Under the statistics of ”Ayb-Fe” News Agency, 16-year-old Gayane Kostanyan, the forward of Yerevan ”College” Club and women combined team of Armenia was recognized 2004 best female football player of Armenia. {BR} This year Gayane has partaken in the selection round of Europe Championship in the composition of under 19-year-old football players. The young football player...

Ruben Hayrapetyan, Chairman of Football Federation of Armenia has held a press conference today to sum up the results of 2004 tournaments. He stated that no progress had been fixed in championships of Armenia in comparison with 2003 and it is to state that we had a weak championship. {BR} According to Ruben Hayrapetyan, the child’s and youth championships is the way to increase the level of...

Edgar Manuchryan, Armenian national’s player will perform in Amsterdam’s Ayax. Survey conducted by Armenian Football Federation on Monday showed that Edgar, 17, is the best Armenian football player.{BR}

The sport commentators of Armenia will soon determine by voting the best sportsmen of Armenia of 2004. Like the previous year, chess players have more chances to be recognized the bests since the sportsmen of other sport kinds have performed unsuccessfully at the tournaments. {BR} Armenian sportsmen performed disgracefully in 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. We faced failures in football, too. However,...

We had already informed that Edgar Manucharyan, 17-year-old football player of Armenia’s combined team and “Pyunik” has to leave for Amsterdam to be enrolled in “Ayax” Club. His departure was delayed for some reasons. “Pyunik” Club informed us that Edgar will depart to Amsterdam in the evening. {BR} Most probably, Manucharyan will conclude a contract with...

Lots for the 1st selection round for 2005/2006 Europe Football championships of football teams under 17 and 19 took place in Nion, Switzerland. {BR} Armenia’s combined team of 17 was enrolled in the 4th group and the teams of Azerbaijan, Israel and Russia will be the rivals of it. Under 19 combined team of Armenia will compete with the teams of Serbia, Ukraine and Latvia in the 12th group.

Fast Chess European championship finished Monday in Yerevan.{BR} Ukrainian grand master Vasily Ivanchuk became the champion.

Chess tournament dedicated to 75th anniversary of Armenian famous grand master Tigran Petrossyan’s birth is already over.{Br} Russian Pavel Smirnov won the first prize of $5,000. The second award is given to Ukrainian Vasily Ivanchuk and the third to Armenian Karen Asryan.

The tournament devoted to the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrosyan is approaching to the end. The games of the 8th tour took place. {BR} Russian grand master Pavel Smirnov won Vasili Ivanchuk and is now heading the list. Our chess players – Karen Asryan, Artashes Minasyan, Arsen Eghiazaryan, Gabriel Sargssyan, Nelly Aghinyan, Elina Danielyan won victories. Tigran Nalbandyan, Artashes Minasyan...

Ukrainian chess player Vasily Ivanchyuk defeated Armenian Karen Asryan at the 7th round of the tournament dedicated to famous Armenian grand master and former world champion Tigran Petrossyan’s 75th birth anniversary.{BR} Russia’s Smirnov won a victory over Lituanian Mulskis and is now topping the table along with Ivanchuk. Armenians Ashot Anastasyan and Tigran Nalbandyan claimed victories...

In the 6th round of the tournament devoted to the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrosyan in Yerevan Vasili Ivanchuk played a draw game with Izoria. Karen Asryan won Evdakomov. Ivanchuk and Asryan gained 5 points each and together with extra 3 chess players are heading the tournament list. {BR} Ashot Anastasyan of the Armenian chess players performs successfully, too. He played draw in the 6th tour.

International tournament devoted to the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrosyan continues in Yerevan. Our leading chess players didn’t perform successfully in the 4th tour. {BR} Gabriel Sargssyan lost in the game with Evdakimov, Tigran Qotanjyan sustained a defeat while competing with Ivanchuk, Hrant Melqumyan lost to Arshchenko. Shanava won Artashes Minasyan, and Smirnov won Tigran L. Petrosyan. Arman...

The statement of FFA Chairman Ruben Hayrapetyan over Licensing Process for 2005/2006 Tournament Period was published. It particularly says that the Armenian clubs have much to do to completely correspond with the infrastructural, sport, staff, administrative, legal and financial standards set by licensing guides of UEFA and FFA. {BR} FFA Chairman is sure that in case of the successful application...

2004 Football Championship of Armenia finished. Vice Champion and Champion – “Mika” and “Pyunik” competed in the last tour. In the game in Voskehat “Pyunik” won by 1:0. {BR} “Pyunik” was declared Champion.

The elections for the Chairman of Olympic Committee of Armenia took place. Gagik Tsarukyan was elected for that post. He was the only candidate in the elections. Ishkhan Zaqaryan, ex Chair of OCA put forward the candidacy of Tsarukyan. {BR}

Today Ruben Hayrapetyan, Chairman of Football Federation of Armenia, has held a press conference. “I didn’t expect that we can perform well. I think we have lost 2 points and not gained 1. The match and not the draw was much more important to me. It is significant that the football players showed enthusiasm”, he commented on the game between Armenian and Romanian teams. {BR} FFA...

During the press conference of FFA Chairman Ruben Hayrapetyan the press was dwelt on, which finally resulted in a scandal. Becoming outraged because of the criticism to his newspaper addressed by FFA Chairman, Suren Baghdasaryan, founder of “Football+” Weekly posed a question and got answer to it. {BR} When Baghdasaryan asked the second question, Ruben Hayrapetyan refused to answer it...

At last football combined team of Armenia gained 1 point in the selection round of 2006 World Championship. The match with the Romanian team in the 5th selection game ended in 1:1, though Armenians were much closer the victory than the rival. {BR} Armenia’s combined team will hold the next selection match with Andorra on March 26, 2005, in Yerevan.

Angel Iordanesku, chief trainer of Romanian combined team said at the press conference held after the match between Armenia and Romania that the score disappointed them since they competed to win the pass for World Championship. {BR} ”However, it doesn’t mean that we missed the chances to come to the next round. Some football players were absent in our team and I didn’t manage to...

As to Bernard Cassoni, chief trainer of Armenia’s combined team he is pleased with the score. The Armenian football players could hardly gain 1 point under his leadership. Cassoni said they will keep training to achieve greater successes and everyone is glad for the positive result. {BR} Cassoni also stated there was progress in the game of the Armenian team. As regards the rival, French specialist...

Romanian football star Adrian Mutu who was disqualified for 7 months for taking cocaine, arrived in Yerevan 2 days before the match between Armenia-Romania. Mutu avoided contacting with the press representatives and before the game would start the Romanian delegation refuted the fact that Mutu was in Yerevan. {BR} 20-25 minutes before the game Mutu came out to the playing-field and wished his playmates...

Match between Armenian and Romanian soccer teams has ended in a 1-1 draw.{BR}

Armenian soccer players will face Romanian rivals at a World Cup qualifier to be held Wednesday in Yerevan.{BR} It’s hard to predict the result of the match between the two leading and trailing behind teams of A-group. Both teams have some problems: Romanian team will have to do without its13 players and Armenian players are left without their 8 teammates. Armenia lost all the four qualifiers...

Today youth football combined team of Armenia has competed with the team of Romania in “Nairi” Stadium. It has become a tradition that the Armenian football players “host” goals. This meeting wasn’t an exception, either. {BR} The match ended in victory of Romanians – 0:5. Youth combined team of Armenia sustained the 4th defeat in the selection round.