FC Mika
Football Club Mika (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Միկա), commonly known as Mika, is an Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan. It was owned by the Mika Corporation LLC headed by the Russia-based Armenian businessman Mikhail Baghdasarov. The club headquarters were located on Manandyan street 41, Yerevan.[1]
| Full name | Futbolayin Akumb Mika Yerevan |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Ground | Mika Stadium, Yerevan |
| Capacity | 7,250 |
| Chairman | Stepan Gevorgyan |
| Manager | Samvel Sargsyan |
| League | Armenian First League |
| 2022-23 | 10th |
History edit
The club was founded in November 30, 1998 as Mika-Kasakh Ashtarak in the town of Ashtarak by the owner of Mika Corporation LLC, Mikhail Baghdasarov. In 2000, they achieved their first domestic title, winning the Armenian Cup.
In 2007, Mika relocated from Ashtarak to Yerevan. They were based in their own newly built stadium in Yerevan.
However, by the end of the 2015–16 Armenian Premier League season, the club announced its retirement from professional football due to financial as well as non-financial difficulties.
The club returned to professional football in 2022 with a new name and crest and started in the 2022-23 Armenian First League, finishing in 10th. The team is currently playing the 2023-24 Armenian First League and 2023–24 Armenian Cup.
Crests edit
Domestic history edit
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1999 | Armenian First League | 2nd | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 35 | Rafael Galstyan | |||
| 2000 | Armenian Premier League | 4th | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 49 | Winner | Samvel Nikolyan | 15 | Eduard Markarov |
| 2001 | 6th | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 41 | Winner | Andrey Bulanov | 12 | Eduard Markarov Samvel Petrosyan Valeriy Gladilin | |
| 2002 | 6th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 33 | Semi-final | Artyom Adamyan | 15 | Valeriy Gladilin Eduard Markarov Aramais Tonoyan Vagarshak Aslanyan Souren Barseghyan | |
| 2003 | 4th | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 51 | Winner | Artyom Adamyan | 10 | Souren Barseghyan | |
| 2004 | 2nd | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 55 | Semi-final | Armen Shahgeldyan | 12 | Souren Barseghyan | |
| 2005 | 2nd | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 20 | 52 | Winner | Artyom Adamyan | 13 | Souren Barseghyan Armen Adamyan | |
| 2006 | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 57 | Winner | Armen Shahgeldyan | 14 | Armen Adamyan | |
| 2007 | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 50 | Semi-final | Alex | 7 | Armen Adamyan Arkady Andreasyan | |
| 2008 | 4th | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 46 | Semi-final | Narek Beglaryan | 8 | Arkady Andreasyan Ishtvan Sekech Souren Barseghyan | |
| 2009 | 2nd | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 34 | 58 | Semi-final | Boti Goa | 14 | Ivo Šušak Samvel Darbinyan Armen Adamyan | |
| 2010 | 4th | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 31 | 46 | Semi-final | Ednei | 10 | Armen Adamyan Armen Shahgeldyan | |
| 2011 | 5th | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 44 | Winner | Narek Beglaryan | 11 | Armen Shahgeldyan Jozef Bubenko | |
| 2011–12 | Only Cup competition was held | Semi-final | Jozef Bubenko Zsolt Hornyák | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 39 | 79 | Semi-final | Simon Muradyan | 14 | Zsolt Hornyák | |
| 2013–14 | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 47 | Semi-final | Vardges Satumyan | 8 | Aram Voskanyan | |
| 2014–15 | 5th | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 37 | Runner-Up | Gevorg Karapetyan | 7 | Aram Voskanyan | |
| 2015–16 | 7th | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 32 | 32 | Runner-Up | Samvel Melkonyan | 5 | Armen Adamyan Sergei Yuran Armen Shahgeldyan | |
| 2016-2022 | No participation | ||||||||||||
| 2022-23 | Armenian First League | 10th | 33 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 35 | 77 | 36 | Last 16 | Hayk Galstyan | 7 | Samvel Sargsyan |
European history edit
Mika participated several times in the UEFA Cup qualification matches. Their best result was in 2007, when they advanced to the second qualifying round by defeating MTK Budapest, but did not advance further as they lost to the Slovak club Petržalka.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup/Europa League | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | Rapid București | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | QR | Braşov | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–7 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Honvéd Budapest | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Young Boys Berne | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | MTK Budapest | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 (a) |
| 2Q | Artmedia Petržalka | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Tiraspol | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Helsingborgs IF | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Rabotnički | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Vålerenga | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Rudar Pljevlja | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | RNK Split | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Stadium edit
Prior to its relocation from Ashtarak to Yerevan between 1999 and 2007, the Kasaghi Marzik Stadium was the home venue of the team. Between 2008 and 2016 and since 2022 FC Mika play their home games at the Mika Stadium opened in 2008 and located in the Shengavit District of Yerevan. The stadium has a capacity of 7,250.[2]
Achievements edit
- Armenian Cup (6): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011
- Armenian Supercup (2): 2005, 2012
Managers edit
- Rafael Galstyan (1999)
- Eduard Markarov (2000–01)
- Samvel Petrosyan (2001)
- Valeriy Gladilin (2001–02)
- Eduard Markarov (2002)
- Aramais Tonoyan (2002)
- Vagarshak Aslanyan (2002)
- Souren Barseghyan (2002–05)
- Armen Adamyan (2005–07)
- Arkady Andreasyan (2007–08)
- Ishtvan Sekech (2008)
- Souren Barseghyan (2008–09)
- Ivo Šušak (1 Jan 2009 – 30 June 2009)
- Samvel Darbinyan (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
- Armen Adamyan (2009–10)
- Armen Shahgeldyan (2010–11)
- Jozef Bubenko (19 July 2011 – 1 Dec 2011)
- Zsolt Hornyák (1 March 2012 – 30 June 2013)
- Aram Voskanyan (1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015)
- Armen Adamyan (1 July 2015 – 18 January 2016)
- Sergei Yuran (19 January 2016 – 4 May 2016)
- Armen Shahgeldyan (5 May 2016 – June 2016)
- Samvel Sargsyan (2022–present)