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.

Lori
Լոռի
Full nameLori Football Club
Founded1936 (1936)
GroundVanadzor Football Academy (temporary)
Vanadzor City Stadium (under construction)
Capacity1,000
4,000 (upon completion)
OwnerTovmas Grigoryan
PresidentRobert Grigoryan
ManagerAlbert Solomonov
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2019–20Armenian Premier League, 5th
WebsiteClub website

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
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA Pts Name League
1987Soviet Second League123012414313428
1988123817516495439
198964223514665451
19901850171023475944
1991224212525329829
1992Armenian Premier League19229494563221/8 Final
1993Armenian First League1201343467301/16 Final
1994Armenian Premier League132856172265161/16 Final
1995Armenian First League412606241618did not participate
1995/9632212643316421/16 Final
1996/9722215524213501/8 Final
1997Armenian Premier League101801177761-
1998Armenian First League22416624216541/8 Final
19993169433210311/8 Final
20003169253424291/8 Final
2001Armenian Premier League12221219178351/8 Final
2002122212191510051/8 Final
2003Armenian First League10225017367415did not participate
200414307617356824Preliminary round
200511246018397718did not participate
2006–2017No Participation
2017-18Armenian First League1272232741669did not participate Tinga Kofi Tei12 Armen Adamyan
2018-19Armenian Premier League532111110424044Runner-up Jonel Désiré17 Armen Adamyan
Artur Petrosyan
Vahe Gevorgyan
2019-2052810108353640Quarter-final Jonel Désiré12 David Campaña
Armen Sanamyan (Caretaker)

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
2 DF  GHA Nana Antwi
4 FW  CIV Anicet Oura
5 MF  NGA Julius Ufuoma
9 FW  ARG Agustín Maziero
10 FW  HAI Jonel Désiré
11 FW  ARM David Ghandilyan
13 GK  ARM Vardan Shahatuni
14 MF  COL Jose Luis Gamboa
15 DF  HAI Djimy Alexis
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ESP Xabi Auzmendi
17 DF  URU Gianni Rodríguez
19 MF  NGA Uguchukwu Iwu
21 DF  ARM Artur Avagyan
30 FW  GHA Darko Enock
DF  AUT Tode Đaković
DF  BRA Luiz Matheus
MF  ISR Almog Ohayon
MF  ISR 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
26 FW  NGA Sunday Ingbede (at Alashkert)
No. Pos. Nation Player

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
Armen Adamyan  Armenia 1 July 2017 13 December 2018 44 29 7 8 99 37 065.91 Armenian First League (1)
Artur Petrosyan  Armenia 25 December 2018 8 May 2019 14 4 6 4 14 11 028.57
Vahe Gevorgyan  Armenia 8 May 2019 19 June 2019 4 1 2 1 6 6 025.00
David Campaña Piquer  Spain 30 June 2019[1] 2 June 2020[2] 20 9 6 5 30 23 045.00
Armen Sanamyan (Caretaker)  Armenia 2 June 2020[3] 4 August 2020[4] 8 1 4 3 6 12 012.50
Albert Solomonov  Israel 5 August 2020[5] 0 0 0 0 0 0 !
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References

  1. "Դավիդ Կամպանյան գլխավորեց Լոռին". fclori.am (in Armenian). Lori FC. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. "OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT David Campaña". fclori.am/. Lori FC. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Official Announcement Armen Sanamyan". fclori.am/. FC Lori. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "lbert Solomonov Has Been Appointed Lori FC Head Coach". fclori.am/. Lori FC. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)
  7. Armenian First League news
  8. 2017-18Armenian First Leageu table
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