Araz Naxçivan
Araz Naxçıvan is a futsal club from Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan. Founded in 2004 to replace a defunct football club, the team has dominated Azerbaijani futsal, winning ten consecutive Premier League titles from 2004 to 2014. They are among Europe’s top teams, reaching the UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals twice.
Araz debuted in the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2005, earning four points in their first three qualifying games, and reached the Elite Round the following season. They made the UEFA Futsal Cup semi-finals in 2010, losing to Interviú FS, but finished third after beating Luparense on penalties. Players and coach Alesio helped Azerbaijan reach the semi-finals of the UEFA European Futsal Championship in 2010. In 2014, the club again finished third in the UEFA Futsal Cup.
In September 2024, head coach Vitaliy Borisov left the club by mutual consent, and Predrag Rayić was appointed interim head coach.
Ground: Palace of Hand Games, Baku, Azerbaijan (capacity 5,000). Chairman: Ramin Akhdundov. Manager: Shahin Mamedov. Coach: vacant.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 12:19 (CET).