Armenia national under-21 football team

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Armenia U-21
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Yeritasardakan (youth team)
Association Football Federation of Armenia
Head coach Sargis Hovsepyan
Most caps Gevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorer Henrik Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Belgium Belgium 7-0 Armenia Armenia
(Ghent; September 6, 1994)
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 USSR.

UEFA U-21 record

  • 1978 - 1991: part of USSR
  • 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.

Managers

Current squad

Armenia squad for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Belarus on 9 September, 2014. Caps and goals correct as of September 9, 2014.

Name Date of birth Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Vaspurak Minasyan (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 (age 29) Armenia Pyunik 06 0(0)
Gaël Andonian (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) France Marseille 00 0(0)
Midfielders
Sargis Shahinyan (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 30) Armenia Pyunik 08 0(1)
Aghvan Papikyan (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 28) Armenia Mika 01 0(0)
Gor Malakyan (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) Armenia Pyunik 05 0(0)
Ghukas Poghosyan (1994-06-02) 2 June 1994 (age 29) Armenia Pyunik 01 0(0)
Strikers
Artur Miranyan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) Republic of Macedonia Vardar 01 0(0)
Vardan Bakalyan (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 29) Armenia Pyunik 01 0(0)

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification Group 5

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Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 16 Final tournament
2  Romania 7 4 1 2 10 9 +1 13 Possible Play-offs
3  Wales 7 3 3 1 10 6 +4 12
4  Bulgaria 7 3 2 2 8 4 +4 11
5  Luxembourg (X) 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2
6  Armenia (E) 7 0 1 6 5 16 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Cannot qualify directly as the top team, but may still qualify for the play-offs.

See also

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