FC Mika

Mika
Full nameSportayin Akumb Mika Yerevan
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
GroundMika Stadium,
Yerevan
Capacity7,250
ChairmanStepan Gevorgyan
ManagerSamvel Sargsyan
LeagueArmenian First League
2023-2413th

Sport Club Mika (Armenian: Սպորտային 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]

History

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The club was founded on 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 Armenian First League and Armenian Cup.

Crests

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The old crest, 1998-2016
The current crest since 2022

Domestic history

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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 Armenia Samvel Nikolyan 15 Eduard Markarov
2001 6th 22 12 5 5 44 20 41 Winner Armenia Andrey Bulanov 12 Eduard Markarov
Samvel Petrosyan
Valeriy Gladilin
2002 6th 22 9 6 7 35 28 33 Semi-final Armenia Artyom Adamyan 15 Valeriy Gladilin
Eduard Markarov
Aramais Tonoyan
Vagarshak Aslanyan
Souren Barseghyan
2003 4th 28 15 6 7 49 29 51 Winner Armenia Artyom Adamyan 10 Souren Barseghyan
2004 2nd 28 16 7 5 41 23 55 Semi-final Armenia Armen Shahgeldyan 12 Souren Barseghyan
2005 2nd 26 14 10 2 42 20 52 Winner Armenia Artyom Adamyan 13 Souren Barseghyan
Armen Adamyan
2006 3rd 28 17 6 5 45 21 57 Winner Armenia Armen Shahgeldyan 14 Armen Adamyan
2007 3rd 28 14 8 6 42 24 50 Semi-final Brazil Alex 7 Armen Adamyan
Arkady Andreasyan
2008 4th 28 13 7 8 38 28 46 Semi-final Armenia Narek Beglaryan 8 Arkady Andreasyan
Ishtvan Sekech
Souren Barseghyan
2009 2nd 28 18 4 6 59 34 58 Semi-final Ivory Coast Boti Goa 14 Ivo Šušak
Samvel Darbinyan
Armen Adamyan
2010 4th 28 14 4 10 47 31 46 Semi-final Brazil Ednei 10 Armen Adamyan
Armen Shahgeldyan
2011 5th 28 12 8 8 36 25 44 Winner Armenia 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 Armenia Simon Muradyan 14 Zsolt Hornyák
2013–14 3rd 28 12 11 5 36 27 47 Semi-final Armenia Vardges Satumyan 8 Aram Voskanyan
2014–15 5th 28 9 10 9 33 34 37 Runner-Up Armenia Gevorg Karapetyan 7 Aram Voskanyan
2015–16 7th 28 9 5 14 30 32 32 Runner-Up Armenia 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 ArmeniaHayk Galstyan 7 Samvel Sargsyan

European history

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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 Romania Rapid București 1–0 0–3 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Romania Braşov 0–2 1–5 1–7
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Hungary Honvéd Budapest 0–1 1–1 1–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Germany Mainz 05 0–0 0–4 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Switzerland Young Boys Berne 1–3 0–1 1–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Hungary MTK Budapest 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
2Q Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka 2–1 0–2 2–3
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Moldova Tiraspol 2–2 0–0 2–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1–1 1–3 2–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q North Macedonia Rabotnički 0–0 0–1 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja 1–1 0–1 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Croatia RNK Split 1–1 0–2 1–3

Stadium

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Mika Stadium

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

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Managers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Clubs". ffa.am. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "fcmika.am". fcmika.am. Retrieved 20 June 2019.