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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Windsor Park - Belfast Friday 11 November 2016 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Northern Ireland Group C - Matchday 4 Azerbaijan Last updated 11/11/2016 16:38CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS 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 - Alan Mannus 19/05/1982 34 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 32 Norwich - 3 0 0 0 - Trevor Carson 05/03/1988 28 Hartlepool - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Aaron Hughes 08/11/1979 37 Kerala - 1 0 0 0 - Gareth McAuley 05/12/1979 36 West Brom - 3 0 0 0 - Jonny Evans 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 - Lee Hodson 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 - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 31 Southampton - 3 1 0 0 - Chris Brunt 14/12/1984 31 West Brom - 0 0 0 0 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 26 Charlton - 3 0 0 0 - Corry Evans 30/07/1990 26 Blackburn - 1 0 0 0 - Oliver Norwood 12/04/1991 25 Brighton * 3 0 0 0 - Shane Ferguson 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 - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 29 Norwich - 3 2 0 0 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 29 Aberdeen - 3 0 0 0 - Liam Boyce 08/04/1991 25 Ross County - 0 0 0 0 - Will Grigg 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 Ljubljana, 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.