FC Shirak

Shirak
Full name Football Club Shirak
Nickname(s) Սև Հովազներ Sev Hovazner (Black Panthers)
Founded 1958 (1958)
Ground Gyumri City Stadium,
Gyumri
Ground Capacity 2,844
Owner «Sovrano» LLC
Chairman Arman Sahakyan
Manager Vardan Bichakhchyan
League Armenian Premier League
2015–16 2nd
Website Club home page

Football Club Shirak (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Շիրակ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian football club from the city of Gyumri, Shirak Province. Founded in 1958, the home venue of the club is the Gyumri City Stadium.[1]

Shirak is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia and is the only team that participated in all seasons of the Armenian Premier League. They became champions of the Armenian Premier League in 1992, 1994, 1999 and 2012–2013 and lifted the Armenian Cup during the 2011–12 season. They also won the Armenian Super Cup in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2013.

Since 2010, the owner of FC Shirak is the «Sovrano» LLC company headed by a businessman and a member of National Assembly of Armenia Arman Sahakyan.[2] The club headquarters are located on Andranik Ozanyan street 6, Gyumri.[3]

History

FC Shirak was founded in 1958 in the city of Gyumri in the Armenian SSR. During the 1970s, the club played under the name Olympia. They never played in the Soviet First League.

FC Shirak is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia and has produced many talented players who have represented the Armenian national team, with Artur Petrosyan and Harutyun Vardanyan being the most notable players.

The club is the second most titled team in the country, having won four championships, one cup title and four super-cups. The club had struggled financially between 2005 and 2010.

In 2010, the club was taken by Arman Sahakyan, a businessman native of Gyumri and member of the Armenian Parliament.[4] In 2012 FC Shirak won the Armenian Independence Cup for the first time in their history.

The team participated in three different European cups: the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and the Intertoto Cup. In 2012–13, Shirak played in the UEFA Europa League and advanced to the second round with a 2–1 aggregate victory over FK Rudar Pljevlja.

Domestic history

Season League Armenian Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2006 1st 7th 28 4 7 17 21 64 19 Quarter-final
2007 1st 6th 28 9 7 12 27 37 34 Quarter-final
2008 1st 7th 28 5 4 19 15 40 19 Quarter-final
2009 1st 6th 28 5 8 15 24 55 23 Quarter-final Andranik Barikyan 8
2010 1st 8th 28 2 4 22 22 68 10 Quarter-final Mkrtich Nalbandyan 9
2011 1st 7th 28 6 7 15 25 42 25 Runner-Up Andranik Barikyan 10
Winners
2012–13 1st 1st 42 26 10 6 70 38 88 Runner-Up Béko Fofana 14
2013–14 1st 2nd 28 13 8 7 48 31 47 Quarter-final Serges Déblé 15
2014–15 1st 3rd 28 14 7 7 51 32 49 Quarter-final Jean-Jacques Bougouhi 21
2015–16 1st 2nd 28 15 7 6 41 27 52 Quarter-final Konan Kouakou 6

European history

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1995–96 UEFA Cup PR Poland Zagłębie Lubin 0–0 0–1 0–1
1996–97 UEFA Cup PR Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0–4 2–2 2–6
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1Q Sweden Malmö 0–2 0–5 0–7
1999–2000 UEFA Cup 1Q Finland HJK Helsinki 0–2 1–0 1–2
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Belarus BATE Borisov 1–1 1–2 2–3
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Hungary Tatabánya 3–2 1–3 4–5
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Portugal Santa Clara 0–2 3–3 3–5
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Denmark Nordsjælland Farum 0–4 0–2 0–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Tiraspol 1–2 0–2 1–4
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 1–0 1–1 2–1
2Q Israel Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0–2 0–1 0–3
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 1Q San Marino Tre Penne 3–0 0–1 3–1
2Q Serbia FK Partizan 1–1 0–0 1–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 1–2 0–4 1–6
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina HŠK Zrinjski Mostar 2–0 1–2 3–2
2Q Sweden AIK Fotboll 0–2 0–2 0–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Dila Gori 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t) 1–1 (4–1 p)
2Q Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 0–2 1–3
  • Home results are noted in bold

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 6 1 3 2 6 5 (1)
UEFA Europa League 20 3 3 14 10 38 (−28)
UEFA Intertoto Cup 4 1 1 2 7 10 (−3)
Total 30 5 7 18 23 53 (−30)

Stadium

Gyumri City Stadium
Main article: Gyumri City Stadium

The Gyumri City Stadium is the home ground of Shirak since its foundation. Opened in 1924, Gyumri City Stadium is the oldest football venue in the modern history of Armenia.

The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand).

The stadium hosted the 2011–12 Armenian Cup final match when Shirak defeated Impulse to win the title for the first time in their history.

Fans

The most active group of fans is the Black Panthers fan club, inspired by the panther of the ancient Armenian royal Bagratuni dynasty, featured on the logo of the club.

Football kits

since 2014
2011–2013
2010
until 2009
1999

Honours

Armenian Premier League[5]

Armenian Cup[6]

Armenian Super Cup

Current squad

As of 21 November 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 Armenia GK Norayr Abrahamyan
2 Armenia DF Arman Hovhannisyan
3 Armenia DF Artyom Mikaelyan
4 Ukraine MF Kostyantyn Shults
6 Serbia DF Marko Prljević
7 Armenia FW Viulen Ayvazyan
8 Armenia MF Rumyan Hovsepyan
9 United States FW Bryan de la Fuente
10 Armenia MF Davit Hakobyan
11 Armenia MF Eduard Panosyan
12 Armenia GK Sokrat Hovhannisyan
13 Armenia GK Anatoly Ayvazov
14 Armenia DF Arman Tadevosyan
15 Armenia MF Karen Aleksanyan (captain)
No. Position Player
16 Armenia MF Arman Aslanyan
17 Armenia FW Vahan Bichakhchyan
18 Armenia FW Aram Muradyan
19 Nigeria MF Solomon Udo
21 Armenia DF Gevorg Hovhannisyan
22 Armenia MF Ghukas Poghosyan
23 Armenia DF Robert Darbinyan
25 Armenia MF Aghvan Davoyan
28 Ivory Coast MF Mohamed Kaba
41 Armenia FW Arlen Tsaturyan
55 Russia FW Georgy Gogichayev
77 Serbia MF Nemanja Stošković
Japan MF Akihiro Takada

FC Shirak-2 (reserves)

FC Shirak's reserve squad play as FC Shirak-2 in the Armenian First League. They also play their home games at the Gyumri City Stadium.

As of 1 August 2015

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

No. Position Player
1 Armenia GK Vahagn Davtyan
2 Armenia DF Aramayis Makinyan
3 Armenia DF Rudolf Rafayelyan
5 Armenia FW Habet Azaryan
6 Armenia MF Karlen Gevorgyan
8 Armenia MF Rafik Avetisyan
9 Armenia FW Martin Martirosyan
12 Armenia MF Artur Amiryan
14 Armenia MF Avetik Militosyan
15 Armenia MF Levon Makaryan
16 Armenia MF Narek Martirosyan
No. Position Player
17 Armenia DF Davit Petrosyan
18 Armenia MF Shahen Shahinyan
19 Armenia MF Vachagan Karapetyan
20 Armenia FW Hakob Movsisyan
22 Armenia GK Sokrat Hovhannisyan
Armenia GK Edgar Movsisyan
Armenia DF Yura Khojoyan
Armenia DF Samvel Hovsepyan
Armenia DF Razmik Hovhannisyan
Armenia DF Davit Harutyunyan
Armenia DF Artavazd Sahakyan

Manager: Felix Khojoyan

Personnel and coaching staff

The club management as of June 2016:[7][8]

List of club managers

  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Akop Durgaryan (1958)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Hayk Andriasyan (1959–61)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Albert Abramyan (1962–64)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Hayk Andriasyan (1965–66)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Bagdasar Movsisyan (1967)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Akop Durgaryan (1968)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Hayk Andriasyan (1969)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Sarkis Ovivyan (1970)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Sergey Mkhitaryan (1971–74)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Stepan Matevosyan (1975)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Sergey Mkhitaryan (1976–78)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Jack Suprikyan (1979)

  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Abramyan (1980)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Oganes Mantarlyan (1981)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Sergey Mkhitaryan (1982–83)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Andranik Adamyan (1984–85)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Zhora Barseghyan (1986)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Sergey Mkhitaryan (1987–88)
  • Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Zhora Barseghyan (1989–90)
  • Armenia Andranik Adamyan (1991–2004)
  • Armenia Zhora Barseghyan (2005–09)
  • Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan (2009–10)
  • Armenia Samvel Petrosyan (2011)
  • Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan (July 2011–present)


References

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