Armenia Basketball League A

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 (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

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)
Club Place Arena
ArtsakhYerevan
ErebuniYerevan
Armenian International AcademyYerevan
Urartu VivaroYerevan
Gyumri FalconsGyumri
AraratYerevan
BKMAYerevan
FIMA 94 EliteYerevan

Finals
SeasonWinnerRunner-up
2017–18ArtsakhArtik
2018–19AragatsUrartu
2019–20League suspended
2020–21Vahakni CityDvin

Titles by club
ClubTitlesRunners-upYears winning
Artsakh102018
Aragats102019
Artik01
Urartu01

See also

References
  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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