Armenia national under-17 football team
National U-17 association football team
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The Armenia national under-17 football team is the national under-17 youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every year to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The team played its first match in 1993, Armenia having, until 1992, been part of the USSR.
| Nickname | Ararat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Head coach | Aleksandr Petrosyan | ||
| FIFA code | ARM | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ukraine 9–0 Armenia  (Debrecen, Hungary; 2 March 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Bulgaria 1–4 Armenia (Bulgaria; 24 October 2003) Armenia 4–1 Norway  (England; 26 March 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Germany 10–1 Armenia (Manavgat, Turkey; 23 March 2017) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
UEFA European Football Championship record
Under-16 format
| Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1994 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | -12 | |
 1995 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | |
 1996 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| 1997 | did not qualify | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | |
 1998 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | -14 | |
 1999 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | |
 2000 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -9 | |
 2001 | did not qualify | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | |
| Total | 0/8 | Best: 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 70 | −58 | |
Under-17 format
| Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 2002 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
 2003 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | |
 2004 | Elite round | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | |
 2005 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | |
 2006 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | |
| 2007 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
 2008 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | |
| 2009 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | |
 2010 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | |
 2011 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | |
 2012 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | |
 2013 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | -13 | |
 2014 | did not qualify | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | |
| 2015 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | |
 2016 | did not qualify | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | -12 | |
 2017 | Elite round | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | -21 | |
| 2018 | did not qualify | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | |
| 2019 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1][2] | |||||||||
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| 2022 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | |
 2023 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | -14 | |
| 2024 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | -15 | |
 2025 | did not qualify | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -17 | |
| 2026 | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | |
| Total | 0/23 | Best: 3 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 51 | 243 | −192 | |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the most recent fixtures in 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | GK | Samson Hakobyan | 6 November 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 1 | GK | Arsen Mirabyan | 27 February 2009 | BKMA | ||
| 2 | DF | Seryozha Petrosyan | 4 February 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 3 | DF | Armen Asatryan | 24 August 2009 | Avan Academy | ||
| 4 | DF | Tigran Ohanyan | 8 April 2009 | Avan Academy | ||
| 5 | DF | Vahan Aslanyan | 18 July 2009 | Avan Academy | ||
| 6 | DF | Suren Petrosyan | 11 May 2009 | Urartu | ||
| 13 | DF | Gor Sargsyan | 2 June 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 21 | DF | Robert Hovakimyan | 23 August 2010 | Pyunik | ||
| 23 | DF | Zhirayr Grigoryan | 11 August 2009 | Avan Academy | ||
| 7 | MF | Rafayel Minasyan | 11 September 2009 | |||
| 8 | MF | Aram Khachatryan | 24 June 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 18 | MF | Artyom Hakobyan | 16 November 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 20 | MF | Kiril Yedigaryan | 27 June 2009 | BKMA | ||
| 22 | MF | Andranik Ervandyan | 4 March 2009 | Pyunik | ||
| 17 | MF | Suren Harutyunyan | 25 May 2009 | Syunik | ||
| 10 | MF | Vachik Tumanyan | 16 September 2009 |  CSKA | ||
| 9 | FW | Arsen Arakelyan | 2 February 2009 | Urartu | ||
| 11 | FW | Mher Harutyunyan | 22 July 2009 | Shirak | ||
| 19 | FW | Vahe Tovmasyan | 9 February 2009 | Ararat Yerevan | ||