Armenia U-21
Nickname(s)Yeritasardakan (youth team)
AssociationFootball Federation of Armenia
Head coachTiran Ghazaryan
Most capsGevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorerHenrikh Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Belgium Belgium 7-0 Armenia Armenia
(Ghent; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Armenia Armenia 4-0 San Marino San Marino
(Yerevan; June 9, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Sweden Sweden 10-0 Armenia Armenia
(Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearancesnone (first in n/a)
Best result2nd 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 Soviet Union.

UEFA U-21 record

  • 1978 - 1991: part of Soviet Union
  • 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

Players

Current squad

  • Armenian U-21 team will start the training camp on November 12. In the framework of Euro-2025, Armenian U-21 team will play in Armenia.[1]
  • Match dates: November 17 and 21, 2023
  • Opposition: Switzerland and Finland
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against  Finland
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gor Martinyan (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 7 0 Armenia BKMA
12 1GK Sergey Mikaelyan (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 0 0 Armenia Pyunik
16 1GK Vlad Chatunts (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 0 0 Armenia FC Alashkert-2
22 2DF Khariton Ayvazyan (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 4 0 Armenia Urartu
4 2DF Erik Simonyan (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 12 1 Armenia BKMA
5 2DF Norayr Nikoghosyan (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 3 0 Armenia BKMA
3 2DF Hamlet Mnatsakanyan (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 7 0 Armenia Shirak
14 2DF Aventis Aventisian (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 5 0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles
2DF Armen Sargsyan (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 0 0 Armenia BKMA II
23 2DF Sergey Muradyan (2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 6 0 Armenia Noah
2DF Yuri Martirosyan (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 0 0 Armenia West Armenia
11 3MF Narek Alaverdyan (Captain) (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 15 0 Armenia BKMA
10 3MF Gevorg Tarakhchyan (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 14 1 Armenia FC Urartu
7 3MF Karen Nalbandyan (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 7 0 Armenia Alashkert
6 3MF Eduard Bagrintsev (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 4 0 Russia FC Krasnodar-2
21 3MF Serob Galstyan (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 2 0 Armenia Ararat Yerevan
19 3MF Levon Darbinyan (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 1 0 Armenia Shirak
20 3MF Tigran Avanesyan (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 5 0 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad
8 3MF Edgar Piloyan (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 7 0 Russia FC Krasnodar-2
15 3MF Darón Iskenderian (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 7 0 United States Real Monarchs
13 3MF Hamlet Sargsyan (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 3 0 Armenia BKMA
3MF Gor Manvelyan (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 2 0 Armenia Noah
7 3MF Gor Lulukyan (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 0 0 Armenia BKMA
17 4FW Hamlet Minasyan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 4 0 Armenia Ararat Yerevan
18 4FW Misak Hakobyan (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 11 0 Armenia BKMA
4FW Levon Vardanyan (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 6 0 Armenia Pyunik

Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Rafael Manasyan (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 0 0 Armenia Ararat-Armenia v.  Montenegro, 12 September 2023
GK Arman Harutyunyan (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 0 0 Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
DF Andranik Hakobyan (2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 0 0 Spain Elche CF U19 v.  Montenegro, 12 September 2023
DF Ruben Abrahamyan (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 1 0 Armenia BKMA v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
DF Artemiy Gunko (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 0 0 Russia Spartak II v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
DF Tigran Kachiyan (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 0 0 Russia Khimki II v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Narek Manukyan (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 2 0 Armenia BKMA v.  Romania, 13 October 2023
MF Narek Hovhannisyan (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 1 0 Armenia Van v.  Romania, 13 October 2023
MF Robert Baghramyan (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 1 0 Armenia Noah v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Pavel Gorelov (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 1 0 Russia FC KAMAZ v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Ruben Tigran Yesayan (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 0 0 Armenia BKMA v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
FW Nicholas Kaloukian (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 1 1 United States Syracuse v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 5 3 2 0 13 5 +8 11 Final tournament — 2–2 6 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 4–2 5–0
2  Romania 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 10 Play-offs 15 Oct '24 — 5–0 1–0 6 Sep '24 2–0
3  Albania 5 3 0 2 8 10 −2 9 26 Mar '24 3–2 — 22 Mar '24 2–0 15 Oct '24
4  Finland 4 2 0 2 11 4 +7 6 1–2 10 Sep '24 4–1 — 15 Oct '24 6–0
5  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 10 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 21 Nov 26 Mar '24 — 22 Mar '24
6  Armenia 6 0 1 5 1 18 −17 1 0–0 26 Mar '24 1–2 6 Sep '24 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Armenian U-21 team started the training camp ahead of upcoming matches". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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