FC Gandzasar Kapan
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| Full name | Football Club Gandzasar Kapan | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Արջեր Arjér (The Bears) | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Owner | Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC | ||
| Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian | ||
| Head Coach | Armen Petrosyan | ||
| League | Armenian First League | ||
| 2020–21 | Armenian Premier League 10th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Gandzasar Kapan (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Գանձասար Կապան), commonly known as Gandzasar, is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan, Syunik Province. Translated from the Armenian, "Gandz-a-sar" simply means "Treasure Mountain". The club headquarters are located on Shinararner street 1, Kapan.[1] The Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre is located at the eastern outskirts of the town of Kapan.
The club is under the ownership of Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine Closed Joint-Stock Company since 25 February 2015.
History[]
The club was founded in 2004 and made their debut in the Armenian football league system in the 2004 Armenian First League competition. They spent 2 years playing in the Armenian First League before getting promoted to the Armenian Premier League for the 2006 season.[citation needed]
As of 2014, Gandzasar Kapan play in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. The home ground of team is the Gandzasar Stadium.[citation needed]
The club also runs a reserve team known as Gandzasar Kapan-2, participating in the First Division.[citation needed]
On 3 November 2020, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the Armenian Premier League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2][3]
Domestic history[]
| Season | League | National Cup | Top goalscorer | showManager | |||||||||
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European history[]
- As of match played 19 July 2018
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Europa League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 27 | –19 |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 27 | –19 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | show |
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Honours[]
Armenian Cup[5]
Armenian Super Cup
Runners-up:
Stadium[]
The club play their home games at the Gandzasar Stadium, also known as Kapan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500. It is situated at the centre of the town of Kapan, on the left bank of Voghji River.[citation needed]
At the beginning of 2017 the team temporarily moved to the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works at the Gandzasar Stadium.[citation needed]
Youth academy[]
Gandzasar Kapan run their own youth training academy in the town of Kapan since its inauguration in May 2013. Being home to natural-grass as well as artificial-turf training pitches, the centre occupies an area of 35,000 m².
In addition to Kapan, the club also runs a football school in the Shengavit District of the capital Yerevan.
Players[]
Current squad[]
- As of 14 August 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Gandzasar Kapan-2[]
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| Founded | 2006 | ||
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| Ground | Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre, Kapan | ||
| Owner | Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC | ||
| Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian | ||
| Manager | |||
| League | Armenian First League | ||
| 2016–17 | 4th | ||
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FC Gandzasar Kapan's reserve squad play as Gandzasar Kapan-2 in the Armenian First League. They play their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre.
Current squad[]
- As of 16 January 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel[]
Management[]
| Position | Name |
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| Executive Director |  Garnik Aghababian
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| Sporting Director | Ashot Barseghyan
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| General Manager | Ashot Martirosyan
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| Press Secretary | Armen Ayvazyan
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| Team Manager | Garik Karapoghosyan
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Technical staff[]
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Armen Petrosyan
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| Assistant Coach | Tigran Gevorgyan
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| Assistant Coach | Ara Khachatryan
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| Goalkeepers Coach | Martik Mktrtumyan
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| Coach Analyst | Ghazar Hakobjanyan
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| Doctor | Ara Aramyan
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| Masseur | Tigran Mansuryan
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| Masseur | Samvel Hovhannisyan
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| Administrator | Arsen Ayvazyan
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Managerial history[]
Albert Sarkisyan (1 February 2006 – 1 December 2006)- Souren Barseghyan (2007)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2007)
- Samvel Petrosyan (2007–09)
- Slava Gabrielyan (1 July 2009–10)
- Albert Sarkisyan (20 April 2010 – 20 December 2010)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2010–12)
- Samvel Sargsyan (24 May 2012 – 12 September 12)
- Sevada Arzumanyan (8 September 2012 – 14 April 2014)
Serhiy Puchkov (30 April 2014 – 2 December 2014)- Ashot Barseghyan (11 March 2015 – 12 July 2017)
- Karen Barseghyan (13 July 2017 – 26 March 2018)
- Ashot Barseghyan (26 March 2018 – 30 April 2019)
- Armen Petrosyan (1 May 2019 – )
References[]
- ^ "Clubs". www.ffa.am. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Բաց նամակ "Զանգեզուրի Պղնձամոլիբդենային կոմբինատ"". facebook.com/gandzasarkapanfc (in Armenian). FC Gandzasar Kapan Facebook. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Գանձասար-Կապանը պաշտոնական նամակ է ուղարկել ՀՖՖ". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)
- ^ "FC Shirak achievements". fcshirak.am. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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External links[]
- FC Gandzasar Kapan
- 2004 establishments in Armenia
- Association football clubs established in 2004
- Football clubs in Armenia