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The Armenian national basketball team (, ''Hayastani basketboli azgayin havak'akan'') is the national
Armenia Basketball Records
at FIBA Archive
Presentation on Eurobasket.comArmenia Basketball Federation
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basketball
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team representing Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
. The national team is directed by 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 ...
. Since 2006, the President of the federation is Hrachya Rostomyan.
History
In December 2015, it was announced that the men's national team would play in its first official tournament ever in Summer 2016, after joining the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. The team won the tournament by beatingMoldova national basketball team
The Moldova men's national basketball team ( ro, Echipa națională de baschet a Moldovei, russian: Сборная Молдовы по баскетболу) represents Moldova in international basketball. The team is governed by the Basketball ...
in the gold medal game 79–71.
Armenia's debut in major competition was in the 2019 World Cup qualification, where despite achieving three wins in six matches, it was eliminated in the first round. In 2018, after qualifying to the EuroBasket 2021
The EuroBasket 2022 was the 41st edition of the EuroBasket championship organized by FIBA Europe. It was the first since it was agreed it would take place every four years, with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World C ...
second round of the pre-qualifiers, the team withdrew due to financial constraint.
Armenia will come back to the competition in 2020, to play in the European Championship for Small Countries.
Competitive record
Current roster
See also
*Armenia women's national basketball team
The Armenia women's national basketball team represents Armenia in international women's basketball competitions. The women's national team is directed by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.
Competitive record Women's European Championship ...
*Armenia national under-19 basketball team
The Armenia men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Armenia, administered by the Basketball Federation of Armenia.Armenia national under-17 basketball team
The Armenia men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Armenia, administered by the Basketball Federation of Armenia. It represents the country in international men's under-16 basketball competitions.
On 27 July 2007 ...
*Sport in Armenia A wide array of sports are played in Armenia. Popular sports in Armenia include football, basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey. Further, the country sends athletes to the Olympics in boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, judo, gymnastics, track and fi ...
References
External links
Armenia Basketball Records
at FIBA Archive
Presentation on Eurobasket.com
Presentation on Facebook {{FIBA Europe teams 1991 establishments in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
Armenia national basketball team