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2020–21 Armenian Cup
The 2020–21 Armenian Cup was the 30th edition of the football competition in Armenia. The competition began on 18 September 2020 and ended on 15 May 2021. The winners of the competition earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. Noah were the defending champions of the cup after defeating Ararat-Armenia in the previous season's final on penalties. Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the Armenian Cup due to financial difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Teams First round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semi–finals ---- Final Scorers 6 goals: * Mory Kone - Ararat Yerevan 4 goals: * Aleksandar Glišić - Alashkert 2 goals: * David Davidyan - Alashkert * Edgar Malakyan - Ararat Yerevan * David Khurtsidze - Ararat Yerevan * Uroš Nenadović - Ararat Yerevan * Marko Prljević - Arara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Ararat Yerevan
Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Swiss-Armenian businessman Vartan Sirmakes. The badge shows a white eagle standing on a football and is a reference to the club nickname. The badge also displays the name of Ararat in both Latin (Ararat) and Armenian (ԱՐԱՐԱՏ) text. History In 1935, a football team was established in Yerevan by Spartak sports society. The first time the team participated in the competitions of the national level. The first trophy of the club was the Armenian Cup, Armenian SSR Cup in 1940. In the next four years football was not played because of World War II. In 1944, games of USSR Cup were resumed, and Spartak participated. A match was set up with their main rivals, fellow FC Dinamo Tbilisi. However, the match was not played through the fault of Yerev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Van
Football Club Van () is an Football in Armenia, Armenian professional association football, football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province. History FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season. On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 Armenian Premier League, 2020–21 season. On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach. On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach. Domestic Current squad ''For recent transfers, see List of Armenian football transfers summer 2024#Van, Transfers summer 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always played in the Armenian Premier League, becoming the most successful team of Armenia in number of official titles, with 34 won to date. Pyunik is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia, along with Urartu, Shirak and Ararat. Pyunik has always had a fierce rivalry with Ararat, as both clubs are considered to be the most successful clubs in Armenia, the latter due to its Soviet accomplishments. Both clubs are also the two most popular in the country and favorites within the Armenian Diaspora. Pyunik also shares a rivalry with Urartu which began when Urartu relocated from Abovyan to Yerevan in 2001, and became the third largest team in the city. The Pyunik-Urartu rivalry is seen as one of the biggest clashes in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Urartu
Football Club Urartu (, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional association football, football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. The club won the Armenian Cup four times, in 1992, 2007, 2016, and 2023. In 2013–2014, they won the Armenian Premier League for the first time in their history. In early 2016, the Russia-based Armenian businessman Dzhevan Cheloyants became a co-owner of the club after purchasing the major part of the club shares. The club was known as FC Banants until 1 August 2019, when it was officially renamed FC Urartu. History Kotayk Urartu FC were founded as FC Banants by Sarkis Israelyan on 21 January 1992 in the village of Kotayk (village), Kotayk, representing the Kotayk Province. He named the club after his native village of ''Banants'' (currently known as ''Bayan, Dashkasan, Bayan''). Between 1992 and 1995, the club was commonly referred to as Banants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country, as its primate city. It has been the Historical capitals of Armenia, capital since 1918, the Historical capitals of Armenia, fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat Plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese, which is the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni Fortress, Erebuni in 782 BC by King Argishti I of Urartu, Argishti I of Urartu at the western extreme of the Ararat Plain. Erebuni was "designed as a great administrative and reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
The Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, officially the FFA Technical Center-Academy Stadium (), commonly known as the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium or the Avan Academy Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located in the northern Avan District of the city, within the Technical Center-Academy complex of the Football Federation of Armenia. The stadium is sometimes known as the Avan Football Academy Stadium. Overview The 1,428-seated stadium was officially opened on 29 April 2013 by the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan. However, the first official match in the stadium took place earlier on 13 April 2013, between FC Pyunik and FC Banants within the frames of the Armenian Premier League. The match ended up with a result of 4-0, in favour of Pyunik. The stadium has served as the home venue of the Armenian Premier League side Pyunik between 2013 and 2017. The stadium is part of the Technical Center-Academy of the Football Federation of Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkover
John Baxter Taylor and William Robbins (athlete)">William Robbins to refuse to race in protest. A walkover, also W.O. or w/o (originally two words: "walk over"), is awarded to the opposing team/player, etc., if there are no other players available, or they have been disqualified, because the other contestants have forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in forfeit (sport)">forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport">forfeit (sport)">forfeited or the other contestants have withdrawn from the contest. The term can apply in sport, elections or other contexts where a victory can be achieved by default. The narrow and extended meanings of "walkover" as a single word are both found from 1829. Other sports-specific variations of the term exist, especially where walking is not involved: competitive rowing, for example, uses the term ''row over''. Sports The word originates from ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat ( ) is the List of cities and towns in Armenia, 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin (also spelled Echmiadzin or Etchmiadzin, , ), which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy, a case of dual naming. The city is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a "holy city" and in Armenia as the country's "spiritual capital". It was one of the major cities and a historic capitals of Armenia, capital of Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), the ancient Kingdom of Greater Armenia. Reduced to a small town by the early 20th century, it experienced large expansion during the Soviet period beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wbeimar Angulo Mosquera
Wbeymar Angulo Mosquera (; born 6 March 1992), simply known as Wbeymar, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indonesian club Malut United. Born in Colombia, he plays for the Armenia national team. Club career Wbeymar began his career in Colombia Patriotas, Bogotá, Atlético Huila and Alianza Petrolera. In January 2014, Wbeymar signed with Murciélagos in the Liga Premier de Ascenso. On 31 July 2015, Wbeymar was presented as a new signing for Gandzasar Kapan in the Armenian Premier League. On 7 December 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Wbeymar on a free transfer from Gandzasar Kapan after they withdrew from the Armenian Premier League. On 16 January 2023, Wbeymar joined Alashkert on loan for the remainder of the season alongside teammate Agdon. On 10 June 2024, Malut United management has officially recruited Wbeymar. Malut United and Wbeymar agreed to work together for the next season. International career On 27 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Adah
Joseph Oma Adah (born 8 June 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger. Career On 25 January 2020, FC Pyunik announced the signing of Adah. He went on to make six appearances and scored one goal for Pyunik before his contract expired and he left the club. On 25 February 2021, Adah signed for Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter (), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( ), is a professional football club based in Karagandy, Kazakhstan. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, but fell of to t .... Career statistics Club References External links * * 1999 births Living people Footballers from Abuja Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Katsina United F.C. players FC Slutsk players FC Pyunik players FC Gandzasar Kapan players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny players FC Dinamo Minsk players Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. players FC Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC West Armenia
Football Club West Armenia (), is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan. History On 13 June 2019, FC West Armenia was officially founded in Yerevan by Vahe Stepanyan. In its first year of foundation, West Armenia took part in the Armenian First League. Mika Stadium was the home ground of West Armenia. On May 31, 2021, the club announced that it will no longer participate in any competition due to financial difficulties. In July 2022, along with SC Mika, Gandzasar Kapan, FC Syunik and Lernayin Artsakh-2, West Armenia were given license to participate in 2022–23 Armenian First League season. At the conclusion of the season, West Armenia were officially declared champions of 2022–23 Armenian First League and therefore promoted to 2023–24 Armenian Premier League On 19 July 2024, Sirmium Sports acquired FC West Armenia. League and cup Current squad Managerial history * Armen Shahgeldyan (13 June 2019 – 8 August 2020) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Yefimov
Stanislav Valeryevich Yefimov (; born 9 August 1993) is a Russian football midfielder who plays for Finnish Ykkösliiga club EIF. Club career Yefimov made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow on 20 April 2013 in a game against FC Rus Saint Petersburg. He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Khimki on 6 August 2016 in a game against FC Mordovia Saransk. On 6 June 2019, Yefimov signed for FC Pyunik. On 2 December 2019, Yefimov left Pyunik by mutual consent. Since 2021, he has played for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Finland. He debuted in top-tier Veikkausliiga with EIF in the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. Honours Individual *Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ... Player of the Month: August 2023 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
