Lernayin Artsakh FC

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Lernayin Artsakh FC
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Full nameLernayin Artsakh Football Club
Founded1927; 94 years ago (1927)
GroundStepanakert Republican,
Stepanakert
Capacity12,000
PresidentArmenia Mher Avanesyan
ManagerArmenia Artashes Adamyan
LeagueArmenian First League
2020–21Armenian First League, 5 of 10

Lernayin Artsakh FC (Armenian: Լեռնային Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) is an association football club based in unrecognized Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic but is registered in the town of Sisian, Syunik Province, Armenia. The club was founded in 1927[1] in Soviet Azerbaijan and its current name translate from Armenian as "Mountainous Artsakh".[2]

History[]

The club was founded in 1927 under the name Dinamo Stepanakert. In 1960, the name was changed to Karabakh and remained by that name until 1989 when it was renamed Artsakh. During the years between 1992 and 1995 they were unable to participate in any competition due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. In 1995, the club moved from Stepanakert to Yerevan in order to participate in the Armenian Premier League. They subsequently changed their name back to Karabakh.[3]

In 1999, the club was expelled from the Premier League due to financial problems, but managed return to professional football the following year. The club changed its name to Lernayin Artsakh in 2002, and played their home matches in Kapan that year.

The club withdrew from the Armenian top tier before the start of the 2003 season in protest against the exclusion of fellow Premier League club Ararat Yerevan.[4] The next year, the club finished second in the First League and again won promotion. Their return to the highest level in 2002 was of short duration, as they withdrew after playing eleven matches. In 2006 they won promotion to the Premier League for a third time, but this time declined to enter the top flight.

In 2009, the club relocated back to Stepanakert, and started participating in the Artsakh Football League.[5] They have moved back to the First League for 2019–20, thereby voiding their 2019 Artsakh Football League season.

Domestic records since 1978[]

Season League National Cup Top goalscorer
Name Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Name League
1978 Karabakh Soviet Second League 15 46 18 10 18 53 46 46
1979 3 46 29 5 12 65 38 63
1980 11 30 12 4 14 40 43 28
1981 4 44 19 11 14 69 60 49
1982 12 32 13 7 12 48 42 33
1983 10 32 13 5 14 40 39 31
1984 9 32 15 3 14 42 38 33
1985 5 30 17 2 11 52 41 36
1986 9 30 14 2 14 56 48 30
1987 13 30 12 3 15 34 47 27
1988 11 38 17 6 15 44 38 40
1989 Artsakh 6 42 20 8 14 74 43 48
1990 Soviet Lower Second League 4 32 19 5 8 72 35 43
1991 3 38 26 5 7 98 45 57
1992 no participation
1993
1994
1995
1995-96 Karabakh Armenian Premier League 7 22 8 5 9 29 28 29
1996-97 8 22 7 4 11 23 29 25
1997 8 18 5 3 10 13 28 18
1998 8 20 4 5 11 24 37 17
1999 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
2000 Armenian First League 2 16 12 2 2 36 14 38
2001 Armenian Premier League 11 22 2 6 14 19 63 12
2002 Lernayin Artsakh 9 22 5 2 15 21 52 17
2003 no participation
2004 Armenian First League 2 30 22 6 2 82 20 72
2005 Armenian Premier League 9 16 3 0 13 14 37 9
2006 Armenian First League 2 18 12 3 3 57 32 39
2007 no participation
2008
2009 Artsakh Football League 1 16 15 1 0 99 12 46
2010–2017 No Participation
2018 Artsakh Football League 1 13 1 0 3 76 3 40
2019–20 Armenian First League 13 25 6 6 13 43 44 24
2020–21 5 27 12 2 13 37 50 38

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 2 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Armenia ARM Erik Khachatryan
2 FW Armenia ARM Marat Karapetyan
3 DF Armenia ARM Hamlet Asoyan
5 DF Armenia ARM Gor Poghosyan
6 DF Armenia ARM Aram Kostandyan Captain
7 MF Armenia ARM Norik Mkrtchyan
8 MF Armenia ARM Tigran Simonyan
9 MF Armenia ARM Arsen Hovhannisyan
10 MF Armenia ARM Karen Shakhgeldyan
11 MF Senegal SEN Faty Dialy Bamba
13 GK Armenia ARM Arman Harutyunyan
14 MF Armenia ARM Edgar Mkrtchyan
17 DF Armenia ARM Vadim Hayiryan
20 MF Armenia ARM Davit Davtyan
22 DF Armenia ARM Tigran Hambardzumyan
23 MF Armenia ARM Garik Danielyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Armenia ARM Aramayis Mardiyan
27 MF Senegal SEN Khalifa Ababacar Sow
30 DF Dominica DMA Tobi Jnohope
32 MF Armenia ARM Armen Davidyan
33 MF Armenia ARM Mher Mkrtumyan
40 MF Kazakhstan KAZ Emir Azali Dautov
66 DF Armenia ARM Patvakan Mahtesyan
73 GK Armenia ARM Sergey Asryan
74 MF Armenia ARM Erik Karapetyan
77 FW Senegal SEN Ousmane Faye
90 MF Armenia ARM Narek Danielyan
99 MF Cameroon CMR Valdo Junior Ntone Bilunga
— MF Kazakhstan KAZ Ismailzhan Ismanov
— DF Armenia ARM Arsen Baghryan
— MF Armenia ARM Ronald Melkumyan

References[]

  1. ^ "Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Armenia 2002 Premier League". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Where's My Country?". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Armenia 2003". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Ֆուտբոլը ԼՂՀ-ում" (in Armenian). hayk.media. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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