Araks Ararat FC
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| Full name | Araks Ararat Football Club | ||
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| Founded |
1960, as FC Ararat 1992, as FC Tsement Ararat 2000, as Araks Ararat FC | ||
| Dissolved | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Ayg Stadium, Ararat | ||
| Capacity | 1,280 | ||
| Chairman |
 Abraham Babayan | ||
| Manager |
Varuzhan Sukiasyan | ||
| 2000 | Armenian Premier League, 1st | ||
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Araks Ararat FC was an Armenian football club based in the town of Ararat. The club played in the Armenian Premier League and had been known as FC Ararat (Ararat) and FC Tsement Ararat. It has won two titles, one as Tsement and the other as Araks.
It should not be confused with the FC Ararat Yerevan.
Club history
The club was founded in 1960 as FC Ararat based in the town of Ararat. With the beginning of the first Armenian Championship in 1992, the club was renamed "FC Tsement Ararat". In 1998, Tsement won both the 1998 Championship and the Armenian Independence Cup. The following year, Tsement yielded the championship to FC Shirak by two points and ended up on the third spot behind FC Ararat Yerevan. However, the club managed to retain the cup.
The following year, Tsement was renamed "Araks Ararat". Araks did very well that season and won the 2000 Championship title. After this success, the president of the club Abraham Babayn was unable to finance the club. However, in August 2001, the rights were sold to a new sponsor based in Yerevan and Araks Ararat FC was dissolved.[1]
Honours
- Winners (2): 1998, 2000
- Winners (2): 1998, 1999
- Winners (1): 1998
Araks Ararat in European competitions
As of June, 2010.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QR |  Lausanne Sports | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| 1999–2000 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  Zalgiris Vilnius | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Notes:
- Home results are noted in Bold.