Armenian Premier League

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Armenian Premier League
VBET Armenian Premier League.jpg
Founded1992; 30 years ago (1992)
CountryArmenia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toArmenian First League
Domestic cup(s)Armenian Cup
Armenian Supercup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsAlashkert (4th title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsFC Pyunik (14 titles)
TV partnersArmenia TV
YouTube
Websitehttp://www.ffa.am/
Current: 2021–22

The Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. Over the years, the league has evolved into a small league consisting of ten teams. The winner of the league is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Current teams[]

Armenian Premier League is located in Armenia
Yerevan
Yerevan
Sevan
Lori
Yerevan teams: Alashkert Ararat Ararat-Armenia Noah Urartu Pyunik Yerevan
Yerevan teams:
Alashkert
Ararat
Ararat-Armenia
Noah
Urartu
Pyunik
Yerevan
Locations of the 2021–22 Armenian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Alashkert Yerevan (Shengavit) Alashkert Stadium 6,850
Ararat Yerevan (Shengavit) Alashkert Stadium 6,850
Ararat-Armenia Yerevan Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium 14,403
Noah Yerevan Mika Stadium 7,250
Urartu Yerevan Urartu Stadium 4,860
Lori Vanadzor Vanadzor Football Academy 880
Pyunik Yerevan Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium 14,403
Sevan Sevan Sevan City Stadium 500

Soviet era champions[]

Winners[]

List of year ranges, representing seasons, and displaying the types of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and top players during those timeframes
Year Champions
(number of titles) 		Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer
(top scorer's club(s)) 		Goals
1992 Shirak,
Homenetmen (Pyunik) 		— Banants Vahe Yaghmuryan (Ararat Yerevan) 38
1993 Ararat Yerevan Shirak Banants (Banants)
(Homenetmen (Pyunik)) 		26
1994 Shirak (2) Homenetmen (Pyunik) Ararat Yerevan Arsen Avetisyan (Homenetmen (Pyunik)) 39
1995 Transitional Season (No Winner) — — — —
1995–96 Pyunik (2) Shirak Yerevan (Shirak) 28
1996–97 Pyunik (3) Ararat Yerevan Yerevan Arsen Avetisyan (Pyunik) 24
1997 Yerevan Shirak Erebuni-Homenmen Artur Petrosyan (Shirak) 18
1998 Tsement Ararat (Araks Ararat) Shirak Yerevan Ara Hakobyan (Dvin Artashat) 20
1999 Shirak (3) Ararat Yerevan Tsement Ararat (Tsement Ararat) 21
2000 Araks Ararat (2) Ararat Yerevan Shirak Ara Hakobyan (Araks Ararat) 21
2001 Pyunik (4) Zvartnots AAL Spartak Yerevan Arman Karamyan (Pyunik) 21
2002 Pyunik (5) Shirak Banants Arman Karamyan (Pyunik) 36
2003 Pyunik (6) Banants Shirak Ara Hakobyan (Banants) 45
2004 Pyunik (7) Mika Banants Edgar Manucharyan (Pyunik)
Galust Petrosyan (Pyunik) 		21
2005 Pyunik (8) Mika Banants Nshan Erzrumyan (Kilikia) 18
2006 Pyunik (9) Banants Mika Aram Hakobyan (Banants) 25
2007 Pyunik (10) Banants Mika Marcos Pizzelli (Ararat Yerevan) 22
2008 Pyunik (11) Ararat Yerevan Gandzasar Marcos Pizzelli (Ararat Yerevan) 17
2009 Pyunik (12) Mika Ulisses Artur Kocharyan (Ulisses) 15
2010 Pyunik (13) Banants Ulisses Marcos Pizzelli (Pyunik)
Gevorg Ghazaryan (Pyunik) 		16
2011 Ulisses Gandzasar Pyunik Bruno Correa (Banants) 16
2012–13 Shirak (4) Mika Gandzasar Norayr Gyozalyan (Impuls) 21
2013–14 Banants Shirak Mika Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 17
2014–15 Pyunik (14) Ulisses Shirak Cesar Romero (Pyunik)
Jean-Jacques Bougouhi (Shirak) 		21
2015–16 Alashkert Shirak Pyunik Héber (Alashkert)
Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 		16
2016–17 Alashkert (2) Gandzasar Shirak Artak Yedigaryan (Alashkert)
Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 		13
2017–18 Alashkert (3) Banants Gandzasar Gegham Harutyunyan (Gandzasar)
Artak Yedigaryan (Alashkert) 		12
2018–19 Ararat-Armenia (1) Pyunik Banants Jonel Désiré (Lori) 17
2019–20 Ararat-Armenia (2) Noah Alashkert Mory Kone (Shirak) 23
2020–21 Alashkert (4) Noah Urartu Yusuf Otubanjo (Ararat-Armenia) 10

Performance by club[]

List of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and displaying their best seasons
Club
(number of seasons) 		Winners Runners-up Winning years
Pyunik 14 2 1992 (shared), 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014–15
Shirak 4 7 1992 (shared), 1994, 1999, 2012–13
Alashkert 4  – 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21
Araks Ararat 2  – 1998, 2000
Ararat-Armenia 2  – 2018–19, 2019–20
Urartu 1 5 2013–14
Ararat Yerevan 1 4 1993
Ulisses 1 1 2011
Yerevan 1  – 1997
Mika  – 4
Gandzasar  – 2
Noah  – 2
Zvartnots-AAL  – 1

Notes[]

  • Homenetmen Yerevan is the former name of Pyunik Yerevan..
  • Tsement Ararat is the former name of Araks Ararat.

Sponsorship names[]

  • Armenian Premier League (2020–present)

Broadcaster[]

Country TV Channel
Armenia Armenia ARMTV
Armenia Armenia Vivaro Sport (online TV)

Players[]

Appearances[]

Most appearances
Rank Player Apps Years
1 Armenia Hovhannes Tahmazyan 378 1992–2003, 2007-2011
2 Armenia Sargis Hovsepyan 365 1992–1997, 2004-2012
3 Armenia Gagik Margaryan 295 1992-2005
4 Armenia Ararat Harutyunyan 295 1995–2004, 2007-2012
5 Armenia Tigran Davtyan 285 2000–2004, 2009-2015
6 Armenia Andranik Barikyan 274 2001-2015
7 Armenia Raymond Zaduryan 264 1992–2004, 2006-2008
8 Armenia Arthur Minasyan 247 1999–2002, 2004, 2006–2009, 2011-2013
9 Armenia Ara Khachatryan 246 2008-2018
10 Armenia Karen G. Khachatryan 245 1999-2011
As of 24 February 2021.[1]
Italicised players still playing professional football.
Bolded players still playing in Premier League.

armenia women's premiere league

TBA

References[]

  1. ^ "14-րդ գյումրեցին՝ ամենահավատարիմ ֆուտբոլիստների 200-ի ակումբում". vnews. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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