page_title: Football in Armenia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Football in Armenia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Araks football club, Constantinople, 1910s
context_page_description: Football is the most popular sport in Armenia.
  As of August 2014, the Armenian national football team is 36th in FIFA World Rankings. Since gaining independence in 1991, Armenia has had its own national association that takes part in all FIFA competitions. FC Ararat Yerevan were one of the leading teams in the top league in the Soviet Union, often playing in European club competitions.
  A number of Armenian players played for the USSR national team, including Khoren Oganesian at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and Eduard Markarov in the 1960s. Markarov later became assistant coach of the Soviet Union's youth team, and was part of the coaching staff at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Portugal in 1991, when the team finished 3rd.
caption: Araks Football Club, Constantinople, 1910s.
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