Prior to this, Azerbaijani players had represented the Soviet Union national football team.
[2] In global and continental competitions, Azerbaijan have competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup, since 1994, and the UEFA European Championship, since 1996, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals.
[8][9] As of March 2019, Sadygov has played 110 times for the country having made his debut in 2001, against Sweden,[10] and received his last cap in 2017.
Note: Azerbaijan has played three matches that are not recognised by FIFA as full internationals but are counted by the AFFA.
These caps are not counted in the table below and the notes column lists which players appeared in the matches.