Armenia national under-21 football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Yeritasardakan (youth team) | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
Head coach | Armen Gyulbudaghyants | ||
Most caps | Gevorg Ghazaryan (18) | ||
Top scorer | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9) | ||
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First international | |||
Belgium 7-0 Armenia (Ghent; September 6, 1994) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Armenia 4-0 San Marino (Yerevan; June 9, 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 10-0 Armenia (Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020) | |||
UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | none (first in n/a) | ||
Best result | 2nd in qual. group, 2007 |
The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1994, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the Soviet Union.
UEFA U-21 record
[edit]- 1978 - 1991: part of Soviet Union
- 1992 - 1994: did not participate
- 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 1998: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2007: 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 2009: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2011: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2013: 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2017: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2023: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
Managers
[edit]- Oganes Zanazanyan
- Samvel Petrosyan - From September 1994-
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants
- Andranik Adamyan
- Mihai Stoica - From 2003 - August 2004
- Vardan Minasyan - From August 2004 – 2007
- Varuzhan Sukiasyan
- Flemming Serritslev - From July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
- Rafael Nazaryan - From 2011- October 22, 2013
- Abraham Khashmanyan - October 22, 2013 - November 30, 2014
- Sargis Hovsepyan - December 1, 2014 - June 5, 2015
- Artak Oseyan - June 6, 2015 - November 26, 2015
- Karen Barseghyan - January 11, 2016 - October 28, 2016
- Artur Voskanyan - May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - July 1, 2018 - October 6, 2018
- Antonio Jesus Flores - May 1, 2019 - 2020
- Rafael Nazaryan - October 19, 2020 - September 9, 2023
- Narek Azatyan (interim) - October, 2023 - November, 2023
- Tiran Ghazaryan (interim) - November, 2023 - December, 2023
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - December 8, 2023 -
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- Armenian U-21 starts training camp[1]
- Match dates: September 6, 2024
- Opposition: Finland
- Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against Romania
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Gor Martinyan | 23 June 2004 | 9 | 0 | Urartu |
16 | GK | David Davtyan | 27 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
12 | GK | Hayk Khachatryan | 27 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
14 | DF | Aventis Aventisian | 17 August 2002 | 7 | 0 | West Armenia |
4 | DF | Hamlet Mnatsakanyan | 21 August 2002 | 8 | 0 | Shirak |
2 | DF | Mark Avetisyan | 24 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
3 | DF | Gor Arakelyan | 10 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
17 | DF | Ruben Abrahamyan | 7 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | BKMA |
5 | DF | Petik Manukyan | 21 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
23 | DF | Khariton Ayvazyan | 8 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Urartu |
19 | MF | Narek Hovhannisyan | 6 August 2006 | 1 | 0 | BKMA |
7 | MF | Karen Nalbandyan | 14 April 2002 | 9 | 0 | Van |
11 | MF | Narek Alaverdyan (Captain) | 19 February 2002 | 17 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
21 | MF | Serob Galstyan | 23 September 2002 | 4 | 0 | Ararat Yerevan |
18 | MF | Misak Hakobyan | 11 June 2004 | 11 | 0 | BKMA |
8 | MF | Edgar Piloyan | 11 July 2004 | 8 | 0 | Botev Plovdiv II |
22 | MF | Levon Bashoyan | 15 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
10 | MF | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | 15 March 2002 | 16 | 1 | FC Urartu |
13 | MF | Hamlet Sargsyan | 20 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | BKMA |
6 | MF | Karlen Hovhannisyan | 26 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | BKMA |
20 | FW | Edik Vardanyan | 25 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
9 | FW | Arayik Eloyan | 16 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
Recent call-ups
[edit]Players that have been called up within the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Vlad Chatunts | 19 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | Alashkert | v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024 |
GK | Rafael Manasyan | 22 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia | v. Montenegro, 12 September 2023 |
GK | Arman Harutyunyan | 5 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Free agent | v. Switzerland, 17 October 2023 |
DF | Erik Simonyan | 12 June 2003 | 14 | 1 | Urartu | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Armen Sargsyan | 20 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | West Armenia | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Yuri Martirosyan | 8 June 2003 | 0 | 0 | Alashkert | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Sergey Muradyan | 27 August 2004 | 6 | 0 | Noah | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Norayr Nikoghosyan | 9 March 2002 | 3 | 0 | BKMA | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Andranik Hakobyan | 10 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Elche CF U19 | v. Montenegro, 12 September 2023 |
MF | Narek Hovhannisyan | 11 June 2002 | 1 | 0 | Alashkert | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Vyacheslav Afyan | 28 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | BKMA | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Edgar Pogosyan | 1 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Van | v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024 |
MF | Narek Janoyan | 28 October 2005 | 2 | 0 | BKMA | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Tigran Avanesyan | 13 April 2002 | 6 | 0 | Baltika Kaliningrad | v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024 |
MF | Gor Manvelyan | 9 April 2002 | 4 | 0 | Noah | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Gor Lulukyan | 2 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Ararat | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Darón Iskenderian | 19 March 2002 | 7 | 0 | Real Monarchs | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Levon Darbinyan | 24 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | Shirak | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Eduard Bagrintsev | 13 January 2003 | 4 | 0 | FC Krasnodar-2 | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Narek Manukyan | 19 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Alashkert | v. Romania, 13 October 2023 |
FW | Hamlet Minasyan | 15 January 2003 | 4 | 0 | FC Syunik | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Levon Vardanyan | 2 November 2003 | 6 | 0 | Van | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
FW | Nicholas Kaloukian | 14 April 2002 | 3 | 1 | Syracuse | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
[edit]2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Switzerland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 17 | Final tournament | — | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
2 | Finland | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 16[a] | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 6–0 | |
3 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16[a] | 15 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4 | Albania (E) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 13 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 15 Oct '24 | ||
5 | Montenegro (E) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | Armenia (E) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:
See also
[edit]- Armenia national football team
- Armenia national under-19 football team
- Armenia national under-17 football team
References
[edit]- ^ "Armenia U21 squad starts training camp". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results