Western Armenia national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Highlanders[1] Լեռնաշխարհը | |
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Association | Football Federation of Western Armenia | |
Confederation | Confederation of Independent Football Associations | |
Head coach | Harutyun Vardanyan | |
Top scorer | David Ghandilyan (5) | |
FIFA code | n/a | |
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First international | ||
![]() ![]() (Sukhumi, Georgia; 30 May, 2016) | ||
Biggest win | ||
![]() ![]() (Sukhumi, Georgia; 30 May, 2016) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (Hayes Lane, England; 7 June, 2018) | ||
ConIFA World Football Cup | ||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | |
Best result | Quarter-finals (2016, 2018) |
The Western Armenia national football team (Armenian: Արեւմտյան Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, romanized: Arevmtyan Hayastani futbol azgayin havak'akan) is a football team representing the Armenians primarily from the historical region of Western Armenia, which is currently within the borders of Turkey.
History
The governing body, the Football Federation of Western Armenia, was formed in 2015 and joined the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) on 1 June of that year.[2] The team's first ever game was played on 6 January 2016, when a Western Armenia XI played against Olympique de Marseille (CFA), the reserve team of the leading French football club.[3] Vahagn Militosyan scored both goals in a 3–2 defeat.[4]
10 days after the team's first ever game, Western Armenia was selected at ConIFA's 3rd AGM to be one of the 12 participants in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, to be held in Abkhazia in May and June.[5] In the draw for the competition, the team was selected in Group A alongside the hosts and the Chagos Islands.[6] Western Armenia's first full international, against the Chagos Islands, ended with the team inflicting a record 12–0 defeat on the Chagossians,[7] before going down to a 1–0 defeat against Abkhazia in the final group game.[8] This though was enough for the team to qualify for the quarter-finals where they played the Panjab football team.
International matches
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30 May 2016 ConIFA WFC Group A | Chagos Islands ![]() | 0–12 | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi |
20:00 GET | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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31 May 2016 ConIFA WFC Group A | Abkhazia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi |
20:00 GET | Dmitri Kortava ![]() |
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2 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Quarter-Final | Western Armenia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi |
20:00 GET | Tamaz Avolian ![]() Raffi Kaya ![]() | Amar Purewal ![]() |
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3 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Placement R. 1 | Kurdistan Region ![]() | 0–0 (5–6 p) | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi |
20:00 GET | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Miran Khesro ![]() Farhan Shakor ![]() Hunar Ahmad ![]() Farhang Wriya ![]() Diyar Rahman ![]() Aras Mustafa ![]() Znar Faizi (?) ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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4 June 2016 ConIFA WFC Placement R. 2 | Sápmi ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Daur Akhvlediani Stadium, Gagra |
15:00 GET |
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Gevorg Kasparov | (1980-07-25) 25 July 1980 (age 44) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Arman Mosoyan | (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
3 | 2DF | Fabrice Guzel | (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990 (age 33) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Massis Kaya | (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 33) | 5 | 0 | Unattached |
5 | 2DF | Rafael Safaryan | (1986-01-30) 30 January 1986 (age 38) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Gevorg Najaryan | (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Artur Yedigaryan | (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987 (age 37) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | David Azin | (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
9 | 4FW | Vahagn Militosyan | (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31) | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Khoren Veranyan | (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 37) | 0 | 0 | Retired |
11 | 4FW | David Hovsepyan | (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Khachatur Hovsepyan | (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Jules Tepelian | (1987-10-31) 31 October 1987 (age 36) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 2DF | Hiraç Yagan | (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Zaven Varjabetyan | (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 3MF | Norik Hovsepyan | (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Raffi Kaya | (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30) | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | 3MF | Herant Yagan | (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Levon Kürkciyan | (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Emmanuel Odemis | (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 4FW | Vicken Valenza-Berberian | (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 3MF | Axel Tashedjian | (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 3MF | Georgi Minasov | (1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
Managers
Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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![]() | 2015–2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 016.7 |
![]() | 2018–2019 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 028.6 |
Totals | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
President
President | Year(s) |
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![]() ![]() | 2015–present |
References
- ^ "Western Armenia member of ConIFA". ffowa.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Homepage". Football Federation of Western Armenia. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Western Armenia will have their very first match in early January!". Twitter. ConIFA. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Football Federation of Western Armenia Plays First Game". asbarez.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "#Abkhazia2016 participants". ConIFA. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "CONIFA World Football Cup 2016 Draw is Set!". ConIFA. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Western Armenia Beats Chagos Islands 12:0 in CONIFA World Cup". asbarez.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Abkhazia 1–0 Western Armenia (Video). Abkhazia: WFC 2016. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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