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FC Gandzasar
Full nameFC Gandzasar Kapan
Nickname(s)Արջեր Arjér (The Bears)
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
GroundGandzasar Stadium, Kapan
Capacity3,500
OwnerZangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC
Executive DirectorVardan Djhanyan
Head CoachAram Voskanyan[1]
LeagueArmenian Premier League
Websitehttp://fcgandzasarkapan.am/
Current season

FC Gandzasar Kapan is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan, Syunik Province. The team plays in Armenian Premier League. The club headquarters are located on 18 Garegin Nzhdeh street, Kapan.[2] 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

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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 2024–25 season, Gandzasar Kapan will 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, which played 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.[3][4] They are currently playing in the Armenian First League, having entered in 2021-22 season. Following a 3rd-place finish in 2022-23 season (after FC West Armenia and BKMA Yerevan-2) Gandzasar stayed in the First League for the 2023-24 season. After playing 26 games (out of 28) in 2023-24 season, Gandzasar were officially declared champions and therefore directly promoted to the Armenian Premier League for 2024-25 season (this will be their first season in the Premier after withdrawing in 2020)

Domestic history

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Season League National Cup Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2004 Armenian First League 3rd 30 17 6 7 52 32 57 no participation
2005 3rd 24 16 3 5 62 24 51 First Round
2006 Armenian Premier League 5th 28 7 3 18 28 60 24 Quarter-final Armenia Artur Kocharyan 15 Armenia Vladimir Petrosyan
Armenia Albert Sarkisyan
2007 5th 28 11 6 11 35 31 39 First round Armenia Artur Kocharyan 8 Armenia Souren Barseghyan
Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan
Armenia Samvel Petrosyan
2008 3rd 28 13 8 7 39 27 47 Quarter-final Armenia Alexander Petrosyan 9 Armenia Samvel Petrosyan
2009 5th 28 12 2 14 32 47 38 Quarter-final Armenia Arsen Avetisyan 14 Armenia Samvel Petrosyan
Armenia Avetik Sargsyan
Republic of Artsakh Slava Gabrielyan
2010 6th 28 8 3 17 24 45 27 Quarter-final Armenia Artur Kocharyan 8 Republic of Artsakh Slava Gabrielyan
Armenia Albert Sarkisyan
2011 3rd 28 12 10 6 31 16 46 Quarter-final
Quarter-final
Armenia Arsen Avetisyan 5 Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan
2012–13 3rd 42 18 13 11 48 37 67 Semi-final Brazil Dhiego Lomba Farias 9 Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan
Armenia Avetik Sargsyan
Armenia Samvel Sargsyan
Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
2013–14 5th 28 8 11 9 36 31 35 Runner-up Armenia Narek Beglaryan 8 Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan
Armenia Stepan Baghdasaryan
Ukraine Serhiy Puchkov
2014–15 7th 28 7 8 13 31 44 29 Quarter-final Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan
Ukraine Vasil Palagnyuk
6 Ukraine Serhiy Puchkov
Armenia Samvel Petrosyan
2015–16 4th 28 11 12 5 35 27 45 Semi-final Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan
Armenia Narek Beglaryan
5 Armenia Samvel Petrosyan
Armenia Ashot Barseghyan
2016–17 2nd 30 17 6 7 38 24 57 Semi-final Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan 12 Armenia Ashot Barseghyan
2017–18 3rd 30 11 10 9 43 34 43 Winner Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan 12 Armenia Karen Barseghyan
Armenia Ashot Barseghyan
2018–19 6th 32 10 8 14 38 33 38 Quarter-final Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan 8 Armenia Ashot Barseghyan
Armenia Armen Petrosyan
2019–20 9th 22 6 7 9 25 29 25 Semi-final Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan 6 Armenia Armen Petrosyan
2020–21 10th Withdrew First Round
2021–22 Armenian First League 3rd 28 10 7 11 38 47 37 did not enter Armenia Orbeli Hambardzumyan 6 Armenia Tigran Gevorgyan
2022–23 3rd 33 22 4 7 85 33 70 Semi-final Armenia Alen Karapetyan 24 Armenia Tigran Gevorgyan
2023-24 Armenian First League 1st 28 24 2 2 69 17 74 Second round

European history

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As of match played 19 July 2018
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
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
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2Q Netherlands NAC Breda 0–2 0–6 0–8
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Faroe Islands EB/Streymur 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
2Q Switzerland Servette 1–3 0–2 1–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Kazakhstan Aktobe 1–2 1–2 2–4
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 0–3 0–1 0–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Poland Lech Poznań 2–1 0–2 2–3

Honours

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Stadium

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Gandzasar Stadium, the home of Gandzasar

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

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Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre in Kapan

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

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Current squad

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As of 16 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Armenia ARM Harutyun Melkonyan
3 MF Japan JPN Takafumi Sawada
4 DF Armenia ARM Vahe Muradyan
5 DF Japan JPN Shunto Kanda
7 FW Cameroon CMR Bertrand Mani
8 MF Armenia ARM Sargis Shahinyan
10 MF Armenia ARM Alen Tatintsyan
11 MF Armenia ARM Erik Soghomonyan
12 GK Russia RUS Sergey Dotsenko
14 MF Nigeria NGA Ofoeke Chibuike Emmanuel
15 DF Ivory Coast CIV Salia Kader Traore
16 MF Armenia ARM Grigor Muradyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Armenia ARM Artak Yedigaryan (captain)
18 FW Russia RUS Grisha Paronyan
20 DF Russia RUS Bunyamudin Mustafayev
21 DF Armenia ARM Arman Asilyan
22 DF Armenia ARM Tigran Vopanyan
23 DF Russia RUS Nikita Stepanov
24 FW Ghana GHA Israel Nana Opoku
26 DF Senegal SEN Ousmane Faye
27 MF Brazil BRA Pepi
29 DF Armenia ARM Suren Zakaryan
30 FW Armenia ARM Ashot Kocharyan
32 FW Armenia ARM Edgar Ghevondyan

Gandzasar Kapan-2

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Gandzasar Kapan-2
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006)
GroundGandzasar Kapan Training Centre,
Kapan
OwnerZangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC
Executive DirectorGarnik Aghababian
ManagerAshot Manucharyan
LeagueArmenian First League
2016–174th

FC Gandzasar Kapan's reserve squad played as Gandzasar Kapan-2 in the Armenian First League. They played their home games at the training field with artificial turf of the Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre.

Personnel

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Management

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Position Name
Executive Director Armenia Vardan Djhanyan
Deputy Director Armenia Arthur Margaryan
Press Secretary Armenia Spartak Petrosyan

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Armenia Tigran Gevorgyan
Assistant coach Armenia Norayr Tamrazyan
Assistant coach Armenia Tigran Ivanyan
Goalkeepers Coach Armenia Tigran Ghazaryan
Doctor Armenia Ara Aramyan

Managerial history

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/syunikfc/videos/271928448856167 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Clubs". www.ffa.am. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Բաց նամակ "Զանգեզուրի Պղնձամոլիբդենային կոմբինատ"". facebook.com/gandzasarkapanfc (in Armenian). FC Gandzasar Kapan Facebook. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Գանձասար-Կապանը պաշտոնական նամակ է ուղարկել ՀՖՖ". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ RSSSF Armenia (and subpages per year)
  6. ^ "FC Shirak achievements". fcshirak.am. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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