FC Ararat-Armenia

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

History

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.

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.

At the beginning of 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. Artak Oseyan managed the club during the 2017–18 Armenian First League season.

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, before being sacked on 25 September 2018, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.

On 1 October 2018, Vardan Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.

On 30 May 2019, Ararat-Armenia defeated Banants 1–0 to win their first Armenian Premier League title. 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. On 22 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced David Campaña as their new manager. On 5 March 2021, David Campaña left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent, with Armen Adamyan being appointed as the Caretaker Head Coach. On 24 March 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced Anatoly Baidachny as their new Head Coach. 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. On 14 June 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced that Dmitri Gunko had been appointed as the clubs new Head Coach. Following the conclusion of the 2021–22, Dmitri Gunko left his role as Head Coach after his contract was not extended. On 10 June 2022, Vardan Bichakhchyan was announced as Ararat-Armenia's new Head Coach.{{{cite web , title=Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN: , url=https://www.facebook.com/araratarmeniafc/photos/a.308333323036832/1241166836420138/ , website=facebook.com/araratarmeniafc , publisher=FC Ararat Armenia Facebook , access-date=1 August 2022 , language=Armenian , date=10 June 2022

League and cup

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

European

{{updated, match played 28 July 2022
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Current squad

{{updated, 5 January 2023
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{{Fs player, no=2, nat=BRA, name= Alemão, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=3, nat=COL, name= Junior Bueno, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=4, nat=ARM, name= Arman Hovhannisyan, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=5, nat=ARM, name= Davit Terteryan, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=6, nat=ARM, name= Wbeymar, pos=MF
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{{Fs player, no=8, nat=ARM, name=Gevorg Ghazaryan, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=9, nat=BRA, name= Agdon, pos=FW
{{Fs player, no=10, nat=RUS, name= Armen Ambartsumyan, pos=MF, other=captain
{{Fs player, no=11, nat=COL, name=Jonathan Duarte, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=14, nat=CPV, name= Mailson Lima, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=15, nat=NGR, name=Tenton Yenne, pos=FW
{{Fs player, no=18, nat=ARM, name= Artyom Avanesyan, pos=FW
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{{Fs player, no=19, nat=ARM, name= Karen Muradyan, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=20, nat=KEN, name= Alwyn Tera, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=21, nat=ARM, name=Solomon Udo, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=22, nat=SRB, name= Miloš Stamenković, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=23, nat=ARM, name= Styopa Mkrtchyan, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=29, nat=NGR, name=Jesse Akila, pos=FW
{{Fs player, no=30, nat=BRA, name= Romércio, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=33, nat=RUS, name=Dmitry Abakumov, pos=GK
{{Fs player, no=45, nat=RUS, name=Vsevolod Ermakov, pos=GK
{{Fs player, no=55, nat=ARM, name= Hakob Hakobyan, pos=MF
{{Fs player, no=88, nat=CIV, name= Wilfried Eza, pos=FW
{{Fs player, no=, nat=ARM, name= Albert Khachumyan, pos=DF
{{Fs player, no=, nat=NGR, name= Taofiq Jibril, pos=FW
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Out on loan

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{{Fs player, no=, nat=ARM, name=Misak Hakobyan, pos=FW, other=at BKMA Yerevan
{{Fs player, no=, nat=ARM, name=Artur Serobyan, pos=FW, other=at BKMA Yerevan
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Ararat-Armenia-2

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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.

Personnel

{{Unreferenced section, date=September 2021
*Owner: Samvel Karapetyan
*Director General: Poghos Galstyan
*Press secretary: Diana Ghazaryan
*Head coach: Dmitri Gunko
*Assistant coaches: Arthur Mkrtchyan, Razmik Grigoryan
*Chief scout: Mher Pilosyan

Honours

Domestic

*Armenian Premier League
**Champions: 2018–19, 2019–20

*Armenian Cup
**Runners-up: 2019–20

*Armenian Supercup
**Winners: 2019
**Runners-up: 2020

Managerial history

{{updated, match played 9 December 2022. Only competitive matches are counted.''
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, align=left, David Campaña
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References

{{reflist

External links

Official Facebook

{{FC Ararat-Armenia
{{Armenian Premier League

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ararat-Moskva Yerevan

Football clubs in Armenia
Association football clubs established in 2017
Football clubs in Yerevan
2017 establishments in Armenia