List of Azerbaijan international footballers

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Rashad Sadygov is Azerbaijan's most capped player of all time with 110 caps. Rashad Sadygov2 (crop 2).jpg
Rashad Sadygov is Azerbaijan's most capped player of all time with 110 caps.

The Azerbaijan national football team has represented Azerbaijan in international association football since 1992, after the country declared independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to this, Azerbaijani players had represented the Soviet Union national football team. Azerbaijan played their first official international match on 17 September 1992 in a friendly against neighbouring country Georgia which ended in a 6–3 defeat for Azerbaijan. [1] [2] They are governed by the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) and compete as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe and Israel, [3] after becoming members in 1994, also joining FIFA the same year. [4] [5] As of March 2019, Azerbaijan have played 242 international matches since their debut, winning 47, drawing 66 and losing 129. [2] Azerbaijan have played Moldova and Uzbekistan most frequently, meeting each side ten times. [2] In global and continental competitions, Azerbaijan have competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup, since 1994, and the UEFA European Championship, since 1996, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals. [6] [7]

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Defender Rashad Sadygov is Azerbaijan's most capped player of all time and is the only player to have accumulated 100 caps for the national team. [8] [9] As of March 2019, Sadygov has played 110 times for the country having made his debut in 2001, against Sweden, [10] and received his last cap in 2017. [11] Gurban Gurbanov, who accumulated 66 caps during his international career, is the country's highest scorer of all time with 12 goals and is the only player to have scored ten or more goals for Azerbaijan as of March 2019. [12]

The first player to accumulate 25 caps for Azerbaijan was Tarlan Ahmadov, on 2 April 1997 in a 2–1 defeat to Finland. [13] He finished his career with 74 caps for the national team, [14] holding the cap record until 2007 when it was surpassed by Aslan Kerimov who earned 78 caps before retiring. [15] In September 2012, the current holder Sadygov overtook Kerimov's cap record and went on to reach 100 caps in October 2015. [11]

List

Appearances and goals are composed of FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship and each competition's required qualification matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Players are listed by the number of caps. If the number of caps is equal, the players are then listed alphabetically. Statistics updated following match played on 25 March 2019.

Note: Azerbaijan has played three matches that are not recognised by FIFA as full internationals but are counted by the AFFA. These caps are not counted in the table below and the notes column lists which players appeared in the matches. The matches are:

Key
*
Still active for the national team [lower-alpha 1]
=
Player is tied for the number of caps
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Gurban Gurbanov is Azerbaijan's top international goalscorer of all time with 12 goals. Qurban Qurbanov.jpg
Gurban Gurbanov is Azerbaijan's top international goalscorer of all time with 12 goals.
Aslan Kerimov made 78 appearances for Azerbaijan and held the all-time cap record between 2007 and 2012. Aslan Kerimov.jpg
Aslan Kerimov made 78 appearances for Azerbaijan and held the all-time cap record between 2007 and 2012.
Azerbaijan national team footballers with at least 25 appearances [8] [6] [19]
No.NamePositionNational team
career		CapsGoalsNotes
1 Rashad Sadygov *DF2001–20171105 [lower-alpha 2]
2 Kamran Agayev *GK2008–2018790
3 Aslan Kerimov DF1994–2008780 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 4]
4 Mahir Shukurov *DF2004–2014764
5 Tarlan Ahmadov DF1992–2005730 [lower-alpha 2]
6 Mahmud Gurbanov MF1994–2008701 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Gurban Gurbanov FW1992–20056612 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
8 Emin Agayev DF1992–2005651
9 Vugar Nadirov *FW2004–2015614
10 Rahid Amirguliyev *MF2007–2018603
11 Vagif Javadov *FW2006–2014589
12 Ruslan Abyshov *DF2009–2018564
13 Maksim Medvedev *DF2009–2019553
14= Aleksandr Chertoganov *MF2006–2012540
Javid Huseynov *MF2008–2018542
16 Emin Quliyev MF2000–2008513 [lower-alpha 2]
17 Gara Garayev *MF2013–2019500
18 Rauf Aliyev *FW2010–2018477
19= Samir Abbasov *DF2004–2010460
Kamal Guliyev MF2000–2005460 [lower-alpha 2]
21 Vyacheslav Lychkin MF1995–2001454
22 Emin Imamaliyev MF2000–2007440 [lower-alpha 2]
23 Arif Asadov DF1993–2002430 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
24= Afran Ismayilov *MF2010–2018405
Rail Malikov *DF2004–2011400
Branimir Subašić *FW2007–2013407
Zaur Tagizade MF1997–2008406
28= Rasim Abushev MF1993–1999393 [lower-alpha 4]
Dimitrij Nazarov *FW2014–2019396
30 Elnur Allahverdiyev *DF2008–2014380
31= Badavi Huseynov *DF2012–2019370
Elvin Mammadov *MF2008–2017377
33 Vidadi Rzayev MF1992–2001355 [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 4]
34= Samir Aliyev FW1997–2007344
Yunis Huseynov FW1993–1998344
Jahangir Hasanzade GK1998–2007340
Vadim Vasilyev FW1999–2004342 [lower-alpha 2]
Ilham Yadullayev DF1998–2004340 [lower-alpha 2]
39= Araz Abdullayev *MF2008–2019333
Farrukh Ismayilov FW1998–2007335
Dmitry Kramarenko GK1992–2005330
42 Farhad Valiyev *GK2006–2010320
43= Elmar Bakhshiyev MF2004–2014300
Ilgar Gurbanov *DF2004–2018301
45 Ruslan Musayev MF1997–2004290 [lower-alpha 2]
46= Rufat Guliyev MF1997–2003280
Volodimir Levin *DF2008–2013280
Sasha Yunisoglu DF2007–2011280
49 Rashad Sadygov *MF2010–2015260
50= Aftandil Hajiyev DF2000–2006250
Nadir Nabiyev FW2002–2006253 [lower-alpha 2]
Ruslan Gurbanov *FW2015–2018251

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Played in match against Iran U23 that is not recognised by FIFA.
  3. ↑ RSSSF attributes Kerimov with one goal but all other sources award the goal to Kanan Karimov.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Played in match against a Cyprus XI that is not recognised by FIFA.
  5. 1 2 3 Played in match against Kazakhstan U21 that is not recognised by FIFA.

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