Azerrail Baku

Full name| Azerrail Baku
Founded| 2001
Ground| Palace of Hand Games
(Capacity: 2500)
Chairman|  Ramin Azizov
Manager|  Paolo Tofoli
Captain|  Aynur Imanova
League| Azerbaijan Superleague
2024-25| 1st

Azerrail Baku (Azerbaijani: Azərreyl Bakı) is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club based in Baku. Azerrail is a six-time champion of Azerbaijan Women's Volleyball League and the winner of CEV Cup in 2002 and Challenge Cup in 2011.

## History

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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 Women's Volleyball League in 2008, Azerrail had a rivalry with Rabita Baku. In the 2015-2016 season, Azerrail won the Superleague title for the first time. As of 2025, Azerrail continues to compete in the league.

## Current squad

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Season 2024-2025[3]

2024-2025 Team

Number  | Player  | Position  | Birth date
|  Aynur Imanova | Blocker  |  (1988-12-07) December 7, 1988 (age 36)
|  Nikol Milanova  | Setter  |  (2002-08-10) August 10, 2002 (age 22)
|  Anastasia Gurbanova  | Opposite hitter  |  (1989-12-04) December 4, 1989 (age 35)
|  Raziya Aliyeva  | Setter  |  (2002-08-29) August 29, 2002 (age 22)
|  Aisha Alismanova  | Outside hitter  |  (2008-08-23) August 23, 2008 (age 16)
|  Irina Milanović  | Outside hitter  |  (2002-09-23) September 23, 2002 (age 22)
|  Leyla Aliyeva  | Outside hitter  |  (2009-01-01) January 1, 2009 (age 16)
|  Milica Sorak  | Outside hitter  |  (1998-09-22) September 22, 1998 (age 26)
|  Nilufer Aghazadeh  | Blocker  |  (2001-06-19) June 19, 2001 (age 24)
|  Jeyran Imanova | Libero  |  (1995-01-03) January 3, 1995 (age 30)
|  Nayka Benitez | Libero  |  (1989-02-08) February 8, 1989 (age 36)
|  Katherin Ramírez  | Blocker  |  (2005-01-17) January 17, 2005 (age 20)

## Honours

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Many awards of Azerrail Azerrail logo between 2001 and 2019

### Domestic success

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* Azerbaijan Superleague:
* Winners (6): 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018–19, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
* Runners-up (5): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016-17, 2021-22

### International success

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* CEV Cup:
* Winner: 2001-02
* Challenge Cup
* Winner: 2010-11

## References

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1. ^ "Azerrail BAKU wins second European trophy in history". Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
2. ^ "Challenge Cup Azerrail Bakü'nün". Retrieved 3 April 2011.[dead link]
3. ^ "Azerrail Baku". women.volleybox.net. Retrieved 2024-10-03.

## External links

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* Official website of Azerrail Baku
* Volleyball in Azerbaijan

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Clubs|

| Current|

* Absheron VC
* Azerrail Baku
* Murov VC
* UNEC

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Former|

* Azeryol Baku
* VC Baku
* Genclik
* Igtisadchi Baku
* Lokomotiv Balajary
* Nagliyatchi VC
* Shirvan
* Tbilisi
* Telekom Baku

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2021-22

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