Sport
Physical fitness is part of a seafarer’s profession. The Academy has a swimming pool and gyms and the sports sections of the Physical Education and Sport Department; inter-faculty competitions are held every year.
- DepartmentSince 2004
- FacilitiesSwimming pool and gyms
- Inter-faculty competitionsEvery year
How to join a section
Choose a sport
Optional sections in swimming, sailing, volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling and other sports.
Contact the department
To join a section, speak to the department’s lecturers. Academy teams recruit through announcements; the Student Youth Organisation and the trade union’s Sports Society help to organise student competitions.
Compete
Inter-faculty competitions, inter-university events dedicated to the birthday of national leader Heydar Aliyev, and sailing races at sea on national holidays.
Sports Competitions
Department and sections
The Physical Education and Sport Department has been independent since 19 May 2004; from 1996 to 2004 the subject was taught within the Humanities Department. Alongside swimming and seamanship classes, the department runs optional sections: swimming, sailing, volleyball, football, basketball, wrestling and other sports. Students also compete in football, volleyball, wrestling and chess at national and Academy level.
Competitions and results
| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Student football championship, final — AzFar Koroglu Arena, 16 May | the final ended 8:4 (news) |
| 2026 | Swimming competition marking ADDA’s anniversaries — Azerbaijan Sport Academy pool | students of technical universities (news) |
| 2024 | Swimming competition marking Heydar Aliyev’s 101st anniversary | ADDA team — 3rd place (news) |
| 2023 | Baku Sailing Regatta 2023 | our student — 2nd place (news) |
| 2018 | ASCO’s first Spartakiad | ADDA team — 1st place in chess (news) |
Sailing and water sports
Sailing races are held at sea on national holidays. Students race sailing boats and take part in other water sports — keeping up the physical fitness a seafarer needs.
Who organises
- The department — sections and inter-faculty competitions.
- Student Youth Organisation — student competitions and Academy teams.
- Trade Union Committee — the Sports Society and sports days.
- ASCO — seafarers’ Spartakiads, in which the Academy team also competes.

