Basketball Federation of Armenia
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction |  Armenia |
| Abbreviation | BFA |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Affiliation date | 1992 |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Yerevan |
| Location | Manandyan 41, Yerevan |
| President | Hrachya Rostomyan[1] |
| Vice president(s) | Vahagn Harutyunyan |
| Secretary | Artur Nazaryan |
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The Armenian Basketball Federation (Armenian: Հայաստանի բասկետբոլի ֆեդերացիա) or BFA, is the national governing body of basketball in Armenia.
History
The Armenian Basketball Federation (BFA) was established in 1989 and is headquarterd in Yerevan, Armenia. The BFA joined the International Basketball Federation in 1992 and holds full membership in FIBA Europe. Since 2006, Hrachya Rostomyan has been President of the BFA.[2] The BFA manages Armenia's basketball participation in both World and European competitions. The BFA organized Armenia's first competition in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in 2016.[3]
In 2006, Armen Hovhannissian was appointed as a basketball representative of Armenia to the CIS and Baltic states. The Armenian Basketball Federation later opened its first foreign representation in Moscow, headed by Hovhannissian, which was aimed at coordinating Armenia’s basketball cooperation in the region.[4]
Since 2011, the Armenian Basketball Federation has been working actively to recruit Armenian basketball players from all over the world to create teams.[5] In 2015, Ara Poghosyan was nominated to coordinate basketball activities, tournaments, and recruitment across the Armenian Diaspora and to seek competitors to participate in the Pan-Armenian Games.[6]
In September 2018, the BFA helped to organize the EU's European Week of Sports events across Yerevan, in cooperation with the country’s Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs.[7]
In April 2020, the BFA announced plans to increase marketing campaigns to boost both local and international interest in Armenian basketball.[8]
See also
- Armenia men's national basketball team
- Armenia women's national basketball team
- Armenia national under-19 basketball team
- Armenia national under-17 basketball team
- Armenia Basketball League A
- Sport in Armenia
References
External links
- Armenian Basketball Federation official website
- Armenia at FIBA
- Armenia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive
- Armenian Basketball Federation on Facebook
- Armenian basketball at EuroBasket.com
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