Football Club Noah (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Նոա), commonly known as Noah is an Armenian professional football club based in the capital Yerevan. Founded in 2017 as FC Artsakh, they currently play in the Armenian Premier League.[1]

Noah
Նոա

Full name	Football Club Noah
Founded	2017; 5 years ago (2017)
Ground	Armavir City Stadium (temporary) Mika Stadium
Capacity	3,100 7,200
Owner	Karen Abrahamyan
Chief executive officer	Artur Sahakyan
Manager	Robert Arzumanyan
League	Armenian Premier League
2021–22	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

The club was founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and played its first match in a goalless draw against FC Banants on 2 June 2017.[2] Noah played its first competitive season in the 2017–18 Armenian First League, finishing second and achieving promotion to the Armenian Premier League.[3]

After a disappointing 8th place finish in the 2018–19 season, the club was sold to Karen Abrahamyan, who rebranded the club FC Noah in 2019.

Noah won the 2019–20 Armenian Cup, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties.

Domestic

Season[4]	League									National cup	Top goalscorer		Manager	Kit manufacturer	Main sponsor
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P		Name	League
2017–18	Armenian First League	2nd	27	21	2	4	77	16	65	Quarter-finals	Grigor Aghekyan	18	Tigran Yesayan Armen Sanamyan	Nike	Renault
2018–19	Armenian Premier League	8th	32	6	10	16	25	49	28	Quarter-finals	Eduard Avagyan Vigen Avetisyan	4	Rafael Nazaryan Sevada Arzumanyan		Vega
2019–20		2nd	28	14	6	8	37	27	48	Winners	Maksim Mayrovich	11	Vadim Boreț	Umbro	N/A
2020–21		2nd	28	12	5	7	35	20	41	Semifinal	Vladimir Azarov	6	Vadim Boreț Dmitri Gunko	Adidas	N/A
2021–22		6th	32	9	12	11	38	43	39	Quarter-finals	Maksim Mayrovich	9	Viktor Bulatov Aram Hakobyan		VBET[5]

European

As of match played 15 July 2021

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2020–21	UEFA Europa League	1QR	Kairat	—	1–4	—
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1QR	KuPS	1–0	0–5	1–5

Colours and badge

As FC Artsakh the club's main kit colours were red and white, however following the rebranding, the club chose black and a light green to represent the club. Umbro became the kit supplier for the 2019-20, following two years of using Nike.

Badge history

From 2017 to 2019, the club operated as FC Artsakh, bearing a red round badge with an eagle. Following the 2019 rebranding as FC Noah, the club's emblem was changed to a simple black text:
"Yerevan Armenia Football Club Noah".

• 
  2019–present

Stadium

At the beginning phase of the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah used the Mika Stadium, located in the Shengavit neighborhood of Yerevan, as their home ground until matchday 8. They were then forced to leave the Mika Stadium due to the inappropriate pitch conditions, and between matchday 9 and 14 they played at the Pyunik Stadium before moving to the artificial-turf pitch of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan. For the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season, FC Noah played at the Alashkert Stadium located in the same neighbourhood of Yerevan.

After starting the 2021–22 Armenian Premier League season playing their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in Yerevan, Noah moved their home games to the Armavir City Stadium in Armavir in February 2022.[6]

Players

Current squad

As of 16 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 MF  ARM Karen Muradyan (on loan from Pyunik) 5 DF  ARM Norayr Nikoghosyan 6 MF  BLR Hayk Musakhanyan 7 MF  ARM Karen Nalbandyan 8 DF  BFA Dramane Salou 9 FW  ARM Levon Vardanyan 10 MF  ARM Armen Nahapetyan 11 MF  GHA Israel Opoku 13 MF  ARM Robert Baghramyan 17 MF  NGA Adams Friday 18 DF  NGA Okazie Ebenezer 20 MF  ARM Petros Afajanyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  ARM Patvakan Avetisyan (on loan from Ararat-Armenia) 22 MF  ARM Ruben Yesayan (on loan from Pyunik) 23 MF  ARM Hayk Ghevondyan (on loan from Pyunik) 25 DF  ARM Artur Danielyan 26 MF  RUS Arsen Ayrapetyan (on loan from Rodina Moscow) 33 MF  ARM Vahagn Hayrapetyan 77 GK  ARM Vardan Shahatuni 94 DF  ARM Arman Khachatryan 96 GK  ARM Anatoly Ayvazov 97 DF  RUS Aleksandr Nesterov 99 GK  ARM Harutyun Melkonyan (on loan from Pyunik) — FW  NGA Goodnews Igbokwe

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ARM Tigran Sargsyan (at BKMA Yerevan)

Coaching staff

This section needs to be updated. (July 2022)

Position	Name
Manager	Viktor Bulatov
Assistant Coach	Yevgeny Galkin
Goalkeepers Coach	Dmitri Solonenko
Fitness Coach
Team Doctor	Arman Margaryan

Honours

FC Noah won their first trophy on 10 July 2020, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties to win the 2019–20 Armenian Cup.

Domestic

Armenian Cup

• Winners: 2019–20

Armenian Supercup

• Winners: 2020

References

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[de] FC Noah Jerewan

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[ru] Ноа (футбольный клуб)