Host a tournament in Baku
Baku needs three venues, one for the North, one for the East and one for the South-West ground. Each stages a Pitch Round of 64 to 128 amateur teams across April and May 2027, using a format and fixtures MCC provides. The sections below set out the role for anyone running mini-football or 5-a-side pitches in or near the city.
What hosting in Baku involves
Plan the calendar first: pitch time over the weekends of 9, 16 and 23 April for group play, then playoff days from 30 April and the ground final on 9 May. Slots are 40 minutes long. Many pitches let a venue run a full ground; fewer pitches mean fewer teams, with 64 as the starting size.
Where each Baku ground sits
North Baku serves the Binagadi side and the Absheron approach, East Baku the Khatai, Sabunchu and Surakhani districts, and South-West Baku the Nasimi and Yasamal side. A venue joins the ground in whose area it stands. Cards on the Baku page mark every ground as confirmed or still open.
Applying as a Baku pitch owner
Owners come to MCC through the pitch owner application. One venue is confirmed for each Baku ground, and MCC signs an agreement with it; the Baku page names the venue on its ground card afterwards, and registering teams see it there.
Questions from Baku pitch owners
Can an indoor hall host a Baku ground?
An indoor hall can apply like any other pitch owner. One venue is confirmed for each ground, with a signed agreement, and the venue then hosts between 64 and 128 teams in 40-minute slots on the fixture dates.
Who supplies referees at a Baku venue?
MCC supplies them. A referee, two assistants, a fourth official and the crew come through the join page, so a Baku venue has no officials to hire and no say in who is appointed.
How soon will a Baku venue be public?
Once the agreement is signed and not before. The ground stays open on the Baku city page until then, and afterwards the page names the venue so registering teams can see where the ground plays.