History
See also: Football in Armenia#HistoryArmenia became an independent state in 1991. Armenian national team history begins in October 1992, when Armenia met Moldova. The match was held on October 14, 1992 in Yerevan. Since the Euro 1996 qualifying round, Armenia is participating in the Euro and World Cup qualification rounds.
First more or less success was in 2007, when under Ian Porterfield's coaching, Armenia defeated Kazakhstan 2:1 and Poland 1:0, and managed to draw with Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal. But soon Porterfield died of cancer, leaving his started work unfinished.
So far, the highest position achieved by Armenia in qualifying rounds of international competitions was in Group B of the Euro 2012 qualifying, when they ended 3rd with the most goals scored in their group. Although, Armenia had the opportunity to advance to the play-offs, they lost the key away game against Ireland. Many Armenians disputed the sent-off of goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky which eventually led Armenia defeated in Dublin.
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