The AZAL Courier
Match21 Dec 2026
AZAL sink to position 10
5 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Ruslan Madatov keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” AZAL may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at AZAL
Kleandro Kleandro and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match19 Dec 2026
AZAL refuse to lose to Ravan
A point taken on 87 minutes is worth exactly one point and considerably more than that to a dressing room. This side does not stop, which is a reputation worth more than the result.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Timofey Dzyuba stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.94 on the card, and the AZAL support went home talking about one name.
Match19 Dec 2026
AZAL and Ravan take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Tamkin Abdullayev: “We have to be better”
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
The dugout21 Dec 2026
Juliano asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Words at AZAL training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Dimitrij Nazarov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Looking ahead Xəyal Fərzullayev goes back to face Sumgayit
- The dugout The manager makes Kleandro Kleandro a promise
- Market The Timofey Dzyuba question follows AZAL around