Armenia national under-21 football team

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Armenian Under-21 National Team

Nickname(s)

Association

Football Federation of Armenia

Head coach

Varuzhan Sukiasyan

Captain

Most caps

Top scorer

Ara Hakobyan (5 goals)





First kit





Second kit

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
(Kyiv; 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.

[edit] UEFA U-21 record

1978 - 1990: 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.

[edit] Current squad 2008

Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Antony Babikian	3 April 1987	0	0	Dijon FCO
GK	Grigor Meliksetyan	18 August 1986	5	0	FC Pyunik
DF	Mikheil Simonyan	29 July 1987	6	0	Levadiakos
DF	Arthur Stepanyan	14 April 1987	7	0	Amkar Perm
DF	Rafael Safaryan	30 January 1986	8	0	FC Pyunik
DF	Hayk Chilingaryan	1 February 1989	7	1	FC Pyunik
DF	Artak Andrikyan	24 January 1988	2	0	FC Pyunik
DF	Artur Yedigaryan	26 June 1987	3	0	FC Pyunik
DF	Vahe Mehrabyan	25 August 1986	0	0	FC Ararat Yerevan
DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	2 September 1986	4	0	FC Ararat Yerevan
MF	Henrik Mkhitaryan	21 January 1989	4	1	FC Pyunik
MF	Aram Bareghamyan	1 June 1988	2	0	FC Banants
MF	Karlen Mkrtchyan	25 November 1988	4	0	FC Pyunik
MF	Artak Oseyan	16 May 1987	5	0	FC Gandzasar Kapan
MF	Norayr Sahakyan	7 October 1987	2	0	FC Pyunik
MF	Eduard Kakosyan	4 June 1986	1	0	FC Banants
MF	Narek Davtyan	24 August 1988	1	0	FC Pyunik
FW	Arsen Balabekyan	24 November 1986	5	0	FC Banants
FW	Semion Muradyan	21 March 1988	4	1	FC Banants
FW	Vardan Petrosyan	19 April 1988	4	1	FC Pyunik
FW	Aleksandr Petrosyan	28 May 1986	11	2	FC Gandzasar Kapan
FW	Gevorg Nranyan	9 March 1986	4	2	FC Ararat Yerevan
FW	Gevorg Ghazaryan	5 April 1988	6	2	FC Pyunik