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Western Armenia national football team


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The HighlandersԼեռնաշխարհը
Football Federation of Western Armenia
Confederation of Independent Football Associations
Harutyun Vardanyan
David Ghandilyan (5)
n/a
First coloursFirst colours
First colours
Western Armenia 12–0 Chagos Islands (Sukhumi, Georgia; 30 May, 2016)
Western Armenia 12–0 Chagos Islands (Sukhumi, Georgia; 30 May, 2016)
Cascadia 4–0 Western Armenia (Hayes Lane, England; 7 June, 2018)
2 (first in 2016)
Quarter-finals (2016, 2018)

The Western Armenia national football team (Armenian: Արեւմտյան Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, romanizedArevmtyan Hayastani futbol azgayin havak'akan) is a football team representing the Armenians primarily from the historical region of Western Armenia, which is currently within the borders of Turkey.

The governing body, the Football Federation of Western Armenia, was formed in 2015 and joined the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) on 1 June of that year. The team's first ever game was played on 6 January 2016, when a Western Armenia XI played against Olympique de Marseille (CFA), the reserve team of the leading French football club. Vahagn Militosyan scored both goals in a 3–2 defeat.

10 days after the team's first ever game, Western Armenia was selected at ConIFA's 3rd AGM to be one of the 12 participants in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, to be held in Abkhazia in May and June. In the draw for the competition, the team was selected in Group A alongside the hosts and the Chagos Islands. Western Armenia's first full international, against the Chagos Islands, ended with the team inflicting a record 12–0 defeat on the Chagossians, before going down to a 1–0 defeat against Abkhazia in the final group game. This though was enough for the team to qualify for the quarter-finals where they played the Panjab football team.

The following players were called up for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GK(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 37)00FC Gandzasar Kapan
22DF(1990-04-24)24 April 1990 (aged 28)00Unattached
32DF(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 27)50US Le Pontet
42DF(1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 27)50Unattached
52DF(1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 32)00FC Ararat
63MF(1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 20)00Shakhter Karagandy
73MF(1987-06-26)26 June 1987 (aged 30)00Proleter Novi Sad
83MF(1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 28)20Unattached
94FW(1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 24)32FC Nitra
103MF(1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 31)00Retired
114FW(1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 27)30KFC Komárno
121GK(1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 27)20FC Ararat
132DF(1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 30)70UGA Ardzv
142DF(1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 29)71Stade Nyonnais
153MF(1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (aged 19)10ESC Rellinghausen
163MF(1998-12-23)23 December 1998 (aged 19)00Shirak SC
172DF(1994-06-08)8 June 1994 (aged 23)51Lancy
183MF(1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 23)60FC Suryoye
194FW(1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 23)201. FC Kleve
203MF(2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 17)20Stade Nyonnais
214FW(1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 25)10FC Bords-de-Saône
223MF(2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 18)10Paris FC
233MF(1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 27)00Unattached
ManagerPeriodPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %
Gilbert Catikoglu2015–20166114016.7
Harutyun Vardanyan2018–201914437028.6
Totals20541125
PresidentYear(s)
Hiraç Yagan2015–present
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