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.

Armenia U-21
Nickname(s)Yeritasardakan (youth team)
AssociationFootball Federation of Armenia
Head coachInterim Narek Azatyan
Most capsGevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorerHenrikh Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Belgium Belgium 7-0 Armenia Armenia
(Ghent; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Armenia Armenia 4-0 San Marino San Marino
(Yerevan; June 9, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Sweden Sweden 10-0 Armenia Armenia
(Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearancesnone (first in n/a)
Best result2nd in qual. group, 2007

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.

Managers

Players

Current squad
  • Armenian U-21 team will start the training camp on October 8. In the framework of Euro-2025, Armenian U-21 team will play in Armenia.[1]
  • Match dates: October 13 and 17, 2023
  • Opposition: Romania and Switzerland
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 17 October 2023, after the match against   Switzerland
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gor Martinyan (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 5 0 Armenia BKMA
1GK Sergey Mikaelyan (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 0 0 Armenia Pyunik
12 1GK Arman Harutyunyan (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 0 0 Armenia FC Ararat Yerevan
4 2DF Erik Simonyan (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 10 1 Armenia BKMA
5 2DF Norayr Nikoghosyan (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 3 0 Armenia BKMA
3 2DF Hamlet Mnatsakanyan (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 5 0 Armenia Shirak
14 2DF Aventis Aventisian (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 4 0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles
2DF Andranik Hakobyan (2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 0 0 Spain Elche CF U19
2DF Armen Sargsyan (2004-02-20) 20 February 2004 0 0 Armenia BKMA II
23 2DF Sergey Muradyan (2004-08-27) 27 August 2004 4 0 Armenia Noah
2DF Yuri Martirosyan (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 0 0 Armenia West Armenia
11 3MF Narek Alaverdyan (Captain) (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 13 0 Armenia BKMA
22 3MF Narek Hovhannisyan (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 1 0 Armenia Van
10 3MF Gevorg Tarakhchyan (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 12 1 Armenia FC Urartu
7 3MF Karen Nalbandyan (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 6 0 Armenia Alashkert
9 3MF Levon Vardanyan (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 6 0 Armenia Pyunik
21 3MF Serob Galstyan (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 1 0 Armenia Ararat Yerevan
18 3MF Levon Darbinyan (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 0 0 Armenia Shirak
20 3MF Tigran Avanesyan (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 3 0 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad
15 3MF Darón Iskenderian (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 5 0 United States Real Monarchs
19 3MF Narek Manukyan (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 2 0 Armenia BKMA
3MF Hamlet Sargsyan (2004-05-20) 20 May 2004 1 0 Armenia BKMA
6 4FW Eduard Bagrintsev (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 2 0 Russia FC Krasnodar-2
8 4FW Edgar Piloyan (2004-07-11) 11 July 2004 5 0 Russia FC Krasnodar-2
17 4FW Hamlet Minasyan (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 2 0 Armenia Ararat Yerevan

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 Rafael Manasyan (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 0 0 Armenia Ararat-Armenia v.  Montenegro, 12 September 2023
DF Ruben Abrahamyan (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 1 0 Armenia BKMA v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
DF Khariton Ayvazyan (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 2 0 Armenia Urartu v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
DF Artemiy Gunko (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 0 0 Russia Spartak II v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
DF Tigran Kachiyan (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 0 0 Russia Khimki II v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Robert Baghramyan (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 1 0 Armenia Noah v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Gor Manvelyan (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 2 0 Armenia Noah v.  Montenegro, 12 September 2023
MF Misak Hakobyan (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 9 0 Armenia BKMA v.  Montenegro, 12 September 2023
MF Pavel Gorelov (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 1 0 Russia FC KAMAZ v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Ruben Tigran Yesayan (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 0 0 Armenia BKMA v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
MF Gor Lulukyan (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 0 0 Armenia BKMA v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023
FW Nicholas Kaloukian (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 1 1 United States Syracuse v.  North Macedonia, 15 June 2023

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Albania 4 3 0 1 8 7 +1 9 Final tournament — 26 Mar '24 3–2 22 Mar '24 2–0 15 Oct '24
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Play-offs 6 Sep '24 — 21 Nov 11 Oct '24 4–2 17 Nov
3  Romania 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 17 Nov 15 Oct '24 — 1–0 6 Sep '24 2–0
4  Finland 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3 4–1 1–2 10 Sep '24 — 15 Oct '24 21 Nov
5  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 21 Nov 10 Sep '24 11 Oct '24 26 Mar '24 — 22 Mar '24
6  Armenia 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 1–2 0–0 26 Mar '24 6 Sep '24 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

See also

References
  1. "25 players called up to Armenian U-21 team". Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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