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.
| Nickname(s) | Minchev 19 (under 19) | ||
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| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Head coach | Razmig Grigoryan | ||
| Most caps | Zhirayr Shaghoyan (20) | ||
| Top scorer | Edgar Manucharyan (9) | ||
| FIFA code | ARM | ||
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| 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) | ||
History edit
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 edit
| Year | Result | MP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 2002 |
Qualifying round | ||||||
 2003
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| 2004
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 2005 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 2006 |
Qualifying round | ||||||
 2007
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 2008 |
Elite round | ||||||
 2009 |
Qualifying round | ||||||
 2010
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 2011
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 2012 |
Elite round | ||||||
 2013 |
Qualifying round | ||||||
| 2014
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 2015
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 2016
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 2017
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 2018
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| 2019 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
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 2022 |
Elite round | ||||||
 2023 |
Qualifying round | ||||||
| Total | 2/20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
Managers edit
- Sargis Hovsepyan – – November 25, 2014
- Marc Leliévre – November 26, 2014 – December 7, 2015
- Aram Voskanyan – 2016
Recent results edit
2021 edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.[1]
- Match dates: 13 and 15 November 2023
- Opposition:
Croatia and 
Israel - Caps and goals correct as of: 9 September 2023, after the match against
Cyprus
Recent call-ups edit
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 |
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| DF | Gagik Akulyan | 2 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Shirak II
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v.  Cyprus, 9 September 2023
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| DF | Artur Talasyan | 1 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Urartu II
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v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
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| DF | Konane Arslanian | 11 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Grenoble U19
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v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
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| DF | Artem Bandikyan | 20 September 2005 | 2 | 0 |  CSKA Moscow II
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v. Cyprus, 9 September 2023
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| DF | Vadim Harutyunyan | 8 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow II
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v. Cyprus, 9 September 2023
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| MF | Andrew Darakdjian | 18 July 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Oakland Golden Grizzlies
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v. Lithuania, 17 October 2023
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| MF | Davit Hakobyan | 9 August 2005 | 4 | 0 | BKMA
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v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
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| FW | Petik Manukyan | 21 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | BKMA II
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v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
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| FW | Davit Hakobyan | 9 August 2005 | 4 | 0 | BKMA
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v. Lithuania, 15 October 2023
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References edit
- ^ "Armenian U-19 team is starting the training camp". ffa.am. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links edit
- U-19 section at FFA
- Uefa Under-19 website Contains fixtures and results