Editing FC Pyunik (section)

{{short description|Armenian sports club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Pyunik <br> Փյունիկ
| image = FC Pyunik_logo.svg
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Football Club Pyunik
| nickname = Նռնագույններ
(Pomegranate Color)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1992|01|20}}
| ground = [[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]]
| capacity = 14,403
| coordinates = {{coord|40|10|19|N|44|31|33|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Anton Farber
| manager = [[Yegishe Melikyan]]
| league = [[Armenian Premier League]]
| season = [[2024–25 Armenian Premier League|2024–25]]
| position = Armenian Premier League, 4th of 11
| website = {{URL|fcpyunik.am/en|fcpyunik.am}}
| current = 2024–25 FC Pyunik season
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'''Football Club Pyunik''' ({{langx|hy|Փյունիկ Ֆուտբոլային ակումբ}}), commonly known as '''Pyunik''' ({{lit|Phoenix}}), is an Armenian professional [[sports club]] based in the [[Kentron District|Kentron]] neighbourhood of [[Yerevan]]. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional [[association football|football]] team which, since its creation in [[1992 in Armenian football|1992]], [[List of unrelegated association football clubs|has always played]] in the [[Armenian Premier League]], becoming the most successful team of Armenia in number of official titles, with 34 won to date.<ref>{{cite web |title=Հայաստանի Առաջնության, Գավաթի և Սուպերգավաթի խաղարկությունները |url=http://freenet.am/~grighak/Football_files/Armenian%20Tournaments/CC.htm |website=freenet.am |access-date=29 April 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907083602/http://freenet.am/~grighak/Football_files/Armenian%20Tournaments/CC.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Armenia - List of Cup Finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/armecuphist.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518190122/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/armecuphist.html|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=2007-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Club History|url=https://fcpyunik.am/en/history|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419130814/https://fcpyunik.am/en/history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia - List of Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/armechamp.html|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=1 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901175644/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/armechamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Internationally, Pyunik has yet to win an international title, with the closest result being a bronze place finish in the [[2006 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Commonwealth of Independent States Cup 2006|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cis06.html|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=25 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925235413/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cis06.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pyunik's domestic success usually qualifies the team for [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[UEFA Europa League]] qualifying rounds. Pyunik is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia, along with [[FC Urartu|Urartu]], [[FC Shirak|Shirak]] and [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia: Top Armenian Football Clubs|url=http://eurorivals.net/top-football-clubs/armenia|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721122818/http://eurorivals.net/top-football-clubs/armenia|url-status=live}}</ref>

Pyunik has always had a fierce rivalry with [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat]], as both clubs are considered to be the most successful clubs in [[Armenia]], the latter due to its [[Soviet]] accomplishments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armenia always a football hotbed|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/arm/|access-date=29 April 2020|archive-date=24 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224123010/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/association=arm/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both clubs are also the two most popular in the country and favorites within the [[Armenian Diaspora]]. Pyunik also shares a rivalry with [[FC Urartu|Urartu]] which began when Urartu relocated from [[Abovyan]] to [[Yerevan]] in 2001, and became the third largest team in the city. The Pyunik-[[FC Urartu|Urartu]] rivalry is seen as one of the biggest clashes in Armenian football.

Pyunik's home stadium is the [[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]], which is also home to the [[Armenia national football team]]. The youth academy has produced many Armenian internationals such as [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]], [[Robert Arzumanyan]], [[Karlen Mkrtchyan]], [[Edgar Manucharyan]], [[Varazdat Haroyan]] and [[Gevorg Ghazaryan]], many who have played or are playing for top European clubs.