Lernayin Artsakh FC

Lernayin Artsakh FC (Armenian: Լեռնային Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) is an association football club based in unrecognized Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic but is registered in the town of Vayk, Vayots Dzor Province, Armenia. The club was founded in 1927[1] in Soviet Azerbaijan and its current name translates from Armenian as "Mountainous Artsakh".[2]

Lernayin Artsakh FC
Full nameLernayin Artsakh Football Club
Founded1927 (1927)
GroundStepanakert Republican Stadium
Capacity12,000
PresidentMher Avanesyan
ManagerArtashes Adamyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2022–23Armenian Premier League, 10 of 10
(Relegated)

History

The club was founded in 1927 under the name Dinamo Stepanakert. In 1960, the name was changed to Karabakh and remained by that name until 1989 when it was renamed Artsakh. During the years between 1992 and 1995 they were unable to participate in any competition due to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. In 1995, the club moved from Stepanakert to Yerevan in order to participate in the Armenian Premier League. They subsequently changed their name back to Karabakh.[3]

In 1999, the club was expelled from the Premier League due to financial problems, but managed return to professional football the following year. The club changed its name to Lernayin Artsakh in 2002 and played their home matches in Kapan that year.

The club withdrew from the Armenian top tier before the start of the 2003 season in protest against the exclusion of fellow Premier League club Ararat Yerevan.[4] The next year, the club finished second in the First League and again won promotion. Their return to the highest level in 2002 was of short duration, as they withdrew after playing eleven matches. In 2006 they won promotion to the Premier League for a third time, but this time declined to enter the top flight.

In 2009, the club relocated back to Stepanakert, and started participating in the Artsakh Football League.[5] They have moved back to the First League for 2019–20, thereby voiding their 2019 Artsakh Football League season.

Domestic records since 1978
Season League National Cup Top goalscorer
Name Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Name League
1978KarabakhSoviet Second League1546181018534646
197934629512653863
1980113012414404328
1981444191114696049
1982123213712484233
1983103213514403931
198493215314423833
198553017211524136
198693014214564830
1987133012315344727
1988113817615443840
1989Artsakh64220814744348
1990Soviet Lower Second League4321958723543
19913382657984557
1992no participation
1993
1994
1995
1995-96KarabakhArmenian Premier League722859292829
1996-978227411232925
19978185310132818
19988204511243717
1999XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2000Armenian First League2161222361438
2001Armenian Premier League11222614196312
2002Lernayin Artsakh9225215215217
2003no participation
2004Armenian First League2302262822072
2005Armenian Premier League916301314379
2006Armenian First League2181233573239
2007no participation
2008
2009Artsakh Football League1161510991246
2010–2017No Participation
2018Artsakh Football League11310376340
2019–20Armenian First League13256613434424
2020–2152712213375038
2021–2212823416512+5373First RoundSargis Metoyan14
2022–23Armenian Premier League103657241659-4322First roundYeison Racines4

Honours
2021–22

Players

Current squad
As of 3 August 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
2 MF Armenia ARM Marat Karapetyan
3 DF Dominica DMA Tobi Jnohope
4 DF Japan JPN Shogo Kagawa
5 DF Armenia ARM Gor Poghosyan
6 DF Armenia ARM Aram Kostandyan (Captain)
7 MF Armenia ARM Norik Mkrtchyan
8 MF Armenia ARM Tigran Simonyan
9 FW Brazil BRA Emmanuel Vieira
10 MF Cameroon CMR Valdo Junior Ntone Bilunga
15 DF Armenia ARM Artur Khachatryan
16 MF Japan JPN Jun Toba
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Armenia ARM Ararat Chilingaryan
18 MF Armenia ARM Alik Arakelyan
19 MF Colombia COL Sebastian Diaz
20 DF Ghana GHA Simon Obonde
23 GK Russia RUS Vyacheslav Grigoryan
25 MF Armenia ARM Davit Nalbandyan
27 MF Senegal SEN Khalifa Ababacar Sow
33 MF Armenia ARM Aramayis Mardiyan
46 MF Armenia ARM Ashot Adamyan
66 MF Colombia COL Juan Palacios
95 GK Armenia ARM Poghos Ayvazyan

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Armenia ARM Tigran Hambardzumyan
51 MF Armenia ARM Ronald Melkumyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Armenia ARM Narek Ghasumyan

References
  1. "Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. "Armenia 2002 Premier League". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. "Where's My Country?". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "Armenia 2003". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. "Ֆուտբոլը ԼՂՀ-ում" (in Armenian). hayk.media. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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