[1] Having gained independence, the FFA was founded in 1992 and became a member of UEFA and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in the same year.
The team's most frequent opponents have been Andorra, Denmark, Macedonia and Ukraine, having met each nation eight times.
[4] In global and continental competitions, Armenia have competed in qualification groups for both the FIFA World Cup, since 1998, and the UEFA European Championship, since 1996, but have failed to qualify for any tournament finals.
His last cap for Armenia was on 14 November 2012 in a 4–2 defeat to Lithuania,[5] where he was invited to make a ceremonial appearance and played the opening five minutes of the match before being substituted.
[10][11] Hovsepyan was also the first player to earn 25 caps for Armenia, reaching the tally on 7 May 1997 in a 1–1 draw with Ukraine,[5] one match before Petrosyan.