Shirak
- Alias
- Shirak Gyumri FC
- Leagues Played
- Armenia Premier League 273 Armenia First League 28 Armenian Cup 23 UEFA Europa League Qualifying 13 Club Friendly List 3 Armenia Super Cup 2
- Links
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- Related Teams
- Shirak II
Fixtures
| Armenia Premier League | 02/26 14:00 | 20 |
Shirak vs
Ararat Yerevan
|
- | View |
Results
| Armenia Premier League | 12/02 10:00 | 19 |
[5] FC Van
v
Shirak [6]
|
L | 1-0 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 11/28 15:00 | 18 |
[6] Shirak v
Pyunik Yerevan
[4] 
|
W | 1-0 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 11/20 13:00 | 17 |
[1] FC Urartu
v
Shirak [6]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 11/09 15:00 | 16 |
[9] FC West Armenia
v
Shirak [6]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 11/04 11:00 | 15 |
Alashkert FC
v
Shirak
|
W | 1-3 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 10/31 14:00 | 14 |
[6] Shirak v
Gandzasar Kapan
[11] 
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 10/22 15:00 | 12 |
[6] Shirak v
Ararat Armenia
[2] 
|
L | 0-3 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 10/17 15:00 | 11 |
[7] Shirak v
FC West Armenia
[9]
|
W | 2-0 | |
| Armenian Cup | 10/01 15:00 | 4 |
Shirak v
FC Van
|
L | 0-3 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 09/27 13:00 | 9 |
[11] Gandzasar Kapan
v
Shirak [7]
|
W | 1-2 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 09/23 15:00 | 8 |
[7] Shirak v
Alashkert FC
[8]
|
D | 0-0 | |
| Armenia Premier League | 09/19 14:00 | 7 |
[4] Ararat Armenia
v
Shirak [7]
|
L | 4-0 |
Stats
| Total | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| Wins | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Draws | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Goals for | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| Goals against | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Failed to score | 20 | 11 | 9 |
Wikipedia - Shirak SC
Football Club Shirak (Armenian: Շիրակ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), commonly known as Shirak, is an Armenian professional sports club based in Gyumri. Shirak is known for its professional football team which is one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia, having been created in 1958. The club is the only team that participated in all seasons of the Armenian Premier League since its creation in 1992 until 2021. Shirak is one of the more successful clubs in Armenia, having won a total of 11 domestic titles including four Armenian Premier League titles, two Armenian Cup, and five Armenian Super Cup.
Shirak has yet to qualify for an international tournament playoff round, yet frequently plays UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifying matches.
Shirak's home stadium is the 4,500 seater Gyumri City Stadium, the oldest venue in Armenia. Shirak's youth academy has also produced successful players, including Artur Petrosyan and Harutyun Vardanyan.
History
Shirak was founded in Gyumri in 1958, when Armenia was still a part of the Soviet Union. The club was originally named Shirak Leninakan, the latter being the name for Gyumri during the Soviet Union. From its creation to the fall of the Soviet Union, Shirak played all its matches in the Soviet third division First League.
Following the fall of the Soviet Union and the renaming of Leninakan, Shirak changed its name to Shirak Kumayri, and was placed in the Armenian Premier League with head coach Andranik Adamyan in charge.
1992 was the first Armenian Premier League season played in history, which ended with Shirak and Pyunik tied at the top with 37 points each. After failing to agree on a tie-breaking match, it was decided to award the title to both teams. Thus, Shirak managed to win the league in the first domestic league in Armenian history.
Shirak once again changed its name in late 1992 after the name Kumayri was changed for Gyumri. Therefore 1993 was the first appearance as Shirak Gyumri in the Armenian Premier League. After finishing second in the 1993 league season, Shirak qualified to the Armenian Cup final for the first time, yet failed to claim the title after losing 3–1 to Ararat.
Shirak went on to win the 1994 and 1995 seasons, however was not given the 1995 title due to it being a transitional spring season.
The next four seasons were not successful for the club, however Shirak managed to claim the league title again in 1999, with striker Arayik Adamyan scoring 16 goals. The league title would end up being the last title Shirak would win until the 2011-12 Armenian Cup.
Shirak would eventually go on to win the 2012-13 Armenian Premier League and the 2016-17 Armenian Cup final.
Domestic history since 1992
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 1992 | Armenian Premier League | 1st | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 37 | Semi-final | Grigor Grigoryan | 19 | Andranik Adamyan |
| 1993 | 2nd | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 20 | 49 | Runner-up | Abraham Khashmanyan | 14 | ||
| 1994 | 1st | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 19 | 52 | Runner-up | Artur Petrosyan | 15 | ||
| 1995 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 24 | Semi-final | Hovhannes Tahmazyan Samvel Nikolyan Grigor Grigoryan | 4 | ||
| 1995-96 | 2nd | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 23 | 51 | Semi-final | Arayik Adamyan | 15 | ||
| 1996-97 | 4th | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 11 | 47 | Quarter-final | Artur Petrosyan | 11 | ||
| 1997 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 41 | Not held | Artur Petrosyan | 18 | ||
| 1998 | 2nd | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 25 | 61 | Quarter-final | Arayik Adamyan | 13 | ||
| 1999 | 1st | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 29 | 73 | Runner-up | Arayik Adamyan | 16 | ||
| 2000 | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 58 | Quarter-final | Artur Petrosyan | 15 | ||
| 2001 | 4th | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 19 | 47 | Semi-final | Ararat Harutyunyan Tigran Davtyan | 9 | ||
| 2002 | 2nd | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 51 | Quarter-final | Ararat Harutyunyan | 10 | ||
| 2003 | 3rd | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 34 | 53 | Semi-final | Tigran Davtyan | 15 | ||
| 2004 | 8th | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 21 | Semi-final | Yervand Hakobyan | 7 | ||
| 2005 | 8th | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 12 | Quarter-final | Karen G. Khachatryan Andranik Barikyan | 5 | Zhora Barseghyan | |
| 2006 | 7th | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 64 | 19 | Quarter-final | Ara Mkrtchyan | 5 | ||
| 2007 | 6th | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 34 | Quarter-final | Artyom Bernetsyan | 7 | ||
| 2008 | 7th | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 40 | 19 | Quarter-final | Andranik Barikyan | 4 | ||
| 2009 | 6th | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 23 | Quarter-final | Andranik Barikyan | 8 | ||
| 2010 | 8th | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 10 | Quarter-final | Mkrtich Nalbandyan | 9 | Vardan Bichakhchyan | |
| 2011 | 7th | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 25 | Runner-up | Andranik Barikyan | 10 | Samvel Petrosyan | |
| 2011-12 | Only Cup competition was held | Winner | Vardan Bichakhchyan | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 1st | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 38 | 88 | Runner-up | Yoro Lamine Ly | 18 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2nd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 31 | 47 | Quarter-final | Serges Déblé | 15 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3rd | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 49 | Quarter-final | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | 2nd | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 52 | Quarter-final | Konan Odilon Kouakou | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | 3rd | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 53 | Winner | Viulen Ayvazyan | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | 4th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 38 | Semi-final | Moussa Bakayoko | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7th | 32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 36 | First round | Moussa Bakayoko Aram Muradyan | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 4th | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 46 | Second round | Mory Kone | 23 | ||
| 2020–21 | 9th | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 13 | First round | Artyom Mikaelyan, Igor Stanojević, Arman Aslanyan | 2 | Tigran Davtyan | |
| 2021–22 | Armenian First League | 2nd | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 19 | 69 | First round | Artem Gevorgyan | 12 | |
| 2022–23 | Armenian Premier League | 7th | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 55 | 36 | Runner-up | Moussa Bakayoko | 7 | |
| 2023–24 | 8th | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 46 | 33 | Semi-final | Donald Kodia | 6 | ||
European
- As of match played 27 August 2020
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 53 | –38 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | –3 |
| Total | 39 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 68 | –40 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | PR | Zagłębie Lubin | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | PR | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–6 |
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Malmö | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
| 1999–00 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | BATE Borisov | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2001 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Tatabánya | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–5 |
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Santa Clara | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–5 |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | QR | Nordsjælland Farum | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Tiraspol | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Rudar Pljevlja | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2Q | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Tre Penne | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2Q | Partizan Belgrade | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Shakhter Karagandy | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | HŠK Zrinjski Mostar | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| 2Q | AIK Fotboll | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Dila Gori | 1–0 (aet) | 0–1 | 1–1 (4–1 p) |
| 2Q | Spartak Trnava | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Gorica | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | FCSB | — | 0–3 | — |
Shirak has a strong fan base and is known for their passionate supporters who create a lively atmosphere at their matches. The team has had success in domestic competitions, winning the Armenian Premier League and Armenian Cup multiple times.
Shirak has also competed in European competitions, representing Armenia on the international stage. The team has faced tough opponents from across Europe and has gained valuable experience in these competitions.
Overall, Shirak is a respected and competitive team in Armenian football, with a proud history and dedicated fan base. They continue to strive for success both domestically and internationally, representing their country with pride on the soccer field.