EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Karadjordje - Novi Sad Friday 4 September 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Serbia Group I - Matchday -6 Armenia Last updated 12/07/2021 17:53CET 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 Serbia - Armenia Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Karadjordje, Novi Sad Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Arzumanyan 73; Tošić 11/10/2014 QR (GS) Armenia - Serbia 1-1 Yerevan 89 UEFA EURO 2008 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 13/10/2007 QR (GS) Armenia - Serbia 0-0 Yerevan Stanković 53 (P), 11/10/2006 QR (GS) Serbia - Armenia 3-0 Belgrade Lazović 61, Žigić 90+2 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 Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 - - - - 3 1 2 0 4 1 Armenia 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 0 2 1 1 4 FIFA* Serbia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Armenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Serbia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 2 0 Armenia - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 2 Total Serbia 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 - - - - 4 2 2 0 6 1 Armenia 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 4 0 2 2 1 6 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Serbia - Armenia Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Karadjordje, Novi Sad Match background Serbia and Armenia are looking to avoid finishing bottom of Group I as they meet for the second time in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. Previous meetings • Robert Arzumanyan headed Armenia in front and Marcos Pizzelli had a penalty saved before Zoran Tošić equalised in the last minute of the sides' first Group I encounter back in October 2014. • Serbia remain unbeaten in four games against Armenia (W2 D2 L0). They have won both of their previous home games against Armenia, scoring five goals and conceding none. Disciplinary • Serbia left-back Aleksandar Kolarov is a yellow card away from a suspension. • Armenia duo Robert Arzumanyan and Artak Edigaryan are both a booking away from a one-game ban. Form guide • Serbia are the only team in qualifying who have no chance to reach the final tournament. On -2 points, they are 12 adrift of Denmark and Albania – the sides placed third and second – with only three Group I games to play. • Armenia earned their only Group I point to date in their previous game against Serbia. They have not won in their last six competitive games (D2 L4). • Armenia are without a win in their last four competitive away games (D1 L3) since a 2-1 success in the Czech Republic on 6 September 2013. Trivia and links • Armenia's Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Serbia's Miloš Jojić were club-mates at Borussia Dortmund for 18 months until the former left for Köln this summer. • Armenian and Serbian club sides have met in four UEFA club competition matches, with the Serbian sides having the better of them – W2 D2 L0 (W1 D1 L0 at home, W1 D1 L0 in Armenia). Most recently, FK Partizan eliminated FC Shirak on away goals in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round after two draws – 1-1 in Gyumri, 0-0 in Belgrade. • In the 16 games between Serbian and Armenian sides – including club games, youth games, and senior national team matches – the Armenian team has yet to record a victory (D5 L11). 3 Serbia - Armenia Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Karadjordje, Novi Sad Squad list Serbia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vladimir Stojković 28/07/1983 32 M. Haifa - 5 0 0 0 61 - - Željko Brkić 09/07/1986 29 Carpi - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Predrag Rajković 31/10/1995 19 M. Tel-Aviv - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Branislav Ivanović 22/02/1984 31 Chelsea - 5 0 0 0 79 10 - Nenad Tomović 30/08/1987 28 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Aleksandar Kolarov 10/11/1985 29 Man. City * 4 0 0 0 55 6 - Ivan Obradović 25/07/1988 27 Anderlecht - 0 0 0 0 20 1 - Uroš Spajić 13/02/1993 22 Toulouse - 0 0 0 0 - - - Miloš Kosanović 28/05/1990 25 Mechelen - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders CSKA - Zoran Tošić 28/04/1987 28 - 5 2 0 0 66 10 Moskva - Ljubomir Fejsa 14/08/1988 27 Benfica - 1 0 0 0 19 - - Luka Milivojević 07/04/1991 24 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Nemanja Gudelj 16/11/1991 23 Ajax - 3 0 0 0 9 1 - Radosav Petrović 08/03/1989 26 Dynamo Kyiv - 1 0 0 0 42 2 - Nemanja Matić 01/08/1988 27 Chelsea - 5 1 0 0 21 1 - Darko Brašanac 12/02/1992 23 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 - - - Lazar Marković 02/03/1994 21 Fenerbahçe - 4 0 0 0 20 3 - Filip Kostić 01/11/1992 22 Stuttgart - 1 0 0 0 2 - - Andrija Živković 11/07/1996 19 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 2 - Forwards Lokomotiv - Petar Škuletić 29/06/1990 25 - 2 0 0 0 3 - Moskva - Dušan Tadić 20/11/1988 26 Southampton - 4 0 0 0 30 6 - Adem Ljajić 29/09/1991 23 Roma - 2 0 0 0 12 1 - Aleksandar Mitrović 16/09/1994 20 Newcastle - 4 0 0 0 13 1 Coach - Radovan Ćurčić 10/01/1972 43 - 2 0 0 0 8 - 4 Serbia - Armenia Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Karadjordje, Novi Sad 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 - 0 0 0 0 25 - - 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 * 5 1 0 0 71 5 - Hrayr Mkoyan 02/09/1986 29 Esteghlal - 2 1 0 0 33 1 - Levon Hayrapetyan 17/04/1989 26 Pyunik - 5 0 0 0 17 - - Hovhannes Hambartsumyan 04/10/1990 24 Vardar - 1 0 0 0 10 - - Kamo Hovhannisyan 05/10/1992 22 Pyunik - 5 0 0 0 22 - - 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 Andonyan 07/02/1995 20 Marseille - 2 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - Henrikh Mkhitaryan 21/01/1989 26 Dortmund - 4 1 0 0 52 16 - Gevorg Ghazaryan 05/04/1988 27 Marítimo - 4 0 0 0 45 9 - Karlen Mkrtchyan 25/11/1988 26 Anji - 3 0 0 0 41 2 - Artur Yusbashyan 07/09/1989 25 Pyunik - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Marcos Pizzelli 03/10/1984 30 Aktobe - 5 1 0 0 42 8 - Artak Grigoryan 19/10/1987 27 Alashkert - 0 0 0 0 1 - Spartak - Aras Özbiliz 09/03/1990 25 - 1 0 0 0 18 4 Moskva - Artem Simonyan 20/02/1995 20 Zürich - 0 0 0 0 1 - Forwards Spartak - Yura Movsisyan 02/08/1987 28 - 2 0 0 0 31 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 - 2 0 0 0 2 - Energia Coach - Sargis Hovsepyan 02/11/1972 42 - 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 Serbia - Armenia Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Karadjordje, Novi Sad Head coach Radovan Ćurčić Date of birth: 10 January 1972 Nationality: Serbian Playing career: FK Javor (three times), FK Sloboda Užice, OFK Beograd, NK Gorica, FK Priština, FK Borac Čačak Coaching career: FK Javor (twice), FK Borac Čačak, Serbia (assistant, caretaker), Serbia Under-21, Serbia • A powerful forward, Ćurčić was top scorer in the second division for Javor in 2001/02, managing 24 goals. • Having hung up his boots in 2003, promptly moved into coaching with Javor, where he stayed till 2006. After a season at Borac (2006/07), returned for a second stint at Javour, staying till 2010. • Accepted invitation to work as Vladimir Petrović's assistant with the national team ahead of the 2010/11 season, but found himself in caretaker charge following the latter's resignation in October 2011. • Following appointment of Siniša Mihajlović as Petrović's permanent successor, Ćurčić took over as Serbia Under-21 coach and went on to lead the team to the 2015 UEFA European U21 Championship finals, eliminating Spain – who had won the two previous tournaments – in the play-offs. • Ćurčić, however, would not be around for the tournament in the Czech Republic, stepping back up to the senior side after Dick Advocaat resigned in November 2014; this time he was given the role on a long-term basis, agreeing a deal until after the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 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.