FC Lernagorts Kapan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Լեռնագործ Կապան), is a defunct
Armenian
football
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club from
Kapan
Kapan ( hy, Կապան) is a town in southeast Armenia, serving as the administrative center of the urban community of Kapan as well as the provincial capital of Syunik Province. It is located in the valley of the Voghji River and is on the nort ...
,
Syunik Province.
History
Lernagorts Kapan was founded in 1963 during the Soviet period. After the independence of Armenia, the club participated in the first
Armenian football competition after the split-up from the
Soviet Union under the name Syunik Kapan. After the regular competition, they qualified for the championship stage, where they finished in 6th position, thus being qualified for the highest level in the 1993 season. However, they withdrew before the start of the season. Since then they have been up and down between the two divisions of the Armenian football league system.
In 2004, Lernagorts Kapan attempted to merge with
Ararat Yerevan, but the merger failed.
However, they played under the name Lernagorts-Ararat Kapan during the
2005 Armenian Premier League The 2005 Armenian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment, and started on 12 April 2005. The last matches were played on 6 November 2005. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.
Participating teams
*Lernayin Artsakh FC fr ...
season, after a partnership agreement with Ararat Yerevan. In 2006, the club withdrew from the
Armenian Premier League competition. Since then, the club has been inactive from professional football.
Name changes
* 1963–89: FC Lernagorts Kapan
* 1989–90: FC Kapan
* 1991–93: FC Syunik Kapan
* 1995–96: FC Kapan-81 FC
* 1997–04: FC Lernagorts Kapan
* 2004–06: FC Lernagorts-Ararat Kapan
Achievements
*
SSR Armenia League
** Winners (2): 1989, 1991
*
SSR Armenia Cup
** Winners (1): 1963
European history
Managers
* Vladimir Petrosyan ''(1990)''
*
Felix Veranyan
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''(1991–92)''
* Vladimir Petrosyan ''(1992–93)''
*
Felix Veranyan
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''(????–00)''
* Garnik Asatryan ''(2000–01)''
*
Arsen Chilingaryan ''(2001)''
* Avetik Sarkisyan ''(2001–02)''
* Samvel Nikolyan ''(2002)''
* Garnik Ohanjanyan ''(2002–03)''
* Vardan Javadyan ''(2003–04)''
References
Lernagorts Kapan
Association football clubs established in 1963
Association football clubs disestablished in 2006
1963 establishments in Armenia
2006 disestablishments in Armenia
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