Noah and Urartu to hold winter training camps in the UAE and face Elimai

Armenian clubs Noah and Urartu will hold their 2026 winter training camps in the United Arab Emirates. As part of preparations for the resumption of the season, both teams will play friendly matches against Kazakhstan’s FC Elimai.

The Noah vs Elimai match will take place on February 7, while Urartu are scheduled to face the Kazakh club on February 12.

Elimai finished the previous season in 4th place in the Kazakhstan Premier League and will play in the UEFA Conference League for the first time in the club’s history. During the winter camps, the team will play a series of friendly matches against opponents from different countries.

Elimai’s friendly match schedule:

• 13.01.26 — opponent to be confirmed
• 20.01.26 — FC Žilina (Slovakia)
• 27.01.26 — FC Krasnodar (Russia)
• 07.02.26 — FC Noah (Armenia)
• 12.02.26 — FC Urartu (Armenia)
• 19.02.26 — FC Spartak (Russia)
• 26.02.26 — opponent to be confirmed

It is also worth noting that Elimai will play against Krasnodar, whose squad includes Armenia national team midfielder Eduard Spertsyan.

We remind that Noah’s first official match of the new season will take place on February 19 or 20 in the UEFA Conference League Round of 32, where their opponent will be either Slovenia’s Celje or the Netherlands’ AZ.

UPDATED: It has also become known that on January 24, Noah will play against Polish champions Lech Poznan.