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FC Ararat-Armenia

For other football clubs named Ararat, see FC Ararat.

FC Ararat-Armenia (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա) is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017.

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

History

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Former logo when the club was known as FC Avan Academy

It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of the young players of the Yerevan Football Academy graduates, as well as many young players from FC Pyunik.[1]

They club's inaugural match took place in July 2017 against Erebuni 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 businessman Samvel Karapetyan who renamed the football club as Ararat-Moskva, from Mount Ararat. The club was reorganized as soon as FC Ararat Moscow in Russia was denied certificate for the next season.[2] Artak Oseyan managed the club during the 2017–18 Armenian First League season.[3]

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

On 2 August 2018, Vadim Skripchenko was 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 Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.[citation needed]

On 30 May 2019, Ararat-Armenia defeated Banants 1–0 to win their first Armenian Premier League title.[6] As a result of winning the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League, Ararat-Armenia qualified for the UEFA Champions League.

On 14 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia defended their Armenian Premier League title, securing their second league title, after defeating FC Noah 2–0. Three days later, 17 July 2020, Manager Vardan Minasyan left the club after his contract expired.[7] On 22 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced David Campaña as their new manager.[8] On 5 March 2021, David Campaña left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent,[9] with Armen Adamyan being appointed as the Caretaker Head Coach.[10] On 24 March 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced Anatoly Baidachny as 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 that Dmitri Gunko had been appointed as the clubs new Head Coach.[13] Following the conclusion of the 2021–22, 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 of Vardan Minasyan as their Head Coach.[17]

In July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced an cooperation between themselves and FIFA licensed 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   Armen Hovhannisyan 15   Artak Oseyan
2018–19 1st 1st 32 18 7 7 52 28 61 Semifinal   Anton Kobyalko 15   Vadim Skripchenko
  Artak Oseyan (Caretaker)
  Vardan Minasyan
2019–20 1st 1st 28 15 7 6 45 23 52 Runners-up   Mailson Lima 8   Vardan Minasyan
2020–21 1st 5th 24 10 8 6 32 17 38 Semifinal   Yusuf Otubanjo 10   David Campaña
  Armen Adamyan (Caretaker)
  Anatoly Baidachny
2021–22 1st 2nd 32 23 5 4 56 20 74 Quarterfinal   Mailson Lima 18   Dmitri Gunko
2022–23 1st 3rd 36 23 7 6 70 27 76 Quarterfinal   Wilfried Eza 13   Vardan Bichakhchyan
2023–24 1st 3rd 36 23 6 7 73 34 72 Winners   Mohamed Yattara 18   Vardan 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   AIK 2–1 1–3 3–4  
UEFA Europa League 2QR   Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 2–1 4–1  
3QR   Saburtalo Tbilisi 1–2 2–0 3–2  
PO   F91 Dudelange 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (4–5 p)  
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR   Omonia 0–1 (aet) — —  
UEFA Europa League 2QR   Fola Esch 4–3 (aet) — —  
3QR   Celje 1–0 (aet) — —  
PO   Red Star Belgrade 1–2 — —  
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR   Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 0–0 (aet) 0–0 (3–5 p)  
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR   Egnatia 1–1 4–4 5–5 (4–2 p)  
2QR   Aris Thessaloniki 1–1 0–1 1–2  
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 2QR   Zimbru Chișinău 3–1 3–0 6–1  
3QR   Puskás 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 under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ARM Rafael Manasyan
3 DF   COL Junior Bueno
4 DF   POR João Queirós
5 DF   ARM Hakob Hakobyan
7 FW   ARG Alexis Rodríguez
8 MF   ARM Hovhannes Harutyunyan (on loan from Sochi)
9 FW   ARM Artur Serobyan
10 MF   RUS Armen Ambartsumyan (captain)
11 FW   COL Jonathan Duarte
12 MF   KEN Amos Nondi
13 DF   ARM Kamo Hovhannisyan
15 FW   NGA Tenton Yenne
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   ARM Edgar Grigoryan
17 FW   NGA Matthew Gbomadu
19 MF   ARM Karen Muradyan
20 MF   KEN Alwyn Tera
21 MF   ARM Narek Alaverdyan
24 GK   ARM Arsen Beglaryan
25 DF   BLR Aleksandr Pavlovets
27 MF   ARM Davit Petrosyan
31 GK   UKR Danylo Kucher
33 FW   GHA Eric Ocansey
45 FW   CMR Marius Noubissi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ARM Hayk Khachatryan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025)
— MF   ARM Michel Ayvazyan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025)
— FW   ARM Misak Hakobyan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025)
— FW   ARM Zhirayr Shaghoyan (at Debreceni until 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 the Armenian First League. They currently play their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in the Avan District of northern Yerevan.

Honours

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Domestic

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Managerial history

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As of match played 6 November 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 Oseyan Caretaker   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 Adamyan Caretaker   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] 61 38 11 12 125 62 062.30

Player records

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

Armen Ambartsumyan is Ararat-Armenia's most capped player, with 179 appearances for the club, whilst Mailson Lima is the clubs leading goalscorer with 41 goal in 125 appearances across two stints.
Players in bold signifies current Ararat-Armenia player.

Most appearances

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As of match played 6 November 2024
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total
1   Armen Ambartsumyan 2018–Present 154 (13) 22 (0) 2 (0) 19 (0) 197 (13)
2   Mailson Lima 2019–2021, 2021–2023 102 (33) 9 (1) 2 (2) 12 (5) 125 (41)
3   Karen Muradyan 2021–Present 105 (0) 7 (0) 0 (0) 9 (0) 121 (0)
4   Artyom Avanesyan 2018–2024 101 (7) 12 (6) 0 (0) 6 (0) 119 (13)
4   Alemão 2020–2024 97 (8) 11 (1) 0 (0) 10 (1) 119 (10)
6   Alwyn Tera 2021–Present 101 (7 5 (0) 0 (0) 10 (0) 116 (7)
7   Junior Bueno 2021–Present 85 (2) 9 (0) 0 (0) 10 (1) 104 (3)
8   Tenton Yenne 2022–Present 79 (33) 5 (0) 0 (0) 9 (2) 94 (35)
9   Zakaria Sanogo 2019–2022 69 (6) 11 (1) 2 (0) 10 (0) 92 (7)
10   Furdjel Narsingh 2019–2022 66 (5) 7 (0) 0 (0) 12 (0) 85 (5)
10   Dmitry Abakumov 2018–2023 68 (0) 12 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0) 85 (0)

Top goalscorers

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As of match played 6 November 2024
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1   Mailson Lima 2019–2021, 2021–2023 33 (102) 1 (9) 2 (2) 5 (12) 41 (125) 0.33
2   Tenton Yenne 2022–Present 33 (79) 0 (5) 0 (0) 2 (9) 35 (94) 0.37
3   Anton Kobyalko 2018–2020 19 (48) 7 (10) 0 (1) 4 (7) 30 (66) 0.45
4   Yusuf Otubanjo 2020–2022 26 (58) 3 (9) 0 (1) 0 (4) 29 (72) 0.4
5   Wilfried Eza 2021–2023 22 (68) 3 (4) 0 (0) 2 (5) 27 (77) 0.35
6   Ogana Louis 2019–2021 9 (39) 8 (5) 0 (2) 2 (9) 19 (55) 0.35
7   Mohamed Yattara 2023–2024 18 (28) 0 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 18 (30) 0.6
7   Artur Serobyan 2020–Present 13 (57) 2 (6) 0 (0) 3 (8) 18 (71) 0.25
9   Armen Hovhannisyan 2017–2018 15 (23) 0 (2) - (-) - (-) 15 (25) 0.71
9   Petros Avetisyan 2019–2020, 2024 10 (38) 2 (3) 0 (1) 3 (8) 15 (50) 0.3
9   Zhirayr Shaghoyan 2017–Present 14 (69) 1 (7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15 (76) 0.2
9   Jonathan 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 6 November 2024
Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1   Dmitry Abakumov 2018–2023 34 (68) 5 (12) 0 (0) 1 (5) 40 (85) 0.47
2   Vsevolod Ermakov 2022–2024 19 (43) 1 (1) - (-) 2 (6) 21 (50) 0.42
3   Valerio Vimercati 2021–2022 15 (30) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 15 (30) 0.5
4   Arsen Beglaryan 2023–Present 9 (28) 2 (3) - (-) 1 (2) 12 (33) 0.36
5   Stefan Čupić 2019–2021 5 (14) 1 (4) 0 (2) 2 (7) 8 (27) 0.3
6   Nikos Melikyan 2017–2019 7 (23) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 7 (25) 0.28
7   Danylo Kucher 2024–Present 4 (7) 0 (0) - (-) 0 (2) 4 (9) 0.44
8   Damjan Shishkovski 2024 3 (8) 0 (1) - (-) - (-) 3 (9) 0.33
9   Arsen Siukayev 2018–2019 0 (2) 1 (2) - (-) - (-) 1 (4) 0.25
10   Nikola 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 from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  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 from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ^ a b ""Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի նոր գլխավոր մարզիչն է Վադիմ Վիկտորի Սկրիպչենկոն". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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  6. ^ "Արարատ-Արմենիան դարձավ Հայաստանի չեմպիոն (VIDEO)". armfootball.com/ (in Armenian). Arm Football. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b "ԴԱՎԻԴ ԿԱՄՊԱՆՅԱՆ' "ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ" ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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  11. ^ a b c "ԱՆԱՏՈԼԻ ԲԱՅԴԱՉՆԻՆ` "ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ" ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Արարատ-Արմենիա ֆուտբոլային ակումբը և մարզիչ Անատոլի Բայդաչնին երկկողմանի համաձայնությամբ լուծել են պայմանագիրը". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Դմիտրի Գունկոն` "ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ԱՐՄԵՆԻԱՅԻ" ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ". facebook.com/ (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "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.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ^ a b ""Արարատ-Արմենիա" ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և Վարդան Բիչախչյանի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է, և կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը:". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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  18. ^ "New cooperation announcement". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc. FC Ararat-Armenia. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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