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Revision as of 20:26, 19 October 2012

FC Ararat Yerevan
Full nameFootball Club Ararat Yerevan
Nickname(s)White Eagles
FoundedMay 10, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-05-10)
GroundAbovyan City Stadium, Abovyan
Capacity5,500
ChairmanHrach Kaprielyan
ManagerAbraham Khashmanyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2011Armenian Premier League, 8th

FC Ararat Yerevan (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.

History

In 1935 in the Yerevan e was established team sports society "Spartak" The first time the team participated in the competitions of the national level. Who won the first trophy of the club became the Cup of the Armenian SSR in 1940. At this time the team has already carried the name "Dinamo". The next 4 years soccer and USSR Cup is not played out because of World War II.

In 1944 have resumed playing for the Cup of the USSR, which was attended by the team of Dynamo. Rival Dinamo Yerevan became their FC Dinamo Tbilisi. However, the match was not played through the fault of Yerevan.[1][2] In 1947 in the team becomes a silver medalist in the second league in the Transcaucasian region. The team just one point behind from the ODL from Tbilisi. In this championship, "Dinamo", in a home match against Tbilisi "Wings of the Soviets, showed the best result at the time (score of the match 7:1).[3][4] In Season 1948 "Dinamo" was to begin in the first group (the Premier League at the time), but after 30 games along with 15 other clubs had been withdrawn. All 16 clubs have continued to participate in the league below. Dynamo spending next season in the second group, to his happiness improves their performance and won first place in the South Zone. The team won 13 matches out of 18. However, first place in the area did not guarantee promotion. According to the regulations of the USSR Championship, the winners of zones in the second league, playing each other in the final stage. At this stage, 6 teams participated. Games between the teams went into a circle. Thus, after 5 games Dynamo has settled on the third line, which ensured the club a place in the first group.[5][6] In 1949 at the "Dinamo" first debuted in the Major League Soviet Union. The team performed poorly, finishing 12th final place. In the first two rounds the team lost, but in the 3 rd round victory was recorded in a home game against the Air Force (Moscow).[7] To beat the team was able representatives of the second half of the table, and twice on the road. There were 3 major defeat: the double-0:6 from Moscow "Lokomotiv and CDKA, and once 1:6 - from Tbilisi ​​"Dynamo". However, despite the poor performance, the club remained in the list of the best for next season, as the latter two dropped out of the club, ranked 17th and 18th place in the standings.[8][9] Cup battles ended at the first stage, against the Dynamo "from Stalinabad.[10] In 1950 season, Dynamo began to act more liberated. The first lesion was detected only in the fourth round of the Leningrad "Zenith". The team scored 31 points with team-mates from Kiev, but on goal difference in the Class "B" sunk Yerevan Dinamo. In the USSR Cup team started with a 1 / 128 final. Having weak rivals in 1/16-oy stumbled on rivals in the face Dynamo Kiev. In the hard game, which was held in Kiev, Dinamo Yerevan celebrated victory 3:2. In 1 / 8 final meeting with "Dynamo," Moscow and lost with a score of 0:7.[11]

In 1960-1963 1966-1991 s team participated in the major leagues championship Soviet Union. In 1973 in "Ararat" became the champion and winner of USSR Cup. In 1971 1976 (Spring) years became a silver medalist championship, and in 1975 have once again won the USSR Cup.

Entire team participated in 33 USSR championships (in the class best teams), had 1,026 matches, of which won 352, drew 280, lost 394, scored 1150 goals conceded - 1306. By 1975 the team participated in the lottery three European Cups. In the last USSR Championship in 1991, the team took seventh place.

Soviet championships

FC Ararat logo during the Soviet era.

By 1945-1947, Ararat swept the Armenian SSR cup which promoted the club into the Soviet Top League by 1949. The team played in the top league in 1949-1950, 1960–1963, and 1965-1991. In 1971, Ararat won Silver Prize in the Championships of the USSR. In 1973 won the championship of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Cup (in a memorable final game against Dynamo Kyiv). This feat was repeated in the Soviet Cup again in 1975. In 1971 and 1976 Spring (there were two Soviet championships in 1976—Spring and Fall) they were the league runners-up. In 1974-75, after their title in the Soviet league, Ararat played in the European Cup, reaching the quarterfinals, losing to defending and future champion Bayern Munich with a 2-1 aggregate (0-2 in Munich and 1-0 in Yerevan). Since their debut in the European Cup tournaments in 1972, they have won 16 of their 36 matches with 4 draws.

Ararat in 1973 final Ararat in 1975 final

Modern history

Since the 1991 dissolution of Soviet Union, Ararat has attained the Armenian Championship only once in 1993 and won four silver prizes (1997, 1999, 2000 and 2008) and one bronze prize (1994). In addition, the club has won the Armenian Cup five times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2008) and were finalists in 2001 and 2007. They also were very close to taking the Armenian title in 2007, however the unexpected resignation of head coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan changed the atmosphere on the team and the club ended up in fourth place. In March 2008, former coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan returned to take charge of the team again. After failing to take the title from Pyunik in 2008, Varuzhan Sukiasyan left the club.

Achievements

1973
1965
1973, 1975
1993
1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008
2008

Other notable achievements

Ararat in European cups

As of December 2008.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 6 5 0 1 14 5
UEFA Cup 14 5 2 7 15 21
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 12 3 2 7 18 18
UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 3 0 5 7 18
Total 38 16 4 18 53 53
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg
1972/73 UEFA Cup 1R Cyprus EPA Larnaca 1 - 0 1 - 0
2R Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 3 - 1 4 - 2
3R Germany Kaiserslautern 2 - 0 0 - 2 (4-5 pen.)
1974/75 UEFA European Cup 1R Norway Viking Stavanger 2 - 0 4 - 2
2R Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic 2 - 1 5 - 0
QF Germany Bayern Munich 0 - 2 1 - 0
1975/76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 9 - 0 1 - 1
2R England West Ham United 1 - 1 1 - 3
1994/95 UEFA Cup PR Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0 - 3 0 - 0
1995/96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Poland GKS Katowice 0 - 2 2 - 0 (5-4 pen.)
1R Russia Dynamo Moscow 1 - 3 0 - 1
1997/98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3 - 0 0 - 2
1R Denmark Copenhagen 0 - 3 0 - 2
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Romania Bacău 1 - 0 1 - 0
2R Belgium Sint-Truiden 0 - 2 1 - 3
2000/01 UEFA Cup Q Slovakia Košice 2 - 3 1 - 1
2001/02 UEFA Cup Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 - 2 0 - 3
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 - 3 0 - 6
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1 - 4 2 - 0
2008/09 UEFA Cup 1Q Switzerland Bellinzona 0 - 1 1 - 3
  • Home results are noted in bold

Current squad

As on April 2012

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 England ENG Joe Hart
2 MF Portugal POR Cristiano Ronaldo
3 DF Armenia ARM Virаb Meytikhаnyan
5 MF Armenia ARM Аrmаn Аrаkelyan
6 DF Armenia ARM Rаfаel Sаfаryan
7 MF Armenia ARM Аrtur Minаsyan
10 MF Italy ITA Andrea Pirlo
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Muarem Muarem
12 GK Armenia ARM Аrmаn Hovhannisyan
17 MF Armenia ARM Mkhitar Grigoryan
18 MF Armenia ARM Gor Khachaturyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Russia RUS Yuri Zhirkov
20 MF Armenia ARM Nаrek Kаrаmyan
22 DF Italy ITA Domenico Criscito
— DF Armenia ARM Vlаdimir Аmirkhаnyan
— MF Armenia ARM Аrtur Petrosyan
— MF Armenia ARM Karen Avoyan
— MF Armenia ARM Tigran Voskanyan
— FW Armenia ARM Karen Khachatryan
— FW Belarus BLR Renan Bressan
— FW Armenia ARM Tigran Gharabaghtsyan
— GK Turkey TUR Volkan Demirel

Notable former players

Managers

Name Nat From To
Vramshapuh Merangulyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 1935 1938
Suren Atanesyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1939 October 1939
Yuri Yesenin Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1940 October 1944
Viktor Andreev Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1945 October 1945
Mikhail Suchkov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1946 October 1946
Viktor Grechishnikov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1947 October 1947
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1948 October 1948
Boris Spukhtin Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1949 July 1949
Viktor Filipov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic July 1949 October 1949
Gleb Ryabikov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1950 October 1951
Ilya Evranov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1952 October 1952
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1953 October 1954
Abraham Dangulov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1955 October 1956
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1957 October 1957
Boris Smyslov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1958 October 1960
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1961 October 1961
Anatoliy Akimov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1962 October 1962
Alexander Abramov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1963 October 1963
Georgiy Zharkov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1964 October 1964
Artiom Falyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1965 October 1967
Eduard Grigoryan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1968 October 1968
Aleksandr Ponomarev Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1969 October 1970
Nikolay Glebov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1971 October 1972
Nikita Simonyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1973 October 1974
Name Nat From To
Viktor Maslov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1975 October 1975
Eduard Markarov Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1976 October 1977
Nikolay Gulyaev Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1978 July 1978
Leonid Zakharov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic July 1978 October 1978
Iosif Betsa Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1979 October 1981
Arkady Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1982 October 1983
Nikita Simonyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1984 June 1985
Leonid Zakharov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic June 1985 June 1986
Arkady Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic June 1986 June 1989
Nikolay Kazaryan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic June 1989 October 1989
Armen Sarkisyan Armenia March 1990 October 1994
Samvel Darbinyan Armenia March 1995 October 1995
Arkady Andreasyan Armenia January 1996 November 2003
Sevada Arzumanyan Armenia November 2003 November 2004
Abraham Khashmanyan Armenia November 2004 June 2006
Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia June 2006 July 2007
Dušan Mijić Bosnia and Herzegovina July 2007 March 2008
Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia March 2008 December 2008
Ashot Kirakosyan Armenia December 2008 March 2009
Arkadi Andreasyan Armenia March 2009 January 2010
Tigran Yesayan Armenia January 2010 December 2010
Arkadi Andreasyan Armenia January 2011 February 2012
Albert Safaryan Armenia February 2012 July 2012
Abraham Khashmanyan Armenia July 2012 present

References

  1. ^ USSR Cup 1944. 1 / 16 Template:Ref-ru
  2. ^ USSR Cup in 1944 Template:Ref-ru
  3. ^ USSR Championship in football, the second group 1947 Template:Ref-ru
  4. ^ second group of the Soviet Union in 1947, the Transcaucasian area Template:Ref-ru
  5. ^ USSR Championship in football, a second group of 1948. Final Template:Ref-ru
  6. ^ second group of the Soviet Union in 1948, Final Kharkov Template:Ref-ru
  7. ^ USSR. Season - 1949. Group I Tournament Calendar Template:Ref-ru
  8. ^ USSR Championship in football, the First Party of the USSR in 1949 Template:Ref-ru
  9. ^ USSR. Season - 1949. Group I Template:Ref-ru
  10. ^ USSR Cup 1949 Finals. 1 / 16 Template:Ref-ru
  11. ^ USSR Cup in 1950 Template:Ref-ru
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