Ulisses F.C.

Ulisses

Full name	Ulisses Football Club
Founded	2000
Ground	Hrazdan Stadium Yerevan (Capacity: 53,849)
Chairman	Artak Harutyunyan
Manager	Sevada Arzumanyan
League	Armenian Premier League
2011	Armenian Premier League, 1st (Champions)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Ulisses Football Club (Armenian: Ուլիս Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ – Ulis Futbolayin Akumb), is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They use the Hanrapetakan Stadium of Yerevan as home ground. Ulisses F.C. has a reserve team which plays in the Armenian First League and goes by the name Shengavit.

History

• 2000 – Founded as Dinamo-2000 F.C.
• 2004 – Changed name to Dinamo-Zenit F.C. (name change occurred as a result of a new sponsor)
• 2006 – Changed name to Ulisses F.C. (name change again occurred as a result of a new sponsor)

Dinamo-2000

For this period the team has changed several names as being in unstable conditions. The notable fact is that the team has started its way ahead in tournament only in year 2001 and from the Armenian Football Premier League. Team-play in that year was sluggish but anyway the place for next season was earned. The next two seasons were exactly the same as the first one.

Dinamo-Zenith

In year 2004 the team took 5th place in tournament table and that result in Armenian Premier League was the best for that years. Before that, the team has joined with "Zenith" (Charentsavan) football club and was renamed "Dinamo-Zenith F.C."

Ulisses

Two years later, the best result was erased. The club has changed its name with new sponsor has came. Team took 8th place in Premier League and they had chance to save situation in separate (interfacial) match with Dinamo (Yerevan). The beginning was not so promising but in 11' team was defeating 0:1, and in 14' – 1:2. The halftime has brought a new breath to team after which the team has made 3 clean goals moving the club to next season. In seasons 2007 and 2008 team play was much more better, and there was no need or survival games.

In the beginning of 2008 club's department was enlarged with football school of "Shengavit" and also club has rented (in long-term conditions) the training and field (also mini-arena) in Voskehat. Voskehat field is the team's training pitch, and the battlefields for Ulisses are other arenas/stadiums. In 2007 team was playing home in "Kasakh" arena in Ashtarak, and in 2009 – the temporary home field was MIKA Arena in Yerevan.

Ulisses football club is also owner of League 1 team "Shengavit" which in year 2008 has earned small gold medal in lower league but as in regulation couldn't be promoted to Premier League.

Before the start of season 2009, the team board has made a serious decisions for the result after which the team squad was strengthened with transferring-in new strong players. The first match with "Kilikia" won but was defeated in second round by "Pyunik". In the next matches the team earned more experience and in the round 5 match with MIKA, club was quiet ready with three wins in past rounds. Match with MIKA has ended with 0:0 in the scoreboard but in next match being home with "Banants" the game was lost 0:1. After 2 wins to low-position clubs match with "Pyunik" was next. If the first match team has lost in all meanings , this game was more stronger, but in the end Pyunik has made a goal. Winning "Gandzasar" team has played draw with "Shirak" after which – defeating MIKA with 1:2. In next 7 rounds team haven't had any lost game. Ending the season, team has earned 3rd position in league table being not far away of "Pyunik" (1) and "MIKA" (2) with "Banansts" (4) being behind.

On March 22, 2010 the new club president (Artak Harutyunyan) was promoted – who has told about the new season objectives. There was also told about the opening of the new club office and about playing home in "Hrazdan" stadium. Also was told about the reconstruction of football school of "Shengavit" which will begin in 2010.

In 2011 Ulisses won's Armenian championship for first time in club history, and breaked a Pyunik dominance with 10 consecutive championships.

European Cup History

• UEFA Europa League
• Q = Qualifying round

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2010–11	1Q		Bnei Yehuda	0–0	0–1	0–1
2011–12	1Q		Ferencváros	0–2	0–3	0–5

Honours

• Armenian Premier League:
  • Champions (1): 2011

Current squad

Ulisses

As of August, 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Vladimir Malkov 3 DF Tigran Hakhnazaryan 7 FW Mihran Manasyan 8 DF David Grigoryan 9 FW Shota Jikia 10 MF Artyom Adamyan 12 GK Edward Hovhannisyan 14 MF Avetik Kirakosyan 15 MF Aram Bareghamyan 17 DF Tengiz Ugrekhelidze 18 MF Mikheil Simonyan

No. Position Player 19 FW Albert Tadevosyan 22 GK Manuel Afrikyan 24 DF Artak Andrikyan 26 DF Levan Akobia 27 FW Samuel Fabrice Zokou 33 MF Artak Grigoryan 39 FW Gevorg Nranyan 77 DF Georgi Krasovski 87 MF Norayr Sahakyan 91 MF Pato Ngavouka

External links

• Ulisses F.C. Official Website
• Ulisses F.C. Statistics Website (Supporters Team)
• Ulisses F.C. at FFA.AM
• Ulisses F.C. at UEFA.COM
• Ulisses F.C. at EUFO.DE
• Ulisses F.C. at Weltfussball.de
• Ulisses F.C. at Playerhistory.com
• European Football Club Ranking