FC West Armenia
Football Club West Armenia (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վեստ Արմենիա), is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan.
| Full name | Football Club West Armenia | ||
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| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Ground | Junior Sport Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 1,188 | ||
| Owner | Vahe Stepanyan | ||
| President | Gevorg Martirosyan | ||
| Manager | Taron Grigoryan | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2023-24 | Armenian Premier League, TBA | ||
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History
On 13 June 2019, FC West Armenia was officially founded in Yerevan by Vahe Stepanyan. In its first year of foundation, West Armenia took part in the Armenian First League. Mika Stadium was the home ground of West Armenia. On May 31, 2021, the club announced that it will no longer participate in any competition due to financial difficulties.[1] In July 2022, along with SC Mika, Gandzasar Kapan, FC Syunik and Lernayin Artsakh (reserve team), West Armenia were given license to participate in 2022-23 Armenian First League season. On 32nd matchday, one game before the end of the season, West Armenia are officially declared champions of 2022-23 Armenian First League and therefore promoted to 2023-2024 Armenian Premier League
League and cup
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | Name | League | ||
| 2019–20 | Armenian First League | 3 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 66 | Second round | Sergei Orlov | 31 |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 50 | Quarterfinal | Sergei Orlov | 25 | |
| 2021–22 | No participation | ||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Armenian First League | 1 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 34 | +51 | 75 | First round | Charles Mark Ikechukwu | 14 |
| 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 7 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 73 | -30 | 37 | Second round | Zakhar Tarasenko | 8 |
Current squad
- As of 21 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
- Armen Shahgeldyan (13 June 2019 – 8 August 2020)
- Hayk Hovhannisyan (1 December 2020 – 31 May 2021)
- Khoren Veranyan (2022 – present)
References
- "Հայկական ևս մեկ ակումբ հայտարարեց Հայաստանի առաջնությանը չմասնակցելու մասին" (in Armenian). armsport.am. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.