FC Shirak

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Shirak
File:FC Shirak Logo.png
Full name Football Club Shirak
Nickname(s) Սև Հովազներ Sev Hovazner (Black Panthers)
Founded 1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Ground Gyumri City Stadium,
Gyumri
Ground Capacity 2,844
Owner «Sovrano» LLC
Chairman Arman Sahakyan
Manager Vardan Bichakhchyan
League Armenian Premier League
2014–15 3rd
Website Club home page

Football Club Shirak (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Շիրակ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian football club from the city of Gyumri of Shirak Province. Founded in 1958, the home venue of the club is the Gyumri City Stadium.

Being one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia, Shirak are the only team that participated in all seasons of the Armenian Premier League.

They became champions of the Armenian Premier League in 4 occasions: 1992, 1994, 1999 and 2012–2013 seasons. They lifted the Armenian Cup during the 2011–12 season.

They won the Armenian Super Cup in 4 occasions: 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2013.

Since 2010, the owner of FC Shirak are the «Sovrano» LLC company headed by a businessman and a member of National Assembly of Armenia Arman Sahakyan.

History

FC Shirak was founded in the city of Gyumri in the Armenian SSR, in 1958. During the 1970s, the club played under the name Olympia. They were playing in the Soviet First League until Armenia's independence in 1991. The club's home ground is the Gyumri City Stadium with a capacity of around 3,000 spectators.

FC Shirak is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia and has produced many talented players who have represented the Armenian national team with Artur Petrosyan and Harutyun Vardanyan being the most notable players in the club's history. Both of them had gained enviable reputation as talented players and went on to play for the Armenian national football team and several European clubs.

The club is the second most titled team in the country, having won 4 championships, 1 cup title and 4 super-cups. The club had struggled financially between 2005 and 2010. In 2012 FC Shirak won Armenian Independence Cup for the first time in their history.

The team participated in 3 different European cups: Champions League, UEFA Cup and Intertoto Cup. In 2012–13, Shirak played in the UEFA Europa League and advanced to the second round with a 2–1 aggregate victory over FK Rudar Pljevlja.

Stadium

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Gyumri City Stadium

The Gyumri City Stadium is the home ground of Shirak since the foundation of the club in 1958. Opened in 1924, Gyumri City Stadium is the oldest football venue in the modern history of Armenia.

The stadium hosted the 2011–12 Armenian Cup final match when Shirak defeated Impulse to win the title for the first time in their history.

The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand).

Club crests and colours

Club Colours
since 2014
2011–2013
2010
until 2009
1999

Honours

Armenian Premier League

Armenian Cup

Armenian Super Cup

Statistics of Performances

Shirak FC in European Tournaments

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 6 1 3 2 6 5 (1)
UEFA Europa League 20 3 3 14 10 38 (−28)
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 7 10 (−3)
Total 30 5 7 18 23 53 (−30)

Shirak FC against foreign clubs

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup PR Poland Zagłębie Lubin 0–0 0–1 0–1
1996–97 UEFA Cup PR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–4 2–2 2–6
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Sweden Malmö 0–2 0–5 0–7
1999–2000 UEFA Cup 1Q Finland HJK Helsinki 0–2 1–0 1–2
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Belarus BATE Borisov 1–1 1–2 2–3
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Hungary Tatabánya 3–2 1–3 4–5
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Portugal Santa Clara 0–2 3–3 3–5
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Denmark Nordsjælland Farum 0–4 0–2 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Tiraspol 1–2 0–2 1–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0–2 0–1 0–3
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 1Q San Marino Tre Penne 3–0 0–1 3–1
2Q Serbia FK Partizan 1–1 0–0 1–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–2 0–4 1–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina HŠK Zrinjski Mostar 2–0 1–2 3–2
2Q Sweden AIK Fotboll 0–2 0–2 0–4
  • Home results are noted in bold

Current squad

As of 1 August 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Armenia GK Norayr Abrahamyan
2 Armenia DF Arman Hovhannisyan
3 Armenia DF Artyom Mikaelyan
6 Ivory Coast MF Mohamed Kaba
7 Armenia FW Viulen Ayvazyan
8 Armenia MF Gor Malakyan
9 Ivory Coast FW Konan Odilon Kouakou
10 Armenia FW David Hakobyan
11 Armenia MF Edvard Panosyan
12 Armenia FW Andranik Barikyan
No. Position Player
13 Armenia GK Gor Elyazyan
14 Armenia DF Arman Tadevosyan
15 Armenia MF Karen Aleksanyan (captain)
16 Armenia DF Arman Aslanyan
18 Armenia FW Aram Muradyan
20 Serbia DF Miloš Stamenković
21 Armenia DF Gevorg Hovhannisyan
22 Armenia DF Edgar Malakyan
25 Armenia MF Aghvan Davoyan
27 Armenia MF Aram Tosunyan
36 Ivory Coast MF Drissa Diarrassouba

FC Shirak-2 (reserves)

FC Shirak's reserve squad play as FC Shirak-2 in the Armenian First League. They also play their home games at the Gyumri City Stadium.

As of 1 August 2015

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

No. Position Player
Armenia GK Sokrat Hovhannisyan
Armenia GK Mkhitar Mirijanyan
Armenia DF Rudik Rafayelyan
Armenia DF Yura Khojoyan
Armenia DF Mkrtich Melkonyan
Armenia DF Shahen Shahinyan
Armenia DF Samvel Hovsepyan
Armenia DF Razmik Hovhannisyan
Armenia DF Davit Hovhannisyan
No. Position Player
Armenia DF Artavazd Sahakyan
Armenia MF Karlen Gevorgyan
Armenia MF Vachagan Karapetyan
Armenia MF Rafik Avetisyan
Armenia MF Levon Makaryan
Armenia MF Narek Martirosyan
Armenia FW Martin Martirosyan
Armenia FW Habet Azaryan
Armenia FW Hakob Movsisyan

Manager: Feliks Khojoyan

Managers

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