FC Van

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Van
Full nameFootball Club Van
Founded2019 (2019)
GroundCharentsavan City Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerOleg Ghukasov
PresidentSergei Ghukasov
ManagerArtur Asoyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2025–26Armenian Premier League, 6th
Websitefcvan.am
Van playing against Urartu Yerevan (Armenian Premier League, 11 May 2021)

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

History

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

Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name Goals
2019–20Armenian First League1282242901870QuarterfinalIvory Coast Wilfried Eza32Armenia Karen Barseghyan
2020–21Armenian Premier League6249411253031QuarterfinalIvory Coast Wilfried Eza8Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Armenia Artur Asoyan
2021–228326719194725SemifinalArmenia Zaven Badoyan4Armenia Artur Asoyan
Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
2022–2353611718385940QuarterfinalArmenia Edgar Movsesyan9Armenia Artur Asoyan
Bolivia Humberto Viviani
2023–249368720326732QuarterfinalNigeria Christopher Boniface8Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Armenia Arthur Hovhannisyan
2024–255301578563652Semi-finalGuinea Momo Touré12Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan
2025–266279414274031Round of 16Brazil Eriki4Armenia Edgar Torosyan
Armenia Arthur Asoyan

Current squad

As of 16 February 2026

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
2 DF  COL Javier Torres
3 DF  BRA Ferreira
4 DF  GEO Saba Sidamonidze
5 DF  ARM Hrayr Mkoyan
7 MF  ARM Petros Avetisyan
8 MF  ARM Hayk Tatosyan (on loan from Pyunik)
9 FW  HAI Jonel Désiré
10 MF  ARM Benik Hovhannisyan
11 FW  ARM Aris Karapetyan (on loan from Pyunik)
13 MF  BRA Alexsandro Silva
14 DF  NGA Henry Onwukwe
17 DF  GEO Nikolozi Sajaia
18 MF  BRA Samuel Reis
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  NGA Emeka Maduka
20 MF  BRA Maurinho
22 DF  RUS Artur Zagorodnikov
23 DF  NGA Ibrahim Daniel
24 MF  ARM Arsen Galstyan
25 MF  NGA Emmanuel Nnamani
26 DF  UKR Andriy Markovych
45 GK  RUS Danila Bokov
59 GK  ARM Hunan Gyurjinyan
62 GK  BRA Lucas Arceli
70 MF  ARM Narek Manukyan
77 FW  GEO Davit Krasovski
87 DF  ARG Juan Perrotta

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

Out on loan

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

Personnel

Management

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

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Armenia Artur Asoyan
Assistant coach Armenia Arshak Mkrtchyan
Assistant coach France Michael Gaudriller
Goalkeepers Coach Armenia Slavik Sukiasyan
Fitness coach Armenia Georgi Ghazaryan

Managerial history

As of match played 20 March 2026
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Karen Barseghyan  Armenia 31 May 2019[3] 31 July 2020[3] 2822429018078.57 Armenian First League (1)
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 31 July 2020[3] 2 February 2021[4] 13427911030.77
Artur Asoyan  Armenia 2 February 2021[4] 18 February 2022 32107153140031.25
Sevada Arzumanyan  Armenia 19 February 2022 13 January 2024 2152142147023.81
Artur Hovhannisyan  Armenia 14 January 2024 30 June 2024 174671626023.53
Vahe Gevorgyan  Armenia 1 July 2024 30 June 2025 3620796940055.56
Edgar Torosyan  Armenia 1 July 2025 27 October 2025 11326916027.27
Artur Asoyan  Armenia 28 October 2025 83231116037.50

See also

References

  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. "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. "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.