The draw ceremony for the Stars of Tomorrow Tournament, jointly organized by AFFA and the Baku Football Federation (BFF), has taken place. Officials from both organizations, as well as representatives of the participating teams, attended the event.
Following the screening of a video dedicated to the history of the Stars of Tomorrow (Sabahın Ulduzları), speeches discussing the significance of the tournament were delivered by BFF President Tahir Suleymanov; Arif Asadov, former head coach of the Azerbaijan national team and a World Youth and European Youth champion; Bakhtiyar Musayev, Head of the Scouting Department at AFFA Technical Department; Jeyhun Hashimov, a representative of AFFA Referees Department and Referees Committee; and Islam Karimov, coordinator for Neftchi club.
Then, the draw ceremony was held. Based on the results of the draw, the ties for the first round of the group stage were determined as follows:
U-15
August 1–2
Round 1
Zangazur FC – Marathon FM
Qarabag FC – Ulduz FM
Shafa FC – Sumgayit FC
Sabah FC – Neftchi PFC
Gabala FC – Dinamo FC
Zira PFC – EFA
U-14
August 3–4
Round 1
Gabala FC – Vatan FM
Ulduz FA – Qarabag FK
Azerbaijan Eagles FC – Dostlug FC
Sumgayit FC – Sabah FC
Neftchi PFK – EFA
Khan FC – Zira PFK
Note that the matches of the Stars of Tomorrow (Sabahın Ulduzları) Tournament, which kicks off on August 1, will take place at Bayil Stadium. The opening ceremony and the round feature match will be broadcast live on CBC Sport TV channel and YouTube.
