4 Clubs Granted Right to Compete in First League, 6 Applications Rejected

Today, a meeting of the Armenian Football Federation’s (AFF) Club Licensing Committee was held at the AFF headquarters concerning the licensing of clubs participating in the Armenian First League. This was reported by ArmSport.am.

During the meeting, the licensing documentation of 10 candidates was reviewed, including the football clubs “Ani,” “Aragats,” “Dilijan,” “Inter,” “Masis,” “Noravank,” “Mountainous Artsakh,” “Sevan,” “West Armenia,” and “Torpedo,” which applied for licenses to compete in the First League.

The Licensing Committee permitted only 4 clubs to participate in the upcoming First League season. “Noravank,” “Mountainous Artsakh,” “Sevan,” and “West Armenia” received the right to continue their operations in the First League for the next season. The applications of the other 6 clubs were rejected for various reasons. Below are the reasons for rejection:

• FA Ani – The club failed to meet the requirements set forth by Articles 15, 22.02, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition) and did not comply with infrastructure, sports, personnel, and administrative standards.
• FA Aragats – The club did not fulfill the requirements established by Article 44 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition) and did not provide sufficient and substantiated information regarding the legal group structure and the financial backer.
• DFA LLC (Dilijan FA) – The club did not meet the requirements established by Article 44 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition) and submitted unverified information to the AFF Licensing Department regarding its legal structure and funding.
• FA Inter LLC – The club failed to meet the requirements specified in Articles 19 and 44 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition). The player contracts do not comply with FIFA regulations concerning player status and transfers. The club did not provide adequate information regarding its legal structure and financial backer.
• Masis FA LLC – The club did not meet the requirements of Article 44 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition) and submitted unreliable information regarding its legal group structure and financial sources to the AFF Licensing Department.
• FA Torpedo LLC – The club failed to meet the requirements established by Article 44 of the AFF Club Licensing Regulations (2020 edition) and submitted unreliable information regarding its legal group structure and financial sources.

Clubs have the right to appeal the decision made by the AFF Club Licensing Committee (1st instance body) within 5 working days in accordance with the established procedures by applying to the AFF Club Licensing Appeals Committee.