EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan - Yerevan Monday 7 September 2015 Armenia 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Denmark Group I - Matchday -5 Last updated 12/07/2021 15:46CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Armenia - Denmark Monday 7 September 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Højbjerg 65, 07/09/2014 QR (GS) Denmark - Armenia 2-1 Copenhagen Kahlenberg 80; Mkhitaryan 50 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 10/09/2013 QR (GS) Armenia - Denmark 0-1 Yerevan Agger 73 (P) Movsisyan 1, 59, 11/06/2013 QR (GS) Denmark - Armenia 0-4 Copenhagen Özbiliz 19, Mkhitaryan 82 EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Schjønberg 20, Beck 15/11/1995 PR (GS) Denmark - Armenia 3-1 Copenhagen 35, M. Laudrup 58; Artur Petrosyan 46 M. Laudrup 33, 16/08/1995 PR (GS) Armenia - Denmark 0-2 Yerevan Nielsen 46 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Armenia 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 - - - - 3 0 0 3 2 7 Denmark 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 3 0 0 7 2 FIFA* Armenia 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 4 1 Denmark 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 1 4 Friendlies Armenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Armenia 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 - - - - 5 1 0 4 6 8 Denmark 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - 5 4 0 1 8 6 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Armenia - Denmark Monday 7 September 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Match background Armenia are out of the running for UEFA EURO 2016 qualification but gave Denmark a run for their money in their first Group I meeting, and memories of a famous win in Copenhagen could inspiring their hopes of concluding on a high. • The following players are a yellow card away from a ban: Robert Arzumanyan, Artur Yedigaryan (Armenia), Lars Jacobsen, Simon Kjær and William Kvist (Denmark). Previous meetings • Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave Armenia the lead in their opening Group I game, on 7 September 2014, but Pierre Højbjerg and Thomas Kahlenberg struck back to earn Denmark a 2-1 win in Copenhagen. • The sides have now met five times in senior international games, with Denmark's record W4 D0 L1 (W2 D0 L1 in Denmark – W2 D0 L0 in Armenia). • These sides were paired in 2014 World Cup qualifying, Vardan Minasyan's Armenia earning one of the biggest results in their history by winning 4-0 at Parken in the first encounter on 11 June 2013 through goals from Yura Movsisyan (1 59), Aras Özbiliz (19) and Mkhitaryan (82). Morten Olsen's side restored some pride with a 1-0 win in the return fixture in Yerevan. Form guide • Armenia have won only one of their last seven competitive home games – 2-1 against Bulgaria in their penultimate 2014 World Cup qualifier. • Denmark are unbeaten in five competitive away qualifiers (W4 D1). Trivia and links • Armenia midfielder Artur Yusbashyan turns 26 on the day of the Denmark game. • The nations met in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying in 1995, Denmark winning 3-2 away and 4-0 at home. They will face each other again in qualifying for the 2017 final tournament. • Armenian and Danish clubs have met in four UEFA competition games, the Danish sides winning all four of them without conceding. • Denmark's women's teams have had an even more daunting record against their Armenian counterparts; Denmark beat Armenia 5-0 at home and 11-0 away in UEFA Women's EURO 2013 qualifying, while the Danes were 24-0 winners against Armenia in a 2007/08 UEFA Women's European Under-17 Championship first qualifying round tie. 3 Armenia - Denmark Monday 7 September 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Squad list Armenia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gevorg Kasparov 25/07/1980 35 Alashkert - 1 0 0 0 26 - - Gevorg Prazyan 24/07/1989 26 Ararat - 0 0 0 0 - - - Arsen Beglaryan 18/02/1993 22 Mika - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Robert Arzumanyan 24/07/1985 30 Amkar * 6 1 0 0 72 5 - Hrayr Mkoyan 02/09/1986 29 Esteghlal - 3 1 0 0 34 1 - Hovhannes Hambartsumyan 04/10/1990 24 Vardar - 1 0 0 0 10 - - Kamo Hovhannisyan 05/10/1992 22 Pyunik - 6 0 0 0 23 - - Varazdat Haroyan 24/08/1992 23 Pyunik - 3 0 0 0 16 - - Taron Voskanyan 22/02/1993 22 Pyunik - 3 0 0 0 11 - - Gael Andonian 07/02/1995 20 Marseille - 3 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders - Henrikh Mkhitaryan 21/01/1989 26 Dortmund - 5 1 0 0 53 16 - Gevorg Ghazaryan 05/04/1988 27 Marítimo - 5 0 0 0 46 9 - Karlen Mkrtchyan 25/11/1988 26 Anji - 4 0 0 0 42 2 - Artur Yusbashyan 07/09/1989 25 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Marcos Pizzelli 03/10/1984 30 Aktobe - 6 1 0 0 43 8 - Artak Grigoryan 19/10/1987 27 Alashkert - 0 0 0 0 1 - Spartak - Aras Özbiliz 09/03/1990 25 - 2 0 0 0 19 4 Moskva - Artem Simonyan 20/02/1995 20 Zürich - 1 0 0 0 2 - Forwards Spartak - Yura Movsisyan 02/08/1987 28 - 3 0 0 0 32 9 Moskva - Norair Aslanyan 25/03/1991 24 Almere - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Vardan Pogosyan 08/03/1992 23 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 - - Luch- - Ruslan Koryan 15/06/1988 27 - 3 0 0 0 3 - Energia Coach - Sargis Hovsepyan 02/11/1972 42 - 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 Armenia - Denmark Monday 7 September 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Denmark Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Stephan Andersen 26/11/1981 33 København - 0 0 0 0 30 - - Kasper Schmeichel 05/11/1986 28 Leicester - 6 0 0 0 13 - - Jonas Lössl 01/02/1989 26 Guingamp - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Lars Jacobsen 20/09/1979 35 Guingamp * 4 0 0 0 84 2 - Daniel Agger 12/12/1984 30 Brøndby - 3 0 0 0 68 12 - Simon Kjær 26/03/1989 26 Fenerbahçe * 6 1 0 0 51 2 - Riza Durmisi 08/01/1994 21 Brøndby - 1 0 0 0 2 - - Erik Sviatchenko 04/10/1991 23 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Kian Hansen 03/03/1989 26 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Andreas Christensen 10/04/1996 19 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - Michael Krohn-Dehli 06/06/1983 32 Sevilla - 6 0 0 0 55 6 - Jakob Poulsen 07/07/1983 32 Midtjylland - 2 1 0 0 36 3 - William Kvist 24/02/1985 30 København * 6 0 0 0 61 2 - Daniel Wass 31/05/1989 26 Celta - 0 0 0 0 13 - - Thomas Delaney 03/09/1991 24 København - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Pierre Højbjerg 05/08/1995 20 Schalke - 5 1 0 0 8 1 - Lasse Vibe 22/02/1987 28 Brentford - 5 1 0 0 9 1 - Pione Sisto 04/02/1995 20 Midtjylland - 1 0 0 0 1 - Forwards - Morten Rasmussen 31/01/1985 30 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 12 4 - Nicklas Bendtner 16/01/1988 27 Wolfsburg - 6 2 0 0 69 29 - Nicolai Jørgensen 15/01/1991 24 København - 1 0 0 0 11 - - Martin Braithwaite 05/06/1991 24 Toulouse - 0 0 0 0 8 1 - Yussuf Poulsen 15/06/1994 21 Leipzig - 4 1 0 0 7 1 Coach - Morten Olsen 14/08/1949 66 - 6 0 0 0 166 - 5 Armenia - Denmark Monday 7 September 2015 - 18.00CET (20.00 local time) Match press kit Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Head coach Sargis Hovsepyan Date of birth: 2 November 1972 Nationality: Armenian Playing career: FC Malatia Yerevan, FC Lori Kirovakan, FC Pyunik (twice), FC Zenit, FC Torpedo-Metallurg Coaching career: FC Pyunik, Armenia Under-19, Armenia Under-21, Armenia (caretaker) • A central defender, Hovsepyan made his debut for local side Malatia as a teenager in 1990 but after just one first- team season he joined Lori Kirovakan. Was then already at the club that became Pyunik following the break-up of the Soviet Union, winning three league titles and the Armenian Cup and twice being voted Armenian player of the year. • Moved to Zenit in 1998, going on to make 153 appearances in a five-year stay which yielded the Russian Cup in 1999. A spell with Torpedo-Metallurg followed in 2003 but after only a handful of games he returned to Pyunik. In 2010 he claimed his tenth Premier League championship with the Yerevan outfit. • Hovsepyan's long international career began in 1992 with a home friendly against Moldova. His first goal came from the penalty spot during a 2-1 victory in Kazakhstan on 2 June 2007, with his 100th cap awarded 14 months later as Armenia lost 4-0 to Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier.