FC Urartu

Urartu
Ուրարտու
Full nameFootball Club Urartu
Nickname(s)Հպարտ Առյուծներ Hpart Aryutsner (Proud Lions)
FoundedJanuary 20, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-20)[1]
GroundUrartu Stadium
Capacity4,860[2]
OwnerDzhevan Cheloyants
Director GeneralGohar Vardanyan [3]
ManagerDmitry Gunko
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2023–244th of 10
Websitehttp://fcurartu.am/am
Current season

Football Club Urartu (Armenian: Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ, translated Futbolayin Akumb Urartu), commonly known as Urartu, is an Armenian professional football team based in the capital Yerevan that currently plays in the Armenian Premier League. The club won the Armenian Cup four times, in 1992, 2007, 2016, and 2023. In 2013–2014, they won the Armenian Premier League for the first time in their history.

In early 2016, the Russia-based Armenian businessman Dzhevan Cheloyants became a co-owner of the club after purchasing the major part of the club shares. The club was known as FC Banants until 1 August 2019, when it was officially renamed FC Urartu.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 20-1-1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Banants Stadium Archived 2016-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "РУКОВОДСТВО "БАНАНЦА"". www.fcbanants.am. Retrieved 15 July 2018.