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Western Armenia National Football Team
The Western Armenia national football team ( hy, Արեւմտյան Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի ազգային հավաքական, translit=Arevmtyan Hayastani futbol azgayin havak'akan) is a football team representing the Armenians primarily from the historical region of Western Armenia, which is currently within the borders of Turkey. History The governing body, the Football Federation of Western Armenia, was formed in 2015 and joined the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) on 1 June of that year. The team's first ever game was played on 6 January 2016, when a Western Armenia XI played against Olympique de Marseille (CFA), the reserve team of the leading French football club. Vahagn Militosyan scored both goals in a 3–2 defeat. 10 days after the team's first ever game, Western Armenia was selected at ConIFA's 3rd AGM to be one of the 12 participants in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, to be held in Abkhazia in May and June. In the draw fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Of Western Armenia
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which views the region as an autonomous republic.Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, .Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. .''The Guardian''Georgia up in arms over Olympic cash/ref> It lies on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains in northwestern Georgia. It covers and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi. The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The polity is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria. While Georgia la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gandzasar Kapan
Football Club Gandzasar Kapan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Գանձասար Կապան), commonly known as Gandzasar, is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan, Syunik Province. Translated from the Armenian, "Gandz-a-sar" simply means "Treasure Mountain". The club headquarters are located on Shinararner street 1, Kapan. The Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre is located at the eastern outskirts of the town of Kapan. The club is under the ownership of Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine Closed Joint-Stock Company since 25 February 2015. History The club was founded in 2004 and made their debut in the Armenian football league system in the 2004 Armenian First League competition. They spent 2 years playing in the Armenian First League before getting promoted to the Armenian Premier League for the 2006 season. As of 2014, Gandzasar Kapan play in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. The home ground of team is the Gandza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gevorg Kasparov
Gevorg Kasparov ( hy, Գևորգ Կասպարով, born 25 July 1980) is an Armenian Goalkeeping coach and former professional goalkeeper. He was appointed goalkeeping coach of VBET Armenian Premier League club Noah in 2022. Club career Dvin Artashat Before playing in Dvin, Kasparov is a graduate of the Yerevan football school. As a youth, he played with the team Dvin Artashat. He played for this youth club from 1997 – 1998. At the age of 17 he became the main goalkeeper for the club. Because of the club's poor defensive line, the number of goals scored against Kasparov in the 1997 season were 51 goals in 18 matches. However, in the following season the situation changed so that in 10 matches, Kasparov caught the ball outside the goal 19 times. Zvartnots-AAL In 2000, Kasparov signed a contract with the club Zvartnots-AAL, which reached the final of the Armenian Cup twice and became runners-up in the 2001 Armenian Premier League. Perhaps Kasparov would have continued his ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gagra
Gagra ( ka, გაგრა; Abkhaz and Russian: Гагра) is a town in Abkhazia/Georgia, sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort in Imperial Russian and Soviet times. It had a population of 26,636 in 1989, but this has fallen considerably due to the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia and other demographic shifts during and after the War in Abkhazia (1992–93). Gagra is the centre of the district of the same name. It is located in the western part of Region of Abkhazia, and river Psou serves as a border with Krasnodar Krai of Russia. Etymology According to some Georgian scholars, ''Gagra'' is derived from ''Gakra'' meaning "walnut" in the Svan language. According to the Soviet writer Bondaryev, the name of the city originates from the local ''Gagaa'' clan. According to Professor V. Kvarchija, Gagra ( Gagra and the Abkhazian capital Sukhumi wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daur Akhvlediani Stadium
Daur Akhvlediani Stadium is the central stadium of Gagra city in Georgia. It is located on Nartaa Avenue. During the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict the stadium was seriously damaged and ceased to function. In 2007, it was reconstructed and 1,500 plastic benches were installed and drainage works carried out on the football field. The stadium was reopened on July 10, 1997, and was named after the hero of Abkhazia, Daur Akhvlediani. 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup During the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. The tournament was ... the Daur Akhvlediani Stadium hosted 12 games, 6 group stage games and 6 of the 8 placement games, as one of the 2 venues for the tournament, the other being the Dinamo Stadium in Sukhumi. References Sports venues in Georgia ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farhan Shakor
Farhan Shakor Tawfeeq ( ar, فَرحَان شَكُور تَوْفِيْق; born 15 October 1995 in Kirkuk, Iraq) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Amanat Baghdad in the Iraqi Premier League. Player info Farhan Shakor scored three goals in the knock out stages of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup competition to help his side. His style is to trap back and initiate attacks and always seem to be at the right place at the right time. His brace against South Korea will be one to be remembered as he cunningly got those goals against the Asian champions. He was one of the best players in the tournament. After the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Jordanian club Al-Faisaly team expressed their wish in Shakor's joining the team. International debut On September 4, 2014 Shakor made his International debut against Peru in a friendly match that ended 0–2 for Peru. International goals Iraq national under-20 team goals ''Goals are correct excluding friendly matches and unrecognized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miran Khesro
Miran Khsro (Kurdish: میران خەسرۆ , born 1989) is an Iraqi Kurdistan football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Sohar. Honours *Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...: : Champions (3): , 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2011–12. : Runner-up (3): 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14 http://kurdiu.org/sport/hawal/index.php?pageid=17292 References 1989 births Living people Iraqi men's footballers Kurdish men's footballers People from Erbil Erbil SC players Men's association football midfielders Al-Shorta SC players Al-Shamal SC players Qatari Second Division players Iraq men's international footballers {{Iraq-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dmitri Kortava
Dmitri Giviyevich Kortava (russian: Дмитрий Гивиевич Кортава; born 17 November 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Torpedo Moscow on 6 September 2012 in a game against PFC Spartak Nalchik PFC Spartak Nalchik (russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб "Спартак Нальчик") is a Russian association football club based in Nalchik that plays in the third-tier FNL 2. They played in the Russian .... He played 4 seasons in the FNL for 4 different teams. External links * Career summary by sportbox.ru* Russian people of Abkhazian descent 1990 births People from Gagra Living people Russian men's footballers FC Torpedo Moscow players FC Fakel Voronezh players FC Metallurg Lipetsk players FC Luch Vladivostok players FC Rostov players Men's association football forwards FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players FC B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi
Dinamo Stadium is a football stadium in Sukhumi, Georgia. It is home to Dinamo Sukhumi of the internationally unrecognized Abkhazian championship. Also the equally unrecognized Abkhazia national football team plays its matches on the stadium, having hosted the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. The tournament was ... and friendlies against a Donetsk People's Republic representative team. The stadium was opened in 2015. It has a total capacity of 4300 seats. The East Stand (1700 seats) is located along Abazinskaia St and the main stand-West Stand (2600 seats) along Voronov street. There are six main stadium entrances are located on the sides of the two stress, with four secondary exits (emergency and technical) in the corners of the territory. On the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiraç Yagan
Hiraç Yagan ( hy, Հրաչ Յագան, born 3 January 1989) is a retired football midfielder. Born in Belgium, he represented Armenia at international level. He is currently the sporting director of Stade Lausanne Ouchy. Club career Standard Liège Yagan began his career with Lierse S.K. and was scouted by Standard Liège in July 2006. He scored on his debut for Standard Liège against Tubize on 14 February 2009. In January 2010, he was loaned out to Tubize until July 2010. International career Armenia U21 Though born in Belgium, Yagan chose to represent his country of descent and was called up for Armenia U-21 on 17 April 2009, just three days later played his first international match here. He scored his first goal on his second game against Switzerland U-21 on 4 September 2009. Armenia national team He made his debut for Armenia against Moldova on 12 August 2009. Western Armenia Yagan has also turned out for Western Armenia, a team representing the Armeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In Georgia (country)
Georgia Time (GET) is a time zone used in Georgia (except Russian-occupied territories of Georgia) and it is uniform throughout the country. It moved from zone UTC+04:00 to UTC+03:00 on 27 June 2004, then back to UTC+04:00 on 27 March 2005. IANA time zone database The IANA time zone database contains one zone for Georgia in the file zone.tab, which is named Asia/Tbilisi. (2020 edition) at the . (IANA). Retrieved 20 May 2021. References |
