Full name Football Club Shirak Owner «Sovrano» LLC Arena/Stadium Gyumri City Stadium League Armenian Premier League | Ground Capacity 2,844 Chairman Arman Sahakyan Location Gyumri, Armenia Founded 1958 | |
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Nickname(s) Սև Հովազներ Sev Hovazner (Black Panthers) Ground Gyumri City Stadium,
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Football Club Shirak (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Շիրակ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian football club from the city of Gyumri, Shirak Province. Founded in 1958, the home venue of the club is the Gyumri City Stadium.
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- History
- Stadium
- Fans
- Honours
- Current squad
- FC Shirak 2 reserves
- Personnel and coaching staff
- References
Shirak is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia and is the only team that participated in all seasons of the Armenian Premier League. They became champions of the Armenian Premier League in 1992, 1994, 1999 and 2012–2013 and lifted the Armenian Cup during the 2011–12 season. They also won the Armenian Super Cup in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2013.
Since 2010, the owner of FC Shirak is the «Sovrano» LLC company headed by a businessman and a member of National Assembly of Armenia Arman Sahakyan. The club headquarters are located on Andranik Ozanyan street 6, Gyumri.
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History
FC Shirak was founded in 1958 in the city of Gyumri in the Armenian SSR. During the 1970s, the club played under the name Olympia. They never played in the Soviet First League.
FC Shirak is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia and has produced many talented players who have represented the Armenian national team, with Artur Petrosyan and Harutyun Vardanyan being the most notable players.
The club is the second most titled team in the country, having won four championships, one cup title and four super-cups. The club had struggled financially between 2005 and 2010.
In 2010, the club was taken by Arman Sahakyan, a businessman native of Gyumri and member of the Armenian Parliament. In 2012 FC Shirak won the Armenian Independence Cup for the first time in their history.
The team participated in three different European cups: the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and the Intertoto Cup. In 2012–13, Shirak played in the UEFA Europa League and advanced to the second round with a 2–1 aggregate victory over FK Rudar Pljevlja.
Stadium
The Gyumri City Stadium is the home ground of Shirak since its foundation. Opened in 1924, Gyumri City Stadium is the oldest football venue in the modern history of Armenia.
The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand).
The stadium hosted the 2011–12 Armenian Cup final match when Shirak defeated Impulse to win the title for the first time in their history.
Fans
The most active group of fans is the Black Panthers fan club, inspired by the panther of the ancient Armenian royal Bagratuni dynasty, featured on the logo of the club.
Honours
Armenian Premier League
Armenian Cup
Armenian Super Cup
Current squad
As of 28 February 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
FC Shirak-2 (reserves)
FC Shirak's reserve squad play as FC Shirak-2 in the Armenian First League. They also play their home games at the Gyumri City Stadium.
As of 1 August 2015Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Manager: Felix Khojoyan
Personnel and coaching staff
The club management as of June 2016: