FC Banants
Full name	Football Club Banants Yerevan
Nickname(s)	Banana boys
Founded	1992
Ground	Banants Stadium, Yerevan (Capacity 10,000)
Chairman	Sargis Israelyan
Manager	Nedelcho Matushev
League	Armenian Premier League
2007	Armenian Premier League, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

FC Banants (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Բանանց Երևան), is an Armenian football (soccer) team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in Armenian Premier League, has won 2 Armenian Cups: in 1992 and 2007. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Banants Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built in 2006. ... Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: , Country Established 782 BC Government  - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area  - City 227 km²  (87. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. ... The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with blue shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with blue shoulders File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Soccer redirects here. ... Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: , Country Established 782 BC Government  - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area  - City 227 km²  (87. ... The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. ... The Armenian Cup is the main football (soccer) cup competition of Armenia. ...

History

FC Banants was founded in 1992 in the city of Abovyan, before the start of the first Armenian National Championship. During the same year, the club won the first Armenian Cup. In 1995, the club was moved from Abovyan to 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. Because of the merger, Banants acquired many of Spartak's players, including one of its top players today, Samvel Melkonyan. Abovyan (Armenian: Ô±Õ¢Õ¸Õ¾ÕµÕ¡Õ¶) is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. ... The Armenian Cup is the main football (soccer) cup competition of Armenia. ... Abovyan (Armenian: Ô±Õ¢Õ¸Õ¾ÕµÕ¡Õ¶) is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. ... Location of Yerevan in Armenia Coordinates: , Country Established 782 BC Government  - Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Area  - City 227 km²  (87. ... Samvel Melkonyan (born March 15, 1984 in Yerevan) is an Armenian midfielder who plays for one of most popular armenian club FC Banants. ...

Experience is making way for youth for the 2008 season. The departures of Samvel Melkonyan, Ararat Arakelyan, Ara Hakobyan and Karen Simonyan – the spine of last season's team – have all moved abroad. And the striker from Uganda, Eugene Sepuya, has been sold to FK Vojvodina Novi Sad. However the blow will be cushioned slightly with the acquisition of several seasoned professionals from Moldova, Romania and Georgia. The club have signed Bulgarian midfielder Marko Gančev while national-team midfielder Karen Aleksanyan has been brought back home from Moldova. Samvel Melkonyan (born March 15, 1984 in Yerevan) is an Armenian midfielder who plays for one of most popular armenian club FC Banants. ... Ararat Arakelyan (Armenian: Ô±Ö€Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¿ Ô±Õ¼Õ¡Ö„Õ¥Õ¬ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, born 2 February 1984), is an Armenian defender who plays for FC Banants. ... Ara Hakobyan (born 4 November 1980) is an Armenian football striker who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier Leage club FC Illychivets Mariupol, along with brother Aram Hakobyan. ... Eugene Sepuya (born April 1, 1983 in Kampala, Uganda) is a Ugandan football (soccer) player, who currently plays forward for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. ... FK Vojvodina (Cyrillic: ФК Војводина) is a football club from Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro. ... Karen Aleksanyan (born June 17, 1980 in Gyumri) is an Armenian midfielder who plays for one of the most popular Moldovan club FC Zimbru ChiÅŸinău, is also a member of Armenian national team, has 20 caps since his debut in 2002. ...

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Yevgeni Matyugin 3 DF Gagik Daghbashyan 4 MF Aghvan Hayrapetyan 5 MF Romik Khachatryan 6 DF Andriy Burdian 7 MF Romeo Jenebyan 8 MF Marko Gančev 10 DF Yegishe Melikyan (captain) 12 FW Sargis Nasibyan 13 MF Noah Babadi Kasule 14 FW Semion Muradyan 15 DF Andriy Cherevko 17 FW Semion Zlatev

No. Position Player 18 FW Artak Dashyan 19 FW Plamen Krumov 20 DF Hovhannes Grigoryan 21 FW Norayr Gyozalyan 22 GK Stepan Ghazaryan 24 MF Sargis Karapetyan 25 MF Karen Aleksanyan TBA GK Dmytro Pivovarenko TBA DF Artashes Baghdasaryan TBA MF Aram Bareghamyan TBA MF Eduard Kakosyan TBA MF Suren Sargsyan TBA FW Arsen Balabekyan

Image File history File links Flag_of_Moldova. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... 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The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Yegishe Melikyan (born 13 August 1979) is an Armenian football defender. ... The team captain of a football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... 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The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Karen Aleksanyan (born June 17, 1980 in Gyumri) is an Armenian midfielder who plays for one of the most popular Moldovan club FC Zimbru Chişinău, is also a member of Armenian national team, has 20 caps since his debut in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Artashes Baghdasaryan (born February 11, 1984 in Yerevan) is an Armenian defender, plays in Austrian T-Mobile Bundesliga for FC Superfund Pasching club, is a member of Armenian national team, has 1 caps since his debut in 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Aram Bareghamyan (Armenian: Արամ Բարեղամյան, born 1 June 1988), is an Armenian forward who plays for FC Banants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Eduard Kakosyan (Armenian: Էդուարդ Կակոսյան, born 4 June 1986), is an Armenian midfielder who plays for FC Banants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Suren Sargsyan (Armenian: Սուրեն Սարգսյան, born 15 March 1984), is an Armenian midfielder who plays for FC Banants. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Arsen Balabekyan (Armenian: Արսեն Բալաբեկյան, born 24 November 1986), is an Armenian forward who plays for FC Banants. ...

UEFA club competition record

For the current season, see UEFA Cup 2007-08. ...

Honours

• Armenian Cup: 2

( 1992, 2007 ) The Armenian Cup is the main football (soccer) cup competition of Armenia. ...

External links

• Official website
• UEFA Banants website

Armenian Premier League • 2007 v • d • e
Ararat • Banants • Gandzasar • Kilikia • Uliss • MIKA • Pyunik • Shirak Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. ... The 2007 Armenian Premier League season is the the seventeenth since its establishment, and started on 14 April 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... FC Ararat Yerevan (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Ô±Ö€Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¿ ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶), is an Armenian football club that won the Soviet championship in 1973. ... FC Gandzasar Kapan (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Ô³Õ¡Õ¶Õ±Õ¡Õ½Õ¡Ö€ Ô¿Õ¡ÕºÕ¡Õ¶) is an Armenian football club based in the town of Kapan. ... FC Kilikia (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Ô¿Õ«Õ¬Õ«Õ¯Õ«Õ¡ ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶), is an Armenian football club, playing in Yerevan. ... FC Ulisses Yerevan (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ ÕˆÖ‚Õ¬Õ«Õ½ ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶), is an Armenia football club based in Yerevan. ... FC MIKA (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Õ„Õ«Õ¯Õ¡ ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶) is an Armenian football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. ... FC Pyunik (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Õ“ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ«Õ¯ ÔµÖ€Õ¥Ö‚Õ¡Õ¶), founded in 1991, is one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia. ... FC Shirak (Armenian: Õ–Õ¸Ö‚Õ¿Õ¢Õ¸Õ¬Õ¡ÕµÕ«Õ¶ Ô±Õ¯Õ¸Ö‚Õ´Õ¢ Õ‡Õ«Ö€Õ¡Õ¯ Ô³ÕµÕ¸Ö‚Õ´Ö€Õ«), is an Armenian football team, playing in the town of Gyumri (formerly Leninakan). ...
Armenian Premier League seasons
2005 • 2006 • 2007 The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. ... The 2005 Armenian Premier League season was the the fifteenth since its establishment, and started on 12 April 2005. ... The 2006 Armenian Premier League season was the the sixteenth since its establishment, and started on 14 April 2006. ... The 2007 Armenian Premier League season is the the seventeenth since its establishment, and started on 14 April 2007. ...