France v Azerbaijan (UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying)

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UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Group 1
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Event UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
France Azerbaijan
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg
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Date6 September 1995 (1995-09-06)
Venue Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France
Referee Alfred Micallef (Malta)
Attendance13,479

France v Azerbaijan, also known as the "Auxerre tragedy" in Azerbaijani media, [1] was a football match belonging to the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying that took place on 6 September 1995.

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France won the game 10–0, and it went down as the largest victory in the history of the France national team until it was surpassed by a 14–0 win over Gibraltar in 2023. The match also became the biggest defeat of the Azerbaijan national team, a record that still stands today.

Background

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8530156+918
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8332138+512
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 725071+611
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 83231015−511
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8233111109
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 7007217−150

This would be the 8th match for both teams in the first group of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying. While Azerbaijan already lost its chance to participate in the tournament, France was still fighting for a ticket. Prior to the game, France's biggest victory was 8–0, twice over Luxembourg (20 April 1913 and 17 December 1953) and against Iceland (2 June 1957). [2] Azerbaijan had suffered its biggest defeat (0–5) in a friendly match against Malta on 19 April 1994. [3]

Azerbaijan did not start a true striker for the match, instead utilising captain Shahin Diniyev in a rudimentary attacking role, while the French XI was almost at their full strength.

Match

Details

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg10–0Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan
Report
Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps , Auxerre, France
Attendance: 13,479
Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)
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France
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Azerbaijan
GK1 Bernard Lama
RB2 Jocelyn Angloma Sub off.svg 57'
CB4 Marcel Desailly (c)
CB5 Frank Leboeuf
LB3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM7 Didier Deschamps
CM8 Vincent Guérin
RW6 Youri Djorkaeff
AM10 Zinedine Zidane
LW11 Reynald Pedros Sub off.svg 65'
CF9 Christophe Dugarry Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutes:
DF12 Éric Di Meco
DF13 Lilian Thuram Sub on.svg 57'
FW14 David Ginola Sub on.svg 65'
MF15 Christophe Cocard Sub on.svg 69'
GK16 Bruno Martini
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK1 Elkhan Hasanov Sub off.svg 36'
RB3 İqor Getman Yellow card.svg 49'
CB4 Tarlan Ahmadov
CB5 Emin Ağayev
LB6 Rasim Abushev
RM2 Arif Asadov
CM11 Vyacheslav Lychkin
CM10 Mahmud Qurbanov Sub off.svg 46'
CM7 Yunis Huseynov
LM9 Vladislav Kadyrov Sub off.svg 74'
CF8 Shahin Diniyev (c)
Substitutes:
MF13 Fazil Parvarov
FW14 Mushfig Huseynov Sub on.svg 74'
FW15 Samir Alakbarov Sub on.svg 46'
GK16 Nizami Sadiqov Sub on.svg 36'
MF17 Bakhtiyar Musayev
Manager:
Aghasalim Mirjavadov

Post-match

After the game, France took second place with 14 points, ahead of Poland, while Azerbaijan remained in last with 8 losses. Head coach Aghasalim Mirjavadov resigned immediately after the defeat, citing the inability of the players, the low level of training and the opponents' strength as the reasons for the defeat. [4]

Les Bleus would go on to finish second in their group and qualify for UEFA Euro 1996, where they reached the semi-finals. Nearly the same crop of players, including some notable names like Zinedine Zidane, Youri Djorkaeff and Bixente Lizarazu, would go on to win the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil. [5]

In 2016, pastemagazine.com included the match in its list of Top 10 Biggest National Defeats. [6]

Final table

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8530156+918
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 8350171+1614
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8332138+512
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 83231015−511
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8233111109
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 8008227−250

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