FC Van
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| Full name | Football Club Van | ||
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| Founded | 2019 | ||
| Ground | Charentsavan City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Oleg Ghukasov | ||
| President | Sergei Ghukasov | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Armenian Premier League, 5th | ||
| Website | fcvan.am | ||
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Football Club Van (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան) is an Armenian professional football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province.
History
[edit | edit source]FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season.[1]
On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[2] On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach.[3] On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach.[4]
Domestic
[edit | edit source]| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | Goals | |||
| 2019–20 | Armenian First League | 1 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 70 | Quarterfinal | Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza | 32 | Armenia Karen Barseghyan |
| 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza | 8 | Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan Armenia Artur Asoyan |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 25 | Semifinal | Armenia Zaven Badoyan | 4 | Armenia Artur Asoyan Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 40 | Quarterfinal | Armenia Edgar Movsesyan | 9 | Armenia Artur Asoyan Bolivia Humberto Viviani | |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 67 | 32 | Quarterfinal | Nigeria Christopher Boniface | 8 | Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan Armenia Arthur Hovhannisyan | |
| 2024–25 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 52 | Semi-final | Guinea Momo Touré | 12 | Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan | |
Current squad
[edit | edit source]- As of 10 December 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025 and Transfers winter 2025–26.
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Management
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Russia Sergei Ghukasov |
| Vice-president | Armenia Karen Barseghyan |
| General Manager | Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan |
| Executive Director | Armenia Gagik Galstyan |
| Press Secretary | Armenia Arsen Antikyan |
Technical staff
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | File:Flag placeholder.svg |
| Assistant coach | Armenia Artur Asoyan |
| Assistant coach | France Michael Gaudriller |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Armenia Slavik Sukiasyan |
| Fitness coach | Armenia Georgi Ghazaryan |
Managerial history
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 10 December 2020
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Barseghyan | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 31 May 2019[3] | 31 July 2020[3] | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 78.57 | Armenian First League (1) | |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 31 July 2020[3] | 2 February 2021[4] | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 30.77 | ||
| Artur Asoyan | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 2 February 2021[4] | 18 February 2022 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 31.25 | ||
| Sevada Arzumanyan | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 19 February 2022 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 16.67 |
See also
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References
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