FC Gandzasar Kapan

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 nameFootball Club Gandzasar Kapan
Nickname(s)Արջեր Arjér (The Bears)
Founded2004 (2004)
GroundFootball Academy Stadium, Yerevan (temporary)
Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan
Capacity1,428
3,500
OwnerZangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC
Executive DirectorGarnik Aghababian
Head CoachArmen Petrosyan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2019–209th
WebsiteClub website

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.

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]

Armenian Cup[5]

Armenian Super Cup

  • Runners-up: 2018

Stadium
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.

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.

Youth academy
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

Current squad
As of 23 August 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ARM Hakob Hambardzumyan
3 DF  ARM David Atayan
4 MF  ARM Alen Tatintsyan
5 MF  ARM Davit Terteryan
6 MF  ARM Wbeymar
7 MF  NGA Joseph Adah
8 MF  ARM Narek Aslanyan
9 FW  ARM Gevorg Nranyan (captain)
10 FW  BRA Israel
11 MF  ARM Ashot Adamyan
12 GK  ARM Grigor Meliksetyan
13 GK  ARM Arman Meliksetyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  ARM Mihran Hovhannisyan
17 FW  LTU Rokas Krusnauskas
18 DF  ARM Hayk Ishkhanyan
19 DF  ARM Vaspurak Minasyan
21 DF  ARM Ashot Kocharyan
22 FW  ARM Gegham Harutyunyan
27 MF  BFA Abdoul Zoko
28 DF  ARM Alexander Hovhannisyan
55 DF  POR Diogo Coelho
77 MF  ARM Davit Minasyan
94 FW  ARM Andranik Kocharyan
96 MF  ARM Edvard Avagyan

Gandzasar Kapan-2
Gandzasar Kapan-2
Founded2006 (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 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
92 DF  AZE Vigar Alibabayev

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

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