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]

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

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

International

  • UEFA Futsal Cup:
    • 3rd place (2): 2010, 2014

Current squad

Updated 23 April 2010. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AZE Laercio Buranello
2 DF  BRA Rodrigo Taverna
4 DF  AZE Serjão
5 DF  AZE Felipe
7 FW  AZE Rajab Farajzadeh
8 MF  AZE Rizvan Farzaliyev
9 FW  AZE Thiago
10 FW  AZE Jadder
11 FW  AZE Namig Mammadkarimov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  AZE Biro Jade
14 DF  AZE Vitaliy Borisov
16 FW  AZE Elnur Gambarov
29 GK  AZE Marat Salyanski
GK  AZE Rovshan Huseynli
FW  AZE Fineo De Araujo
FW  AZE Amadeu
FW  BRA Doda
FW  ITA Adriano Foglia

Notable players

UEFA Club Competitions record

UEFA Futsal Cup

Season Competition Round Country Opponent Result Venue
2005/06 UEFA Futsal Cup First Round Morlanwelz 44 Mostar
Karaka Mostar 24 Mostar
De Hommel 30 Mostar
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round MNK Split 53 Split
Athina 51 Split
Skövde 104 Split
Elite Round Clearex Chorzów 33 Chorzów
Action 21 46 Chorzów
Marbo 13 Chorzów
2007/08 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Luparense 03 Baku
Camelot Chisinau 41 Baku
Slov-Matic 34 Baku
2008/09 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Skövde 112 Baku
Nadin Sofia 61 Baku
Slov-Matic 42 Baku
Elite Round Nacional Zagreb 43 Zagreb
Dinamo Moskva 24 Zagreb
Odorheiu Secuiesc 64 Zagreb
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Omonia 41 Pula
Kolubara 40 Pula
Potpićan 44 Pula
Elite Round Nikars 71 Baku
Athina 70 Baku
Kairat 43 Baku
Final Four Inter Movistar 25 Lisbon
Luparense 22 Lisbon
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Sporting Fingal 74 Târgu Mureş
Nikars 72 Târgu Mureş
City'US 31 Târgu Mureş
Elite Round Ararat 21 Yekaterinburg
Montesilvano 22 Yekaterinburg
Viz-Sinara 23 Yekaterinburg
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Eindhoven 53 Barcelona
EP Chrudim 34 Barcelona
Barcelona 22 Barcelona
2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round EID Futsal 05 Győr
Club Futsal Eindhoven 43 Győr
Győri ETO Futsal Club 55 Győr
Elite Round FC Litija 35 Laško
FC Barcelona Futsal 17 Laško
MNK Split 51 Laško
2013/14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Athina '90 51 Târgu Mureș
Châtelineau Futsal 31 Târgu Mureș
City'US Târgu Mureş 33 Târgu Mureș
Elite Round CF Eindhoven 63 Almada
Győri ETO FC 50 Almada
Sporting Clube 63 Almada
Final Four FC Barcelona 44 Baku
Kairat Almaty 64 Baku
2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Slov-Matic Bratislava 34 Pardubice
MFK Dina Moskva 45 Pardubice
FK EP Chrudim 06 Pardubice
2016/17 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round FC Feniks 10 Skopje
Železarec Skopje 154 Skopje
Tbilisi State University 71 Skopje
Elite Round Ugra Yugorsk 35 Zagreb
Hamburg Panthers 17 Zagreb
Nacional Zagreb 51 Zagreb
2017/18 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Autobergamo Deva 36 Deva
Luxol St Andrews 64 Deva
Mostar SG Staklorad 52 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.
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