The development and expansion of this sport in Azerbaijan date back to the 1960s, when Azerbaijani athletes also took part in the championship held in the USSR in 1963.

Orienteering in Azerbaijan has entered a systematic development phase, since AOF recruited and trained national athletes to participate in international competitions.

[3] Shortly after the federation began its activities, in October 2012, Nabran hosted the first-ever nationwide orienteering competition for the Presidents Cup in memory of Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev.

[4][9][10][11][12] In July 2016, a small tournament was organized specifically for minors at the Gala Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex, with an explanatory lesson and practical training regarding orienteering.

Within this framework, in 2019, AOF and the Turkish Orienteering Federation signed an agreement on joint activities in several issues such as education, training, camping and organization of the competitions.