Full name | Professional Football Club Alashkert |
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Founded | 1990 (revived 2011) |
Ground | Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan |
Capacity | 6,850 |
Owner | «Bagratour» LLC |
President | Bagrat Navoyan |
Manager | Abraham Khashmanyan |
League | Armenian Premier League |
2016–17 | 1st |
Website | Club website |
Founded | 2013 |
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Ground | Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan |
Capacity | 6,850 |
Owner | «Bagratour» LLC |
President | Bagrat Navoyan |
Manager | Sergey Erzrumyan |
League | Armenian First League |
2016–17 | 6th |
Website | Club website |
Football Club Alashkert (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Ալաշկերտ), commonly known as Alashkert, is an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan, founded in 1990 in Martuni. They currently play at the Armenian Premier League. The home stadium of the team is the Alashkert Stadium in Yerevan. The club headquarters are located on Saryan street 25, Yerevan.
The club is owned by «Bagratour» Limited Liability Company, headed by the Armenian businessman Bagrat Navoyan.
Alashkert has a cooperation agreement with the Brazilian club Botafogo since August 2017.
Football Club Alashkert was founded in 1990 in the town of Martuni of Gegharkunik Province. In 1992, the team played in the Premier League representing Martuni and using the City Stadium of the town as their home venue. However, at the end of the season the team finished last in the table, being relegated to the First League. As a result, the club withdrew from the competition.
In 1998, FC Alashkert returned to professional football and participated in the First League finishing the table in the 6th position. In 1999, they did not participate in the First League competition and later in early 2000, the club was dissolved.
In late 2011, FC Alashkert were re-founded by Bagrat Navoyan; a businessman native of Martuni. They entered the 2012–13 Armenian First League competition and won the championship, booking their position in the Armenian Premier League for the 2013–14 season. In 2012–2013, the team was managed by the former Armenian player Albert Sarkisyan and later by former footballer Sergey Erzrumyan. The assistant manager was Aram Hakobyan.