Araz Naxçivan

This article is about the futsal club. For the football club, see Araz-Naxçıvan PFK.
Araz Naxçıvan
Full name Araz Minifutbol Klubu
Nickname(s) -
Founded 2004
Ground Palace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Azerbaijan Ramin Akhdundov
Manager Azerbaijan Shahin Mamedov
League Premier League

Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.[1] The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League ten times in a row.[2]

Araz is one of the strongest teams in Europe, having reached UEFA Futsal Cup semi finals two times in last five seasons.

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]

International

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. Position Player
1 Azerbaijan GK Laercio Buranello
2 Brazil DF Rodrigo Taverna
4 Azerbaijan DF Serjão
5 Azerbaijan DF Felipe
7 Azerbaijan FW Rajab Farajzadeh
8 Azerbaijan MF Rizvan Farzaliyev
9 Azerbaijan FW Thiago
10 Azerbaijan FW Jadder
11 Azerbaijan FW Namig Mammadkarimov
No. Position Player
12 Azerbaijan DF Biro Jade
14 Azerbaijan DF Vitaliy Borisov
16 Azerbaijan FW Elnur Gambarov
29 Azerbaijan GK Marat Salyanski
Azerbaijan GK Rovshan Huseynli
Azerbaijan FW Fineo De Araujo
Azerbaijan FW Amadeu
Brazil FW Doda
Italy FW 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 Belgium Morlanwelz 44 Mostar
Bosnia and Herzegovina Karaka Mostar 24 Mostar
Netherlands De Hommel 30 Mostar
2006/07 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Croatia MNK Split 53 Split
Greece Athina 51 Split
Sweden Skövde 104 Split
Elite Round Poland Clearex Chorzów 33 Chorzów
Belgium Action 21 46 Chorzów
Serbia Marbo 13 Chorzów
2007/08 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Italy Luparense 03 Baku
Moldova Camelot Chisinau 41 Baku
Slovakia Slov-Matic 34 Baku
2008/09 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Sweden Skövde 112 Baku
Bulgaria Nadin Sofia 61 Baku
Slovakia Slov-Matic 42 Baku
Elite Round Croatia Nacional Zagreb 43 Zagreb
Russia Dinamo Moskva 24 Zagreb
Romania Odorheiu Secuiesc 64 Zagreb
2009/10 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Cyprus Omonia 41 Pula
Serbia Kolubara 40 Pula
Croatia Potpićan 44 Pula
Elite Round Latvia Nikars 71 Baku
Greece Athina 70 Baku
Kazakhstan Kairat 43 Baku
Final Four Spain Inter Movistar 25 Lisbon
Italy Luparense 22 Lisbon
2010/11 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal 74 Târgu Mureş
Latvia Nikars 72 Târgu Mureş
Romania City'US 31 Târgu Mureş
Elite Round Cyprus Ararat 21 Yekaterinburg
Italy Montesilvano 22 Yekaterinburg
Russia Viz-Sinara 23 Yekaterinburg
2011/12 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Netherlands Eindhoven 53 Barcelona
Czech Republic EP Chrudim 34 Barcelona
Spain Barcelona 22 Barcelona
2012/13 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Republic of Ireland EID Futsal 05 Győr
Netherlands Club Futsal Eindhoven 43 Győr
Hungary Győri ETO Futsal Club 55 Győr
Elite Round Slovenia FC Litija 35 Laško
Spain FC Barcelona Futsal 17 Laško
Croatia MNK Split 51 Laško
2013/14 UEFA Futsal Cup Main Round Greece Athina '90 51 Târgu Mureș
Belgium Châtelineau Futsal 31 Târgu Mureș
Romania City'US Târgu Mureş 33 Târgu Mureș
Elite Round Netherlands CF Eindhoven 63 Almada
Hungary Győri ETO FC 50 Almada
Portugal Sporting Clube 63 Almada
Final Four Spain FC Barcelona 44 Baku
Kazakhstan Kairat Almaty 64 Baku
2014/15 UEFA Futsal Cup Elite Round Slovakia Slov-Matic Bratislava 34 Pardubice
Russia MFK Dina Moskva 45 Pardubice
Czech Republic FK EP Chrudim 06 Pardubice

References

  1. Укрепленный "Араз" (Russian)
  2. Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
  3. 1 2 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. (Portuguese)
  8. Hart, Patrick. "Araz fightback floors Kairat and secures bronze". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

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