New Armenian national team coach Joaquín Caparrós comes to face Macedonia without their biggest star Henrikh Mkhitaryan, with 8 debutantes and two former Vardar players.
photo by FFA: the Armenians train prior their arrival in Skopje
From this year Armenia is lead by Spanish coach Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino who has big experience in Spain where he lead Athletic, Mallorca, Levante, Granada, Osasuna and others.
Among the 23 players there are 8 debutantes, two of which are not even Armeninas but since they played at least 5 years in the Armenian league they got a FIFA approval to represent Armenia. Those are Nigerian midfielder Udo and Colombian defensive midfield Wbeymar.
In the team are the two former Vardar players, right back Hambardzumyan and attacker Barseghyan.
Arsen Beglaryan – Urartu 
Anatoliy Ayvazov – Urartu
David Yurchenko – Shahter 
Varazdat Haroyan – Ural 
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan – Anorthosis 
Taron Voskanyan – Alashkert
Hayk Ishkhanyan – Gandzasar
André Calisir – Göteborg 
Arman Hovhannisyan – Tobol
Serob Grigoryan – Pyunik
Kamo Hovhannisyan – Qaırat
Artak Grigoryan – Alashkert
Edgar Babayan – Hobro 
Khoren Bayramyan – Rostov
Vahan Bichakhchyan – Žilina 
Artur Grigoryan – Pyunik
Arshak Koryan – Khimki
Solomon Udo – Shirak
Wbeymar Angulo Mosquera – Gandzasar
Tigran Barseghyan – Astana
Aleksandre Karapetian – Tambov
Gegham Kadymyan – Neman 
Norberto Alejandro Briasco Balekian – Huracán 
Macedonia hosts Armenia on Saturday at the National Arena Toshe Proeski in Skopje with a kick-off at 15.00 CET.