Azerbaijan_national_badminton_team
Azerbaijan national badminton team
National badminton team
The Azerbaijan national badminton team (Azerbaijani: Badminton üzrə Azərbaycan milli komandası) represents Azerbaijan in international badminton team competitions.[1] The national team was formed in 1964 after badminton was introduced in Azerbaijan by the Soviets and after the formation of the Azerbaijan Republic Badminton Federation.
| Association | Azərbaycan Badminton Federasiyası (ABF) |
|---|---|
| Confederation | BE (Europe) |
| President | Taleh Ziyadov |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 48  3 (2 January 2024) |
| Highest ranking | 43 (4 July 2023) |
| European Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | Group stage |
The Azerbaijani men's and women's team debuted in the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2018. Both teams later participated in the next edition.
Azerbaijan made its Olympic badminton debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics when player Ade Resky Dwicahyo would represent the country in the men's singles event.
Badminton in Azerbaijan began to develop in the 1960s. Before Azerbaijan gained independence, it once hosted the USSR National Badminton Team Championships in 1974 and often competed at the national team championships.[2][3] The Azerbaijan team first started to compete internationally at the 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup qualifiers.
Men's team
Azerbaijan first took part in qualifying for the 1998 Thomas Cup. The team had a rough debut as they lost all their matches to Poland, Israel, Armenia and South Africa in the group stage tie.[4]
The men's team made their first two appearances at the European Men's Team Championships in 2018 and 2020. The team were eliminated in the group stages.[5]
Women's team
The women's team first competed in the 1998 Uber Cup qualifiers.[6] The team failed to qualify after losing all their matches to Ireland, Spain and Portugal in the group stage.[6]
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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European Team Championships
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Women's team
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Mixed team
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Islamic Solidarity Games
Women's Islamic Games
Women's team
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Suhandinata Cup
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
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| 1975 | Did not enter | |
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| 2024 | TBD | |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Azerbaijan national badminton team.[7][8]
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
 Validarvi Morteza Aliabbas |
Head coach |
 Yevgeny Pochtarov |
Coach |
| Mammadaliyev Jeyhun Anvar |
Coach |
| Alizade Javanshir Mammad |
Coach |
| Bayramov Ilyas Salman |
Coach |
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Ade Resky Dwicahyo | (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) | 63 | 129 | - |
| Azmy Qowimuramadhoni | (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25) | 1383 | 129 | - |
| Dicky Dwi Pangestu | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | 292 | 703 | 380 |
| Muhammad Khadafi Amri | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) | 1823 | - | - |
| Jahid Alhasanov | (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Agil Gabilov | (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 29) | - | - | - |
| Ravan Niftaliyev | (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) | - | - | - |
| Sabuhi Huseynov | (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 23) | - | - | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra | (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 20) | 67 | 108 | - |
| Era Maftuha | (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20) | 208 | 108 | 380 |
| Nigar Aliyeva | (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Narmin Sharifova | (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) | - | - | - |
| Zulfiyya Huseynova | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) | - | - | - |
| Madina Naghiyeva | (2007-10-08) 8 October 2007 (age 16) | - | - | - |
| Hajar Nuriyeva | (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 17) | 422 | 854 | - |
| Leyla Jamalzade | (2010-12-01) 1 December 2010 (age 13) | 422 | - | - |
Previous squads
European Team Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games
- Men's team: 2013
- "2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Mamadiyorovich, Makhamdiyev Marat (2022-12-03). "Historical Development of Badminton Sport". Miasto Przyszłości. 30: 1–3. ISSN 2544-980X.
- "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "BadmintonEurope.com - European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Badminton Azərbaycan - Məşqçi". badminton.az. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "Meshqchiler, p. 2" (PDF). Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi. Retrieved 26 March 2023.