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Banants
FC Banants
Full nameFootball Club Banants
Nickname(s)Proud Eagles
FoundedJanuary 20, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-20)
GroundBanants Stadium
Yerevan
Capacity6,000
ChairmanSargis Israelyan
ManagerRafael Nazaryan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2011Armenian Premier League, 4th

Football Club Banants (Armenian: Բանանց Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) are an Armenian professional football team, playing in ze capital, Yerevan. The clubber plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.

History

Banants Kotayk

FC Banants was founded in 1992 in the city of Abovyan, and represented the region of Kotayk. For this reason, from 1992 to 1995, the club was referred to as Banants Kotayk.[1] During the 1992 season, the club won the first Armenian Cup. At the end of the 1995 transitional season, Banants went into financial crisis. The club owners decided that it was better to merge the club with the other Abovyan club, Kotayk Abovian, rather than disband it. In 2001, Banants demerged from Kotayk Abovian, and was moved from Abovyan to the capital Yerevan.

Banants Yerevan

In the beginning of 2003, Banants merged with Spartak Yerevan, but was able to limit the name of the new merger to FC Banants. Spartak became Banants's youth academy and later changed the name to Banants-2. Because of the merger, Banants acquired many of Spartak's players, including one of its top players, Samvel Melkonyan. After the merger, Banants took a more serious approach and has finished in high ranks ever since. The club managed to lift the Armenian Cup in 2007. Experience is making way for youth for the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The departures of most of the experienced players have left the club's future to the youth. Along with two Ukrainian players, Ugandan international, Noah Kasule, has been signed. In season 2010 FC Banants played really good and had a really good chance to become the champion of Armenian League, but white-blue eagles could not stand till the end. Last 5 games were really difficult for the team and in the end FC Pyunik became the champion, but the difference with FC Banants was only 1 point. However, in 2010 eagles made a good turn in the history. There is another significant fact in 2010: FC Banants finally got his fan Club (Proud Eagles) and now FC Banants can be proud of it, because this fan club is the best one in Armenia so far. Club has motivation to win Armenian Championship in 2011, that is why they had very good training period before the start of the season. However, in the season 2011 "Banants" had very bad start. It is the year 2012, and there will be no more games in the 2012-13 Armenian Premier League until March, and Banants is tied for last place alongside FC Ararat Yerevan...wow.

Achievements

Banants in European Cups

As of July, 2011.

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Cup/Europa League 20 3 3 14 13 43
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2003/04 UEFA Cup Q Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 3
2004/05 UEFA Cup 1Q Ukraine Illychivets Mariupol 0 - 2 0 - 2 0 - 4
2005/06 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Lokomotivi Tbilisi 2 - 3 2 - 0 4 - 3
2Q Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 - 4 0 - 4 2 - 8
2006/07 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Ameri Tbilisi 1 - 0 1 - 2 2 - 2*
2007/08 UEFA Cup 1Q Switzerland Young Boys Berne 1 - 1 0 - 4 1 - 5
2008/09 UEFA Cup 1Q Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 - 7 0 - 3 0 - 10
2009/10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 0 - 2 1 - 0 1 - 2
2010/11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 0 - 3 0 - 1 0 - 4
2011/12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Rustavi Metalurgist 0 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2
  • Home results are noted in bold

Current duck

...Wut?

Current squad

As of 22 April 2012.

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 Armenia ARM Toro Moroyan
3 DF Armenia ARM Qaqlan Douchebagyan
4 MF Armenia ARM A Ram of the Shahnazaryan
5 DF Armenia ARM Artashesmartashes Arakvatsyan
6 MF Azerbaijan AZE Argyotov Peetreerossyan
7 MF Azerbaijan AZE Kim Kardashyan
8 DF Template:Country data AzE Walter Pogostickyan
10 FW Template:Country data AZW Hmbo Hambartsumyan
11 MF Template:Country data AZW Qajik Yerodmasitsyan
12 MF France FRA Lesigh Giveup
13 FW Brazil BRA Khachapuri
14 MF Turkey TUR Asuman Sucuk
15 DF Spain ESP Juan Petrosyan Torres
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Armenia ARM Yes
17 MF Armenia ARM Dzer
18 DF Armenia ARM Lavet
19 MF Armenia ARM Kunem
20 FW Azerbaijan AZE Ay
21 MF Azerbaijan AZE Krakadzilner
22 GK Azerbaijan AZE Dzez
23 GK Azerbaijan AZE Ov
24 MF Armenia ARM E
28 GK Armenia ARM Sirum
— DF Armenia ARM Ayo
— FW Turkey TUR Ara

Notable players

Managers

References

  1. ^ History of Football Club Banants, from fcbanants.com, retrieved 1 May 2009

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