Araz Naxçivan is a futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 club based in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. The club is very dominant in Azeri futsal, winning Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League (futsal)

Azerbaijan Premier League is the premier futsal league in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1994. Organized by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and is played under UEFA rules , currently consists of 8 teams.-Champions:-Results by team:...

 six times in a row.

History

Araz Naxçivan founded in 2004 to replace a defunct football club in Azerbaijan Premier League

Azerbaijan Premier League

-Attendance:- Records :Players in the Premier League compete for the Azerbaijan Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top scorer at the end of each season. Nazim Aliyev is the league's all-time top scorer with 183 goals, including 39 in the 1992 season.During the 1995–96 season he became the...

 and have dominated futsal in Azerbaijan ever since.

The team made their UEFA Futsal Cup debut in 2005

2005–06 UEFA Futsal Cup

The 2005–06 UEFA Futsal Cup is the 20th edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 5th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.-Preliminary round:-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:-Group 7:...

, picking up four points from three first qualifying round games but the following season they reached the Elite round.

Araz reached semi-finals in the UEFA Futsal Cup

UEFA Futsal Cup

The UEFA Futsal Cup is an annual futsal competition for European club teams. It was founded in 2001–02, replacing the Futsal European Clubs Championship, a former competition never recognized as official, despite their 15 editions. The final of the 1st edition was disputed as a single game in...

 in 2010

2009–10 UEFA Futsal Cup

-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Group E:-Group F:-Group G:-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Group 6:-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Final four:...

 but lost out to Interviú FS. However, clinched third place after winning in penalties against Luparense

Luparense Calcio a 5

Luparense Calcio a 5 is a futsal club based in San Martino di Lupari, Italy.The club was founded in 1996 and its stadium is Palasport S. Martino di Lupari with 800 seats...

. The club's players and coach Alesio

José Alesio da Silva

José Alesio da Silva , commonly known as Alesio, is a retired Brazilian futsal player and coach. He is currently coaching Azerbaijan national futsal team and Araz Naxçivan.-Player:...

, constituted the major part of the Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan national futsal team

The Azerbaijan national futsal team is the national futsal team of Azerbaijan and is controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan...

 squad that made their UEFA European Futsal Championship debut in 2010, reaching the semi-finals in Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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National

Source:

• 6 Premier League
  Azerbaijan Premier League (futsal)
  Azerbaijan Premier League is the premier futsal league in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1994. Organized by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan and is played under UEFA rules , currently consists of 8 teams.-Champions:-Results by team:...
  
   : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
• 5 Futsal Cup : 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Current squad

As of 23 April 2010.

Notable players

Andrey Tveryankin Serjão Rizvan Farzaliyev

Rizvan Farzaliyev

Rizvan Farzaliyev , is an Azerbaijani futsal player who plays for Araz Naxçivan as a defender.-References:...

 Thiago Paz Serjão Vitaliy Borisov Biro Jade

External links

• Club's Profile at the uefa.com