Armenia national football team

Armenia

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Nickname(s)	Հավաքական Havak'akan (Collective team)
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Vardan Minasyan
Captain	Roman Berezovsky
Most caps	Sargis Hovsepyan (132)
Top scorer	Arthur Petrosyan (11)
Home stadium	Republican Hrazdan
FIFA code	ARM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	75
Highest	41 (February 2012)
Lowest	159 (July 1994)
First international
Armenia 0–0 Moldova (Yerevan, Armenia; October 14, 1992)
Biggest win
Armenia 4–0 Andorra (Yerevan, Armenia; October 12, 2010) Slovakia 0–4 Armenia (Žilina, Slovakia; September 6, 2011)
Biggest defeat
Chile 7–0 Armenia (Viña del Mar, Chile; January 4, 1997) Georgia 7–0 Armenia (Tbilisi, Georgia; March 30, 1997)

Armenia against Poland away from home in March 2007 at UEFA Euro 2008 qualifications

The Armenia national football team (Armenian: Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական [hɑjɑstɑni futbɔli ɑzɡɑjin hɑvɑkʰɑkɑn]) represents Armenia in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for football in Armenia. After the split of the Soviet Union, the team played its first international match against Moldova on October 12, 1992. Shshshehhehehej

History

See also: Football in Armenia § History

Armenia became an independent state in 1991. Armenian national team history begins in October 1992, when Armenia met Moldova. The match was held on October 14, 1992 in Yerevan. Since the Euro 1996 qualifying round, Armenia is participating in the Euro and World Cup qualification rounds.

First more or less success was in 2007, when under Ian Porterfield's coaching, Armenia defeated Kazakhstan 2:1 and Poland 1:0, and managed to draw with Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal. But soon Porterfield died of cancer, leaving his started work unfinished.

So far, the highest position achieved by Armenia in qualifying rounds of international competitions was in Group B of the Euro 2012 qualifying, when they ended 3rd with the most goals scored in their group. Although, Armenia had the opportunity to advance to the play-offs, they lost the key away game against Ireland. Many Armenians disputed the sent-off of goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky which eventually led Armenia defeated in Dublin.

Stadium

Hrazdan Stadium, the largest stadium in Armenia with more than 70,000 seats, has been used for Armenia national team home matches until 2000. The Republican Stadium was renovated in 1999 and since 2000 it's the home ground for Armenia.

In 2008 the politically controversial Armenia vs. Turkey match was played in Hrazdan after partial renovation earlier that year. The number of seats decreased from 70,000 to 53,849. It is planned to hold Armenia's home matches after a complete renovation in 2012.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup records

Finals record			Qualification record
Year	Result		Group	Pos (Size)	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1998	Did Not Qualify		Group 9	4 (6)	10	1	5	4	8	17	−9
2002			Group 5	6 (6)	10	0	5	5	7	19	−12
2006			Group 1	6 (7)	12	2	1	9	9	25	−16
2010			Group 5	6 (6)	10	1	1	8	6	22	−16
2014	TBD		Group B	4 (6)	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2
2018	To Be Determined
2022

UEFA European Championship records

Finals record			Qualification record
Year	Result		Group	Pos (Size)	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1996	Did Not Qualify		Group 2	6 (6)	10	1	2	7	5	17	−12
2000			Group 4	5 (6)	10	2	2	6	8	15	−7
2004			Group 6	4 (5)	8	2	1	5	7	16	−9
2008			Group A	7 (8)	12	2	3	7	4	13	−9
2012			Group B	3 (6)	10	5	2	3	22	10	+12
2016			To Be Determined

Players

Current squad

The following squad has been called for the Friendly match against Lithuania on 14 November 2012. Caps and goals correct as of November 14, 2012.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
1	1GK	Roman Berezovsky (C)	(1974-08-05) August 5, 1974	75	0	Dynamo Moscow
12	1GK	Gevorg Kasparov	(1980-07-25) July 25, 1980	20	0	Zob Ahan Isfahan
13	1GK	Artur Harutyunyan	(1985-08-12) August 12, 1985	0	0	Shirak Gyumri
Defenders
5	2DF	Robert Arzumanyan	(1985-07-24) July 24, 1985	56	4	SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk
16	2DF	Valeri Aleksanyan	(1984-09-04) September 4, 1984	24	0	Sanat Naft Abadan
15	2DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	(1986-09-02) September 2, 1986	21	0	Karpaty Lviv
17	2DF	Artak Yedigaryan	(1990-03-18) March 18, 1990	15	0	Pyunik Yerevan
19	2DF	Kamo Hovhannisyan	(1992-10-05) October 5, 1992	5	0	Pyunik Yerevan
2	2DF	Hovhannes Hambardzumyan	(1990-10-04) October 4, 1990	4	0	Banants Yerevan
4	2DF	Taron Voskanyan	(1993-02-22) February 22, 1993	1	0	Pyunik Yerevan
3	2DF	Artem Khachaturov	(1992-06-18) June 18, 1992	0	0	Sheriff Tiraspol
Midfielders
18	3MF	Henrikh Mkhitaryan (vice-captain)	(1989-01-21) January 21, 1989	35	10	Shakhtar Donetsk
7	3MF	Arthur Yedigaryan	(1987-06-26) June 26, 1987	29	0	Hoverla Uzhhorod
10	3MF	Gevorg Ghazaryan	(1988-04-05) April 5, 1988	29	8	Metalurh Donetsk
6	3MF	Karlen Mkrtchyan	(1988-11-25) November 25, 1988	26	1	Metalurh Donetsk
9	3MF	Edgar Malakyan	(1990-09-22) September 22, 1990	13	0	Viktoria Plzen
21	3MF	Davit Manoyan	(1990-07-05) July 5, 1990	13	0	Pyunik Yerevan
23	3MF	Aras Özbiliz	(1990-03-09) March 9, 1990	6	2	Kuban Krasnodar
24	3MF	Masis Voskanyan	(1990-07-11) July 11, 1990	2	0	K.S.V. Roeselare
20	3MF	Karen Muradyan	(1992-11-01) November 1, 1992	0	0	Shirak Gyumri
Forwards
22	4FW	Edgar Manucharyan	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987	37	7	Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
8	4FW	Marcos Pizzelli	(1984-10-03) October 3, 1984	25	7	Kuban Krasnodar
14	4FW	Yura Movsisyan	(1987-08-02) August 2, 1987	18	5	Spartak Moscow
11	4FW	Artur Sarkisov	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987	13	3	Volga Nizhny Novgorod

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
	1GK	Arsen Petrosyan	(1991-09-27) September 27, 1991	1	0	Ararat Yerevan
	1GK	Grigor Meliksetyan	(1986-08-18) August 18, 1986	1	0	Gahar Zagros
	1GK	Karen Israelyan	(1992-03-26) March 26, 1992	1	0	Free agent
Defenders
	2DF	Levon Hayrapetyan	(1989-04-17) April 17, 1989	14	0	Lechia Gdańsk
	2DF	Gagik Daghbashyan	(1990-10-19) October 19, 1990	1	0	Banants Yerevan
	2DF	Andranik Voskanyan	(1990-04-11) April 11, 1990	1	0	Mika Yerevan
Midfielders
	3MF	Artak Dashyan	(1989-11-20) November 20, 1989	3	0	Banants Yerevan
	3MF	Artak Alexanyan	(1991-03-10) March 10, 1991	2	0	Khimki
	3MF	Walter Poghosyan	(1992-05-06) May 6, 1992	1	0	Banants Yerevan
Forwards

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Armenian fans in Dublin during the decisive match against Ireland

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

World Cup 2014 qualifying

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B

Results

Main article: List of Armenia national football team results

Recent results within last 12 months and all known upcoming fixtures.

Date	Competition	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
February 28, 2012	Friendly	Tsirion Stadium	Serbia	2–0	Armenia
February 29, 2012	Friendly	Tsirion Stadium	Canada	1–3	Armenia	Pizzelli 22 ', 67', Özbiliz 90' (pen.)
May 31, 2012	Friendly	Kufstein Arena	Greece	1-0	Armenia
June 5, 2012	Friendly	Republican Stadium	Armenia	3-0	Kazakhstan	Ghazaryan 6 ', 36', Movsisyan 41'
August 15, 2012	Friendly	Republican Stadium	Armenia	1-2	Belarus	Verkhovtsev 74' (o. g.)
September 7, 2012	2014 WC Q	Ta' Qali National Stadium	Malta	0-1	Armenia	Sarkisov 70'
September 11, 2012	2014 WC Q	Vasil Levski National Stadium	Bulgaria	1-0	Armenia
October 12, 2012	2014 WC Q	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia	1-3	Italy	Mkhitaryan 27'
November 14, 2012	Friendly	Republican Stadium	Armenia	4-2	Lithuania	Manucharyan 7', Mkrtchyan 50', Mkhitaryan 55', Özbiliz 72'
February 5, 2013	Friendly	Stade Georges Pompidou	Armenia		Luxembourg
March 22, 2013	Friendly	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia		Turkmenistan
March 26, 2013	2014 WC Q	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia		Czech Republic
June 7, 2013	2014 WC Q	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia		Malta
June 11, 2013	2014 WC Q	Parken Stadium	Denmark		Armenia
September 6, 2013	2014 WC Q	Andrův stadion, Olomouc	Czech Republic		Armenia
September 10, 2013	2014 WC Q	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia		Denmark
October 11, 2013	2014 WC Q	Hrazdan Stadium	Armenia		Bulgaria
October 15, 2013	2014 WC Q		Italy		Armenia

Player statistics

Lists of the 10 players with the most caps and top goalscorers for Armenia, as of November 14, 2012 (players in bold are still available for selection):

Most capped players # Player Career period Caps Goals 1 Sargis Hovsepyan 1992-2012 132 2 2 Roman Berezovsky 1996— 75 0 3 Arthur Petrosyan 1992–2004 69 11 4 Harutyun Vardanyan 1994–2004 62 1 5 Hamlet Mkhitaryan 1994–2008 56 2 6 Robert Arzumanyan 2005— 56 4 7 Romik Khachatryan 1997–2008 54 1 8 Armen Shahgeldyan 1992–2007 53 6 9 Arthur Voskanyan 1999–2010 51 1 10 Artavazd Karamyan 2000–2010 50 2

Top goalscorers Rank Player Career period Goals Caps 1 Arthur Petrosyan 1992–2004 11 69 2 Henrikh Mkhitaryan 2007— 10 35 3 Gevorg Ghazaryan 2007— 8 29 4 Marcos Pizzelli 2008— 7 25 Edgar Manucharyan 2004— 7 37 Ara Hakobyan 1998–2008 7 42 7 Armen Shahgeldyan 1992–2007 6 53 8 Yura Movsisyan 2010— 5 18 Arman Karamyan 2000–2010 5 48 10 Robert Arzumanyan 2005— 4 56 Tigran Yesayan 1996–1999 4 21

Managers

As of November 14, 2012

Manager	Period	Pld	Won	Tied	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
Eduard Markarov	1992–1994	6	1	2	3	1	5	16.6%
Samvel Darbinyan	1995–1996	9	1	1	7	5	21	11.1%
Khoren Hovhannisyan	1996–1997	16	2	5	9	10	41	12.5%
Souren Barseghyan	1998–1999	14	4	2	8	11	19	28.6%
Varuzhan Sukiasyan	2000–2001	17	3	7	7	17	27	17.6%
Andranik Adamyan (caretaker)	2002	1	1	0	0	2	0	100%
Oscar López	2002	2	0	1	1	2	4	0%
Andranik Adamyan (caretaker)	2003	1	0	0	1	0	2	0%
Mihai Stoichiţă	2003–2004	10	4	1	5	11	17	40%
Bernard Casoni	2004–2005	8	1	1	6	5	18	12.5%
Henk Wisman	2005–2006	8	1	1	6	5	14	12.5%
Ian Porterfield	2006–2007	10	2	4	4	5	9	20%
Vardan Minasyan (caretaker) Tom Jones (caretaker)	2007	6	1	1	4	2	8	16.6%
Jan Poulsen	2008–2009	12	3	4	5	9	19	25%
Vardan Minasyan	2009–present	30	11	2	17	45	46	36.6%

External links

• Football Federation of Armenia
• RSSSF archive of results 1992–
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Armenian football portal
• Profile at National Football Teams