FC Lernagorts Kapan
Full name | Football Club Lernagorts Kapan |
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Founded | 1963 |
Dissolved | 2006 |
Ground |
Lernagorts Stadium Kapan |
Capacity | 3,500 |
FC Lernagorts Kapan was an Armenian football club from Kapan, founded in 1963.
The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union under the name Syunik Kapan. After the regular competition, they qualified for the championship stage, where they finished in 6th position, thus being qualified for the highest level in the 1993 season. However, they withdrew before the start of the season. Since then they have been up and down between the 2 divisions pf the Armenian football league system.
In 2004, Lernagorts attempted to merge with Ararat Yerevan, but the merger failed.[1] However, they played under the name Lernagorts-Ararat Kapan during the 2005 Armenian Premier League season, after a partnership agreement with Ararat Yerevan. In 2006, the club withdrew from the Armenian Premier League competition. Since then, Lernagorts Kapan have been inactive from professional football.
Name changes
- 1963–89: FC Lernagorts Kapan
- 1989–90: FC Kapan
- 1991–93: FC Syunik Kapan
- 1995–96: FC Kapan-81 FC
- 1997–04: FC Lernagorts Kapan
- 2004–06: FC Lernagorts-Ararat Kapan
Achievements
- SSR Armenia League
- Winner (2) – 1989, 1991
- SSR Armenia Cup
- Winner (1) – 1963
Managers
- Vladimir Petrosyan (1990)
- Felix Veranyan (1991–92)
- Vladimir Petrosyan (1992–93)
- Felix Veranyan (????–00)
- Garnik Asatryan (2000–01)
- Arsen Chilingaryan (2001)
- Avetik Sarkisyan (2001–02)
- Samvel Nikolyan (2002)
- Garnik Ohanjanyan (2002–03)
- Vardan Javadyan (2003–04)