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{{short description|Armenian football club}}
{{distinguish|Urartu Yerevan}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Urartu
| image = FC Banants Logo.png
| image_size = 155px
| fullname = Football Club Urartu
| founded = {{Start date and age|1992|01|20}}<ref name="20-1-1992"/>
| nickname = Հպարտ Առյուծներ ''Hpart Aryutsner'' (Proud Lions)
| ground = [[Urartu Stadium]]
| capacity = 4,860<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160430162107/http://banants.horizondvp.org/am/stadium.html Banants Stadium]}}</ref>
| owner = Dzhevan Cheloyants
| chrtitle = Director General
| chairman = David Shakhbagyan
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Robert Arzumanyan]]
| league = [[Armenian Premier League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Armenian Premier League|2024–25]]
| position = 3rd of 11
| website = {{URL|http://fcurartu.am/am}}
| current = 2025–26 FC Urartu season
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'''Football Club Urartu''' ({{langx|hy|Ուրարտու Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ}}, translated ''Futbolayin Akumb Urartu''), commonly known as '''Urartu''', is an Armenian professional [[association football|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'''.

==History==
===Kotayk===
Urartu FC were founded as FC Banants by Sarkis Israelyan on 21 January 1992 in the village of [[Kotayk (village)|Kotayk]], representing the [[Kotayk Province]].<ref name="20-1-1992">{{cite web |title=ФУТБОЛЬНОМУ КЛУБУ "УРАРТУ" 32 ГОДА! |url=https://fcurartu.am/ru/urartu-football-club-is-32-years-old-2024-1-20-39-11-65aba2cf31d47 |website=fcurartu.am |publisher=FC Urartu |access-date=20 January 2024 |language=Russian |date=20 January 2024}}</ref> He named the club after his native village of ''Banants'' (currently known as ''[[Bayan, Dashkasan|Bayan]]''). Between 1992 and 1995, the club was commonly referred to as '''Banants Kotayk'''.<ref>[http://www.fcbanants.com/main.php?type=history&lang=eng History of Football Club Banants]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, from fcbanants.com, retrieved 1 May 2009.</ref> During the [[1992 in Armenian football|1992]] season, the club won the first [[Armenian Cup]]. At the end of the [[1995 in Armenian football|1995]] transitional season, Banants suffered a financial crisis. The club owners decided that it was better to merge the club with [[FC Kotayk]] of [[Abovyan]], rather than disband it. In [[2001 in Armenian football|2001]], Banants demerged from FC Kotayk, and was moved from Abovyan to the capital [[Yerevan]].

===Yerevan===
[[File:Banants hq, Yerevan (2).jpg|thumb|FC Urartu headquarters]]
In 2001, FC Banants was relocated to Yerevan.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.yerevan.am/en/old-yerevan/ |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=[[Yerevan]]}}</ref> At the beginning of 2003, Banants merged with [[FC Spartak Yerevan]], but was able to limit the name of the new merger to FC Banants. Spartak became Banants's youth academy and later changed the name to Banants-2. Because of the merger, Banants acquired many players from Spartak Yerevan, including [[Samvel Melkonyan]]. After the merger, Banants took a more serious approach and have finished highly in the league table ever since. The club managed to lift the [[Armenian Cup]] in 2007.
Experience made way for youth for the [[Armenian Premier League 2008|2008]] and [[Armenian Premier League 2009|2009 seasons]]. The departures of most of the experienced players have left the club's future to the youth. Along with two Ukrainian players, Ugandan international, [[Noah Babadi Kasule|Noah Kasule]], has been signed.

The club headquarters are located on Jivani Street 2 of the [[Malatia-Sebastia District]], Yerevan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffa.am/en/clubs|title=Clubs|website=www.ffa.am|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>

===Domestic===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"  style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! rowspan="2" | Season
! colspan="10" | League
! rowspan="2" | National Cup
! colspan="2" | Top goalscorer
! rowspan="2" | Manager
|-
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! GD
! P
! Name
! League
|-
|[[1992 Armenian Premier League|1992]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Armenian Premier League]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3 
|34
|28
|3
|3
|125
|34
|| +91
|59
| bgcolor="FCC200" |[[1992 Armenian Cup|Winner]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Ashot Barseghyan
|34
|rowspan="3"|[[Varuzhan Sukiasyan]]
|-
|[[1993 Armenian Premier League|1993]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3 
|28
|23
|2
|3
|111
|21
|| +90
|48
|[[1993 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" bgcolor="FCC200" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Andranik Hovsepyan
|26
|-
|[[1994 Armenian Premier League|1994]]
|5
|28
|17
|1
|10
|95
|56
|| +39
|35
|[[1994 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
|
|
|- align="left"
| 1995-2000 ||colspan="16"| No Participation
|-
|[[2001 Armenian Premier League|2001]]
|rowspan="25"|Armenian Premier League
|7
|22 
|10
|4
|8
|46
|28
|| +18
|34
|[[2001 Armenian Cup|First round]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Mkrtich Hovhannisyan
|11
|
|-
|[[2002 Armenian Premier League|2002]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3
|22 
|16
|2
|4
|43
|15
|| +28
|50
|[[2002 Armenian Cup|Quarter-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Tigran Yesayan]]
|11
|
|-
|[[2003 Armenian Premier League|2003]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |2
|28 
|21
|3
|4
|89
|15
|| +74
|66
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2003 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" bgcolor="FCC200" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Ara Hakobyan]]
|45
|rowspan="2"|[[Oganes Zanazanyan]]
|-
|[[2003 Armenian Premier League|2004]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3
|28 
|12
|7
|9
|40
|39
|| +1
|43
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2004 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Samvel Melkonyan]]
|8
|-
|[[2005 Armenian Premier League|2005]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3
|26
|15
|6
|5
|49
|31
|| +18
|51
|[[2005 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Aram Hakobyan]]
|11
|[[Oganes Zanazanyan]] <br> Ashot Barseghyan
|-
|[[2006 Armenian Premier League|2006]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |2
|28 
|18
|3
|7
|67
|26
|| +41
|57
|[[2006 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" bgcolor="FCC200" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Aram Hakobyan]]
|25
|Ashot Barseghyan <br> [[Nikolay Kiselyov (footballer)|Nikolay Kiselyov]]
|-
|[[2007 Armenian Premier League|2007]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |2
|28
|16
|4
|8
|56
|26
|| +30
|52
| bgcolor="FCC200" |[[2007 Armenian Cup|Winner]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Arsen Balabekyan]]
|15
|[[Nikolay Kiselyov (footballer)|Nikolay Kiselyov]] <br> [[Jan Poštulka]] <br> [[Nikolay Kostov]]
|-
|[[2008 Armenian Premier League|2008]]
|5
|28 
|11
|8
|9
|34
|25
|| +9
|41
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2008 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Arsen Balabekyan]]
|7
|[[Nikolay Kostov]] <br> [[Nedelcho Matushev]] <br> [[Kim Splidsboel]]
|-
|[[2009 Armenian Premier League|2009]]
|4
|28 
|13
|5
|10
|40
|29
|| +11
|44
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2009 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Samvel Melkonyan]]
|12
|[[Armen Gyulbudaghyants]]
|-
|[[2010 Armenian Premier League|2010]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |2
|28
|20
|4
|4
|58
|24
|| +34
|64
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2010 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Eduardo Roberto dos Santos|Du Bala]]
|11
|[[Stevica Kuzmanovski]]
|-
|[[2011 Armenian Premier League|2011]]
|4
|28
|12
|8
|8
|42
|30
|| +12
|44
|[[2011 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" bgcolor="FCC200" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Correa]]
|16
|[[Rafael Nazaryan]] 
|-
| 2011-12 ||colspan="9"| Only Cup competition was held
|[[2011-12 Armenian Cup|Quarter-final]]
|colspan="3"|
|-
|[[2012-13 Armenian Premier League|2012-13]]
|8
|42
|5
|16
|21
|37
|64
|| -27
|31
|[[2012-13 Armenian Cup|First round]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Hovhannes Hambardzumyan]]
|7
|[[Rafael Nazaryan]] <br> [[Volodymyr Pyatenko]]
|-
|[[2013-14 Armenian Premier League|2013-14]]
| bgcolor="FCC200" |1
|28
|14
|8
|6
|38
|23
|| +15
|50
|[[2013-14 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Gevorg Nranyan
|10
|[[Zsolt Hornyák]]
|-
|[[2014-15 Armenian Premier League|2014-15]]
|6
|28
|8
|8
|12
|42
|46
| -4
|32
|[[2014-15 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Gevorg Nranyan
|7
|[[Zsolt Hornyák]]
|-
|[[2015-16 Armenian Premier League|2015-16]]
|6
|28
|7
|12
|9
|36
|34
| +2
|33
| bgcolor="FCC200"|[[2015–16 Armenian Cup|Winner]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Laércio Gomes Costa|Laércio]]
|10                               
|[[Aram Voskanyan]] <br> [[Tito Ramallo]]
|-
|[[2016–17 FC Banants season|2016-17]]
|5
|30
|5
|6
|19
|18
|44
| -26
|21
|[[2016–17 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Laércio Gomes Costa|Laércio]]
|3
|[[Tito Ramallo]] <br> [[Artur Voskanyan]]
|-
|[[2017-18 FC Banants season|2017-18]]
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |2
|30
|11
|11
|8
|42
|34
| +8
|44
|[[2017–18 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Rumyan Hovsepyan]]
|8
|[[Artur Voskanyan]]
|-
|[[2018–19 FC Banants season|2018-19]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3
|32
|14
|10
|8
|43
|35
| +8
|52
|[[2018–19 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} Vahagn Ayvazyan <br> {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Walmerson]] <br> {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Aleksandar Glišić (footballer)|Aleksandar Glišić]]
|5
|[[Artur Voskanyan]] <br> [[Ilshat Fayzulin]]
|-
|[[2019–20 FC Urartu season|2019–20]]
|7
|22
|8
|6
|8
|26
|27
| -1
|30
|[[2019–20 Armenian Cup|Semi-final]]
|style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeni Kobzar]]
|7
|[[Ilshat Fayzulin]] <br> [[Aleksandr Grigoryan]]
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Urartu season|2020–21]]
| bgcolor="#CD7F32" |3 
|24
|12
|5
|7
|28
|19
| +9
|41
|[[2020–21 Armenian Cup|Quarter-final]]
|style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|HAI}} [[Jonel Désiré]]
|8
|[[Aleksandr Grigoryan]] <br> [[Tigran Yesayan]] {{small|(Caretaker)}} <br> [[Robert Arzumanyan]]
|-
|[[2021–22 FC Urartu season|2021–22]]
|5
|32
|9
|13
|10
|37
|32
| +5
|40
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2021–22 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
|style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Artur Miranyan]]
|10
|Arsen Petrosyan <br> [[Robert Arzumanyan]]  {{small|(Caretaker)}} 
|-
|[[2022–23 FC Urartu season|2022–23]]
| bgcolor="FCC200" |1
|36
|26
|5
|5
|68
|25
|| +43
|83
| bgcolor="FCC200" |[[2022-23 Armenian Cup|Winners]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Dmytro Khlyobas]]
|9
|[[Dmitri Gunko]]
|-
|[[2023–24 FC Urartu season|2023–24]]
|4
|36
|13
|11
|12
|49
|49
|| 0
|50
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" |[[2023–24 Armenian Cup|Finalist]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Temur Dzhikiya]]
|11
|[[Dmitri Gunko]]
|-
|[[2024–25 FC Urartu season|2024–25]]
|3
|30
|19
|5
|6
|64
|31
|| +33
|62
|[[2024–25 Armenian Cup|Quarter-final]]
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ivan Ignatyev]]
|13
|[[Dmitri Gunko]]
|}

===European===
{{main|FC Urartu in European football}}
{{updated|match played 17 July 2025}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
! width="250"|Competition
! width="30"|Pld
! width="30"|W
! width="30"|D
! width="30"|L
! width="30"|GF
! width="30"|GA
! width="30"|GD
|-
| [[UEFA Champions League]] || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 6 || 0
|-
| [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup]] || 26 || 3 || 3 || 20 || 15 || 61|| –46
|-
| [[UEFA Conference League]] || 10 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 10 || 2 || -12
|-
|- class="unsortable"
| '''Total''' || '''40''' || '''7''' || '''3''' || '''30''' || '''31''' || '''89''' || '''−58'''
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"  style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2003–04
| rowspan="1"| [[2003–04 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2003–04 UEFA Cup#Qualifying round|QR]]
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–3'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2004–05
| rowspan="1"| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Mariupol|Illichivets Mariupol]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–4'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005–06
| rowspan="2"| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Locomotive Tbilisi|Locomotive Tbilisi]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–3'''
|-
| [[2005–06 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–8'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2006–07
| rowspan="1"| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2006–07 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Ameri Tbilisi|Ameri Tbilisi]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''2–2 {{small|([[Away goals rule|a]])}}'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2007–08
| rowspan="1"| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2007–08 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2008–09
| rowspan="1"| [[2008–09 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| [[2008–09 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–7
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–10'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2009–10
| rowspan="1"| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2009–10 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[NK Široki Brijeg|Široki Brijeg]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–2'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2010–11
| rowspan="1"| [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–4'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2011–12
| rowspan="1"| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[FC Metalurgi Rustavi|Rustavi Metalurgist]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–2'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2014–15
| rowspan="1"| [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|AND}} [[FC Santa Coloma|Santa Coloma]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–3 {{small|([[Away goals rule|a]])}}'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2016–17
| rowspan="1"| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|CYP}} [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2018–19
| rowspan="1"| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|BIH}} [[FK Sarajevo|Sarajevo]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–5'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2019–20
| rowspan="1"| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
| [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}} [[FK Čukarički|Čukarički]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–8'''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2021–22
| rowspan="1"| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Maribor|Maribor]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''0–2''' 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2023–24
| [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{fbicon|BIH}} [[HŠK Zrinjski Mostar|Zrinjski Mostar]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 {{aet}}
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''3–3 {{pso|3–4}}'''
|-
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|UEFA Europa Conference League]]
| [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{fbicon|ROU}} [[FCV Farul Constanța|Farul Constanța]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–3 
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–6'''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024–25
| rowspan="2"| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{fbicon|EST}} [[JK Tallinna Kalev|Tallinna Kalev]]
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| '''4–1'''
|-
| [[2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#Second qualifying round|2Q]]
| {{fbicon|CZE}} [[FC Baník Ostrava|Baník Ostrava]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–7'''
|-
| 2025–26
| [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League|UEFA Conference League]]
| [[2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round#First qualifying round|1Q]]
| {{fbicon|BLR}} [[FC Neman Grodno|Neman Grodno]]
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 0–4
| bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| '''1–6'''
|}

==Stadium==
{{main|Urartu Stadium}}
[[File:Banants stadium, Yerevan, 1 Sept. 2015.jpg|thumb|[[Urartu Stadium]]]]
The construction of the [[Urartu Stadium]] was launched in 2006 in the [[Malatia-Sebastia District]] of Yerevan, with the assistance of the FIFA goal programme. It was officially opened in 2008 with a capacity of 3,600 seats. Further developments were implemented later in 2011, when the playing pitch was modernized and the capacity of the stadium was increased up to 4,860 seats (2,760 at the northern stand, 1,500 at the southern stand and 600 at the western stand).

===Training centre/academy===
[[Urartu Training Centre]] is the club's academy base located in the [[Malatia-Sebastia District]] of [[Yerevan]]. In addition to the main stadium, the centre houses 3 full-size training pitches, mini football pitches as well as an indoor facility. The current technical director of the academy is the former Russian footballer [[Ilshat Faizulin]].

==Fans==
The most active group of fans is the ''South West Ultras'' fan club, mainly composed of residents from several neighbourhoods within the [[Malatia-Sebastia District]] of Yerevan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbanants.am/en/fans_general_information.html|title="Banants Ultras"|website=www.fcbanants.am|access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> since the club is a ''de facto'' representer of the district. Members of the fan club benefit from events organized by the club and many facilities of the Banants training centre, such as the mini football pitch, the club store and other entertainments.

==Honours==
* '''[[Armenian Premier League]]'''
** '''Winners (2)''': [[2013–14 Armenian Premier League|2013–14]], [[2022–23 Armenian Premier League|2022–23]]
** Runners-up (5): [[2003 Armenian Premier League|2003]], [[2006 Armenian Premier League|2006]], [[2007 Armenian Premier League|2007]], [[2010 Armenian Premier League|2010]], [[2017–18 Armenian Premier League|2017–18]]
* '''[[Armenian Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (4)''': [[1992 Armenian Cup|1992]], [[2007 Armenian Cup|2007]], [[2015–16 Armenian Cup|2016]], [[2022–23 Armenian Cup|2022–23]]
** Runners-up (7): [[2003 Armenian Cup|2003]], [[2004 Armenian Cup|2004]], [[2008 Armenian Cup|2008]], [[2009 Armenian Cup|2009]], [[2010 Armenian Cup|2010]], [[2021–22 Armenian Cup|2021–22]], [[2023–24 Armenian Cup|2023–24]]
* '''[[Armenian Supercup]]'''
** '''Winners (1)''': 2014
** Runners-up (5): 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016

==Current squad==
{{updated|25 August 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ARM|pos=GK|name=Gor Matinyan}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=RUS|pos=MF|name=[[Artemi Gunko]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=[[Erik Piloyan]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=[[Arman Ghazaryan]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Alef Santos}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=[[Sergey Mkrtchyan]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=[[Narek Agasaryan]]}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Alexandre Llovet]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ARM|pos=FW|name=[[Karen Melkonyan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=NGR|pos=DF|name=Okezie Ebenezer}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=[[Artem Polyarus]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=UKR|pos=MF|name=[[Anton Bratkov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=Artur Melikyan}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ARM|pos=FW|name=Edik Vardanyan}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Mikayel Mirzoyan}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ARM|pos=FW|name=[[Nicholas Kaloukian]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Bruno Michel]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=MNE|pos=GK|name=[[Andrija Dragojević]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Narek Aleksanyan}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=UKR|pos=DF|name=[[Yevhen Tsymbalyuk]]}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=Zhora Dadamyan}}
{{Fs player|no=53|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Davit Harutyunyan}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=Erik Simonyan}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Artur Israelyan}}
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=[[Zhirayr Margaryan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=90|nat=RUS|pos=MF|name=[[Oleg Polyakov]]}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=RUS|pos=GK|name=Aleksandr Mishiyev}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=ARM|pos=DF|name=Khariton Ayvazyan}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=GK|name=Hayk Ghazaryan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Arman Arakelyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Levon Bashoyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Karen Davtyan|other={{small|at [[FC Gandzasar Kapan|Gandzasar Kapan]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=David Ghiasyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Garnik Minasyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 31 December 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=MF|name=Hamlet Sargsyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARM|pos=FW|name=Edik Vardanyan|other={{small|at [[BKMA Yerevan]] until 30 June 2025}}}}
{{Fs end}}

==Personnel==
===Technical staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style=background:graw;"|Position

! style=background:graw;"|Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} [[Robert Arzumanyan]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Galaydich
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} [[Aras Ozbiliz]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Erik Nazaryan
|-
| Goalkeepers coach
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} [[Stepan Ghazaryan]]
|-
| Fitness Trainer
| {{Flagicon|SPA}} Victor Gomes
|-
| Coach Analyst
| {{Flagicon|SPA}} Francisco Compañ
|-
| Team Doctor
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Arsen Hambaryan
|-
| Team Manager
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Areg Harutyunyan
|-
| Urartu-2 Head Coach
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Karen Arakelyan
|}

===Management===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style=background:graw;"|Position

! style=background:graw;"|Name
|-
| President
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Dzhevan Cheloyants 
|-
| General Director
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} David Shakhbagyan
|-
| Executive Director
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Sofia Cheloyants
|-
| Sporting Director
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} [[Erik Vardanyan]]
|-
| Deputy Director for Club Development
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} [[Eduard Markarov]]
|-
| Deputy General Director for Administration and Maintenance
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Georgii Gzrayan
|-
| Deputy General Director for PR, Information and Marketing
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Lusine Harutyunyan
|-
| Lawyer
| {{Flagicon|ARM}} Hamlet Petrosyan
|}

==Urartu-2==
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|ground   = [[Urartu Training Centre]],<br> [[Yerevan]]
|capacity = 600
|owner    = Dzhevan Cheloyants & Oleg Mkrtchyan
|chrtitle = Director General
|chairman = Arsen Petrosyan
|manager  = Karen Arakelyan
|league   = [[Armenian First League]]
|season   = [[2021–22 Armenian First League|2021–22]]
|position = 6th
|website  = https://www.fcurartu.am

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[[File:Banants Training Centre 28 October 2015, Yerevan, Armenia.jpg|thumb|[[Banants Training Centre]]]]
Urartu has also the second team, Urartu-2 which plays in the [[Armenian First League]]. They play their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the [[Urartu Training Centre]].

==Managerial history==
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Varuzhan Sukiasyan]] (1992–94)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} Poghos Galstyan (July 1, 1996&nbsp;– June 30, 1998)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Oganes Zanazanyan]] (2001–05)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} Ashot Barseghyan (2005–06)
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Nikolay Kiselyov (footballer)|Nikolay Kiselyov]] (2006–07)
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Jan Poštulka]] (2007)
*{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nikolay Kostov]] (July 1, 2007&nbsp;– April 8, 2008)
*{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Nedelcho Matushev]] (April 8, 2008&nbsp;– June 30, 2008)
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kim Splidsboel]] (2008)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Armen Gyulbudaghyants]] (Jan 1, 2009&nbsp;– Dec 1, 2009)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} Ashot Barseghyan ''(interim)'' (2009)
*{{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Stevica Kuzmanovski]] (Jan 1, 2010&nbsp;– Dec 31, 2010)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Rafael Nazaryan]] (Jan 1, 2011&nbsp;– Jan 15, 2012)
*{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Volodymyr Pyatenko]] (Jan 17, 2013&nbsp;– June 30, 2013)
*{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Zsolt Hornyák]] (July 1, 2013&nbsp;– May 30, 2015)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Aram Voskanyan]] (July 1, 2015&nbsp;– Oct 11, 2015)
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Tito Ramallo]] (Oct 12, 2015&nbsp;– Oct 3, 2016)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Artur Voskanyan]] (Oct 3, 2016&nbsp;– Aug 11, 2018)
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Ilshat Faizulin]] (Aug 12, 2018&nbsp;–Nov 24, 2019)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Aleksandr Grigoryan]] (Nov 25, 2019&nbsp;–Mar 10, 2021)
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Robert Arzumanyan]] (10 March 2021 – 24 June 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=ROBERT ARZUMANYAN LEFT URARTU FC |url=https://fcurartu.am/en/-2022-6-24-52-37-62b56d4535ac8 |website=fcurartu.am |publisher=FC Urartu |access-date=27 June 2022 |date=24 June 2022}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Dmitri Gunko]] (27 June 2022 – 18 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=DMITRY GUNKO IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF URARTU FC |url=https://fcurartu.am/en/-2022-6-27-3-0-62b9643424c87 |website=fcurartu.am |publisher=FC Urartu |access-date=27 June 2022 |date=27 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=DMITRY GUNKO LEAVES URARTU FC |url=https://www.fcurartu.am/en/official-statement:-dmitry-gunko-leaves-urartu-fc/ |website=fcurartu.am |publisher=FC Urartu |access-date=20 June 2025 |date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Robert Arzumanyan]] (19 June 2025–)<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT- ROBERT ARZUMANYAN |url=https://www.fcurartu.am/en/official-statement:-robert-arzumanyan/ |website=fcurartu.am |publisher=FC Urartu |access-date=20 June 2025 |date=19 June 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Soccer|Sports}}
* [[Football in Armenia]]
* [[Football Federation of Armenia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|FC Urartu}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.fcurartu.am/}} {{in lang|en|hy|ru}}
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/fc-banants/ Banants] at Weltfussball.de. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008020421/https://www.weltfussball.de/teams/fc-banants/ |date=2018-10-08 }} {{in lang|de}}.

{{FC Banants}}
{{Armenian Premier League}}

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