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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.

Gandzasar Kapan
Գանձասար Կապան

Full name	Football Club Gandzasar Kapan
Nickname(s)	Արջեր Arjér (The Bears)
Founded	2004; 18 years ago (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
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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
	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	Artur Kocharyan	15	Vladimir Petrosyan Albert Sarkisyan
2007		5th	28	11	6	11	35	31	39	First round	Artur Kocharyan	8	Souren Barseghyan Abraham Khashmanyan Samvel Petrosyan
2008		3rd	28	13	8	7	39	27	47	Quarter-final	Alexander Petrosyan	9	Samvel Petrosyan
2009		5th	28	12	2	14	32	47	38	Quarter-final	Arsen Avetisyan	14	Samvel Petrosyan Avetik Sargsyan Slava Gabrielyan
2010		6th	28	8	3	17	24	45	27	Quarter-final	Artur Kocharyan	8	Slava Gabrielyan Albert Sarkisyan
2011		3rd	28	12	10	6	31	16	46	Quarter-final Quarter-final	Arsen Avetisyan	5	Abraham Khashmanyan
2012–13		3rd	42	18	13	11	48	37	67	Semi-final	Dhiego Lomba Farias	9	Abraham Khashmanyan Avetik Sargsyan Samvel Sargsyan Sevada Arzumanyan
2013–14		5th	28	8	11	9	36	31	35	Runner-up	Narek Beglaryan	8	Sevada Arzumanyan Stepan Baghdasaryan Serhiy Puchkov
2014–15		7th	28	7	8	13	31	44	29	Quarter-final	Gegham Harutyunyan Vasil Palagnyuk	6	Serhiy Puchkov Samvel Petrosyan
2015–16		4th	28	11	12	5	35	27	45	Semi-final	Gegham Harutyunyan Narek Beglaryan	5	Samvel Petrosyan Ashot Barseghyan
2016–17		2nd	30	17	6	7	38	24	57	Semi-final	Gegham Harutyunyan	12	Ashot Barseghyan
2017–18		3rd	30	11	10	9	43	34	43	Winner	Gegham Harutyunyan	12	Karen Barseghyan Ashot Barseghyan
2018–19		6th	32	10	8	14	38	33	38	Quarter-final	Gegham Harutyunyan	8	Ashot Barseghyan Armen Petrosyan
2019–20		9th	22	6	7	9	25	29	25	Semi-final	Gegham Harutyunyan	6	Armen Petrosyan
2020–21		10th	Withdrew							n/a

European history

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	NAC Breda	0–2	0–6	0–8
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1Q	EB/Streymur	2–0	1–3	3–3 (a)
		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
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Lech Poznań	2–1	0–2	2–3

Honours

Armenian Premier League[4]

• Runners-up: 2016–17
• Third: 2008, 2011, 2012–13, 2017–18

Armenian Cup[5]

• Winners: 2017–18
• Runners-up: 2013–14

Armenian Super Cup

• Runners-up: 2018

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARM Khachatur Manukyan 2 DF  ARM Pargev Abrahamyan 3 DF  ARM Vazgen Yeranosyan 4 DF  ARM Spartak Gevorgyan 5 DF  ARM Ruben Khachatryan 6 DF  ARM Patvakan Mahtesyan 7 MF  ARM Alen Tatintsyan 8 MF  ARM David Mayilyan 9 FW  ARM Edgar Engibaryan 11 MF  ARM Orbeli Hambardzumyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 FW  ARM Alen Karapetyan 17 MF  ARM Yura Arakelyan 18 MF  ARM Arkadi Safaryan 19 MF  ARM Aram Hovhannisyan 21 DF  ARM Alen Stepanyan 22 GK  ARM Mihran Hovhannisyan 23 MF  ARM David Paremuzyan 26 MF  ARM Martin Mikayelyan 29 FW  ARM Robert Minasyan 33 GK  ARM Sevada Khachatryan

Gandzasar Kapan-2

Gandzasar Kapan-2

Founded	2006; 16 years ago (2006)
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
Home colours Away colours

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARM Davit Altunyan 2 MF  ARM Varkhtang Grigoryan 3 DF  ARM Patvakan Mahtesyan 4 DF  ARM Armen Kharbutyan 5 DF  ARM Davit Markosyan 7 MF  ARM Suren Arakelyan 8 MF  ARM Davit Mayilyan 9 DF  ARM Tiran Petrosyan (captain) 10 MF  ARM Tigran Ivanyan 13 MF  ARM Alen Karapetyan 14 MF  ARM Yura Arakelyan 17 DF  ARM Gagik Khachatryan 18 MF  ARM Lernik Avetisyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  ARM Karen Gevorgyan 20 MF  ARM Ashot Adamyan 21 FW  ARM Mher Harutyunyan 22 MF  ARM Artur Karapetyan 23 MF  ARM Roman Hakhverdyan 27 DF  ARM Alen Stepanyan 28 MF  ARM Vache Avagimyan 33 MF  ARM Artur Badalyan 35 MF  ARM Ashot Karapetyan 55 GK  ARM Artyom Baghdasaryan 88 DF  ARM Hayk Sargsyan 89 GK  ARM Erik Harutyunyan

Personnel

Management

Position	Name
Executive Director	Garnik Aghababian
Sporting Director	Ashot Barseghyan
General Manager	Ashot Martirosyan
Press Secretary	Armen Ayvazyan
Team Manager	Garik Karapoghosyan

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Armen Petrosyan
Assistant Coach	Tigran Gevorgyan
Assistant Coach	Ara Khachatryan
Goalkeepers Coach	Martik Mktrtumyan
Coach Analyst	Ghazar Hakobjanyan
Doctor	Ara Aramyan
Masseur	Tigran Mansuryan
Masseur	Samvel Hovhannisyan
Administrator	Arsen Ayvazyan

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Gandzasar Kapan.

External links

• Gandzasar at www.Weltfussball.de

На других языках

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«Гандзаса́р» (арм. Գանձասար) — армянский футбольный клуб из города Капан. Основан в 1963 году под названием «Лернагорц». Возрожден в 2004 году, после чего получил свое современное название «Гандзаса́р». Домашние матчи проводит на одноименном стадионе в Капане общей вместимостью до 3 500 зрителей.

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