Artsakh FC

Artsakh FC

Full name	Artsakh Football Club
Founded	2017 (2017)
Ground	Mika Stadium, Yerevan
Capacity	7,250
Owner	Sevan Aslanyan
President	Sevan Aslanyan
Manager	Rafael Nazaryan
League	Armenian Premier League
2017/2018	Armenian First League, 2nd (promotion)
Home colours Away colours

Active departments of Artsakh
Football Basketball

Artsakh Football Club (Armenian: Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan. It was founded in June 2017 by Sevan Aslanyan, an Armenian businessman from the Czech Republic.^[1] The club originates from Stepanakert; the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.

History

The club's inaugural match took place on July 2, 2017, against FC Banants at Banants Stadium. The friendly match ended with a goalless draw.^[2]Tigran Yesayan was the first manager to coach the newly founded team and remained in his position until 29 January 2018.

Artsakh played its first competitive season in the 2017–18 Armenian First League.^[3] and was promoted to the Armenian Premier League by obtaining second place.

Currently managed by Rafael Nazaryan, who replaced Sanamyan.^[4]

Stadium and football school

At the beginning phase of the 2017–18 Armenian First League season, Artsakh used the Mika Stadium as their home ground until matchday 8, when they were forced to leave the ground due to the inappropriate pitch conditions. Between matchday 9 and 14 they played at the Pyunik Stadium before moving to the artificial-turf pitch of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan. The training sessions of the team are carried out at the Pyunik Training Centre, with some sessions being hosted by the Yerevan Football Academy as well as the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre.

The club's football school is based in the Stepanakert Republican Stadium, Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh.

Current squad

As of 3 September 2018

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Samur Agamagomedov 2 MF Marat Burayev 3 DF Hamlet Asoyan 4 DF Erik Nazaryan 6 DF Argishti Petrosyan 7 MF Karen Harutyunyan 8 MF Narek Gyozalyan 9 FW Grigor Aghekyan 10 MF Artur Grigoryan (captain) 11 MF Eduard Avagyan 12 DF Hovhannes Nazaryan 15 DF Vadim Hayriyan 17 DF Oleksandr Tupchiyenko 18 MF Valter Poghosyan

No. Position Player 21 FW Sarkis Baloyan 22 FW Norayr Gyozalyan 26 MF Argishti Petrosyan 33 MF Emil Yeghiazaryan 77 MF Yuri Gareginyan 88 MF Maksim Yermakov 95 GK Arman Meliksetyan DF Hakob Hambardzumyan GK Erik Meliksetyan MF Hovhannes Poghosyan DF Vahagn Minasyan DF Robert Arzumanyan MF Artur Stepanyan GK David Grigoryan

Domestic history

League records of Artsakh FC:^[5]

Season	League									National Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
2017–18	Armenian First League	2	27	21	2	4	77	16	65	Quarter-final	Grigor Aghekyan	18	Tigran Yesayan Armen Sanamyan
2018–19	Armenian Premier League												Rafael Nazaryan

Personnel

• President:
  • Sevan Aslanyan.
• Executive director:
  • Artur Sahakyan.
• Press secretary:
  • Arman Arakelyan.
• Head coach:
  • Armen Sanamyan.
• Assistant coach:
  • Tigran Gspeyan,
  • Albert Achemyan,
  • Tigran Voskanyan,
  • Levon Ghasaboghlyan.
• Goalkeepers coach:
  • Hovhannes Daldalyan.
• Fitness coach:
  • Ashot Khachatryan.
• Team doctor:
  • Gagik Vardumyan.

Managerial history

• Tigran Yesayan (12 June 2017 – 29 January 2018)
• Armen Sanamyan (29 January 2018 – 4 June 2018)
• Rafael Nazaryan (5 June 2018 –

Basketball team

On 22 October 2017, Artsakh FC also announced the creation of a basketball section that would play in the newly created Armenia Basketball League A.^[6]

The team is based in Stepanakert and plays its home games at the Artsakh State University Sports Hall.

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