# Armenia national badminton team

The Armenia national badminton team (Armenian: Հայաստանի բադմինտոնի ազգային հավաքական) represents Armenia in international badminton team competitions. 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.
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.

### Men's team

The Armenian men's team competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championship. 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.

### Mixed team

The Armenian mixed team debuted in the Sudirman Cup in 1997. 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.

## Competitive record
### European Team Championships

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

## Junior competitive record
### Suhandinata Cup

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

### European Junior Team Championships
#### Mixed team

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

### Finlandia Cup
#### Mixed team

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

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 2 January 2024

#### Men's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | MS | MD | XD |
| Arman Vardanyan | (2003-11-12) 12 November 2003 (age 20) | – | – | – |
| Mikayel Harutyunyan | (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Davit Saribekyan | (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |
| Gor Grigoryan | (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) | – | – | – |
| Zaven Mnatsakanyan | (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) | – | – | – |
| Manvel Harutyunyan | (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18) | – | – | – |

#### Women's team

| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | Ranking of event | Ranking of event |
| Name | DoB/Age | WS | WD | XD |
| Elen Tiraturyan | (2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 19) | – | – | – |
| Gayane Mamajanyan | (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20) | – | – | – |
| Lilit Poghosyan | (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28) | – | – | – |
| Marieta Nikoyan | (1998-12-24) 24 December 1998 (age 25) | – | – | – |
| Svetlana Boyajyan | (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) | – | – | – |
| Lusine Smbatyan | (2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 16) | – | – | – |