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2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (34th edition if the Under-16 era is included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the men's under-17 national teams of UEFA member associations. Azerbaijan, which were selected by UEFA on 20 March 2012, hosted the tournament between 5 and 21 May 2016. A total of 16 teams competed in the final tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes with a 15-minute half-time. Portugal were crowned champions for the second time in the under-17 era, and sixth time overall, after beating Spain in the final 5–4 through a penalty shootout. France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Qualification The national teams from all 54 UEFA member associations entered the competition. With Azerbaijan automat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Gomes (footballer, Born 1999)
José Gomes (born 8 April 1999), known as Zé Gomes, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for AF Elbasani. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represented Portugal at youth level. Club career Born in Bissau, Gomes, after participating in a 2011 youth tournament in Portugal, returned to the country a year later to join Benfica's youth academy at the age of 13. Gomes made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade on 6 August 2016. 22 days later, he scored his first goal for the reserve team in a 2–1 away win at Vizela. He debuted for the first-team, playing only 128 seconds, in a 2–1 win at Arouca in Primeira Liga on 9 September, becoming Benfica's third youngest player to debut for the main team. Gomes was loaned to fellow top-flight team Portimonense for 2019–20. Having made only one substitute appearance against Gil Vicente, he headed to Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa in February 2020, for the rest of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from 2 to 13 May 2007. Top-five teams (two best places from each group plus winner of playoff between third-placed teams) qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007. Players born after 1 January 1990 could participate in this competition. Qualifications There were separate rounds of qualifications being held before the Final Tournament. # 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round # 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round Venues Teams * (host) * * * * * * * Match Officials A total of 6 referees, 8 assistant referees and 2 fourth officials were appointed for the final tournament. ;Referees * Alan Black * Andrea de Marco * Dejan Filipovic * Jan Jílek * Giorgi Vadachkoria * Bülent Yıldırım ;Assistant referees * Jan-Peter Aravirta * Andrei Bodean * Alan Camilleri * Nikolai Karakolev * Arnis Lemkins * Radoslaw Siejka * Magnus Sjöblom * Zsolt Attila Szpisjak ;Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku Olympic Stadium Panorama 1
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalga Arena
Dalga Arena () also known as Liv Bona Dea Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium in Mardakan settlement of Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 6,500 people and opened by Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini on 6 June 2011. The stadium was one of venues during 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Liv Bona Dea Arena already hosted two matches of the Azerbaijan national football team, Azerbaijan national team against Macedonia national football team, North Macedonia in a friendly and Austria national football team, Austria in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying. See also *List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan References External links Football venues in Baku Multi-purpose stadiums in Azerbaijan Sports venues completed in 2011 {{Azerbaijan-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakcell Arena
Bakcell is Azerbaijan's first and largest private telecommunications company. With nearly 9,000 base stations, it covers 99.9% of Azerbaijan's population and 92.6% of the country's territory. Bakcell provides telecommunications services to over 3 million subscribers. The fastest mobile internet in Azerbaijan is provided by Bakcell. It was awarded the title of "Azerbaijan's Fastest Mobile Network" by Ookla from 2018 to 2024. The company is part of NEQSOL Holding, a diversified group of companies operating across various industries and countries. The group's main areas of activity include oil and gas, telecommunications, high technologies, and construction. The operations and services of its companies extend to countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates. See also * Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (Azerbaijan) References External links * {{Communications i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azersun Arena
The Azersun Arena or Tofiq Ismayilov Stadium, also referred as Surakhani Stadium () is a football stadium in Yeni Suraxanı, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened in June 2015. The main tenant of the stadium is Qarabağ, who moved from their home at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium when it was completed. Construction The stadium has a capacity of 5,800 viewers and is based in Yeni Suraxanı. The stadium opened in 2015. History Azersun Arena hosted a 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round match between Dinamo Minsk and Željezničar. See also * List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan * List of European stadiums by capacity This is a list of the largest stadiums in European countries. Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's permanent total seating capacity. C ... References Football venues in Baku Multi-purpose stadiums in Azerbaijan {{Azerbaija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital cities by elevation, lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, on the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into #Administrative divisions, twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, as well as the industrial settlement of Neft Daşları built on oil rigs away from Baku city in the Caspian Sea. The Old City (Baku), Old City, conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku Olympic Stadium
Baku Olympic Stadium () is a stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Having seating capacity for 69,870 people, it is the List of football stadiums in Azerbaijan, largest stadium in Azerbaijan. Despite the name, it has never hosted and is not scheduled to host any competition of the Olympic Games. Construction of the stadium on a site was completed in February 2015. The six-storey, structure near Boyukshor Lake, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened on 6 March 2015. The main tenant of the stadium is Azerbaijan's Azerbaijan national football team, national football team, who moved from their previous home at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium. In June 2015, the stadium served as the main venue for the 2015 European Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Time () is the standard time zone in Azerbaijan, four hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+04:00). The daylight saving time adjustment, Azerbaijan Summer Time (), was one hour ahead at UTC+05:00; it was introduced in 1997 and discontinued in March 2016. Azerbaijan Time is the same as Samara Time (Russia), United Arab Emirates Standard Time, Georgia Time, Armenia Time and Seychelles Time. History Azerbaijan, formerly the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR), adhered to timekeeping regulations instituted by the Soviet Union. In 1930, the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR implemented " Decree Time," which mandated a one-hour advancement of standard time across the entire Soviet territory. This move had been done to utilize maximum daylight and improve efficiency in energy. As a constituent republic, the Azerbaijan SSR observed this adjustment, effectively operating one hour ahead of its natural time zone. In 1981, the Soviet Union introduced daylight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Players born after 1 January 1991 were eligible to participate in this competition. Qualification Two rounds of qualifying were held in order to determine the seven teams to join the hosts, Turkey, at the final tournament. The qualifying round, held from 14 September to 28 October 2007, divided the 52 remaining UEFA nations into 13 groups of four. At the end of the qualifying round, the top two teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the elite round. The elite round, held from 13 to 31 March 2008, divided the remaining 28 teams into seven groups of four. At the end of the round, the top team in each group advanced to the final tournament. Qualified teams Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
The 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the second edition of UEFA's UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Portugal hosted the championship, during 7–17 May. The format of the competition changed, and only 8 teams entered the competition. Host Portugal defeated Spain in the final to win the competition for the fifth time. For winning their semifinals, Portugal and Spain qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Finland, with England and Austria missing out. Qualification Qualification for the final tournament of the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship consisted of two rounds: a Qualifying round and an Elite round. In the qualifying round, 44 national teams competed in 11 groups of four teams, with two best teams of each group advancing to the elite round. There, the 22 first-round qualifiers plus the teams who were given a bye (Spain, England, Russia, Finland, Poland and Hungary), were distributed in seven groups of four teams. The winner of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
