FC Mika

Mika
Full name Football Club Mika
Founded 1999 (1999)
Dissolved 2016
Ground Mika Stadium,
Yerevan
Ground Capacity 7,250[1]
Owner Mikhail Baghdasarov[2]
Chairman Armen Petikyan
Manager Armen Shahgeldyan
League Armenian Premier League
2015–16 7th
Website Club website

Football Club Mika (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Միկա), commonly known as Mika, is a defunct Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan. It was owned by the Mika Corporation LLC headed by the Russia-based Armenian businessman Mikhail Baghdasarov. The club headquarters were located on Manandyan street 41, Yerevan.[3]

History

The club was founded in 1999 as Mika-Kasagh Ashtarak in the town of Ashtarak by the owner of Mika Corporation LLC, Mikhail Baghdasarov. In 2000, they achieved their 1st domestic title, winning the Armenian Independence Cup.

In 2007, Mika relocated from Ashtarak to Yerevan. They were based at their own newly-built stadium in Yerevan.

However, by the end of the 2015–16 Armenian Premier League season, the club announced its retirement form professional football due to financial as well as non-financial difficulties.

Domestic history

Season League Armenian Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2000 1st 4th 28 15 4 9 45 31 49 Champions Armenia Samvel Nikolyan 15 Eduard Markarov
2001 1st 6th 22 12 5 5 44 20 41 Champions Armenia Andrey Bulanov 12 Eduard Markarov
Samvel Petrosyan
Valeriy Gladilin
2002 1st 6th 22 9 6 7 35 28 33 Semi-final Armenia Artyom Adamyan 15 Valeriy Gladilin
Eduard Markarov
Aramais Tonoyan
Vagarshak Aslanyan
Souren Barseghyan
2003 1st 4th 28 15 6 7 49 29 51 Champions Souren Barseghyan
2004 1st 2nd 28 16 7 5 41 23 55 Semi-final Souren Barseghyan
2005 1st 2nd 26 14 10 2 42 20 52 Champions Souren Barseghyan
Armen Adamyan
2006 1st 3rd 28 17 6 5 45 21 57 Champions Armen Adamyan
2007 1st 3rd 28 14 8 6 42 24 50 Semi-final Armen Adamyan
Arkady Andreasyan
2008 1st 4th 28 13 7 8 38 28 46 Semi-final Armenia Narek Beglaryan 8 Arkady Andreasyan
Ishtvan Sekech
Souren Barseghyan
2009 1st 2nd 28 18 4 6 59 34 58 Semi-final Ivory Coast Boti Goa 14 Ivo Šušak
Samvel Darbinyan
Armen Adamyan
2010 1st 4th 28 14 4 10 47 31 46 Semi-final Brazil Ednei 10 Armen Adamyan
Armen Shahgeldyan
2011 1st 5th 28 12 8 8 36 25 44 Champions Armenia Narek Beglaryan 11 Armen Shahgeldyan
Jozef Bubenko
2012–13 1st 2nd 42 24 7 11 57 39 79 Semi-final Armenia Simon Muradyan 14 Zsolt Hornyák
2013–14 1st 3rd 28 12 11 5 36 27 47 Semi-final Armenia Vardges Satumyan 8 Aram Voskanyan
2014–15 1st 5th 28 9 10 9 33 34 37 Runner-Up Armenia Gevorg Karapetyan 7 Aram Voskanyan
2015–16 1st 7th 28 9 5 14 30 32 32 Runner-Up Armenia Samvel Melkonyan 5 Armen Adamyan
Sergei Yuran
Armen Shahgeldyan

European history

Mika participated several times in the UEFA Cup qualification matches. Their best result was in 2007, when they advanced to the second qualifying round as defeating MTK Budapest, but did not advance further as they lost to the Slovak club Petržalka.

As of 11 July 2014

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Cup/Europa League 24 3 7 14 13 37
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2
Total 26 3 9 14 15 39
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Romania Rapid Bucureşti 0–3 1–0 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Romania Braşov 1–5 0–2 1–7
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Hungary Honvéd Budapest 0–1 1–1 1–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Germany Mainz 05 0–4 0–0 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Switzerland Young Boys Berne 1–3 0–1 1–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Hungary MTK Budapest 1–2 1–0 2–2
2Q Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 2–1 0–2 2–3
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Moldova Tiraspol 2–2 0–0 2–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1–3 1–1 2–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Republic of Macedonia Rabotnički 0–1 0–0 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 0–1 1–1 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Croatia RNK Split 0–2 1–1 1–3

Stadium

Prior to its relocation from Ashtarak to Yerevan between 1999 and 2007, the Kasaghi Marzik Stadium was the home venue of the team between 2008 and 2016, FC Mika played their home games at the Mika Stadium opened in 2008 and located in the Shengavit District of Yerevan. The stadium has a capacity of 7,250 seats.[4]

Achievements

Last squad

As of 3 March 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 Arsen Beglaryan (captain)
2 Armenia DF Revik Yeghiazaryan
6 Armenia MF Samvel Melkonyan
8 Serbia MF Tarik Čmajčanin
9 Armenia FW Edgar Mkrtchyan
10 Georgia (country) FW Ioseb Chakhvashvili
13 Russia DF Dmitri Kudinov
14 Armenia MF Narek Davtyan
16 Armenia GK Artem Karapetyan
No. Position Player
18 Russia MF Dmitri Lushnikov
19 Armenia MF Andranik Kocharyan
21 Armenia FW Arman Hakobyan
23 Armenia DF Vardan Movsisyan
25 Armenia GK Armen Fishyan
30 Ivory Coast MF Aaron Kpenia
33 Montenegro DF Miloš Kovačević
-- Ivory Coast FW Bruno Kone

Mika-2

FC Mika's reserve squad play as FC Mika-2 in the Armenian First League. They also play their home games at the Mika Stadium.

As of 19 February 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 Artem Karapetyan
3 Armenia MF Artavazd Boyajyan
6 Armenia DF Davit Levonyan
9 Armenia DF Karapet Semizyan
10 Armenia MF Gegham Asatryan
13 Armenia DF Ishkhan Manukyan
12 Armenia GK Vsevolod Isaverdyan
16 Armenia MF Vardan Safaryan
No. Position Player
17 Armenia MF Alik Mkrtchyan
22 Armenia DF Artur Petrosyan
23 Armenia MF Albert Zohrabyan
Armenia MF Vahe Karapetyan
Armenia MF Petros Ter-Petrosyan
Armenia FW Misha Yegoryan
Russia FW Sayputtin Davydov

Manager: Hakob Mkryan

Managers

References

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