Armenia national under-21 football team
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NicknameYeritasardakan (youth team)
AssociationFootball Federation of Armenia
Head coachArmen Gyulbudaghyants
CaptainMisak Hakobyan
| Nickname | Yeritasardakan (youth team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Head coach | Armen Gyulbudaghyants | ||
| Captain | Misak Hakobyan | ||
| Most caps | Misak Hakobyan (21) | ||
| Top scorer | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (9) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belgium 7-0 Armenia  (Ghent; September 6, 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Armenia 4-0 San Marino  (Yerevan; June 9, 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Sweden 10-0 Armenia (Lublin, Poland; October 13, 2020) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | none (first in n/a) | ||
| Best result | 2nd in qual. group, 2007 | ||
The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship. The team played its first match in 1994, Armenia having until 1992 been part of the Soviet Union.
- 1978 - 1991: part of Soviet Union
- 1992 - 1994: did not participate
- 1996: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 1998: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2000: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2002: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2004: 5th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2006: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2007: 2nd of 3 in qualification group.
- 2009: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2011: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2013: 2nd of 5 in qualification group.
- 2015: 4th of 5 in qualification group.
- 2017: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2019: 4th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2021: 5th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2023: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
- 2025: 6th of 6 in qualification group.
Managers
- Oganes Zanazanyan - From September 1994 - 1995
- Samvel Petrosyan - From 1996 - 1997
- Varuzhan Sukiasyan - From 1998 - 1999
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - From 2000 - 2002
- Andranik Adamyan - From 2002 - 2003
- Mihai Stoica - From 2003 - August 2004
- Vardan Minasyan - From August 2004 – 2005
- Samvel Petrosyan - From 2005 - 2007
- Varuzhan Sukiasyan - From 2007 - 2008
- Flemming Serritslev - From March 2009 - June 30, 2011
- Rafael Nazaryan - From 2011- October 22, 2013
- Abraham Khashmanyan - October 22, 2013 - November 30, 2014
- Sargis Hovsepyan - December 1, 2014 - June 5, 2015
- Artak Oseyan - June 6, 2015 - November 26, 2015
- Karen Barseghyan - January 11, 2016 - October 28, 2016
- Artur Voskanyan - May 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - July 1, 2018 - October 6, 2018
- Antonio Jesus Flores - February 12, 2019 - October 14, 2020
- Rafael Nazaryan - October 19, 2020 - September 9, 2023
- Narek Azatyan (interim) - October, 2023 - November, 2023
- Tiran Ghazaryan (interim) - November, 2023 - December, 2023
- Armen Gyulbudaghyants - December 8, 2023 -
Players
Current squad
- UEFA European U-21 Championship 2027
- Match dates: March 27 and 31, 2026
- Opposition: Poland and North Macedonia
- Caps and goals correct as of: 27 March 2026, after the match against Poland
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gor Matinyan | 23 June 2004 | 18 | 0 | Urartu |
| 12 | GK | Hayk Ghazaryan | 19 September 2006 | 2 | 0 | BKMA |
| 16 | GK | Davit Davtyan | 27 July 2005 | 1 | 0 | BKMA |
| 2 | DF | Aram Aslanyan | 17 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Ararat Yerevan |
| 3 | DF | Mher Kankanyan | 19 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Alashkert |
| 4 | DF | Mark Avetisyan | 24 June 2005 | 5 | 0 | BKMA |
| 5 | DF | Petik Manukyan | 21 February 2006 | 10 | 0 | BKMA |
| 14 | DF | Poghos Krmzyan | 16 August 2004 | 4 | 0 | BKMA |
| 19 | DF | Suren Tsarukyan | 19 August 2005 | 8 | 0 | BKMA |
| 22 | DF | Mher Tarloyan | 7 March 2005 | 7 | 0 | Shirak |
| DF | Stepan Gigolyan | 20 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Alashkert | |
| DF | Tigran Sumbulyan | 27 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Shirak | |
| 6 | MF | Edgar Piloyan (captain) | 7 November 2004 | 11 | 0 | Alashkert |
| 7 | MF | Misak Hakobyan | 11 June 2004 | 21 | 1 | Ararat-Armenia |
| 8 | MF | Michel Ayvazyan | 21 June 2005 | 5 | 0 | BKMA |
| 10 | MF | Davit Hakobyan | 9 August 2005 | 9 | 2 |  Podbrezová |
| 11 | MF | Vyacheslav Afyan | 28 February 2005 | 8 | 1 | BKMA |
| 13 | MF | Hamlet Sargsyan | 20 May 2004 | 14 | 0 | BKMA |
| 17 | MF | Petros Alekyan | 25 December 2005 | 1 | 0 | BKMA |
| 20 | MF | Narek Janoyan | 28 October 2005 | 3 | 0 | Shirak |
| 21 | MF | Vadim Harutyunyan | 8 September 2005 | 1 | 0 |  Dzerzhinsk |
| 23 | MF | David Kirakosyan | 13 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Alashkert |
| MF | Levon Bashoyan | 15 September 2005 | 4 | 1 | BKMA | |
| 9 | FW | Arayik Eloyan | 16 March 2004 | 7 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
| 15 | FW | David Harutyunyan | 2 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | BKMA |
| 18 | FW | Edik Vardanyan | 25 March 2005 | 9 | 1 | Urartu |
Recent call-ups
Players that have been called up within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Coneglian | 30 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | FC Noah |
v.  Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| GK | Hunan Gyurjinyan | 16 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | FC Van |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| GK | Hayk Khachatryan | 27 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Ararat-Armenia |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| DF | Armen Sargsyan | 20 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | FC Sardarapat |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| DF | Artur Movsesyan | 2 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | FC Noah |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| DF | Mark Gevorgyan | 1 June 2005 | 1 | 0 |  Hannover 96 II |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| DF | Artem Bandikyan | 20 September 2005 | 5 | 0 |  CSKA Moscow |
v.  Poland, 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Andranik Hakobyan | 4 October 2005 | 6 | 0 | BKMA |
v.  Italy, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Alyosha Khachatryan | 13 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | BKMA |
v.  Montenegro, 14 November 2025 |
| MF | Karlen Hovhannisyan | 26 April 2005 | 11 | 0 | Pyunik |
v. Sweden, 18 November 2025 |
| MF | Narek Hovhannisyan | 6 August 2006 | 9 | 1 | BKMA |
v. Sweden, 18 November 2025 |
| MF | Yervand Sukiasyan | 25 February 2005 | 3 | 1 |  Imst |
v. Sweden, 18 November 2025 |
| MF | Artur Askaryan | 26 April 2006 | 6 | 0 | BKMA |
v. Montenegro, 14 November 2025 |
| MF | Artur Israelyan | 16 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | FC Urartu |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Gagik Simonyan | 8 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Ararat II |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Andre Philibbosian | 10 November 2004 | 1 | 0 |  Seattle Redhawks |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Vardan Tovmasyan | 17 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Shirak |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Zaven Khudaverdyan | 15 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Noah |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Alen Mkrtchyan | 17 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Ararat II |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| MF | Mike Gevorgyan | 1 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | SpVgg Unterhaching |
v. Cyprus, 6 June 2025 |
| FW | Finn Geragusyan | 28 October 2007 | 2 | 0 |  Sunderland U21 |
v. Sweden, 18 November 2025 |
| FW | Artur Gharibyan | 29 July 2006 | 4 | 0 | Rodina Moscow |
v. Sweden, 18 November 2025 |
UEFA Euro U-21 qualification
2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group E
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Poland |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 21 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 30 Sep | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Italy |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 18 | Final tournament or Play-offs | 5 Oct | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| 3 | Montenegro |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 10 | 31 Mar | 1–4 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5 Oct | ||
| 4 | Sweden |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 10 | 0–6 | 31 Mar | 2–2 | — | 5 Oct | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | North Macedonia (E) |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 30 Sep | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Armenia (E) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | −17 | 0 | 0–4 | 30 Sep | 1–2 | 0–1 | 31 Mar | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated