page_title: Shengavit District
section_title: Sport
hierarchical_section_title: Shengavit District / Sport
caption_attribution_description: English: Mika stadium 12 April 2015, Yerevan
context_page_description: Shengavit, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, located at the southwestern part of the city. It has common borders with the districts of Malatia-Sebastia, Kentron, Erebuni and Nubarashen. Ararat Province forms the southern borders of the district.
context_section_description: Shengavit is home to many prominent sport venues of Yerevan, including:
  Alashkert Stadium, opened as Nairi Stadium in 1960, home to Alashkert FC since 2011.
  Mika Stadium, opened in 2008, was home to currently-inactive FC Mika.
  Mika Sports Arena, opened in 2009, is the home ground of the Armenia national basketball team.
  Hovik Hayrapetyan Equestrian Centre, opened in 2001.
  The district is also home to several sport schools, including:
  Children and youth complex sport school of Shengavit, opened in 1946, specialized in basketball, handball, chess, field hockey, sanda-wushu, volleyball and boxing.
  Children and youth table tennis and tennis sport school of Shengavit, opened in 1948.
  Children and youth sport school of acrobatics and rhythmic gymnastics of Shengavit, opened in 1970.
  Yerevan Chess Academy, opened in 1996.
  Grand Sports Centre, opened in 2011, home to indoor sports arena, swimming pool and many outdoor sports facilities.
  Rafael Vaganian children and youth chess school of Shengavit, opened in 2015.
  Children and youth Republican sport school of shooting.
  Children and youth cycling specialized school of Olympic reserve.
  Junior Sport Football School, formerly known as Shengavit Football School, was operated by the currently-inactive Ulisses FC until 2014.
  The district is also represented at the Armenian Futsal Premier League through the Charbakh Yerevan Futsal Club formed in 2015.
caption: Mika Stadium
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