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 USSR.

Armenia U-21
Nickname(s)Yeritasardakan (youth team)
AssociationFootball Federation of Armenia
Head coachRafael Nazaryan
Most capsGevorg Ghazaryan (18)
Top scorerHenrik Mkhitaryan (9)
First colours
Second colours
First international
Belgium 7-0 Armenia
(Ghent; September 6, 1994)
Biggest win
Armenia 4-0 San Marino
(Yerevan; June 9, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Sweden 10-0 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 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.
  • 2017: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
  • 2019: 4th of 6 in qualification group.

Managers

Current squad

The following players were called up for the official match against Luxembourg on 8 September 2020.
Caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2020.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Vardan Shahatuni (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 1 0 Ararat Armenia
1 1GK Sevak Aslanyan (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 8 0 Pyunik
16 1GK Arman Nersesyan (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 0 0 BKMA Yerevan
4 2DF Yuri Maghakyan (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 1 0 Ararat Armenia II
5 2DF Edgar Grigoryan (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 8 0 Urartu
2 2DF Artur Danielyan (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 4 0 Ararat Armenia
3 2DF Hovhannes Nazaryan (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 8 0 Shirak
15 2DF Arsen Sadoyan (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 1 0 Shirak
19 2DF Hrachya Geghamyan (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 2 0 Shirak
7 3MF Karen Melkonyan (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 11 1 Urartu
20 3MF Rudik Mkrtchyan (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 9 2 Shirak
11 3MF Hovhannes Harutyunyan (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 8 1 Ararat-Armenia
10 3MF Armen Nahapetyan (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 9 0 Ararat-Armenia
21 3MF Ashot Kocharyan (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 1 0 Gandzasar
17 3MF Sergey Mkrtchyan (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
17 3MF Narek Grigoryan (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
6 3MF Narek Aghasaryan (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
23 3MF Zhirayr Shagoyan (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
9 4FW Abraham Portugalyan (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 2 0 Urartu
15 4FW Armen Hovhannisyan (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 7 0 Nitra

Recent call-ups

Players that have been called up within the past 12 months and are eligible for the 2021 European U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mark Grigoryan (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 0 0 SV Donau Wien v. Italy, 19 November 2019
DF Albert Khachumyan (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 5 0 Ararat-Armenia v. Italy, 19 November 2019
DF Arman Asilyan (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 2 0 Ararat Armenia II v. Italy, 19 November 2019
DF Hayk Sargsyan (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 8 0 Lokomotiv Yerevan
MF Erik Vardanyan (1998-06-07) 7 June 1998 7 0 Pyunik v. Italy, 19 November 2019
MF Vahan Bichakhchyan (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 7 1 Žilina v. Italy, 19 November 2019
MF Davit Nalbandyan (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 4 0 Ararat-Armenia II v. Italy, 19 November 2019
MF Rafik Misakyan (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 7 0 Shirak v. Italy, 19 November 2019
MF Aram Khamoyan (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 3 0 Lokomotiv Yerevan v. Italy, 19 November 2019
MF Edgar Movsisyan (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 3 0 Shirak v. Italy, 19 November 2019

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 8 1 1 27 5 +22 25 Final tournament — 3–0 2–0 4–1 6–0 5–0
2  Iceland 10 7 0 3 19 12 +7 21 1–2 — 1–0 1–0 6–1 3–0
3  Republic of Ireland 10 6 1 3 15 8 +7 19 0–0 1–2 — 4–1 1–0 3–0
4  Sweden 10 6 0 4 31 12 +19 18 3–0 5–0 1–3 — 10–0 4–0
5  Armenia 10 1 0 9 4 33 −29 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 3] — 2–0
6  Luxembourg 10 1 0 9 3 29 −26 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Armenia +1, Luxembourg −1.
  2. The Armenia v Iceland match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Iceland after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.[1]
  3. The Armenia v Sweden match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Sweden after being cancelled as Armenia could not travel to the match due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in the team.[1]

See also
  1. "AB: Armenian under-21 national team". UEFA.com. 24 November 2020.
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