Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, as they won ten consecutive Premier League titles from 2004 to 2014.

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.

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.

Araz reached semi-finals in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2010 but lost out to Interviú FS. However, clinched third place after winning in penalties against Luparense. 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.

In 2014, the club repeated their success by gaining third place in UEFA Futsal Cup.

In September 2024, the club's contract with head coach Vitaliy Borisov was mutually terminated, and the role of interim head coach was temporarily assigned to Serbian specialist Predrag Rayić.

Honours

National

Source:

  • 17 Premier League: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • 14 Futsal Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

International

Current squad

As of 10 November 2024

#PositionNameNationality
1GoalkeeperEmin KurdovAzerbaijan
GoalkeeperAli GuliyevAzerbaijan
7DefenderRomao LucasBrazil
WingerGiovanny ValerioBrazil
WingerLazar MilosavljevicSerbia
WingerCaique Aledes De OliveiraBrazil
WingerRamazan AtakishiyevAzerbaijan
DefenderAlisson DamascenoBrazil
DefenderImameli HuseynovAzerbaijan
DefenderNurlan MammmadovAzerbaijan
14DefenderKhazar AgalizadehAzerbaijan
17DefenderEmil HasanzadehAzerbaijan
9WingerNovruz KazıkhanovAzerbaijan
DefenderGudrat GasimzadeAzerbaijan
WingerAmirhossein RasouliIran
DefenderAli RostamiIran

Notable players

UEFA Club Competitions record

Appearances: 16

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOpponentResultVenue (Host City)Qualified
2005/06UEFA Futsal CupFirst Round (Group 5)BelgiumMorlanwelz4–4Sportska Dvorana Bijeli Brijeg (Mostar)3rd place
Bosnia and HerzegovinaKaraka Mostar2–4
NetherlandsDe Hommel3–0
2006/07UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 2)CroatiaMNK Split5–3Arena Gripe (Split)1st place
GreeceAthina 905–1
SwedenSkövde AIK10–4
Elite Round (Group C)PolandClearex Chorzów3–3MORiS Hall (Chorzów)4th place
BelgiumAction 214–6
SerbiaMarbo1–3
2007/08UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 3)ItalyLuparense0–3Baku Sports Palace (Baku)3rd place
MoldovaCamelot Chișinău4–1
SlovakiaSlov-Matic3–4
2008/09UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 6)SwedenSkövde AIK11–2Baku Sports Palace (Baku)1st place
BulgariaNadin Sofia6–1
SlovakiaSlov-Matic4–2
Elite Round (Group C)CroatiaNacional Zagreb4–3Dom Sportova (Zagreb)2nd place
RussiaDinamo Moskva2–4
RomaniaOdorheiu Secuiesc6–4
2009/10UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 5)CyprusOmonia4–1Mate Parlov Sport Centre (Pula)1st place
SerbiaKolubara4–0
CroatiaMNK Potpićan4–4
Elite Round (Group D)LatviaNikars Riga7–1Baku Sports Palace (Baku)1st place
GreeceAthina 907–0
KazakhstanAFC Kairat4–3
SemifinalsSpainInter Movistar2–5Altice Arena (Lisbon)
3rd Place MatchItalyLuparense2–2 (5–4 p)3rd Place
2010/11UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 3)Republic of IrelandSporting Fingal7–4Sala Sporturilor (Târgu Mureş)1st place
LatviaNikars Riga7–2
RomaniaCity'US Târgu Mureş3–1
Elite Round (Group 2)CyprusArarat2–1Palace of Sporting Games (Yekaterinburg)3rd place
ItalyMontesilvano2–2
RussiaViz-Sinara2–3
2011/12UEFA Futsal CupElite Round (Group B)NetherlandsCF Eindhoven5–3Palau Blaugrana (Barcelona)2nd place
Czech RepublicEra-Pack Chrudim3–4
SpainFC Barcelona2–2
2012/13UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 6)Republic of IrelandEID Futsal0–5Magvassy Mihály Sportcsarnok (Győr)2nd place
NetherlandsCF Eindhoven4–3
HungaryGyőri ETO FC5–5
Elite Round (Group A)SloveniaFC Litija3–5Tri Lilije Hall (Laško)3rd place
SpainFC Barcelona1–7
CroatiaMNK Split5–1
2013/14UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 6)GreeceAthina 905–1Sala Sporturilor (Târgu Mureş)1st place
BelgiumChâtelineau Futsal3–1
RomaniaCity'US Târgu Mureş3–3
Elite Round (Group D)NetherlandsCF Eindhoven6–3Municipal Sports Complex (Almada)1st place
HungaryGyőri ETO FC5–0
PortugalSporting CP6–3
SemifinalsSpainFC Barcelona4–4 (2–4 p)Sarhadchi Sports Centre (Baku)
3rd Place MatchKazakhstanKairat Almaty6–43rd Place
2014/15UEFA Futsal CupElite Round (Group B)SlovakiaSlov-Matic3–4Sportovní hala Dašická (Pardubice)4th place
RussiaMFK Dina Moskva4–5
Czech RepublicEra-Pack Chrudim0–6
2016/17UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 2)Georgia (country)Tbilisi State University7–1Boris Trajkovski Sports Center (Skopje)1st place
KosovoFC Feniks1–0
North MacedoniaŽelezarec Skopje15–4
Elite Round (Group B)CroatiaNacional Zagreb1–2Dom Sportova (Zagreb)3rd place
RussiaUgra Yugorsk0–4
GermanyHamburg Panthers5–1
2017/18UEFA Futsal CupMain Round (Group 8)Bosnia and HerzegovinaMostar Stari Grad5–2Sports Hall (Deva)2nd place
MaltaLuxol St Andrews6–4
RomaniaAutobergamo Deva3–6
2018/19UEFA Futsal Champions LeagueMain Round (Group 8)LithuaniaVytis0–1Športová hala Aréna Lučenec (Lučenec)3rd place
MaltaValletta1–1
SlovakiaFK Lučenec2–5
2019/20UEFA Futsal Champions LeagueMain Round (Group 2)BelgiumHalle-Gooik1–5Sportcomplex De Bres (Halle)4th place
PortugalBenfica0–7
UkraineProdexim Kherson3–8
2020/21UEFA Futsal Champions LeaguePreliminary RoundGreeceAEK3–3 (3-4 p)Dais Sports Hall (Athens)
2021/22UEFA Futsal Champions LeaguePreliminary Round (Group F)GibraltarEuropa FC9–2Salaspils Sporta Nams (Salaspils)2nd place
FinlandKampuksen Dynamo4–4
LatviaFK Raba8–4
Main Round (Group 6)UkraineUragan1–2Hall IF College of Physical Education (Ivano-Frankivsk)2nd place
RomaniaUnited Galati5–3
KosovoFC Liqeni6–6
2022/23UEFA Futsal Champions LeagueMain Round (Group 5)SwedenÖrebro SK2–5USCR Midhat Hujdur-Hujka (Mostar)4th place
SerbiaLoznica-Grad1–4
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMostar SG2–3
2023/24UEFA Futsal Champions LeaguePreliminary Round (Group A)TurkeyIstanbul Şişli9–1Salaspils Sporta Nams (Salaspils)2nd place
GermanyJahn Regensburg5–0
LatviaRiga Futsal Club3–8
2024/25UEFA Futsal Champions LeaguePreliminary Round (Group H)Northern IrelandSparta Belfast7–1Agnebergshallen (Uddevalla)2nd place
EstoniaSillamäe Silla0-7
SwedenUddevalla3:4

Summary

UEFA competitions
CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstGoal DifferenceLast season played
UEFA Futsal Cup6135719250174+762017–18
UEFA Futsal Champions League1633104863-152022–23
Total77381029298237+61

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