2018–19 Armenian First League

The 2018–19 Armenian First League season is the 27th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2018, and concluded on June 13, 2019.[1] Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the above-mentioned requirements.

Armenian First League
Season2018–19
Dates6 August 2018 – 13 June 2019
ChampionsJunior Sevan
PromotedYerevan
Biggest home winAlashkert-2 8–0 Ararat Yerevan-2
(2 October 2018)
Gandzasar-2 8–0 Erebuni
(8 December 2018)
Biggest away winArarat Yerevan-2 0-10 Yerevan
(27 September 2018)
Highest scoringArarat Yerevan-2 0-10 Yerevan
(27 September 2018)
All statistics correct as of 8 December 2018[note 1].

Team changes

5 new teams have joined the 2018–19 Armenian First League season:

  • FC Yerevan from Yerevan, existed between 1995 and 1999, re-founded in 2018.
  • FC Lokomotiv Yerevan from Yerevan, existed between 2002 and 2005, re-founded in 2018.
  • Junior Sevan FC from Sevan, a newly-founded club in 2018.
  • Banants-3 from Yerevan, formed in 2018 as the 3rd team of FC Banants.
  • Ararat-Armenia-2 from Yerevan, formed in 2018 as the reserve team of FC Ararat-Armenia.

Promoted to 2018–19 Armenian Premier League:

Summary

A total of 12 clubs have entered the competition with only 4 clubs -Erebuni, Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan and Yerevan- being eligible for promotion, while the rest 8 teams were the reserve teams of clubs from the Armenian Premier League.

On 28 February 2019, the FFA suspended the rights of Erebuni SC to continue competing in the second part of the 2018-19 Armenian First League and the club was expelled from the competition, plus a fine of AMD 500,000. Their matches of the second part of the season were given to their opponents by 0–3.[2]

Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the requirements.

Stadiums and locations

12 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Yerevan, FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, Junior Sevan, and Erebuni- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 8 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.

Locations of the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
ErebuniYerevan (Erebuni) Hmayak Khachatryan Stadium544
Junior SevanDzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centre1n/a
Lokomotiv YerevanYerevan (Shengavit)Mika Stadium7,250
YerevanVagharshapatVagharshapat Football Academy2n/a
Alashkert-2Dzoraghbyur
Ashtarak		Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Kasakhi Marzik Stadium		n/a
3,600
Ararat-2Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centren/a
Ararat-Armenia-2Yerevan (Avan)Football Academy Stadium1,428
Banants-2Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600
Banants-3Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600
Gandzasar-2KapanGandzasar Training Centren/a
Pyunik-2Yerevan (Kentron)Pyunik Stadium780
Shirak-2GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844

Personnel and sponsorship
Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Erebuni Tigran Ayvazyan Sevada Arzumanyan (matchday 1 to 18) Sos Tadevosyan Joma
Junior Sevan Hayk Grigoryan Syarhey Herasimets Gor Martirosyan 2K Sport DI Group1
Lokomotiv Yerevan Hrachik Kananyan Vahe Gevorgyan (matchday 1 to 18)
Anatoliy Piskovets (matchday 19 & onwards)		 Arman Zeinalyan2 Givova
Yerevan Karen Harutyunyan Samvel Sargsyan Yevgeni Skoblikov Nike
Alashkert-2 Bagrat Navoyan Sergey Erzrumyan Artashes Arakelyan Joma Bagratour
Ararat-Armenia-2 Poghos Galstyan Tigran Petrosyants Albert Khachumyan Joma Tashir Group
Ararat Yerevan-2 Hiraç Yagan (until Sept. 2018)
Hrach Kaprielian (from Oct. 2018)		 Georgi Andriasyan (matchday 1 to 18)
Albert Safaryan (matchday 19 & onwards)		 Sergey Mkrtchyan Jako
Banants-2 Hrach Aghabekian Aram Hakobyan Erik Vardanyan Adidas
Banants-3 Hrach Aghabekian Tigran Arakelyan Mikayel Mirzoyan Adidas
Gandzasar-2 Garnik Aghababian Ashot Manucharyan Tigran Ivanyan Adidas ZCMC
Pyunik-2 Artur Soghomonyan Albert Sarkisyan Vigen Begoyan Nike Gold's Gym
Shirak-2 Arman Sahakyan Tigran Davtyan Artur Amiryan Adidas
1. ^ On the back of the shirt.
2. ^ Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 18).

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Junior Sevan (C) 33 25 6 2 90 26 +64 81
2 Yerevan (P) 33 22 4 7 112 46 +66 70 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Banants-2 33 21 7 5 65 31 +34 70
4 Ararat-Armenia-2 33 18 7 8 70 40 +30 61
5 Alashkert-2 33 15 10 8 63 39 +24 55
6 Lokomotiv Yerevan 33 16 7 10 61 37 +24 55
7 Pyunik-2 33 11 7 15 47 56 −9 40
8 Shirak-2 33 11 4 18 38 56 −18 37
9 Banants-3 33 9 6 18 38 57 −19 33
10 Gandzasar Kapan-2 33 7 6 20 43 94 −51 27
11 Ararat Yerevan-2 33 6 7 20 40 94 −54 25
12 Erebuni 33 1 1 31 12 103 −91 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Football Federation of Armenia (in English)
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.[3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of match played 13 June 2019[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stanislav Yefimov Yerevan 46
2 Ivan Latishev Yerevan 17
Mher Harutyunyan Gandzasar-2
Karapet Manukyan Lokomotiv Yerevan
5 Erik Petrosyan Banants-2 16
6 Sultan Aksanov Junior Sevan 15
7 Akhmed Jindoyan Alashkert-2 14
8 Aram Kolozyan Ararat-Armenia-2 12
9 Vardan Bakalyan Ararat-Armenia-2 11
Sargis Metoyan Ararat Yerevan-2
Mikayel Mirzoyan Banants-3

Notes
  1. Yerevan vs FC Lokomotiv matchday 11 fixture, scheduled on 21 October 2018, was not played and Lokomotiv was awarded a technical 0-3 win.

References
  1. 2018–19 Armenian First League
  2. "Էրեբունին չի մասնակցի Առաջին խմբի առաջնության մնացած հատվածին" [Erebuni will not take part at the First League competition for the rest of the season]. armsport.am. 28 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Premier League 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "2018–19 Armenian First League". ffa.com. FFA. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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