Football Club Van (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան) is an Armenian professional football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province.
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| Full name | Football Club Van | ||
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| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Ground | Charentsavan City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Oleg Ghukasov | ||
| President | Sergei Ghukasov | ||
| Manager | Arthur Hovhannisyan | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League, 9th | ||
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History edit
FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season.[1]
On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[2] On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach.[3] On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach.[4]
Domestic edit
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | Goals | |||
| 2019–20 | Armenian First League | 1 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 70 | Quarterfinal |  Wilfried Eza | 32 |  Karen Barseghyan |
| 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Wilfried Eza | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Artur Asoyan |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 25 | Semifinal | Zaven Badoyan | 4 | Artur Asoyan Sevada Arzumanyan | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 40 | Quarterfinal | Edgar Movsesyan | 9 | Artur Asoyan  Humberto Viviani | |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 67 | 32 | Quarterfinal |  Christopher Boniface | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Arthur Hovhannisyan | |
Current squad edit
- As of 8 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2023.
Personnel edit
Management edit
| Position | Name |
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| President |  Sergei Ghukasov |
| Vice-president | Karen Barseghyan |
| Executive Director | Gagik Galstyan |
| Sporting director | Sevada Arzumanyan |
| Press Secretary | Arsen Antikyan |
Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Artur Hovhannisyan |
| Assistant coach |  |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Mayis Azizyan |
| Analyst Coach | Hayk Avetisyan |
Managerial history edit
- As of match played 10 December 2020
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Barseghyan | Armenia | 31 May 2019[3] | 31 July 2020[3] | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 78.57 | Armenian First League (1) | |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 31 July 2020[3] | 2 February 2021[4] | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 30.77 | ||
| Artur Asoyan | Armenia | 2 February 2021[4] | 18 February 2022 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 31.25 | ||
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 19 February 2022 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 16.67 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Չարենցավանում հիմնադրվում է նոր ակումբ. գլխավոր մարզիչը կլինի Կարեն Բարսեղյանը". Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ ""Վանը" կմասնակցի Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի առաջնությանը". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation Armenia. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ․ ԿԱՐԵՆ ԲԱՐՍԵՂՅԱՆ". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/ (in Armenian). FC Van Facebook. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "There have been some changes in the coaching staff of our club". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/. FC Van Facebook. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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