Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Azerbaijan and is controlled by the AFFA.

UEFA U-21 record

 * 1978 - 1991: part of the Soviet Union
 * 1992 - 1994: did not participate
 * 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 1998: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
 * 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
 * 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2007: Lost in preliminary round.
 * 2009: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2011: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
 * 2013: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
 * 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
 * 2017: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2019: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
 * 2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.

Current squad

 * The following players were called up for the friendly matches.
 * Match dates: 23 and 26 March 2023
 * Opposition: and
 * Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2023, after the match against

Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Azerbaijan under-21 team within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Manager history

 * 🇦🇿 Nazim Aliyev (2006)
 * 🇦🇿 Shakir Garibov (2007–2008)
 * 🇩🇪 Bernhard Lippert (2008–2014)
 * 🇦🇿 Yashar Vahabzade (2015–2017 September)
 * 🇦🇿 Samir Alakbarov (2017 September-2017 November)
 * 🇦🇿 Rashad Sadygov (2017 December-2018 December)
 * 🇷🇸 Milan Obradovic (2019 January–2022 June)
 * 🇦🇿 Samir Aliyev (2022 July–present)