Kilikia F.C.

Kilikia
Full name Kilikia Football Club
Founded 1992
Dissolved 2011
Ground Hrazdan Stadium
Yerevan
(Capacity: 55,000)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Kilikia Football Club (Armenian: Կիլիկիա Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ - Kilikia Futbolayin Akumb), was a Armenian football club, playing in Yerevan.

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History

Beginning

Kilikia was founded in 1992 and participated in the first ever independent Armenian championship. In 1992, they occupied the 12th spot in the table, and were allowed to play in the 1993 Armenian Premier League. In the beginning of 1993, the club merged with fellow financially struggling Malatia Yerevan. The merger only lasted for 1 year, as the team was relegated to the Armenian First League. In the beginning of 1994 the two clubs separated and disbanded.

Rebirth

The club was reborn in 1997,[1] but did not participate in the league until year 1999. In 1999, one of the financially struggling teams at the time, Pyunik Yerevan had disbanded, and Kilikia managed to "take" their place in the premier league. In 2001 Kilikia was relegated from the Armenian Premier League after refusing to pay the entrance fee.[2] They got promoted again in 2003,[3] and have since then finished sixth and fifth in the premier league, with the fifth-place in 2005 earning them entry into the 2006 Intertoto Cup. The club has since been struggling to keep up with the other clubs, as it only manages to field young local players.

Dissolution

In the new year with the team Melikyan trains in start the new season. Were conducted several training sessions. Club management had to confirm the participation of "Kilikia" in the national championship in 2011 and make appropriate contributions to January 16. But no confirmation and payment is not made ​​within the specified period.[4] In January 26 the club sent an official letter in the Armenian Football Federation, saying that the team is disbanded and will not be able to participate in the championship of Armenia in 2011 because of financial problems.[5] In January 31 FFA officially decided to exclude "Kilikia" from all football tournaments under the auspices of the FFA. Thus, the club ceased to exist.[6]

Kilikia in European cups

As of December, 2008.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 0 2 1 8
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Dinamo Tbilisi 1 - 5 0 - 3

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ About Football Club Kilikia, from hrazdanholding.com, retrieved 1 May 2009
  2. ^ Armenia 2001 Premier League, from RSSSF.com, retrieved 8 June 2006
  3. ^ Armenia 2003, from RSSSF.com, retrieved 8 June 2006
  4. ^ Осталась одна «Киликия» (Russian)
  5. ^ Тренер «Киликии» пока надеется... (Russian)
  6. ^ Официально: «Киликия» снята с соревнований (Russian)

External links

 With the website UEFA 
 Appearances in UEFA Champions League:  1 (In the article about the team - information not available)
 Appearances in UEFA Europa League:  1  (In the article about the team - information not available)
 Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup:  1