The latest from Azerbaijan
Headlines from Azerbaijan's main sports desks — Offside Plus, APA Sport, Arena.az, Futbolinfo, Trend, News.az, AzerNews and Oxu.az — English reports and translated summaries. 178 stories.
Araz-Naxçıvan takes on Turan Tovuz in Şamaxı
Araz-Naxçıvan meets Turan Tovuz in the Misli Premyer Liqasi while Zirə prepares to host Qarabağ.
Sumqayıt boss: We did not deserve a draw
Sumqayıt head coach Filipe Kandido admitted his side deserved more than a point from their 1-1 draw against Şamaxı.
We are not strong enough to win every game
Kəpəz head coach Azər Məmmədov admitted his team lacks the strength to win every fixture following their 1-0 victory over Qəbələ in the league.
Qarabağ open the Europa League with a 6-0 sweep of Vestri, then are held by CSKA Sofia
Losing the league for the first time in over a decade cost Qarabağ their Champions League entry. Drawn against Vestri of Iceland in the first…
Şəfa return to the top flight after 21 years — and Azerbaijan is handed the first FIFA U-15 World Cup
Şəfa Baku — founded in 1998, Azerbaijan Cup winners in 2000-01 over Neftçi, and withdrawn mid-season in 2004-05 when the money ran out — won the…
Champions Sabah win their first two European ties — but Neftçi and Zirə stumble
As champions, Sabah entered the Champions Path first qualifying round — their first appearance in the competition. They beat Welsh champions The New…
Azerbaijan end World Cup qualifying with one point — and a summer of mixed signals
Azerbaijan were drawn in UEFA Group D with France, Ukraine and Iceland for the 2026 World Cup and finished last: played six, won none, drew one, lost…
UEFA exclude third-placed Turan Tovuz from the Conference League over a 2019 match-fixing ruling
Turan Tovuz finished third in 2025/26 and qualified for the Conference League on merit. In early June UEFA excluded them under Article 4.01(g) of the…
Sabah FK win the first league title in their history
Sabah FK, a club that did not exist before September 2017 and only entered the top flight in 2018, are champions of Azerbaijan for the first time…
Qarabağ become the first Azerbaijani club to reach a Champions League knockout tie — then lose 9-3 to Newcastle
Qarabağ came through four Champions League qualifying rounds in the summer of 2025 — Shelbourne 4-0, Shkëndija 6-1 and Ferencváros 5-4 on aggregate —…