Azeri team to debut at UEFA European U-19 Championship

Azerbaijan are making their debut in the Elite round and coach Arif Asadov can call on the likes of midfielder Elvin Mamedov of PFK Turan Tovuz and striker Vagif Dzavadov. The latter moved to FC Karabakh from PFC CSKA Moskva in the winter and is uncapped at U19 level but has already played for the seniors. Karabakh provide nine of the squad in all, and four are first-team regulars.

Asadov said: "I track all the candidates and most of them get to play in the top flight, which makes me happy. This means the best will travel to Norway. Of course, we expect tough matches, especially against Spain, but we qualified for the Elite Round which means we are capable of much." UEFA