FC Mika

Football Club Mika (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Միկա), commonly known as Mika, was 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.[3]

Mika
Full nameFootball Club Mika
Founded1999 (1999)
Dissolved2016
GroundMika Stadium,
Yerevan
Capacity7,250[1]
OwnerMikhail Baghdasarov[2]
ChairmanArmen Petikyan
ManagerArmen Shahgeldyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2015–167th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1999 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.

Domestic history
Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1999 Armenian First League 2nd 16 11 2 3 34 18 35 Rafael Galstyan
2000 Armenian Premier League 4th 28 15 4 9 45 31 49 Winner Samvel Nikolyan 15 Eduard Markarov
2001 6th 22 12 5 5 44 20 41 Winner Andrey Bulanov 12 Eduard Markarov
Samvel Petrosyan
Valeriy Gladilin
2002 6th 22 9 6 7 35 28 33 Semi-final Artyom Adamyan 15 Valeriy Gladilin
Eduard Markarov
Aramais Tonoyan
Vagarshak Aslanyan
Souren Barseghyan
2003 4th 28 15 6 7 49 29 51 Winner Artyom Adamyan 10 Souren Barseghyan
2004 2nd 28 16 7 5 41 23 55 Semi-final Armen Shahgeldyan 12 Souren Barseghyan
2005 2nd 26 14 10 2 42 20 52 Winner Artyom Adamyan 13 Souren Barseghyan
Armen Adamyan
2006 3rd 28 17 6 5 45 21 57 Winner Armen Shahgeldyan 14 Armen Adamyan
2007 3rd 28 14 8 6 42 24 50 Semi-final Alex 7 Armen Adamyan
Arkady Andreasyan
2008 4th 28 13 7 8 38 28 46 Semi-final Narek Beglaryan 8 Arkady Andreasyan
Ishtvan Sekech
Souren Barseghyan
2009 2nd 28 18 4 6 59 34 58 Semi-final Boti Goa 14 Ivo Šušak
Samvel Darbinyan
Armen Adamyan
2010 4th 28 14 4 10 47 31 46 Semi-final Ednei 10 Armen Adamyan
Armen Shahgeldyan
2011 5th 28 12 8 8 36 25 44 Winner Narek Beglaryan 11 Armen Shahgeldyan
Jozef Bubenko
2011-12 Only Cup competition was held Semi-final Jozef Bubenko
Zsolt Hornyák
2012–13 2nd 42 24 7 11 57 39 79 Semi-final Simon Muradyan 14 Zsolt Hornyák
2013–14 3rd 28 12 11 5 36 27 47 Semi-final Vardges Satumyan 8 Aram Voskanyan
2014–15 5th 28 9 10 9 33 34 37 Runner-Up Gevorg Karapetyan 7 Aram Voskanyan
2015–16 7th 28 9 5 14 30 32 32 Runner-Up Samvel Melkonyan 5 Armen Adamyan
Sergei Yuran
Armen Shahgeldyan

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.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Cup/Europa League 24 3 7 14 13 37
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2
Total 26 3 9 14 15 39
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Rapid Bucureşti 0–3 1–0 1–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Braşov 1–5 0–2 1–7
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Honvéd Budapest 0–1 1–1 1–2
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Mainz 05 0–4 0–0 0–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Young Boys Berne 1–3 0–1 1–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q MTK Budapest 1–2 1–0 2–2
2Q Artmedia Petržalka 2–1 0–2 2–3
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Tiraspol 2–2 0–0 2–2
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Helsingborgs IF 1–3 1–1 2–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 2Q Rabotnički 0–1 0–0 0–1
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2Q Vålerenga 0–1 0–1 0–2
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Rudar Pljevlja 0–1 1–1 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q RNK Split 0–2 1–1 1–3
  • Home results are noted in bold.

Stadium
Mika 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. FC Mika played 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.[4]

Achievements

Managers
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References
  1. "fcmika.am". www.fcmika.am. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  2. "fcmika.am". www.fcmika.am. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. "Clubs". www.ffa.am. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  4. "fcmika.am". www.fcmika.am. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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