# FC Ararat Yerevan

Football Club Ararat Yerevan (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League.
Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Swiss-Armenian businessman Vartan Sirmakes. The badge shows a white eagle standing on a football and is a reference to the club nickname. The badge also displays the name of Ararat in both Latin (Ararat) and Armenian (ԱՐԱՐԱՏ) text.

## History

In 1935, a football team was established in Yerevan by Spartak sports society. The first time the team participated in the competitions of the national level. The first trophy of the club was the Armenian SSR Cup in 1940. In the next four years football was not played because of World War II.
In 1944, games of USSR Cup were resumed, and Spartak participated. A match was set up with their main rivals, fellow FC Dinamo Tbilisi. However, the match was not played through the fault of Yerevan. In 1947, the team becomes silver medalist in the second league of the Transcaucasian region. The team finished just one point behind the ODL from Tbilisi. In this championship, Spartak, in a home match against Tbilisi Wings of the Soviets, showed the best result at the time, beating them by the score 7:1. In Season 1948 Spartak was to start in the first group (the Premier League at the time), but after 30 games along with 15 other clubs had been withdrawn. All 16 clubs have continued to participate in the league below. Spartak have spent the next season in the second group, improved their performance and won the competition in the South Zone. The team won 13 matches out of 18. However, the first place in the zonal group did not guarantee promotion. According to the regulations of the USSR Championship, the winners of zones in the second league should have played each other in the final stage. At this stage, 6 teams participated. Games between the teams went into a circle. After 5 games Spartak has settled on the third place, which ensured the club a place in the first group.
In 1949 at Spartak participated for the first time in the Soviet Top League. The team performed poorly, finishing 12th. In the first two rounds the team lost, but in the 3rd round victory was recorded in a home game against the Air Force (Moscow). To beat the team was able representatives of the second half of the table, and twice on the road. There were three major defeats: the double-0–6 from Moscow Lokomotiv and CDKA, and once 1–6 – from Tbilisi "Dynamo". However, despite the poor performance, the club remained in the top league for next season, as the latter two dropped out of the club, ranked 17th and 18th place in the standings. Cup battles ended at the first stage, against the Dynamo "from Stalinabad. In 1950 season, Spartak began to act more liberated. The first lesion was detected only in the fourth round of the Leningrad "Zenit". The team scored 31 points with team-mates from Kiev, but on goal difference in the Class "B" sunk Spartak. In the Soviet Cup team started with a 1/128 final. Having weak rivals in 1/16-oy stumbled on rivals in the face Dynamo Kiev. In the hard game, which was held in Kiev, Spartak celebrated victory 3–2. In 1/8 final meeting with "Dynamo," Moscow and lost with a score of 0–7.
Between 1960–63 and later in 1966–91, the team participated in the Soviet Top League. In 1973, Ararat won the Top League as well as the Soviet Cup. In 1971 and 1976 (spring) seasons, they were runner-up at the top league, and in 1975 they won the Soviet Cup for the 2nd time.
In total the team participated in 33 Soviet Top League seasons, playing 1,026 matches, of which they won 352, drew 280, lost 394, scored 1,150 goals and conceded 1,306. By 1975 the team participated in the lottery three European Cups. In the last USSR Championship in 1991, the team was finished in seventh place.

### Soviet championships

By 1945–47, Ararat swept the Armenian SSR League and by 1949 had won promotion into the Soviet Top League. The team played in the Top League in 1949–50, 1960–63, and 1965–91. In 1971, Ararat finished second in the Top League. In 1973, they won the Top League and the Soviet Cup (in a memorable final game against Dynamo Kyiv). They won the cup again in 1975. In 1971 and 1976 Spring (there were two Soviet championships in 1976 — Spring and Autumn) they were the league runners-up. In 1974–75 Ararat competed in the European Cup, reaching the quarter-finals before losing to defending and eventual champions Bayern Munich 2–1 on aggregate (0–2 in Munich and 1–0 in Yerevan). Since their debut in the European tournaments in 1972, they have won 16 of their 36 matches with 4 draws.
| Ararat in 1973 final | Ararat in 1975 final |

### Modern history

Since the 1991 dissolution of Soviet Union, Ararat has attained the Armenian Championship only once in 1993 and won four silver prizes (1997, 1999, 2000 and 2008) and one bronze prize (1994). In addition, the club has won the Armenian Cup five times (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2008) and were finalists in 2001 and 2007. They also were very close to taking the Armenian title in 2007, however the unexpected resignation of head coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan changed the atmosphere on the team and the club ended up in fourth place. In March 2008, former coach Varuzhan Sukiasyan returned to take charge of the team again. After failing to take the title from Pyunik in 2008, Varuzhan Sukiasyan left the club.
The club headquarters are located on Agatangeghos Street 2, Yerevan. The club's Dzoraghbyur Training Centre is located in the Dzoraghbyur village of Kotayk Province, at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan.
In August 2016, Arkady Andreasyan became the head coach. However, in August 2017, Albert Safaryan was appointed as a head coach, while Arkady Andreasyan became the club's sports director. As of 2018–2019 season, Abraham Khashmanyan is the head coach of the team.
On 16 July 2018, Ararat Yerevan released a statement against the naming of Ararat-Armenia.
On 29 July 2019, Sergei Bulatov resigned citing family circumstances, with Sergei Boyko being appointed as interim-manager the same day. On 16 September 2019, Boyko resigned with Gagik Simonyan being placed in interim charge. On 6 January 2020, Igor Kolyvanov was announced as the new manager of Ararat Yerevan. On 1 June 2022, Edgar Torosyan left his role as Head Coach after his contract expired, with Aram Voskanyan being announced as his replacement the same day.

### Domestic history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | Division | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | National Cup | Name | League | Manager |
| 1992 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 15 | 34 | Second round | Vahe Yaghmuryan | 38 | A.Sarkisyan |
| 1993 | 1st | 1st | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 9 | 51 | Winner | Vahe Yaghmuryan | 20 | A.Sarkisyan |
| 1994 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 109 | 21 | 47 | Winner | Vahe Yaghmuryan | 18 | A.Sarkisyan |
| 1995 | 1st | 1st | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 20 | Winner | Armen Shahgeldyan, Levon Stepanyan | 7 | S.Darbinyan |
| 1995–96 | 1st | 4th | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 39 | Semi-final | | | S.Darbinyan / A.Andreasyan |
| 1996–97 | 1st | 2nd | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 52 | Winner | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 1997 | 1st | 6th | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 27 | Winner | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 1998 | 1st | 4th | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 35 | Quarter-final | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 1999 | 1st | 2nd | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 21 | 72 | Quarter-final | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 2000 | 1st | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 23 | 59 | Semi-final | Tigran Yesayan | 17 | A.Andreasyan |
| 2001 | 1st | 5th | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 42 | Runner-Up | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 2002 | 1st | 5th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 22 | 33 | Quarter-final | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 2003 | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | A.Andreasyan |
| 2004 | 2nd | 7th | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 50 | 49 | Quarter-final | | | S.Arzumanyan |
| 2005 | 2nd | 2nd | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 18 | 56 | Quarter-final | | | A.Khashmanyan |
| 2006 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 49 | Quarter-final | | | A.Khashmanyan / V.Sukiasyan |
| 2007 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 42 | 49 | Runner-Up | Marcos Pizzelli | 22 | V.Sukiasyan / D.Mijić |
| 2008 | 1st | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 23 | 59 | Winner | Marcos Pizzelli | 17 | D.Mijić / V.Sukiasyan |
| 2009 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 14 | Quarter-final | | | A.Kirakosyan / A.Andreasyan |
| 2010 | 2nd | 1st | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 55 | | | | T.Yesayan |
| 2011 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 57 | 10 | Quarter-final | Koren Veranyan, Ara Hakobyan | 3 | A.Andreasyan |
| 2011-12 | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Only Cup competition was held | Quarter-final | | | |
| 2012–13 | 1st | 7th | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 70 | 33 | Quarter-final | Tigran Voskanyan | 5 | A.Safaryan / A.Khashmanyan |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 44 | Quarter-final | Aleksandar Rakić | 10 | A.Khashmanyan |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 8th | 28 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 69 | 13 | Quarter-final | Aleksandar Rakić | 10 | D.Mijić / S.Darbinyan / S.Chakhalyan / A.Minasyan & V.Sukiasyan |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 37 | Quarter-final | Gevorg Nranyan, Bryan de la Fuente | 5 | V.Sukiasyan |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 53 | 12 | Quarter-final | Gegham Tumbaryan | 3 | A.Andreasyan |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 21 | Quarter-final | Andranik Kocharyan | 9 | A.Safaryan |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 9th | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 60 | 22 | Quarter-final | Artem Simonyan | 6 | A.Stepanyan / A.Khashmanyan / T.Yesayan |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 36 | Second round | Denys Dedechko | 6 | S.Boyko / G.Simonyan |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 40 | Winner | Mory Kone Uros Nenadovic | 7 | V.Bichakhchyan |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 4th | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 36 | 46 | Semifinal | Serges Déblé | 13 | V.Bichakhchyan E.Torosyan |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 6th | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 38 | First Round | Razmik Hakobyan | 7 | E.Torosyan |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 6th | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 50 | 45 | Second Round | Kassim Hadji | 7 | G.Simonyan R.Nazaryan T.Yesayan |
* Due to the 1995 season being a transitional season, there was no official winner of championship.
* Ararat Yerevan were expelled before start of the season..

## Ararat in Europe

    As of match played 14 July 2022
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| UEFA Cup | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | 44 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 65 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1972–73 | UEFA Cup | 1/32 | EPA Larnaca | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 1972–73 | UEFA Cup | 1/16 | Grasshopper Zürich | 4–2 | 3–1 | 7–3 |
| 1972–73 | UEFA Cup | 1/8 | Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
| 1974–75 | UEFA European Cup | 1/16 | Viking Stavanger | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 |
| 1974–75 | UEFA European Cup | 1/8 | Cork Celtic | 5–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 |
| 1974–75 | UEFA European Cup | QF | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/16 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 9–0 | 1–1 | 10–1 |
| 1975–76 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/8 | West Ham United | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| 1994–95 | UEFA Cup | 1/16 | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/32 | GKS Katowice | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (5–4 p) |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/16 | Dynamo Moscow | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/32 | Dinamo Batumi | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1/16 | Copenhagen | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1/16 | Bacău | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1/8 | Sint-Truiden | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | Q | Košice | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | Q | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Bellinzona | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Fehérvár | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Śląsk Wrocław | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–7 |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | Shkëndija | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
* Biggest Win in UEFA Competition: 17 September 1975, Ararat 9–0 Anorthosis, in Yerevan
* Biggest Defeat in UEFA Competition: 23 June 2007, Shakhtyor 4–1 Ararat, in Soligorsk
* Club Appearances in UEFA Competition: 12
* Player with Most UEFA Appearances: Aleksei Abramian and Norik Mesropian – 16 appearances
* Top Scorer in UEFA Club Competitions: Eduard Markarov – 12 goals

## Youth academy

Ararat Yerevan run their own youth training academy in the village of Dzoraghbyur at the eastern outskirts of the capital Yerevan. Occupying an area of 48,000 m$^2$, the centre was opened by the club in 2007. It is home to natural-grass as well as artificial-turf training pitches, in addition to an indoor training centre.

## Honours

* Soviet Top League (1):
       1973
* Armenian Premier League (1):
       1993
* Soviet First League (1):
       1965
* Soviet Cup (2):
       1973, 1975
* Armenian Cup (6):
       1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2020–21
* Armenian Supercup (1):
       2009
* IFA Shield (1):
       1978 (shared)
* European Cup
       Quarter-finalist: 1974–75
* European Cup Winners' Cup
       1/8 finalist: 1975–76
* UEFA Cup
       1/8 finalist: 1972–73

## Current squad

    As of 30 January 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Albert Khachumyan |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Volodya Samsonyan |
| 5 | MF | TUN | Rayane Mzoughi |
| 6 | MF | SEN | Alassane Faye |
| 8 | MF | NGA | Christopher Boniface |
| 9 | MF | ARM | Gor Lulukyan |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Armen Nahapetyan |
| 12 | DF | GHA | Clinton Dombila |
| 13 | GK | ARM | Poghos Ayvazyan |
| 14 | FW | MLI | Badem Diabira |
| 15 | FW | MLI | Kalifala Mamadou Doumbia |
| 18 | DF | MLI | Malick Aziz Berte |
| 20 | MF | SEN | Moussa Kante |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Serob Galstyan |
| 23 | MF | ARM | Gor Malakyan (captain) |
| 27 | MF | ARM | Alen Vardanyan |
| 33 | MF | ARM | Gor Ghukasyan |
| 38 | MF | CIV | Moussa Kante |
| 54 | DF | BRA | Marcello |
| 55 | DF | ARM | Narek Hambardzumyan |
| 70 | MF | ARM | Alen Mkrtchyan |
| 73 | DF | ARM | David Ghazaryan |
| 77 | MF | ARM | Aleksandr Aleksanyan |
| 81 | MF | COM | Kassim Hadji |
| 82 | GK | BRA | Tiago Gomes |
| 91 | MF | ARM | Suren Kirakosyan |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | CMR | Hadji Issa Moustapha (at S.K. Beveren until 30 June 2025) |

## Ararat Yerevan-2

Ararat Yerevan's reserve squad play as Ararat Yerevan-2 in the Armenian First League. They currently play their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre in Dzoraghbyur village near Yerevan.
Also FC Ararat-2 Yerevan played in 1990 Soviet Second League B and 1991 Soviet Second League.

## Personnel
### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Aram Voskanyan |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Vacant |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Edik Yeritsyan |
| Masseur | Karen Mkrtchyan |
| Ararat Yerevan-2 Coach | |

### Management

| Position | Name |
| Owners | Vartan Sirmakes, Hrach Kaprielian |
| President | Hrach Kaprielian |
| Executive Officer | Artyom Hakobyan |
| Sporting director | Tigran Gharabaghtsyan |
| Press Secretary | Grigor Grigoryan |

## Managerial history

| Name | From | To |
| Vramshapuh Merangulyan | 1935 | 1938 |
| Suren Atanesyan | March 1939 | Oct 1939 |
| Yuri Yesenin | March 1940 | Oct 1944 |
| Viktor Andreev | March 1945 | Oct 1945 |
| Mikhail Sushkov | March 1946 | Oct 1946 |
| Viktor Grechishnikov | March 1947 | Oct 1947 |
| Hayk Andreasyan | March 1948 | 9 June 1949 |
| Boris Apukhtin | June 1949 | July 1949 |
| Viktor Filipov | July 1949 | Oct 1949 |
| Gleb Ryabikov | March 1950 | 7 June 1951 |
| Ilya Evranov | 8 June 1951 | Dec 1951 |
| Hayk Andreasyan | March 1952 | Oct 1954 |
| Abraham Dangulov | March 1955 | Oct 1956 |
| Hayk Andreasyan | March 1957 | Oct 1957 |
| Boris Smyslov | March 1958 | Oct 1960 |
| Hayk Andreasyan | March 1961 | July 1961 |
| Anatoliy Akimov | Aug 1961 | July 1962 |
| Arutyun Kegeyan | Aug 1962 | Dec 1962 |
| Hayk Andreasyan | Jan 1963 | 28 September 1963 |
| Alexander Abramov | 2 October 1963 | Dec 1963 |
| Georgiy Zharkov | March 1964 | Oct 1964 |
| Artyom Falyan | 1 March 1965 | 2 January 1968 |
| Eduard Grigoryan | March 1968 | Oct 1968 |
| Oleksandr Ponomarov | March 1969 | Oct 1970 |
| Nikolay Glebov | March 1971 | Oct 1972 |
| Nikita Simonyan | 1 January 1973 | 31 December 1974 |
| Victor Maslov | March 1975 | Oct 1975 |
| Eduard Markarov | March 1976 | Oct 1977 |
| Nikolay Gulyayev | March 1978 | July 1978 |
| Leonid Zakharov | Aug 1978 | Oct 1978 |
| Yozhef Betsa | March 1979 | Oct 1981 |
| Arkady Andreasyan | March 1982 | Oct 1983 |
| Nikita Simonyan | 1 January 1984 | 30 June 1985 |
| Leonid Zakharov | June 1985 | June 1986 |
| Name | From | To |
| Arkady Andreasyan | July 1986 | June 1989 |
| Nikolay Kazaryan | July 1989 | Oct 1989 |
| Armen Sarkisyan | March 1990 | Oct 1994 |
| Samvel Darbinyan | March 1995 | Oct 1995 |
| Arkady Andreasyan | Jan 1996 | Nov 2003 |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Nov 2003 | Nov 2004 |
| Abraham Khashmanyan | Nov 2004 | June 2006 |
| Varuzhan Sukiasyan | June 2006 | July 2007 |
| Dušan Mijić | July 2007 | March 2008 |
| Varuzhan Sukiasyan | March 2008 | 31 December 2008 |
| Ashot Kirakosyan | Dec 2008 | March 2009 |
| Arkady Andreasyan | March 2009 | Jan 2010 |
| Tigran Yesayan | Jan 2010 | Dec 2010 |
| Arkady Andreasyan | Jan 2011 | Feb 2012 |
| Albert Safaryan | Feb 2012 | July 2012 |
| Abraham Khashmanyan | July 2012 | 26 April 2014 |
| Dušan Mijić | 4 July 2014 | 26 September 2014 |
| Samvel Darbinyan | 26 September 2014 | 1 December 2014 |
| Suren Chakhalyan | 13 December 2014 | 14 April 2015 |
| Varuzhan Sukiasyan | 28 April 2015 | August 2016 |
| Arkady Andreasyan | August 2016 | 5 August 2017 |
| Albert Safaryan | 6 August 2017 | 30 July 2018 |
| Armen Stepanyan | 30 July 2018 | 30 September 2018 |
| Abraham Khashmanyan | 1 October 2018 | 12 April 2019 |
| Tigran Yesayan | 19 April 2019 | 31 May 2019 |
| Sergey Bulatov | 1 July 2019 | 29 July 2019 |
| Sergei Boyko (Interim) | 29 July 2019 | 16 September 2019 |
| Gagik Simonyan (Interim) | 16 September 2019 | 14 October 2019 |
| Vadym Lazorenko | 14 October 2019 | 28 December 2019 |
| Igor Kolyvanov | 6 January 2020 | 23 July 2020 |
| Vardan Bichakhchyan | 23 July 2020 | 11 January 2022 |
| Edgar Torosyan | 25 January 2022 | 1 June 2022 |
| Aram Voskanyan | 1 June 2022 | |