Football Club Noah (), commonly known as Noah, is an

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n professional

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club based in Armavir. Founded in 2017 as FC Artsakh, they currently play in the

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History

The club was founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and played its first match in a goalless draw against

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on 2 June 2017. Noah played its first competitive season in the

2017–18 Armenian First League The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. FC Banants#Banants-2, Banants-2 were the defending champions from the 2016–17 Armenian Fir ...

, finishing second and achieving promotion to the

. After a disappointing 8th-place finish in the 2018–19 season, the club was sold to Karen Abrahamyan, who rebranded it as FC Noah in 2019. The name references the biblical

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, whose Ark came to rest on

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, traditionally identified with

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. Noah won the

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, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties. In 2024, they qualified for the UEFA Conference League league phase after defeating

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4–3 on aggregate in the play-off round, becoming the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification. They had beaten Shkëndija,

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and Greek powerhouse

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in the previous qualifying rounds. At the end of the 2024–25 season, Noah completed their first

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and

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double.

Records

Domestic

European

UEFA Club Ranking

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Colours and badge

As FC Artsakh the club's main kit colours were red and white, however following the rebranding, the club chose black and a light green to represent the club.

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became the kit supplier for the 2019–20, following two years of using

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Badge history

From 2017 to 2019, the club operated as FC Artsakh, bearing a red round badge with an eagle. Following the 2019 rebranding as FC Noah, the club's emblem was changed to a simple black text "Yerevan Armenia Football Club Noah". File:FC Noah-logo.png, Club crest (2019–2024)

Stadium

At the beginning phase of the

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season, FC Noah used the

Mika Stadium Mika Stadium (), is a association football, football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built in 2006–2007 and opened in 2008. The capacity of the stadium is 7,000 It has served as the home ground of Ulisses FC, FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, FC Noah and FC W ...

, located in the Shengavit neighborhood of

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, as their home ground until matchday 8. They were then forced to leave the Mika Stadium due to the inappropriate pitch conditions, and between matchday 9 and 14 they played at the

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before moving to the artificial-turf pitch of the

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at the eastern outskirts of Yerevan. For the

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season, FC Noah played at the

Alashkert Stadium Alashkert Stadium () is a association football, football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. It was known as Nairi Stadium until 2013, when it was renamed Alashkert by the new owners. The stadium is located in Shengavit District, adjacent to Lake Yerev ...

located in the same neighbourhood of Yerevan. After starting the

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season playing their home games at the

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, Noah moved their home games to the

Armavir City Stadium Hakob Tonoyan Stadium (), also known as Armavir City Stadium, ''Jubilee Stadium'' or ''Yubileynyi Stadion'' (), is a football stadium in Armavir, Armenia. The all-seater stadium has a capacity of 3,300. History The stadium was originally opene ...

in Armavir in February 2022. From 2023-24 season FC Noah started to play in Abovyan City Stadium named after Vahagn Tumasyan.

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Honours

FC Noah won their first trophy on 10 July 2020, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties to win the

Domestic

** Winners (1): 2024–25 *

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**Winners (2): 2019–20, 2024–25 *

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**Winners (1):

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Player records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Clean sheets

References

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History

Records

Domestic

European

UEFA Club Ranking

Colours and badge

Badge history

Stadium

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Honours

Domestic

Player records

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Clean sheets

See also

References