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 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia on November 11, 2021.
Caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021 after the match with North Macedonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Harutyun Melkonyan (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 0 0 BKMA Yerevan
16 1GK Lyova Karapetyan (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 0 0 Shirak
12 1GK Arman Nersesyan (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 5 0 BKMA Yerevan
2DF Erik Piloyan (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 2 0 BKMA Yerevan
2DF Anthony Kazaryan (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 0 0 SD Ponferradina B
2 2DF Karen Muradyan (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 0 0 BKMA Yerevan
13 2DF Volodya Samsonyan (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 3 0 BKMA Yerevan
5 2DF Petros Manukyan (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
20 2DF Erjanik Ghubasaryan (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 6 0 Lüneburger SK Hansa
3MF Tigran Ayunts (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 0 0 Urartu 2
3MF Artyom Gyurjyan (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 0 0 Alashkert
6 3MF Narek Aghasaryan (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 7 0 Urartu
7 3MF Sergey Mkrtchyan (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 6 0 Urartu
8 3MF Mikayel Mirzoyan (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 5 2 BKMA Yerevan
17 3MF Aram Khamoyan (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 10 0 BKMA Yerevan
19 3MF Narek Alaverdyan (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 3 0 BKMA Yerevan
15 3MF Gevorg Tarakhchyan (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 3 0 Sevan
10 3MF Zhirayr Shagoyan (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 4 0 Ararat-Armenia
3MF Karen Nalbandyan (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 0 0 Noravank
21 4FW Grenik Petrosyan (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 5 0 BKMA Yerevan
9 4FW Martin Grigoryan (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 2 0 BKMA Yerevan
4FW Armen Hovhannisyan (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 7 0 Ararat-Armenia

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 Sergey Mikaelyan (2002-07-21) 21 July 2002 0 0 Pyunik 2 v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
DF Abov Avetisyan (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 1 0 Kisvárda 2 v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
DF Radik Sargsyan (2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 0 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
DF Sergey Kochkanyan (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 2 0 Rostov 2 v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF Erik Simonyan (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 0 0 Urartu v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF Arsen Galstyan (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 4 1 BKMA Yerevan v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
DF Styopa Mkrtchyan (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 4 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF Serob Galstyan (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 0 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
MF David Paremuzyan (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 0 0 Lori v.  Belarus, 26 March 2021
MF Seroj Titizian (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 2 1 BKMA Yerevan v.  Faroe Islands, 2 September 2021
MF Misak Hakobyan (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 3 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF Narek Grigoryan (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 7 1 Urartu v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
MF Artur Serobyan (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 3 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  North Macedonia, 12 October 2021
FW German Kurbashyan (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 4 0 TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
FW Levon Vardanyan (2003-11-02) 2 November 2003 2 0 Pyunik v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021

UEFA Euro U-21 qualification

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H
Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group H

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 6 5 1 0 20 1 +19 16 Final tournament — 5–0 3–0 24 Mar '22 3 Jun '22 7–0
2  Ukraine 6 4 1 1 7 8 −1 13 Play-offs 29 Mar '22 — 7 Jun '22 1–0 2–1 2–1
3  North Macedonia 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6 0–1 1–1 — 29 Mar '22 0–0 2 Jun '22
4  Faroe Islands 6 1 3 2 4 5 −1 6 1–1 2 Jun '22 1–1 — 7 Jun '22 2–0
5  Serbia 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5 0–3 0–1 24 Mar '22 0–0 — 29 Mar '22
6  Armenia (Y) 6 1 0 5 5 17 −12 3 7 Jun '22 24 Mar '22 1–2 2–0 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Best reach the Play-offs

See also
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