FC Pyunik
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| Full name | Football Club Pyunik | ||
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| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 14,403 | ||
| Owner | Artur Soghomonyan | ||
| President | Artur Soghomonyan | ||
| Manager | Andrei Talalayev | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Pyunik (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ), commonly known as Pyunik, is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan. Pyunik is one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia.[1]
The club headquarters are located on Masis street 7, Yerevan.[2] The Pyunik Training Centre is located in the Kentron District of Yerevan.
By the end of May 2017, the ownership of the club was transferred from the FFA president Ruben Hayrapetyan, and the member of Armenian Parliament Samvel Aleksanyan, to Artur Soghomonyan; an Armenian businessman based in Russia.[3][4]
History
Founded in 1992 as Homenetmen Yerevan, the club won the first Armenian Premier League competition held in 1992 (shared with Shirak). In 1995, Homenetmen Yerevan was renamed FC Pyunik (Armenian for "Phoenix").
The new era of Pyunik began in 2001, when they absorbed the newly promoted club FC Armenicum and automatically gained position in the Armenian Premier League without playing a single game in the lower leagues. Ruben Hayrapetyan, The new owner of the club, took serious approach to develop the team bringing star players from other Armenian clubs. Pyunik had significantly improved after the arrival of foreign players from Mali, Cameroon, Argentina and later from Romania. Thus, Pyunik won the Armenian Premier League title the same year and the Armenian Cup in 2002. Later, for the first time in independent Armenian club history an Armenian club advanced to the second round in the Champions League. Afterwards, the club won the Armenian Premier League title ten times in a row.
In general, Pyunik has won a record 13 Armenian Championships, along with 7 Armenian Cup titles and 8 Armenian Supercups. The club is among the most popular Armenian football clubs.
Prior to the start of the 2017–18 season, Armen Gyulbudaghyants was appointed as the clubs manager on 16 June 2017.[5] Less than two-months later, on 8 August 2017, Aleksei Yeryomenko signed a one-year contract with Pyunik to be their manager,[6] but left the club on 31 October 2017, with Armen Gyulbudaghyants returning to manage the team.[7]
Domestic history
| Season | League | Armenian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1992 | Armenian Premier League | 1st | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 31 | 37 | Runner-Up | Poghos Galstyan | 26 | |
| 1993 | 4th | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 29 | 45 | Semi-final | Gegham Hovhannisyan | 26 | ||
| 1994 | 2nd | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 24 | 47 | Semi-final | Arsen Avetisyan | 39 | ||
| 1995 | 2nd1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 19 | Quarter-final | Arsen Avetisyan | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 14 | 60 | Winner | ||||
| 1996–97 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 9 | 59 | Runner-Up | Arsen Avetisyan | 24 | ||
| 1997 | 4th | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 16 | 35 | Varazdat Avetisyan | 10 | |||
| 1998 | 6th | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 68 | 21 | Semi-final | ||||
| 1999 | Club did not participate. | ||||||||||||
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| 2001 | Armenian Premier League | 1st | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 23 | 53 | Semi-final | Arman Karamyan | 21 | |
| 2002 | 1st | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 14 | 59 | Winner | Arman Karamyan | 36 | ||
| 2003 | 1st | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 11 | 74 | Semi-final | ||||
| 2004 | 1st | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 25 | 71 | Winner | ||||
| 2005 | 1st | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 39 | Quarter-final | ||||
| 2006 | 1st | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 86 | 23 | 73 | Runner-Up | ||||
| 2007 | 1st | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 22 | 57 | Semi-final | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 12 | ||
| 2008 | 1st2 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 59 | Semi-final | Albert Tadevosyan | 10 | ||
| 2009 | 1st | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 13 | 65 | Winner | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 11 | ||
| 2010 | 1st | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 22 | 65 | Winner | Gevorg Ghazaryan / Marcos Pizzelli | 16 | ||
| 2011 | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 46 | Quarter-final, Quarter-final |
Edgar Manucharyan | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | 4th | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 67 | 51 | 63 | Winner | Viulen Ayvazyan | 11 | ||
| 2013–14 | 6th | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 32 | Winner | Sarkis Baloyan | 10 | ||
| 2014–15 | 1st | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 61 | Winner | César Romero | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 21 | 48 | Quarter-final | Vardan Poghosyan | 9 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4th | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 45 | Runner-Up | Alik Arakelyan | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 5th | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 36 | Quarter-final | Alik Arakelyan | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 |  Andrei Talalayev
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- Due to the 1995 season being a transitional season, there was no official winner of championship.
- Championship was decided by a decision game.
European history
- As of match played 16 August 2018
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
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| UEFA Champions League | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 57 | -27 |
| UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 |
| Total | 52 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 91 | -42 |
Stadiums
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Between 1992 and 1999, Hrazdan Stadium served as a home ground for Pyunik. In 1999, after the renovation of the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, the club moved here and used it regularly as a home ground until 2013. During 2008, due to large-scale renovation works at the Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium, Pyunik were forced to play their home games at their own Pyunik Stadium, which was opened in 2004 as part of the Pyunik Training Centre (formerly known as Kilikia Sports Complex).
Between 2013 and 2017, the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium served as a home venue for the domestic competitions.
At the beginning of 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season, Pyunik used the Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium as a home venue during the 1st half of the season, and eventually returning to their own Pyunik Stadium during the second half.
Rivalry
Pyunik's main two rivals are Ararat and Banants, however, the rivalry with Ararat is a lot more fierce than that of Banants. The reason for that is because Ararat is known to be the most loved club of Yerevan because of its Soviet accomplishments, and Banants was originally based in the region of Kotayk, and was only moved to Yerevan in 2001. Another category Banants and Pyunik compete is their youth academies, which are considered to be the two best academies in the country.
Youth academy
FC Pyunik run their own youth training academy in Yerevan. Many of the Armenian national team players are graduates of the club's academy including Edgar Manucharyan, Robert Arzumanyan, Gevorg Ghazaryan, Karlen Mkrtchyan and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Many of them were members of the Armenia U-19 national team who participated in final tournament of the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[8]
In addition to Yerevan, the club also runs football schools in the village of Mrgashat in Armavir Province, and the village of Darakert in Ararat Province.
Honours
Winner (14) – 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014–15
Runner-up (2) – 1994, 2011
Winner (8) – 1995–96, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Runner-up (3) – 1992, 1996–97, 2006
- Winner (9) – 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
- Runner-up (6) – 1997, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014.
- Bronze: (1) 2006
Current squad
- As of 23 August 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pyunik-2
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| Founded | 2001 | ||
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| Ground | Pyunik Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 780 | ||
| Owner | Artur Soghomonyan | ||
| President | Artur Soghomonyan | ||
| Manager | Samvel Sargsyan | ||
| League | Armenian First League | ||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC Pyunik's reserve squad play as Pyunik-2 in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the Pyunik Stadium.
Current squad
- As of 7 August 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Armen Gyulbudaghyants
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| Assistant Coach | Oumar Makhin
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| Assistant Coach | Hayk Kirakosyan
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| Doctor | Vahagn Ordyan
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| Masseur | Robert Nersisyan
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| Masseur | Garik Hovhannisyan
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| Team Administrator | Vilhem Ayvazyan
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| Pyunik-2 Coach | Samvel Sargsyan
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Management
| Position | Name |
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| President | Rafik Hayrapetyan
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| Deputy | Karen harutyunyan
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| Executive Director | Vardan Minasyan
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| General Manager | Andranik Tsaturyan
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| Press Secretary | Anush Ananyan
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| International Relations | Mariam Poghikyan
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| Officer | Vardan Tsaturyan
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Managerial history
Levon Yablukyan (2000–01)- Samvel Darbinyan (2001–02)
Oscar López (2002–03)
Mihai Stoichiță (2003–04)- Vardan Minasyan (2004–05)
Henk Wisman (2005–06)- Samvel Petrosyan (2006–07)
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants (2007–08)
- Vardan Minasyan (June 1, 2008 – December 31, 2011)
- Suren Chakhalyan (January 1, 2012 – November 8, 2012)
- Vardan Minasyan (interim) (November 9, 2012 – January 14, 2013)
- Rafael Nazaryan (January 16, 2013 – November 10, 2013)
- Varazdat Avetisyan (interim) (November 14, 2013 – December 30, 2013)
- Sargis Hovsepyan (December 30, 2013 – July 7, 2016)
- As of match played 4 November 2017
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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| Artak Oseyan | Armenia
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31 August 2016 | 31 May 2017 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 48.48 | ||
| Armen Gyulbudaghyants | Armenia
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16 June 2017[5] | 7 August 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.00 | ||
| Aleksei Yeryomenko | Russia
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8 August 2017[6] | 31 October 2017[7] | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 8.33 | ||
| Armen Gyulbudaghyants | Armenia
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31 October 2017[7] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
See also
References
- ^ "Armsport: Armenian Football". Archived from the original on May 3, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Armenia, clubs
- ^ ՇԱՌԻՑ-ՓՈՐՁԱՆՔԻՑ ՀԵՌՈՒ
- ^ FC Pyunik was sold to Artur Soghomonyan
- ^ a b "ՓՈՓՈԽՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՓՅՈՒՆԻԿԻ ՄԱՐԶՉԱԿԱՆ ՇՏԱԲՈՒՄ". fcpyunik.am (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ a b "ՓՅՈՒՆԻԿԻ ՆՈՐ ԳԼԽԱՎՈՐ ՄԱՐԶԻՉ Է ՆՇԱՆԱԿՎԵԼ ԱԼԵՔՍԵՅ ՅԵՐՅՈՄԵՆԿՈՆ". fcpyunik.am (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "ԱՐՄԵՆ ԳՅՈՒԼԲՈՒԴԱՂՅԱՆՑԸ ԿԳԼԽԱՎՈՐԻ ՓՅՈՒՆԻԿԸ". fcpyunik.am (in Armenian). FC Pyunik. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship fixtures and results., from uefa.com
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