Our men's national team, which is preparing for the qualifying round of the European 3x3 basketball championship to be held in Cyprus on June 4-5, continues its training camp in Novi Sad, Serbia.

On May 11, 2022, the opening ceremony of the national basketball championship among students of higher education institutions was organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Firudin Gurbanov, Rector of the Baku Higher Oil School Elmar Gasimov and Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Farrukh Mahmudov wished student basketball players success in the competition.

It should be noted that the national basketball championship will be held from 11 to 20 May in the gym of the Baku Higher Oil School with the participation of 24 universities.

Our men's national 3x3 basketball team continues its training camp in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Our national team, which is preparing for the qualifying round of the European Championship to be held in Cyprus on June 4-5, tested its strength in the category A tournament "IVAN JOVANOVIC ICA MEMORIAL" in Nis, the same country. Our team, which reached the final out of 24 teams, lost to "PIRON" basketball players 12-21 in the final and finished the tournament in the second place.

The next training tournament of our team will take place in Belgrade, Serbia.

 The final match of the Student League Super Cup in basketball took place in the gym of the Border Sports Complex jointly organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the final match, the student teams of the Azerbaijan State University of Oil Industry and the Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports faced each other. After a tense struggle until the last ball, the students of ADBTIA won from the parquet with a score of 78-77. After the final match, Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov, President of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation Emin Amrullayev and Deputy Chief of the State Border Service Lieutenant General Abbas Khalilov presented the trophy to the winning team and congratulated them on the victory.

Our men's 3x3 basketball team played group matches within the qualifying round of the European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. The opponents of our team in group B were Cyprus, Luxembourg and Andorra. In the first match, our team beat the Cypriot basketball team with a score of 19-11. In the second match, our team met with Luxembourg and won with a score of 16-10. In the last match of the group, our team met with Andorran basketball players and won with a score of 21-13. Our team, which took first place in the group, advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament 

Our 3x3 national team defeated all its rivals and made it to the finals of the European Championship. Thus, our men's 3x3 basketball team, which first defeated its rivals in group games, today played a semifinal match in the qualifying round of the European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. Our national team defeated the Luxembourg basketball team with a score of 15-13 and made it to the final of the tournament. In the final, our national team met with the Irish team and left the field with a score of 20-16. Following these results, our national team qualified for the finals of the European Championship, which will be held September 9-11 in Gratz, Austria. It should be noted that our national team has reached the main stage of the European 3x3 basketball championship for the second time since 2014.

Last night, our 3x3 basketball team returned home from Limassol, Cyprus. The captain of our team Amil Hamzayev, who qualified for the main stage of the European Championship, and one of our key players Orkhan Hajiyeva shared their views on the competition with the media. First of all, the members of our national team spoke about the month-long training camp in Serbia, which aims to prepare for the competition. They said that qualifying for the European Championship was the second great success for them after an 8-year break. In the end, they concluded by saying that the next goal is to prepare for the main basketball tournament, which will take place on June 28 in Malta.

  The European Championship held among small countries, our national team faced San Marino in the 1/4 final stage. Our team, which started the match actively, eventually won the course 68-51. The captain of our national team, Amil Hamzayev, was selected as the most productive basketball player of the match with 21 points. After this win, our national team advanced to the 1/2 finals of the tournament. Our opponent in the semi-finals will be the Malta team. The game will start on July 2 at 18:15 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team played its first match in Group B of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, which faced the Luxembourg selection, left the match with a score of 75-71.  The next opponent of our national team in the group will be the Gibraltar team. The game will start on July 26 at 19:00 Baku time

 Our U-18 national team played its third match in Group B of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, led by Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev, who faced the Armenian team, started the match with a good start and in the end defeated their opponent with a score of 76-65 and left the parquet with victory. After this victory, our national team qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament.  The last opponent of our national team in the group will be the Moldovan team. The game will start on July 28 at 14:30 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team played its last match in the B group of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship organized in San Marino. Our team, led by Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev, who faced the Moldova selection, continued the advantage gained at the beginning of the match until the end of the game, and in the end defeated the opponent with a score of 75-66. Our national team, which defeated all its opponents in the group, entered the semi-finals of the tournament.  The opponent of our national team in the 1/2 final will be the Albanian team. The semi-final match will take place on July 30 at 21.15 Baku time.

 Our U-18 national team reached the semi-finals of the "C" division of the European Youth Championship held in San Marino. Our team, which faced the selection of Albania, lost to its opponent with a score of 56-76.  Our national team will play for the 3rd place against Luxembourg at 19:45 Baku time on July 31.

 Our U-18 national team competed for the 3rd place in the "C" division of the European Youth Championship held in San Marino. Our team, which had defeated Luxembourg in the group, managed to beat its opponent in a hard-fought match. Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev's students won the game with a score of 78-73 and won the bronze medal of the European Championship.

 With the organization of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, tournaments were held in several regions of our country in connection with the development of basketball. Azerbaijan cup "ABF 3x3" held in 3x3 basketball type is one of these tournaments. In the first stage of the competition, which took place in Ganja, 56 male players competed in 14 teams, and 20 female players competed in 5 teams. In the next round of the tournament held in Lankaran city, 32 boys took part in 8 teams. It is to continuously hold the "ABF 3x3" Azerbaijan Cup, which takes place in the conditions of an interesting sports competition, and further increase the interest in this type of sport in our country.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held in Konya, Turkey, our men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams will compete in group "C". Our men's national team will face the teams of Mali, Turkey, Morocco and Gabon, and our women's national team will face the teams of Turkey and Kyrgyzstan. We present to you the hours of the games in Baku time. 

Men

August 13 - 17.20 / Azerbaijan - Mali

August 13 - 22.00 / Azerbaijan - Turkey

August 15 - 18.45 / Azerbaijan - Morocco

August 15 - 20.35 / Azerbaijan - Gabon 

Women

August 14 - 19.10 / Azerbaijan - Turkey

August 14 - 20.35 / Azerbaijan - Kyrgyzstan

 On September 9-11, our national team will compete in group "D" at the European 3x3 basketball championship, which will be held in Graz, Austria. The opponents of our team in the group will be Belgian and Dutch teams. Our national team will hold both matches in the group on September 9. The first match of our team will be against the Belgian team at 18:45 Baku time, and the second match will be against the Dutch team at 21:30. It should be noted that the teams that occupy the first two places in the group will advance to the 1/4 final stage.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, the first opponent of our national team in group "C" was the team of Mali. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, left the tense game with an 18-15 victory. In the second match, the opponent was the home team of Turkey, which is considered the main favorite of the tournament. Our team started the game quickly and won a 21-12 victory over the opponent.

It should be noted that our team will play its last game in the group on August 15 at 18:45 against the Moroccan team.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, the first opponent of our national team in group "C" was the host team of Turkey. The intense match ended with a 14-12 victory of our national team. Our second opponent in the group was Kyrgyzstan. Our women's 3x3 basketball team, which made a very fast start to the match against its opponent, won a comfortable 21-4 victory in the end. Our women's team finished the group as the leader and qualified for the 1/4 final stage. 

 It should be noted that our team's opponent in the 1/4 final stage will be the Qatari team.

 The last opponent of our national team in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games was the Moroccan team, which was placed in group "C". Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, started the game quickly and in the end won 18-11 against their opponent. Finishing the group as the leader, our national team qualified for the 1/4 final stage of the tournament. 

 It should be noted that our team's opponent in the 1/4 final stage will be the Jordanian team.

 In the 1/4 final stage of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, our women's 3x3 basketball team met the Qatari team. Our women's basketball players, who gave a quick start to the match against their opponent, won a comfortable 21-2 victory in the end. After this victory, our women's team qualified for the 1/2 final stage.

  It should be noted that the opponent of our team in the 1/2 final stage will be the Uzbekistan team. The game will start on August 17 at 18:45 Baku time.

 In the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, Azerbaijan's 3x3 basketball men's team reached the finals of the tournament by winning 20-18 over the Jordanian team in the quarter-finals and 21-17 over the Iranian team in the semi-finals. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Orkhan Aydın and Endar Poladkhanli, faced the Senegalese team in the final. At the end of the intense game, we lost with a score of 16-21 and won the silver medal of the tournament. 

We congratulate our men basketball players who won the silver medal at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games!

 In the semifinals of the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games, our women's basketball players defeated the Uzbekistan team 16-7 and qualified for the finals. Our women's 3x3 basketball team met the Malian team in the final of Islamiad. Our team, which started the match against its opponent quickly, won 21-6 in the end and became the champion of Islamiad. 

 We congratulate our women basketball players who won the championship in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games.

 On August 28, our men's 3x3 basketball team, which is preparing for the European Cup, which will be held in Graz, Austria, on September 9-11, left for Serbia. Our team consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev and Endar Poladkhanli, who participated in the training camp, played 3x3 test matches with the Serbian national team and a number of local clubs in Novi Sad. The training camp of our national team in Serbia will continue until September 8. It should be noted that our national team will compete with the Dutch and Belgian teams in the "D" group of the European Cup.

 Azerbaijan Basketball Federation continues to work on the development of basketball in the country. So, with the support of the federation, Huseyn Gaflanov, a member of our youth national team, is being tested at the Spanish club "Valencia Basket". The 14-year-old, 2.06 m young talent Huseyin, who attracted the attention of the Spanish selectors, is currently participating in the club's training camp with the purpose of checking. We hope that our young basketball player will successfully pass the test and represent Azerbaijan in the international arena in the future. We wish good luck to Huseyn Gaflanov, who is considered a student of Tahir Bakhshiyev and Anar Sariyev.

  On September 9-11, group games of the 3x3 basketball European Cup were held in Graz, Austria. Our 3x3 basketball team, consisting of Amil Hamzayev, Zaur Pashayev, Endar Poladkhanli and Jabrayil Akbarov, met the teams of Belgium and the Netherlands in group "D". Our national team lost 13-14 to the Belgian national team, and 6-22 to the Dutch national team, and stopped the fight early.

  Within the framework of the program for the development of professional basketball specialists in Azerbaijan, on September 24, a seminar for coaches and referees was held in the assembly hall of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation. The seminar provided information about the new rules applied in 2022 and the main aspects of the game. At the end of the seminar, the judges were given an exam according to the rules. The seminar was led by the international referee, national instructor of FIBA ​​in Azerbaijan Alekper Hasanov and international referee Urfan Bayramli.

  The games of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship, which is expected to start in the second decade of October, will take place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. A total of 8 teams, including 3 regional teams, will compete for the championship in the championship to be held under the name of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL). "AAAF Khirdalan BK", "Ganja BK", "NTD BK", "Neftchi BK", "Olympic Sheki BK", "Sarhadchi BK", "Sabah Baku BK", "Zirve Astara BK". Compared to the last championship, according to the new regulations, the teams will face each other in 4 rounds with a circular system. The teams that occupy the first four places in the regular season of the championship will qualify for the play-off stage. The team with the fastest 2 wins in the semi-finals, and the fastest 3 wins in the finals, will be considered the winner. It should be noted that a mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the main championship will be held on October 1. The games will be held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  Today, the first games of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship took place at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "Zirve Astara BK" team won the "NTD BK" team with a score of 79-77 in the first match, which took place under tense and interesting conditions, and gave a successful start to the tournament. In the second match of the day, "Neftchi IK" team lost to "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players with a score of 61-93. It should be noted that the mini-tournament with the participation of legionnaires will continue until October 6.

  On October 2, the second game day of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship was held at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "NTD BK" basketball players won the "Olympic Sheki BK" team with a score of 91-76 in the first match of the game day, where two matches took place. The next game was played between "Ganja BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" teams. In this match, Ganja basketball players were happy to win 76-68 over their opponent.

  Two more matches were held on the third game day of the mini-tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. In the first match, "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players won against "Zirve Astara BK" team with a score of 111-104. The next game was played between "Ganja BK" and "Neftchi IK". The Ganja team, which started the match actively, won a 113-74 victory over its opponent.   

  It should be noted that the semifinals of the tournament will be held on October 5. At this stage, the teams "NTD BK" - "AAAF Xırdalan", "Ganja BK" - "Zirve Astara BK" will face each other.

  In the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center, the final and 3rd place games were held in the tournament aimed at preparing for the 28th Azerbaijan Championship. The match for 3rd place took place between "NTD BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams. NTD basketball players, who started the match actively, left the floor victorious with a score of 117-59. The final match was held between "Ganja BK" and "AAAF Khirdalan BK" teams. Khirdalan team, which started the game quickly from the first minutes of the match, finally won the tournament by winning 101-85.

  The Azerbaijan basketball championship, which was last held in 2019 and ended early due to the pandemic, is being resumed. Thus, on October 12, the opening ceremony of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship (ABL) will take place in the gym of the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. "Sarhadchi PIK" and "NTD BK" teams will face each other in the opening game. The match will start at 18.00 and will be broadcast live on CBC sports channel. 

  It should be noted that other matches of the first round will be played on October 15 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  On October 12, the opening game of the 28th Azerbaijan basketball championship (ABL) took place in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center. Azerbaijan Youth and Sports Minister Farid Gayibov, National Olympic Committee Vice President Chingiz Huseynzade, Azerbaijan Basketball Federation President Emin Amrullayev and State Border Service Deputy Chief Lieutenant General Abbas Khalilov were among those watching the opening match. "Sarhadchi PIK" and "NTD BK" teams met in the opening game. "NTD BK" basketball players actively started the game. This superiority of theirs continued until the end of the game, and the "NTD BK" team defeated their opponent with a score of 71-77 and started the championship with a victory.

  It should be noted that other matches of the first round will be played on October 15 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Olympic Center.

  The first match of the second game day was held between the teams "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Neftchi IK". The "Neftchi IK" team won this game with a score of 77-80. The most productive basketball players of the game "AAAF Khirdalan BK" Devin Pullum (27 points) - "Neftchi IK" Mohsen Moradkhani (21 points)

  The second match of the day was held between "Ganja BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams. Ganja basketball players won 85-69. The most productive basketball players of the game "Ganja BK"  Abdulay Bundu (20 points) - "Olympic Sheki BK"  Delvin Hough (26 points)

  The last game of the day took place between the teams "Sabah BK" and "Zirve Astara BK". In this game, "Sabah BK" won against its opponent with a score of 69-61. The most productive basketball players of the game "Sabah BK"  Udan Osakue (23 points) - "Zirve Astara BK"  Zo Tyson (15 points)

  On October 19, two games of the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball Championship (ABL) took place in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the tour, the leader of the championship "Ganja" team was the guest of "Zirve Astara" basketball players. In the game that lasted until the last ball, Ganjali were happy to win 77-78 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Abdulay Bundu 24 points), "Zirve Astara BK" (Nikolos Lolishvili 17 points). In the second game of the round, "Sarhadchi PIK" and "Neftchi IK" teams met. Like the first match, this game also took place in an intense struggle, and in the end "Neftchi IK" basketball players left the floor with an 80-85 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Ender Poladkhanli - 33 points), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 21 points).

  It should be noted that the other two matches of the second round ("AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Sabah BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "NTD BK") will be played on October 22 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On October 22, the 2nd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "AAAF Khirdalan BK" team faced "Sabah BK" basketball players. In the game that took place under tense conditions, Khyrdalans were happy with a 79-73 victory over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell - 24 points, 6 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Christian Roller - 17 points, 12 rebounds). The last game of the round was played between the regional team "Olympic Shaki BK" and the winning team of the first round "NTD BK". In this game, "NTD BK" basketball players left the court with a 74-98 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 22 points, 9 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Stanford William - 28 points, 6 assists).

  It should be noted that the games of the 3rd round will be held on October 26 and 29.

  On October 26, two matches of the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League took place at Sarhadchi Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, two capital teams "Sabah BK" and "Neftchi IK" faced each other. "Sabah BK" team won the match with the score of 70-65. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Kamran Mammadov 16 points), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani 12 points - 8 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the "Ganja BK" team, which won the first two rounds of the championship, played against the "AAAF Khirdalan BK" basketball players. encountered. The Ganjali players, who started the game actively, won with the score of 94-84 and rose to the first stage of the tournament table. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jabrayil Akbarov 33 points - 5 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Damon McDowell 35 points - 8 rebounds). Note that the other two matches of the 3rd round ("NTD BK" - " Zirve Astara BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK") will take place on October 29.

  On October 29, the 3rd round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "NTD BK" team faced "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players. The "NTD BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, were happy with their 84-71 victory over Astara. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford Williams - 27 points, 4 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Criukshank - 32 points, 7 rebounds). The last game of the tour took place between the basketball players of the regional team "Olympic Sheki BK" and the local team "Sarhadchi PIK". Taking advantage from the first minutes of the game, "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players left the court with a 72-102 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Jason Brower - 27 points, 5 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Winn - 25 points, 4 assists). 

   It should be noted that the games of the 4th round will be held on November 2 and 5 at the Sarhadchi Sports Center.

  On November 2, the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, two city teams "NTD BK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" faced each other. At the end of the game, which took place twice overtime, the "NTD BK" team won with the score of 99-97. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford William 22 points - 9 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Korum 26 points - 18 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the capital club "Neftchi IK" and the regional representative "Olympic Sheki BK" met with basketball players. The basketball players of the region, who started the game actively, won in the end with a score of 73-76 and won the first victory of the championship. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Zaur Gushanov 22 points), "Olympic Sheki BK" (Delvin Haf 34 points - 5 rebounds)   

  Note that the other two matches of the 4th round ("Sabah BK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK") will take place on November 5 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 5, the 4th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with two matches held in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, "Sabah BK" team faced "Ganja BK" basketball players. "Sabah BK" basketball players, who started the game quickly, were happy to win 81-70 against the youth team. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 23 points, 5 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 19 points, 12 rebounds). The last game of the tour took place between the basketball players of the regional team "Zirve Astara BK" and the local team "Sarhadchi PIK". "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players left the floor with a 79-94 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Zo Tyson - 26 points, 11 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Michael Winn - 31 points, 3 assists).   

 It should be noted that the games of the 5th round will be held on November 9, 12 and 13 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 9, the 5th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Ganja BK" and "Neftchi IK" basketball players in the gym of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, the regional team "Ganja BK" won its 4th victory in the championship by winning 68-65. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Jeylon Perry - 21 points, 5 rebounds), "Neftchi IK" (Mohsen Moradkhani - 21 points, 12 rebounds) 

  It should be noted that the next matches of the tour ("NTD BK" - "Sabah BK", "Olympic Shaki BK" - "Zirve Astara BK", "Sarhadchi BK" - "AAAF Khyrdalan BK") will be held on November 12 and 13 in "Sarhadchi" IM - will also be held.

  On November 12, two more games took place within the framework of the 5th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the first match of the day, the undefeated team of the championship met with "NTD BK" and "Sabah BK" basketball players. The "Sabah BK" team, which took advantage of the first part of the match, eventually won a 70-77 victory over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Stanford William - 25 points, 8 rebounds), "Sabah BK" (Udun Osaku - 22 points, 9 rebounds). The second game of the day was played between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" teams. At the end of the game, which lasted until the last ball, "Olympic Sheki BK" basketball players won against their opponent with a score of 95-92. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Delvin Hough - 37 points, 4 assists), "Zirve Astara BK" (Rasshard Kruikshank - 21 points, 3 assists).   

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 14 at 19:00 between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK".

  On November 14, the 5th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "Sarhadchi PIK" and "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" teams in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. At the end of the fight that lasted until the last ball, Khyrdalan basketball players were happy with the victory with a score of 82-83. The most productive basketball players of the match: "Sarhadchi PIK" (Brandon Miller - 24 points, 11 rebounds), "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Andrew Corum - 26 points, 17 rebounds).   

  It should be noted that the games of the 6th round will be held on November 16, 19 and 20 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center.

  On November 17, the 6th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "Sabah BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, the hosts "Sarhadchi PIK" basketball players won their 3rd victory in the championship by winning 84-91. The most productive basketball players: "Sabah BK" (Christian Roller - 18 points, 10 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 23 points, 6 rebounds)   

  It should be noted that the next matches of the round ("NTD BK" - "Ganja BK", "Zirve Astara BK" - "Neftchi BK", "AAAF Khirdalan BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be held on November 19 and 20 at the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. will be held.

  From this season, the final preparations for the championships, which consist of 5 different leagues organized by the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, have been completed. We want to inform basketball lovers about the mentioned 5 leagues. As you know, the Azerbaijan Men's Championship (ABL), which started in October, is the highest level in our basketball. The Federation did not ignore amateur and student basketball players. Thus, 7 amateur and 8 university teams are expected to participate in the leagues, which will be held from December, under the names "Amateur Basketball League" (HBL) and "Student Basketball League" (TBL). In addition, a league called "3x3 Women's Basketball League" (3x3 QBL) with the participation of 8 teams is planned to start on November 19, and a championship called "Youth Basketball League" (UGBL) for boys and girls in different age groups is planned to start in December. 

  It should be noted that the games of the Azerbaijan Basketball League will take place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center, and the games of other leagues will be held in the sports halls of the Azerbaijan Technical and Azerbaijan Architecture and Construction universities.

  On November 19, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 6th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between the teams "NTD BK" and "Ganja BK", which are the leaders of the championship. The Ganja basketball players left the intense game with an 86-89 victory. The most productive basketball players: "NTD BK" (Londel King - 24 points, 12 rebounds), "Ganja BK" (Collin Turner - 25 points, 10 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the regional representative "Zirve Astara BK" faced the capital team "Neftchi IK". In this game, Astara players won their first victory in the championship, winning 85-78 over their opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Cruikshank - 28 points, 5 assists), "Neftchi IK" (Ray Maxwell - 27 points, 6 rebounds) 

   It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 20 at 18:30 between "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" and "Olympic Sheki BK" teams.

  On November 20, the 6th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Olympic Shaki BK" in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. Khirdalan basketball players, who took advantage of the first part of the game, were happy to win 93-71 in the end. The most productive basketball players of the match: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 23 points, 7 rebounds), "Olympic Shaki BK" (Anar Hajiyev - 20 points, 8 rebounds). 

  It should be noted that the games of the 7th round will be held on November 24, 26 and 27.

  Our country will host the European youth championship for the first time. The names of the teams that will participate in the championship among boys under 18 will be clarified in January. The games of the European Championship will take place in Baku from July 29 to August 6, 2023.

  It should be noted that our U-18 national team won the bronze prize in the last championship.

  On November 24, the 7th round of Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) started with the match between "AAAF Khirdalan BK" and "Zirve Astara BK" basketball players in the sports hall of "Sarhadchi" Sports Center. In the opening game of the tour, "AAAF Khyrdalan BK" basketball players won their 4th victory in the championship with a score of 98-94. The most productive basketball players: "AAAF Khirdalan BK" (Devin Pullum - 26 points, 3 rebounds), "Zirve Astara BK" (Russhard Сruikshank - 23 points, 7 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the next matches of the tour ("Ganja BK" - "Sarhadchi PIK", "Neftchi IK" - "NTD BK", "Sabah BK" - "Olympic Sheki BK") will be held on November 26 and 27.

  On November 27, two more games took place in the "Sarhadchi" Sports Center within the framework of the 7th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League. The first match of the day was held between "Ganja BK" and "Sarhadchi PIK" teams, which are the leaders of the championship. Ganja basketball players left the tense game with a 90-76 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Ganja BK" (Chris Hamil - 25 points, 5 rebounds), "Sarhadchi PIK" (Maxwell Starwood - 27 points, 5 rebounds). In the second game of the day, the basketball players of two capital representatives "Neftchi IK" and "NTD BK" met. In this game, "NTD BK" team won 75-88 over its opponent. The most productive basketball players: "Neftchi IK" (Raymond Miller - 28 points, 10 rebounds), "NTD BK" (Londell King - 20 points, 8 rebounds)

  It should be noted that the closing game of the tour will be held on November 27 at 15:00 at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex, between "Olympic Sheki BK" and "Sabah BK" teams.

  On November 27, the 7th round of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL) was concluded with the match between the "Olympic Shaki BK" and "Sabah BK" teams at the Sheki Olympic Sports Complex. The capital team "Sabah BK" left this game with an 83-105 victory. The most productive basketball players: "Olympic Shaki BK" (Davit Chivchivadze - 30 points, 5 assists), "Sabah BK" (Anthony Patty - 38 points, 16 rebounds).

 It should be noted that the games of the 8th round will be held on November 30 and December 1, 3, 4.