhstan	1–2	Azerbaijan	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
18:00	?? ??'		Manya 30' Jafarzade 82'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

Kazakhstan   v   Azerbaijan

27 October Friendly	Kazakhstan	0–1	Azerbaijan	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
14:00			Mirzaliyeva 82'	Stadium: Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium

Malaysia   v   Azerbaijan

29 November Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup	Malaysia	0–2	Azerbaijan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00  UTC+6		Report	Bozdağ 3' Mirzaliyeva 23'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

Bangladesh   v   Azerbaijan

2 December Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup	Bangladesh	1–2	Azerbaijan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00  UTC+6	Manda 33'	Report	Jafarzade 19' Manya 83'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

• 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 named for the 2025 Bangladesh Tri-Nations Cup against Bangladesh and Malaysia in November 2025.

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 October 2025 after the second match against Kazakhstan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Aytaj Safiyova	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)	28	0	Trabzonspor
12	1 GK	Gunay Ismayilova	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Amed
22	1 GK	Mehriban Shahmammadova
2	2 DF	Alina Nehmedova		1	0
3	2 DF	Jala Mahsimova	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 29)	21	0	Amed
4	2 DF	Nigar Mirzaliyeva	(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 23)	29	3	Zenit
5	2 DF	Aysen Ahmadova	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 25)	25	2	PAOK
13	2 DF	Nargiz Hajiyeva		0	0
15	2 DF	Kamilla Mammadova	(1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 29)	13	0	Asya Spor Kulübü
16	2 DF	Aysun Muradova		0	0
18	2 DF	Aydan Hasanova	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Neftçi PFK
21	2 DF	Fidan Jafarova	(2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Nuxa FC
23	2 DF	Yeliz Açar	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 27)	22	0	Fatih Vatan Spor
6	3 MF	Esra Manya	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 26)	7	0	Beşiktaş
7	3 MF	Mana Mollayeva	(1998-03-19) 19 March 1998 (age 27)	20	1
8	3 MF	Firangiz Teymurova	(1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 26)	7	0
11	3 MF	Vusala Seyfeddinova	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 25)	27	2	Fomget Gençlik ve Spor
14	3 MF	Joshguna Aliyeva	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 23)	15	0	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor
17	3 MF	Vusala Hajiyeva	(1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 26)	22	0	Amed
20	3 MF	Peritan Bozdağ	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 26)	20	3	Fatih Vatan Spor
9	4 FW	Sevinj Jafarzade (captain)	(1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 31)	18	2	Krasnodar
10	4 FW	Kristina Bakarandze	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 27)	27	3	Galatasaray
19	4 FW	Roya Aliyeva	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Neftçi PFK

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	Nargiz Aliyeva	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Fatih Vatan Spor	v.   Kazakhstan, 27 October 2025
GK	Firuzə Bayramova	{{{age}}}	-	-	{{{club}}}	v.   Montenegro, 21 February 2025
DF	Alina Dorofeeva	(1998-08-31) 31 August 1998 (age 27)	17	1	Yenisey	v.   Kazakhstan, 27 October 2025
DF	Milana Rahimova	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Ünye Gücü	v.   Belarus, 1 July 2025
MF	Aysen Salamzada		1	0		v.   Kazakhstan, 27 October 2025
MF	Aysen Aliyeva	(1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 28)	9	1	Çaykur Rizespor	v.   Kazakhstan, 27 October 2025
MF	Fatimeyi-Zəhra Hüseynli	{{{age}}}	-	-	{{{club}}}	v.   Lithuania, 30 May 2025
MF	Sevinc Fəttazada	{{{age}}}	-	-	{{{club}}}	v.   Lithuania, 30 May 2025
MF	Nazlıcan Parlak	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 32)	20	1	Galatasaray	v.   Montenegro, 8 April 2025
MF	Sona Rahimova	(2001-07-14) 14 July 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Amed	v.   Montenegro, 8 April 2025
MF	Diana Mammadova	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 27)	20	1	Yenisey	v.   Belarus, 1 July 2025
MF	Joshguna Aliyeva	(2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 (age 23)	14	0	Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor	v.   Belarus, 1 July 2025

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
2031	To be determined									qual.	To be determined
2035	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

• Asia portal
• Azerbaijan portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• 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. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
2. Qadın Futbolu Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)

External links

• Football Federation of Azerbaijan