Artsakh Basketball Club, is a professional basketball team based in Yerevan, Armenia. It was originally founded in 2017 in Stepanakert; the capital of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, as the basketball section of Artsakh FC, a Yerevan-based football club. Artsakh BC is a founding member of the Armenia Basketball League A.
| Artsakh Basketball Club | |||
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| League | Armenia Basketball League A | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Arena | Mika Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 1,200 | ||
| Location | Yerevan | ||
| Team colors | White, Red | ||
| President |  Sevan Aslanyan | ||
| Head coach | Gevorg Shakhnazaryan | ||
| Championships | 1 Armenian League | ||
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History
editOn 22 October 2017, the founder of Artsakh FC Sevan Aslanyan, agreed to create a basketball section with the aim to play in the newly created Armenia Basketball League A, with Areg Vatyan becoming the sporting director of the basketball section, and Andrey Sarumyan becoming the head coach of the team.[1][2] Bako Sahakyan, president of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, attended their first home league match, played in Stepanakert, the Republic's capital.[3]
Artsakh qualified for the final of the inaugural season by winning the semifinals against Urartu, who were unbeaten during the regular season.[4] In the finals, they defeated Artik for achieving their first title ever.
For their second season, the club moved to Yerevan, Armenia. After this second season, the club did not register for a third one in the A League.
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. |
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| 2017–18 | 1 | League A | 1st |
| 2018–19 | 1 | League A | 3rd |
Current roster
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References
edit- ^ "Մեկնարկում է Ա լիգայի կանոնավոր առաջնությունը" [Armenia Basketball League A, 2017-18 season launched] (in Armenian). Armsport. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Հիանալի նորություն հիմնվել է "Արցախ" բասկետբոլային ակումբը" (in Armenian). FC Artsakh. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Karabakh President attends Artsakh's winning game". News.am. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Ա լիգա. "Արցախը" եզրափակչում է" [League A. Artsakh is in the final] (in Armenian). Basketball Federation of Armenia. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.