FC Ararat Yerevan (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երեւան), is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hrazdan Stadium ( Armenian: Հրազդան մարզադաշտ is a multi-use All-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Varuzhan Sukiasyan is an Armenian Association football manager The 2007 Armenian Premier League season is the the seventeenth since its establishment and started on 14 April 2007. The Armenian language (hy հայերեն լեզու hajɛɹɛn lɛzu —, conventional short form) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League and is one of the most popular teams in Armenian football.
History
Football Club Ararat Yerevan was founded in 1935. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was called Spartak from 1935 to 1937 and from 1954 to 1962, and Dynamo from 1938 to 1953. In 1963, the club was renamed Ararat, the current name in use by the football club.
Soviet championships
By 1945-1947, Ararat swept the Armenian SSR Cup which propagated the club into the Soviet Top League by 1949. The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (Հայկական ՍովետականՍոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն Haykakan Sovetakan Sotsialistakan Hanrapetutyun The Soviet Top League (Высшая лига was the top division of Soviet Union football. The team played in the Soviet Top League in 1949-1950, 1960-1963, and 1965-1991. In 1971, FC Ararat won Silver Prize in the Championships of the USSR. In 1973 Ararat won the championship of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Cup (in a memorable final game against Dynamo Kyiv). The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the This feat was repeated in the Soviet Union Cup again in 1975. In 1971 and 1976 Spring (there were two Soviet championships in 1976 -- Spring and Fall) they were the league runners-up. In 1974-75, after their title in the Soviet league, Ararat played in the European Cup, reaching the quarterfinals, losing to defending and future champion Bayern Munich with a 2-1 aggregate (0-2 in Munich and 1-0 in Yerevan). FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Since their debut in the EuroCup in 1972, they have won 16 of their 36 matches with 4 draws.
Modern history
Since the 1991 independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union, FC Ararat has attained the Armenian Championship title twice (1993, 1995), three silver prizes (1997, 1999 and 2000) and one bronze prize (1994). Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Besides, Ararat has won the Armenian Cup five times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2008) and were finalists in 2001 and 2007. The Armenian Independence Cup (Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ is the main football cup competition of Armenia. FC Ararat was very close to take Armenian title in 2007. FC Ararat Yerevan (Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երեւան is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. However, unexpected resignation of head coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan changed the atmosphere in the team and FC Ararat ended up in the 4th place. Varuzhan Sukiasyan is an Armenian Association football manager FC Ararat Yerevan (Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երեւան is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. In March 2008 former coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan was on the rule of the team ounce again. Varuzhan Sukiasyan is an Armenian Association football manager The team started their season under former coach sensationally well by wining Armenian Cup which earned them the right to play in Uefa Cup. The Armenian Independence Cup (Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ is the main football cup competition of Armenia. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
Current squad: 2008 Season
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Position |
Player |
| 13 |
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MF |
Grigor Grigoryan |
| 14 |
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DF |
Vachagan Karapetyan |
| 15 |
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MF |
Marcos Pizzelli[1] |
| 17 |
 |
DF |
Artak Grigoryan |
| 18 |
 |
MF |
Artur Petrosyan |
| 19 |
 |
DF |
Vahagn Minasyan |
| 20 |
 |
DF |
Vahe Mehrabyan |
| 21 |
 |
FW |
Edgar Safaryan |
| 22 |
 |
GK |
Gevorg Frazyan |
| 23 |
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FW |
Nshan Erzrumyan |
| 24 |
 |
MF |
Araik Voskanyan |
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Notable former players
Managers
| Name |
Nat |
From |
To |
| Vramshapuh Merangulyan |
 |
1935 |
1938 |
| Suren Atanesyan |
 |
March 1939 |
October 1939 |
| Yuri Yesenin |
 |
March 1940 |
October 1944 |
| Viktor Andreev |
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March 1945 |
October 1945 |
| Mikhail Suchkov |
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March 1946 |
October 1946 |
| Viktor Grechishnikov |
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March 1947 |
October 1947 |
| Hayk Andreasyan |
 |
March 1948 |
October 1948 |
| Boris Spukhtin |
 |
March 1949 |
July 1949 |
| Viktor Filipov |
 |
July 1949 |
October 1949 |
| Gleb Ryabikov |
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March 1950 |
October 1951 |
| Ilya Evranov |
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March 1952 |
October 1952 |
| Hayk Andreasyan |
 |
March 1953 |
October 1954 |
| Abraham Dangulov |
 |
March 1955 |
October 1956 |
| Hayk Andreasyan |
 |
March 1957 |
October 1957 |
| Boris Smyslov |
 |
March 1958 |
October 1960 |
| Hayk Andreasyan |
 |
March 1961 |
October 1961 |
| Anatoliy Akimov |
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March 1962 |
October 1962 |
| Hayk Andreasyan |
 |
March 1963 |
October 1963 |
| Georgiy Zharkov |
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March 1964 |
October 1964 |
| Artyom Falyan |
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March 1965 |
October 1967 |
| Eduard Grigoryan |
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March 1968 |
October 1968 |
| Aleksandr Ponomarev |
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March 1969 |
October 1970 |
| Nikolay Glebov |
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March 1971 |
October 1972 |
| Nikita Simonyan |
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March 1973 |
October 1974 |
| Viktor Maslov |
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March 1975 |
October 1975 |
| Eduard Markarov |
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March 1976 |
October 1977 |
| Nikolay Gulyaev |
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March 1978 |
July 1978 |
| Leonid Zakharov |
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July 1978 |
October 1978 |
| Iosif Betsa |
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March 1979 |
October 1981 |
| Arkady Andreasyan |
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March 1982 |
October 1983 |
| Nikita Simonyan |
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March 1984 |
June 1985 |
| Leonid Zakharov |
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June 1985 |
June 1986 |
| Arkady Andreasyan |
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June 1986 |
June 1989 |
| Nikolay Kazaryan |
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June 1989 |
October 1989 |
| Armen Sarkisyan |
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March 1990 |
October 1994 |
| Samvel Darbinyan |
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March 1995 |
October 1995 |
| Arkady Andreasyan |
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January 1996 |
November 2003 |
| Sevada Arzumanyan |
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November 2003 |
November 2004 |
| Abraham Khashmanyan |
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November 2004 |
June 2006 |
| Varuzhan Sukiasyan |
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June 2006 |
July 2007 |
| Dušan Mihić |
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July 2007 |
March 2008 |
| Varuzhan Sukiasyan |
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March 2008 |
Present |
Ararat in Eurocups
| Season |
Competition |
Round |
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Club |
Score |
| 1972/73 |
UEFA Cup |
1R |
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EPA Larnaca FC |
1-0, 1-0 |
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2R |
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Grasshopper-Club Zürich |
3-1, 4-2 |
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3R |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern |
2-0, 0-2 (4-5 pen.) |
| 1974/75 |
European Cup |
1R |
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Viking FK |
2-0, 4-2 |
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2R |
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Cork Celtic F.C. |
2-1, 5-0 |
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1/4 |
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FC Bayern Munich |
0-2, 1-0 |
| 1975/76 |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
1R |
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Anorthosis Famagusta FC |
9-0, 1-1 |
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2R |
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West Ham United F.C. |
1-1, 1-3 |
| 1994/95 |
UEFA Cup |
Q |
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PFC CSKA Sofia |
0-3, 0-0 |
| 1995/96 |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Q |
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GKS Katowice |
0-2, 2-0 (5-4 pen.) |
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1R |
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FC Dynamo Moscow |
1-3, 0-1 |
| 1997/98 |
European Cup Winners' Cup |
Q |
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FC Dinamo Batumi |
3-0, 0-2 |
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1R |
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F.C. Copenhagen |
0-3, 0-2 |
| 1999 |
Intertoto Cup |
1R |
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FCM Bacău |
1-0, 1-0 |
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2R |
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K. Sint-Truidense V.V. |
0-2, 1-3 |
| 2000/01 |
UEFA Cup |
Q |
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MFK Košice |
2-3, 1-1 |
| 2001/02 |
UEFA Cup |
Q |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. |
0-2, 0-3 |
| 2007 |
Intertoto Cup |
1R |
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FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
1-4, 2-0 |
Honours
( 1973 )
( 1965 )
( 1973, 1975 )
( 1993, 1995 )
( 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008 )
Notable achievements
Notes and References
- ^ Marcos Pizzelli has dual citizenship, Brazilian being the second one. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Marcos Piñeiro Pizzelli ( Armenian: Մարկոս Պինեյրո Պիզզելլի born on October 3, 1984 in Piracicaba, Brazil In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Arthur Petrosyan (born on June 15, 1983) is an Armenian football Midfielder who plays for Armenian Premier League In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Vahagn Minasyan ( Armenian: Վահագն Մինասյան born on April 25, 1985 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Vahe Mehrabyan ( Armenian: Վահե Մեհրաբյան born 25 August 1986) is an Armenian football defender who Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nshan Erzrumyan (born on December 17, 1979 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian football Striker, currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Khoren Oganesian ( Armenian Խորեն Հովհաննիսյան born on January 10, 1955 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is a Eduard Artyomovich Markarov (Эдуард Артёмович Маркаров (born on June 20, 1942 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Sargis Hovhannisyan ( Armenian: Սարգիս Հովհաննիսյան born on August 17, 1968 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is a José Andrés Bilibio Estigarribia (born January 2 1975 in Corrientes) is a football defender who despite being born and raised Arthur Voskanyan ( Armenian: Արթուր Ոսկանյան born on August 13, 1976 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian Aleksandr Ponomarev (Russian Александр Семёнович Пономарёв born 23 April 1918 in Gorlovka; died 7 June 1973 Nikita (Mkrtych Pavlovic Simonyan (Նիկիտա (Մկրտիչ Սիմոնյան Никита Павлович Симонян born October 12, 1926 in Eduard Artyomovich Markarov (Эдуард Артёмович Маркаров (born on June 20, 1942 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Nikita (Mkrtych Pavlovic Simonyan (Նիկիտա (Մկրտիչ Սիմոնյան Никита Павлович Симонян born October 12, 1926 in Samvel Darbinyan (Սամվել Դարբինյան) is an Armenian football coach who is currently the technical manager of Paykan Tehran Varuzhan Sukiasyan is an Armenian Association football manager Varuzhan Sukiasyan is an Armenian Association football manager See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. 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