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Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional based in the neighbourhood of . Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always played in the Armenian Premier League, becoming the most successful team of Armenia in number of official titles, with 34 won to date.

Pyunik is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia, along with , and Ararat.

Pyunik has always had a fierce rivalry with Ararat, as both clubs are considered to be the most successful clubs in , the latter due to its accomplishments. Both clubs are also the two most popular in the country and favorites within the Armenian Diaspora. Pyunik also shares a rivalry with which began when Urartu relocated from to in 2001, and became the third largest team in the city. The Pyunik- rivalry is seen as one of the biggest clashes in Armenian football.

Pyunik's home stadium is the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, which is also home to the Armenia national football team. The youth academy has produced many Armenian internationals such as Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Robert Arzumanyan, , Edgar Manucharyan, and , many who have played or are playing for top European clubs.

International History
Internationally, Pyunik has yet to win an international title, with the closest result being a bronze place finish in the 2006 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup. Pyunik's domestic success usually qualifies the team for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds.

History
Pyunik was founded in 1992 by Armenian football legend and originally named Yerevan.(2005) Encyclopedia of Football Head. "George - Hirair LTD", page 63. The club won the first Armenian Premier League competition held in 1992 which it shared with since both teams were tied on points. In 1995, Homenetmen Yerevan was renamed FC Pyunik (Armenian for "Phoenix"). Following the change of name, Pyunik went on to win the 1995–96 Armenian Premier League and end the season with a 59-match unbeaten streak.

In 1996, Pyunik played its first international cup match, a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Finnish club HJK Helsinki which Pyunik won 3–1. Pyunik also won the 1996-97 Armenian Premier League securing itself another chance at qualifying for an international cup playoffs the following year.1996–97 Armenian Premier League

In 1997, Pyunik played its first UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Hungarian side MTK Budapest FC yet failed to qualify for the playoffs following a 6–3 defeat on aggregate.

1998 proved to be a crucial year for the club following the loss of its main source of funding and the subsequent departure of its main players. Pyunik finished 6th that season and withdrew from football altogether.

Pyunik secured a comeback to professional football following its absorption of , a newly promoted team to the Armenian Premier League. The club's new management sought to bring more experience to the club and reinforced the squad with foreign players from , , and . The reinforcements brought positive results and Pyunik went on to win the 2001 Armenian Premier League and 2002 Armenian Cup.

2002 saw Pyunik advance to the second round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round after beating Finnish champions 6–0 on aggregate. From 2002 forwards, Pyunik went on to win the Armenian Premier League a record of 10 times in a row, from 2001 to 2010.

On 8 January 2020, former Armenian international goalkeeper was announced as the club's new manager. Just over 7-months later, 13 July 2020, Berezovsky left the club by mutual consent. On 20 July 2020, Artak Oseyan was announced as Pyunik's new manager, but left his role as head coach on 13 December 2020. On 7 January 2021, was announced as Pyunik's new manager.

In the 2022/23 season, after victories over and Dudelange, Pyunik became the first ever Armenian club to reach the third round of Champions League qualifying, where they played against former European Champions Crvena Zvezda, losing 7–0 on aggregate.

Subsequently, Pyunik dropped into the play-off round of the Europa League, where they played against the Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol. After two scoreless draws, Pyunik lost on penalties, thus dropping into the group stages of the Conference League, the first ever group stage appearance in a European competition for the club.

After a defeat away against on the first matchday, Pyunik faced Slovan Bratislava in their first home match in Yerevan, which they won thanks to goals from and . This result meant that they became the first ever Armenian team to win a game in UEFA group stage competitions.

On 31 December 2024, Pyunik released a statement stating that ownership of the club had passed from Artur Soghomonyan to Anton Farber.

Domestic history
1992Armenian Premier League1st221732753137Runner-Up26
19934th282134802945Semi-finalGegham Hovhannisyan26
19942nd2823141132447Semi-final39
19952nd11054131819Quarter-final12
1995–961st221930711460Winner
1996–971st22192167959Runner-Up24
19974th181125421635Varazdat Avetisyan10
19986th266317276821Semi-final
1999Armenian Premier League1st221723772353Semi-final21
20021st221921851459Winner36
20031st282350871174Semi-final12
20041st282251892571WinnerEdgar Manucharyan
21
20051st201163351539Quarter-finalTigran Davtyan9
20061st282341862373Runner-Up15
20071st281837582257Semi-finalHenrikh Mkhitaryan12
20081st2281855401859Semi-finalAlbert Tadevosyan10
20091st282053641365WinnerHenrikh Mkhitaryan11
20101st282053732265Winner
16
20113rd2812106332846Quarter-finalEdgar Manucharyan8
Only Cup competition was heldQuarter-final
2012–134th4219617675163WinnerViulen Ayvazyan11
2013–146th288812413932WinnerSarkis Baloyan10
2014–151st281945582661WinnerCésar Romero21
2015–163rd281396442148Quarter-final9
2016–174th301299352745Runner-Up6
2017–185th309912374136Quarter-final7Armen Gyulbudaghyants
Aleksei Yeryomenko
Armen Gyulbudaghyants
2018–192nd321868463260Quarter-final8
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
2019–208th228212394226Second Round9Aleksandr Tarkhanov
Suren Chakhalyan
2020–217th246711201825First RoundJosé Caraballo3Artak Oseyan
2021–221st322363522575Quarterfinal16
2022–232nd362556722380SemifinalLuka Juričić
17
2023–241st3624102842882Semifinal21
2024–254th3017211593753Semifinal14

  • Due to the 1995 season being a transitional season, there was no official winner of championship.
  • Championship was decided by a decision game.

European history
–33
–21
+6
−48

1996–97UEFA CupQR3–12–5 ()5–6
1997–98UEFA Champions League1QMTK Budapest0–23–43–6
2002–03UEFA Champions League1Q2–04–06–0
2Q2–20–42–6
2003–04UEFA Champions League1QKR Reykjavík1–01–12–1
2Q0–20–10–3
2004–05UEFA Champions League1Q1–13–14–2
2Q1–30–11–4
2005–06UEFA Champions League1Q2–20–12–3
2006–07UEFA Champions League1Q0–00–20–2
2007–08UEFA Champions League1QDerry City2–00–02–0
2Q0–21–21–4
2008–09UEFA Champions League1QAnorthosis Famagusta0–20–10–3
2009–10UEFA Champions League2Q0–00–30–3
2010–11UEFA Champions League2Q0–11–31–4
2011–12UEFA Champions League2QViktoria Plzeň0–41–51–9
2012–13UEFA Europa League1Q0–32–12–4
2013–14UEFA Europa League1Q1–01–12–1
2QŽalgiris Vilnius1–10–21–3
2014–15UEFA Europa League1Q1–40–21–6
2015–16UEFA Champions League1QFolgore2–12–14–2
2Q1–00–51–5
2016–17UEFA Europa League1Q2–10–22–3
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QSlovan Bratislava1–40–51–9
2018–19UEFA Europa League1Q1–02–03–0
2Q1–01–22–2 (a)
3QMaccabi Tel Aviv0–01–21–2
2019–20UEFA Europa League1Q3–32–15–4
2Q2–10–02–1
3QWolverhampton Wanderers0–40–40–8
2022–23UEFA Champions League1Q0–02–2 ()2–2 (4–3 p)
2QF91 Dudelange0–14−14−2
3QRed Star Belgrade0–20–50–7
UEFA Europa LeaguePOSheriff Tiraspol0–00–00–0 (2–3 p)
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup H1–21–33rd
Slovan Bratislava2−01–2
Žalgiris2−01–2
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1QNarva Trans2−03−05−0
2Q2−12−14−2
3QBodø/Glimt0–30–30–6
2024–25UEFA Champions League1QDinamo Minsk0–10–00–1
UEFA Conference League2Q3–11–24–3
3Q1−01−02−0
PO1−01–42–4
2025–26UEFA Conference League1QTre Fiori5−00–15−1
2QGyőr2−1

Kit and badge
Throughout the seasons, Pyunik has predominantly worn blue and white jerseys, with a few exceptions including Pyunik's first jerseys which were orange.

Puma is the club's current kit supplier since 2019.

On 3 August 2020, Pyunik announced that would be supplying the team's kit for the 2020–21 season.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Complex
Armenian Development Bank
Armenian Development Bank/Gold's Gym
Gold's Gym

Badge
The club has had five different designs for its badge during its history, with the first three designs being significantly different from each other. Following the club's reappearance in 2001, Pyunik introduced its iconic logo design which included a bold letter P placed on top of a football. The club kept this design for 13 years before introducing a double-headed golden phoenix crest in 2014. This change resulted unpopular among the fans and Pyunik introduced a new badge in 2019, this time returning to its original round shape with a predominantly blue logo and a red phoenix in the center.

Stadium
Pyunik used several locations throughout its history. Between 1992 and 1998, Pyunik played at , Armenia's largest stadium with a capacity for 54,208 spectators.

In 2001, following the renovations works done at the Republican Stadium two years before, Pyunik relocated and played all its home matches there until 2013, with a brief interruption in 2008, when the club was forced to play at ; its training ground, due to renovation works at the Republican Stadium.

Between 2013 and 2017, the Yerevan Football Academy served as a home venue for all domestic competitions, while still using the Republican Stadium for international fixtures. At the beginning of 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season, Pyunik used the Republican Stadium as a home venue during the first half of the season, and eventually returning to their own during the second half.

The Republican Stadium is also the home of the Armenia national football team, and is sometimes used by other teams for their international cup fixtures.

The club is currently planning on building an all-seater 5,000 capacity stadium by 2022.

List of stadiums used by the club
  • : 1992–98
  • Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium: 2001–08
  • : 2008
  • Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium: 2008–13
  • Yerevan Football Academy Stadium: 2013–17
  • Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium/: 2017–18
  • Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium: 2018–present

Supporters
Pyunik's supporter base is traditionally regarded as part of 's higher class, in contrast with the supposedly more lower-class base of cross-town arch rival . Because of the club's history and recent success, the fanbase has grown not only in Yerevan, but in other provinces of and within the Armenian Diaspora as well.

Pyunik is considered to be one of the most popular clubs in , and has one of the biggest fanbases in Armenia, called Sector 18, named after the sector they occupy at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

Rivalries
Pyunik's rivalry with Ararat originates with the creation of the club itself. Pyunik's founder , is considered an Ararat club idol, due to his achievements at the club during the Soviet period, winning the 1975 Soviet Cup. Pyunik's success in recent history has led the club's image to surpass that of Ararat, which has led to arguments over which club has had a bigger impact on football.

The other rivalry, between Pyunik and is also known as the clash of neighborhoods, since Pyunik is located in the wealthier neighborhood, whereas is located in the lower-class Malatia-Sebastia neighborhood. The rivalry between both teams originates from Urartu's relocation from to in 2001, competing with and eventually becoming one of the largest teams in the city. Both teams' youth academies also compete with each other as they are considered to be two of the best in the country.

Players
Current squad

Out on loan
Technical staff
Head coach
Assistant coach
Assistant coachAghvan Ayvazyan
Goalkeepers coachStepan Demirchyan
Fitness TrainerCiro Hosseini
Head of Medical ServiceDmitriy Lisityn
MasseursHayk Mnatsakanyan, Sergey Yaylakhanyan and Robert Nersisyan
Team ManagerHovhannes Hayrapetyan
Team AdministratorGarik Ghazaryan
Pyunik Academy Head CoachLevon Stepanyan

Management
Executive board
Anton Farber is the current owner and President of Pyunik since 2024.

  • Vice-president: Suren Baghdasaryan
  • General Director: Kim Arakelyan
  • Sporting Director:
  • Technical Director: Tigran Poghosyan

Staff
  • General Secretary: Lilit Avagyan
  • Sports director of Pyunik Academy: Aram Gyulbudaghyan
  • Chief scout: Nikolai Babkin
  • Head of International Scouting: Victor Lafuente

Honours
  • Armenian Premier League
    • Champions (16): 1992, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014–15, 2021–22, 2023–24 (record)
    • Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2022–23
  • Armenian Cup
    • Winners (8): 1995–96, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 (record)
    • Runners-up (3): 1996–97 2006, 2016–17
  • Armenian Super Cup
    • Winners (10): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2022 (record)
    • Runners-up (6): 1996, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2024

Other sports sections
Football reserves and academy
The is currently coached by Levon Stepanyan and competes in the Armenian First League. The is managed by Aram Gyulbudaghyan.

Notable players from the youth academy include Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Robert Arzumanyan, , Edgar Manucharyan, and .

See also
  • Football in Armenia
  • Football Federation of Armenia

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