FC Noah

For the defunct Latvian club, see FC Noah Jurmala.
Noah
Full nameFootball Club Noah
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundAbovyan City Stadium
Capacity3,946
OwnerVardges Vardanyan
Head coachSandro Perković
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2024–25Armenian Premier League, 1st of 11 (champions)
Websitenoah.am

Football Club Noah (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Նոա, romanized: Futbolayin Akumb Noa), commonly known as Noah, is an Armenian professional football club based in Abovyan. Founded in 2017 as FC Artsakh, they currently play in the Armenian Premier League.[1]

History

The club was founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and played its first match in a goalless draw against FC Banants on 2 June 2017. Noah played its first competitive season in the 2017–18 Armenian First League, finishing second and achieving promotion to the Armenian Premier League.[2]

After a disappointing 8th-place finish in the 2018–19 season, the club was sold to Karen Abrahamyan, who rebranded it as FC Noah in 2019. The name references the biblical Noah, whose Ark came to rest on Mountains of Ararat, traditionally identified with Mount Ararat.[3] Noah won the 2019–20 Armenian Cup, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties.[4]

In 2024, they qualified for the UEFA Conference League league phase after defeating Ružomberok 4–3 on aggregate in the play-off round, becoming the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification. They had beaten Shkëndija, Sliema Wanderers and Greek powerhouse AEK Athens in the previous qualifying rounds.[5]

At the end of the 2024–25 season, Noah completed their first League and Cup double.[6]

Noah, in the 2025/26 season, became the first Armenian club to qualify for the main stage of a European club competition for the second year in a row. That same season, Noah became the first club in Armenian history to reach the playoff stage of a European tournament.[7]

Records

Domestic

Season[8] League National cup Top goalscorer Manager Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2017–18 Armenian First League 2nd 27 21 2 4 77 16 65 Quarter-finals Grigor Aghekyan 18 Tigran Yesayan
Armen Sanamyan		 Nike Renault
2018–19 Armenian Premier League 8th 32 6 10 16 25 49 28 Quarter-finals Eduard Avagyan
Vigen Avetisyan		 4 Rafael Nazaryan
Sevada Arzumanyan		 Vega
2019–20 2nd 28 14 6 8 37 27 48 Winners Maksim Mayrovich 11 Vadim Boreț Umbro N/A
2020–21 2nd 28 12 5 7 35 20 41 Semifinal Vladimir Azarov 6 Vadim Boreț
Dmitri Gunko		 Adidas N/A
2021–22 6th 32 9 12 11 38 43 39 Quarter-finals Maksim Mayrovich 9 Viktor Bulatov
Aram Hakobyan		 VBET[9]
2022–23 8th 36 8 8 20 34 66 32 Quarter-finals Levon Vardanyan 8 Robert Arzumanyan
2023–24 2nd 36 26 2 8 69 33 80 Quarter-finals Artur Miranyan 23 Robert Arzumanyan
Carlos Inarejos		 to.sport fm 96.3
2024–25 1st 30 24 3 3 92 20 75 Winners Gonçalo Gregório 20 Rui Mota Imagine Live

European

Main article: FC Noah in European football
As of match played 26 February 2026
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 4 1 1 2 7 8 –1
UEFA Europa League 3 0 2 1 2 5 –3
UEFA Conference League 26 12 4 10 39 41 –2
Total 33 13 7 13 48 54 –6
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kairat N/a 1–4 N/a
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR KuPS 1–0 0–5 1–5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1QR Shkëndija 2–0 2–1 4–1
2QR Sliema Wanderers 7–0 0–0 7–0
3QR AEK Athens 3–1 0–1 3–2
PO Ružomberok 3–0 1–3 4–3
League phase Mladá Boleslav 2–0 N/a 31st
Rapid Wien N/a 0–1
Chelsea N/a 0–8
Víkingur Reykjavík 0–0 N/a
APOEL 1–3 N/a
TSC N/a 3–4
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 1QR Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 2–2 3–2
2QR Ferencváros 1–2 3–4 4–6
UEFA Europa League 3QR Lincoln Red Imps 0–0 (a.e.t.) 1–1 1–1 (5–6 p)
UEFA Conference League PO Olimpia 4–1 3–2 7–3
League phase Rijeka 1–0 N/a 19th
Universitatea Craiova N/a 1–1
Sigma Olomouc 1–2 N/a
Aberdeen N/a 1–1
Legia Warsaw 2–1 N/a
Dynamo Kyiv N/a 0–2
KPO AZ 1–0 0–4 1–4

UEFA Club Ranking

UEFA coefficient

As of 8 November 2024[10][11]
Rank Team Points
282 Kolos Kovalivka 4.680
283 Desna Chernihiv 4.680
284 FC Noah 4.500
285 Ordabasy 4.500
286 Iberia 4.500

Colours and badge

As FC Artsakh the club's main kit colours were red and white, however following the rebranding, the club chose black and a light green to represent the club. Umbro became the kit supplier for the 2019–20, following two years of using Nike.

Badge history

From 2017 to 2019, the club operated as FC Artsakh, bearing a red round badge with an eagle. Following the 2019 rebranding as FC Noah, the club's emblem was changed to a simple black text "Yerevan Armenia Football Club Noah".

From 2024-25 season FC Noah rebranded own logo.[12]

  • Club crest (2019–2024)
  • Club crest (since 2024)

Stadium

Main article: Mika Stadium

At the beginning phase of the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah used the Mika Stadium, located in the Shengavit neighborhood of Yerevan, as their home ground until matchday 8. They were then forced to leave the Mika Stadium due to inappropriate pitch conditions, and between matchdays 9 and 14 they played at the Pyunik Stadium before moving to the artificial-turf pitch of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre on the eastern outskirts of Yerevan. For the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah played at the Alashkert Stadium, located in the same neighborhood of Yerevan.

After starting the 2021–22 Armenian Premier League season playing their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in Yerevan, Noah moved their home games to the Armavir City Stadium in Armavir in February 2022.[13]

From the 2023–24 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah started to play at the Abovyan City Stadium named after Vahagn Tumasyan.

Players

Current squad

As of 1 March 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ARM Sergey Muradyan
4 DF  BEL Rob Nizet
6 DF  GHA Eric Boakye
7 FW  POR Hélder Ferreira
8 FW  POR Gonçalo Gregório
9 FW  BRA Matheus Aiás
10 MF  ARM Gor Manvelyan
11 MF  NED Imran Oulad Omar
12 GK  ARM Artyom Davidov
14 MF  JPN Takuto Oshima
16 GK  COD Timothy Fayulu (on loan from Sion)
17 MF  BFA Gustavo Sangaré
18 FW  ARM Artyom Avanesyan
19 DF  ARM Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (captain)
20 MF  ROU Valentin Costache
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  ARM Misak Hakobyan (on loan from Ararat-Armenia)
23 MF  ARM Aram Khamoyan
24 FW  ARM Zaven Khudaverdyan
29 GK  ARM Arthur Coneglian
32 FW  BIH Nardin Mulahusejnović
33 DF  POR David Sualehe
37 DF  POR Gonçalo Silva
39 DF  GLP Nathanaël Saintini
44 DF  BIH Nermin Zolotić
47 FW  CRO Marin Jakoliš
57 FW  ARM Albert Gareginyan
88 MF  CMR Yan Eteki
92 GK  RUS Aleksey Ploshchadny
99 MF  ARM Hovhannes Harutyunyan
For recent transfers, see List of Armenian football transfers summer 2025.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Sandro Perković
Assistant coach Zlatko Bašić
Goalkeeper coach Romeo Mitrović
Goalkeeper assistant coach Suren Aloyan
Physio coach Mislav Juričević
Video analyst Paolo Pereša

Management

Position Name
President Vardges Vardanyan
Chief operating officer Gurgen Ohanyan
Sporting director Hayk Hovakimyan
Development director Anna Ohanyan
Team manager Vardan Movsisyan

Honours

FC Noah won their first trophy on 10 July 2020, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties to win the 2019–20 Armenian Cup.[14]

Domestic

Player records

Most appearances

As of match played 16 March 2026
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total
1 Sergey Muradyan 2023–Present 77 (1) 7 (0) 1 (0) 28 (0) 113 (1)
2 Gor Manvelyan 2023–Present 57 (9) 8 (1) 1 (0) 23 (1) 89 (11)
3 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan 2023–Present 56 (6) 8 (2) 1 (0) 18 (1) 82 (9)
4 Hélder Ferreira 2024–Present 35 (15) 6 (2) 1 (1) 30 (4) 72 (22)
5 Benik Hovhannisyan 2019–2022 61 (2) 6 (1) 1 (0) 3 (0) 71 (3)
6 Maksim Mayrovich 2019–2021, 2021–2022 63 (22) 6 (4) - (-) 0 (0) 69 (26)
7 Matheus Aiás 2024–Present 32 (13) 6 (4) - (-) 29 (9) 68 (26)
8 Yuri Gareginyan 2018–2021 57 (3) 7 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 65 (3)
9 Valerio Vimercati 2019–2021, 2023–2024 55 (0) 7 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 64 (0)
10 Aleksandar Miljković 2023–2025 45 (2) 5 (0) - (-) 12 (2) 62 (4)
10 Virgile Pinson 2024–2026 37 (7) 6 (0) - (-) 19 (4) 62 (11)

Top goalscorers

As of match played 16 March 2026
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1 Gonçalo Gregório 2024–Present 20 (27) 1 (3) - (-) 6 (17) 27 (47) 0.57
2 Maksim Mayrovich 2019–2021, 2021–2022 22 (63) 4 (6) - (-) 0 (0) 26 (69) 0.38
2 Matheus Aiás 2024–Present 13 (32) 4 (6) - (-) 9 (29) 26 (68) 0.38
4 Artur Miranyan 2023–2024 23 (36) 1 (2) - (-) - (-) 24 (38) 0.63
5 Hélder Ferreira 2024–Present 15 (35) 2 (6) 1 (1) 4 (30) 22 (72) 0.31
6 Grigor Aghekyan 2017–2019 19 (40) 2 (5) - (-) - (-) 21 (45) 0.47
7 Vladimir Azarov 2019–2021 14 (41) 3 (9) 0 (0) 0 (1) 17 (51) 0.33
8 Eraldo Çinari 2024–2025 14 (26) 1 (5) - (-) 1 (12) 16 (43) 0.37
9 Imran Oulad Omar 2024–Present 9 (28) 1 (5) - (-) 5 (22) 15 (55) 0.27
10 Petros Avetisyan 2021–2022 9 (19) 2 (4) - (-) 0 (2) 11 (25) 0.44
10 Virgile Pinson 2024–2026 7 (37) 0 (6) - (-) 4 (19) 11 (62) 0.18

Clean sheets

As of match played 16 March 2026
Name Years League Armenian Cup Supercup Europe Total Ratio
1 Valerio Vimercati 2019–2021, 2023–2024 24 (55) 3 (7) 0 (1) 0 (1) 27 (62) 0.44
2 Ognjen Čančarević 2024–2026 16 (39) 1 (3) 0 (0) 6 (19) 23 (61) 0.38
3 Aleksey Ploshchadny 2024–Present 11 (15) 1 (1) 0 (1) 3 (6) 15 (23) 0.65
4 Arman Meliksetyan 2018–2019 8 (22) 1 (4) - (-) - (-) 9 (26) 0.35
4 Vardan Shahatuni 2022 8 (22) 1 (2) - (-) 0 (0) 9 (24) 0.38
6 Grigor Makaryan 2017–2018 7 (14) 0 (1) - (-) - (-) 7 (15) 0.47
6 Samur Agamagomedov 2018–2019 7 (19) 0 (0) - (-) - (-) 7 (19) 0.37
8 Maksim Shvagirev 2019–2021 2 (4) 2 (4) - (-) - (-) 4 (8) 0.67
8 Christoffer Mafoumbi 2023 4 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (9) 0.44
8 Arthur Coneglian 2024–Present 2 (3) 2 (2) - (-) 0 (0) 4 (5) 0.8

See also

References

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