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2020–21 Armenian Premier League
The 2020–21 Armenian Premier League season is the 29th since its establishment. Season events On 30 July, it was announced that FC Van had been giving a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League, with the season commencing on 14 August 2020. On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October. On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19. Lori later submitted their resignation from the Premier League on 5 April. Teams * 1 Gandzasar played their home games at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. Following Armenia's independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the governing authority of the league. Over the years, the league has evolved into a small league consisting of ten teams. The winner of the league is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Current teams Soviet era champions *1936 FC Dinamo Yerevan, Dinamo Yerevan *1937 FC Dinamo Yerevan, Dinamo Yerevan *1938 FC Ararat Yerevan, Spartak Yerevan *1939 FC Ararat Yerevan, Spartak Yerevan *1940 FC Ararat Yerevan, Spartak Yerevan *1941–44 ''Not Played'' *1945 FC Ararat Yerevan, Spartak Yerevan *1946 FC Dinamo Yerevan, Dinamo Yerevan *1947 FC Dinamo Yerevan, Dinamo Yerevan *1948 FC Dinamo Yerevan, Dinamo Yerevan *1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Armenian Cup
The 2020–21 Armenian Cup was the 30th edition of the football competition in Armenia. The competition began on 18 September 2020 and ended on 15 May 2021. The winners of the competition earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. Noah were the defending champions of the cup after defeating Ararat-Armenia in the previous season's final on penalties. Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the Armenian Cup due to financial difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Teams First round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semi–finals ---- Final Scorers 6 goals: * Mory Kone - Ararat Yerevan 4 goals: * Aleksandar Glišić - Alashkert 2 goals: * David Davidyan - Alashkert * Edgar Malakyan - Ararat Yerevan * David Khurtsidze - Ararat Yerevan * Uroš Nenadović - Ararat Yerevan * Marko Prljević - Arara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyumri City Stadium
Gyumri City Stadium () is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently the home venue of the Armenian Premier League club FC Shirak of Gyumri. The current capacity of the stadium is 4,000 seats. History The stadium was built and opened in 1924 to become the first stadium in the modern history of Armenia. When Shirak was founded in 1958, the stadium became the regular home ground of the team for the Soviet First League competition. Starting from 1991, the stadium witnessed many glorious moments of FC Shirak in the Armenian Premier League and the Armenian Independence Cup. The stadium hosted the 2011–12 Armenian Cup final match when Shirak defeated Impulse to win the title for the first time in their history. The venue was reconstructed in 1999 and turned into an all-seater stadium. The total capacity of the stadium became 2,844 seats (1,413 at the western stand and 1,431 at the eastern stand). During 2012, the playing pitch and many other facilities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyumri
Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the List of cities and towns in Armenia, second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it became the largest city of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population above that of Yerevan. The city became renowned as a cultural hub, while also carrying significance as a major center of Russian troops during Russo-Turkish wars of the 19th century. The city underwent a tumultuous period during and after World War I. While Russian forces withdrew from the South Caucasus due to the October Revolution, the city became host to large numbers of Armenian refugees fleeing the Armenian genocide, in particular hosting 22,000 orphaned children in around 170 orphanage buildings. It was renamed Leninakan during the Soviet period and became a major industrial and textile center in Soviet Armenia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanadzor Football Academy
The Vanadzor Football Academy (), is a modern football training school-academy located in Armenia's third largest city of Vanadzor, Lori Province. 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 and the assistance of the UEFA. On 29 October 2016, the complex was officially opened by the Football Federation of Armenia, FFA president Ruben Hayrapetyan and the governor of Lori Province Artur Nalbandyan. The opening ceremony was attended by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanadzor
Vanadzor (, ) 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 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census. Currently, the town has a population of approximately 75,186 as of the 2022 census. Vanadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Etymology In the official records of the Russian Empire, the city was labelled as (). Following the Sovietization of Armenia, the city was renamed (, alternatively ') in 1926 after Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary Alexander Miasnikian. In 1935, it was renamed ''Kirovakan'', after the Russian Bolshevik leader Sergey Kirov. A close associate of Miasnikian and Aghasi Khanjian, Kirov had been assassinated on December 1 of the previous year. On 25 June 1992, after Armenia gained its independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
The Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, officially the FFA Technical Center-Academy Stadium (), commonly known as the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium or the Avan Academy Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. It is located in the northern Avan District of the city, within the Technical Center-Academy complex of the Football Federation of Armenia. The stadium is sometimes known as the Avan Football Academy Stadium. Overview The 1,428-seated stadium was officially opened on 29 April 2013 by the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan. However, the first official match in the stadium took place earlier on 13 April 2013, between FC Pyunik and FC Banants within the frames of the Armenian Premier League. The match ended up with a result of 4-0, in favour of Pyunik. The stadium has served as the home venue of the Armenian Premier League side Pyunik between 2013 and 2017. The stadium is part of the Technical Center-Academy of the Football Federation of Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avan District
Avan () is one of the Districts of Yerevan, 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Originally an ancient village on a hill at the northeastern outskirts of Yerevan, Avan has been inhabited since pre-Christian times. In the 20th century, during the Soviet Union, Soviet period, the village was incorporated into the capital Yerevan. According to the 2022 census, Avan has a population of 55,094. Avan is home to the oldest preserved church in Yerevan, the Cathedral of Avan, Katoghike Tsiranavor Church, which dates back to the late 6th century. Location Avan is located on the hills north of the Nor Nork District and east of Kanaker. Avan has common borders with the districts of Arabkir District, Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun District, Kanaker-Zeytun from the east and the district of Nor Nork from the south. It is bordered by the Kotayk Province from the north and west. The district has an altitude ranging between 1250 and 1300 meters, which is almost 250 meters higher than the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium (), also known as the Republican Stadium (), is an all-seater stadium, all-seater multi-use stadium located on 65 Vardanants Street, in the Armenian capital Yerevan. The stadium was built between 1933 and 1935. It was officially opened in 1935 as ''Dinamo Stadium''. Further developments were implemented in 1953, after the end of World War II. It is mainly used for association football and is the home ground of the Armenia national football team. The capacity of the stadium is 14,403 seats. History The stadium was opened in 1935 during the Soviet days as Dinamo Stadium. In 1999, after a major renovation, the name was changed to Republican Stadium (''Hanrapetakan'' Stadium). By the end of 1999, after the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting, assassination of the former prime minister of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan, the name of the stadium was officially changed to Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium. It is currently used for Association football, football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentron District
Kentron (), is one of the Districts of Yerevan, 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. It comprises the downtown, the commercial centre of the city. As of the 2022 census, the district has a population of 119,841. Kentron is bordered by Ajapnyak District, Ajapnyak and Malatia-Sebastia District, Malatia-Sebastia districts from the west, Shengavit District, Shengavit and Erebuni District, Erebuni districts from the south, Nor Nork District from the east and Arabkir District, Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun District, Kanaker-Zeytun districts from the north. Hrazdan River flows through the western part of the district. Etymology The word kentron literally means "centre" in Armenian language, Armenian, and has the same etymological root as the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek κέντρον (''kéntron'', "centre"). Its Western Armenian cognate is ''getron'' (). Overview The district is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Kond, Noragyugh, Pokr Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alashkert Stadium
Alashkert Stadium () is a association football, football stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. It was known as Nairi Stadium until 2013, when it was renamed Alashkert by the new owners. The stadium is located in Shengavit District, adjacent to Lake Yerevan, on the left bank of Hrazdan River. Overview Alashkert Stadium was built and opened in 1960 as ''Nairi Stadium'', within the frames of the expansion of the Shengavit District, known as ''Spandaryan raion'' during that period. With a capacity of 6,850 spectators, Alashkert Stadium is the home ground of FC Alashkert (formerly based in Martuni, Armenia, Martuni) of the Armenian Premier League. It became the property of the club in February 2013. By the end of the year, the old pitch was replaced with a new natural turf in accordance with the international standards. According to the FC Alashkert chairman Bagrat Navoyan, the stadium will be either renovated or entirely rebuilt by 2020, with a possible expansion of the capacity up to 10, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shengavit District
Shengavit (), is one of the Districts of Yerevan, 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the districts of Malatia-Sebastia District, Malatia-Sebastia, Kentron District, Kentron, Erebuni District, Erebuni and Nubarashen District, Nubarashen. Ararat Province forms the southern borders of the district. Overview With an area of 48.5 km2 (18.16% of Yerevan city area), Shengavit is the Districts of Yerevan, 2nd-largest district of Yerevan in terms of area. It is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods such as Nerkin Shengavit, Lower Shengavit, Verin Shengavit, Upper Shengavit, Nerkin Charbakh, Lower Charbakh, Verin Charbakh, Upper Charbakh, Noragavit and Aeratsia. Garegin Nzhdeh Square along with the Garegin Nzhdeh Square (metro station), metro station form the core of the district. The main streets of the district are Garegin Nzhdeh Street, Shirak Street, Artashesyan Street, Bagratunyats St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
