# FC Van

Football Club Van (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան) is an Armenian professional football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province.

## History

FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season.
On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season. On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach. On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach.

### Domestic

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | National Cup | Name | Goals | Manager |
| 2019–20 | Armenian First League | 1 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 70 | Quarterfinal | Wilfried Eza | 32 | Karen Barseghyan |
| 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Wilfried Eza | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Artur Asoyan |
| 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 8 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 25 | Semifinal | Zaven Badoyan | 4 | Artur Asoyan Sevada Arzumanyan |
| 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 40 | Quarterfinal | Edgar Movsesyan | 9 | Artur Asoyan Humberto Viviani |
| 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 9 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 67 | 32 | Quarterfinal | Christopher Boniface | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Arthur Hovhannisyan |

## Current squad

    As of 3 March 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 |
| 2 | DF | ARM | Serob Grigoryan |
| 3 | DF | NGA | Emmanuel John (on loan from Botev Plovdiv) |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Norayr Nikoghosyan |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Davit Terteryan |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Yaroslav Matyukhin |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Karen Nalbandyan (captain) |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Yuri Gareginyan |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Jesse Akila |
| 11 | FW | GUI | Momo Touré |
| 13 | GK | ARM | Narek Voskanyan |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Izuchukwu Okonkwo (on loan from Botev Plovdiv) |
| 15 | DF | ARM | Arsen Sadoyan |
| 17 | FW | ARM | Levon Vardanyan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | CIV | Aliun Junior Dosso |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Olawale Farayola |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Robert Hakobyan |
| 23 | DF | NGA | Clever Ime Sampson |
| 24 | GK | ARM | Arsen Beglaryan |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Julien Eymard Bationo |
| 28 | FW | NGA | Usman Ajibona Akorede |
| 31 | GK | ARM | Anatoly Ayvazov |
| 33 | DF | ARM | Armen Sargsyan |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Klaidher Macedo |
| 45 | MF | NGA | Malik Odeyinka (on loan from Botev Plovdiv) |
| 77 | FW | GAM | Kajally Drammeh |
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2024 and Transfers winter 2024–25.

## Personnel
### Management

| Position | Name |
| President | Sergei Ghukasov |
| Vice-president | Karen Barseghyan |
| Executive Director | Gagik Galstyan |
| Sporting director | Sevada Arzumanyan |
| Press Secretary | Arsen Antikyan |

### Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Artur Hovhannisyan |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Mayis Azizyan |
| Analyst Coach | Hayk Avetisyan |

## Managerial history

    As of match played 10 December 2020
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours |
| Karen Barseghyan | Armenia | 31 May 2019 | 31 July 2020 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 078.57 | Armenian First League (1) |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 31 July 2020 | 2 February 2021 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 030.77 | |
| Artur Asoyan | Armenia | 2 February 2021 | 18 February 2022 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 031.25 | |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 19 February 2022 | | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 016.67 | |