Azerbaijan 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.

Azerbaijan
AssociationAzerbaijan Republic Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentTaleh Ziyadov
BWF ranking
Current ranking45 Increase 5 (4 April 2023)
Highest ranking45 (4 April 2023)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup 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.

History

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]

Competitive record

European Team Championships

Men's team
Year Result
Indonesia 2013 Fourth place

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Azerbaijan national badminton team.[7][8]

Name Role
Azerbaijan Validarvi Morteza Aliabbas Head coach
Ukraine Yevgeny Pochtarov Coach
Azerbaijan Mammadaliyev Jeyhun Anvar Coach
Azerbaijan Alizade Javanshir Mammad Coach
Azerbaijan Bayramov Ilyas Salman Coach

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Ade Resky Dwicahyo (1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 25) 82 88 -
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni (1999-01-01)1 January 1999 (aged 24) 530 88 889
Dicky Dwi Pangestu (2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (aged 19) 332 409 449
Muhammad Khadafi Amri (2002-02-01)1 February 2002 (aged 21) 580 456 648
Jahid Alhasanov (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 28) 848 456 631
Agil Gabilov (1994-10-09)9 October 1994 (aged 29) 861 409 648
Ravan Niftaliyev (2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19) 1528 - -
Sabuhi Huseynov (2000-07-18)18 July 2000 (aged 23) - - -

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 20) 123 94 449
Era Maftuha (2003-09-10)10 September 2003 (aged 20) 154 94 631
Nigar Aliyeva (2004-09-01)1 September 2004 (aged 19) - - -
Narmin Sharifova (2005-04-16)16 April 2005 (aged 18) - - -
Zulfiyya Huseynova (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 27) - - -
Madina Naghiyeva (2007-10-08)8 October 2007 (aged 16) - - -
Hajar Nuriyeva (2007-02-20)20 February 2007 (aged 16) - - -
Leyla Jamalzade (2010-12-01)1 December 2010 (aged 12) 1025 - -

European Team Championships

Islamic Solidarity Games

References
  1. "2018 European Men's & Women's Team Championships". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. Korolkov, Anatoly N. (1975). Панорама спортивного года 1974. Физкультура и спорт (in Russian). Moscow. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Mamadiyorovich, Makhamdiyev Marat (2022-12-03). "Historical Development of Badminton Sport". Miasto Przyszłości. 30: 1–3. ISSN 2544-980X.
  4. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. "BadmintonEurope.com - European Men's Team Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. "Uber Cup Results". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  7. "Badminton Azərbaycan - Məşqçi". badminton.az. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. "Meshqchiler, p. 2" (PDF). Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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