YEREVAN — The Juventus Academy in Armenia has of- ficially opened in Yerevan’s Avan administrative district. The opening ceremony was attended by Armenian Minister of Education, Sci- ence, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan; Ye- revan Mayor Tigran Avi- nyan; Football Federation of Armenia President Ar- men Melikbekyan; Italian Ambassador to Armenia Alessandro Ferranti; UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis; Juventus Chief Business Officer Peter Sil- verstone; Juventus legend and former Italian champion Fabrizio Ravanelli; and oth- er guests. The Avan training facili- ty includes a gym, medical examination and rehabil- itation areas, an analysis room equipped with state- of-the-art technology, ac- commodations for coach- es and children, and other infrastructure. The facility was built in accordance with modern green-building stan- dards. Juventus Chief Business Officer Peter Silverstone praised the infrastructure developed in Armenia and the pace at which the project was completed. “We are pleasantly sur- prised to be opening this wonderful training facili- ty here. It is a testament to Armenia’s presence, the tremendous work carried out here, and the high-level partnership between Arme- nia and Italy. Juventus has around 100 football acade- mies worldwide, but what we have seen here is truly exceptional. Creating such infrastructure in just one year is an incredible achieve- ment. Most importantly, 600 to 700 young players have already enrolled and be- gun training at the Juventus Academy,” Silverstone said, thanking all parties involved in the project for their work. Construction of the Ju- ventus Academy facilities in Armenia began in late May 2025. Two modern training centers are already completed and operational in Yerevan’s Avan and Ken- tron administrative districts, while construction of a third facility has begun in the Nor Hachn community of Ko- tayk Province. The training centers fea- ture high-quality natural- and artificial-turf football pitches, artificial-turf fields with organic infill designed for younger children, as well as an indoor playing field. Children training at the Juventus Academy in Ar- menia are coached by 15 foreign coaches from the Juventus system, who apply the club’s modern coaching methodology and knowl- edge-based approach. The academy’s top play- ers will have the opportuni- ty to travel to Turin to train at Juventus’ main academy, compete in the Juventus Academy World Cup, and potentially continue their ca- reers with European clubs.