Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan

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AFFA sanctions all competitive football matches within its remit at national level, and indirectly at local level through the AFFA Amateur League. It runs numerous competitions, the most famous of which is the Azerbaijan Cup. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's and youth national football teams and leagues.

History

The AFFA was formed on 26 March 1992, after Azerbaijan gained independence from the USSR.[2] On 23 February 2009, the AFFA, along with UEFA vice president Şenes Erzik, unveiled the Azerbaijan Football Academy at Nobel Avenue, Baku.[3][4]

In 2010, the association adopted a new logo.[5] In 2012, the federation held an election with Rovnag Abdullayev being the only candidate. He was elected to serve a second term as head of the AFFA.[6]

Members

  • President: Rovshan Najaf
  • Regional Football Federation: Balakishi Gasimov (AFFA Vice-President), Elshad Nasirov (AFFA Vice-President), Sarkhan Hajiyev (AFFA Executive Vice-President)
  • Professional Football League: Farid Mansurov, Gurban Gurbanov, Khayal Javarov, Magsud Adigozalov, Samad Gurbanov
  • Sectional Football Federation: Leyla Khalilova Rzazada, Ulvi Mansurov
  • Public Football Union: Konul Mehtiyeva: (AFFA Vice-President), Zaur Akhundov

Relationship with FIFA

The country's football association received a major blow in April 2002, when UEFA imposed a two-year ban in response to a long-standing conflict between the AFFA and majority of the Azerbaijan Premier League clubs.[7] The domestic championship was abandoned as a result of the conflict and the top clubs prevented their players from playing for the national team, with tax officials also probing allegations of fraud at the Azerbaijan federation.[8]

Principals

Office-holders
Office Name Tenure
President Fuad Musayev[9] 1992–2003
Ramiz Mirzayev[10] 2003–2007
Elshad Nasirov[11] 2007–2008
Rovnag Abdullayev[12] 2008–2024
Rovshan Najaf[13] 2024–present

Competitions

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Men's football
Women's football

National teams

The AFFA also organises national football teams representing Azerbaijan at all age levels:

National team Manager Captain
Men's
Senior Template:Flagicon Fernando Santos Maksim Medvedev
Under-23 vacant Ruslan Abışov
Under-21 Template:Flagicon Milan Obradović Hajiagha Hajili
Under-20
Under-19 Template:Flagicon Samir Aliyev Turan Valizade
Under-18 Template:Flagicon Zaur Hashimov Karim Diniyev
Under-17 Template:Flagicon Vugar Mammad Jalal Huseynov
Under-16 Template:Flagicon Tabriz Hasanov unknown
Under-15 Template:Flagicon Aslan Kerimov
Futsal Template:Flagicon Miltinho Rizvan Farzaliyev
Beach soccer Template:Flagicon Zeynal Zeynalov Elhad Guliyev
Women's
Senior Template:Flagicon Siyasat Asgarov Aytaj Sharifova
Under-17 unknown

Sponsorship

Companies that AFFA currently has sponsorship deals with include:

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See also

References

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External links

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