Estonia hosts "Novruz Cup" international futsal tournament among Turkic-speaking nations
Baku, March 23, AZERTAC
The "Novruz Cup" international futsal tournament among Turkic-speaking nations was held in the city of Tallinn, Estonia.
Organized by the Estonia–Azerbaijan “Birlik” (Unity) Community, the competition brought together teams from Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Estonia.
Following the official draw, the competing teams were organized into two distinct groups.
Group A featured Baku (Latvia), AzeUnited (Estonia), and Birger (Estonia), while Group B included Qarabagh Vilnius (Lithuania) and Qarabagh Tallinn (Estonia) against Chama (Finland) and Birger-2.
The semi-finals saw Baku beat Birger-2 (2:0) and AzeUnited overcome Qarabagh Tallinn (4:3). In the bronze-medal match, Qarabagh Tallinn finished third by defeating Birger-2 with a score of 2:1.
AzeUnited emerged as tournament champions after defeating Baku 2:0 in the final.
The tournament culminated in an award ceremony, where participants presented with diplomas, individual honors, and championship cups.
The Novruz Cup tournament was designed to strengthen the bonds between Estonian youth and their counterparts from neighboring nations. According to organizers, the event successfully fulfilled this mission, with future plans to expand the competition's geography across Europe.