Azerrail Baku (Azerbaijani : Azərreyl Bakı ) is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club based in Baku. Azerrail is a four-time champion of Azerbaijan Superleague and the winner of CEV Cup in 2002 and Challenge Cup in 2011.
History [ edit ] Azerrail was founded in 2001 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Under the management of head coach Faig Garayev , Azerrail soon established itself as one of the top clubs in Europe. In 2002, Azerrail won CEV Cup after beating OK Jedinstvo Užice in the final. Azerrail also became the base club for the Azerbaijan national team , producing players such Natalya Mammadova , Valeriya Mammadova , Oksana Kurt , Yelena Parkhomenko and Polina Rahimova .
The team continued to compete in European tournaments in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2011, Azerrail won the CEV Women's Challenge Cup after beating Lokomotiv Baku in the all Azerbaijani final.[1] [2]
After the establishment of Azerbaijan Superleague in 2008, Azerrail had a strong rivalry with Rabita Baku . In the 2015-2016 season, Azerrail won the Superleague title for the first time and earned the title again in 2018 and 2019. In the 2021-2022 season, Azerrail continues to compete in the Superleague along with Absheron, Murov and UNEC teams.
Current squad [ edit ] Season 2021-2022 [3]
2021-2022 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Olga Solod Outside Hitter 1.82 67 (2000-06-06 ) 6 June 2000 (age 23) 2 Marianna Abuyeva Setter 1.78 62 (2004-03-10 ) 10 March 2004 (age 20) 3 Alina Parakhnevich Libero 1.86 74 (2003-08-01 ) 1 August 2003 (age 20) 8 Saniya Aslanova Middle Blocker 1.75 53 (2001-11-19 ) 19 November 2001 (age 22) 9 Samra Gafarova Setter 1.76 68 (2000-12-10 ) 10 December 2000 (age 23) 10 Anastasiya Mertsalova Middle Blocker 1.87 77 (2001-07-13 ) 13 July 2001 (age 22) 11 Hayat Matuk Outside Hitter 1.80 55 (2004-12-12 ) 12 December 2004 (age 19) 12 Irada Huseynova Libero 1.63 57 (2004-04-05 ) 5 April 2004 (age 20) 13 Elina Babayeva Outside Hitter 1.77 62 (2001-05-21 ) 21 May 2001 (age 22) 14 Vlada Kavtunova Libero 1.62 55 (2005-01-19 ) 19 January 2005 (age 19) 16 Yuliya Karimova Libero 1.75 60 (1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
Previous Squads [ edit ] 2018–2019 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Jeyran Aliyeva Libero 1.63 56 (1995-01-03 ) 3 January 1995 (age 29) 2 Yana Azimova Setter 1.76 65 (1994-07-05 ) 5 July 1994 (age 29) 3 Bayaz Aliyeva Libero 1.76 60 (1990-06-09 ) 9 June 1990 (age 33) 4 Maryia Kiryliuk Middle Blocker 1.95 80 (1995-02-16 ) 16 February 1995 (age 29) 5 Leyla Parshkova Libero 1.67 52 (1998-08-19 ) 19 August 1998 (age 25) 6 Kseniya Pavlenko Middle blocker 1.81 67 (1993-08-30 ) 30 August 1993 (age 30) 7 Narmina Musayeva Opposite 1.85 62 (1999-10-24 ) 24 October 1999 (age 24) 8 Leysan Lyovkina Outside Spiker 1.79 68 (1999-07-21 ) 21 July 1999 (age 24) 9 Nelli Salbishvili Outside Spiker 1.80 68 (1999-06-17 ) 17 June 1999 (age 24) 10 Samra Gafarova Setter 1.73 63 (2000-12-10 ) 10 December 2000 (age 23) 11 Nurhan Kazimova Outside Spiker 1.80 62 (2001-07-02 ) 2 July 2001 (age 22) 18 Shafagat Alishanova Setter 1.80 63 (1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 32) – Viktoria Aghakishiyeva Outside Spiker 1.83 66 (1989-07-12 ) 12 July 1989 (age 34) – Anastasiia Baidiuk Outside Hitter 1.89 67 (1999-12-05 ) 5 December 1999 (age 24) – Yuliya Karimova Libero 1.75 68 (1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
2016–2017 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Jeyran Aliyeva Libero 1.63 56 (1995-01-03 ) 3 January 1995 (age 29) 2 Martenne Julia Bettendorf Outside Hitter 1.85 75 (1994-04-01 ) 1 April 1994 (age 30) 3 Anastasiya Gurbanova Opposite 1.90 78 (1989-12-04 ) 4 December 1989 (age 34) 5 Malika Kanthong (c ) Outside Hitter 1.77 63 (1987-01-08 ) 8 January 1987 (age 37) 6 Ayshan Abdulazimova Middle Blocker 1.83 65 (1993-04-11 ) 11 April 1993 (age 31) 7 Mercy Moim Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1989-01-01 ) 1 January 1989 (age 35) 9 Tatjana Bokan Outside Hitter 1.86 70 (1988-04-09 ) 9 April 1988 (age 36) 10 Danica Radenković Setter 1.84 75 (1992-10-09 ) 9 October 1992 (age 31) 11 Katerina Zhidkova Outside Hitter 1.89 75 (1989-09-28 ) 28 September 1989 (age 34) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 65 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 14 Edina Dobi Middle Blocker 1.90 70 (1987-10-22 ) 22 October 1987 (age 36) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 70 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 18 Shafagat Habibova Setter 1.78 70 (1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 32)
2014–2015 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Leyla Parshkova Libero 1.67 52 (1998-08-19 ) 19 August 1998 (age 25) 2 Irina Makarenko Setter 1.84 68 (1992-09-26 ) 26 September 1992 (age 31) 3 Aksana Kavalchuk Opposite 1.86 78 (1979-11-23 ) 23 November 1979 (age 44) 4 Nasya Dimitrova Middle-blocker 1.90 70 (1992-11-06 ) 6 November 1992 (age 31) 5 Carla Rueda [nb 3] Outside-spiker 1.84 65 (1990-04-19 ) 19 April 1990 (age 34) 6 Olga Savenchuk Outside-spiker 1.88 74 (1988-05-20 ) 20 May 1988 (age 35) 7 Yuliya Pshanichnykh Outside Hitter 1.84 74 (1996-08-08 ) 8 August 1996 (age 27) 8 Shafag Karimova Libero 1.78 63 (1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 35) 9 Yelena Parkhomenko Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 41) 11 Iuliia Karimova Libero 1.68 62 (1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36) 12 Shafagat Habibova Setter 1.78 63 (1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 32) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 16 Kseniya Pavlenko Middle Blocker 1.84 72 (1993-08-30 ) 30 August 1993 (age 30)
2012–2013 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Sara Anzanello (c ) Middle-blocker 1.93 72 (1980-07-30 ) 30 July 1980 (age 43) 2 Manon Flier Opposite 1.92 70 (1984-02-08 ) 8 February 1984 (age 40) 3 Kseniya Poznyak [nb 5] Middle Blocker 1.90 86 (1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37) 4 Oksana Kurt Setter 1.85 73 (1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 39) 5 Arielle Wilson Middle-blocker 1.97 72 (1989-01-03 ) 3 January 1989 (age 35) 6 Indre Sorokaite [nb 6] Outside-spiker 1.88 72 (1988-07-07 ) 7 July 1988 (age 35) 7 Luna Carocci Libero 1.74 60 (1988-07-10 ) 10 July 1988 (age 35) 8 Tina Lipicer [nb 7] Outside-spiker 1.85 63 (1981-06-19 ) 19 June 1981 (age 42) 9 Milena Radecka Setter 1.78 65 (1984-10-18 ) 18 October 1984 (age 39) 10 Riikka Lehtonen [nb 8] [nb 9] Outside-spiker 1.81 72 (1979-07-24 ) 24 July 1979 (age 44) 11 Megan Hodge Outside-spiker 1.91 70 (1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 35) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 62 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 14 Caroline Wensink [nb 10] Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1984-08-04 ) 4 August 1984 (age 39) 15 Ulkar Karimova Opposite 1.78 60 (1994-06-22 ) 22 June 1994 (age 29) 16 Debby Stam Outside-spiker 1.84 66 (1984-07-24 ) 24 July 1984 (age 39) 17 Polina Rahimova Outside-spiker 1.98 81 (1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 33) 18 Ana Grbac [nb 11] Setter 1.84 65 (1988-03-23 ) 23 March 1988 (age 36)
2011–2012 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Nootsara Tomkom Setter 1.69 57 (1985-07-07 ) 7 July 1985 (age 38) 2 Piyanut Pannoy Libero 1.71 68 (1989-11-10 ) 10 November 1989 (age 34) 3 Anastasiya Gurbanova Outside Hitter 1.88 75 (1989-12-04 ) 4 December 1989 (age 34) 4 Elisangela Paulino Outside Hitter 1.88 79 (1980-04-29 ) 29 April 1980 (age 44) 5 Sara Anzanello Middle-blocker 1.93 72 (1980-07-30 ) 30 July 1980 (age 43) 6 Darya Zamanova Outside Hitter 1.95 78 (1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37) 7 Heather Bown Middle Blocker 1.88 90 (1978-11-29 ) 29 November 1978 (age 45) 8 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.90 68 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 9 Jennifer Tamas Middle Blocker 1.91 82 (1982-11-23 ) 23 November 1982 (age 41) 10 Oksana Kurt (c ) Setter 1.85 73 (1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 39) 11 Aksana Kavalchuk Opposite 1.86 78 (1979-11-23 ) 23 November 1979 (age 44) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 62 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 14 Oksana Kiselyova Opposite 1.77 68 (1992-05-30 ) 30 May 1992 (age 31) 15 Karolina Kosek [nb 12] Outside Hitter 1.83 75 (1985-06-28 ) 28 June 1985 (age 38) 16 Odina Bayramova Outside Hitter 1.83 78 (1990-05-22 ) 22 May 1990 (age 33) 17 Polina Rahimova Outside-spiker 1.98 81 (1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 33) 18 Pelin Celik [nb 13] Setter 1.72 60 (1982-05-23 ) 23 May 1982 (age 41)
2009–2010 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Darya Zamanova Opposite 1.94 76 (1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37) 6 Marina Tumas Middle blocker 1.90 72 (1984-09-17 ) 17 September 1984 (age 39) 8 Natavan Gasimova Setter 1.78 61 (1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 38) 9 Lada Maksimova Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 36) 10 Elisha Thomas Middle Blocker 1.91 80 (1981-07-20 ) 20 July 1981 (age 42) 11 Lindsay Phillips Outside Hitter 1.83 (1980-02-19 ) 19 February 1980 (age 44) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 62 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 13 Shafag Karimova Libero 1.78 63 (1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 35) 14 Nisa Kuliyeva Setter 1.71 (1971-12-31 ) 31 December 1971 (age 52) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 17 Polina Rahimova Opposite 1.98 81 (1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 33)
2008–2009 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Lidiya Maksimenko Opposite 1.91 76 (1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43) 2 Kseniya Poznyak Middle Blocker 1.90 86 (1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37) 3 Alla Hasanova Outside Hitter 1.83 68 (1970-08-06 ) 6 August 1970 (age 53) 6 Ayshan Abdulazimova Middle Blocker 1.85 80 (1993-04-11 ) 11 April 1993 (age 31) 7 Darya Zamanova Opposite 1.94 76 (1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37) 8 Natavan Gasimova Setter 1.78 61 (1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 38) 9 Lada Maksimova Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 36) 10 Oksana Mammadyarova Opposite 1.77 65 (1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46) 11 Anita Bredis Setter 1.79 68 (1992-01-27 ) 27 January 1992 (age 32) 13 Shafag Karimova Libero 1.78 63 (1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 35) 14 Lala Baghiyeva Libero 1.65 57 (1986-01-13 ) 13 January 1986 (age 38) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 16 Oksana Kiselyova Libero 1.78 78 (1992-05-30 ) 30 May 1992 (age 31) 17 Polina Rahimova Outside Hitter 1.98 81 (1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 33)
2007–2008 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Lidiya Maksimenko Opposite 1.91 76 (1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43) 2 Kseniya Poznyak Middle Blocker 1.90 86 (1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37) 3 Darya Zamanova Opposite 1.94 76 (1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37) 4 Oksana Kurt Setter 1.84 77 (1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 39) 6 Irina Siminyagina Outside Hitter 1.82 71 (1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39) 7 Yelena Parkhomenko Middle Blocker 1.87 77 (1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 41) 8 Natavan Gasimova Setter 1.78 61 (1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 38) 9 Olga Andrusenko Outside Hitter 1.82 79 (1980-01-10 ) 10 January 1980 (age 44) 10 Oksana Mammadyarova Opposite 1.77 65 (1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46) 11 Lada Maksimova Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 36) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 65 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 13 Shafag Karimova Libero 1.78 63 (1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 35) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 17 Polina Rahimova Outside Hitter 1.98 81 (1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 33)
2006–2007 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Alena Özel Outside Hitter 1.84 68 (1984-06-21 ) 21 June 1984 (age 39) 2 Kseniya Poznyak Middle Blocker 1.90 86 (1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37) 3 Darya Zamanova Opposite 1.94 76 (1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37) 4 Oksana Kurt Setter 1.84 77 (1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 39) 6 Irina Siminyagina Outside Hitter 1.82 71 (1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39) 7 Yelena Parkhomenko Middle Blocker 1.87 77 (1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 41) 8 Natavan Gasimova Setter 1.78 61 (1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 38) 9 Natalya Mammadova Outside Hitter 1.96 78 (1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 39) 10 Oksana Mammadyarova Opposite 1.77 65 (1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46) 11 Lada Maksimova Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 36) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 65 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 15 Aynur Karimova Middle Blocker 1.86 71 (1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35) 16 Sabina Yarmammadova Libero 1.65 52 (1988-04-06 ) 6 April 1988 (age 36)
2005–2006 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date 1 Lidiya Maksimenko Opposite 1.91 76 (1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43) 2 Kseniya Poznyak Middle Blocker 1.90 86 (1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37) 3 Alla Hasanova Outside Hitter 1.83 68 (1970-08-06 ) 6 August 1970 (age 53) 4 Oksana Kurt Setter 1.84 77 (1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 39) 6 Irina Siminyagina Outside Hitter 1.82 71 (1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39) 7 Yelena Parkhomenko Middle Blocker 1.87 77 (1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 41) 8 Natavan Gasimova Setter 1.78 61 (1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 38) 9 Natalya Mammadova Outside Hitter 1.96 78 (1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 39) 10 Oksana Mammadyarova Opposite 1.77 65 (1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46) 11 Lada Maksimova Outside Hitter 1.83 70 (1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 36) 12 Valeriya Mammadova Libero 1.74 65 (1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40) 13 Maryna Gorchanyuk Outside Hitter/Opposite 1.80 62 (1978-05-26 ) 26 May 1978 (age 45) 14 Ilaha Aghayeva Libero 1.69 53 (1984-03-19 ) 19 March 1984 (age 40) 17 Inara Ibrahimova Middle Blocker 1.80 68 (1986-07-05 ) 5 July 1986 (age 37) 18 Kamala Asgarova Outside Hitter 1.78 63 (1988-06-14 ) 14 June 1988 (age 35)
Honours [ edit ] Many awards of Azerrail Azerrail logo between 2001 and 2019 Domestic Success [ edit ] Azerbaijan Superleague : Winners (4): 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018–19, 2022-23 Runners-up (5): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016-17, 2021-22 International Success [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]