Western Armenia national football team

The Western Armenia national football team is a football team representing the Armenian indigenous people primarily from the region of Western Armenia.

Western Armenia
Nickname(s)The Highlanders[1]
AssociationFootball Federation of Western Armenia
ConfederationConfederation of Independent Football Associations
Head coachHarutyun Vardanyan
Top scorerDavid Ghandilyan (5)
FIFA coden/a
First colours
First international
 Western Armenia 12–0 Chagos Islands 
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia;Georgia. 30 May, 2016)
Biggest win
 Western Armenia 12–0 Chagos Islands 
(Sukhumi, Abkhazia;Georgia. 30 May, 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Cascadia 4–0  Western Armenia
(Hayes Lane, Bromley;England. 7 June, 2018)

History

The governing body, the Football Federation of Western Armenia, was formed in 2015 and joined the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) on 1 June of that year.[2] The team's first ever game was played on 6 January 2016, when a Western Armenia XI played against Olympique de Marseille (CFA), the reserve team of the leading French football club.[3] Vahagn Militosyan scored both goals in a 3–2 defeat.[4]

10 days after the team's first ever game, Western Armenia was selected at ConIFA's 3rd AGM to be one of the 12 participants in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, to be held in Abkhazia in May and June.[5] In the draw for the competition, the team was selected in Group A alongside the hosts and the Chagos Islands.[6] Western Armenia's first full international, against the Chagos Islands, ended with the team inflicting a record 12–0 defeat on the Chagossians,[7] before going down to a 1–0 defeat against Abkhazia in the final group game.[8] This though was enough for the team to qualify for the quarter-finals where they played the Panjab football team.

International matches

30 May 2016 ConIFA WFC Group AChagos Islands 0–12 Western ArmeniaDinamo Stadium, Sukhumi
20:00 GET Report  3', 20', 30', 34', 45', 53' David Ghandilyan
 55' Tamaz Avolian
 58', 81' Armen Kapikiyan
 64' Ruslan Trapizoyan
 69' Vahagn Militosyan
 73' Hiraç Yagan
31 May 2016 ConIFA WFC Group AAbkhazia 1–0 Western ArmeniaDinamo Stadium, Sukhumi
20:00 GET Dmitri Kortava  9'
2 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Quarter-FinalWestern Armenia 2–3 PanjabDinamo Stadium, Sukhumi
20:00 GET Tamaz Avolian  67'
Raffi Kaya  79'
Amar Purewal  2', 36', 44'
3 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Placement R. 1Kurdistan Region 0–0
(5–6 p)
 Western ArmeniaDinamo Stadium, Sukhumi
20:00 GET
Penalties
Miran Khesro
Farhan Shakor
Hunar Ahmad
Farhang Wriya
Diyar Rahman
Aras Mustafa
Znar Faizi (?)
Hiraç Yagan
Raffi Kaya
Tamaz Avolian
Loris Berberian
Jules Tepelian
Herant Yagan
Denis Oz
4 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Placement R. 2Sápmi 3–0 Western ArmeniaDaur Akhvlediani Stadium, Gagra
15:00 GET

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.

Head Coach: Harutyun Vardanyan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gevorg Kasparov (1980-07-25) 25 July 1980 0 0 FC Gandzasar Kapan
2 2DF Arman Mosoyan (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 0 0 Unattached
3 2DF Fabrice Guzel (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 5 0 US Le Pontet
4 2DF Massis Kaya (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 5 0 Unattached
5 2DF Rafael Safaryan (1986-01-30) 30 January 1986 0 0 FC Ararat
6 3MF Gevorg Najaryan (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 0 0 Shakhter Karagandy
7 3MF Artur Yedigaryan (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 0 0 Proleter Novi Sad
8 3MF David Azin (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 2 0 Unattached
9 4FW Vahagn Militosyan (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 3 2 FC Nitra
10 3MF Khoren Veranyan (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 0 0 FC Alashkert
11 4FW David Hovsepyan (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 3 0 KFC Komárno
12 1GK Khachatur Hovsepyan (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 2 0 FC Ararat
13 2DF Jules Tepelian (1987-10-31) 31 October 1987 7 0 UGA Ardzv
14 2DF Hiraç Yagan (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 7 1 Stade Nyonnais
15 3MF Zaven Varjabetyan (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 1 0 ESC Rellinghausen
16 3MF Norik Hovsepyan (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 0 0 Shirak SC
17 2DF Raffi Kaya (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 5 1 Lancy
18 3MF Herant Yagan (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 6 0 FC Suryoye
19 4FW Levon Kürkciyan (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 2 0 1. FC Kleve
20 3MF Emmanuel Odemis (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 2 0 Stade Nyonnais
21 4FW Vicken Valenza-Berberian (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 1 0 FC Bords-de-Saône
22 3MF Axel Tashedjian (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 1 0 Paris FC
23 3MF Georgi Minasov (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 0 0 Unattached

References

  1. "Western Armenia member of ConIFA". ffowa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. "Homepage". Football Federation of Western Armenia. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. "Western Armenia will have their very first match in early January!". Twitter. ConIFA. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. "Football Federation of Western Armenia Plays First Game". asbarez.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  5. "#Abkhazia2016 participants". ConIFA. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. "CONIFA World Football Cup 2016 Draw is Set!". ConIFA. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. "Western Armenia Beats Chagos Islands 12:0 in CONIFA World Cup". asbarez.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  8. Abkhazia 1–0 Western Armenia (Video). Abkhazia: WFC 2016. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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