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| Founded | 18 January 1992; 33 years ago (1992-01-18) |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| FIFA affiliation | 1992 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1992 |
| President | Armen Melikbekyan |
| Website | www |
TheFootball Federation of Armenia (FFA) (Armenian:Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա,Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia) is the governing body ofassociation football inArmenia. Its headquarters are located inYerevan.
The Federation organizes theArmenian Premier League, theArmenian First League, theArmenian Super Cup, theArmenian Independence Cup, and theArmenian Futsal Premier League. It is responsible for appointing the management of theArmenia national football team, and theArmenia women's national football team. TheArmenia national futsal team is also managed by the Federation.
The FFA was awarded a synthetic football turf pitch byFIFA through its GOAL programme.[1]
Armenia's official football history began in the early 1990s, but its traditions with the sport dates back further. The collapse of theSoviet Union and Armenia'sdeclaration of independence in 1991 were significant moments in the country's sporting development, as well as in its political history. From a footballing perspective, those events prompted the founding, on 18 January 1992, of the Football Federation of Armenia.
The FFA duly became a member of the game's world and European governing bodies,FIFA andUEFA, in 1992.[2][3] The national team made their competitive debut in qualification for the1996 UEFA European Championship. Armenia kicked off with a 2–0 defeat againstBelgium on 7 September 1994 yet also made history in that EURO '96 campaign. The team recorded their first competitive victory when they won 2–1 againstMacedonia on 6 September 1995. Since then, Armenia has been a permanent fixture in EURO and World Cup qualifying tournaments, earning the notable achievement of finishing third in theirUEFA Euro 2012 group, during which, talismanic attacking midfielderHenrikh Mkhitaryan, who then played inFC Shakhtar Donetsk, emerged as a player of top international caliber.
On an infrastructure level, work began in 2007 on a national-team training center and academy with residential facilities. The center opened in September 2010. TheYerevan Republican Stadium has also been partly redeveloped, with one particular benefit of this initiative being its impressive new playing surface.[4] In recent years, around 90 small stadiums have been built throughout Armenia with the support of FIFA and theGovernment of Armenia.
On 15 June 2022,President of FIFAGianni Infantino paid an official visit to Armenia to participate in events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Football Federation of Armenia. Infantino pledged his support to develop football in Armenia. Infantino met with Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan and advised that FIFA will continue to support Armenia in the development of football infrastructure, including with the construction of a new national stadium.[5]
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