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 |
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 14,403 | ||
| Owner | «Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine» CJSC | ||
| Chairman |
 Vahe Hakobyan | ||
| Manager |
Karen Barseghyan | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2016–17 | 2nd | ||
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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 outskirts 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.
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.
The club also runs a reserve team known as Gandzasar Kapan-2, participating in the First Division.
Domestic history
| Season | League | Armenian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2006 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 24 | Quarter-final | Artur Kocharyan | 14 | A.Sarkisyan |
| 2007 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 39 | First Round | Artur Kocharyan | 8 | S.Barseghyan A.Khashmanyan S.Petrosyan |
| 2008 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 47 | Quarter-final | Alexander Petrosyan | 9 | S.Petrosyan |
| 2009 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 38 | Quarter-final | Arsen Avetisyan | 14 | S.Petrosyan S.Gabrielyan |
| 2010 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 27 | Quarter-final | Artur Kocharyan | 8 | S.Gabrielyan A.Sarkisyan |
| 2011 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 46 | Quarter-final, Quarter-final |
A.Khashmanyan | ||
| 2012–13 | 1st | 3rd | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 67 | Semi-final | Diego Lomba | 9 | A.Khashmanyan S.Sargsyan S.Arzumanyan |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 35 | Runner-Up | Narek Beglaryan | 8 | S.Arzumanyan S.Puchkov |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 7th | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 29 | Quarter-final | Gegham Harutyunyan Vasil Palagnyuk |
6 | S.Puchkov A.Barseghyan |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 45 | Semi-final | Atsamaz Burayev | 6 | A.Barseghyan |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 57 | Semi-final | Gegham Harutyunyan | 12 | A.Barseghyan |
European History
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  NAC Breda |
0–2 | 0–6 | 0–8 |  |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  EB/Streymur |
2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 |  |
| 2Q |  Servette |
1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | | ||
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Aktobe |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Mladost Podgorica |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
Stadium
The club play their home games at the Gandzasar Stadium, also known as Kapan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500.
In the beginning of 2017 the team temporarily moved to the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works at the Gandzasar Stadium.
Players
Current squad
- As of 6 August 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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"*"plays also for the reserves squad
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 | ||
| Chairman | Vahe Hakobyan | ||
| Manager | Ashot Manucharyan | ||
| 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 7 August 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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"*"plays also for the main squad
Personnel
Management
| Position | Name |
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| President | Vahe Hakobyan |
| Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian |
| Sportive Director | Ashot Barseghyan |
| Press Secretary | Davit Martirosyan |
Managerial history
- Albert Sarkisyan (Feb 1, 2006 – Dec 1, 2006)
- Souren Barseghyan (2007)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2007)
- Samvel Petrosyan (2007–09)
Slava Gabrielyan (Jul 1, 2009–10)- Albert Sarkisyan (Apr 20, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2010–12)
- Samvel Sargsyan (May 24, 2012 – Sept 12)
- Sevada Arzumanyan (Sept 8, 2012 – Apr 14, 2014)
Serhiy Puchkov (Apr 30, 2014 – Dec 2, 2014)- Ashot Barseghyan (Mar 11, 2015 – July 12, 2017)
- Karen Barseghyan (July 13, 2017 – Present)