FC Van

Football Club Van (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան), is an Armenian football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province.

FC Van
Full nameFootball Club Van
Founded2019 (2019)
GroundCharentsavan City Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerOleg Ghukasov
PresidentSergei Ghukasov
ManagerArtur Asoyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2021–22Armenian Premier League, 8th
Van playing against Urartu Yerevan (Armenian Premier League, May 11, 2021)

History

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 giving 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 Konstantin Zaytsev had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach.[4]

Domestic
Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals
2019–20Armenian First League1282242901870Quarterfinal Wilfried Eza32 Karen Barseghyan
2020–21Armenian Premier League6249411253031Quarterfinal Wilfried Eza8 Sevada Arzumanyan
Artur Asoyan
2021–228326719194725Semifinal Zaven Badoyan4 Artur Asoyan
Sevada Arzumanyan

Current squad
As of 15 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RUS Samur Agamagomedov
2 DF  ARM Vaspurak Minasyan
3 DF  ARM Hamlet Asoyan
7 FW  ARM Edgar Movsesyan
10 FW  CIV Ipehe Williams
11 MF  ARM Eduard Avagyan
12 GK  ARM Arman Meliksetyan
14 MF  NGA Christopher Boniface
17 MF  NGA Buhari Sani
18 MF  ARM Narek Hovhannisyan
19 MF  KAZ Gevorg Najaryan
23 MF  ARM Pavel Gorelov (on loan from Rostov)
27 MF  CIV Josue Gaba
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 DF  ARM Artur Stepanyan
37 DF  NGA Yahaya Ibrahim
55 GK  UKR Yevhen Hrytsenko
94 FW  ARM David Arshakyan
— GK  BOL Diego Zamora
— DF  ARM Artur Kartashyan
— DF  ARM Armen Manucharyan
— DF  ARM Arman Mkrtchyan
— DF  ARG Manuel Morello
— DF  COL Daniel Cifuentes
— MF  ARM Rumyan Hovsepyan
— MF  EQG Renato Bengo

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2022 and Transfers winter 2022–23.

Personnel

Management
Position Name
President Sergei Ghukasov
Vice-president Karen Barseghyan
Executive Director Gagik Galstyan
Sporting Director Sevada Arzumanyan
Press Secretary Arsen Antikyan

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Artur Asoyan
Assistant Coach
Goalkeepers Coach Mayis Azizyan
Analyst Coach Hayk Avetisyan

Managerial history
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 18 078.57 Armenian First League (1)
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 31 July 2020[3] 2 February 2021[4] 13 4 2 7 9 11 030.77
Artur Asoyan  Armenia 2 February 2021[4] 18 February 2022 32 10 7 15 31 40 031.25
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 19 February 2022 18 3 5 10 10 29 016.67

References
  1. Չարենցավանում հիմնադրվում է նոր ակումբ. գլխավոր մարզիչը կլինի Կարեն Բարսեղյանը
  2. ""Վանը" կմասնակցի Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի առաջնությանը". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation Armenia. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ․ ԿԱՐԵՆ ԲԱՐՍԵՂՅԱՆ". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/ (in Armenian). FC Van Facebook. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. "There have been some changes in the coaching staff of our club". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/. FC Van Facebook. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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