FC Gandzasar Kapan
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| Full name | Football Club Gandzasar Kapan | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Արջեր Arjér (The Bears) | ||
| Founded | 2004 | ||
| Ground | Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan | ||
| Capacity | 1,428 | ||
| Owner | Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine CJSC | ||
| Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian | ||
| Manager | Ashot Barseghyan | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2017–18 | 3rd | ||
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Football Club Gandzasar Kapan (Template:Lang-hy), 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 outskirts 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.
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.
Domestic history
| Season | League | Armenian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | Name | League | |||
| 2006 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 60 | 24 | Quarter-final |  Artur Kocharyan
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15 | Vladimir Petrosyan Albert Sarkisyan
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| 2007 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 39 | First Round | Artur Kocharyan
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8 | Souren Barseghyan Abraham Khashmanyan Samvel Petrosyan
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| 2008 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 47 | Quarter-final | Alexander Petrosyan
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9 | Samvel Petrosyan
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| 2009 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 38 | Quarter-final | Arsen Avetisyan
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14 | Samvel Petrosyan Avetik Sargsyan  Slava Gabrielyan
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| 2010 | 1st | 6th | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 27 | Quarter-final | Artur Kocharyan
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8 | Slava Gabrielyan Albert Sarkisyan
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| 2011 | 1st | 3rd | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 16 | 46 | Quarter-final Quarter-final |
Arsen Avetisyan
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5 | Abraham Khashmanyan
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| 2012–13 | 1st | 3rd | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 67 | Semi-final |  Dhiego Lomba Farias
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9 | Abraham Khashmanyan Avetik Sargsyan Samvel Sargsyan Sevada Arzumanyan
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| 2013–14 | 1st | 5th | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 35 | Runner-Up | Narek Beglaryan
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8 | Sevada Arzumanyan Stepan Baghdasaryan  Serhiy Puchkov
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| 2014–15 | 1st | 7th | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 29 | Quarter-final | Gegham Harutyunyan Vasil Palagnyuk
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6 | Serhiy Puchkov Samvel Petrosyan
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| 2015–16 | 1st | 4th | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 45 | Semi-final | Gegham Harutyunyan Narek Beglaryan  Atsamaz Burayev
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5 | Samvel Petrosyan Ashot Barseghyan
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| 2016–17 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 57 | Semi-final | Gegham Harutyunyan
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12 | Ashot Barseghyan
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| 2017–18 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 43 | Winner | Gegham Harutyunyan
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12 | Karen Barseghyan Ashot Barseghyan
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European History
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q |  NAC Breda
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0–2 | 0–6 | 0–8 | 
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| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  EB/Streymur
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2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 (a) | 
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| 2Q |  Servette
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1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
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| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Aktobe
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1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
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| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Mladost Podgorica
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0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
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| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q |  Lech Poznań
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2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
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Honours
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.
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 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 22 September, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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"*"plays also for the reserves squad
Out on loan
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
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| 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 20 October 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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"*"plays also for the main squad
Personnel
Management
| Position | Name |
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| Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian
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| Sportive Vice-Director | Ashot Barseghyan
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| Sportive Director | Sargis Asoyan
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| General Manager | Ashot Martirosyan
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| Team Manager | Garik Karapoghosyan
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| Press Secretary | Davit Martirosyan
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Technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Karen Barseghyan
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| Assistant Coach | Samvel Nikolyan
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| Assistant Coach | Armen Petrosyan
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| Goalkeepers Coach | Artur Avagyan
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| Coach Analyst | Ghazar Hakobjanyan
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| Doctor | Ara Aramyan
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| Masseur | Tigran Mansuryan
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| Administrator | Vahan Zalyan
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| Administrator | Arsen Ayvazyan
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| Gandzasar Kapan-2 Coach | Ashot Manucharyan
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Managerial history
Albert Sarkisyan (Feb 1, 2006 – Dec 1, 2006)- Souren Barseghyan (2007)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2007)
- Samvel Petrosyan (2007–09)
Slava Gabrielyan (Jul 1, 2009–10)- Albert Sarkisyan (Apr 20, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010)
- Abraham Khashmanyan (2010–12)
- Samvel Sargsyan (May 24, 2012 – Sept 12)
- Sevada Arzumanyan (Sept 8, 2012 – Apr 14, 2014)
Serhiy Puchkov (Apr 30, 2014 – Dec 2, 2014)- Ashot Barseghyan (Mar 11, 2015 – July 12, 2017)
- Karen Barseghyan (July 13, 2017 – March 26, 2018)
- Ashot Barseghyan (March 26, 2018 – )
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