Armenia women's national football team
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The Armenia women's national football team (Armenian: Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական) is the national football team of Armenia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia. The team played its first international match after the split of the Soviet Union. They play their home games at the Mika Stadium in Yerevan. The team's first match was on 10 May 2003 against Austria which they lost 11–0. The team has not qualified for a World Cup or a Women's Euro yet.[2]
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| Nickname | Ararat | ||
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| Association | Football Federation of Armenia | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Mariam Stepanyan | ||
| Captain | Maral Artin | ||
| Home stadium | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ARM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 149  3 (21 April 2026)[1] | ||
| Highest | 83 (October 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 148 (December 2023) | ||
| First international | |||
 Austria 11–0 Armenia  (Waidhofen, Austria; 10 May 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Armenia 6–1 Liechtenstein  (Armavir, Armenia; 21 February 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Belgium 19–0 Armenia (Leuven, Belgium; 25 November 2021) | |||
History
Armenia played its first match in Waidhofen against Austria, losing 11–0. Three days later they again lost 11–0 against Austria. After these two matches, they played four matches against Slovakia and Greece.
Armenia withdrew from the 2007 World Cup qualification before playing any matches. Later, they played international friendlies in 2007–2009; playing the World Cup qualifiers in November 2009 – August 2010, finishing last with only a goal, 42 conceded and all eight matches lost. Their last competition was the 2013 Women's Euro qualifiers. They Did not enter the 2015 or 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
Armenia entered the qualification for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In Group F they thrice managed to lose by just 1 goal margin, but also suffered their heaviest loss ever, with a score of 19–0, to Belgium.[2]
Home stadium
Armenia plays their home matches at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.
Results and fixtures
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| 30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage | Luxembourg  | 2–0 | Armenia | Beggen, Luxembourg |
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Report | Stadium: Stade rue Henri Dunant Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær (Denmark) |
| 3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage | Liechtenstein | 2–2 | Armenia | Eschen, Liechtenstein |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Eschen-Mauren, Eschen Attendance: 423 Referee: Abbie Hendry (Scotland) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of September 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Artak Adamyan |
| Assistant coaches | Mariam Stepanyan |
| Gagik Ter-Gevorgyan |
Manager history
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mher Mikaelyan | 2003–2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Samvel Adamyan | 2008–2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Vagharshak Aslanyan | 2010–2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Manuk Sargsyan | 2020–2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Armen Sanamyan | 2021–2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Artak Adamyan | 2022– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Luxembourg and Liechtenstein on 30 May and 3 June 2025.[3]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alina Poghosyan | 21 September 2003 | 3 | 0 |  PFC Krylia Sovetov |
| 16 | GK | Sofine Kevorkyan | 0 | 0 |  Louisiana State University | |
| 16 | GK | Violeta Musakhanyan | 0 | 0 | Urartu-Girls | |
| 2 | DF | Svetlana Karazgezian | 7 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | FC Rubin |
| 16 | DF | Lianna Lazarus | 0 | 0 | Rostov | |
| 2 | DF | Milana Vardanyan | 8 August 2003 | 3 | 0 | FC Krasnodar |
| DF | Sofia Harutyunyan | 0 | 0 | Breakers | ||
| DF | Anyuta Galstyan | 7 April 2001 | 3 | 0 |  Okzhetpes | |
| DF | Savannah Taylor | 4 January 1997 | 3 | 0 |  Apollon | |
| 16 | DF | Mariana Vardanyan | 0 | 0 | Urartu-Girls | |
| 7 | MF | Anna Dallakyan | 30 August 2001 | 16 | 2 | FC Rostov |
| 11 | MF | Veronika Asatryan | 9 June 2002 | 10 | 1 |  FC Ararat Tallinn |
| MF | Isabella Maneh Nersesyan | 17 March 2007 | 3 | 0 | Santa Clarita Blue Heat | |
| 8 | MF | Lara Kazandjian | 27 September 2002 | 6 | 0 |  RC Lens |
| 8 | MF | Lisa Kazandjian | 0 | Stonehill Skyhawks | ||
| FW | Elena Martirosyan | Ararat-Armenia Girls | ||||
| 13 | FW | Tatev Khachatryan | 3 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Ararat-Armenia girls |
| 6 | FW | Ani Safaryan | 2 March 2006 | Columbia Lions | ||
| 9 | FW | Oksanna Pizlova | 14 November 2000 | 11 | 1 | FC Rubin |
| 8 | MF | Narine Davtyan | 0 |  Hamburg | ||
| 19 | FW | Milena Sayadyan | 22 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | Urartu |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ella de Kruyf | 25 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | LAFC So Cal Academy |
v.  Bulgaria, 9 April 2024 |
| GK | Shogher Sardaryan | 1 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Urartu-girls |
v. Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024 |
| GK | Svetlana Karaganda | 0 | 0 | Rubin |
v.  Moldova, 1 December 2024 | |
| GK | Lilit Babayan | 2 March 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Pyunik-girls |
v. Kazakhstan, 25 February 2025 |
| DF | Hasmik Grigoryan | 28 May 2005 | 5 | 0 | Urartu |
v. Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024 |
| DF | Marine Karapetyan | 3 March 1991 | 20 | 0 | FC Pyunik |
v. Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024 |
| DF | Ani Ghukasyan | 12 August 1990 | 21 | 1 | FC Pyunik |
v. Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024 |
| DF | Liana Ghazaryan | 15 February 2000 | 9 | 0 | FC Rostov |
v.  Romania,16 July 2024 |
| DF | Tatyana Grigoryan | Pasadena City College |
v. Romania,16 July 2024 | |||
| DF | Natalia Minissyan | 0 | 0 | University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo |
v. Kazakhstan, 25 February 2025 | |
| DF | Natasha Zhamgochyan | 3 January 1996 | 0 | 0 |  AIK |
v. Kazakhstan, 25 February 2025 |
| DF | Hasmik Grigoryan | 28 May 2005 | 5 | 0 | Urartu |
v. Kazakhstan,8 April 2025 |
| MF | Tahlia Voskanian | 12 April 2006 | 0 | 0 |  SD Raiders FC |
v. Romania, 5 April 2024 |
| MF | Elina Martirosyan | 2 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Ararat-Armenia girls |
v. Romania,16 July 2024 |
| MF | Nika Smyrna | 0 | Ennisey |
v. Moldova, 1 December 2024 | ||
| MF | Annette Mehrabyan | 9 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | FC Lernayin Artsakh |
v. Moldova, 1 December 2024 |
| MF | Maral Artin (Captain) | 9 June 2000 | 19 | 4 |  FC Malaga City |
v. Kazakhstan,8 April 2025 |
| MF | Claudia Cholakian | 29 July 1996 | 11 | 0 |  Actonians |
v. Moldova, 1 December 2024 |
| FW | Lusine Kostanyan | 11 June 2005 | 3 | 0 | Urartu |
v. Moldova, 1 December 2024 |
| FW | Huri Torosyan | Tudela |
v. Kazakhstan, 25 February 2025 | |||
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 July 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 |
Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 |
Did not enter | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 |
Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 42 | −41 | ||||||||
 2015 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
 2023 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 71 | −70 | ||||||||
 2027 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
   2031 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2035 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 113 | −111 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
1984 to  1991 |
Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
 1993 to 2001 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53 | – | ||||||||
 2009 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2013 |
11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 45 | ||||||||||
 2017 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
 2025 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 |  [a] | 44th | |||||||
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 118 | 44th | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
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Promoted at end of season |
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No movement at end of season |
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Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
Other tournaments
| Tournament | Result |
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| 2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament |
Second place |
See also
- Sport in Armenia
- Football in Armenia
- Women's football in Armenia
- Football in Armenia
- Armenia women's national football team
- Armenia women's national football team results
- List of Armenia women's international footballers
- Armenia men's national football team
Notes
- From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.