Lernayin Artsakh FC

Lernayin Artsakh FC (Armenian: Լեռնային Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) is an association football club based in Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic. The club was founded in 1927[1] and its current name translate from Armenian as "Mountainous Artsakh".[2]

Lernayin Artsakh FC
Full nameLernayin Artsakh Football Club
Founded1927 (1927)
GroundStepanakert Republican,
Stepanakert
Capacity12,000
Owner
President
Manager Slava Gabrielyan
LeagueArtsakh Football League
20181st

History

Between 1989 and 1995, the club was known as Artsakh Stepanakert. During the years between 1992 and 1995, however, they were unable to participate in any competition due to the Nagorno-Karabakh War. In 1995, the club moved from Stepanakert to Yerevan in order to participate in the Armenian Premier League. They subsequently changed their name to Karabakh Yerevan.[3]

In 1999, the club briefly played under the name Karabakh Stepanakert. They were expelled from the Premier League that season due to financial problems, but managed to win promotion the next year. The club changed its name to Lernayin Artsakh in 2002, and played their home matches in Kapan that year.

The club withdrew from the Armenian top tier before the start of the 2003 season in protest against the exclusion of fellow Premier League club Ararat Yerevan.[4] The next year, the club finished second in the First League and again won promotion. Their return to the highest level in 2002 was of short duration, as they withdrew after playing eleven matches. In 2006 they won promotion to the Premier League for a third time, but this time declined to enter the top flight.

In 2009, the club relocated back to Stepanakert, and started participating in the Artsakh Football League.[5]

League record
Year Club Name Division Position GP W D L GS GA PTS
1978Karabakh StepanakertSoviet Second League1546181018534646
197934629512653863
1980113012414404328
1981444191114696049
1982123213712484233
1983103213514403931
198493215314423833
198553017211524136
198693014214564830
1987133012315344727
1988113817615443840
1989Artsakh Stepanakert64220814744348
1990Soviet Lower Second League4321958723543
19913382657984557
1992no participation
1993
1994
1995
1995-96Karabakh YerevanArmenian Premier League722859292829
1996-978227411232925
19978185310132818
19988204511243717
1999Karabakh StepanakertXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2000Karabakh YerevanArmenian First League2161222361438
2001Armenian Premier League11222614196312
2002Lernayin Artsakh9225215215217
2003no participation
2004Armenian First League2302262822072
2005Armenian Premier League916301314379
2006Armenian First League2181233573239
2007no participation
2008
2009Artsakh Football League1161510991246
2010–2017No Participation
2018Artsakh Football League11310376340
2019
2019–20Armenian First League

References
  1. "Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "Armenia 2002 Premier League". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "Where's My Country?". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "Armenia 2003". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. "Ֆուտբոլը ԼՂՀ-ում" (in Armenian). hayk.media. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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