| Full name | Football Club Bentonit |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 (1977) |
FC Bentonit (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Բենտոնիտ), is an Armenian football club based in the town of Vanadzor, Lori Province.
History
The club was founded in 1977 FC Bentonit Ijevan. In 1992, it was renamed Kaen Ijevan, and later in 1993 it was known as BMA Ijevan. After a brief retirement between 1994 and 1995 the club participated in the 1996–97 Armenian First League competition as FC Kaen Ijevan. The club did not participate in the domestic competitions between 1997 and 1999. In 2002, the club entered another period of interval until 2006. In 2007, they played a single season in the Armenian First League as FC Bentonit Ijevan under the ownership of the "Ijevan Bentonit Combine OJSC", before being dissolved in 2007.[1] The team was revived in 2019, and in 2023–24 season played in the third-tier league, Amateur A-League. In 2024, the team got licensed and returned to play in the Armenian First League for the first time since 2007. Their home ground is the Lori Stadium in Vanadzor, where they are currently located.
League and cup record
| Season | League | Armenian Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Division | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | ||
| 1990 | Bentonit Ijevan | Armenian SSR League | 20 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 93 | 14 | |
| 1991 | Bentonit Ijevan | no participation | |||||||||
| 1992 | Kayen Ijevan | Armenian First League | 9 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 29 | +23 | |
| 1993 (withdrew) | BMA Ijevan | Armenian First League | 6 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | +6 | |
| 1994–96 | Bentonit Ijevan | no participation | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Kayen Ijevan | Armenian First League | 12 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 75 | -56 | |
| 1997–2006 | Bentonit Ijevan | no participation | |||||||||
| 2007 (withdrew) | Bentonit Ijevan | Armenian First League | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | Quarter-finals |
| 2008–2023 | Bentonit Ijevan | no participation | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Bentonit | Amateur A-League Group B | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 28 | -2 | no participation |
| 2024–25 | Bentonit | Armenian First League | 10 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 53 | -15 | First Round |
References
- "Armenia - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 June 2019.