Where to play sport in Baku: padel, tennis, football and more

Baku has the title of World Capital of Sport for 2026. Report.az reported on 16 December 2025 that the title was handed over from Monaco, which held it in 2025, at a ceremony attended by the Azerbaijani sports minister and a delegation from ACES Europe, the organization that awards it.

The 2026 calendar includes several events. FIP Bronze Baku II, a CUPRA FIP Tour padel event, ran from 1 to 5 July. The FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stopped in Baku on 18 and 19 July and at Sea Breeze Resort on 15 and 16 August. A mixed beach volleyball tournament at the Baku Water Sports Palace was reported on 2 August, and a city tournament for 3x3 basketball in renovated courtyards ran in April and May. The Tennis.az club, which runs an amateur league, reported the results of its Caspian Cup between 17 and 20 July.

For an amateur, the title changes less than you might hope. A weekly game still depends on three things: a court or pitch, enough people, and a time that suits everyone. The rest of this page covers where to find each, sport by sport, and the three local guides go deeper.

At around eight clubs. On 11 October 2026 the TennisGo directory listed nine padel locations, among them two Padel Center Baku branches, Padel 77 on Babək Avenue, Sky Padel, Baku Tennis Club, Top Padel Club, Padel Point Baku, Casa Padel Baku and Sea Breeze Resort. A court costs roughly 40 to 120 AZN for an hour, which is 10 to 30 AZN a player when four share it, with evenings and weekends dearer than weekday daytime.

Read padel in Baku for the full table of clubs, rate cards and booking rules. For the sport itself, see padel on Flobit.

At Tennis.az (Samed Vurgun 77), Baku Tennis Academy in Binəqədi, Baku Tennis Club (the one venue with red clay), Ganjlik Sport Center and Sea Breeze Resort. An hour on court costs about 20 to 70 AZN. The Tennis.az International Tennis League has run monthly since November 2018, sorts amateurs into groups by strength and costs 30 AZN a month.

Tennis in Baku has the venues, prices, league rules and coaching costs. To find a partner, see the guide to finding a tennis partner.

On mini-football pitches (mini futbol meydançası), booked through an app or the venue. Meydança handles pitch bookings in Baku, AzFut lists amateur games with spots left, and Flobit lets you post an open football match as a 5-, 7- or 11-a-side game. There is also an amateur league, the Mini Futbol Liqası, founded in 2015. We couldn't verify published hourly prices for individual pitches, so ask the venue.

Pickup football in Baku explains how each option works, and the five-a-side and futsal rules help you agree the format.

Both are strongest as events and community courts, so look for an organizer before you look for a venue.

Volleyball

The Baku Water Sports Palace hosted a beach volleyball tournament that İdman və Biz reported on 2 August 2026. It was a "Queen & King of the Court Mixed" event, a format Flobit doesn't run. Twelve teams played, each with one woman and one man, and both professional and amateur players took part. For indoor volleyball, OpenStreetMap maps a volleyball sports centre called Lokomotiv Voleybol about 7 km from the centre; we couldn't verify how to book it, so call first. Flobit scores indoor volleyball at 6v6, and beach volleyball in tournaments at 2v2, best of three sets to 21 with a deciding set to 15. See the volleyball rules guide.

Basketball and streetball

"Basketball Everywhere" is a project led by Sabah BC with the support of the Azerbaijan Basketball Federation, and its first court opened in Yasamal, at Şəfayət Mehdiyev street 50B, on 31 May 2026. Residents can suggest places for more courts. In April 2026 the Baku City Executive Power reported an inter-neighbourhood 3x3 tournament in renovated courtyards, part of the "Our yard" project, with 500 teams. The FIBA 3x3 Women's Series stopped in Baku on 18 and 19 July 2026 and at Sea Breeze Resort on 15 and 16 August. Flobit scores casual 3x3 and 5v5 games, and has 1v1 and 2v2 in tournaments. The pickup basketball rules cover house rules such as 1s and 2s.

Table tennis

We could verify one place: Baku Tennis Academy lists table tennis among its services, alongside tennis, a pool and a football pitch. We couldn't find a public list of drop-in tables or clubs, so call before you go. Once you have a table, Flobit scores table tennis by game, best of 3, 5 or 7 to 11, win by 2. See the table tennis rules.

Ultimate frisbee

Vortex Ultimate is a club founded in Baku in 2023, which describes itself as the first dedicated Ultimate club in Azerbaijan. Its website lists more than 30 members, weekly training sessions in Baku and open training sessions for all skill levels, including beginners. Ultimate has no referees in its standard rules, because players call their own fouls under the Spirit of the Game. Find the club on Instagram as @vortex.ultimate or write to [email protected]. For the rules, see ultimate frisbee on Flobit and the ultimate frisbee rules guide.

Start with the court, then fill the game. Flobit is made in Baku and speaks English, Azerbaijani, Russian, Turkish and Spanish. Here is how to use it for a game:

1. Reserve the court or pitch with the venue. Flobit doesn't book courts, so this step is yours.
2. Post an open match. Choose the sport, the venue and the time, and who can join: anyone, men, women or mixed. Add a level range to show the level you want. Players within 50 km by default (you can set 5 to 100) ask to join, and you approve each one.
3. Share a Quick Match code with a group you already play with. It is an 8-character code, a QR code or a flobit.app/join link, and guests don't need an account.
4. Start a community for a regular group, a court or a club, with a chat, standings and tournaments (up to five at once).

Alongside Flobit, join what exists. The Tennis.az league suits tennis players who want structure, Vortex Ultimate welcomes beginners, and the football apps fill games in the evening. Sports apps in Azerbaijan compares the tools used in Baku. If you are new to the city, the guide to finding sports partners in a new city covers the first week.

A daily digest of open matches near you arrives at 10:00, and you can browse by sport and by anytime, today or this week.

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