FC Noah
Football Club Noah (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Նոա), commonly known as Noah is an Armenian professional football club based in Armavir. Founded in 2017 as FC Artsakh, they currently play in the Armenian Premier League.[1]
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| Full name | Football Club Noah | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Ground | Armavir City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 3,100 7,200 | ||
| Owner | Vardges Vardanyan | ||
| Sports Director | Artur Voskanyan | ||
| Manager | Carlos Inarejos | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th | ||
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History
The club was founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and played its first match in a goalless draw against FC Banants on 2 June 2017.[2] Noah played its first competitive season in the 2017–18 Armenian First League, finishing second and achieving promotion to the Armenian Premier League.[3]
After a disappointing 8th-place finish in the 2018–19 season, the club was sold to Karen Abrahamyan, who rebranded the club FC Noah in 2019.
Noah won the 2019–20 Armenian Cup, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties.
Domestic
| Season[4] | League | National cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||||
| 2017–18 | Armenian First League | 2nd | 27 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 16 | 65 | Quarter-finals |  Grigor Aghekyan | 18 | Tigran Yesayan Armen Sanamyan | Nike | Renault |
| 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 8th | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 28 | Quarter-finals | Eduard Avagyan Vigen Avetisyan | 4 | Rafael Nazaryan Sevada Arzumanyan | Vega | |
| 2019–20 | 2nd | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 48 | Winners |  Maksim Mayrovich | 11 |  Vadim Boreț | Umbro | N/A | |
| 2020–21 | 2nd | 28 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 41 | Semifinal | Vladimir Azarov | 6 | Vadim Boreț Dmitri Gunko | Adidas | N/A | |
| 2021–22 | 6th | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 39 | Quarter-finals | Maksim Mayrovich | 9 | Viktor Bulatov Aram Hakobyan | VBET[5] | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 66 | 32 | Quarter-finals | Levon Vardanyan | 8 | Robert Arzumanyan | |||
European
- As of match played 15 July 2021
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR |  Kairat |
— | 1–4 | — |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  KuPS |
1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 |
Colours and badge
As FC Artsakh the club's main kit colours were red and white, however following the rebranding, the club chose black and a light green to represent the club. Umbro became the kit supplier for the 2019–20, following two years of using Nike.
Badge history
From 2017 to 2019, the club operated as FC Artsakh, bearing a red round badge with an eagle. Following the 2019 rebranding as FC Noah, the club's emblem was changed to a simple black text:
"Yerevan Armenia Football Club Noah".
- Club crest (2019–present)
Stadium
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At the beginning phase of the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah used the Mika Stadium, located in the Shengavit neighborhood of Yerevan, as their home ground until matchday 8. They were then forced to leave the Mika Stadium due to the inappropriate pitch conditions, and between matchday 9 and 14 they played at the Pyunik Stadium before moving to the artificial-turf pitch of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan. For the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah played at the Alashkert Stadium located in the same neighbourhood of Yerevan.
After starting the 2021–22 Armenian Premier League season playing their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in Yerevan, Noah moved their home games to the Armavir City Stadium in Armavir in February 2022.[6]
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Robert Arzumanyan |
| Assistant coach | Hayk Hovhannisyan |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Gevorg Kasparov |
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Honours
FC Noah won their first trophy on 10 July 2020, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties to win the 2019–20 Armenian Cup.
References
- "Կայացավ Արցախ ֆուտբոլային ակումբի շնորհանդեսը" (in Armenian). totalfootball.am. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Բանանցը չկարողացավ հաղթել Արցախին ստուգողական խաղում". armsport.am. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "Հայտնի է Հայաստանի Առաջին խմբի առաջնության խաղացանկը". armsport.am (in Armenian). 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)
- "VBET HAS BECOME THE TITLE SPONSOR OF FC NOAH". fcnoah.am. FC Noah. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "We are happy to inform that from now on Noah will hold its home matches in Armavir city stadium, which seats 3,100 spectators". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.