Azerbaijan Football Academy
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Address | Nobel Avenue, Baku |
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Owner | Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan |
Type | Football Training Complex |
Construction | |
Built | 2008-2009 |
Opened | 23 February 2009 |
Azerbaijan Football Academy (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Futbol Akademiyası) is the youth academy of Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.[1] It provides a stepping stone for youngsters to progress to the highest levels of football at Azerbaijan. The academy was officially opened on 23 February 2009 by UEFA vice president Şenes Erzik.[2][3] The Academy is also visited by former Spain's captain Fernando Hierro.[4][5]
Structure
The facility includes some of the finest training facilities, and features grass pitches on three plateaus, along with an additional floodlit synthetic pitch and specialist training areas for fitness work and goalkeepers.[6] It also includes following:
- Gym
- Synthetic indoor training pitch
- Hydrotherapy pools
- Spa
- Sauna
- Physiotherapy rooms
- Media centre
Staff
- Under 15 team coach: Irfan Saraoglu[7]
Notable academy players
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References
- ^ Azərbaycanda ilk futbol akademiyası istifadəyə verildi Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine(in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Opening of Football Academy
- ^ Opening ceremony of Azerbaijan Football Academy to take place early 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fernando Hierro visits Football Academy
- ^ Фернандо Йерро встретился с азербайджанскими футболистами Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ "Futbol akademiyası"nın açılış mərasimi olub[permanent dead link] (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ Qol.az:Azərbaycan futboluna xidmət etmək mənim üçün çox önəmlidir Archived 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Azerbaijani)
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