FC BKMA Yerevan

BKMA Yerevan
Full nameԲանակի Կենտրոնական Մարզական Ակումբ Երևան
(Central Sport Club of the Army, Yerevan)
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundYerevan Football Academy Stadium
Capacity1,428
Owner Ministry of Defence of Armenia
DirectorGagik Aghbalyan
ManagerRafael Nazaryan
LeagueArmenian Premier League
2023–24Armenian Premier League, 10th

FC BKMA Yerevan (Armenian: ԲԿՄԱ Երևան or Armenian: Բանակի Կենտրոնական Մարզական Ակումբ Երևան; Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan; lit.'Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan') is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan.

History

During the days of the Soviet rule in Armenia, the Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan was founded in 1947 in Yerevan. It was commonly known with its Russian abbreviation as CSKA Yerevan.

After the independence of Armenia in 1991, the BKMA made their professional debut in domestic football competitions in the 1994 Armenian First League where they finished 3rd.

In the 1995–96 Armenian First League season, they finished 2nd behind FC Arabkir, to get the opportunity to face Aragats Gyumri in the promotion play-off match in which they beat the Armenian Premier League side and were promoted for the following season. Halfway through the 1997 season, BKMA were folded and all their remaining matches were awarded 3–0 to their opponents, resulting in the 12th and last position and relegation. The club has been inactive ever since.[1]

In 2019, BKMA was revived by the efforts of the Defence minister of Armenia David Tonoyan. The head coach of the team is Rafael Nazaryan, assisted by Varazdat Avetisyan.[2]

Squad

As of 10 August 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Armenia ARM Arman Nersesyan
3 DF Armenia ARM Gor Arakelyan
4 DF Armenia ARM Mark Avetisyan
5 DF Armenia ARM Petik Manukyan
6 DF Armenia ARM Argishti Petrosyan (captain)
7 FW Armenia ARM Misak Hakobyan (on loan from Ararat-Armenia)
8 MF Armenia ARM Narek Janoyan
9 FW Armenia ARM Arayik Eloyan
10 MF Armenia ARM Daniel Aghbalyan
11 FW Armenia ARM Edik Vardanyan (on loan from Urartu)
12 GK Armenia ARM Hayk Khachatryan (on loan from Ararat-Armenia)
13 MF Armenia ARM Hamlet Sargsyan (on loan from Urartu)
14 DF Armenia ARM Ruben Abrahamyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Armenia ARM Aram Khamoyan
18 MF Armenia ARM Levon Bashoyan (on loan from Urartu)
19 MF Armenia ARM Suren Tsarukyan
21 FW Armenia ARM Narek Hovhannisyan
22 MF Armenia ARM Mher Tarloyan (on loan from Shirak)
24 MF Armenia ARM Karlen Hovhannisyan (on loan from Pyunik)
25 MF Armenia ARM Vyacheslav Afyan (on loan from Pyunik)
42 DF Armenia ARM Hrachya Sargsyan (on loan from Pyunik)
45 FW Armenia ARM Davit Hakobyan
77 GK Armenia ARM Davit Davtyan

See also

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