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.[1]
On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been giving a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[2] 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 clubs new Head Coach.[3]