FC Mika

Mika

Full name	Sportayin Akumb Mika Yerevan
Founded	1998 (1998)
Ground	Mika Stadium, Yerevan
Capacity	7,250
Chairman	Stepan Gevorgyan
Manager	Samvel Sargsyan
League	Armenian First League
2023-24	13th
Home colours Away colours

Sport Club Mika (Armenian: Սպորտային Ակումբ Միկա), commonly known as Mika, is 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.

History

The club was founded on November 30, 1998, 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.

The club returned to professional football in 2022 with a new name and crest and started in the 2022–23 Armenian First League, finishing in 10th. The team is currently playing the Armenian First League and Armenian Cup.

Crests

The old crest, 1998-2016

The current crest since 2022

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
2016-2022	No participation
2022-23	Armenian First League	10th	33	11	3	19	35	77	36	Last 16	Hayk Galstyan	7	Samvel Sargsyan
2023-24	Armenian First League	13th								Second Round

European history

Main article: FC Mika in European football

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	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	UEFA Cup	QR	Rapid București	1–0	0–3	1–3
2001–02	UEFA Cup	QR	Braşov	0–2	1–5	1–7
2004–05	UEFA Cup	1Q	Honvéd Budapest	0–1	1–1	1–2
2005–06	UEFA Cup	1Q	Mainz 05	0–0	0–4	0–4
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1Q	Young Boys Berne	1–3	0–1	1–4
2007–08	UEFA Cup	1Q	MTK Budapest	1–0	1–2	2–2 (a)
		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	1–1	1–3	2–4
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Rabotnički	0–0	0–1	0–1
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Vålerenga	0–1	0–1	0–2
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Rudar Pljevlja	1–1	0–1	1–2
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	1Q	RNK Split	1–1	0–2	1–3

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 and since 2022 FC Mika play 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.

Achievements

• Armenian Cup (6): 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011
• Armenian Supercup (2): 2005, 2012

Managers

• Rafael Galstyan (1999)
• Eduard Markarov (2000–01)
• Samvel Petrosyan (2001)
• Valeriy Gladilin (2001–02)
• Eduard Markarov (2002)
• Aramais Tonoyan (2002)
• Vagarshak Aslanyan (2002)
• Souren Barseghyan (2002–05)
• Armen Adamyan (2005–07)
• Arkady Andreasyan (2007–08)
• Ishtvan Sekech (2008)
• Souren Barseghyan (2008–09)
• Ivo Šušak (1 Jan 2009 – 30 June 2009)
• Samvel Darbinyan (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
• Armen Adamyan (2009–10)
• Armen Shahgeldyan (2010–11)
• Jozef Bubenko (19 July 2011 – 1 Dec 2011)
• Zsolt Hornyák (1 March 2012 – 30 June 2013)
• Aram Voskanyan (1 July 2013 – 30 June 2015)
• Armen Adamyan (1 July 2015 – 18 January 2016)
• Sergei Yuran (19 January 2016 – 4 May 2016)
• Armen Shahgeldyan (5 May 2016 – June 2016)
• Samvel Sargsyan (2022–present)

See also

• Football in Armenia
• Football Federation of Armenia