The Armenia women's national football team (

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական) is the national football team of Armenia and is controlled by the

Football Federation of Armenia The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan. The Fe ...

. After the split of the

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, the team played its first international match. They play their home games at the

Mika Stadium Mika Stadium ( hy, Միկա Մարզադաշտ), is a football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built between 2006–2007 and opened in 2008. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 and serves as the home ground of FC Mika. History The construction ...

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. The team's first match was on 10 May 2003 against

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which they lost 11–0. The team has not qualified for a

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or a Women's Euro yet.

History

Armenia played its first match in Waidhofen against

, losing 11–0. Three days later they again lost 11–0 against Austria. After these two matches, they played four matches against

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and

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. Armenia withdrew from the 2007 World Cup qualification before playing any matches. Later, they played international friendlies in 2007–2009; playing the

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in November 2009 – August 2010, finishing last with only a goal, 42 conceded and all eight matches lost. Their last competition was the 2013 Women's Euro qualifiers. They Did not enter the 2015 or

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. Armenia entered the qualification for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In Group F they thrice managed to lose by just 1 goal margin, but also suffered their heaviest loss ever, with a score of 19-0, to

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Team image

Nicknames

The Armenia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Ararat".

Home stadium

Armenia play their home matches on the

Results and fixtures

* The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for World Cup qualifying matches vs Poland and Albania on April 7 and 12. ''Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Records

''*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 July 2021.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.'' ;Qualification record 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

UEFA Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Other tournaments

References

Notes

External links

Football Federation of Armenia

Armenian football portal
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