Football club
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 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]
- 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 20 August 2023[10]
Notable players
UEFA Club Competitions record
Appearances: 16
Summary
References
- ^ Укрепленный "Араз"[permanent dead link] (in Russian)
- ^ Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku
- ^ a b c "UEFA Futsal Cup Finals:Araz Naxçivan". UEFA. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Interviú break Araz resistance". UEFA. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Araz clinch third place on penalties
- ^ UEFA Futsal Cup: Araz bate Luparense nos penalties e conquista terceiro lugar Archived 27 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Hart, Patrick. "Araz fightback floors Kairat and secures bronze". UEFA. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Azerbaijan". Futsal Planet. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Araz-Naxçıvan" (in Azerbaijani). AZ Futzal. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
External links
- Club's Profile at the uefa.com