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    ARMENIA COACH CHALLANDES QUITS AFTER POOR RESULTS

    Associated Press International
    March 30, 2015 Monday 5:12 PM GMT

    YEREVAN, Armenia

    YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - Armenia coach Bernard Challandes has quit after
    his team made a poor start to qualifying for the European championship.

    Armenia has not won any of the four qualifiers it has played so far
    and is bottom of Group I.

    The Swiss coach, who had been in charge since February 2014, offered
    his resignation in response to Sunday's 2-1 defeat away to Albania,
    Armenian Football Federation spokesman Tigran Israelyan told The
    Associated Press.

    "I came to Armenia around one year ago with one aim, to progress from
    the qualifying stages of the European championships with the Armenian
    team," Challandes said on the federation website.

    "It was a big challenge for me. In my contract it was clearly stated
    that we must earn a certain number of points to get through the
    qualifying stage and that otherwise I must leave my post."

    Armenia came close to qualifying for a first major tournament at Euro
    2012 and last year's World Cup. That raised hopes it could reach the
    finals of Euro 2016 in France, which have been expanded from 16 teams
    to 24.

    Armenia's next qualifying match is at home to group leader Portugal
    on June 13.

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