FC Mika explained

Clubname:Mika
Fullname:Futbolayin Akumb Mika Yerevan
Ground:Mika Stadium,
Yerevan
Capacity:7,250
Chairman:Stepan Gevorgyan
Manager:Samvel Sargsyan
League:Armenian First League
Season:2022-23
Position:10th
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Football Club Mika (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային 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

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.

Domestic history

SeasonLeagueNational CupTop goalscorerManager
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague
1999Armenian First League2nd161123341835Rafael Galstyan
2000Armenian Premier League4th281549453149Winner Samvel Nikolyan15Eduard Markarov
20016th221255442041Winner Andrey Bulanov12Eduard Markarov
Samvel Petrosyan
Valeriy Gladilin
20026th22967352833Semi-final Artyom Adamyan15Valeriy Gladilin
Eduard Markarov
Aramais Tonoyan
Vagarshak Aslanyan
Souren Barseghyan
20034th281567492951Winner Artyom Adamyan10Souren Barseghyan
20042nd281675412355Semi-final Armen Shahgeldyan12Souren Barseghyan
20052nd2614102422052Winner Artyom Adamyan13Souren Barseghyan
Armen Adamyan
20063rd281765452157Winner Armen Shahgeldyan14Armen Adamyan
20073rd281486422450Semi-final Alex7Armen Adamyan
Arkady Andreasyan
20084th281378382846Semi-final Narek Beglaryan8Arkady Andreasyan
Ishtvan Sekech
Souren Barseghyan
20092nd281846593458Semi-final Boti Goa14Ivo Šušak
Samvel Darbinyan
Armen Adamyan
20104th2814410473146Semi-final Ednei10Armen Adamyan
Armen Shahgeldyan
20115th281288362544Winner Narek Beglaryan11Armen Shahgeldyan
Jozef Bubenko
2011–12Only Cup competition was heldSemi-finalJozef Bubenko
Zsolt Hornyák
2012–132nd4224711573979Semi-final Simon Muradyan14Zsolt Hornyák
2013–143rd2812115362747Semi-final Vardges Satumyan8Aram Voskanyan
2014–155th289109333437Runner-Up Gevorg Karapetyan7Aram Voskanyan
2015–167th289514303232Runner-Up Samvel Melkonyan5Armen Adamyan
Sergei Yuran
Armen Shahgeldyan
2016-2022No participation
2022-23Armenian First League10th3311319357736Last 16Hayk Galstyan7Samvel Sargsyan

European history

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.

CompetitionPldWDLGFGA
UEFA Cup/Europa League2437141337
UEFA Intertoto Cup202022
Total2639141539
SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2000–01UEFA CupQR Rapid București1–00–31–3
2001–02UEFA CupQR Braşov0–21–51–7
2004–05UEFA Cup1Q Honvéd Budapest0–11–11–2
2005–06UEFA Cup1Q Mainz 050–00–40–4
2006–07UEFA Cup1Q Young Boys Berne1–30–11–4
2007–08UEFA Cup1Q MTK Budapest1–01–22–2 (a)
2Q Artmedia Petržalka2–10–22–3
2008UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Tiraspol2–20–02–2
2009–10UEFA Europa League1Q Helsingborgs IF1–11–32–4
2010–11UEFA Europa League2Q Rabotnički0–00–10–1
2011–12UEFA Europa League2Q Vålerenga0–10–10–2
2013–14UEFA Europa League1Q Rudar Pljevlja1–10–11–2
2014–15UEFA Europa League1Q RNK Split1–10–21–3

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

Managers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clubs. ffa.am. 20 June 2019.
  2. Web site: fcmika.am. fcmika.am. 20 June 2019.