FC Ararat Yerevan

This article is about the football club named FC Ararat based in Yerevan. For the similarly named Armenian football club based in Tehran, see FC Ararat Tehran.

Ararat Yerevan
Full name Football Club Ararat Yerevan
Nickname(s) White Eagles
Founded May 10, 1935 (1935-05-10)
Ground Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium,[1] Yerevan
Ground Capacity 14,403
Owner Vartan Sirmakes & Hrach Kaprielian
Chairman Hrach Kaprielian
Manager Varuzhan Sukiasyan
League Armenian Premier League
2014–15 8th
Website Club home page

Football Club Ararat Yerevan (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan. Currently, they play at the Armenian Premier League. Ararat Yerevan are the most popular football club in Armenia.

Since 1999, the club is owned by the Switzerland-based Armenian businessmen Vartan Sirmakes and Hrach Kaprielian.

History

In 1935 a football team was established in Yerevan by Spartak sports society. The first time the team participated in the competitions of the national level. The first trophy of the club was the Armenian SSR Cup in 1940. In the next 4 years soccer was not played because of World War II.

In 1944 games of USSR Cup were resumed, and Spartak participated. A match was set up with their main rivals, fellow FC Dinamo Tbilisi. However, the match was not played through the fault of Yerevan.[2][3] In 1947 the team becomes silver medalist in the second league of the Transcaucasian region. The team finished just one point behind the ODL from Tbilisi. In this championship, Spartak, in a home match against Tbilisi Wings of the Soviets, showed the best result at the time, beating them by the score 7:1.[4][5] In Season 1948 Spartak was to start in the first group (the Premier League at the time), but after 30 games along with 15 other clubs had been withdrawn. All 16 clubs have continued to participate in the league below. Spartak have spent the next season in the second group, improved their performance and won the competition in the South Zone. The team won 13 matches out of 18. However, the first place in the zonal group did not guarantee promotion. According to the regulations of the USSR Championship, the winners of zones in the second league should have played each other in the final stage. At this stage, 6 teams participated. Games between the teams went into a circle. After 5 games Spartak has settled on the third place, which ensured the club a place in the first group.[6][7]

Hrazdan Stadium, the home ground of Ararat Yerevan between 1971 and 2015

In 1949 at Spartak participated for the first time in the Soviet Top League. The team performed poorly, finishing 12th. In the first two rounds the team lost, but in the 3rd round victory was recorded in a home game against the Air Force (Moscow).[8] To beat the team was able representatives of the second half of the table, and twice on the road. There were 3 major defeat: the double-0:6 from Moscow Lokomotiv and CDKA, and once 1:6 – from Tbilisi "Dynamo". However, despite the poor performance, the club remained in the top league for next season, as the latter two dropped out of the club, ranked 17th and 18th place in the standings.[9][10] Cup battles ended at the first stage, against the Dynamo "from Stalinabad.[11] In 1950 season, Spartak began to act more liberated. The first lesion was detected only in the fourth round of the Leningrad "Zenit". The team scored 31 points with team-mates from Kiev, but on goal difference in the Class "B" sunk Spartak. In the Soviet Cup team started with a 1 / 128 final. Having weak rivals in 1/16-oy stumbled on rivals in the face Dynamo Kiev. In the hard game, which was held in Kiev, Spartak celebrated victory 3:2. In 1 / 8 final meeting with "Dynamo," Moscow and lost with a score of 0:7.[12]

In 1960–1963 1966–1991 s team participated in the Soviet Top League. In 1973 "Ararat" won the Soviet Cup. In 1971 1976 (Spring) years became a silver medalist championship, and in 1975 again won the USSR Cup.

In total the team participated in 33 Soviet Top League seasons, playing 1,026 matches, of which they won 352, drew 280, lost 394, scored 1,150 goals and conceded 1,306. By 1975 the team participated in the lottery three European Cups. In the last USSR Championship in 1991, the team was finished in seventh place.

Soviet championships

FC Ararat logo during the Soviet era.

By 1945–1947, Ararat swept the Armenian SSR League and by 1949 had won promotion into the Soviet Top League. The team played in the Top League in 1949–1950, 1960–1963, and 1965–1991. In 1971, Ararat finished second in the Top League. In 1973 they won the Top League and the Soviet Cup (in a memorable final game against Dynamo Kyiv). They won the cup again in 1975. In 1971 and 1976 Spring (there were two Soviet championships in 1976 — Spring and Fall) they were the league runners-up. In 1974–75 Ararat competed in the European Cup, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to defending and eventual champions Bayern Munich 2–1 on aggregate (0–2 in Munich and 1–0 in Yerevan). Since their debut in the European tournaments in 1972, they have won 16 of their 36 matches with 4 draws.

Ararat in 1973 final Ararat in 1975 final

Modern history

Since the 1991 dissolution of Soviet Union, Ararat has attained the Armenian Championship only once in 1993 and won four silver prizes (1997, 1999, 2000 and 2008) and one bronze prize (1994). In addition, the club has won the Armenian Cup five times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2008) and were finalists in 2001 and 2007. They also were very close to taking the Armenian title in 2007, however the unexpected resignation of head coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan changed the atmosphere on the team and the club ended up in fourth place. In March 2008, former coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan returned to take charge of the team again. After failing to take the title from Pyunik in 2008, Varuzhan Sukiasyan left the club.

The club headquarters are located on Agatangeghos street 2, Yerevan.[13]The club's Dzoraghbyur Training Centre is located in the Dzoraghbyur village of Kotayk Province, at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan.

Honours

1973, 1993
1973, 1975, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008
2008
1978
1965

Other notable achievements

Ararat in Europe

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Results

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1972–73 UEFA Cup 1R Cyprus EPA Larnaca 1–0 1–0 2–0
2R Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 4–2 3–1 7–3
3R Germany Kaiserslautern 2–0 0–2 2–2 (4–5 p)
1974–75 UEFA European Cup 1R Norway Viking Stavanger 4–2 2–0 6–2
2R Republic of Ireland Cork Celtic 5–0 2–1 7–1
QF Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 0–2 1–2
1975–76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 9–0 1–1 10–1
2R England West Ham United 1–1 1–3 2–4
1994–95 UEFA Cup PR Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0–0 0–3 0–3
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Poland GKS Katowice 2–0 0–2 2–2 (5–4 p)
1R Russia Dynamo Moscow 1–0 1–3 2–3
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Q Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Batumi 0–2 3–0 3–2
1R Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 0–3 0–5
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Q Romania Bacău 1–0 1–0 2–0
1R Belgium Sint-Truiden 0–2 1–3 1–5
2000–01 UEFA Cup Q Slovakia Košice 2–3 1–1 3–4
2001–02 UEFA Cup Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–2 0–3 0–5
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1–3 0–6 1–9
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–0 1–4 3–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Switzerland Bellinzona 0–1 1–3 1–4

UEFA club competition record

Competition GP W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League6501145
UEFA Europa League000000
UEFA Cup14627155
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup124151917
UEFA Intertoto Cup8305721
Total 40 18 3 18 55 48

Club records in UEFA competitions

Current squad

As of 27 January 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Armenia GK Aram Ayrapetyan
2 Armenia DF Vahe Martirosyan
3 Armenia DF Mikheil Simonyan
5 Armenia MF Norayr Grigoryan
6 Armenia DF Karen Khachatryan
7 Armenia MF Benik Hovhannisyan
8 Armenia MF Mher Sahakyan
9 Armenia FW Gevorg Nranyan
12 Armenia GK Karen Israelyan
14 Armenia FW David Ghandilyan
15 Cameroon MF Oumarou Kaina
16 Armenia DF Hovhannes Grigoryan
No. Position Player
17 France MF Raffi Kaya
18 Armenia DF Gorik Khachatryan (captain)
19 United States MF Moisés Orozco
21 Armenia GK Gevorg Prazyan
97 Armenia FW Tamaz Avdalyan
Russia DF Sergey Avagimyan
Armenia DF Aram Shakhnazaryan
Armenia MF Sargis Karapetyan
Georgia (country) MF Giorgi Khubua
Armenia FW Arayik Mkrtchyan
Armenia FW Davit Hovsepyan

FC Ararat Yerevan-2 (reserves)

FC Ararat Yerevan's reserve squad play as FC Ararat Yerevan-2 in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the Kasakhi Marzik Stadium in the town of Ashtarak.

As of 1 August 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Armenia GK Mayis Dolmazyan
Armenia DF Vahe Mirakyan
Armenia DF Henzel Vardanyan
Armenia DF Suren Galstyan
Armenia DF Ruslan Avagyan
Armenia MF Gor Mkrtumyan
Armenia MF Davit Hovsepyan
Armenia MF Armen Derdzyan
No. Position Player
Armenia MF Sergey Mkrtchyan
Armenia MF Tigran Simonyan
Armenia MF Harutyun Ohanyan
Armenia MF Karen Yesayan
Armenia MF Gegham Tumbaryan
Armenia FW Aayik Mkrtchyan
Armenia FW Mikheil Simonyan
Armenia FW Erik Kroyan

Manager: Tigran Yesayan

Managers

Name Nat From To
Vramshapuh Merangulyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic 1935 1938
Suren Atanesyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1939 Oct 1939
Yuri Yesenin Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1940 Oct 1944
Viktor Andreev Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1945 Oct 1945
Mikhail Suchkov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1946 Oct 1946
Viktor Grechishnikov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1947 Oct 1947
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1948 June 9, 1949
Boris Apukhtin Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic June 1949 July 1949
Viktor Filipov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic July 1949 Oct 1949
Gleb Ryabikov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1950 June 07, 1951
Ilya Evranov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic June 08, 1951 Dec 1951
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1952 Oct 1954
Abraham Dangulov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1955 Oct 1956
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1957 Oct 1957
Boris Smyslov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1958 Oct 1960
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1961 July 1961
Anatoliy Akimov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aug 1961 July 1962
Arutyun Kegeyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Aug 1962 Dec 1962
Hayk Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Jan 1963 Sep 28, 1963
Alexander Abramov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Oct 2, 1963 Dec 1963
Georgiy Zharkov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1964 Oct 1964
Artiom Falyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1, 1965 Jan 2, 1968
Eduard Grigoryan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1968 Oct 1968
Aleksandr Ponomarev Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1969 Oct 1970
Nikolay Glebov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1971 Oct 1972
Nikita Simonyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Jan 1, 1973 Dec 31, 1974
Viktor Maslov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1975 Oct 1975
Eduard Markarov Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1976 Oct 1977
Name Nat From To
Nikolay Gulyaev Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1978 July 1978
Leonid Zakharov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Aug 1978 Oct 1978
Iosif Betsa Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic March 1979 Oct 1981
Arkady Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic March 1982 Oct 1983
Nikita Simonyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Jan 1, 1984 June 30, 1985
Leonid Zakharov Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic June 1985 June 1986
Arkady Andreasyan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic July 1986 June 1989
Nikolay Kazaryan Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic July 1989 Oct 1989
Armen Sarkisyan Armenia March 1990 Oct 1994
Samvel Darbinyan Armenia March 1995 Oct 1995
Arkady Andreasyan Armenia Jan 1996 Nov 2003
Sevada Arzumanyan Armenia Nov 2003 Nov 2004
Abraham Khashmanyan Armenia Nov 2004 June 2006
Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia June 2006 July 2007
Dušan Mijić Bosnia and Herzegovina July 2007 March 2008
Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia March 2008 Dec 31, 2008
Ashot Kirakosyan Armenia Dec 2008 March 2009
Arkadi Andreasyan Armenia March 2009 Jan 2010
Tigran Yesayan Armenia Jan 2010 Dec 2010
Arkadi Andreasyan Armenia Jan 2011 Feb 2012
Albert Safaryan Armenia Feb 2012 July 2012
Abraham Khashmanyan Armenia July 2012 April 26, 2014
Dušan Mijić Bosnia and Herzegovina July 4, 2014 September 26, 2014
Samvel Darbinyan Armenia September 26, 2014 December 1, 2014
Suren Chakhalyan Armenia December 13, 2014 April 14, 2015
Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia April 28, 2015 present

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