Ширак (Футбольный клуб)

Шаблон:Unitedt ШИРАК (Футбольный клуб. Гюмри) Футбольный клуб "ШИРАК"

президент Гарник Хачатрян

Адрес: 0500, Гюмри, ул.Озаняна, 6. тел.: (37441) 22-589, факс (37441) 33-634 e-mail: shirak@freenet.am

Гл. тренер Жора Барсегян http://fcshirak.8m.net/

Honours Champion of Armenia - 1992, 1994, 1999

Vice-Champion of Armenia (silver medals) - 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998

Super-Cup winner - 1996, 1999

General Information Shirak Football Club was founded in 1958 in Leninakan (now Gyumri). In 1970-1980 the Club was under name Olympia (Leninakan). All this years, in Soviet Union times it was under State control (like everything else).

In 1991 the Club was taken over by a group of football enthusiasts from Gyumri, who invested their own money in football development in Gyumri.

The President of the Club was elected Mr. Garnik Khachatryan, who is still the President of the Club.

The Vice Presidents of the Club are Mr. Rudik Khodjoyan, Mr. Ashot Gevorgyan and Mr. Tigran Haroyan.

Mr. Anatoli Tirosyan is Secretary of the Club.

Shirak F.C. is the most stable Club in the Country and its Head Coach Mr. Andranik Adamyan (see photo) is Head Coach for the last 12 years (the longest period in modern Armenian football history). The home Stadium of the Club is Gyumri City Stadium with capacity of 3000 spectators (season 2002).

Participation in European Competitions 1995, UEFA Cup, preliminary round

Zaglebje (Lubin, Poland) - Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) 0-0; 0-1

1996, UEFA Cup, preliminary round

Anarthosis (Fanagusta, Cyprus) - Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) 4-0; 2-2

1998, UEFA Cup, preliminary round

Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) - Malmo (Malmo, Sweden) 0-2; 0-5

1999, UEFA Cup, preliminary round

HJK (Helsinki, Finland) - Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) 0-2; 1-0

2000, Champions League, preliminary round

Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) - BATE (Borisov, Belarus) - 1-1; 1-2

2001, Intertoto Cup, First round

Lombard (Tatabanya, Hungary) - Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) - 2-3; 3-1

2002, Intertoto Cup, First round

Santa-Clara (Ponta-Delgado, Portugal) - Shirak (Gyumri, Armenia) - 2-0; 3-3