FIMA Basketball

FIMA
FIMA logo
NicknameFIMA Basketball
LeagueArmenia Basketball League A
Founded1945
2017 (re-founded)
ArenaMika Sports Arena
Capacity1,250
LocationYerevan, Armenia
Team colorsWhite, Black
   
PresidentKhachik Harutyunyan[1]
Head coachVahagn Harutyunyan

FIMA Basketball (Armenian: ՖԻՄԱ Բասկետբոլ) or (Armenian: Ֆիզիկուլտուրայի Ինստիտուտի Մարզական Ակումբ Բասկետբոլ; Fizkulturayi instituti marzakan akumb basketbol), meaning Physical-culture Institute Sports Club Basketball, are the professional basketball section of FIMA Yerevan, the sports club that represents the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport.

History

Despite a financial crisis in the club,[2] the basketball section joined the Armenia Basketball League A as one of its seven founders.[3]

After finishing in the third place at the end of the regular season of the league's inaugural season, FIMA advanced to the semifinals of the competition.

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos.
2017–18 1 League A 4th
2018–19 1 League A 5th

Administration and technical staff

Club president Armenia Khachik Harutyunyan
General manager Armenia Gayane Apresyan
Head coach Armenia Drastamat Muradyan
Assistant coach Armenia Albert Harutyunyan
Assistant coach Armenia Ara Stepanyan

References

  1. ^ Head of FIMA Sports Club
  2. ^ "Ֆինանսական խնդիրներ ունեցող ՖԻՄԱ-ն ՀՀ առաջնությունում ուզում է մրցանակային տեղ գրավել" (in Armenian). Armtimes.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Արա Պողոսյան. Հասունացել էր բասկետբոլի կանոնավոր առաջնություն ունենալու պահը" (in Armenian). Armenia National Olympic Committee. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.