Armenia national under-21 football team

Armenia U-21

Nickname(s)	Yeritasardakan (youth team)
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Head coach	Rafael Nazaryan
Most caps	Gevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorer	Henrik Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours Second colours
First international
Belgium 7-0 Armenia (Ghent; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Armenia 4-0 San Marino (Yerevan; June 9, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 10-0 Armenia (Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	none (first in n/a)
Best result	2nd in qual. group, 2007

The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1994, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the USSR.

UEFA U-21 record[]

• 1978 - 1991: part of USSR
• 1992 - 1994: did not participate
• 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
• 1998: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2007: 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
• 2009: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2011: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2013: 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
• 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
• 2017: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
• 2019: 4th of 6 in qualification group.

Managers[]

• Oganes Zanazanyan
• Samvel Petrosyan - From September 1994-
• Armen Gyulbudaghyants
• Andranik Adamyan
• Mihai Stoica - From 2003-August 2004
• Vardan Minasyan - From August 2004-2007
• Varuzhan Sukiasyan
• Flemming Serritslev - From March 2009-September 2010
• Rafael Nazaryan - From 2011- October 22, 2013
• Abraham Khashmanyan - October 22, 2013 - November 30, 2014
• Sargis Hovsepyan - December 1, 2014 - June 5, 2015
• Artak Oseyan - June 6, 2015 - November 26, 2015
• - January 12, 2016 - June 30, 2017
• Artur Voskanyan - May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
• Armen Gyulbudaghyants - July 1, 2018 - October 6, 2018
• Antonio Jesus Flores - May 1, 2019 - 2020
• Rafael Nazaryan - 2020 -

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia on November 11, 2021.
Caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021 after the match with North Macedonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Harutyun Melkonyan	(2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 20)	0	0	BKMA Yerevan
16	1GK	Lyova Karapetyan	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Shirak
12	1GK	Arman Nersesyan	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 20)	5	0	BKMA Yerevan
	2DF	Erik Piloyan	(2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Urartu II
	2DF	Anthony Kazaryan	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 21)	0	0	SD Ponferradina B
2	2DF	Karen Muradyan	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Free Agent
13	2DF	Volodya Samsonyan	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 21)	3	0	BKMA Yerevan
5	2DF	Petros Manukyan	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 20)	1	0	BKMA Yerevan
20	2DF		(2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 21)	6	0	Lüneburger SK Hansa
	3MF	Tigran Ayunts	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Urartu 2
	3MF	Artyom Gyurjyan	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Alashkert
6	3MF	Narek Aghasaryan	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 20)	7	0	Urartu
7	3MF	Sergey Mkrtchyan	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 20)	6	0	Urartu
8	3MF	Mikayel Mirzoyan	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21)	5	2	BKMA Yerevan
17	3MF	Aram Khamoyan	(2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 22)	10	0	BKMA Yerevan
19	3MF	Narek Alaverdyan	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 20)	3	0	BKMA Yerevan
15	3MF	Gevorg Tarakhchyan	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 19)	3	0	Noah
10	3MF	Zhirayr Shagoyan	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 20)	4	0	Ararat-Armenia
	3MF	Karen Nalbandyan	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Noravank
21	4FW	Grenik Petrosyan	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 20)	5	0	BKMA Yerevan
9	4FW	Martin Grigoryan	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 21)	2	0	BKMA Yerevan
	4FW	Armen Hovhannisyan	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 21)	7	0	Ararat-Armenia

Recent call-ups[]

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2021 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Sergey Mikaelyan	(2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Pyunik II	v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
DF	Abov Avetisyan	(2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Kisvárda 2	v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
DF	Radik Sargsyan	(2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Urartu II	v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
DF	Sergey Kochkanyan	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Rostov II	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF	Erik Simonyan	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Urartu	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF	Arsen Galstyan	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 19)	4	1	BKMA Yerevan	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF	Styopa Mkrtchyan	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 19)	4	0	BKMA Yerevan	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF	Serob Galstyan	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA Yerevan	v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
MF	David Paremuzyan	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Gandzasar	v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
MF	Seroj Titizian	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22)	2	1	UN Käerjéng 97	v.  Faroe Islands, 2 September 2021
MF	Misak Hakobyan	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 17)	3	0	BKMA Yerevan	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF	Narek Grigoryan	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 20)	7	1	Urartu	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF	Artur Serobyan	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 18)	3	0	BKMA Yerevan	v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
FW	German Kurbashyan	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 21)	4	0	TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz	v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
FW	Levon Vardanyan	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Pyunik	v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification[]

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	5	1	0	20	1	+19	16	Final tournament		—	5–0	3–0	24 Mar	3 Jun	7–0
2	Ukraine	6	4	1	1	7	8	−1	13	Play-offs		29 Mar	—	7 Jun	1–0	2–1	2–1
3	North Macedonia	6	1	3	2	4	7	−3	6			0–1	1–1	—	29 Mar	0–0	2 Jun
4	Faroe Islands	6	1	3	2	4	5	−1	6			1–1	2 Jun	1–1	—	7 Jun	2–0
5	Serbia	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2	5			0–3	0–1	24 Mar	0–0	—	29 Mar
6	Armenia (Y)	6	1	0	5	5	17	−12	3			7 Jun	24 Mar	1–2	2–0	1–4	—

See also[]

• Armenia national football team
• Armenia national under-19 football team
• Armenia national under-17 football team

External links[]

• Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results