FC Van
| 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 | Arthur Hovhannisyan | ||
| 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
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
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| 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 | Wilfried Eza | 32 | Karen Barseghyan |
| 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | 31 | Quarterfinal | Wilfried Eza | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Artur Asoyan |
| 2021–22 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 25 | Semifinal | Zaven Badoyan | 4 | Artur Asoyan Sevada Arzumanyan | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 40 | Quarterfinal | Edgar Movsesyan | 9 | Artur Asoyan Humberto Viviani | |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 67 | 32 | Quarterfinal | Christopher Boniface | 8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Arthur Hovhannisyan | |
| 2024–25 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 52 | Semi-final | Momo Touré | 12 | Vahe Gevorgyan | |
Current squad
- As of 4 August 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.
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For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025 and Transfers winter 2025–26.
Personnel
Management
| Position | Name |
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| President | Sergei Ghukasov |
| Vice-president | Karen Barseghyan |
| Executive Director | Gagik Galstyan |
| Sporting director | Sevada Arzumanyan |
| Press Secretary | Arsen Antikyan |
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Artur Hovhannisyan |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Mayis Azizyan |
| Analyst Coach | Hayk Avetisyan |
Managerial history
- As of match played 10 December 2020
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Barseghyan | Armenia | 31 May 2019[3] | 31 July 2020[3] | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 18 | 78.57 | Armenian First League (1) | |
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 31 July 2020[3] | 2 February 2021[4] | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 30.77 | ||
| Artur Asoyan | Armenia | 2 February 2021[4] | 18 February 2022 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | 31.25 | ||
| Sevada Arzumanyan | Armenia | 19 February 2022 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 16.67 |
See also
References
- ^ "Չարենցավանում հիմնադրվում է նոր ակումբ. գլխավոր մարզիչը կլինի Կարեն Բարսեղյանը". Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ ""Վանը" կմասնակցի Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի առաջնությանը". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation Armenia. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ․ ԿԱՐԵՆ ԲԱՐՍԵՂՅԱՆ". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/ (in Armenian). FC Van Facebook. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "There have been some changes in the coaching staff of our club". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/. FC Van Facebook. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2021.