FC Urartu

Football Club Urartu (Armenian: Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ, translated Futbolayin Akumb Urartu), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional football team based in the capital Yerevan, currently playing at the Armenian Premier League. The club won the Armenian Cup three times, in 1992, 2007 and 2016. In 2013–2014, they won the Armenian Premier League for the first time in their history.

Urartu
Ուրարտու
Full nameFootball Club Urartu
Nickname(s)Հպարտ Արծիվներ Hpart Artsivner (Proud Eagles)
FoundedJanuary 20, 1992 (1992-01-20)
GroundUrartu Stadium
Yerevan
Capacity4,860[1]
OwnerDzhevan Cheloyants & Oleg Mkrtchyan
Director GeneralHrach Aghabekian[2]
ManagerAleksandr Grigoryan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2018–193rd
WebsiteClub website

In early 2016, the Russia-based Armenian businessman Dzhevan Cheloyants became a co-owner of the club after purchasing the major part of the club shares. The club was known as FC Banants until 1 August 2019, when it was officially renamed FC Urartu.

History

Kotayk

Urartu FC were founded as FC Banants by Sarkis Israelyan on 21 January 1992 in the village of Kotayk, representing the Kotayk Province. He named the club after his native village of Banants (currently known as Bayan). Between 1992 and 1995, the club was commonly referred to as Banants Kotayk.[3] During the 1992 season, the club won the first Armenian Cup. At the end of the 1995 transitional season, Banants suffered a financial crisis. The club owners decided that it was better to merge the club with FC Kotayk of Abovyan, rather than disband it. In 2001, Banants demerged from FC Kotayk, and was moved from Abovyan to the capital Yerevan.

Yerevan
FC Urartu headquarters

FC Banants was relocated to Yerevan in 2001. At the beginning of 2003, Banants merged with FC Spartak Yerevan, but was able to limit the name of the new merger to FC Banants. Spartak became Banants's youth academy and later changed the name to Banants-2. Because of the merger, Banants acquired many players from Spartak Yerevan, including Samvel Melkonyan. After the merger, Banants took a more serious approach and have finished highly in the league table ever since. The club managed to lift the Armenian Cup in 2007. Experience is making way for youth for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The departures of most of the experienced players have left the club's future to the youth. Along with two Ukrainian players, Ugandan international, Noah Kasule, has been signed.

The club headquarters are located on Jivani Street 2 of the Malatia-Sebastia District, Yerevan.[4]

Domestic history
Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Name League
1992 Armenian Premier League 3 34 28 3 3 125 34 +91 59 Winner Ashot Barseghyan 34 Varuzhan Sukiasyan
1993 3 28 23 2 3 111 21 +90 48 Semi-final Andranik Hovsepyan 26
1994 5 28 17 1 10 95 56 +39 35 Semi-final
1995-2000No Participation
2001 Armenian Premier League 7 22 10 4 8 46 28 +18 34 First round Mkrtich Hovhannisyan 11
2002 3 22 16 2 4 43 15 +28 50 Quarter-final Tigran Yesayan 11
2003 2 28 21 3 4 89 15 +74 66 Finalist Ara Hakobyan 45
2004 3 28 12 7 9 40 39 +1 43 Finalist Samvel Melkonyan 8
2005 3 26 15 6 5 49 31 +18 51 Semi-final Aram Hakobyan 11
2006 2 28 18 3 7 67 26 +41 57 Semi-final Aram Hakobyan 25
2007 2 28 16 4 8 56 26 +30 52 Winner Arsen Balabekyan 15
2008 5 28 11 8 9 34 25 +9 41 Finalist Arsen Balabekyan 7
2009 4 28 13 5 10 40 29 +11 44 Finalist Samvel Melkonyan 12
2010 2 28 20 4 4 58 24 +34 64 Finalist Du Bala 11
2011 4 28 12 8 8 42 30 +12 44 Semi-final Bruno Correa 16
2011-12Only Cup competition was held Quarter-final
2012-13 8 42 5 16 21 37 64 -27 31 First round Hovhannes Hambardzumyan 7
2013-14 1 28 14 8 6 38 23 +15 50 Semi-final Gevorg Nranyan 10
2014-15 6 28 8 8 12 42 46 -4 32 Semi-final Gevorg Nranyan 7
2015-16 6 28 7 12 9 36 34 +2 33 Winner Laércio 10
2016-17 5 30 5 6 19 18 44 -26 21 Semi-final Laércio 3
2017-18 2 30 11 11 8 42 34 +8 44 Semi-final Rumyan Hovsepyan 8
2018-19 3 32 14 10 8 43 35 +8 52 Semi-final Three Players 5 Artur Voskanyan
Ilshat Fayzulin
2019–20 Semi-final Ilshat Fayzulin
Aleksandr Grigoryan

Stadium
Banants Stadium

The construction of the Banants Stadium was launched in 2006 in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, with the assistance of the FIFA goal programme. It was officially opened in 2008 with a capacity of 3,600 seats. Further developments were implemented later in 2011, when the playing pitch was modernized and the capacity of the stadium was increased up to 4,860 seats (2,760 at the northern stand, 1,500 at the southern stand and 600 at the western stand).

Training centre/academy

Banants Training Centre is the club's academy base located in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan. In addition to the main stadium, the centre houses 3 full-size training pitches, mini football pitches as well as an indoor facility. The current technical director of the academy is the former Russian footballer Ilshat Faizulin.

Fans

The most active group of fans is the South West Ultras fan club, mainly composed of residents from several neighbourhoods within the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan,[5] since the club is a de facto representer of the district. Members of the fan club benefit from events organized by the club and many facilities of the Banants training centre, such as the mini football pitch, the club store and other entertainments.

Achievements

UEFA Team Ranking 2017/2018
As of 17 July 2018[6]
RankCountryTeamPoints
413FC Sioni Bolnisi1.000
414EB/Streymur1.000
415FC Gandzasar Kapan0.975
416Banants0.975
417Ulisses FC0.975
418FC Mika0.975
419Balzan FC0.900

Current squad
As of 2 March 2020[7]

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 Anatoliy Ayvazov
5 MF Hakob Hakobyan
6 DF Ebert
7 MF Aram Bareghamyan
8 MF Jurica Grgec
9 FW Yevgeni Kobzar
10 FW Karen Melkonyan
11 FW Igor Paderin
17 MF Taymuraz Toboyev
18 FW Juan Carlos Azocar
19 DF Yevgeni Osipov
21 FW Erik Petrosyan
22 GK Grigori Matevosyan
No. Position Player
24 GK Arsen Beglaryan
25 DF Rubén Ramírez
26 MF Redа Belahcen
27 MF Uchenna Udoka
29 MF Peter Mutumosi
30 DF Edward Kpodo
33 DF Arsen Sadoyan
78 FW Gevorg Tarakhchyan
88 DF Vahagn Ayvazyan
91 MF Marco Brtan
93 FW Semyon Sinyavsky
99 DF Robert Darbinyan

Urartu-2
Urartu-2
Founded2003
GroundUrartu Training Centre,
Yerevan
Capacity600
OwnerDzhevan Cheloyants & Oleg Mkrtchyan
Director GeneralHrach Aghabekian
ManagerAra Nigoyan
LeagueArmenian First League
2016–171st
WebsiteClub website
Banants Training Centre

FC Banants' reserve squad play as FC Banants-2 in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the Banants Training Centre.

Current squad
As of 16 January 2019

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

No. Position Player
2 DF Erik Gharibyan
3 MF Tigran Ayunts
4 DF Gagik Maghakyan
5 MF Albert Arzumanyan (third-captain)
6 MF Erik Vardanyan (captain)
7 MF Vardan Babakhanyan
8 MF Narek Avagyan
9 FW Abraham Portugalyan
10 MF Mikhail Muradyan
11 MF Artur Miskirijyan
12 GK Narek Hovhannisyan
13 DF Andranik Baghramyan
No. Position Player
14 FW Gevorg Tarakhchyan
15 DF Artur Khachatryan
16 MF Arsen Sadoyan
17 MF Sergey Mkrtchyan
18 DF Arsen Yeghiazaryan
19 DF Narek Grigoryan
20 MF Harut Harutyunyan
21 MF Edgar Movsisyan
22 GK Grigori Matevosyan
23 MF David Paremuzyan
30 FW Guilerme Rodriguez Torres da Silva
33 GK Suren Aloyan (vice-captain)

Personnel

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Aram Voskanyan
Coach Ara Nigoyan
Coach Aram Hakobyan
Coach Analyst Manuk Sargsyan
Goalkeepers Coach Tigran Aslanyan
Doctor Karen Stepanyan
Masseur Eduard Gevorgyan
Masseur Arman Yeghikyan
Team Administrator Davit Shahbagyan
Kit Manager Harutyun Jangchyan
Banants-2 Coach Ara Nigoyan

Management
Position Name
Owners Dzhevan Cheloyants, Oleg Mkrtchyan
Director General Hrach Aghabekian
Deputy Director Karen Davtyan
Lawyer Ashot Gyureghyan
Press Secretary Mher Khudaverdyan

Managerial history

References
  1. Banants Stadium Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "РУКОВОДСТВО "БАНАНЦА"". www.fcbanants.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. History of Football Club Banants, from fcbanants.com, retrieved 1 May 2009.
  4. "Clubs". www.ffa.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. ""Banants Ultras"". www.fcbanants.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "UEFA rankings for club competitions". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. "URARTU SQUAD". fcbanants.am. FC Banants. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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