Erebuni Yerevan
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Erebuni Yerevan was an Armenia
Armenia
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n professional football
Football (soccer)
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 club based in Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...

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History

The club participated as Homenmen-FIMA Yerevan in the first ever Armenian football competition
1992 in Armenian football
1992 in Armenian football was the first season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The league existed of two groups with 12 teams each. The top six of each group qualified for the Championship stage, while the others participated in the relegation stage...

 after the split-up from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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. After the regular competition they qualified for the championship stage, where they finished in ninth position. This way they qualified for the highest level in the 1993 season. Despite a few name changes (the latest to become Erebuni Yerevan in 1999) the club never relegated out of the Armenian Premier League
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall...

 because in 2000 they were disbanded and kicked out (of the Premier League) by the Armenian government due to political friction. At the time, President Robert Kocharian, under an executive order of antitrust disbanded and exiled all opposition parties including the football club Erebuni Yerevan.


Erebuni is a football club under the auspices of the Homenmen athletic club.
  • 1992 - Founded as Homenmen-FIMA Yerevan.
  • 1995 - Changed name to Homenmen Yerevan
  • 1997 - Changed name to Erebuni-Homenmen Yerevan
  • 1999 - Changed name to Erebuni Yerevan

Erebuni in European cups

As of December, 2008.
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

 
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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg
1998  UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

 
1R   Torpedo Kutaisi
FC Torpedo Kutaisi
FC Torpedo Kutaisi is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's second largest city. ‘Torpedo Kutaisi’ was founded in 1946 and in just three years the club became the winner of the Football Championship of that time. By the end of 1964, the Football Federation of the former...

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  • Home results are noted in bold
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