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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Friday 11 November 2016 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Northern Ireland Group C - Matchday 4 Azerbaijan Last updated 11/11/2016 16:38CET

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10

1 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Dadaşov 58, 11/10/2013 QR (GS) Azerbaijan - Northern Ireland 2-0 Baku Shukurov 90+5 Healy 90+6; R. Aliyev 14/11/2012 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan 1-1 Belfast 5

FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 03/09/2005 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan 2-0 Belfast Elliott 60, Feeney 85 09/10/2004 QR (GS) Azerbaijan - Northern Ireland 0-0 Baku

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Northern Ireland 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 - - - - 4 1 2 1 3 3 Azerbaijan 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 - - - - 4 1 2 1 3 3

2 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Squad list

Northern Ireland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 19/05/1982 34 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 32 Norwich - 3 0 0 0 - 05/03/1988 28 Hartlepool - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - 08/11/1979 37 Kerala - 1 0 0 0 - Gareth McAuley 05/12/1979 36 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 - 03/01/1988 28 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 - Ryan McGivern 08/01/1990 26 Shrewsbury - 0 0 0 0 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 25 Fleetwood - 2 0 0 0 - 02/10/1991 25 Rangers - 2 0 0 0 - Paddy McNair 27/04/1995 21 Sunderland - 3 0 0 0 - Thomas Flanagan 21/10/1991 25 Burton - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - 01/01/1985 31 Southampton - 3 1 0 0 - 14/12/1984 31 West Brom - 0 0 0 0 - 15/08/1990 26 Charlton - 3 0 0 0 - 30/07/1990 26 Blackburn - 1 0 0 0 - 12/04/1991 25 Brighton * 3 0 0 0 - 12/07/1991 25 Millwall * 3 0 0 0 - Matthew Lund 21/11/1990 25 Rochdale - 0 0 0 0 - Paul Paton 18/04/1987 29 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - 16/09/1987 29 Norwich - 3 2 0 0 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 29 Aberdeen - 3 0 0 0 - 08/04/1991 25 Ross County - 0 0 0 0 - 03/07/1991 25 Wigan - 0 0 0 0 Coach - Michael O'Neill 05/07/1969 47 - 3 0 0 0

3 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast

Azerbaijan Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Kamran Agayev 09/02/1986 30 Boavista - 3 0 0 0 - Anar Nazirov 08/09/1985 31 Zirä - 0 0 0 0 - Salahat Agayev 04/01/1991 25 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Arif Dashdemirov 10/02/1987 29 Qarabağ - 3 0 0 0 - Pavlo Pashayev 04/01/1988 28 Stal - 0 0 0 0 - Ruslan Abışov 10/10/1987 29 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 - Maksim Medvedev 29/09/1989 27 Qarabağ - 3 1 0 0 - Tarlan Guliyev 19/04/1992 24 İnter Bakı - 0 0 0 0 - Badavi Hüseynov 11/07/1991 25 Qarabağ - 2 0 0 0 - Magomed Mirzabekov 16/11/1990 25 Gabala - 3 0 0 0 Midfielders - Rahid Amirguliyev 01/09/1989 27 Qarabağ - 3 0 0 0 - Elvin Mammadov 18/07/1988 28 Zirä - 0 0 0 0 - Araz Abdullayev 18/04/1992 24 Neftçi - 1 0 0 0 - Gara Garayev 12/10/1992 24 Qarabağ - 3 0 0 0 - Afran Ismayilov 08/10/1988 28 Qarabağ - 1 0 0 0 - Emin Makhmudov 27/04/1992 24 Boavista - 1 0 0 0 - Dmitri Nazarov 04/04/1990 26 Erzgebirge - 3 0 0 0 - Eddy 02/08/1992 24 Cádiz - 2 0 0 0 Forwards - Deniz Yılmaz 26/02/1988 28 Bursaspor - 0 0 0 0 - Ruslan Gurbanov 12/09/1991 25 Gabala * 3 1 0 0 - Namik Alaskarov 03/02/1995 21 Qarabağ * 3 0 0 0 - Ramil Sheydaev 15/03/1996 20 Trabzonspor * 3 0 0 0 - Agabala Ramazanov 20/01/1993 23 İnter Bakı - 3 0 0 0 Coach - Robert Prosinecki 12/01/1969 47 - 3 0 0 0

4 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Head coach Michael O'Neill Date of birth: 5 July 1969 Nationality: Northern Irish Playing career: Coleraine FC, Newcastle United FC, Dundee United FC, Hibernian FC, Coventry City FC, Aberdeen FC (loan), Reading FC (loan), Wigan Athletic FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Portland Timbers, Clydebank FC, Glentoran FC, Ayr United FC Coaching career: Brechin City FC, Shamrock Rovers FC, Northern Ireland • A midfielder and forward during a 20-year playing career, O'Neill spent the bulk of his time in Scotland, most notably with Dundee United and Hibernian. Enjoyed late success when winning a Northern Irish league and League Cup double with Glentoran in 2002/03. • Made 31 appearances for his country, scoring four goals, two of which came in a memorable 5-3 victory against Austria during EURO '96 qualifying. • Moved into coaching as assistant manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath in 2005 before taking the reins at Brechin in March 2006. Was named coach of Shamrock Rovers in the Republic of Ireland in December 2008, guiding the Hoops to a second-place finish in his debut season before clinching their first title since 1994 in 2010. • Made history as Rovers became the first Irish side to qualify for the group stage of a European competition, beating FK Partizan in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Also led the Hoops to a second successive domestic championship in 2011. • Appointed coach of his country in December 2011 and helped Northern Ireland record several notable results in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, including a 1-1 draw in Portugal and a home win against Russia. Even better was to come as O'Neill steered his charges to UEFA EURO 2016, their first UEFA European Championship appearance, taking Northern Ireland to the last 16 at the finals in France. Robert Prosinečki Date of birth: 12 January 1969 Nationality: Croatian Playing career: GNK Dinamo Zagreb (twice), FK Crvena zvezda, Real Madrid CF, Real Oviedo, FC Barcelona, Sevilla FC, NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac, R. Standard de Liège, Portsmouth FC, NK Olimpija , NK Zagreb Coaching career: Croatia (assistant), FK Crvena zvezda, Kayserispor • Born in Germany, Prosinečki moved back to Croatia with his family in 1979, and developed as a midfielder with stunning technique at Dinamo Zagreb. • He moved on to Crvena zvezda and helped the Belgrade side to win the 1990/91 European Champion Clubs' Cup, scoring the opening penalty in their shoot-out success against Olympique de Marseille. • After a high-profile transfer, injuries hampered his time at Real Madrid, though he was to stay in Spain for some time, representing Oviedo, Barcelona and Sevilla before further adventures in Belgium, England and Slovenia. • Capped 15 times for Yugoslavia and 49 times for Croatia, his goals in the 1990 and 1998 tournaments made him the only player to score in FIFA World Cup finals competitons for two different nations. • Having assisted former Croatia team-mate Slaven Bilić with the national team, Prosinečki coached Crvena zvezda to Serbian Cup success in 2011/12 and led Turkish side Kayserispor from 2012–13. Hired as Azerbaijan coach in December 2014.

5 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match officials

Referee Clément Turpin (FRA) Assistant referees Nicolas Danos (FRA) , Cyril Gringore (FRA) Fourth official Frank Schneider (FRA) FIFA Match Commissioner Renata Tomasova (SVK) UEFA Referee observer Manuel Lopez Fernandez (ESP)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Clément Turpin 16/05/1982 1 48

FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 22/07/2010 UEL 2QR HNK Cibalia Cliftonville FC 0-0 Vinkovci 14/07/2011 UEL 2QR Crusaders FC Fulham FC 1-3 Belfast 21/06/2016 EURO GS-FT Northern Ireland Germany 0-1 Paris

6 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Competition facts

The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-and- away basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5

7 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match-by-match lineups Northern Ireland

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Germany 3 3 0 0 8 0 9 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 2 0 7 Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 Norway 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 Czech Republic 3 0 2 1 0 3 2 San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 0

Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) Czech Republic 0-0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: McGovern, C. McLaughlin, Ferguson (66 Hodson), McAuley, J. Evans, S. Davis, K. Lafferty (59 Magennis), Dallas, Norwood, McNair, Ward (74 McGinn) Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) Northern Ireland 4-0 San Marino Goals: 1-0 S. Davis 26 (P) , 2-0 K. Lafferty 79, 3-0 Ward 85, 4-0 K. Lafferty 90+4 Northern Ireland: McGovern, C. McLaughlin (77 McNair), Ferguson, McAuley, J. Evans, McGinn, S. Davis, Dallas (65 Washington), Norwood, Ward, Magennis (72 K. Lafferty) Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Germany 2-0 Northern Ireland Goals: 1-0 Draxler 13, 2-0 Khedira 17 Northern Ireland: McGovern, Ferguson, McAuley, J. Evans, Hodson, S. Davis, C. Evans, Norwood (73 McNair), Hughes, Ward (61 McGinn), Magennis (76 K. Lafferty) Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) Northern Ireland-Azerbaijan Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) Northern Ireland-Norway Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Azerbaijan-Northern Ireland Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) San Marino-Northern Ireland Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) Northern Ireland-Czech Republic Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) Northern Ireland-Germany Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Norway-Northern Ireland Azerbaijan

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) San Marino 0-1 Azerbaijan Goals: 0-1 R. Gurbanov 45 Azerbaijan: K. Agayev, Garayev, Mirzabekov, Medvedev, R. Gurbanov (69 Alaskarov ), Nazarov (78 Makhmudov ), R. F. Sadygov, Ramazanov (89 Sheydaev), Amirguliyev, Dashdemirov, Ismayilov

8 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast

Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) Azerbaijan 1-0 Norway Goals: 1-0 Medvedev 11 Azerbaijan: K. Agayev, Garayev, Mirzabekov, Medvedev, Eddy (65 Alaskarov ), R. Gurbanov (80 Sheydaev), Nazarov, R. F. Sadygov, Ramazanov (90 Hüseynov), Amirguliyev, Dashdemirov Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Czech Republic 0-0 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan: K. Agayev, Garayev, Mirzabekov, Medvedev, Hüseynov, Alaskarov (71 Ramazanov), R. Gurbanov (87 А. Abdullayev), Nazarov, Amirguliyev, Sheydaev (91 Eddy), Dashdemirov Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) Northern Ireland-Azerbaijan Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) Azerbaijan-Germany Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Azerbaijan-Northern Ireland Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) Norway-Azerbaijan Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) Azerbaijan-San Marino Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) Azerbaijan-Czech Republic Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Germany-Azerbaijan

9 Northern Ireland - Azerbaijan Friday 11 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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