Full name | Football Club Gandzasar Kapan |
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Nickname(s) | Արջեր Arjér (The Bears) |
Founded | 2004 |
Ground |
Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan |
Capacity | 14,403 |
Owner | «Zangezur Copper and Molybdenum Combine» CJSC |
Executive Director | Garnik Aghababian |
Manager | Karen Barseghyan |
League | Armenian Premier League |
2016–17 | 2nd |
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 |
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. 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.
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.
The club play their home games at the Gandzasar Stadium, also known as Kapan City Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500.
In the beginning of 2017 the team temporarily moved to the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works at the Gandzasar Stadium.