FC Alashkert
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| Full name | Football Club Alashkert | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Yellows (Դեղինները) | ||
| Founded | 1990 | ||
| Ground | Alashkert Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 6,850 | ||
| Owner | Bagrat Navoyan | ||
| President | Bagrat Navoyan | ||
| Manager | Milan Milanović | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2020–21 | 1st (champions) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Alashkert (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni and after folding in 2000 re-founded in 2011. They currently play in the Armenian Premier League. The home stadium of the team is the Alashkert Stadium in Yerevan. The club headquarters are located on Saryan street 25, Yerevan.[1] Although based in Yerevan they are in fact named after the historic Western Armenian town of Alashkert, now Eleşkirt in Eastern Turkey.
The club is owned by Bagrat Navoyan, an Armenian businessman and founder of Bagratour LLC.
Alashkert has a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian club Botafogo since August 2017.[2]
History[]
Football Club Alashkert was founded in 1990 in the town of Martuni of Gegharkunik Province. In 1992, the team played in the Premier League representing Martuni and using the City Stadium of the town as their home venue. However, at the end of the season the team finished last in the table, being relegated to the First League. As a result, the club withdrew from the competition.
In 1998, FC Alashkert returned to professional football and participated in the First League finishing the table in 6th position. In 1999, they did not participate in the First League competition and later in early 2000, the club was dissolved.
Revival in 2011[]
In late 2011, FC Alashkert were re-founded by Bagrat Navoyan, a businessman native of Martuni. They entered the 2012–13 Armenian First League competition and won the championship, booking their place in the Armenian Premier League for the 2013–14 season. In 2012–2013, the team was managed by the former Armenian player Albert Sarkisyan and later by former footballer Sergey Erzrumyan. The assistant manager was Aram Hakobyan.[3]
Relocation to Yerevan in 2013[]
In February 2013, the club purchased the Nairi Stadium in Yerevan, to become the official venue of their home games. As a result, the club was officially relocated from Martuni to Yerevan starting from the 2013–14 season.
In December 2017, Alashkert entered into partnerships with Brazilian clubs Botafogo and Fluminense.[4][5]
On 21 September 2018, Varuzhan Sukiasyan was fired as manager with owner Bagrat Navoyan and Alashkert-2 manager Sergey Erzrumyan taking temporary charge.[6]
Domestic record[]
League records of Alashkert FC:[7]
| Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Division | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | ||||
| 1990 | Soviet Lower Second League | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 37 | 19 | |||||
| 1991 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 79 | 28 | ||||||
| 1992 | Armenian Premier League | 24 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 12 | Quarter-final |  Albert Ohanyan
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| 1993–97 | No Participation | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Armenian First League | 6 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 30 | Preliminary round | ||||
| 1999 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | First round | |||||
| No Participation | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–13 | Armenian First League | 1 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 80 | 31 | 78 | Quarter-final | Vardan Petrosyan |
15 | Albert Sarkisyan
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| 2013–14 | Armenian Premier League | 8 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 69 | 24 | Quarter-final | Mihran Manasyan |
17 | Armen Sanamyan Armen Gyulbudaghyants
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| 2014–15 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 38 | Semi-final | Mihran Manasyan |
9 | Abraham Khashmanyan
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| 2015–16 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 55 | Semi-final | UEL 2Q | Mihran Manasyan Héber |
16 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 26 | 64 | Quarter-final | UCL 2Q | Mihran Manasyan Artak Yedigaryan |
13 | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 50 | Runners Up | UCL 2Q | Artak Yedigaryan |
13 | Abraham Khashmanyan Varuzhan Sukiasyan
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| 2018–19 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 51 | Winner | UEL 3Q |  Uroš Nenadović |
6 | Varuzhan Sukiasyan Aram Voskanyan Abraham Khashmanyan
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| 2019–20 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 31 | 47 | Quarter-final | UEL 2Q |  Aleksandar Glišić |
11 | Abraham Khashmanyan Armen Adamyan (Caretaker) Yegishe Melikyan
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| 2020–21 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 46 | Runners Up | UEL 1Q |  David Davidyan |
5 | Yegishe Melikyan Abraham Khashmanyan Aleksandr Grigoryan
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| 2021–22 | UECL GS | Aleksandr Grigoryan Milan Milanović
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Records[]
- Seasons in top division – 10 (1992–present)
- Lowest league position – 24 (1992)
- Biggest 'undefeated' streak in the league – 11 matches (10/05/15 – 19/09/15)
- Win record for season – 24 (2012–13) (First League)
- Loss record for season – 22 (1991) (Soviet Lower Second League)
- Most points in a season – 78 (2012–2013) (First League)
- Most league goals in a season (club) – 80 (2012–2013) (First League)
- All time League goals – 834 (since 1990)
- Most goals in a season (player) – 17,
Mihran Manasyan, 2013–14 - Biggest win – 6–0 vs FC Artsakh, 2018
- Biggest defeat – 9–2 vs Gandzasar Kapan, 2013
- Biggest home win – 6–0 vs FC Artsakh, 2018
- Biggest home defeat – 5–0 vs FC Pyunik, 2013
- Biggest away win – 4–0 vs Gandzasar Kapan, 2018
- Biggest away defeat – 9–2 vs Gandzasar Kapan, 2013
- Highest attendance ever – 59.047 vs
Celtic, 2018 - Highest attendance home game – 9.000 vs
CFR Cluj, 2018 - Highest attendance away game – 59.047 vs Celtic, 2018
- Highest attendance in league or cup – 4.000 vs Ararat, 2021 and vs Lori Vanadzor, 2019
- All-time most appearances – Artak Grigoryan, 198
- All-time top scorer – Mihran Manasyan, 76
Europe[]
Alashkert first qualified for the Europa League 2015–16 qualification round 1, after gaining 4th place in the Armenian Premier League 2014–2015. In the first round Alashkert drew the Scottish club St Johnstone. Despite the fact that St Johnstone were considered as the favourites, Alashkert were victorious after the two games and were able to create a sensation. In the second round, Alashkert had to meet the Kazakh side Kairat. In the first game Alashkert were defeated 3–0. In the second game, Alashkert were able to achieve victory as a result of a last-minute winner scored by Heber Araujo, 2–1. However this was not enough to qualify for the third round.
Alashkert were the first ever Armenian side to play in a European group stage after defeating Kairat 3–2 on 12 August 2021. They played Rangers in the play-off for the Europa League, but lost 1–0 on aggregate. As a result, they dropped into the Europa Conference League group stage, where they were drawn in a group alongside Maccabi Tel Aviv, HJK Helsinki and LASK. After losing their first five matches, Alashkert managed to draw 1-1 against Maccabi Tel Aviv on matchday six, which was the first ever point earned by an Armenian side in any UEFA group stage.
European record[]
- As of match played 9 December 2021
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | –8 |
| UEFA Europa League | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | –6 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | –11 |
| Total | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 58 | –25 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | Note |
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  St Johnstone
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1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) | 
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| 2Q |  Kairat
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2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  Santa Coloma
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3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
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| 2Q |  Dinamo Tbilisi
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1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Santa Coloma
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1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
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| 2Q |  BATE Borisov
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1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
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| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Celtic
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
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| UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  Sutjeska Nikšić
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0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
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| 3Q |  CFR Cluj
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0−2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
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| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Makedonija GP
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3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 |
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| 2Q | FCSB
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0−3 | 3–2 | 3–5 |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Renova
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0−1 | N/A | 0–1 |
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| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  Connah's Quay Nomads
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1–0 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 | 3–2 |
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| 2Q |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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0−1 | 1−3 | 1–4 |
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| UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Kairat
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3–2 (a.e.t.) | 0–0 | 3−2 |
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| PO | Rangers
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0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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| UEFA Europa Conference League | GS |  LASK
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0–3 | 0–2 | 4th place |
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 Maccabi Tel Aviv
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1–1 | 1–4 | |||||
 HJK
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2–4 | 0–1 |
- Biggest Win in UEFA Competitions: 3–0 vs
FC Santa Coloma (5 July 2016) and vs 
Makedonija GP (18 July 2019) - Biggest Defeat in UEFA Competitions: 0–5 vs CFR Cluj (16 August 2018)
- Club Appearances in UEFA Competitions: 7
- Highest attendance – 59.047 vs Celtic, 2018
- Player with Most UEFA Appearances: Artak Grigoryan – 29 appearances
- Top Scorer in UEFA Competitions:
Uros Nenadovic – 4 goals - Goalkeeper with Most Clean Sheets in UEFA Competitions: Ognjen Cancarevic – 5 matches
UEFA coefficient[]
Last update: 12 August 2021
The following list ranks the current position of Alashkert in UEFA club ranking:
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 138 |  Vitesse Arnhem |
8.500 |
| 139 |  Flora Tallin |
8.250 |
| 140 | Alashkert |
8.000 |
| 141 | Kairat |
8.000 |
| 142 |  Hajduk Split |
8.000 |
List of opponents by nation[]
| Nat. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Austria
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belarus
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Finland
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Georgia
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Israel
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Kazakhstan
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| Moldova
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Montenegro
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| North Macedonia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Romania
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 |
| Scotland
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
| Wales
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
List of opponents by club[]
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Santa Coloma |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| LASK |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BATE Borisov |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| HJK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Kairat |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Sutjeska Nikšić |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Makedonija GP |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Renova |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| CFR Cluj |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | –7 |
| FCSB |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Celtic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| Rangers |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| St Johnstone |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Stadiums[]
Between 1990 and 2000, the club was based in the Martuni City Stadium in the town of Martuni, near the shores of Lake Sevan.
After the revival of the club in 2011, they were relocated to Yerevan, playing their home games in different stadiums of the capital city, mainly at the Nairi Stadium. However, Nairi Stadium – later renamed Alashkert Stadium – was purchased by the owners of FC Alashkert in February 2013.
Due to the large-scale renovation works at the Alashkert Stadium, Alashkert used the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium and Hrazdan Stadium during the 2013–14 Armenian Premier League season.[8]
The club returned to their own Alashkert Stadium during the 2014–15 Armenian Premier League season.
Honours[]
- Armenian Premier League:
- Armenian Cup:
- Winner (1): 2018–19
- Runner Up (1): 2017–18
- Armenian First League:
- Winner (1): 2012–13
- Armenian Supercup:
- Winner (3): 2016, 2018, 2021
Current squad[]
- As of 22 December 2021[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Alashkert-2[]
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
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| Ground | Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 6,850 | ||
| Owner | Bagratour LLC | ||
| President | Bagrat Navoyan | ||
| Manager | Sergey Erzrumyan | ||
| League | Armenian First League | ||
| 2016–17 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club's reserve squad plays as Alashkert-2 in the Armenian First League. They also play their home games at the Alashkert Stadium.
Youth teams[]
Alashkert run a small football school for youth teams on training pitches adjacent to the Alashkert Stadium in Yerevan. They also run a football school in the town of Masis in Ararat Province.
Personnel[]
Technical staff[]
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Milan Milanović
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| Assistant Coach | Armen Adamyan
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| Assistant Coach | Albert Safaryan
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Armen Kirakosyan
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| Doctor | Vagharshak Hovhannisyan
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| Physiotherapist | Karen Adamyan
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| Masseur | Mayis Gevorgyan
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| Masseur | Harutyun Zakaryan
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| Kit Manager | Andranik Nalbandyan
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| Alashkert-2 Coach | Sergey Erzrumyan
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Management[]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner/President | Bagrat Navoyan
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| Executive Director | Liparit Navoyan
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| Technical Director | Kim Arakelyan
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| Press Secretary | Samvel Sukiasyan
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| Secretary | Gevorg Marikyan
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| Administrator | Rafael Nadaryan
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Managerial history[]
Managers of FC Alashkert since the club revived in late 2011:
- Albert Sarkisyan (1 January 2012 – 30 April 2013)
- Armen Sanamyan (30 April 2013 – 23 October 2013)
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants (2 November 2013 – 30 August 2014)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (31 August 2014 – 1 April 2018)
- Varuzhan Sukiasyan (1 April 2018 – 21 September 2018[6])
- Aram Voskanyan (25 September 2018 – 14 April 2019)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (15 April 2019 – 20 May 2021)
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Aleksandr Grigoryan (20 May 2021 –20 September 2021 ) - Milan Milanović (26 September 2021 – present)
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External links[]
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- Football clubs in Yerevan
- Association football clubs established in 1990
- 1990 establishments in Armenia