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| Full name | Kilikia Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) | |||
| Ground | Hrazdan Stadium Yerevan | |||
| Capacity | 55,000 | |||
Kilikia Football Club (Armenian:Կիլիկիա Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ –Kilikia Futbolayin Akumb), isArmenianfootball club from the capitalYerevan.
Kilikia F.C. was founded in 1992 and participated in the first ever independent Armenian championship. In1992, they occupied the 12th spot in the table, and were allowed to play in the1993Armenian Premier League. At the beginning of1993, the club merged with fellow financially struggling clubFC Malatia. The merger lasted only for 1 year, as the team was relegated to theArmenian First League. In early1994, the two clubs were separated and disbanded.
Kilikia F.C. was revived in 1997,[1] but did not participate in the league until1999.
In1999, Kilikia F.C. had replaced the financially struggling clubPyunik Yerevan in the Premier League. In2001 Kilikia F.C. was relegated from theArmenian Premier League after refusing to pay the entrance fee.[2] They got promoted again in 2003,[3] and have since then finished sixth and fifth in the Premier League, with the fifth-place finish in 2005 earning them entry into the2006 Intertoto Cup.
The club has since been struggling to keep up with the other clubs, as it only manages to field young local players.
In 2011, the club management had to confirm the participation of Kilikia F.C. in thenational championship of 2011 and make appropriate contributions to January 16. But no confirmation and payment is not made within the specified period.[4] On January 26 the club sent an official letter in theArmenian 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.[5] 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.[6]
In 2021 the club returned to play in newAmateur A-League.
As of December, 2008.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 – 5 | 0–3 |
