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Ararat-Armenia
Արարատ-Արմենիա
Full nameFootball Club Ararat-Armenia
Founded2017;7 years ago(2017)
GroundYerevan Football Academy Stadium
Capacity1,428
OwnerSamvel Karapetyan
Director GeneralPoghos Galstyan
ManagerVardan Minasyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2023–24Armenian Premier League,3rd
Current season

FC Ararat-Armenia(Armenian:Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա) is anArmenianprofessionalfootballclub based inYerevan,founded in 2017.

History

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Former logo when the club was known as FC Avan Academy

It was founded in 2017 asFC Avan AcademybyRuben Hayrapetyan,on the basis of the young players of theYerevan Football Academygraduates, as well as many young players fromFC Pyunik.[1]

They club's inaugural match took place in July 2017 againstErebuni SC.The friendly match ended up with a score of 3–1 in favour of Avan Academy.

In early 2018, the club was taken over by the Russian-Armenian businessmanSamvel Karapetyanwho renamed the football club asArarat-Moskva,fromMount Ararat.The club was reorganized as soon asFC Ararat Moscowin Russia was denied certificate for the next season.[2]Artak Oseyan managed the club during the2017–18 Armenian First Leagueseason.[3]

After being promoted to the Armenian Premier League, it was again renamed, this time toArarat-Armenia,and will participate in the Premier League with this name.

On 2 August 2018,Vadim Skripchenkowas appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia,[4]before being sacked on 25 September 2018, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.[5]

On 1 October 2018,Vardan Minasyanwas appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.[citation needed]

On 30 May 2019, Ararat-Armenia defeatedBanants1–0 to win their firstArmenian Premier Leaguetitle.[6]As a result of winning the2018–19 Armenian Premier League,Ararat-Armenia qualified for theUEFA Champions League.

On 14 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia defended their Armenian Premier League title, securing their second league title, after defeatingFC Noah2–0. Three days later, 17 July 2020, ManagerVardan Minasyanleft the club after his contract expired.[7]On 22 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announcedDavid Campañaas their new manager.[8]On 5 March 2021, David Campaña left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent,[9]withArmen Adamyanbeing appointed as the Caretaker Head Coach.[10]On 24 March 2021, Ararat-Armenia announcedAnatoly Baidachnyas their new Head Coach.[11]Baidachny would leave Ararat-Armenia two and a half months later, on 8 June 2021 by mutual consent, having won just three of his twelve games in charge.[12]On 14 June 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced thatDmitri Gunkohad been appointed as the clubs new Head Coach.[13]Following the conclusion of the2021–22,Dmitri Gunko left his role as Head Coach after his contract was not extended.[14]On 10 June 2022, Vardan Bichakhchyan was announced as Ararat-Armenia's new Head Coach.[15]On 8 June 2023, Bichakhchyan left his role as Head Coach after his contract expired.[16]

On 17 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced the return ofVardan Minasyanas their Head Coach.[17]

In July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced an cooperation between themselves andFIFAlicensed football agent Hrachya Ghambaryan, with whom they'll sign players through.[18]

League and cup

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Season League Armenian Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2017–18 2nd 3rd 27 14 4 9 65 41 46 Quarterfinal ArmeniaArmen Hovhannisyan 15 ArmeniaArtak Oseyan
2018–19 1st 1st 32 18 7 7 52 28 61 Semifinal RussiaAnton Kobyalko 15 BelarusVadim Skripchenko
ArmeniaArtak Oseyan(Caretaker)
ArmeniaVardan Minasyan
2019–20 1st 1st 28 15 7 6 45 23 52 Runners-up Cape VerdeMailson Lima 8 ArmeniaVardan Minasyan
2020–21 1st 5th 24 10 8 6 32 17 38 Semifinal NigeriaYusuf Otubanjo 10 SpainDavid Campaña
ArmeniaArmen Adamyan(Caretaker)
RussiaAnatoly Baidachny
2021–22 1st 2nd 32 23 5 4 56 20 74 Quarterfinal Cape VerdeMailson Lima 18 RussiaDmitri Gunko
2022–23 1st 3rd 36 23 7 6 70 27 76 Quarterfinal Ivory CoastWilfried Eza 13 ArmeniaVardan Bichakhchyan
2023–24 1st 3rd 36 23 6 7 73 34 72 Winners GuineaMohamed Yattara 18 ArmeniaVardan Minasyan

The second team of the club Ararat-Armenia-2 has been playing in the first league (2nd division) since the 2018–19 season.

European

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As of match played 15 August 2024
Main article:FC Ararat-Armenia in European football
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 3 1 0 2 3 5 –2
UEFA Europa League 9 6 0 3 16 11 +5
UEFA Conference League 10 2 6 2 15 12 +3
Total 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1QR SwedenAIK 2–1 1–3 3–4
UEFA Europa League 2QR GibraltarLincoln Red Imps 2–0 2–1 4–1
3QR Georgia (country)Saburtalo Tbilisi 1–2 2–0 3–2
PO LuxembourgF91 Dudelange 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3(4–5p)
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR CyprusOmonia 0–1(aet) — —
UEFA Europa League 2QR LuxembourgFola Esch 4–3(aet) — —
3QR SloveniaCelje 1–0(aet) — —
PO SerbiaRed Star Belgrade 1–2 — —
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR EstoniaPaide Linnameeskond 0–0 0–0 (aet) 0–0(3–5p)
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR AlbaniaEgnatia 1–1 4–4 5–5(4–2p)
2QR GreeceAris Thessaloniki 1–1 0–1 1–2
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2QR MoldovaZimbru Chișinău 3–1 3–0 6–1
3QR HungaryPuskás Akadémia 0–1 3–3 3–4

Current squad

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As of 12 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ArmeniaARM Rafael Manasyan
3 DF ColombiaCOL Junior Bueno
4 DF PortugalPOR João Queirós
5 DF ArmeniaARM Hakob Hakobyan
7 FW ArgentinaARG Alexis Rodríguez
8 MF ArmeniaARM Hovhannes Harutyunyan(on loan fromSochi)
9 FW ArmeniaARM Artur Serobyan
10 MF RussiaRUS Armen Ambartsumyan(captain)
11 FW ColombiaCOL Jonathan Duarte
12 MF KenyaKEN Amos Nondi
13 DF ArmeniaARM Kamo Hovhannisyan
15 FW NigeriaNGA Tenton Yenne
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF ArmeniaARM Edgar Grigoryan
17 FW NigeriaNGA Matthew Gbomadu
19 MF ArmeniaARM Karen Muradyan
20 MF KenyaKEN Alwyn Tera
21 MF ArmeniaARM Narek Alaverdyan
24 GK ArmeniaARM Arsen Beglaryan
25 DF BelarusBLR Aleksandr Pavlovets
27 MF ArmeniaARM Davit Petrosyan
31 GK UkraineUKR Danylo Kucher
33 FW GhanaGHA Eric Ocansey
45 FW CameroonCMR Marius Noubissi

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK ArmeniaARM Hayk Khachatryan(atBKMA Yerevanuntil 30 June 2025)
— MF ArmeniaARM Michel Ayvazyan(atBKMA Yerevanuntil 30 June 2025)
— FW ArmeniaARM Misak Hakobyan(atBKMA Yerevanuntil 30 June 2025)
— FW ArmeniaARM Zhirayr Shaghoyan(atDebreceniuntil 30 June 2025)

Ararat-Armenia-2

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Ararat Yerevan-2
Founded2018;6 years ago(2018)
GroundYerevan Football Academy Stadium,Yerevan
OwnerSamvel Karapetyan
PresidentPoghos Galstyan
ManagerTigran Petrosyants
LeagueArmenian First League
2021–225th

Ararat-Armenia's reserve squad play as Ararat-Armenia-2 in theArmenian First League.They currently play their home games at theYerevan Football Academy Stadiumin theAvan Districtof northern Yerevan.

Honours

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Domestic

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Managerial history

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As of match played 28 October 2024.Only competitive matches are counted.
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Artak Oseyan Armenia 1 July 2017 30 June 2018 29 14 4 11 65 48 048.28
Andranik Babayan Armenia 1 July 2018 30 July 2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—
Vadim Skripchenko Belarus 2 August 2018[4] 25 September 2018[5] 9 4 2 3 16 12 044.44
Artak OseyanCaretaker Armenia 25 September 2018[5] 1 October 2018 1 0 1 0 0 0 000.00
Vardan Minasyan Armenia 1 October 2018[citation needed] 17 July 2020[7] 68 40 15 13 130 56 058.82 Armenian Premier League(2)
Armenian Supercup(1)
David Campaña Spain 22 July 2020[8] 5 March 2021[9] 17 7 4 6 23 16 041.18
Armen AdamyanCaretaker Armenia 5 March 2021[10] 24 March 2021[11] 3 2 1 0 5 1 066.67
Anatoly Baidachny Russia 24 March 2021[11] 8 June 2021[12] 12 3 4 5 10 13 025.00
Dmitri Gunko Russia 14 June 2021[13] 2 June 2022[14] 34 24 5 5 59 23 070.59
Vardan Bichakhchyan Armenia 10 June 2022[15] 8 June 2023[16] 40 24 9 7 74 31 060.00
Vardan Minasyan Armenia 17 June 2023[17] 59 36 11 12 118 60 061.02

Player records

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Further information:List of FC Ararat-Armenia records and statistics

Armen Ambartsumyanis Ararat-Armenia's most capped player, with 179 appearances for the club, whilstMailson Limais the clubs leading goalscorer with 41 goal in 125 appearances across two stints.
Players inboldsignifies current Ararat-Armenia player.

Most appearances

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As of match played 28 October 2024
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total
1 RussiaArmen Ambartsumyan 2018–Present 152 (11) 22 (0) 2 (0) 19 (0) 195(11)
2 Cape VerdeMailson Lima 2019–2021, 2021–2023 102 (33) 9 (1) 2 (2) 12 (5) 125(41)
3 ArmeniaArtyom Avanesyan 2018–2024 101 (7) 12 (6) 0 (0) 6 (0) 119(13)
3 BrazilAlemão 2020–2024 97 (8) 11 (1) 0 (0) 10 (1) 119(10)
3 ArmeniaKaren Muradyan 2021–Present 103 (0) 7 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0) 119(0)
6 KenyaAlwyn Tera 2021–Present 99 (7 5 (0) 0 (0) 10 (0) 114(7)
7 ColombiaJunior Bueno 2021–Present 84 (2) 9 (0) 0 (0) 10 (1) 103(3)
8 Burkina FasoZakaria Sanogo 2019–2022 69 (6) 11 (1) 2 (0) 10 (0) 92(7)
8 NigeriaTenton Yenne 2022–Present 77 (30) 5 (0) 0 (0) 9 (2) 92(32)
10 NetherlandsFurdjel Narsingh 2019–2022 66 (5) 7 (0) 0 (0) 12 (0) 85(5)
10 RussiaDmitry Abakumov 2018–2023 68 (0) 12 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0) 85(0)

Top goalscorers

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As of match played 28 October 2024
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1 Cape VerdeMailson Lima 2019–2021, 2021–2023 33 (102) 1 (9) 2 (2) 5 (12) 41(125) 0.33
2 NigeriaTenton Yenne 2022–Present 30 (77) 0 (5) 0 (0) 2 (9) 32(92) 0.35
3 RussiaAnton Kobyalko 2018–2020 19 (48) 7 (10) 0 (1) 4 (7) 30(66) 0.45
4 NigeriaYusuf Otubanjo 2020–2022 26 (58) 3 (9) 0 (1) 0 (4) 29(72) 0.4
5 Ivory CoastWilfried Eza 2021–2023 22 (68) 3 (4) 0 (0) 2 (5) 27(77) 0.35
6 NigeriaOgana Louis 2019–2021 9 (39) 8 (5) 0 (2) 2 (9) 19(55) 0.35
7 GuineaMohamed Yattara 2023–2024 18 (28) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 18(30) 0.6
7 ArmeniaArtur Serobyan 2020–Present 13 (55) 2 (6) 0 (0) 3 (8) 18(69) 0.26
9 ArmeniaArmen Hovhannisyan 2017–2018 15 (23) 0 (2) - (-) - (-) 15(25) 0.71
9 ArmeniaPetros Avetisyan 2019–2020, 2024 10 (38) 2 (3) 0 (1) 3 (8) 15(50) 0.3
9 ArmeniaZhirayr Shaghoyan 2017–Present 14 (69) 1 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15(76) 0.2
9 ColombiaJonathan Duarte 2022–Present 12 (65) 1 (5) 0 (0) 2 (6) 15(76) 0.2

Clean Sheets

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As of match played 28 October 2024
Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1 RussiaDmitry Abakumov 2018–2023 34 (68) 5 (12) 0 (0) 1 (5) 40(85) 0.47
2 RussiaVsevolod Ermakov 2022–2024 19 (43) 1 (1) - (-) 2 (6) 21(50) 0.42
3 ItalyValerio Vimercati 2021–2022 15 (30) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 15(30) 0.5
4 ArmeniaArsen Beglaryan 2023–Present 9 (27) 2 (3) - (-) 1 (2) 12(32) 0.38
5 SerbiaStefan Čupić 2019–2021 5 (14) 1 (4) 0 (2) 2 (7) 8(27) 0.3
6 ArmeniaNikos Melikyan 2017–2019 7 (23) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 7(25) 0.28
7 North MacedoniaDamjan Shishkovski 2024 3 (8) 0 (1) - (-) - (-) 3(9) 0.33
7 UkraineDanylo Kucher 2024–Present 3 (6) 0 (0) - (-) 0 (2) 3(8) 0.38
9 RussiaArsen Siukayev 2018–2019 0 (2) 1 (2) - (-) - (-) 1(4) 0.25
10 SerbiaNikola Petrić 2021 0 (4) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 0(4) 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Armsport: FC Avan Academy".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-07-29.Retrieved2017-07-26.
  2. ^Gor Malakyan left Feniks and returned to his home country (Гор Малакян покинул Феникс и вернулся на родину).Sport Arena. 3 July 2018
  3. ^"Հայտնի է Հայաստանի Առաջին խմբի առաջնության խաղացանկը – Սպորտային լուրեր | 2017–18 Armenian First League matches".armsport.am. Archived fromthe originalon 2017-07-26.Retrieved2017-07-26.
  4. ^ab""Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի նոր գլխավոր մարզիչն է Վադիմ Վիկտորի Սկրիպչենկոն ".facebook /araratarmeniafc(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 2 August 2018.Retrieved2 May2019.
  5. ^abc"Պաշտոնական Հայտարարություն".facebook /araratarmeniafc(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 25 September 2018.Retrieved2 May2019.
  6. ^"Արարատ-Արմենիան դարձավ Հայաստանի չեմպիոն (VIDEO)".armfootball /(in Armenian). Arm Football. 30 May 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 9 September 2019.Retrieved30 May2019.
  7. ^ab"Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 17 July 2020.Retrieved17 July2020.
  8. ^ab"ԴԱՎԻԴ ԿԱՄՊԱՆՅԱՆ'" ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ "ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 22 July 2020.Retrieved22 July2020.
  9. ^ab"Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 5 March 2021.Retrieved10 March2021.
  10. ^ab"Հարգելի Ֆուտբոլասերներ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 5 March 2021.Retrieved10 March2021.
  11. ^abc"ԱՆԱՏՈԼԻ ԲԱՅԴԱՉՆԻՆ`" ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ "ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 24 March 2021.Retrieved1 April2021.
  12. ^ab"Արարատ-Արմենիա ֆուտբոլային ակումբը և մարզիչ Անատոլի Բայդաչնին երկկողմանի համաձայնությամբ լուծել են պայմանագիրը".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 8 June 2021.Retrieved9 June2021.
  13. ^ab"Դմիտրի Գունկոն`" ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ "ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ".facebook /(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 14 June 2021.Retrieved15 June2021.
  14. ^ab"Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ," Արարատ-Արմենիա "ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և Դմիտրի Գունկոյի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը:".facebook /araratarmeniafc(in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022.Retrieved7 June2022.
  15. ^ab"Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN:".facebook /araratarmeniafc(in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 10 June 2022.Retrieved1 August2022.
  16. ^ab""Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և Վարդան Բիչախչյանի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է, և կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը: ".facebook /araratarmeniafc(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 8 June 2023.Retrieved13 June2023.
  17. ^ab"#WelcomeBackMINASYAN".facebook /araratarmeniafc/(in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 17 June 2023.Retrieved17 June2023.
  18. ^"New cooperation announcement".facebook /araratarmeniafc.FC Ararat-Armenia. 11 July 2023.Retrieved12 July2023.
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