Favorite Armenian Futball club

[TJ]

What is your favorite Armenian Futball club? Simple as that. As for me Ararat all the way.

[violette829]

Ararat baby!

[jilbagh]

haven't heard or seen any of them...I usually root for the team that sucks in sports I dont pay attention to...so which one sucks?

[xBaron Dants]

For the sake of creating argument, I'll go with FC Pyunik. Ararat has a storied past, but the only team making real strides right now is Pyunik. Good coach, good facilities (apparently), and more importantly, Pyunik has succeeded in developping young players, who are showing great things on the national level. And they have Edgar Manucharyan.

In the best of worlds, Ararat would get back in the league, and would have a filthy rich owner too. Same thing for Banants, and we'd see some serious competition between the three teams, which would push them to get better, and would cause the Armenian domestic league to get better. Until then, our best players must perform abroad.

[fstkhnan]

we actually have all these teams??

[TJ]

well you make some points baron jan.

yes fstkhnan we have these teams. these are just the teams in the top tier. there are hundreds of teams in Armenia. By having good seasons they move up higher and higher levels until if they win the championship of the second tier league they get entrance into the premier league if one of the premier league clubs has been relegated.

[xBaron Dants]

We actually had more teams in the premier league 1-2 years ago, but they decided to cut the number of teams. Smart move.

It would be nice in the long run if 2 teams from Yerevan, one from Gyumri, and one from Stepanakert ( ) were always competing between one another for the premiership, and were kicking some ass on the international stage too.

Speaking of futbol, the Karamyans have left Arsenal Kiev. Where do you think they'll go? And where will Esgar Manucharyan play?
These guys MUST perform at the 8 nation cup in Cyprus pretty soon, and Manucharyan especially has to impress in the second round of the european under 19 and under 17 tournaments.

[TJ]

wait, weren't the karamyans in greece?

[xBaron Dants]

Originally posted by TigranJamharian wait, weren't the karamyans in greece?

haha, you thought so too eh? They signed with the worst greek club (Panahaiki), and at some point (nobody seems to know when), they were transferred to Arsenal Kiev. Now they have returned to Yerevan.

It will also be interesting to see where Ara Hakobyan, with his 45 goals will go after this year. (He was previously with Shakhtar-Donetsk of Ukraine before joining Banants, I think).

[TJ]

veryyyyyyyyy interesting. i hope they go to western europe. i hope so does hakobyan.

have you noticed how there are a disproportionally high number of Armenians on Swiss teams.