Armenia Basketball League A

Basketball League A
Բասկետբոլի Ա լիգա
Founded	2017; 7 years ago
First season	2017–18
Country	Armenia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Current champions	Aragats (1st title)
Most championships	Aragats; Artsakh; (1 title each)
	2021–22 season

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]

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

Finals

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

Titles by club

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

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Արա Պողոսյան. Հասունացել էր բասկետբոլի կանոնավոր առաջնություն ունենալու պահը" (in Armenian). Armenia National Olympic Committee. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

External links

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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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