Gandzasar F.C.

Gandzasar Football Club (Armenian: Գանձասար Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ - Gandzasar Futbolayin Akumb) is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan. Translated from the Armenian, "Gandz-a-sar" simply means "Treasure Mountain." Founded in 1963, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. The home ground of Gandzasar is the Gandzasar Stadium.

The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union under the name Syunik Kapan. After the regular competition they qualified for the championship stage, where they finished in sixth position. This way they qualified for the highest level in the 1993 season, however they withdrew before the start of the season. Since then they have been up and down in the Armenian football leagues. In 2004, Lernagorts attempted to merge with Ararat Yerevan, but the merger failed.

Gandzasar spent two years playing in the Armenian First Division before finally getting promoted to the Armenian Premier League for the 2006 season. The club also has a reserve team named Gandzasar-2, which now plays in the First Division.

Name changes

• 1963 - 1989 Lernagorts Kapan
• 1989 - 1990 FC Kapan
• 1991 - 1993 Syunik Kapan
• 1995 - 1996 Kapan-81 Kapan
• 1997 - 2004 Lernagorts Kapan
• 2004 - present Gandzasar Kapan

Achievements

• SSR Armenia League: 1

1991

Gandzasar in European competition

As of July, 2009.

• Home results are noted in bold

Current squad

Gandzasar

As of 14 August, 2011.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Gandzasar-2

As of March, 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Notable former players

• Arkadi Chilingaryan
• Roman Berezovsky
• Edgar Safaryan
• Albert Sarkisyan

External links

• Gandzasar at FFA.AM
• Gandzasar at UEFA.COM
• Gandzasar at EUFO.DE
• Gandzasar at Weltfussball.de (German)
• Gandzasar at National Football Teams.com