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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Serbia on March 29, 2022.
Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 after the match with Serbia.

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
18 2DF Erik Simonyan (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 1 0 BKMA Yerevan
20 2DF Erjanik Ghubasaryan (2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 8 0 Lüneburger SK Hansa
2 2DF Anthony Kazaryan (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 1 0 SD Ponferradina B
3 2DF Arsen Galstyan (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 5 1 BKMA Yerevan
4 2DF Arman Ghazaryan (2001-07-24) 24 July 2001 1 0 Urartu
7 3MF Sergey Mkrtchyan (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 8 0 Urartu
17 3MF Aram Khamoyan (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 12 0 BKMA Yerevan
8 3MF Mikayel Mirzoyan (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 7 2 BKMA Yerevan
19 3MF Narek Alaverdyan (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 5 0 BKMA Yerevan
11 3MF Gevorg Tarakhchyan (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 4 0 Noah
10 3MF Zhirayr Shagoyan (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 6 0 Ararat-Armenia
6 3MF Narek Aghasaryan (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 9 0 Urartu
15 3MF Darón Iskenderian (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 0 0 Las Vegas Lights
14 3MF Karen Nalbandyan (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 0 0 Noravank
5 3MF Artyom Gyurjyan (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 0 0 Alashkert
23 4FW Armen Hovhannisyan (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 7 0 Zimbru Chișinău
9 4FW Martin Grigoryan (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 4 0 BKMA Yerevan

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 II v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
DF Petros Manukyan (2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 1 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  France, 11 November 2021
DF Volodya Samsonyan (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 3 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  France, 11 November 2021
DF Karen Muradyan (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 0 0 Free Agent v.  France, 11 November 2021
DF Erik Piloyan (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 2 0 Urartu II v.  France, 11 November 2021
DF Sergey Kochkanyan (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 2 0 Rostov II 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 Tigran Ayunts (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 0 0 Urartu 2 v.  France, 11 November 2021
MF Serob Galstyan (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 0 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  Faroe Islands, 8 June 2021
MF Seroj Titizian (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 2 1 UN Käerjéng 97 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 Grenik Petrosyan (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 5 0 BKMA Yerevan v.  France, 11 November 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 (T) 7 6 1 0 22 1 +21 19 Final tournament — 5–0 2 Jun 2–0 3–0 7–0
2  Ukraine 6 4 1 1 7 8 −1 13 Play-offs 9 Jun — 2–1 1–0 5 Jun 2–1
3  Serbia (Y) 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11 0–3 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 2–0
4  Faroe Islands (Y) 8 2 3 3 5 7 −2 9 1–1 1 Jun 7 Jun — 1–1 2–0
5  North Macedonia (E) 8 1 3 4 5 10 −5 6 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 — 2 Jun
6  Armenia (E) 7 1 0 6 5 19 −14 3 6 Jun 12 Jun 1–4 2–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (T) Qualified, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (Y) Cannot qualify directly, may only advance to play-offs

See also
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