FC Pyunik

Football Club Pyunik , commonly known as Pyunik (lit. 'Phoenix'), is an Armenian professional <a href="/facts/Sports_club/VHhC2HS1">sports club</a> based in the <a href="/facts/Kentron_District/Cm6srNmh">Kentron</a> neighbourhood of <a href="/facts/Yerevan/9pWddYcY">Yerevan</a>. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">football</a> team which, since its creation in <a href="/facts/1992_in_Armenian_football/G6cRXY8M">1992</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_unrelegated_association_football_clubs/7ScbTYMb">has always played</a> in the <a href="/facts/Armenian_Premier_League/GEcSUP06">Armenian Premier League</a>, becoming the most successful team of Armenia in number of official titles, with 34 won to date.
Pyunik is also known to be one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia, along with <a href="/facts/FC_Urartu/8AQqkWpH">Urartu</a>, <a href="/facts/FC_Shirak/L9AWcjnb">Shirak</a> and <a href="/facts/FC_Ararat_Yerevan/zscVLzLs">Ararat</a>.
Pyunik has always had a fierce rivalry with <a href="/facts/FC_Ararat_Yerevan/zscVLzLs">Ararat</a>, as both clubs are considered to be the most successful clubs in <a href="/facts/Armenia/t3GQx9sU">Armenia</a>, the latter due to its <a href="/facts/Soviet/m7wWsPto">Soviet</a> accomplishments. Both clubs are also the two most popular in the country and favorites within the <a href="/facts/Armenian_Diaspora/cyBA5uF1">Armenian Diaspora</a>. Pyunik also shares a rivalry with <a href="/facts/FC_Urartu/8AQqkWpH">Urartu</a> which began when Urartu relocated from <a href="/facts/Abovyan/DHmbmaEK">Abovyan</a> to <a href="/facts/Yerevan/9pWddYcY">Yerevan</a> in 2001, and became the third largest team in the city. The Pyunik-<a href="/facts/FC_Urartu/8AQqkWpH">Urartu</a> rivalry is seen as one of the biggest clashes in Armenian football.
Pyunik's home stadium is the <a href="/facts/Vazgen_Sargsyan_Republican_Stadium/ELvHMraf">Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium</a>, which is also home to the <a href="/facts/Armenia_national_football_team/LsKrpQMk">Armenia national football team</a>. The youth academy has produced many Armenian internationals such as <a href="/facts/Henrikh_Mkhitaryan/PhrUbG7M">Henrikh Mkhitaryan</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Arzumanyan/6lKYpn0G">Robert Arzumanyan</a>, <a href="/facts/Karlen_Mkrtchyan/TcBmq3n6">Karlen Mkrtchyan</a>, <a href="/facts/Edgar_Manucharyan/fbvsl0Cz">Edgar Manucharyan</a>, <a href="/facts/Varazdat_Haroyan/L0tu9Nzs">Varazdat Haroyan</a> and <a href="/facts/Gevorg_Ghazaryan/kPA5KNjJ">Gevorg Ghazaryan</a>, many who have played or are playing for top European clubs.

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