The Armenian Cup () is the main
football
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cup competition of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the
Soviet Union
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. It served as a qualification tournament for the
Soviet Cup
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, and it was not disputed by Armenian teams in the Soviet League pyramid. After Armenia gained
independence
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in 1992, the cup became known as Independence Cup, and the final is held every year on 9 May.
Since 2022, it has been known as the
Fastex Armenian Cup after its headline sponsor.
Finals
Soviet
*1939 Dinamo Leninakan
*1940
Dinamo Yerevan
*1941–44 ''not played''
*1945
Dinamo Yerevan
*1946
Dinamo Yerevan
*1947 ''not played''
*1948
DO Yerevan
*1949
DO Yerevan
*1950 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
*1951 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
*1952 Shinarar Yerevan
*1953 Himik Kirovokan
*1954 Himik Kirovokan
*1955 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
*1956
FIMA Yerevan
*1957
FIMA Yerevan
*1958 Tekstilschik Leninakan
*1959 Tekstilschik Leninakan
*1960 Shinarar Yerevan
*1961 Himik Kirovokan
*1962 Motor Yerevan
*1963
Lernagorts Kapan
*1964 Aeroflot Yerevan
*1965 Motor Yerevan
*1966 Himik Yerevan
*1967 Elektrotehnik Yerevan
*1968 Araks Yerevan
*1969 Motor Yerevan
*1970 Motor Yerevan
*1971
FIMA Yerevan
*1972
FIMA Yerevan
*1973
Aragats Leninakan
*1974
FIMA Yerevan
*1975
Kotayk Abovyan
*1976
Kotayk Abovyan
*1977
Kotayk Abovyan
*1978
Kanaz Yerevan
*1979
FIMA Yerevan
*1980 Metroschin Yerevan
*1981 MBVD Yerevan
*1982 Metroschin Yerevan
*1983
FIMA Yerevan
*1984 Motor Yerevan
*1985
Impuls Dilijan
*1986 Schweinik Spitak
*1987 Iskra Yerevan
*1988 Kumairi Leninakan
*1989
Almast Yerevan
*1990 not known
*1991 not known
Armenian
Winners and finalists
Results by team
Since its establishment, the Armenian Cup has been won by 11 different teams. Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence.
Consecutive winners
Two clubs have won consecutive Armenian Cups on more than one occasion:
Ararat Yerevan (1993, 1994, 1995) and
Pyunik (2013, 2014, 2015), .
See also
*
List of football clubs in Armenia
*
Sports in Armenia
References
External links
List of Armenian Cup Finals (with links to full results)from
RSSSF
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Armenian Cup finals between 1992 and 1999
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Armenia
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