Armenia national under-21 football team

Armenia U-21

Nickname(s)	Yeritasardakan (youth team)
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Head coach	Karen Barseghyan
Captain	Petros Avetisyan
Most caps	Gevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorer	Henrik Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours Second colours
First international
Belgium 7-0 Armenia (Ghent; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Armenia 4-0 San Marino (Yerevan; June 9, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Ukraine 8-0 Armenia (Kiev; October 13, 1998)
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 USSR.

UEFA U-21 record

• 1978 - 1991: part of USSR
• 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.

Managers

• 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 March 2009-September 2010
• 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 12, 2016 - June 30, 2017
• Artur Voskanyan - May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
• Armen Gyulbudaghyants - July 1, 2018 -

Current squad

The following players were called up for the official match against Austria and Macedonia on 7 and 11 September 2018.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Henri Avagyan	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996	10	0	Banants
12	1GK	Sevak Aslanyan	(1998-05-17) 17 May 1998	1	0	Pyunik II
15	1GK	Nikos Melikian	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999	1	0	Ararat Armenia
2	2DF	David Terteryan	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997	2	0	Pyunik II
3	2DF	Artur Kartashyan	(1997-01-08) 8 January 1997	17	0	Pyunik
4	2DF	Albert Khachumyan	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999	1	0	Ararat-Armenia II
5	2DF	Robert Hakobyan	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996	13	0	Pyunik
8	2DF	Zhirayr Margeryan	(1997-09-13) 13 September 1997	6	0	Banants
20	2DF	Hovhannes Nazaryan	(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998	2	0	Artsakh
21	2DF	Hayk Sargsyan	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998	8	0	Banants II
23	2DF	Narek Petrosyan	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996	8	1	Banants
6	3MF	Vahagn Hayrapetyan	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997	8	0	Pyunik
7	3MF	Petros Avetisyan (Captain)	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996	17	4	Pyunik
10	3MF	Hovhannes Harutyunyan	(1999-05-25) 25 May 1999	4	0	Michalovce
11	3MF	Vahan Bichakhchyan	(1999-07-09) 9 July 1999	7	1	Žilina
13	3MF	Karen Melkonyan	(1999-03-25) 25 March 1999	1	0	Banants
14	3MF	Artur Nadiryan	(1998-03-27) 27 March 1998	3	0	Alashkert
17	3MF	Armen Nahapetyan	(1999-07-24) 24 July 1999	1	0	Ararat-Armenia II
	3MF	Hovhannes Ilangyozyan	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997	4	0	Pyunik
	3MF	Razmik Hakobyan	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996	11	0	Banants
	3MF	Emil Yeghiazaryan	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997	8	1	Banants
	3MF	Hakob Hakobyan	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997	12	1	Banants
16	4FW	Grigor Aghekyan	(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996	8	0	Artsakh
22	4FW	Robert Minasyan	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997	3	0	Pyunik

Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2019 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Suren Aloyan	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997	0	0	Banants II	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
GK	Mark Grigoryan	(1998-07-18) 18 July 1998	0	0	Essling
DF	Gagik Maghakyan	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996	1	0	Banants II
DF	Ruben Pilumyan	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997	1	0	Altlüdersdorf
DF	Hakob Hambardzumyan	(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997	1	0	Banants	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
DF	Aghavard Petrosyan	(1997-04-16) 16 April 1997	1	0	Banants II	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
MF	Hayk Galstyan	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998	5	0	Stuttgart II
MF	Narek Aslanyan	(1996-06-04) 4 June 1996	4	0	Pyunik
MF	Erik Vardanyan	(1998-06-07) 7 June 1998	3	0	Pyunik
MF	Gor Agbaljan	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997	2	0	Heracles
MF	David Martirosyan	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997	2	0	Teplice
MF	Hrachik Gevorgyan	(1998-07-24) 24 July 1998	0	0	Altlüdersdorf
MF	Alik Arakelyan	(1996-05-21) 21 May 1996	13	1	Pyunik	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
MF	Alexander Hovhannisyan	(1996-07-20) 20 July 1996	1	0	Banants	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
MF	Hovhannes Poghosyan	(1997-12-17) 17 December 1997	1	0	Pyunik	v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2017
FW	Erik Petrosyan	(1998-02-19) 19 February 1998	2	0	Pyunik

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Group 7

Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 7

See also

• Armenia national football team
• Armenia national under-19 football team
• Armenia national under-17 football team

External links

• Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results