Armenia national badminton team

The Armenia national badminton team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բադմինտոնի ազգային հավաքական) represents Armenia in international badminton team competitions.^[1] The national team is controlled by the Badminton Federation of Armenia, the governing body of Armenian badminton. Armenia competed in the Sudirman Cup in 1989 and 1991 as part of the Soviet Union national badminton team.

Armenia

Association	Badminton Federation of Armenia (BFA)
Confederation	BE (Europe)
President	Hovhannes Khachatryan
BWF ranking
Current ranking	Unranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking	88 (2 July 2015)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1997)
Best result	Group stage (1997)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage

The Armenian junior team also participated in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, also known as the Suhandinata Cup.

History

Badminton was first played in Armenia in the 1980s when it was still under Soviet rule. After Armenia gained independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Badminton Federation of Armenia was established which then formed the national team in 1992. Armenia made its first international team appearance at the 1997 Sudirman Cup.^[2]

Men's team

The Armenian men's team competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championship.^[3] The team were placed into Group 1 with Denmark, Ireland and Iceland. The team lost all matches against Denmark and Ireland but managed to win a match against Iceland.^[4]

Mixed team

The Armenian mixed team debuted in the Sudirman Cup in 1997.^[2] The team were placed into Group 8 with Lithuania, Estonia, Greece and Chile to compete for 55th to 59th place. The Armenian team lost 5–0 to Lithuania and Estonia but won narrowly against Greece and Chile to earn themselves 57th place on the overall standings.^[2]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup Year Round Pos 1949 Part of the  Soviet Union 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Did not qualify 2008 Did not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Uber Cup Year Round Pos 1957 Part of the  Soviet Union 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 Did not qualify 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 TBD 2026 2028 2030

Sudirman Cup Year Round Pos 1989 Part of the  Soviet Union 1991 1993 Did not enter 1995 1997 Group stage 57th 1999 Did not enter 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

European Team Championships

Men's team Year Round Pos 2004 Did not enter 2006 Group stage 2008 Did not enter 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Women's team Year Round Pos 2004 Group stage 31st 2006 Did not enter 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2024 2026 TBD 2028 2030

Mixed team Year Round Pos 1972 Part of the  Soviet Union 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 Part of the  CIS 1994 Did not enter 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 TBD 2027 2029

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Year	Round	Pos
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013	Group stage	26th
2014	Group stage	31st
2015	Did not enter
2016	Group stage	48th
2017	Group stage	44th
2018	Did not enter
2019	Group stage	40th
2022	Group stage	32nd
2023	Group stage	31st
2024	Group stage	34th

European Junior Team Championships

See also: European Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1975	Part of the  Soviet Union
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995
1997
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not enter
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage
2015	Group stage
2017	Did not enter
2018
2020
2022
2024	TBD

Finlandia Cup

Mixed team

Year	Round	Pos
1984	Part of the  Soviet Union
1986
1988
1990
1992	Part of the  CIS
1994	Did not enter
1996
1998	Group stage	21st
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Armenia.

Name	Role
Eleonora Mesropyani	Coach[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		MS	MD	XD
Arman Vardanyan	(2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 21)	–	–	–
Mikayel Harutyunyan	(2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 20)	–	–	–
Davit Saribekyan	(2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 19)	–	–	–
Gor Grigoryan	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23)	–	–	–
Zaven Mnatsakanyan	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)	–	–	–
Manvel Harutyunyan	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 19)	–	–	–

Women's team

Name	DoB/Age	Ranking of event
		WS	WD	XD
Elen Tiraturyan	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 19)	–	–	–
Gayane Mamajanyan	(2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 21)	–	–	–
Lilit Poghosyan	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 29)	–	–	–
Marieta Nikoyan	(1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 26)	–	–	–
Svetlana Boyajyan	(2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 21)	–	–	–
Lusine Smbatyan	(2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 17)	–	–	–

See also

• Sports portal

• Sport in Armenia