Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan facts for kids
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| Founded | 1992 |
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| President | Rovnag Abdullayev |
The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) is the main group that manages football in Azerbaijan. It was started in 1992. AFFA is in charge of all parts of football in Azerbaijan, from amateur games to professional matches.
AFFA approves all official football games in Azerbaijan. It also helps with local games through the AFFA Amateur League. AFFA organizes many football events, like the famous Azerbaijan Cup. It also chooses the coaches and staff for the men's, women's, and youth national football teams and leagues.
AFFA is a member of both UEFA (the European football body) and FIFA (the world football body).
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History of AFFA
AFFA was created on March 26, 1992. This was after Azerbaijan became independent from the USSR. On February 23, 2009, AFFA and UEFA opened the Azerbaijan Football Academy. This academy helps train young football players.
In 2010, the association got a new logo. In 2012, Rovnag Abdullayev was chosen as president again.
AFFA and FIFA
In April 2002, UEFA put a temporary ban on Azerbaijan's football association. This happened because of a disagreement between AFFA and many of the top clubs in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Because of this problem, the national championship games stopped. Also, the best clubs did not let their players join the national team for a while.
Leaders of AFFA
Here are some of the people who have led AFFA:
| Office | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| President | Fuad Musayev | 1992–2003 |
| Ramiz Mirzayev | 2003–2007 | |
| Elshad Nasirov | 2007–2008 | |
| Rovnag Abdullayev | 2008–present | |
| Vice-president | Fatulla Huseynov | 1992–2001 |
| Elshad Nasirov | 2001–2007 | |
| Rauf Aliyev | 2007–2008 | |
| Elshad Nasirov | 2008–present | |
| General Secretary | Tofiq Bahramov | 1992–1993 |
| Chingiz Ismayilov | 1993–2007 | |
| Elkhan Mammadov | 2007–present |
Football Competitions
AFFA organizes many different football competitions.
- Men's football
- Azerbaijan Premier League (also called Topaz Premyer Liqası); This is the top league.
- Azerbaijan First Division (also called Birinci Divizion); This is the second league.
- Azerbaijan Cup
- Azerbaijan Supercup
- Azerbaijan Futsal Premier League (futsal is a type of indoor football)
- AFFA Amateur League (for non-professional players)
- Women's football
- Azerbaijan Women's Football League
National Teams
AFFA also manages the national football teams that play for Azerbaijan. These teams include players of all ages.
| National team | Manager | Captain |
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| Men's Teams | ||
| 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 |
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| Under-15 | Aslan Kerimov |
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| Futsal |  Miltinho |
Rizvan Farzaliyev |
| Beach soccer | Zeynal Zeynalov |
Elhad Guliyev |
| Women's Teams | ||
| Senior | Siyasat Asgarov |
Aytaj Sharifova |
| Under-17 | unknown | |
Sponsorship
Many companies help support AFFA. These are some of their official sponsors:
See also
In Spanish: Asociación de Federaciones de Fútbol de Azerbaiyán para niños
- Professional Football League of Azerbaijan
