Antranik Youth Association

This article is about the Lebanese sports and cultural association. For the pan-Armenian organization it is part of, see Armenian Youth Association.
Antranik
Full nameAntranik Youth Association
Short nameAYA
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Based inAntelias, Lebanon
Colors    Red and blue

The Antranik Youth Association (AYA) (Arabic: جمعية شباب الأنترانيك; Western Armenian: Անդրանիկ Երիտասարդաց Ընկերակցութիւն), or simply Antranik (Arabic: الأنترانيك; Western Armenian: Անդրանիկ), is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and cultural club based in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon. Established in Beirut, Lebanon in 1931, it has consisted of various sports departments throughout their history, including basketball, football, cycling, tennis, taekwondo, chess, table tennis, and athletics.[1]

Named after the Armenian military commander Antranik Ozanian, Antranik is the Lebanese section of the Armenian Youth Association (AYA), the sports, cultural, and youth program of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). Antranik has branches in Beirut, Antelias, Zahlé, Sin el Fil, and Bourj Hammoud.[2]

  1. ^ جمعية شباب أنترانيك تدشن في عيدها الـ88 ملعباً لكرة القدم — Al Laeb Al Arabiاللاعب العربي. Al Laeb Al Arabi (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Antranik Youth Association". AGBU Lebanon District. Retrieved 17 February 2021.