FC Kotayk () was an Armenian football club based in the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province.
History Founded in 1955, Kotayk was one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia. After playing several years in the Armenian SSR League as well as the Soviet First League, Kotayk made their debut in the Armenian Premier League in 1992.
They participated in the European Cups for the first time in 1996–97. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winning 1–0 at home against AEK Larnaca from Cyprus. After losing the 2nd leg away from home with a result of 0–5, they were eliminated.
However, the club was dissolved in 2005 due to both financial and non-financial shortcomings.
In June 2016, many Armenian football websites announced that the club will return to professional football with the assistance of many contributors from the Kotayk Province, under the management of Samvel Petrosyan. After playing few games in the Armenian First League, the club was forced to leave the competition due to financial difficulties.
League record YearDivisionPositionGPWDLGSGAPTS1978Soviet Second League746235186664511979546266148343581980230194762244219811442910579376819821322336802949198323218104724046198413221476634461985Soviet First League1042165215465371986194614131946544019871342158195559381988184214721558335198994219716605345199014381291744523319911742157203048371992Armenian Premier League722731232451719931128911857761919947281231373532719953104331813151995–9662211383133361996–97722841041272819977185493133191998 no participation19992000Armenian First League4169693627282001Armenian Premier League10223316196512200211222515176211200352887132956312004728661631542420054208752219312005–2016 no participation2016-17Armenian First League (withdrew)87xxxxxx2016–present no participation
Honours SSR Armenia League: 4 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976
Kotayk in European competitions Summary
CompetitionPldWDLGFGA UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 1 5 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3 Total 4 2 0 2 4 8
Matches SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd leg 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR AEK Larnaca 1–0 0–5 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Brno 0–1 3–2 Home results are noted in bold
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