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 teams6
Level on pyramid1
Current championsAragats (1st title)
Most championshipsAragats
Artsakh
(1 title each)
2019–20 season

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

History

After the first steps of the Armenia national basketball team, the Basketball Federation of Armenia decided the creation of the new League A for developing new players for the national team.[2]

The Federation has also the intention to develop national basketball by talking with clubs, trying to sign Armenian players that try to play abroad and abling teams to qualify for the European competitions in further seasons.[3]

Current teams
Club Place Arena
BC Vahakni CityVahagni
Mad Foxes YerevanYerevan
BC DvinDvin
Urartu VivaroVanadzorArmenia Sports Arena
US Supersonics YerevanYerevan
Yerevan BCYerevanMika Sports Arena
BKMAYerevan
Cilicia BC YerevanYerevan

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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