The Vanadzor Football Academy ( hy, Վանաձորի ֆուտբոլի ակադեմիա), is a modern football training school-academy located in

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 ...

's third largest city of

Vanadzor Vanadzor ( hy, Վանաձոր) is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia, serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located about north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 cen ...

Lori Province Lori ( hy, Լոռի, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Vanadzor is the capital and largest city of the province. Other important towns include Stepanavan, Alaverdi, and Spitak ...

. It is the 3rd-largest football academy in Armenia.

Overview

The construction of the academy was launched in early 2014 by the initiative of the

Football Federation of Armenia The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan. The Fe ...

and the assistance of the

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. On 29 October 2016, the complex was officially opened by the FFA president

Ruben Hayrapetyan Ruben Rafiki Hayrapetyan ( hy, Ռուբեն Ռաֆիկի Հայրապետյան, born 9 March 1963 in Yerevan, Armenia), also known by his nickname Nemets Rubo (''Rubo The German''), is an Armenian football official, a former member of the Armenia ...

and the governor of

Artur Nalbandyan. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of Armenia

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

. Occupying an area of 44,000 m², the complex is home to: *3 natural-grass regular-sized football training pitches. *1 artificial turf regular-sized football training pitch with a seating capacity of 1,000. *Three-story service building with a total area of 1,260 m², housing a fitness centre and spa, physiotherapy rooms, medical services, conference room, etc. The academy is able to serve up to 600 trainees. All of the training pitches meet the professional standards set by

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and

. Currently, around 350 young trainees are served by the academy. The total cost of the construction was

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1,133,000,000 (approximately US$ 2,385,000). Around 87% of the total cost was paid by the FFA, while the rest was paid by the

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References

External links

Vanadzor Football Academy at the official website of the Football Federation of ArmeniaPhotos of the Vanadzor football academy at armsport.am
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