Armenia national under-19 football team

The Armenia national under-19 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every years in order to qualify for the European Under-19 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1993, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the Soviet Union.

Armenia U-19

Nickname(s)	Minchev 19 (under 19)
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Head coach	Razmig Grigoryan
Most caps	Zhirayr Shaghoyan (20)
Top scorer	Edgar Manucharyan (9)
FIFA code	ARM
First colours Second colours
First international
Turkey 5–0 Armenia (Neuchâtel, Switzerland; October 4, 1993)
Biggest win
Armenia 4–0 Albania (unknown; October 14, 1997) Armenia 5–1 Hungary (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary; May 31, 2005)
Biggest defeat
Armenia 0–9 Switzerland (Thun, Switzerland; October 8, 1993)
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2005)
Best result	Group Stage (2005, 2019)

History

Armenia U-19 team made its debut in a European competition in 2005. It finished in the fourth place in its group, and therefore did not qualify for the semifinals.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Year	Result	MP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Qualifying round
2003
2004
2005	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
2006	Qualifying round
2007
2008	Elite round
2009	Qualifying round
2010
2011
2012	Elite round
2013	Qualifying round
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	12
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Elite round
2023	Qualifying round
2024
2025	TBD
Total	2/20	6	0	1	5	2	16

Managers

• Sargis Hovsepyan – – November 25, 2014
• Marc Leliévre – November 26, 2014 – December 7, 2015
• Aram Voskanyan – 2016

Recent results

2021

Lithuania v Armenia

2 September 2021 Friendly	Lithuania	4–0	Armenia	Yerevan, Armenia
11:00				Stadium: Avan Academy Stadium Referee: Yura Mahtesyan

Lithuania v Armenia

5 September 2021 Friendly	Lithuania	2–0	Armenia	Yerevan, Armenia
17:00				Stadium: Avan Academy Stadium Referee: Sargis Khachatryan

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the Friendly matches.
• Match dates: 7 and 9 September 2024
• Opposition: Lithuania
• Caps and goals correct as of: 9 September 2024, after the match against Lithuania

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Hayk Ghazaryan	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006	1	0	Urartu
	1GK	Edgar Fitlijyan	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006	0	0	Ararat II
	1GK	Arsen Chatoyan	(2006-04-12) 12 April 2006	1	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Khosrov Ghazaryan	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007	1	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Samvel Manukyan	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006	1	0	Lernayin Artsakh
	2DF	Hovhannes Voskanyan	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006	0	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Artur Mikhaelyan	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006	2	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Hrachya Sargsyan	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006	2	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Alyosha Khachatryan	(2006-05-13) 13 May 2006	1	0	BKMA II
	2DF	Harutyun Musikyan	(2007-02-20) 20 February 2007	1	0	Lafnitz II
	3MF	Arman Arakelyan	(2006-07-10) 10 July 2006	1	0	Urartu II
	3MF	Hamlet Aleksanyan	(2006-09-03) 3 September 2006	2	0	Pyunik FC II
	3MF	David Ghiasyan	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006	3	1	BKMA II
	3MF	Mikael Khudaverdyan	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006	3	0	Ararat-Armenia II
	3MF	Yuri Vardanyan]	(2006-08-02) 2 August 2006	0	0	Shirak II
	3MF	Alen Mkrtchyan	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006	3	0	Ararat II
	3MF	Suren Kirakosyan	(2006-12-23) 23 December 2006	1	0	Ararat II
	3MF	Gagik Simonyan	(2006-03-08) 8 March 2006	1	0	Ararat II
	3MF	Samson Hakobyan	(2006-09-10) 10 September 2006	2	0	Pyunik FC II
	3MF	David Harutyunyan	(2007-08-02) 2 August 2007	3	0	Urartu II
	4FW	Aram Baghdasaryan	(2006-11-19) 19 November 2006	0	0	FK Liepāja
	4FW	Finn Geragusian	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005	1	1	Sunderland U-18

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up within the last twelve months and remain ineligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Stepan Gigolyan	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	1	0	Akad. Krasnodar	v. Israel, 18 November 2023
DF	Mher Tarloyan	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005	0	0	BKMA II	v. Israel, 18 November 2023
DF	Mark Avetisyan	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005	0	0	BKMA II	v. Israel, 18 November 2023
DF	Petros Manukyan	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005	0	0	BKMA II	v. Israel, 18 November 2023
DF	Tigran Kachiyan	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005	2	0	Khimki II	v. Israel, 18 November 2023
DF	Artur Talasyan	(2005-04-01) 1 April 2005	0	0	Urartu II	v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
DF	Konane Arslanian	(2006-02-11) 11 February 2006	2	0	Grenoble U19	v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
MF	Levon Bashoyan	(2005-09-15) 15 September 2005	1	0	Urartu II
MF	Garnik Minasyan	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005	0	0	Urartu II
MF	Suren Tsarukyan	(2005-08-19) 19 August 2005	2	0	Shirak
MF	Narek Janoyan	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005	0	0	Shirak
MF	Michel Ayvazyan	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005	2	0	Ararat-Armenia
MF	Karlen Hovhannisyan	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005	4	0	BKMA
MF	Vache Hakobyan	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005	7	0	BKMA II
MF	Narek Hovhannisyan	(2006-08-06) 6 August 2006	6	0	BKMA II
MF	Andrew Darakdjian	(2005-07-18) 18 July 2005	0	0	Oakland Golden Grizzlies	v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
MF	Davit Hakobyan	(2005-08-09) 9 August 2005	4	0	BKMA	v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
FW	Petik Manukyan	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006	0	0	BKMA II	v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
FW	Davit Hakobyan	(2005-08-09) 9 August 2005	4	0	BKMA	v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
FW	Vyacheslav Afyan	(2005-10-28) 28 October 2005	0	0	Pyunik FC II
FW	Yervand Sukiasyan	(2005-02-25) 25 February 2005	5	0	St. Pölten Jun.
FW	Aris Karapetyan	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005	6	0	BKMA II
FW	Karen Hovakimyan	(2007-05-13) 13 May 2007	0	0	Pyunik FC II
FW	Sergey Harutyunyan	(2007-05-25) 25 May 2007	0	0	Pyunik FC II

External links

• U-19 section at FFA
• Uefa Under-19 website Contains fixtures and results