Artsakh Basketball Club, is a professional

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team based in

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. It was originally founded in 2017 in

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; the capital of the unrecognized

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, as the basketball section of

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, a Yerevan-based football club. Artsakh BC is a founding member of the

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History

On 22 October 2017, the founder of

''Sevan Aslanyan'', agreed to create a basketball section with the aim to play in the newly created

, with Areg Vatyan becoming the sporting director of the basketball section, and Andrey Sarumyan becoming the head coach of the team.

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, president of the unrecognized

, attended their first home league match, played in

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, the Republic's capital. Artsakh qualified for the final of the inaugural season by winning the semifinals against

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, who were unbeaten during the regular season. In the finals, they defeated

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for achieving their first title ever. For their second season, the club moved to

, Armenia. After this second season, the club did not register for a third one in the A League.

Season by season

Current roster

References

External links

FC Artsakh Facebook accountEurobasket.com Artsakh BC Page
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