Ulisses FC

Ulisses Football Club (Armenian: Ուլիս Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Ulisses, is a defunct Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club played at the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They regularly used the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan and occasionally the City Stadium in Abovyan as their home ground.

Ulisses
Full nameUlisses Football Club
Founded2000 (2000)
Dissolved2016
GroundVazgen Sargsyan Stadium, Yerevan
Capacity14,403
OwnerValeri Hovhannisyan
ChairmanGenrikh Ghazandzhyan
ManagerGagik Simonyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2015–168th (last)
WebsiteClub website

The club headquarters are located on Nalbandyan street 48/1, Yerevan.[1] Like all other Armenian Premier League clubs, Ulisses FC had a reserve team that played in the Armenian First League.

In 2015–16, the club was owned by the Armenian businessman Genrikh Ghazandzhyan and sponsored by the "Holiday" Group of Companies.

History

  • 2000 – Founded as Dinamo-2000 Yerevan
  • 2004 – Changed name to Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan (name change occurred as a result of a new sponsor)
  • 2006 – Changed name to Ulisses FC (name change again occurred as a result of a new sponsor)
  • 2016 – Dissolved due to both financial and non-financial shortcomings

Dinamo-2000 Yerevan

The club was founded in 2000 as Dinamo-2000 Yerevan, and made their debut at the 2000 Armenian First League season winning a promotion spot to the Premier League at the end of the same season.

Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan

In 2004, the club became known as FC Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan and took 5th place in the Armenian Premier League. In 2004 and 2005, 2 reserves teams of the club were represented in the Armenian First League: FC Dinamo-VZ Yerevan and FC Zenit Charentsavan.

Ulisses FC

V. Sargsyan Rep. Stadium, the last home stadium used by Ulisses FC

In 2006, the club changed their name with the arrival of new sponsor. they occupied the 8th place at the 2006 Armenian Premier League season grabbing the chance to save their place in the top league in a decisive match with FC Dinamo Yerevan. Winning the game, Ulisses FC secured their place in the top tier for the next season. In seasons 2007 and 2008 team play was much better, and there was no need of survival games.

At the beginning of 2008, the club's department was enlarged with the Shengavit football school of Yerevan, while the Vardanank-451 Stadium of Voskehat became the training base of the club.

In 2007, they played their home games in the Kasaghi Marzik Stadium in Ashtarak. In 2009, they moved to the Mika Stadium in Yerevan.

In 2011, Ulisses FC won the Armenian championship[2] for the first time in club history, and ended Pyunik dominance of 10 consecutive championships.

On 3 February 2016, the club declared that it will not participate in the second half of the 2015-16 Armenian Premier League season.

League and cup history

Season League Armenian Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2001 1st 9th 22 4 4 14 18 48 16 First Round
2002 1st 10th 22 3 3 16 19 63 12 Quarterfinal
2003 1st 6th 28 5 4 19 18 69 19 Quarterfinal
2005 1st 5th 20 2 2 16 12 41 8 Quarterfinal
2005 1st 6th 28 7 6 15 23 51 27 First Round
2006 1st 8th 28 5 2 21 31 66 17 -
2007 1st 7th 28 8 6 14 21 46 30 Quarterfinal
2008 1st 6th 28 7 8 13 19 29 29 Quarterfinal
2009 1st 3rd 28 16 5 7 47 25 53 Semifinal Artur Kocharyan 15
2010 1st 3rd 28 17 4 7 44 23 55 Semifinal
2011 1st 1st 28 15 8 5 38 22 53 Semifinal Giorgi Krasovski 8
2012–13 1st 6th 42 11 12 19 41 50 45 Semifinal
Quarterfinal
Arsen Balabekyan 10
2013–14 1st 7th 28 7 4 17 21 46 25 Quarterfinal
2014–15 1st 2nd 28 15 5 8 43 32 50 Quarterfinal Hovhannes Goharyan 9
2015–16 1st 8th 28 0 2 26 8 76 2 Quarterfinal

European history

As of match played 9 July 2015
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 2 0 0 2 0 2
UEFA Europa League 6 0 2 4 1 9
Total 8 0 2 6 1 11
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 0–0 0–1 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Ferencvárosi 0–2 0–3 0–5
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 0–1 0–2
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q Birkirkara 1–3 0–0 1–3
  • Home results are noted in bold

Honours

Last squad

As of 30 September 2015[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ARM Karen Avetisyan
3 DF  ARM Garnik Movsisyan
4 DF  ARM Hayk Hunanyan
5 DF  ARM Melik Sardaryan
7 FW  ARM Vigen Avetsiyan
8 MF  ARM Erik Sargsyan
9 MF  ARM Mikhayel Arustamyan
10 FW  ARM Orbeli Hambardzumyan
11 MF  ARM Artur Hakobyan
12 MF  ARM Arman Tutyan
13 MF  ARM Vardges Vardanyan
14 MF  ARM Narek Davtyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ARM Tatul Davtyan
19 FW  ARM Mher Harutyunyan
20 GK  ARM Vahe Andreasyan
21 FW  ARM Narek Makoyan
22 FW  ARM Narek Papoyan
24 DF  ARM Artak Andrikyan (captain)
28 MF  ARM Aleksandr Hovhannisyan
30 GK  ARM Tigran Davtyan
88 GK  ARM Papin Tevosyan
DF  ARM Artashes Arakelyan
MF  ARM Narek Gyozalyan
FW  ARM Edgar Harutyunyan

Ulisses FC-2 (reserves)

The Ulisses FC reserve squad play as Ulisses FC-2 in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the Kasakhi Marzik Stadium in the town of Ashtarak.

As of 1 August 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ARM Vahe Andreasyan
GK  ARM Tigran Davtyan
DF  ARM Garnik Movsesyan
DF  ARM Narek Makoyan
DF  ARM Narek Hovnanyan
MF  ARM Narek Papoyan
MF  ARM Artur Hakobyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ARM Harutyun Ghazaryan
MF  ARM Ishkhan Yeghiazaryan
MF  ARM Vardges Vardanyan
FW  ARM Tatul Davtyan
FW  ARM Mikayel Arustamyan
FW  ARM Samvel Hovhannisyan

Manager: Ara Azaryan

Managers

  • Vagharshak Aslanyan (2000–01)
  • Albert Sarkisyan (2002)
  • Vachagan Khachataryan (2002)
  • Alesha Antonyan (2002–03)
  • Ashot Kirakosyan (2004–05)
  • Sevada Arzumanyan (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006)
  • Arsen Chilingaryan (2006–07)
  • Souren Barseghyan (2007–08)
  • Sevada Arzumanyan (2008–Sept 7, 2012)
  • Karen Barseghyan (Sept 8, 2012–July 24, 2014)
  • Suren Chakhalyan (July 25, 2014–Oct 6, 2014)
  • Gagik Simonyan (interim) (Oct 6, 2014–Feb 28, 2015)
  • Fyodor Shcherbachenko (Feb 28, 2015–Apr 17, 2015)
  • Suren Chakhalyan (April 18, 2015–Sep 1, 2015)
  • Gagik Simonyan (interim) (Sep 1, 2015–Feb 3, 2016)

References

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