With Ernani Pereira and Leandro Gomes injured, Diniyev decided not to call on Marcus Ferreira and Andre Ladaga, saying: "I've decided not to call up players who are not in their best shape. At the same time I'm very happy the majority of my players really want to play for their country." Ukranian-born Aleksandr Chertoganov and Serbian-born Branimir Subasic are the only naturalised players in the squad while veterans Emin Guliyev and Samir Aliyev have been recalled having never previously been called up by Diniyev.

Azerbaijan squad

Goalkeepers: Farkhad Veliyev (FC Inter Baku), Jahangir Hasanzade (FK Karabakh), Rauf Mehdiyev (FK Olimpik Baku).

Defenders: Aslan Kerimov (FK Karabakh), Samir Abbasov (FK Karabakh), Ramin Guliyev (FK Baku), Emin Guliyev (FK Khazar Lenkoran), Elvin Aliyev (FK Olimpik Baku), Zaur Gashimov (FC Inter Baku).

Midfielders: Ilgar Gurbanov (FK Khazar Lenkoran), Dzeykhun Sultanov (FK Khazar Lenkoran), Elmar Bakhshiev (FC Inter Baku), Emin Imamaliev (FC Inter Baku), Ramazan Abbasov (FK Baku), Aleksandr Chertoganov (PFC Neftchi), Samir Aliyev (PFC Neftchi).

Forwards: Kanan Kerimov (FK Karabakh), Vugar Nadyrov (FK Khazar Lenkoran), Vagif Dzavadov (FK Karabakh), Branimir Subasic (PFC Neftchi), Khagani Mamedov (FK Olimpik Baku). UEFA