FC Gandzasar Kapan
File:Gandzasar FC Logo 2009.png | |||
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 | Manager | |||||||||
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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 | ![]() |
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2007 | 5th | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 39 | First round | ![]() |
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2008 | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 47 | Quarter-final | ![]() |
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2009 | 5th | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 38 | Quarter-final | ![]() |
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2010 | 6th | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 27 | Quarter-final | ![]() |
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2011 | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 46 | Quarter-final Quarter-final |
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2012–13 | 3rd | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 67 | Semi-final | ![]() |
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2013–14 | 5th | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 35 | Runner-up | ![]() |
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2014–15 | 7th | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 29 | Quarter-final | ![]() ![]() |
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2015–16 | 4th | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 45 | Semi-final | ![]() ![]() |
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2016–17 | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 57 | Semi-final | ![]() |
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2017–18 | 3rd | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 43 | Winner | ![]() |
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2018–19 | 6th | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 33 | 38 | Quarter-final | ![]() |
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2019–20 | 9th | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 25 | Semi-final | ![]() |
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2020–21 | 10th | Withdrew | n/a |
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 | |
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2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–6 | 0–8 | ![]() |
2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) | ![]() |
2Q | ![]() |
1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | ![]() | ||
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | ![]() |
2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | ![]() |
2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | ![]() |
Honours
- Runners-up: 2018
Stadium
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Gandzasar_Stadium%2C_Kapan%2C_Armenia%2C_May_2012.jpg/300px-Gandzasar_Stadium%2C_Kapan%2C_Armenia%2C_May_2012.jpg)
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
File:Gandzasar FC Logo 2009.png | |||
Founded | 2006 | ||
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Ground | Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre, Kapan | ||
Owner | Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC | ||
Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian | ||
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 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 | ![]() |
Sporting Director | ![]() |
General Manager | ![]() |
Press Secretary | ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Technical staff
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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