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Van
Full nameFootball Club Van
Founded2019; 6 years ago (2019)
GroundCharentsavan City Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerOleg Ghukasov
PresidentSergei Ghukasov
ManagerArthur Hovhannisyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2024–25Armenian Premier League, 5th
Websitefcvan.am
Van playing against Urartu Yerevan (Armenian Premier League, May 11, 2021)

Football Club Van (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան) is an Armenian professional football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province.

History

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FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russian businessman Oleg Ghukasov. The club will take part in the 2019–20 Armenian First League season.[1]

On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been given a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season.[2] On 31 July 2020, Vice-president Karen Barseghyan announced that he was stepping down as head coach to concentrate on being vice-president, with Sevada Arzumanyan being appointed as the club's new head coach.[3] On 2 February 2021, Van announced that Artur Asoyan had replaced Sevada Arzumanyan as their Head Coach.[4]

Domestic

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Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals
2019–20 Armenian First League 1 28 22 4 2 90 18 70 Quarterfinal Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza 32 Armenia Karen Barseghyan
2020–21 Armenian Premier League 6 24 9 4 11 25 30 31 Quarterfinal Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza 8 Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Armenia Artur Asoyan
2021–22 8 32 6 7 19 19 47 25 Semifinal Armenia Zaven Badoyan 4 Armenia Artur Asoyan
Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
2022–23 5 36 11 7 18 38 59 40 Quarterfinal Armenia Edgar Movsesyan 9 Armenia Artur Asoyan
Bolivia Humberto Viviani
2023–24 9 36 8 7 20 32 67 32 Quarterfinal Nigeria Christopher Boniface 8 Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Armenia Arthur Hovhannisyan
2024–25 5 30 15 7 8 56 36 52 Semi-final Guinea Momo Touré 12 Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan

Current squad

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As of 22 September 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARM Gor Manukyan
3 DF  BRA Ferreira
4 DF  GEO Saba Sidamonidze
5 DF  ARM Hrayr Mkoyan
6 DF  COL Jefferson Granado
7 FW  BRA Jota
8 MF  ARM Petros Afajanyan
9 FW  BRA Kevin Pereira
10 MF  ARM Benik Hovhannisyan
11 MF  BRA Lucas Café
13 MF  RUS David Kirakosyan
14 DF  BRA Eriki
18 MF  BRA Samuel Reis
19 FW  NGA Ibrahim Yusuf
20 FW  CIV Cedric Doh
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  ARM Aleks Galstyan
23 MF  ARM Albert Mnatsakanyan
24 DF  ARM Arsen Galstyan
25 DF  UKR Hlib Bukhal
28 FW  COL Hollman McCormick
29 MF  ARM Harutyun Asatryan
33 FW  BRA Allef
45 GK  RUS Danila Bokov
59 GK  ARM Hunan Gyurjinyan
69 MF  UKR Denys Dedechko
70 MF  ARM Narek Manukyan
77 FW  BRA Sousa
88 DF  BRA James Santos
99 DF  BRA Paulo Vitor

For recent transfers, see Transfers summer 2025 and Transfers winter 2025–26.

Personnel

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Management

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Position Name
President Russia Sergei Ghukasov
Vice-president Armenia Karen Barseghyan
Executive Director Armenia Gagik Galstyan
Sporting director Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Press Secretary Armenia Arsen Antikyan

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Armenia Artur Hovhannisyan
Assistant coach
Goalkeepers Coach Armenia Mayis Azizyan
Analyst Coach Armenia Hayk Avetisyan

Managerial history

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As of match played 10 December 2020
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Karen Barseghyan  Armenia 31 May 2019[3] 31 July 2020[3] 28 22 4 2 90 18 078.57 Armenian First League (1)
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 31 July 2020[3] 2 February 2021[4] 13 4 2 7 9 11 030.77
Artur Asoyan  Armenia 2 February 2021[4] 18 February 2022 32 10 7 15 31 40 031.25
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 19 February 2022 18 3 5 10 10 29 016.67

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Չարենցավանում հիմնադրվում է նոր ակումբ. գլխավոր մարզիչը կլինի Կարեն Բարսեղյանը". Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ ""Վանը" կմասնակցի Հայաստանի Բարձրագույն խմբի առաջնությանը". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation Armenia. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ․ ԿԱՐԵՆ ԲԱՐՍԵՂՅԱՆ". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/ (in Armenian). FC Van Facebook. 31 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "There have been some changes in the coaching staff of our club". facebook.com/FCVAN2019/. FC Van Facebook. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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