Dzoraghbyur Training Centre, is the

training ground A training ground is an area where professional association football teams prepare for matches, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness. They also sometimes form part of a club's youth system, as clubs consider it important t ...

and

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base of the

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * 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 ...

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club

FC Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ Երևան), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenian association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Si ...

Overview

Dzoraghbyur Training Centre was opened in 2007 on the grounds of the former Dzoraghbyur Sports Complex in the

Dzoraghbyur Dzoraghbyur ( hy, Ձորաղբյուր) is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. "Dzoraghbyur" translates roughly to English as "Canyon Fountain". It is located 10 km east of Yerevan and 35 km south of the regional centre Hrazdan. ...

village of

Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...

, 12 km east of the capital

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

. The complex was acquired by

earlier in 2003. In 2004, a large-scale rehabilitation and modernization process was launched. US$ 2 million was allocated by the club for the reconstruction works. The first phase of the training centre was completed in 2007. Occupying an area of 48,000 m², the centre is currently used for the club's youth and senior teams trainings. The directing managers of the youth teams are Mushegh Nikoyan And Maxim Arakelyan.Training managers
/ref> Major rehabilitation process was conducted during summer 2016, when new

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...

was installed and the service building was entirely renovated.

Facilities

With a total area of 48,000 m², the centre is home to the following facilities: * 3 full-size natural grass pitches. * 1 full-size artificial pitch, home to the

Armenian First League The Armenian First League is currently the second level football competition in Armenia after the Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier Lea ...

side Ararat Yerevan-2; the reserve team of

. * Indoor facilities housing a service centre with gymnasium.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzoraghbyur Training Centre FC Ararat Yerevan Association football training grounds in Armenia