Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan
Governing body of football in Azerbaijan
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| Founded | 1992 |
| FIFA affiliation | 1994 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1994 |
| President | Rovnag Abdullayev |
| Website | www |
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası, AFFA) is the governing body of football in Azerbaijan. Formed in 1992, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory.
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.
AFFA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA.
History
The AFFA was formed on 26 March 1992, after Azerbaijan gained its independence from the USSR.[1] On 23 February 2009, the AFFA, along with UEFA vice president Şenes Erzik, unveiled the Azerbaijan Football Academy.[2][3]
In 2010, the association adopted a new logo.[4] In 2012, the federation held an election with Rovnag Abdullayev being the only candidate, the assembly was marred with controversies.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
Principals
| Office | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| President | Fuad Musayev[8] | 1992–2003 |
| Ramiz Mirzayev[9] | 2003–2007 | |
| Elshad Nasirov[10] | 2007–2008 | |
| Rovnag Abdullayev[11] | 2008–present | |
| Vice-president | Fatulla Huseynov[12] | 1992–2001 |
| Elshad Nasirov[10] | 2001–2007 | |
| Rauf Aliyev[13] | 2007–2008 | |
| Elshad Nasirov[14] | 2008–present | |
| General Secretary | Tofiq Bahramov[15] | 1992–1993 |
| Chingiz Ismayilov[9] | 1993–2007 | |
| Elkhan Mammadov[16] | 2007–present |
Competitions
It organizes the following competitions:
- Men's football
- Azerbaijan Premier League (or Topaz Premyer Liqası); First league
- Azerbaijan First Division (or Birinci Divizion); Second league
- Azerbaijan Cup
- Azerbaijan Supercup
- Azerbaijan Futsal Premier League
- AFFA Amateur League
- Women's football
- Azerbaijan Women's Football League
National teams
The AFFA also organises national football teams representing Azerbaijan at all age levels:
| National team | Manager | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Men's | ||
| Senior |  Gianni De Biasi | Maksim Medvedev |
| Under-23 | vacant | Ruslan Abışov |
| Under-21 |  Milan Obradović | Hajiagha Hajili |
| Under-20 | ||
| Under-19 |  Samir Aliyev | Turan Valizade |
| Under-18 | Zaur Hashimov | Karim Diniyev |
| Under-17 | Vugar Mammad | Jalal Huseynov |
| Under-16 | Tabriz Hasanov | unknown |
| Under-15 | Aslan Kerimov | |
| Futsal |  Miltinho | Rizvan Farzaliyev |
| Beach soccer | Zeynal Zeynalov | Elhad Guliyev |
| Women's | ||
| Senior | Siyasat Asgarov | Aytaj Sharifova |
| Under-17 | unknown | |
Sponsorship
Companies that AFFA currently has sponsorship deals with include:
See also
- Professional Football League of Azerbaijan
References
- ^ "AFFA-nın 20 İLLİK FƏALİYYƏTİNƏ "2" VERİLDİ". www.musavat.com (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Opening of Football Academy
- ^ Opening ceremony of Azerbaijan Football Academy to take place early 2009
- ^ Утвержден новый логотип АФФА - ФОТО. 1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Rovnag Abdullayev re-elected AFFA president". www.uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "İbrahimoviç Qurbanova çatdı". futbolplusqol.com (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Walker, Paul. "Relief for Wales as Uefa lifts ban on Azerbaijan". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Fuad Musayev: "AFFA-nın hədiyyəsindən imtina etdim"". news.lent.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Chingiz Ismayilov: "Fuad Asadov offered me deputy post"". www.today.az. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Elşad Nəsirov: "Mən "Neftçi"nin sahibi yox, AFFA-nın vitse-prezidentiyəm" - See more at". rekord.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Wealth Generator". www.thebusinessyear.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Eldar Rahimov: "Haji Mammadov bribed Rovshan Aliyev"". www.today.az. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "AFFA - nın vitse-prezidenti Rauf Əliyev : Gunah futbolçularmızdadı!". newsport.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "AFFA president visits UEFA". www.uefa.org. UEFA. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ Kazimzade, Agshin. "Great Moments in Soccer". www.azer.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Field of Play". www.thebusinessyear.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Azerbaijani Premier League has a new sponsor". news.az. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Bakcell becomes sponsor of Azerbaijani national football team". www.bakcell.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "AFFA ilə "Atena" şirkəti arasında sponsorluq müqaviləsi imzalanıb". mak.az (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Youth Development". www.unicef.org. Unicef. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "AFFA, Coca-Cola sign sponsor deal". news.az. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "AFFA". www.accessbank.az. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ ""Clear" rəsmən millimizin sponsoru oldu". stadium.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.
- Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani and English)
- "AFFA TV". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Azerbaijan at FIFA site
- Azerbaijan at UEFA site
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