FIMA Basketball

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FIMA
FIMA logo
NicknameFIMA Basketball
LeagueArmenia Basketball League A
Founded1945
2017 (re-founded)
ArenaMika Sports Arena
Capacity1,250
LocationYerevan, Armenia
Team colorsWhite, Black
   
PresidentKhachik Harutyunyan[1]
Head coachVahagn Harutyunyan

FIMA Basketball (Armenian: ՖԻՄԱ Բասկետբոլ) or (Armenian: Ֆիզիկուլտուրայի Ինստիտուտի Մարզական Ակումբ Բասկետբոլ; Fizkulturayi instituti marzakan akumb basketbol), meaning Physical-culture Institute Sports Club Basketball, are the professional basketball section of FIMA Yerevan, the sports club that represents the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport.

History[edit]

Despite a financial crisis in the club,[2] the basketball section joined the Armenia Basketball League A as one of its seven founders.[3]

After finishing in the third place at the end of the regular season of the league's inaugural season, FIMA advanced to the semifinals of the competition.

Season by season[edit]

Season Tier Division Pos.
2017–18 1 League A 4th
2018–19 1 League A 5th

Administration and technical staff[edit]

Club president Armenia Khachik Harutyunyan
General manager Armenia Gayane Apresyan
Head coach Armenia Drastamat Muradyan
Assistant coach Armenia Albert Harutyunyan
Assistant coach Armenia Ara Stepanyan

References[edit]

  1. ^ Head of FIMA Sports Club
  2. ^ "Ֆինանսական խնդիրներ ունեցող ՖԻՄԱ-ն ՀՀ առաջնությունում ուզում է մրցանակային տեղ գրավել" (in Armenian). Armtimes.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Արա Պողոսյան. Հասունացել էր բասկետբոլի կանոնավոր առաջնություն ունենալու պահը" (in Armenian). Armenia National Olympic Committee. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

External links[edit]