Armenia national under-21 football team

Armenia U-21
Nickname(s)	Yeritasardakan (youth team)
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Head coach	Armen Gyulbudaghyants
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 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.
2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
2023: 6th of 6 in qualification group.

Managers

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 July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2011
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 11, 2016 - October 28, 2016
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 - October 19, 2020 - September 9, 2023
Narek Azatyan (interim) - October, 2023 - November, 2023
Tiran Ghazaryan (interim) - November, 2023 - December, 2023
Armen Gyulbudaghyants - December 8, 2023 -

Players

Current squad

Armenian U-21 starts training camp^[1]
Match dates: September 6, 2024
Opposition: Finland
Caps and goals correct as of: 26 March 2024, after the match against Romania

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Gor Martinyan	(2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Urartu
16	1GK	David Davtyan	(2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA
12	1GK	Hayk Khachatryan	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA

14	2DF	Aventis Aventisian	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22)	7	0	West Armenia
4	2DF	Hamlet Mnatsakanyan	(2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 22)	8	0	Shirak
2	2DF	Mark Avetisyan	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA
3	2DF	Gor Arakelyan	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	BKMA
17	2DF	Ruben Abrahamyan	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	BKMA
5	2DF	Petik Manukyan	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	BKMA
23	2DF	Khariton Ayvazyan	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Urartu

19	3MF	Narek Hovhannisyan	(2006-08-06) 6 August 2006 (age 18)	1	0	BKMA
7	3MF	Karen Nalbandyan	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)	9	0	Van
11	3MF	Narek Alaverdyan (Captain)	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)	17	0	Ararat-Armenia
21	3MF	Serob Galstyan	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Ararat Yerevan
18	3MF	Misak Hakobyan	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 20)	11	0	BKMA
8	3MF	Edgar Piloyan	(2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Botev Plovdiv II
22	3MF	Levon Bashoyan	(2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA
10	3MF	Gevorg Tarakhchyan	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)	16	1	FC Urartu
13	3MF	Hamlet Sargsyan	(2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 20)	3	0	BKMA
6	3MF	Karlen Hovhannisyan	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	1	0	BKMA

20	4FW	Edik Vardanyan	(2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA
9	4FW	Arayik Eloyan	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	BKMA

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	Vlad Chatunts	(2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Alashkert	v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024
GK	Rafael Manasyan	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Ararat-Armenia	v. Montenegro, 12 September 2023
GK	Arman Harutyunyan	(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Free agent	v. Switzerland, 17 October 2023

DF	Erik Simonyan	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21)	14	1	Urartu	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
DF	Armen Sargsyan	(2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	West Armenia	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
DF	Yuri Martirosyan	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Alashkert	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
DF	Sergey Muradyan	(2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 20)	6	0	Noah	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
DF	Norayr Nikoghosyan	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	3	0	BKMA	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
DF	Andranik Hakobyan	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Elche CF U19	v. Montenegro, 12 September 2023

MF	Narek Hovhannisyan	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Alashkert	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
MF	Vyacheslav Afyan	(2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	BKMA	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
MF	Edgar Pogosyan	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Van	v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024
MF	Narek Janoyan	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005 (age 18)	2	0	BKMA	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
MF	Tigran Avanesyan	(2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	v. Montenegro, 22 March 2024
MF	Gor Manvelyan	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Noah	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
MF	Gor Lulukyan	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Ararat	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
MF	Darón Iskenderian	(2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Real Monarchs	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
MF	Levon Darbinyan	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Shirak	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
MF	Eduard Bagrintsev	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	FC Krasnodar-2	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
MF	Narek Manukyan	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Alashkert	v. Romania, 13 October 2023

FW	Hamlet Minasyan	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	FC Syunik	v. Finland, 21 November 2023
FW	Levon Vardanyan	(2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Van	v. Romania, 26 March 2024
FW	Nicholas Kaloukian	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)	3	1	Syracuse	v. Romania, 26 March 2024

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	8	5	2	1	19	8	+11	17	Final tournament	—	11 Oct '24	2–2	1–2	4–2	5–0
2	Finland	8	5	1	2	18	6	+12	16^[a]	Play-offs	1–2	—	2–0	4–1	15 Oct '24	6–0
3	Romania	8	5	1	2	14	7	+7	16^[a]		15 Oct '24	1–0	—	5–0	1–0	2–0
4	Albania (E)	9	4	1	4	11	17	−6	13		1–3	0–0	3–2	—	2–0	15 Oct '24
5	Montenegro (E)	8	2	1	5	5	11	−6	7		0–2	1–2	11 Oct '24	1–0	—	0–0
6	Armenia (E)	9	0	2	7	2	20	−18	2		0–0	1–3	0–1	1–2	0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Romania 1–0 Finland, Finland 2–0 Romania.

References

^ "Armenia U21 squad starts training camp". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

External links

Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results

[table_hth_FIN0.42129289145642-2] Head-to-head results: Romania 1–0 Finland, Finland 2–0 Romania.

[1] "Armenia U21 squad starts training camp". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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