Azerbaijan’s under-17 national team begin their campaign today in Group 2 of the first qualifying round for the European Championship, with the finals taking place in 2027.
Fanat.az reports that the U-17s will face hosts Germany in their opening group match.
Serbia’s Danilo Nikolić will referee the match in Frankfurt, which kicks off at 14:00 Baku time.
Emin Mustafayev’s side will face Northern Ireland on 14 November and Lithuania on 17 November in their next matches.
2027 European Championship
First qualifying round, Group 2
11 November
14:00. Germany ( U-17 ) – Azerbaijan ( U-17)
Match officials: Danilo Nikolić, Ivan Mikalacki (both Serbia), Ioannis Minoudis, Fotios Polychronis (both Greece).
Frankfurt. “DFB-Campus”.
The Azerbaijan national team will field the following starting 11: 1.Bilal Hajiyev, 4.Vagif Nabiyev, 2.Turan Ramazanov, 5.Ruslan Guliyev, 23.Nijat Ahmadzada, 16.Yusif Orujaliyev, 8.Shikar Shikar, 17.Tunar Asgarzada, 7.Rasul Balakishiyev, 18.Yusif Guliyev, 20.Gafar Babayev
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
