BKMA Yerevan ( hy, ԲԿՄԱ Երևան or hy, Բանակի Կենտրոնական Մարզական Ակումբ Երևան; ''Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan''), meaning ''Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan'', is an

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club based in

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. Their current home stadium is the main training pitch of Vagharshapat Football Academy.

History

During the days of the Soviet rule in Armenia, the Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan was founded in 1947 in

. It was commonly known with its Russian abbreviation as CSKA Yerevan. After the independence of Armenia in 1991, the BKMA made their professional debut in domestic football competitions in the 1994 Armenian First League where they finished 3rd. In the 1995–96 Armenian First League season, they finished 2nd behind

FC Arabkir FC Arabkir ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արաբկիր), is a defunct Armenian football club from the capital Yerevan. The club was founded in 1977 during the Soviet years as FC Kanaz Yerevan, representing the Armenian SSR Kanaker alu ...

, to get the opportunity to face Aragats Gyumri in the promotion play-off match in which they beat the

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side and were promoted for the following season. Halfway through the 1997 season, BKMA were folded and all their remaining matches were awarded 3–0 to their opponents, resulting in the 12th and last position and relegation. The club has been inactive ever since. In 2019, BKMA was revived by the efforts of the

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. The head coach of the team is

Rafael Nazaryan Rafael Nazaryan ( hy, Ռաֆայել Նազարյան, born on 26 March 1975 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is a retired Armenian football midfielder and a current manager. He was a member of the Armenia national team and participated in 23 internat ...

, assisted by Varazdat Avetisyan.Ռաֆայել Նազարյանն ու Վարազդատ Ավետիսյանը՝ ԲԿՄԱ-ի մարզչական շտաբում
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Squad

References

{{Football Clubs in Armenia Association football clubs established in 1947 BKMA 1947 establishments in Armenia Military association football clubs Ministry of Defence (Armenia)