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	Henrikh 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 recordEdit

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.

ManagersEdit

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
Karen Barseghyan - 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 -

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.^[1]
Match dates: 2, 6 and 12 June 2022
Opposition: North Macedonia, France and Ukraine
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2022, after the match against Serbia

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Lyova Karapetyan	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Shirak
1GK	Rafael Manasyan	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA
1GK	Sergey Mikaelyan	(2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Pyunik
1GK	Arman Nersesyan	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 21)	8	0	BKMA

2DF	Arsen Galstyan	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 20)	6	1	BKMA
2DF	Arman Ghazaryan	(2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Urartu
2DF	Erjanik Ghubasaryan	(2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 21)	9	0	Lüneburger SK Hansa
2DF	Petros Manukyan	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 21)	2	0	BKMA
2DF	Norayr Nikoghosyan	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Noravank
2DF	Volodya Samsonyan	(2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 21)	5	0	BKMA
2DF	Erik Simonyan	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 19)	2	0	BKMA

3MF	Narek Aghasaryan	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 21)	10	0	Urartu
3MF	Narek Alaverdyan	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 20)	6	0	BKMA
3MF	Misak Hakobyan	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 18)	3	0	BKMA
3MF	Darón Iskenderian	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Las Vegas Lights
3MF	Mikayel Mirzoyan	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21)	8	2	BKMA
3MF	Sergey Mkrtchyan	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 21)	9	0	Urartu

4FW	Narek Grigoryan	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 21)	8	2	Urartu
4FW	Armen Hovhannisyan	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 22)	8	0	Episkopi
4FW	Hamlet Minasyan	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 20)	0	0	BKMA
4FW	Karen Nalbandyan	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 20)	1	0	Noravank
4FW	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	(2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 21)	7	0	Ararat Yerevan
4FW	Gevorg Tarakhchyan	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 20)	5	0	Noah

Recent call-upsEdit

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	Harutyun Melkonyan	(2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 21)	0	0	BKMA Yerevan	v. Serbia, 29 March 2022

DF	Anthony Kazaryan	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 22)	1	0	SD Ponferradina B	v. Serbia, 29 March 2022
DF	Karen Muradyan	(2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Free Agent	v. France, 11 November 2021
DF	Erik Piloyan	(2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Urartu II	v. France, 11 November 2021
DF	Sergey Kochkanyan	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Rostov II	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	Artyom Gyurjyan	(2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 22)	0	0	Alashkert	v. Serbia, 29 March 2022
MF	Serob Galstyan	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 20)	0	0	BKMA Yerevan	v. Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
MF	Seroj Titizian	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22)	2	1	UN Käerjéng 97	v. Faroe Islands, 2 September 2021
MF	Artur Serobyan	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 19)	3	0	BKMA Yerevan	v. North Macedonia, 12 October 2021

FW	Martin Grigoryan	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 22)	4	0	BKMA Yerevan	v. Serbia, 29 March 2022
FW	Grenik Petrosyan	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 21)	5	0	BKMA Yerevan	v. France, 11 November 2021
FW	German Kurbashyan	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 22)	4	0	TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz	v. Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
FW	Levon Vardanyan	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Pyunik	v. Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021

UEFA Euro U-21 qualificationEdit

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group HEdit

StandingsEdit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	10	8	2	0	31	5	+26	26	Final tournament	—	5–0	2–0	2–0	3–0	7–0
2	Ukraine	10	7	2	1	20	11	+9	23	Play-offs	3–3	—	2–1	1–0	4–0	2–1
3	Serbia	10	3	3	4	10	11	−1	12		0–3	0–1	—	0–0	2–1	2–0
4	Faroe Islands	10	2	4	4	6	12	−6	10		1–1	0–4	1–1	—	1–1	2–0
5	North Macedonia	10	2	3	5	8	15	−7	9		0–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	—	3–1
6	Armenia	10	1	0	9	7	28	−21	3		1–4	0–2	1–4	2–0	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

ReferencesEdit

^ "Ռաֆայել Նազարյանը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքական հրավիրված ֆուտբոլիստների ցուցակը" (in Armenian). Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External linksEdit

Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results

[1] "Ռաֆայել Նազարյանը հրապարակել է Հայաստանի Մ-21 հավաքական հրավիրված ֆուտբոլիստների ցուցակը" (in Armenian). Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.

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