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FC Vagharshapat
FC Vagharshapat ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վաղարշապատ), is a defunct Armenian football club from the town of Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), Armavir Province. History The club was founded in 2003 as FC Vagharshapat, and participated in the Armenian First League. The team achieved 2nd place in the league during its first season, but was unable to achieve promotion to the premier league The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo .... The following two season the club finished in 4th and 8th place respectively. In year 2006 it was unable to find a sponsor and disbanded. League record References External links Vagarshapat at www.weltfussballarchiv.com Defunct football clubs in Armenia Association football clubs established in 1967 Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etchmiadzin Stadium
Etchmiadzin Stadium ( hy, Էջմիածին Մարզադաշտ), is an abandoned football stadium in Vagharshapat, Armenia. Owned by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the stadium is located near the southern walls of the Mother See complex. It is named after the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin which is considered the spiritual centre of Christian Armenians worldwide. Overview The stadium was opened in 1973 and has a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It was home to FC Vagharshapat until 2005, when the club was dissolved and retired from professional football. In 2005, the ownership of the stadium was transferred to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin by the decision of the government of Armenia. It is located around 250 metres south of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral. The stadium was occasionally used by several youth football schools in the Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, Արմավիր, ), is a province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagharshapat
Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin (also spelled Echmiadzin or Etchmiadzin, , ), which was its official name between 1945 and 1995. It is still commonly used colloquially and in official bureaucracy ( dual naming). The city is best known as the location of Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the center of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is thus unofficially known in Western sources as a "holy city" and in Armenia as the country's "spiritual capital" (). It was one of the major cities and a capital of the ancient Kingdom of Greater Armenia. Reduced to a small town by the early 20th century, it experienced large expansion during the Soviet period becoming, effectively, a suburb of Yerevan. Its population stands just over 37,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''Oxford Reference Online'' also place Armenia in Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region; and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the Lachin corridor (under a Russian peacekeeping force) and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the south. Yerevan is the capital, largest city and the financial center. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who primarily use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) since 1886. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armavir Province
Armavir ( hy, Արմավիր, ), is a province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the north, the province's capital is the town of Armavir while the largest city is Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin). The province shares a -long border with Turkey to the south and west. The province is home to the spiritual centre of the Armenian nation; the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians. The province is named after the ancient city of Armavir founded in 331 BC. The province is also the site of the decisive Battle of Sardarabad in 1918 that resulted in the foundation of the Republic of Armenia. The battle is seen as a crucial historical event not only by stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation. The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant is also l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian First League
The Armenian First League is currently the second level football competition 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 ... after the Armenian Premier League. The competition exists mostly out of reserve teams of several Premier League clubs; however, other teams also participate. The reserve teams are not eligible for promotion to the highest level, resulting in situations where a club promotes even when they finish the season in a mid-table position. 2021–22 Member Clubs Winners {{UEFA second leagues 2 Second level football leagues in Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. 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 Dinamo Yerevan *1937 Dinamo Yerevan *1938 Spartak Yerevan *1939 Spartak Yerevan *1940 Spartak Yerevan *1941–44 ''Not Played'' *1945 Spartak Yerevan *1946 Dinamo Yerevan *1947 Dinamo Yerevan *1948 Dinamo Yerevan *1949 Dinamo Yerevan *1950 Urozhai Yerevan *1951 Shinarar Yerevan *1952 Spartak Yerevan *1953 Karmir Drosh Leninakan (Krasnoe Znamya) *1954 Spartak Yerevan *1955 Khimik Kiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Armenian First League
The 2003 Armenian First League is the 13th season of the Armenian First League. It started on 1 May and ended 14 November. FC Kilikia from Yerevan became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2004 Armenian Premier League. Overview * Newly created FC Vagharshapat are introduced to the league. * FC Dinamo Yerevan and Yerazank FC returned to professional football. * Spartak Yerevan FC merged with FC Banants and was dropped to the First League as a result. Participating clubs League table Top goalscorers See also * 2003 Armenian Premier League * 2003 Armenian Cup * 2003 in Armenian football Premier League * FC Armavir are promoted, but withdrew before the start of the season. * Araks are promoted to replace FC Armavir. * Spartak Yerevan was dissolved and the players moved to Banants. First League * Newly created FC Vagharshapat a ... References External links RSSSF: Armenia 2003 - Second Level {{2003 in Armenian football Armenian First League se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Armenian First League
The 2004 Armenian First League season started on 1 May 2004. The last matches were played on 15 November 2004. Pyunik-2 became the league champions, but because they are a reserve team they were unable to promote to the Armenian Premier League. As a result, the second placed team Lernayin Artsakh FC was given promotion. Overview * Araks Ararat FC and Lernayin Artsakh FC were relegated and withdrew from the Armenian Premier League respectively. * Dinamo FA Yerevan were renamed as Dinamo Yerevan * Spartak Yerevan FC became the reserve team of FC Banants and as a result were named Banants-2 * FC Zenit Charentsavan and FC Dinamo-VZ Yerevan are the reserve teams of Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan. * FC Ararat Yerevan was expelled from the Premier League in 2003, so they restarted the 2004 season in the First League. * Reserve teams, such as Pyunik-2, cannot be promoted. League table See also * 2004 Armenian Premier League * 2004 Armenian Cup The 2004 Armenian Cup was the 13th edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Armenian First League
The 2005 Armenian First League season started on 19 April 2005. The last matches were played on 8 October 2005. Pyunik-2 became the league champions, but because they are a reserve team they were unable to promote to the Armenian Premier League. As a result, the second placed team Ararat Yerevan was given promotion. The third placed team Gandzasar played in the promotion/relegation play-off, which they lost. Overview * Abovyan and Yerevan United joined the league. * FC Zenit Charentsavan and FC Dinamo-VZ Yerevan are the reserve teams of Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan. * Reserve teams, such as Pyunik-2, cannot be promoted. League table Promotion/relegation play-off See also * 2005 Armenian Premier League * 2005 Armenian Cup External links RSSSF: Armenia 2005 - Second Level {{2005 in Armenian football Armenian First League seasons 2 Armenia Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Football Clubs In Armenia
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Association Football Clubs Established In 1967
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers Association in various fields of study *Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. *Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures *Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecological community *Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur *Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects *Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination *Association (statistics), a statistical relationship between two variables *File association, associates a file with a so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
