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unusual facts about Azerbaijan national under-18 football team


1997–98 Azerbaijan Top League

Kapaz won their second title and Qarabağ and the Azerbaijan U-18 team were relegated.


Afran Ismayilov

Ismayilov is a part of the Azerbaijan U-21 side that is competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.

Chris Mavinga

He made his youth international debut on 25 March 2009 in the under-18 team's friendly match against Germany in Markranstädt.

Darnel Situ

Situ joined the under-18 team in August 2009, as an underage player, playing with his elder peers at the SBS Cup in the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka.

Faroe Islands national under-21 football team

Faroe Islands had to wait until their fourth match for the first under-21 victory, it came when they beat Azerbaijan 1-0 in Toftir.

Ian Stonebridge

Having joined Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1999, Stonebridge made his debut for England Under–18's against Switzerland, less than a month after making his first-team debut.

Ishak Belfodil

Belfodil returned to international duty for the 2009–10 season under coach Philippe Bergeroo with the under-18 team.

Moussa Sissoko

With the under-18 team, Sissoko appeared in all eight matches the team contested as France nearly went undefeated losing their only match 1–0 to Germany in Kehl.

Nick Powell

Powell made his under-18 debut in a 3–0 win against Poland on 7 March 2012 at Crewe's Alexandra Stadium.

Raïs M'Bolhi

In June 2004 he received his first and only call-up to France U18 national team for the tournament in Salerno.

Rashid Yussuff

Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.

Ryan Clarke

He previously trained with the England under-18 squad in La Manga.


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