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Armenian Cup
Football tournament
The VBET Armenian Cup (Armenian: Հայաստանի Անկախության Գավաթ) is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it was not disputed by Armenian teams in the Soviet League pyramid. After Armenia gained independence in 1992, the cup became known as Independence Cup, and the final is held every year on 9 May.
| Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
|---|---|
| Region |  Armenia |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Armenian Supercup |
| Current champions | Urartu (4 title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Pyunik (8 titles) |
| Website | www.ffa.am |
 2023–24 VBET Armenian Cup | |
Since 2022, it has been known as the Fastex Armenian Cup after its headline sponsor.
Soviet
- 1939 Dinamo Leninakan
- 1940 Dinamo Yerevan
- 1941–44 not played
- 1945 Dinamo Yerevan
- 1946 Dinamo Yerevan
- 1947 not played
- 1948 DO Yerevan
- 1949 DO Yerevan
- 1950 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
- 1951 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
- 1952 Shinarar Yerevan
- 1953 Himik Kirovokan
- 1954 Himik Kirovokan
- 1955 Karmir Drosh Leninakan
- 1956 FIMA Yerevan
- 1957 FIMA Yerevan
- 1958 Tekstilschik Leninakan
- 1959 Tekstilschik Leninakan
- 1960 Shinarar Yerevan
- 1961 Himik Kirovokan
- 1962 Motor Yerevan
- 1963 Lernagorts Kapan
- 1964 Aeroflot Yerevan
- 1965 Motor Yerevan
- 1966 Himik Yerevan
- 1967 Elektrotehnik Yerevan
- 1968 Araks Yerevan
- 1969 Motor Yerevan
- 1970 Motor Yerevan
- 1971 FIMA Yerevan
- 1972 FIMA Yerevan
- 1973 Aragats Leninakan
- 1974 FIMA Yerevan
- 1975 Kotayk Abovyan
- 1976 Kotayk Abovyan
- 1977 Kotayk Abovyan
- 1978 Kanaz Yerevan
- 1979 FIMA Yerevan
- 1980 Metroschin Yerevan
- 1981 MBVD Yerevan
- 1982 Metroschin Yerevan
- 1983 FIMA Yerevan
- 1984 Motor Yerevan
- 1985 Impuls Dilijan
- 1986 Schweinik Spitak
- 1987 Iskra Yerevan
- 1988 Kumairi Leninakan
- 1989 Almast Yerevan
- 1990 not known
- 1991 not known
Armenian
- Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia.[1]
Results by team
Since its establishment, the Armenian Cup has been won by 9 different teams. Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyunik[upper-alpha 1] | 8 | 1996 | 2015 | 4 | 2017 | 12 |
| Mika | 6 | 2000 | 2011 | 2 | 2016 | 8 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 6 | 1993 | 2021 | 2 | 2007 | 8 |
| Urartu[upper-alpha 2] | 4 | 1992 | 2023 | 6 | 2021–22 | 10 |
| Shirak | 2 | 2012 | 2017 | 6 | 2023 | 8 |
| Araks Ararat | 2 | 1998 | 1999 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Alashkert | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 2021 | 3 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 2014 | 2 |
| Noah | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Noravank | 1 | 2021–22 | 2021–22 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Kotayk | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 2 | ||
| Zvartnots-AAL | 0 | 2 | 2002 | 2 | ||
| Yerevan | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 1 | ||
| Impuls | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 1 | ||
| Kilikia | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 1 | ||
| Lori | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 1 | ||
| Ararat-Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2020 | 1 |
Consecutive winners
Two clubs have won consecutive Armenian Cups on more than one occasion: Ararat Yerevan (1993, 1994, 1995) and Pyunik (2013, 2014, 2015), .
- "VBET Հայաստանի գավաթի եզրափակիչը կանցկացվի առանց հանդիսականների". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 8 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
