Armenia_national_under-21_football_team
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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Yeritasardakan (youth team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Head coach | Armen Gyulbudaghyants | ||
| Most caps | Gevorg Ghazaryan (18) | ||
| Top scorer | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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- 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.
- 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 -
Current squad
- Armenian U-21 team will start the training camp on March 17. In the framework of Euro-2025, Armenian U-21 team will play in Armenia.[1]
- Match dates: March 22 and 26, 2024
- Opposition: Montenegro and Romania
- Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against
Finland
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Gor Martinyan | (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | BKMA |
| 1GK | David Davtyan | (2005-07-27) 27 July 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | BKMA II | |
| 16 | 1GK | Vlad Chatunts | (2002-09-19) 19 September 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Alashkert |
| 22 | 2DF | Khariton Ayvazyan | (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Urartu |
| 4 | 2DF | Erik Simonyan | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 20) | 12 | 1 | Urartu |
| 3 | 2DF | Hamlet Mnatsakanyan | (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Shirak |
| 14 | 2DF | Aventis Aventisian | (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21) | 5 | 0 |  NK Jarun Zagreb |
| 2DF | Armen Sargsyan | (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | BKMA II | |
| 5 | 2DF | Petik Manukyan | (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
| 2DF | Ruben Abrahamyan | (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | BKMA | |
| 3MF | Narek Hovhannisyan | (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Van | |
| 3MF | Vyacheslav Afyan | (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | BKMA | |
| 3MF | Edgar Pogosyan | (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Van | |
| 3MF | Karlen Hovhannisyan | (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | BKMA | |
| 3MF | Narek Janoyan | (2005-10-28) 28 October 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | BKMA | |
| 3MF | Narek Alaverdyan (Captain) | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia | |
| 10 | 3MF | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22) | 14 | 1 | FC Urartu |
| 7 | 3MF | Karen Nalbandyan | (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Alashkert |
| 21 | 3MF | Serob Galstyan | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Ararat Yerevan |
| 20 | 3MF | Tigran Avanesyan | (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 |  Baltika Kaliningrad |
| 13 | 3MF | Hamlet Sargsyan | (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | BKMA |
| 3MF | Gor Manvelyan | (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Noah | |
| 4FW | Levon Vardanyan | (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Pyunik | |
| 4FW | Nicholas Kaloukian | (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 1 |  Syracuse | |
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Recent call-ups
Players that have been called up within the past 12 months.
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rafael Manasyan | (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 20) | 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 | Yuri Martirosyan | (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | West Armenia |
v.  Finland, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Sergey Muradyan | (2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 (age 19) | 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 |
| DF | Artemiy Gunko | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny |
v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023 |
| DF | Tigran Kachiyan | (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Khimki II |
v. North Macedonia, 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Gor Lulukyan | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Edgar Piloyan | (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | FC Krasnodar-2 |
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 | BKMA |
v.  Romania, 13 October 2023 |
| MF | Robert Baghramyan | (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Noah |
v. North Macedonia, 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Pavel Gorelov | (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | FC KAMAZ |
v. North Macedonia, 15 June 2023 |
| MF | Ruben Tigran Yesayan | (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
v. North Macedonia, 15 June 2023 |
| FW | Hamlet Minasyan | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Free agent | v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Misak Hakobyan | (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 19) | 11 | 0 | BKMA |
v. Finland, 21 November 2023 |
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2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
Standings
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Switzerland |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–2 | 11 Oct '24 | 6 Sep '24 | 4–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Romania |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6 Sep '24 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Finland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | 1–2 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 4–1 | 15 Oct '24 | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Albania |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 10 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 15 Oct '24 | ||
| 5 | Montenegro |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 10 Sep '24 | 11 Oct '24 | 1–2 | 21 Nov | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Armenia (E) |
8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
- "Armenia U21 squad starts training camp". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- Uefa Under-21 website Contains fixtures and results