Noah
FC Noah is an Armenian professional football club based in Abovyan, founded in 2017 as FC Artsakh before being rebranded in 2019. The club currently competes in the Armenian Premier League and plays their home matches at Abovyan City Stadium named after Vahagn Tumasyan. Notable achievements include winning the 2019-20 Armenian Cup, completing their first League and Cup double in 2024-25, and becoming the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification to reach the league phase in 2024.
History
Overview
General information about the club
FC Noah was originally founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and underwent a significant transformation in 2019 when it was sold to Karen Abrahamyan, who rebranded the club as FC Noah. The name references the biblical Noah, whose Ark came to rest on Mountains of Ararat, traditionally identified with Mount Ararat. The club is based in Abovyan and competes in the Armenian Premier League.
Most recent season and achievements
At the end of the 2024-25 season, Noah completed their first League and Cup double, winning both the Armenian Premier League and Armenian Cup. In the 2025/26 season, Noah became the first Armenian club to qualify for the main stage of a European club competition for the second year in a row.
History
Early years
The club was founded as FC Artsakh in 2017 and played its first match in a goalless draw against FC Banants on 2 June 2017. Noah played its first competitive season in the 2017-18 Armenian First League, finishing second and achieving promotion to the Armenian Premier League.
Successful period
After the 2019 rebranding, Noah won the 2019-20 Armenian Cup, defeating Ararat-Armenia on penalties. This marked their first major trophy and established them as a competitive force in Armenian football.
Current period
In 2024, Noah achieved a historic milestone by qualifying for the UEFA Conference League league phase after defeating Ružomberok 4-3 on aggregate in the play-off round, becoming the first club in Conference League history to successfully navigate all four rounds of qualification. They had beaten Shkëndija, Sliema Wanderers and Greek powerhouse AEK Athens in the previous qualifying rounds.
Achievements and Honors
Domestic competitions
Armenian Premier League - Winners (1): 2024-25
Armenian Cup - Winners (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
Armenian Supercup - Winners (1): 2020
Symbols and Colors
Current logo and logo history
From 2017 to 2019, the club operated as FC Artsakh, bearing a red round badge with an eagle. Following the 2019 rebranding as FC Noah, the club's emblem was changed to a simple black text "Yerevan Armenia Football Club Noah". From 2024-25 season FC Noah rebranded their logo once again.
Traditional home and away kits colors
As FC Artsakh the club's main kit colours were red and white, however following the rebranding, the club chose black and a light green to represent the club. Umbro became the kit supplier for the 2019-20 season, following two years of using Nike.
Club Traditions and Behind the Scenes
Stadium
FC Noah has used multiple stadiums throughout their history. At the beginning phase of the 2018-19 Armenian Premier League season, they used the Mika Stadium in the Shengavit neighborhood of Yerevan until matchday 8. Due to inappropriate pitch conditions, they moved to Pyunik Stadium between matchday 9 and 14, then to the artificial-turf pitch of the Dzoraghbyur Training Centre.
For the 2019-20 season, they played at the Alashkert Stadium. After starting the 2021-22 season at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Noah moved to the Armavir City Stadium in February 2022. From the 2023-24 season, FC Noah began playing at Abovyan City Stadium named after Vahagn Tumasyan.