7th Mini-football Championship among the representatives of Armenian media ended up. The tournament took place in Dynamo Sports Complex. 

 

The winner of the Championship was News.am website team. «Avetis» TV and «Chorrord Ishkhanutyun» newspaper teams were awarded the second and third prizes respectively.

 

The winning team was awarded with the “VivaCell-MTS-2016” cup, diplomas, and medals. Prizes, certificates and medals were given to the teams that come second and third as well. The Association of Foreign Correspondents also awarded the players that showed good results in one of the 10 nominations – best goalkeeper, best fullback, best forward, best striker, best player, author of the most beautiful goal, the most respectful player of the competition, the best team captain, the best reporter covering the competition, and the best fan.

 

 

Prizes were handed out by football veteran and RA Honored Coach Semyon Israelyan and the Chairman of the Association of Foreign Correspondents Tigran Hovhannisyan.

 

The championship was organized by the Association of the Foreign Correspondents. VivaCell-MTS is the General Partner of the annual competition. Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia supported the event by providing drinks for the players.

 

The annual Mini-football Championship among the representatives of Armenian media is aimed at fostering healthy lifestyle and popularizing football.

 

The Association of Foreign Correspondents has significant experience in organizing competitions among non-professionals. Since 2000, the association has organized various events in Armenia: among foreign missions (Dialogue of Civilizations Cup), among the enterprises of Armenia (Made in Armenia Cup), among banks, accredited in Armenia, students of universities (Lev Yashin Cup); has held charity games, with the funds raised from them being forwarded to the orphanages of the republic. In 2002 and 2009, under the auspices of the RA and NKR presidents the Association organized competitions of journalists of the CIS and the Baltic states in Yerevan and Artsakh.

 

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