FC Kotayk
Full nameFootball Club Kotayk
Founded1955 (1955)
Dissolved2005
GroundKotayk Stadium, Abovyan
Capacity3,946
ChairmanSamvel Petrosyan
ManagerTigran Yesayan
LeagueArmenian First League
2005Armenian Premier League, 4th

FC Kotayk (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Կոտայք) was an Armenian football club from the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province.

History

Founded in 1955, Kotayk was one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia. After playing several years in the Armenian SSR League as well as the Soviet First League, Kotayk made their debut in the Armenian Premier League in 1992.

They participated in the European Cups for the first time in 1996–97. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning 1–0 at home against AEK Larnaca from Cyprus. After losing the 2nd leg away from home with a result of 0–5, they were eliminated.

However, the club was dissolved in 2005 due to both financial and non-financial shortcomings.

In June 2016, many Armenian football websites announced that the club will return to professional football with the assistance of many contributors from the Kotayk Province, under the management of Samvel Petrosyan.[1] After playing few games in the Armenian First League, the club was forced to leave the competition due to financial difficulties.

League record

Year Division Position GP W D L GS GA PTS
1978Soviet Second League74623518666451
197954626614834358
19802301947622442
198114429105793768
19821322336802949
198323218104724046
19841322147663446
1985Soviet First League104216521546537
19861946141319465440
1987134215819555938
1988184214721558335
198994219716605345
1990143812917445233
1991174215720304837
1992Armenian Premier League7227312324517
199311289118577619
199472812313735327
1995310433181315
1995-966221138313336
1996-977228410412728
1997718549313319
1998no participation
1999
2000Armenian First League416969362728
2001Armenian Premier League10223316196512
200211222515176211
20035288713295631
20047286616315424
2005420875221931

Honours

1967, 1973, 1975, 1976

Kotayk in European competitions

Summary
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup210115
UEFA Intertoto Cup210133
Total420248
Matches
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg
1996–97UEFA Cup Winners' CupQRCyprus AEK Larnaca1–00–5
2003UEFA Intertoto Cup1RCzech Republic Brno0–13–2
  • Home results are noted in bold

References

  1. "Սամվել Պետրոսյան. Կոտայքը հունիսի 20-ից սկսելու է մարզումները". Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2016-06-11.


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