The Armenia Basketball League A (
Armenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
: ), is the top men's official
basketball
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league in
Armenia
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. The first season of the competition was launched in 2017.
Since 2019, it has been renamed the VBET A-League after a headline sponsorship agreement with the Armenian gambling operator
VBET.
History
After the creation of the
Armenia national basketball team
The Armenian national basketball team (, ''Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan'') is the national basketball team representing Armenia. The national team is directed by the Basketball Federation of Armenia. Since 2006, the President of the f ...
, the
Basketball Federation of Armenia
The Armenian Basketball Federation ( hy, Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ֆեդերացիա), also known as the Basketball Federation of Armenia (BFA), is the national governing body of basketball in Armenia. The Armenian Basketball Federa ...
decided to establish the new League A for training new players for the national team.
The Federation also aims to develop national basketball in Armenia by negotiating with other clubs, trying to sign Armenian players which seek to play abroad, and enabling teams to qualify for various European competitions in further seasons.
Current teams (2021-2022)
Finals
Titles by club
See also
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References
External links
League A at FacebookArmenian basketball at Eurobasket.com
Sports leagues in Armenia
Sports leagues established in 2017
2017 establishments in Armenia
Basketball in Armenia
Basketball leagues in Europe
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