After being appointed manager of Armenia back in March, former Sevilla boss Joaquín Caparrós finally names his squad for the upcoming competitive matches against North Macedonia and Estonia in the UEFA Nations League. The list of players is as follows and include some surprising additions and inclusions: Goalkeepers:David Yurchenko (Shakhter Karaganda, Kazakhstan)Anatoli Ayvazov (Urartu, Armenia)Arsen Beglaryan (Urartu, Armenia) Defenders:Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Anorthosis, Cyprus)Kamo Hovhannisyan (Kairat Almaty, … Continue reading Casa De Caparrós: New Armenia /Former Sevilla Manager Joaquín Caparrós Calls Up 23 Players for UEFA Nations League Matches

FC Noah, Alashkert, and Shirak all bowed out of the UEFA European competition on Thursday after three very different performances brought about the same result. The day began with FC Noah taking on Kamo Hovhannisyan and Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan. After an electric start to the match, FC Noah took the lead through Bor in the 8th minute. And that was the high point of … Continue reading UEFA European Nightmare for Armenian Soccer Clubs: 3 Clubs Fail to Advance in Europa League

As Armenia boss Joaquín Caparrós undoubtably watches his former side Sevilla defeat Inter Milan to be crowned UEFA Europa League Champions, he is likely taking a break from deciding his inaugural squad for the UEFA Nations League. Unfortunately, there are no Armenian’s playing in the final as Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s AS Roma were knocked out by Sevilla. Nevertheless, National Team captian Mkhitaryan is the first name … Continue reading Who will be included in Joaquín Caparrós’ Armenia squad for the UEFA Nations League?

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After a rollercoaster of emotions in the qualification cycle for Euro 2020, the Football Federation of Armenia had to make a decision on who would head the national team from this point forward. That decision led to the appointment of former Alashkert manager Abraham Khashmanyan. Armenia currently find themselves third in Group J, behind a rocketing Finland and an ever present Italy. The last set … Continue reading Abraham Khashmanyan Appointed As Manager Of Armenia

Back to the drawing board. After being handed a disappointing loss Thursday night to the hands of a weakened Italian team. Armenia look to bounce back and take control of their destiny in the group when they host Bosnia-Herzegovina Sunday night in Yerevan. The Armenian side will be without their top goalscorer Aleksander Karapetyan after he was sent off in the 45th minute for a … Continue reading Preview: Armenia vs Bosnia-Herzegovina! Every Match Is Now A Final

And that’s a fact. The Italian side, who came into this match undefeated, visited Yerevan with all the confidence in the world. After being bombarded for the opening 10 minutes of the match, Armenian forward Karapetyan scored his third goal of the qualifiers from an amazing counter attack. Barseghyan dribbled down the wing and fed Karapetyan through, who placed the ball in the back of … Continue reading 10-Man Armenia Lose To A Mediocre Italy