Lori FC
Lori FC (Armenian: Լոռի Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), is an Armenian football club from Vanadzor, Lori Province. Originally founded in 1936, Lori has participated in the domestic football competition of Soviet Armenia. After retiring from professional football in 2002, the club was revived in 2017 winning the 2017–18 Armenian First League competition.
Full name | Lori Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1936 | ||
Ground | Vanadzor Football Academy (temporary) Vanadzor City Stadium (under construction) | ||
Capacity | 1,000 4,000 (upon completion) | ||
Owner | Tovmas Grigoryan | ||
President | Robert Grigoryan | ||
Manager | Albert Solomonov | ||
League | Armenian Premier League | ||
2019–20 | Armenian Premier League, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union. After the regular competition they did not qualify for the championship stage, but were forced to play in the relegation stage. Here they finished in seventh position, which forced them to play in the Armenian First League (second level) for the 1993 season. In that season they finished first in their group (the league was split-up in two groups) which gave them promotion to the Armenian Premier League. Lori then became a yo-yo team referring to their up-and-go history of promotion and relegation. In 2002 they played their last season in the Premier League as of today and relegated to the First League.
The reestablishment of Lori FC was officially announced on 2 March 2017, by Tovmas Grigoryan; a native businessman of the city of Vanadzor. The club made its debut at professional football through the 2017–18 Armenian First League competition.
The club uses the Vanadzor Football Academy as their training ground. The academy is temporarily being used as a home ground for their official matches in the Armenian First League competition, as the Vanadzor City Stadium is currently being reconstructed and is set to be ready during summer 2019.
On 18 June 2019, David Campaña Piquer was appointed as the new manager of Lori on a contract until the summer of 2020.[1] On 2 June 2020, Lori announced that manager David Campaña and his assistants Francisco Compan, Jorge Gomez, Agustin Perez and Enrique Gil had all left the club as their contracts could not be extended due to travel restrictions in returning to Armenia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Later the same day, Armen Sanamyan was announced as Lori's caretaker manager.[3] On 4 August 2020, Armen Sanamyan left Lori to become manager of Sevan,[4] with Lori announcing Albert Solomonov as their new manager on 5 August 2020, with Solomonov signing a one-year contract.[5]
League and cup
Lori FC league record since 1987:[6][7][8]
Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | Managers | ||||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | Name | League | ||||
1987 | Soviet Second League | 12 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 34 | 28 | |||||
1988 | 12 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 54 | 39 | ||||||
1989 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 51 | ||||||
1990 | 18 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 47 | 59 | 44 | ||||||
1991 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 98 | 29 | ||||||
1992 | Armenian Premier League | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 63 | 22 | 1/8 Final | ||||
1993 | Armenian First League | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 7 | 30 | 1/16 Final | ||||
1994 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 65 | 16 | 1/16 Final | ||||
1995 | Armenian First League | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 18 | did not participate | ||||
1995/96 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 42 | 1/16 Final | |||||
1996/97 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 50 | 1/8 Final | |||||
1997 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 76 | 1 | - | ||||
1998 | Armenian First League | 2 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 54 | 1/8 Final | ||||
1999 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 1/8 Final | |||||
2000 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 29 | 1/8 Final | |||||
2001 | Armenian Premier League | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 83 | 5 | 1/8 Final | ||||
2002 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 100 | 5 | 1/8 Final | |||||
2003 | Armenian First League | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 74 | 15 | did not participate | ||||
2004 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 68 | 24 | Preliminary round | |||||
2005 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 77 | 18 | did not participate | |||||
2006–2017 | No Participation | |||||||||||||
2017-18 | Armenian First League | 1 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 16 | 69 | did not participate | 12 | |||
2018-19 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 44 | Runner-up | 17 | |||
2019-20 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 40 | Quarter-final | 12 |
Squad
- As of 14 August 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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2 | DF | Nana Antwi | |
4 | FW | Anicet Oura | |
5 | MF | Julius Ufuoma | |
9 | FW | Agustín Maziero | |
10 | FW | Jonel Désiré | |
11 | FW | David Ghandilyan | |
13 | GK | Vardan Shahatuni | |
14 | MF | Jose Luis Gamboa | |
15 | DF | Djimy Alexis |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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16 | FW | Xabi Auzmendi | |
17 | DF | Gianni Rodríguez | |
19 | MF | Uguchukwu Iwu | |
21 | DF | Artur Avagyan | |
30 | FW | Darko Enock | |
— | DF | Tode Đaković | |
— | DF | Luiz Matheus | |
— | MF | Almog Ohayon | |
— | MF | Naor Abudi |
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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26 | FW | Sunday Ingbede (at Alashkert) |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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Personnel
- Owner:
Tovmas Grigoryan - President:
Robert Grigoryan - General Director:
Vahan Danielyan - Press secretary:
Mariam Galoyan - Sporting Director:
Spartak Petrosyan - Team Manager:
Aramayis Ulikhanyan - Head coach:
Albert Solomonov - Assistant Coach:
- Goalkeepers Coach:
- Fitness Coach:
- Physiotherapist:
Managerial history
Managers of Lori FC since the club revived in 2017:
- As of match played 7 July 2020
Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
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Armen Adamyan | 1 July 2017 | 13 December 2018 | 44 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 37 | 65.91 | Armenian First League (1) | ||
Artur Petrosyan | 25 December 2018 | 8 May 2019 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 28.57 | |||
Vahe Gevorgyan | 8 May 2019 | 19 June 2019 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25.00 | |||
David Campaña Piquer | 30 June 2019[1] | 2 June 2020[2] | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 45.00 | |||
Armen Sanamyan (Caretaker) | 2 June 2020[3] | 4 August 2020[4] | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12.50 | |||
Albert Solomonov | 5 August 2020[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
References
- "Դավիդ Կամպանյան գլխավորեց Լոռին". fclori.am (in Armenian). Lori FC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT David Campaña". fclori.am/. Lori FC. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Official Announcement Armen Sanamyan". fclori.am/. FC Lori. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Սիրով տեղեկացնում ենք, որ կարճատև դադարից հետո «Սևան» ՖԱ-ի մարզչական ղեկը կրկին գլխավորել է Արմեն Սանամյանը:". facebook.com/SevanFCArmenia/ (in Armenian). Sevan FC Facebook. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "lbert Solomonov Has Been Appointed Lori FC Head Coach". fclori.am/. Lori FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)
- Armenian First League news
- 2017-18Armenian First Leageu table