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Western Armenia national football team
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| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| The HighlandersԼեռնաշխարհը | |
| Football Federation of Western Armenia | |
| Confederation of Independent Football Associations | |
| Harutyun Vardanyan | |
| David Ghandilyan (5) | |
| n/a | |
| First colours | First 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, romanized: Arevmtyan 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. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 37) | 0 | 0 | FC Gandzasar Kapan | |
| 2 | 2DF | (1990-04-24)24 April 1990 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Unattached | |
| 3 | 2DF | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | US Le Pontet | |
| 4 | 2DF | (1990-09-15)15 September 1990 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Unattached | |
| 5 | 2DF | (1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | FC Ararat | |
| 6 | 3MF | (1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Shakhter Karagandy | |
| 7 | 3MF | (1987-06-26)26 June 1987 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Proleter Novi Sad | |
| 8 | 3MF | (1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | Unattached | |
| 9 | 4FW | (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 24) | 3 | 2 | FC Nitra | |
| 10 | 3MF | (1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | Retired | |
| 11 | 4FW | (1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 27) | 3 | 0 | KFC Komárno | |
| 12 | 1GK | (1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | FC Ararat | |
| 13 | 2DF | (1987-10-31)31 October 1987 (aged 30) | 7 | 0 | UGA Ardzv | |
| 14 | 2DF | (1989-01-03)3 January 1989 (aged 29) | 7 | 1 | Stade Nyonnais | |
| 15 | 3MF | (1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ESC Rellinghausen | |
| 16 | 3MF | (1998-12-23)23 December 1998 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Shirak SC | |
| 17 | 2DF | (1994-06-08)8 June 1994 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 | Lancy | |
| 18 | 3MF | (1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 23) | 6 | 0 | FC Suryoye | |
| 19 | 4FW | (1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Kleve | |
| 20 | 3MF | (2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 17) | 2 | 0 | Stade Nyonnais | |
| 21 | 4FW | (1992-09-21)21 September 1992 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | FC Bords-de-Saône | |
| 22 | 3MF | (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 18) | 1 | 0 | Paris FC | |
| 23 | 3MF | (1990-08-21)21 August 1990 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Unattached |
| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Catikoglu | 2015–2016 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 016.7 |
| Harutyun Vardanyan | 2018–2019 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 028.6 |
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| President | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Hiraç Yagan | 2015–present |
- CONIFA European Football Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2019
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