Kilikia Football Club () is an Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan.
History Beginning Kilikia F.C. was founded in 1992 and participated in the first ever independent Armenian championship. In 1992, they occupied the 12th spot in the table, and were allowed to play in the 1993 Armenian Premier League. At the beginning of 1993, the club merged with fellow financially struggling club FC Malatia. The merger lasted only for 1 year, as the team was relegated to the Armenian First League. In early 1994, the two clubs were separated and disbanded.
Revival in 1997 Kilikia F.C. was revived in 1997,About Football Club Kilikia , from hrazdanholding.com, retrieved 1 May 2009 but did not participate in the league until 1999.
In 1999, Kilikia F.C. had replaced the financially struggling club Pyunik Yerevan in the Premier League. In 2001 Kilikia F.C. was relegated from the Armenian Premier League after refusing to pay the entrance fee.Armenia 2001 Premier League, from RSSSF.com, retrieved 8 June 2006 They got promoted again in 2003,Armenia 2003, from RSSSF.com, retrieved 8 June 2006 and have since then finished sixth and fifth in the Premier League, with the fifth-place finish in 2005 earning them entry into the 2006 Intertoto Cup.
The club has since been struggling to keep up with the other clubs, as it only manages to field young local players.
Later years and dissolution In 2011, the club management had to confirm the participation of Kilikia F.C. in the national championship of 2011 and make appropriate contributions to January 16. But no confirmation and payment is not made within the specified period.Осталась одна «Киликия» On January 26 the club sent an official letter in the Armenian Football Federation, saying that the team is disbanded and will not be able to participate in the championship of Armenia in 2011 because of financial problems.Тренер «Киликии» пока надеется... On January 31 FFA officially decided to exclude "Kilikia" from all football tournaments under the auspices of the FFA. Thus, the club ceased to exist.Официально: «Киликия» снята с соревнований
Return In 2021 the club returned to play in new Amateur A-League . Today Kilikia FC is led by David Yavryan.
Achievements Armenian Cup Runners-up (1) – 2005
Kilikia F.C. in European cups As of December, 2008.
CompetitionPldWDLGFGA UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 0 2 1 8
SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd leg 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Dinamo Tbilisi 1 – 5 0–3 Home results are noted in bold
References
External links Kilikia at FFA.am Kilikia at UEFA.com Kilikia at EUFO.de Kilikia at Weltfussball.de