FOOTBALL EUROPE: Hayrapetyan's Armenian mission

The Football Federation of Armenia has held its fifth presidential election, with the incumbent Ruben Hayrapetyan winning a second four-year term in office.

Armenia's football future

The 43-year-old Hayrapetyan, the only candidate in the federation's first uncontested election, said: "I am happy I could win your trust - the fact we had only one candidate shows that nobody else wanted to take on the task of plotting a future for football in Armenia. I will do my best to continue our development."

Youthful promise

When Hayrapetyan took the post in 2002, there were only 2,000 associated young players in the country. Under his tutelage, the Armenia Under-17 team has participated in the qualifying round for the UEFA European U17 Championship, while the national U19s qualified for the final tournament of their European Championship in Northern Ireland in 2005. "These youngsters will eventually break into the senior team and we will do our best to keep them progressing," Hayrapetyan said.

By UEFA