Armenia Basketball League A

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The Armenia Basketball League A (Armenian: Բասկետբոլի Ա լիգա), is the top men's official basketball league in Armenia. The first season of the competition was launched in 2017.[1]

Basketball League A
Բասկետբոլի Ա լիգա
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
First season2017–18
CountryArmenia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Current championsAragats (1st title)
Most championshipsAragats
Artsakh
(1 title each)
2021–22 season

Since 2019, it has been renamed the VBET A-League after a headline sponsorship agreement with the Armenian gambling operator VBET.

History

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After the creation of the Armenia national basketball team, the Basketball Federation of Armenia decided to establish the new League A for training new players for the national team.[2]

The Federation also aims to develop national basketball in Armenia by negotiating with other clubs, trying to sign Armenian players which seek to play abroad, and enabling teams to qualify for various European competitions in further seasons.[3]

Current teams (2021-2022)

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Club Place Arena
Artsakh Yerevan
Erebuni Yerevan
Armenian International Academy Yerevan
Urartu Vivaro Yerevan
Gyumri Falcons Gyumri
Ararat Yerevan
BKMA Yerevan
FIMA 94 Elite Yerevan

Finals

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Season Winner Runner-up
2017–18 Artsakh Artik
2018–19 Aragats Urartu
2019–20 League suspended
2020–21 Vahakni City Dvin

Titles by club

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Club Titles Runners-up Years winning
Artsakh 1 0 2018
Aragats 1 0 2019
Artik 0 1
Urartu 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Մեկնարկում է Ա լիգայի կանոնավոր առաջնությունը" [Armenia Basketball League A, 2017-18 season launched] (in Armenian). Armsport. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Արա Պողոսյան. Հայկական բասկետբոլը մեռած էր, բայց նորից ծնվեց" [Ara Poghosyan: Armenian basketball was dead but was born again] (in Armenian). News.am. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Արա Պողոսյան. Հասունացել էր բասկետբոլի կանոնավոր առաջնություն ունենալու պահը" (in Armenian). Armenia National Olympic Committee. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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