FC West Armenia

Full name	Football Club West Armenia
Founded	2019 (2019)
Ground	Junior Sport Stadium, Yerevan
Capacity	1,188
Owner	Vahe Stepanyan
President	Gevorg Martirosyan
Manager	Taron Grigoryan
League	Armenian Premier League
2023-24	Armenian Premier League, TBA
Home colours Away colours

Football Club West Armenia (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վեստ Արմենիա), is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan.

History

On 13 June 2019, FC West Armenia was officially founded in Yerevan by Vahe Stepanyan. In its first year of foundation, West Armenia took part in the Armenian First League. Mika Stadium was the home ground of West Armenia. On May 31, 2021, the club announced that it will no longer participate in any competition due to financial difficulties.^[1] In July 2022, along with SC Mika, Gandzasar Kapan, FC Syunik and Lernayin Artsakh (reserve team), West Armenia were given license to participate in 2022-23 Armenian First League season. On 32nd matchday, one game before the end of the season, West Armenia are officially declared champions of 2022-23 Armenian First League and therefore promoted to 2023-2024 Armenian Premier League

League and cup

Season	League										National Cup	Top goalscorer
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P		Name	League
2019–20	Armenian First League	3	27	21	3	3	80	37	+43	66	Second round	Sergei Orlov	31
2020–21		4	27	16	2	9	71	36	+35	50	Quarterfinal	Sergei Orlov	25
2021–22	No participation
2022–23	Armenian First League	1	33	23	6	4	85	34	+51	75	First round	Charles Mark Ikechukwu	14
2023–24	Armenian Premier League	a	b	c	d	w	x	y	z	e	Second round

Current squad

As of 22 December 2023

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  ARM Khachatur Manukyan 2 DF  ARM Yuri Martirosyan 4 MF  RUS Mikhail Strelnik 5 DF  ARM Edmon Movsisyan 6 MF  ARM Vahram Makhsudyan (on loan from Ararat-Armenia II) 7 FW  BRA Léo Pará 9 MF  ARM Aram Loretsyan 11 MF  RUS Zakhar Tarasenko 13 GK  ARM Gor Manukyan 14 MF  NGA Julius David Ufuoma

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ARM Spartak Hayrapetyan 22 MF  RUS Dato Cherkoev 24 DF  ARM Hayk Sargsyan 26 DF  ARM Arman Khachatryan 31 DF  RUS Vladimir Kharatyan 38 GK  BRA Filipe 69 DF  RUS Maks Dziov 77 MF  ARM David Ghandilyan 90 FW  RUS Arsen Tsogoev — FW  MLI Hadji Dramé

Managerial history

• Armen Shahgeldyan (13 June 2019 – 8 August 2020)
• Hayk Hovhannisyan (1 December 2020 – 31 May 2021)
• Khoren Veranyan (2022 – present)

References