Armenia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Armenia national football team.

The Armenia women's national football team (Armenian: Հայաստանի ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական) is the national football team of Armenia and is controlled by the Football Federation of Armenia. The team played its first international match after the split of the Soviet Union. They play their home games at the Mika Stadium in Yerevan. The team's first match was on 10 May 2003 against Austria which they lost 11–0. The team has not qualified for a World Cup or a Women's Euro yet.^[2]

Armenia

Nickname(s)	Ararat
Association	Football Federation of Armenia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Artak Adamyan
Captain	Maral Artin
Top scorer	Angélica Andrea Núñez Galaviz (12)
Home stadium	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
FIFA code	ARM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	146 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest	83 (October 2003)
Lowest	148 (December 2023)
First international
Austria 11–0 Armenia  (Waidhofen, Austria; 10 May 2003)
Biggest win
Armenia 6–1 Liechtenstein  (Armavir, Armenia; 21 February 2025)
Biggest defeat
Belgium 19–0 Armenia  (Leuven, Belgium; 25 November 2021)

History

Armenia played its first match in Waidhofen against Austria, losing 11–0. Three days later they again lost 11–0 against Austria. After these two matches, they played four matches against Slovakia and Greece.

Armenia withdrew from the 2007 World Cup qualification before playing any matches. Later, they played international friendlies in 2007–2009; playing the World Cup qualifiers in November 2009 – August 2010, finishing last with only a goal, 42 conceded and all eight matches lost. Their last competition was the 2013 Women's Euro qualifiers. They Did not enter the 2015 or 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

Armenia entered the qualification for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In Group F they thrice managed to lose by just 1 goal margin, but also suffered their heaviest loss ever, with a score of 19–0, to Belgium.^[2]

Home stadium

Armenia plays their home matches at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.

Results and fixtures

• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

Armenia  v  Romania

5 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Armenia	0–5	Romania	Armavir, Armenia
15:00 UTC+4)		Report	Gődér 42' Vătafu 62' Taylor 65' (o.g.) Ciolacu 69' Herczeg 80'	Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Referee: Vanja Jankovic (Slovenia)

Bulgaria  v  Armenia

9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Bulgaria	2–3	Armenia	Sofia
18:00 UTC+3)	Rasina 61' Popadinova 85' (pen.)	Report	Kazanchian 42' Asatryan 49' Safaryan 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway)

Armenia  v  Kazakhstan

31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Armenia	2–1	Kazakhstan	Armavir, Armenia
17:00 UTC+4)	Dallakyan 13' Artin 49' (pen.)	Report	Kulmagambetova 70'	Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Referee: Elena Gobjila (Moldova)

Kazakhstan  v  Armenia

4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Kazakhstan	4–1	Armenia	Almaty, Kazakhstan
TBD		Report		Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium

Armenia  v  Bulgaria

12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Armenia	1–3	Bulgaria	Yerevan, Armenia
19:45 UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

Romania  v  Armenia

16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C GS	Romania	3–1	Armenia	Bucharest, Romania
20:00 UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Arcul de Triumf Stadium

Moldova  v  Armenia

28 November Friendly	Moldova	1–1	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Cojuhari 76'	Report	Kazandjian 34'	Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

Moldova  v  Armenia

1 December Friendly	Moldova	2–0	Armenia	Vadul lui Vodă, Moldova
14:00 UTC+2	Colnic 26' Karagezian 30' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadionul CPSM Referee: Anastasiia Romanyuk (Ukraine)

2025

Armenia  v  Liechtenstein

21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League group stage	Armenia	6–1	Liechtenstein	Armavir, Armenia
	Artin 7' Pizlova 13' Kazandjian 44', 53', 71' Dallakyan 51' (pen.)	Report (UEFA) Report (LFV)	Risch 52'	Stadium: Armavir City Stadium Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of September 2023

Position	Name
Head coach	Artak Adamyan
Assistant coaches	Mariam Stepanyan
	Gagik Ter-Gevorgyan

Manager history

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %	Notes
Mher Mikaelyan	2003–2007	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Samvel Adamyan	2008–2010	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Vagharshak Aslanyan	2010–2012	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Manuk Sargsyan	2020–2021	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Armen Sanamyan	2021–2022	0	0	0	0	00.0%
Artak Adamyan	2022–	0	0	0	0	00.0%

Players

Main article: List of Armenia women's international footballers

See also: Category:Armenia women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following players were part of the squad ahead of the Friendly matches against Moldova on December 2024.^[3]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 10 April 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alina Poghosyan	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 21)	3	0	PFC Krylia Sovetov
12	1GK	Lilit Babayan	(2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	FC Pyunik-girls
16	1GK	Svetlana Karaganda	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Rubin
16	2DF	Lianna Lazarus	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Rostov
	2DF	Natasha Zhamgochyan	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29)	0	0	AIK
21	2DF	Hasmik Grigoryan	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Urartu
	2DF	Anyuta Galstyan	(2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Okzhetpes
2	2DF	Milana Vardanyan	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21)	3	0	FC Krasnodar
8	3MF	Nika Smyrna	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24)		0	Ennisey
11	3MF	Veronika Asatryan	(2002-06-09) 9 June 2002 (age 22)	10	1	FC Ararat Tallin
8	3MF	Lara Kazandjian	(2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 22)	6	0	RC Lens
8	3MF	Lisa Kazandjian	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)		0	University of Occupational U.S.A
10	3MF	Maral Artin (Captain)	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)	19	4	FC Malaga City
	3MF	Annette Mehrabyan	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 22)	0	0	FC Lernayin Artsakh
9	4FW	Oksanna Pizlova	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24)	11	1	FC Rubin
15	4FW	Lusine Kostanyan	(2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Urartu
14	3MF	Claudia Cholakian	(1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)	6	0	Northern Tigers

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ella de Kruyf	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 19)	2	0	LAFC So Cal Academy	v.  Bulgaria, 9 April 2024
GK	Shogher Sardaryan	(2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	FC Urartu-girls	v.  Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024
GK	Sofine Kevorkyan	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17)	0	0	San Diego FC	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
DF	Savannah Taylor	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)	3	0	Apollon	v.  Bulgaria, 9 April 2024
DF	Hasmik Grigoryan	(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Urartu	v.  Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024
DF	Marine Karapetyan	(1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 34)	20	0	FC Pyunik	v.  Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024
DF	Ani Ghukasyan	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34)	21	1	FC Pyunik	v.  Kazakhstan, 4 June 2024
DF	Svetlana Karazgezian	(2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	FC Rubin	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
DF	Liana Ghazaryan	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25)	9	0	FC Rostov	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
DF	Tatyana Grigoryan	(2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17)			Pasadena Collage	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
MF	Tahlia Voskanian	(2006-04-12) 12 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	SD Raiders FC	v.  Romania, 5 April 2024
MF	Anna Dallakyan	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	16	2	FC Rostov	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
MF	Isabella Maneh Nersesyan	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Eagles SC	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
MF	Elina Martirosyan	(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 17)	0	0	FC Ararat-Armenia girls	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
FW	Ani Safaryan	(2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 19)			Columbia Lions	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
FW	Tatev Khachatryan	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	FC Ararat-Armenia girls	v.  Romania,16 July 2024
FW	Milena Sayadyan	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Urartu	v.  Romania,16 July 2024

Records

Main article: List of Armenia women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 30 July 2021.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Part of Soviet Union									Part of Soviet Union
1995	Did not enter									UEFA Euro 1995
1999										Did not enter
2003
2007
2011	Did not qualify									8	0	0	8	1	42	−41
2015	Did not enter									Did not enter
2019
2023	Did not qualify									10	0	0	10	1	71	−70
2027	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		18	0	0	18	2	113	−111

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
1984 to 1991	Part of Soviet Union								Part of Soviet Union
1993 to 2001	Did not enter								Did not enter
2005	Did not qualify								6	0	0	6	0	53	–
2009									3	1	1	1	2	2
2013									11	1	2	8	4	45
2017	Did not enter								Did not enter
2022
2025	Did not qualify								6	2	0	4	8	18	[a]	44th
2029	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		26	4	3	19	14	118	44th

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year	League	Group	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
2023–24	C	4	4th	6	0	0	6	5	25		51st
2025	C	3	To be determined
Total				6	0	0	6	5	25	51st

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Other tournaments

Tournament	Result
2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament	Second place

See also

• Europe portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal

• Sport in Armenia
  • Football in Armenia
    • Women's football in Armenia
• Armenia women's national football team
  • Armenia women's national football team results
  • List of Armenia women's international footballers
• Armenia men's national football team

Notes

1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.