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 that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. The club won the Armenian Cup four times, in 1992, 2007, 2016, and 2023. In 2013–2014, they won the Armenian Premier League for the first time in their history.

Not to be confused with Urartu Yerevan.
Urartu
Ուրարտու
Full nameFootball Club Urartu
Nickname(s)Հպարտ Առյուծներ Hpart Aryutsner (Proud Lions)
FoundedJanuary 20, 1992 (1992-01-20)[1]
GroundUrartu Stadium
Capacity4,860[2]
OwnerDzhevan Cheloyants
Director GeneralGohar Vardanyan [3]
ManagerDmitry Gunko
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2023–244th of 10
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.[1] 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.[4] 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

In 2001, FC Banants was relocated to Yerevan.[5][6] 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.[7]

Domestic
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 Oganes Zanazanyan
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 Oganes Zanazanyan
Ashot Barseghyan
2006 2 28 18 3 7 67 26 +41 57 Semi-final Aram Hakobyan 25 Ashot Barseghyan
Nikolay Kiselyov
2007 2 28 16 4 8 56 26 +30 52 Winner Arsen Balabekyan 15 Nikolay Kiselyov
Jan Poštulka
Nikolay Kostov
2008 5 28 11 8 9 34 25 +9 41 Finalist Arsen Balabekyan 7 Nikolay Kostov
Nedelcho Matushev
Kim Splidsboel
2009 4 28 13 5 10 40 29 +11 44 Finalist Samvel Melkonyan 12 Armen Gyulbudaghyants
2010 2 28 20 4 4 58 24 +34 64 Finalist Du Bala 11 Stevica Kuzmanovski
2011 4 28 12 8 8 42 30 +12 44 Semi-final Bruno Correa 16 Rafael Nazaryan
2011-12Only Cup competition was held Quarter-final
2012-13 8 42 5 16 21 37 64 -27 31 First round Hovhannes Hambardzumyan 7 Rafael Nazaryan
Volodymyr Pyatenko
2013-14 1 28 14 8 6 38 23 +15 50 Semi-final Gevorg Nranyan 10 Zsolt Hornyák
2014-15 6 28 8 8 12 42 46 -4 32 Semi-final Gevorg Nranyan 7 Zsolt Hornyák
2015-16 6 28 7 12 9 36 34 +2 33 Winner Laércio 10 Aram Voskanyan
Tito Ramallo
2016-17 5 30 5 6 19 18 44 -26 21 Semi-final Laércio 3 Tito Ramallo
Artur Voskanyan
2017-18 2 30 11 11 8 42 34 +8 44 Semi-final Rumyan Hovsepyan 8 Artur Voskanyan
2018-19 3 32 14 10 8 43 35 +8 52 Semi-final Vahagn Ayvazyan
Walmerson
Aleksandar Glišić		 5 Artur Voskanyan
Ilshat Fayzulin
2019–20 7 22 8 6 8 26 27 -1 30 Semi-final Yevgeni Kobzar 7 Ilshat Fayzulin
Aleksandr Grigoryan
2020–21 3 24 12 5 7 28 19 +9 41 Quarter-final Jonel Désiré 8 Aleksandr Grigoryan
Tigran Yesayan (Caretaker)
Robert Arzumanyan
2021–22 5 32 9 13 10 37 32 +5 40 Finalist Artur Miranyan 10 Arsen Petrosyan
Robert Arzumanyan (Caretaker)
2022–23 1 36 26 5 5 68 25 +43 83 Winners Dmytro Khlyobas 9 Dmitri Gunko
2023–24 4 36 13 11 12 49 49 0 50 Finalist Temur Dzhikiya 11 Dmitri Gunko

European
Main article: FC Urartu in European football
As of match played 3 August 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 4 2 0 2 6 6 0
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 26 3 3 20 18 64 –46
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 0 0 4 4 8 –4
Total 34 5 3 26 28 78 –50
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–2 1–1 2–3
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Illichivets Mariupol 0–2 0–2 0–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Locomotive Tbilisi 2–3 2–0 4–3
2Q Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–4 0–4 2–8
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Ameri Tbilisi 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a)
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Young Boys 1–1 0–4 1–5
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–7 0–10
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Široki Brijeg 0–2 1–0 1–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1 0–3 0–4
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Rustavi Metalurgist 0–1 1–1 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 1Q Santa Coloma 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Omonia 0–1 1–4 1–5
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sarajevo 1–2 0–3 1–5
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Čukarički 0–5 0–3 0–8
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Maribor 0–1 0–1 0–2
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1Q Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 3–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3 (3–4 p)
UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Farul Constanța 2–3 2–3 4–6
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q Tallinna Kalev

Stadium
Main article: Urartu Stadium

The construction of the Urartu 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

Urartu 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,[8] 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.

Honours

Current squad
As of 18 June 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARM Mkhitar Umreyan
3 DF  ARM Erik Piloyan
6 DF  ARM Arman Ghazaryan
7 MF  ARM Sergey Mkrtchyan
9 MF  ARM Narek Aghasaryan
10 FW  ARM Karen Melkonyan
11 FW  ARM Gevorg Tarakhchyan
12 DF  NGA Luqman Gilmore
15 DF  RUS Aleksandr Putsko
18 FW  RUS Leon Sabua
19 FW  RUS Nikolai Prudnikov
20 DF  MNE Periša Pešukić
21 MF  UKR Andriy Kravchuk
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  ARM Mikayel Mirzoyan
24 DF  SRB Uroš Stojanović
30 FW  ARG Álvaro Veliez
42 GK  RUS Aleksandr Melikhov
55 DF  ARM Erik Simonyan
77 FW  RUS Temur Dzhikiya (on loan from Volga Ulyanovsk)
88 DF  ARM Zhirayr Margaryan
90 MF  RUS Oleg Polyakov
92 GK  RUS Aleksandr Mishiyev
99 DF  ARM Khariton Ayvazyan
— DF  NGA Barry Isaac
— MF  UKR Artem Polyarus

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARM Gor Lulukyan (at BKMA Yerevan)
— MF  ARM Garnik Minasyan (at BKMA Yerevan)
— MF  ARM Levon Bashoyan (at BKMA Yerevan)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARM Hamlet Sargsyan (at BKMA Yerevan)
— MF  ARM Ruben Tigran Yesayan (at BKMA Yerevan)
— FW  ARM Edik Vardanyan (at BKMA Yerevan)

Personnel

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Dmitry Gunko
Coach Nikolay Tyunin
Fitnes Coach Aleksey Gorshkov
Coach Analyst Francisco Compañ
Goalkeepers Coach Stepan Ghazaryan
Doctor Arsen Hambaryan
Physiotherapist Karen Gharibyan
Physiotherapist Karapet Israelyan
Team Manager Davit Shahbagyan
Kit Manager Harutyun Jangchyan
Interpreter Areg Harutyunyan
Urartu-2 Coach Igor Paderin

Management
Position Name
President Dzhevan Cheloyants
General Director Gohar Vardanyan
Sport Director Dmitrii Kudryashov
Deputy General Director for Administration and Maintenance Georgii Gzrayan
Deputy General Director for PR, Information and Marketing Lusine Harutyunyan
Press Officer Gevorg Malakyan
Lawyer Hamlet Petrosyan

Urartu-2
Urartu-2
Founded2003
GroundUrartu Training Centre,
Yerevan
Capacity600
OwnerDzhevan Cheloyants & Oleg Mkrtchyan
Director GeneralHrach Aghabekyan
ManagerTigran Arakelyan
LeagueArmenian First League
2021–226th
WebsiteClub website

Urartu has also the second team, Urartu-2 which plays in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the Urartu Training Centre.

Managerial history

See also

References
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  2. Banants Stadium Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "РУКОВОДСТВО "БАНАНЦА"". www.fcbanants.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. History of Football Club Banants, from fcbanants.com, retrieved 1 May 2009.
  5. "History". www.yerevan.am. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. "aw8". Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. "Clubs". www.ffa.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. ""Banants Ultras"". www.fcbanants.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "ROBERT ARZUMANYAN LEFT URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  10. "DMITRY GUNKO IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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