Английская Википедия:Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:National football association The Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA; Шаблон:Lang-az) 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. On 23 February 2009, the AFFA, along with UEFA vice president Şenes Erzik, unveiled the Azerbaijan Football Academy.

In 2010, the association adopted a new logo. In 2012, the federation held an election with Rovnag Abdullayev being the only candidate, the assembly was marred with controversies.

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. 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.

Principals

Office-holders

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

Competitions

Шаблон:See also 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	Шаблон:Flagicon Gianni De Biasi	Maksim Medvedev
Under-23	vacant	Ruslan Abışov
Under-21	Шаблон:Flagicon Milan Obradović	Hajiagha Hajili
Under-20
Under-19	Шаблон:Flagicon Samir Aliyev	Turan Valizade
Under-18	Шаблон:Flagicon Zaur Hashimov	Karim Diniyev
Under-17	Шаблон:Flagicon Vugar Mammad	Jalal Huseynov
Under-16	Шаблон:Flagicon Tabriz Hasanov	unknown
Under-15	Шаблон:Flagicon Aslan Kerimov
Futsal	Шаблон:Flagicon Miltinho	Rizvan Farzaliyev
Beach soccer	Шаблон:Flagicon Zeynal Zeynalov	Elhad Guliyev
Women's
Senior	Шаблон:Flagicon Siyasat Asgarov	Aytaj Sharifova
Under-17		unknown

Sponsorship

Companies that AFFA currently has sponsorship deals with include: Шаблон:Div col

• Topaz - Official sponsor
• Bakcell - Official sponsor
• Atena - Official sponsor
• Unicef - Official sponsor
• Coca-Cola - Official sponsor
• AccessBank Azerbaijan - Official sponsor
• Clear - Official sponsor

See also

• Professional Football League of Azerbaijan

External links

• Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan Шаблон:In lang
• Шаблон:Cite web
• Azerbaijan at FIFA site
• Azerbaijan at UEFA site