Pyunik Training Centre is the

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and

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base of the Armenian

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club

FC Pyunik Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...

. It was opened in 2004 on the grounds of the former Kilikia Football School in the

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 ...

of the capital Yerevan. The centre is used for the training of youth and senior teams. It occupies an area of 48,000 m².

Facilities

With a total area of 48,000 m², the centre is home to the following facilities: * The main stadium of the training centre with an artificial turf (since 2016)News stadiums in Armenia and Artsakh
/ref> and a capacity of 780 seats, the home ground of Pyunik-2; the reserve team of Pyunik. * 2 full-size natural grass pitches. * 2 seven-a-side (1 with artificial turf) and 2 five-a-side pitches. * Indoor facilities housing the club headquarters and a service centre with gymnasium.

References

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