2017–18 Armenian Premier League

The 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season began in August 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Alashkert were the defending champions from the previous season.[2]

Armenian Premier League
Season2017–18
Dates4 August 2017 – 20 May 2018
ChampionsAlashkert
Champions LeagueAlashkert
Europa LeagueBanants
Gandzasar Kapan
Pyunik
Matches played89
Goals scored233 (2.62 per match)
Biggest home winAlashkert 5–1 Pyunik
(25 August 2017)
Pyunik 4–0 Ararat
(29 November 2017)
Biggest away winArarat 1–6 Gandzasar
(1 May 2018)
Highest scoringArarat 4–4 Shirak
(12 May 2018)
Longest winning runShirak
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runShirak, Gandzasar
(12 matches)
Longest winless runArarat
(11 matches)
Longest losing runPyunik
(5 matches)
Highest attendance1,200
Shirak 0–0 Gandzasar
(9 May 2018)[1]
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018.

Teams

The same six teams from the previous season will also take part in this season's competition.[3]

Locations of the 2017–18 Armenian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AlashkertYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium6,850
AraratYerevan (Shengavit)
Yerevan (Shengavit)
Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)		Mika Stadium (matchday 1 to 6)
Alashkert Stadium (matchday 7 to 15)
Banants Training Centre (matchday 16 & onwards)		7,250
6,850
600
BanantsYerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Stadium4,860
GandzasarYerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15)114,403
PyunikYerevan (Kentron)
Yerevan (Kentron)		Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15)
Pyunik Stadium (matchday 16 & onwards)		14,403
780
ShirakGyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844

Personnel and sponsorship
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alashkert Bagrat Navoyan Abraham Khashmanyan (matchday 1 to 20)
Varuzhan Sukiasyan (matchday 21 & onwards)		 Vahagn Minasyan1
Artur Yedigaryan		 Joma Huawei
Ararat Yerevan Hiraç Yagan Albert Safaryan (matchday 1 to 23)
Edgar Torosyan (matchday 24 & onwards)		 Rafael Safaryan Adidas
Banants Hrach Aghabekian Artur Voskanyan Stepan Ghazaryan Adidas
Gandzasar Kapan Garnik Aghababian Karen Barseghyan (matchday 1 to 19)
Ashot Barseghyan (matchday 20 & onwards)		 Ara Khachatryan Adidas ZCMC
Pyunik Artur Soghomonyan Aleksei Yeryomenko (matchday 1 to 11)
Armen Gyulbudaghyants (matchday 12 & onwards)		 Levon Hayrapetyan
Karlen Mkrtchyan2		 Nike Gold's Gym
Shirak Arman Sahakyan Vardan Bichakhchyan Aghvan Davoyan Adidas TotoGaming
1. ^ Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 15).
2. ^ Became captain after joining the club at the beginning of the 2nd half of the season (after matchday 15).

Season Events

On 19 May 2018, the Football Federation of Armenia upheld its decision to deduct 12 points from Shirak, and fine the club Seven Million Drams, after it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of FC Banants a bribe to fix their upcoming match.[4]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alashkert (C) 30 14 8 8 44 31 +13 50 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Banants 30 11 11 8 42 34 +8 44 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Gandzasar Kapan 30 11 10 9 43 34 +9 43
4 Shirak 30 14 8 8 37 31 +6 38[lower-alpha 2]
5 Pyunik 30 9 9 12 37 41 −4 36 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Ararat Yerevan 30 5 6 19 33 65 −32 21
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[6]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
  2. Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.[5]

Results

The six teams will play each other six times, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team played.

Third part of season
Home \ Away ALA ARA BAN GAN PYU SHI
Alashkert — 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0
Ararat Yerevan 2–3 — 2–1 1–6 1–1 4–4
Banants 3–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–0 0–2
Gandzasar Kapan 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 4–3 1–1
Pyunik 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 — 1–2
Shirak 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 —
Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of match played 20 May 2018
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Artak Yedigaryan Alashkert 13
2 Gegham Harutyunyan Gandzasar 12
3 Mihran Manasyan Alashkert 9
Andranik Kocharyan Ararat
5 Alex Junior Christian Gandzasar 8
Uroš Nenadović Alashkert
Lester Peltier Banants
Rumyan Hovsepyan Banants
9 Lubambo Musonda Gandzasar 7
Alik Arakelyan Pyunik
Moussa Paul Bakayoko Shirak

References
  1. Shirak vs Gandzasar
  2. «Ալաշկերտը»` Հայաստանի կրկնակի չեմպիոն [Alashkert - double champion of Armenia]. FC Alashkert (in Armenian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "Armenian Cup and Championship draw took place". Football Federation of Armenia. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "ՀՖՖ կարգապահական կոմիտեի 05.05.2018թ. որոշման կիրառման պարզաբանումը". ffa.am (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ՀՖՖ կարգապահական կոմիտեի 05.05.2018թ. որոշման կիրառման պարզաբանումը [Clarification of application of decision]. AFF (in Armenian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. "Premier League 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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