Zvartnots-AAL Football Club (), is a defunct

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club, from the capital

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, represented the

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History

The club was founded in February 1997 by the

, the state-owned flag carrier of Armenia. It made its debut in Armenian football in the

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, where they finished on 8th position. The team produced its first notable result in the 1998 Armenian First League, where it became the league's champions and won promotion to the

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. In a few years Zvartnots-AAL would become one of the main contenders to the Premier League title. In their first Premier League season they reached the fourth spot, while in 2001 they became second after

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. In the 2003 season they would still be among the Premier League clubs, however they withdrew before the season began and disbanded. They have been inactive ever since.

Zvartnots-AAL in European cups

''As of July, 2009.'' *Home results are noted in bold

References

RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)

External links

* (archived) Association football clubs established in 1997 Association football clubs disestablished in 2003 Zvartnots 1997 establishments in Armenia 2003 disestablishments in Armenia {{Armenia-footyclub-stub