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 Superleague in 2008, Azerrail had a strong rivalry with Rabita Baku . In the 2015-2016 season, Azerrail won the Superleague title for the first time and earned the title again in 2018 and 2019. In the 2021-2022 season, Azerrail continues to compete in the Superleague along with Absheron, Murov and UNEC teams.
Season 2024-2025 [ 3]
2024-2025 Team
Number
Player
Position
Birth date
Aynur Imanova
Blocker
(1988-12-07 ) December 7, 1988 (age 35)
Nikol Milanova
Setter
(2002-08-10 ) August 10, 2002 (age 22)
Anastasia Gurbanova
Opposite hitter
(1989-12-04 ) December 4, 1989 (age 34)
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 15)
Milica Sorak
Outside hitter
(1998-09-22 ) September 22, 1998 (age 26)
Nilufer Aghazadeh
Blocker
(2001-06-19 ) June 19, 2001 (age 23)
Jeyran Imanova
Libero
(1995-01-03 ) January 3, 1995 (age 29)
Nayka Benitez
Libero
(1989-02-08 ) February 8, 1989 (age 35)
Katherin Ramírez
Blocker
(2005-01-17 ) January 17, 2005 (age 19)
2021–2022 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Olga Solod
Outside Hitter
1.82
67
(2000-06-06 ) 6 June 2000 (age 24)
2
Marianna Abuyeva
Setter
1.78
62
(2004-03-10 ) 10 March 2004 (age 20)
3
Alina Parakhnevich
Libero
1.86
74
(2003-08-01 ) 1 August 2003 (age 21)
8
Saniya Aslanova
Middle Blocker
1.75
53
(2001-11-19 ) 19 November 2001 (age 22)
9
Samra Gafarova
Setter
1.76
68
(2000-12-10 ) 10 December 2000 (age 23)
10
Anastasiya Mertsalova
Middle Blocker
1.87
77
(2001-07-13 ) 13 July 2001 (age 23)
11
Hayat Matuk
Outside Hitter
1.80
55
(2004-12-12 ) 12 December 2004 (age 19)
12
Irada Huseynova
Libero
1.63
57
(2004-04-05 ) 5 April 2004 (age 20)
13
Elina Babayeva
Outside Hitter
1.77
62
(2001-05-21 ) 21 May 2001 (age 23)
14
Vlada Kavtunova
Libero
1.62
55
(2005-01-19 ) 19 January 2005 (age 19)
16
Yuliya Karimova
Libero
1.75
60
(1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
2018–2019 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Jeyran Aliyeva
Libero
1.63
56
(1995-01-03 ) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
2
Yana Azimova
Setter
1.76
65
(1994-07-05 ) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
3
Bayaz Aliyeva
Libero
1.76
60
(1990-06-09 ) 9 June 1990 (age 34)
4
Maryia Kiryliuk
Middle Blocker
1.95
80
(1995-02-16 ) 16 February 1995 (age 29)
5
Leyla Parshkova
Libero
1.67
52
(1998-08-19 ) 19 August 1998 (age 26)
6
Kseniya Pavlenko
Middle blocker
1.81
67
(1993-08-30 ) 30 August 1993 (age 31)
7
Narmina Musayeva
Opposite
1.85
62
(1999-10-24 ) 24 October 1999 (age 25)
8
Leysan Lyovkina
Outside Spiker
1.79
68
(1999-07-21 ) 21 July 1999 (age 25)
9
Nelli Salbishvili
Outside Spiker
1.80
68
(1999-06-17 ) 17 June 1999 (age 25)
10
Samra Gafarova
Setter
1.73
63
(2000-12-10 ) 10 December 2000 (age 23)
11
Nurhan Kazimova
Outside Spiker
1.80
62
(2001-07-02 ) 2 July 2001 (age 23)
18
Shafagat Alishanova
Setter
1.80
63
(1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 33)
–
Viktoria Aghakishiyeva
Outside Spiker
1.83
66
(1989-07-12 ) 12 July 1989 (age 35)
–
Anastasiia Baidiuk
Outside Hitter
1.89
67
(1999-12-05 ) 5 December 1999 (age 24)
–
Yuliya Karimova
Libero
1.75
68
(1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
2016–2017 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Jeyran Aliyeva
Libero
1.63
56
(1995-01-03 ) 3 January 1995 (age 29)
2
Martenne Julia Bettendorf
Outside Hitter
1.85
75
(1994-04-01 ) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
3
Anastasiya Gurbanova
Opposite
1.90
78
(1989-12-04 ) 4 December 1989 (age 34)
5
Malika Kanthong (c )
Outside Hitter
1.77
63
(1987-01-08 ) 8 January 1987 (age 37)
6
Ayshan Abdulazimova
Middle Blocker
1.83
65
(1993-04-11 ) 11 April 1993 (age 31)
7
Mercy Moim
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1989-01-01 ) 1 January 1989 (age 35)
9
Tatjana Bokan
Outside Hitter
1.86
70
(1988-04-09 ) 9 April 1988 (age 36)
10
Danica Radenković
Setter
1.84
75
(1992-10-09 ) 9 October 1992 (age 32)
11
Katerina Zhidkova
Outside Hitter
1.89
75
(1989-09-28 ) 28 September 1989 (age 35)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
65
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
14
Edina Dobi
Middle Blocker
1.90
70
(1987-10-22 ) 22 October 1987 (age 37)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
70
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
18
Shafagat Habibova
Setter
1.78
70
(1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 33)
2014–2015 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Leyla Parshkova
Libero
1.67
52
(1998-08-19 ) 19 August 1998 (age 26)
2
Irina Makarenko
Setter
1.84
68
(1992-09-26 ) 26 September 1992 (age 32)
3
Aksana Kavalchuk
Opposite
1.86
78
(1979-11-23 ) 23 November 1979 (age 44)
4
Nasya Dimitrova
Middle-blocker
1.90
70
(1992-11-06 ) 6 November 1992 (age 32)
5
Carla Rueda [ nb 3]
Outside-spiker
1.84
65
(1990-04-19 ) 19 April 1990 (age 34)
6
Olga Savenchuk
Outside-spiker
1.88
74
(1988-05-20 ) 20 May 1988 (age 36)
7
Yuliya Pshanichnykh
Outside Hitter
1.84
74
(1996-08-08 ) 8 August 1996 (age 28)
8
Shafag Karimova
Libero
1.78
63
(1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 36)
9
Yelena Parkhomenko
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
11
Iuliia Karimova
Libero
1.68
62
(1988-02-07 ) 7 February 1988 (age 36)
12
Shafagat Habibova
Setter
1.78
63
(1991-08-03 ) 3 August 1991 (age 33)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
16
Kseniya Pavlenko
Middle Blocker
1.84
72
(1993-08-30 ) 30 August 1993 (age 31)
2012–2013 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Sara Anzanello (c )
Middle-blocker
1.93
72
(1980-07-30 ) 30 July 1980 (age 44)
2
Manon Flier
Opposite
1.92
70
(1984-02-08 ) 8 February 1984 (age 40)
3
Kseniya Poznyak [ nb 5]
Middle Blocker
1.90
86
(1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37)
4
Oksana Kurt
Setter
1.85
73
(1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 40)
5
Arielle Wilson
Middle-blocker
1.97
72
(1989-01-03 ) 3 January 1989 (age 35)
6
Indre Sorokaite [ nb 6]
Outside-spiker
1.88
72
(1988-07-07 ) 7 July 1988 (age 36)
7
Luna Carocci
Libero
1.74
60
(1988-07-10 ) 10 July 1988 (age 36)
8
Tina Lipicer [ nb 7]
Outside-spiker
1.85
63
(1981-06-19 ) 19 June 1981 (age 43)
9
Milena Radecka
Setter
1.78
65
(1984-10-18 ) 18 October 1984 (age 40)
10
Riikka Lehtonen [ nb 8] [ nb 9]
Outside-spiker
1.81
72
(1979-07-24 ) 24 July 1979 (age 45)
11
Megan Hodge
Outside-spiker
1.91
70
(1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 36)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
62
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
14
Caroline Wensink [ nb 10]
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1984-08-04 ) 4 August 1984 (age 40)
15
Ulkar Karimova
Opposite
1.78
60
(1994-06-22 ) 22 June 1994 (age 30)
16
Debby Stam
Outside-spiker
1.84
66
(1984-07-24 ) 24 July 1984 (age 40)
17
Polina Rahimova
Outside-spiker
1.98
81
(1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
18
Ana Grbac [ nb 11]
Setter
1.84
65
(1988-03-23 ) 23 March 1988 (age 36)
2011–2012 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Nootsara Tomkom
Setter
1.69
57
(1985-07-07 ) 7 July 1985 (age 39)
2
Piyanut Pannoy
Libero
1.71
68
(1989-11-10 ) 10 November 1989 (age 35)
3
Anastasiya Gurbanova
Outside Hitter
1.88
75
(1989-12-04 ) 4 December 1989 (age 34)
4
Elisangela Paulino
Outside Hitter
1.88
79
(1980-04-29 ) 29 April 1980 (age 44)
5
Sara Anzanello
Middle-blocker
1.93
72
(1980-07-30 ) 30 July 1980 (age 44)
6
Darya Zamanova
Outside Hitter
1.95
78
(1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37)
7
Heather Bown
Middle Blocker
1.88
90
(1978-11-29 ) 29 November 1978 (age 45)
8
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.90
68
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
9
Jennifer Tamas
Middle Blocker
1.91
82
(1982-11-23 ) 23 November 1982 (age 41)
10
Oksana Kurt (c )
Setter
1.85
73
(1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 40)
11
Aksana Kavalchuk
Opposite
1.86
78
(1979-11-23 ) 23 November 1979 (age 44)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
62
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
14
Oksana Kiselyova
Opposite
1.77
68
(1992-05-30 ) 30 May 1992 (age 32)
15
Karolina Kosek [ nb 12]
Outside Hitter
1.83
75
(1985-06-28 ) 28 June 1985 (age 39)
16
Odina Bayramova
Outside Hitter
1.83
78
(1990-05-22 ) 22 May 1990 (age 34)
17
Polina Rahimova
Outside-spiker
1.98
81
(1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
18
Pelin Celik [ nb 13]
Setter
1.72
60
(1982-05-23 ) 23 May 1982 (age 42)
2009–2010 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Darya Zamanova
Opposite
1.94
76
(1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37)
6
Marina Tumas
Middle blocker
1.90
72
(1984-09-17 ) 17 September 1984 (age 40)
8
Natavan Gasimova
Setter
1.78
61
(1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
9
Lada Maksimova
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
10
Elisha Thomas
Middle Blocker
1.91
80
(1981-07-20 ) 20 July 1981 (age 43)
11
Lindsay Phillips
Outside Hitter
1.83
(1980-02-19 ) 19 February 1980 (age 44)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
62
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
13
Shafag Karimova
Libero
1.78
63
(1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 36)
14
Nisa Kuliyeva
Setter
1.71
(1971-12-31 ) 31 December 1971 (age 52)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
17
Polina Rahimova
Opposite
1.98
81
(1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
2008–2009 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Lidiya Maksimenko
Opposite
1.91
76
(1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
2
Kseniya Poznyak
Middle Blocker
1.90
86
(1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37)
3
Alla Hasanova
Outside Hitter
1.83
68
(1970-08-06 ) 6 August 1970 (age 54)
6
Ayshan Abdulazimova
Middle Blocker
1.85
80
(1993-04-11 ) 11 April 1993 (age 31)
7
Darya Zamanova
Opposite
1.94
76
(1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37)
8
Natavan Gasimova
Setter
1.78
61
(1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
9
Lada Maksimova
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
10
Oksana Mammadyarova
Opposite
1.77
65
(1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
11
Anita Bredis
Setter
1.79
68
(1992-01-27 ) 27 January 1992 (age 32)
13
Shafag Karimova
Libero
1.78
63
(1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 36)
14
Lala Baghiyeva
Libero
1.65
57
(1986-01-13 ) 13 January 1986 (age 38)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
16
Oksana Kiselyova
Libero
1.78
78
(1992-05-30 ) 30 May 1992 (age 32)
17
Polina Rahimova
Outside Hitter
1.98
81
(1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
2007–2008 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Lidiya Maksimenko
Opposite
1.91
76
(1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
2
Kseniya Poznyak
Middle Blocker
1.90
86
(1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37)
3
Darya Zamanova
Opposite
1.94
76
(1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37)
4
Oksana Kurt
Setter
1.84
77
(1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 40)
6
Irina Siminyagina
Outside Hitter
1.82
71
(1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39)
7
Yelena Parkhomenko
Middle Blocker
1.87
77
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
8
Natavan Gasimova
Setter
1.78
61
(1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
9
Olga Andrusenko
Outside Hitter
1.82
79
(1980-01-10 ) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
10
Oksana Mammadyarova
Opposite
1.77
65
(1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
11
Lada Maksimova
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
65
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
13
Shafag Karimova
Libero
1.78
63
(1988-10-15 ) 15 October 1988 (age 36)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
17
Polina Rahimova
Outside Hitter
1.98
81
(1990-06-05 ) 5 June 1990 (age 34)
2006–2007 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Alena Özel
Outside Hitter
1.84
68
(1984-06-21 ) 21 June 1984 (age 40)
2
Kseniya Poznyak
Middle Blocker
1.90
86
(1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37)
3
Darya Zamanova
Opposite
1.94
76
(1987-04-30 ) 30 April 1987 (age 37)
4
Oksana Kurt
Setter
1.84
77
(1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 40)
6
Irina Siminyagina
Outside Hitter
1.82
71
(1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39)
7
Yelena Parkhomenko
Middle Blocker
1.87
77
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
8
Natavan Gasimova
Setter
1.78
61
(1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
9
Natalya Mammadova
Outside Hitter
1.96
78
(1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 39)
10
Oksana Mammadyarova
Opposite
1.77
65
(1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
11
Lada Maksimova
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
65
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
15
Aynur Karimova
Middle Blocker
1.86
71
(1988-12-07 ) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
16
Sabina Yarmammadova
Libero
1.65
52
(1988-04-06 ) 6 April 1988 (age 36)
2005–2006 Team
Number
Player
Position
Height (m)
Weight (kg)
Birth date
1
Lidiya Maksimenko
Opposite
1.91
76
(1981-03-19 ) 19 March 1981 (age 43)
2
Kseniya Poznyak
Middle Blocker
1.90
86
(1986-11-21 ) 21 November 1986 (age 37)
3
Alla Hasanova
Outside Hitter
1.83
68
(1970-08-06 ) 6 August 1970 (age 54)
4
Oksana Kurt
Setter
1.84
77
(1984-07-28 ) 28 July 1984 (age 40)
6
Irina Siminyagina
Outside Hitter
1.82
71
(1984-11-29 ) 29 November 1984 (age 39)
7
Yelena Parkhomenko
Middle Blocker
1.87
77
(1982-09-11 ) 11 September 1982 (age 42)
8
Natavan Gasimova
Setter
1.78
61
(1985-07-08 ) 8 July 1985 (age 39)
9
Natalya Mammadova
Outside Hitter
1.96
78
(1984-12-02 ) 2 December 1984 (age 39)
10
Oksana Mammadyarova
Opposite
1.77
65
(1978-04-06 ) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
11
Lada Maksimova
Outside Hitter
1.83
70
(1987-05-09 ) 9 May 1987 (age 37)
12
Valeriya Mammadova
Libero
1.74
65
(1984-01-29 ) 29 January 1984 (age 40)
13
Maryna Gorchanyuk
Outside Hitter/Opposite
1.80
62
(1978-05-26 ) 26 May 1978 (age 46)
14
Ilaha Aghayeva
Libero
1.69
53
(1984-03-19 ) 19 March 1984 (age 40)
17
Inara Ibrahimova
Middle Blocker
1.80
68
(1986-07-05 ) 5 July 1986 (age 38)
18
Kamala Asgarova
Outside Hitter
1.78
63
(1988-06-14 ) 14 June 1988 (age 36)
Many awards of Azerrail
Azerrail logo between 2001 and 2019
Azerbaijan Superleague :
Winners (4): 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018–19, 2022-23
Runners-up (5): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2016-17, 2021-22
International Success
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