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Azerbaijan

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 Azerbaijan national badminton team (Azerbaijani: Badminton üzrə Azərbaycan milli komandası) represents Azerbaijan in international badminton team competitions. 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.

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. 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.

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.

Women's team

The women's team first competed in the 1998 Uber Cup qualifiers. The team failed to qualify after losing all their matches to Ireland, Spain and Portugal in the group stage.

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Part of the  Soviet Union 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 Did not qualify 2000 Did not enter 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Did not qualify 2020 2022 Did not enter 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of the  Soviet Union 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 Did not qualify 2000 Did not enter 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Part of the  Soviet Union 1991 1993 Did not enter 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Group stage 2020 Group stage 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2024 Did not qualify 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1972 Part of the  Soviet Union 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Qualified as host 2027 TBD 2029

Islamic Solidarity Games

Women's Islamic Games

Women's team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Azerbaijan national badminton team.

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

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

Previous squads

European Team Championships

• Men's team: 2018, 2020

Islamic Solidarity Games

• Men's team: 2013

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 (3 December 2022). "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 26 March 2023.
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 26 March 2023.
8. "Meshqchiler, p. 2" (PDF). Gənclər və İdman Nazirliyi. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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