in Kapan. FC Gandzasar Kapan, founded in 2004, represents the town in the Armenian Premier League, playing their home games at Gandzasar Stadium. The club has won third place in the Armenian Premier League on three occasions: in 2008, 2011 and 2012–13. Gandzasar have the highest average attendance at home games in the league. In May 2013, Gandzasar Kapan opened their football pitches, including one with artificial turf. The academy became the first developed technical football centre in the Syunik Province. Kapan is also home to the Davit Hambardzumyan Children and Youth Sport School, operated by the municipality since its inauguration in 1969. More than 200 athletes are involved in the sport school. The Kapan Futsal Club is a professional futsal team based in Kapan, playing their home games at the Davit Hambardzumyan Children and Youth Sports School in the Armenian Futsal Premier League. The Kapan Sport School of Artistic Gymnastics has been operating since 1977. Currently, about 170 young athletes attend there. In 1989, another sport school specializing in athletics was opened in the town, designated for around 100 young athletes. Basketball and boxing are also popular in Kapan. International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Glendale, California, United States Borisov, Belarus Notable people David Ambartsumyan, Soviet Armenian diver, European champion Tatoul Markarian, ambassador of Armenia to the European Union Armen Movsisyan, former Minister of Energy of Armenia Karen Sargsyan, principal choirmaster of the Armenian Opera Theater Lusine Gevorkyan, lead singer of Russian nu metal bands Tracktor Bowling and Louna Artsvik Harutyunyan, singer and Armenia's entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Levon Aghasyan, Olympic athlete Notes References Bibliography External links American Corner Kapan Kapan town portal Populated places in Syunik Province Communities in Syunik Province Populated places established in the 5th century