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Football Club Pyunik Yerevan ( armenian : Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Փյունիկ Երևան ), normally known as Pyunik is an armenian professional sports cabaret based in the Kentron neighborhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is by and large known for its professional football team which, since its universe in 1992, has always played in the armenian Premier League, becoming the most successful team of Armenia in number of official titles, with 31 won to date. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] internationally, Pyunik has yet to win an international championship, with the closest consequence being a bronze place finish in the 2006 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. [ 5 ] Pyunik ‘s domestic success normally qualifies the team for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. Pyunik is besides known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia, along with Urartu, Shirak and Ararat. [ 6 ]

Pyunik has always had a boisterous competition with Ararat, as both clubs are considered to be the most successful clubs in Armenia, the latter ascribable to its soviet accomplishments. [ 7 ] Both clubs are besides the two most popular in the state and favorites within the armenian Diaspora. Pyunik besides shares a competition with Urartu which began when Urartu relocated from Abovyan to Yerevan in 2001, and became the third largest team in the city. The Pyunik- Urartu competition is seen as one of the biggest clashes in armenian football. Pyunik ‘s family stadium is the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, which is besides home to the Armenia national football team. The youth academy has produced many armenian internationals such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Robert Arzumanyan, Karlen Mkrtchyan, Edgar Manucharyan, Varazdat Haroyan and Gevorg Ghazaryan, many who have played or are playing for crown european clubs .

history [edit ]

Pyunik was founded in 1992 by armenian football legend Khoren Oganesian and originally named Homenetmen Yerevan. [ 8 ] The club won the first armenian Premier League rival held in 1992 which it shared with Shirak since both teams were tied on points. In 1995, Homenetmen Yerevan was renamed FC Pyunik ( Armenian for “ Phoenix ” ). Following the change of name, Pyunik went on to win the 1995–96 armenian Premier League and end the season with a 59-match unbeaten streak. [ 9 ] In 1996, Pyunik played its first base external cup match, a UEFA Europa League qualifying equal against finnish cabaret HJK Helsinki which Pyunik won 3–1. [ 10 ] Pyunik besides won the 1996-97 armenian Premier League securing itself another casual at qualifying for an international cup playoffs the follow year. [ 11 ] In 1997, Pyunik played its beginning UEFA Champions League qualifying equal against hungarian side MTK Budapest FC even failed to qualify for the playoffs following a 6–3 frustration on aggregate. [ 12 ] 1998 proved to be a crucial year for the club following the loss of its main reference of fund and the subsequent departure of its chief players. Pyunik finished 6th that season and retire from football altogether. Pyunik secured a comeback to professional football following its absorption of FC Armenicum, a newly promoted team to the armenian Premier League. The club ‘s new management sought to bring more experience to the club and reinforced the squad with foreign players from Argentina, Cameroon, Mali and Romania. The reinforcements brought positive results and Pyunik went on to win the 2001 armenian Premier League and 2002 armenian Cup. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] 2002 saw Pyunik progress to the second round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round after beating finnish champions tampere United 6–0 on aggregate. [ 15 ] From 2002 forwards, Pyunik went on to win the armenian Premier League a record of 10 times in a rowing, from 2001 to 2010. On 8 January 2020, early Armenian external goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky was announced as the club ‘s new director. [ 16 ] Just over 7-months belated, 13 July 2020, Berezovsky left the clubhouse by common accept. [ 17 ] On 20 July 2020, Artak Oseyan was announced as Pyunik ‘s raw director, [ 18 ] but left his role as head coach on 13 December 2020. [ 19 ] On 7 January 2021, Yegishe Melikyan was announced as Pyunik ‘s new coach. [ 20 ]

domestic history [edit ]

  • Due to the 1995 season being a transitional season, there was no official winner of championship.
  • Championship was decided by a decision game.

european history [edit ]

As of match played 15 August 2019
Competition GP W D L GF GA +/-
UEFA Champions League 34 8 7 19 30 57 -27
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup 26 9 5 12 27 48 -21
Total 60 17 12 31 57 105 −48

Kit and badge [edit ]

Throughout the seasons, Pyunik has predominantly worn gloomy and white jerseys, with a few exceptions including Pyunik ‘s first jersey which were orange and Puma is the baseball club ‘s current kit supplier since 2019. [ 21 ] On 3 August 2020, Pyunik announced that Joma would be supplying the team ‘s kit out for the 2020–21 season. [ 22 ]

badge [edit ]

The club has had five different designs for its badge during its history, with the first three designs being importantly different from each other. Following the club ‘s reappearance in 2001, Pyunik introduced its iconic logo blueprint which included a boldface letter P placed on peak of a football. The club kept this invention for 13 years before introducing a double-headed golden phoenix crown in 2014. This change resulted unpopular among the fans and Pyunik introduced a newly badge in 2019, this prison term returning to its original round supreme headquarters allied powers europe with a predominantly gloomy logo and a red phoenix in the center .

stadium [edit ]

The stadium during soviet era stadium watch Pyunik used several locations throughout its history. between 1992 and 1998, Pyunik played at Hrazdan Stadium, Armenia ‘s largest stadium with a capacity for 54,208 spectators. [ 23 ]

In 2001, following the renovations works done at the Republican Stadium two years before, Pyunik relocated and played all its home matches there until 2013, with a abbreviated break in 2008, when the baseball club was forced to play at Pyunik Stadium ; its prepare grind, due to renovation works at the Republican Stadium. between 2013 and 2017, the Yerevan Football Academy served as a home venue for all domestic competitions, while still using the Republican Stadium for international fixtures. At the begin of 2017–18 armenian Premier League season, Pyunik used the republican Stadium as a family venue during the first half of the temper, and finally returning to their own Pyunik Stadium during the second half. The Republican Stadium is besides the home plate of the armenian national football team, and is sometimes used by other armenian teams for their external cup fixtures. The club is presently planning on building an all-seater 5,000 capacity stadium by 2022. [ 24 ]

tilt of stadiums used by the golf club [edit ]

Supporters [edit ]

sector 18 Pyunik ‘s garter base is traditionally regarded as function of Yerevan ‘s higher class, in contrast with the purportedly more lower-class basis of crosstown arch rival FC Urartu. Because of the club ‘s history and late success, the fanbase has grown not entirely in Yerevan, but in other provinces of Armenia and within the armenian Diaspora american samoa well. Pyunik is considered to be one of the most popular clubs in Armenia, and has one of the biggest Ultras fanbases in Armenia, called Sector 18, named after the sector they occupy at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium. [ 25 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Pyunik ‘s competition with Ararat originates with the creation of the club itself. Pyunik ‘s founder Khoren Oganesian, is considered an Ararat club idol, due to his achievements at the club during the soviet time period, winning the 1975 soviet Cup. Pyunik ‘s success in late history has led the club ‘s visualize to surpass that of Ararat, which has led to arguments over which club has had a bigger impact on armenian football. The other competition, between Pyunik and Urartu is besides known as the collide of Yerevan neighborhoods, since Pyunik is located in the wealthier Kentron neighborhood, whereas Urartu is located in the lower-class Malatia-Sebastia neighborhood. The competition between both teams originates from Urartu ‘s move from Abovyan to Yerevan in 2001, competing with and finally becoming one of the largest teams in the city. Both teams ‘ youth academies besides compete with each other as they are considered to be two of the best in the state .

Players [edit ]

For a tilt of all early and current FC Pyunik players with a Wikipedia article, see category : FC Pyunik players

current police squad [edit ]

As of 27 December 2021[26]

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

Out on loan [edit ]

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

technical staff [edit ]

institutional [edit ]

Executive board [edit ]

Arthur Soghomonyan is the current owner and President of Pyunik since 2017 .

  • Vice-president: Robert Gasparyan
  • 2nd Vice-president: Aleksandr Tarkhanov
  • Executive Director: Tigran Martirosyan

staff [edit ]

  • Development: Aleksandr Tarkhanov
  • Youth Academy: Albert Sargsyan
  • Sporting Director: Samvel Arustamyan
  • Chief Scout: Robert Arzumanyan
  • Press Secretary: Shushanik Hakobyan
  • Marketing and Public Relations: Vera Martirosyan
  • Officer: Vardan Tsaturyan

Honours [edit ]

Armenian Premier League
Armenian Cup
Armenian Super Cup

  • Winners (9): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015 (record)
Notes

other sports sections [edit ]

The reserve is presently coached by Yuri Tarkhanov and competes in the armenian First League. The youth academy is managed by Albert Sargsyan. [ 27 ] celebrated players from the youth academy include Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Robert Arzumanyan, Karlen Mkrtchyan, Edgar Manucharyan, Varazdat Haroyan and Gevorg Ghazaryan .

References [edit ]