Competition: | Armenian First League |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Winners: | Lori |
Relegated: | none |
Promoted: | Lori Artsakh Ararat-Moskva |
Biggest Home Win: | (26 March 2018) |
Biggest Away Win: | (26 March 2018) |
Highest Scoring: | (26 March 2018) |
Longest Wins: | Lori (10 matches) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Lori (14 matches) |
Longest Winless: | Shirak-2 (12 matches) |
Longest Losses: | Shirak-2 (6 matches) |
Matches: | 133 |
Total Goals: | 474 |
Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
Updated: | 28 May 2018 |
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
3 newly founded teams have joined the 2017–18 Armenian First League season:
10 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Artsakh, Erebuni, Lori, and Ararat-Moskva- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 6 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.[1]
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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Yerevan (Shengavit) Yerevan (Kentron) Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk) | Mika Stadium (matchday 1 to 8) Pyunik Stadium (matchday 9 to 14) Dzoraghbyur Training Centre (matchday 15 & onwards) | 7,250 780 n/a | ||
Yerevan (Avan) | Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 | ||
Ashtarak (Aragatsotn) | Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 11 & onwards)1 | 3,600 | ||
Vanadzor | Vanadzor Football Academy2 | 100 | ||
Yerevan (Shengavit) Ashtarak (Aragatsotn) | Alashkert Stadium (matchday 1 to 14) Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 15 & onwards) | 6,800 3,600 | ||
Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk) | Dzoraghbyur Training Centre | n/a | ||
Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Banants Training Centre pitch#3 | 600 | ||
Kapan | Gandzasar Training Centre | n/a | ||
Yerevan (Kentron) | Pyunik Stadium | 780 | ||
Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Artsakh | Sevan Aslanyan | Tigran Yesayan | Gor Mkrtumyan | Nike | Renault, Efubet, Steritech |
Ararat-Moskva | Poghos Galstyan | Artak Oseyan | Hovhannes Harutyunyan Albert Khachumyan | Adidas | |
Erebuni | Tigran Ayvazyan | Sevada Arzumanyan | Hayk Melkonyan Arsen Hakobyan | Joma | |
Lori | Robert Grigoryan | Armen Adamyan | Gurgen Matevosyan | Puma | Jose Restaurant |
Alashkert-2 | Bagrat Navoyan | Sergey Erzrumyan | Artashes Arakelyan | Joma | Bagratour |
Ararat-2 | Hiraç Yagan | Georgi Andriasyan | Gevorg Poghosyan Armen Derdzyan | Jako | |
Banants-2 | Hrach Aghabekian | Vahe Gevorgyan (matchday 1 to 9) Samvel Nigoyan (matchday 10 & onwards) | Stepan Harutyunyan Suren Aloyan | Adidas | |
Gandzasar-2 | Garnik Aghababian | Ashot Manucharyan | Tigran Ivanyan | Adidas | ZCMC |
Pyunik-2 | Artur Soghomonyan | Samvel Sargsyan (matchday 1 to 10) Albert Sarkisyan (matchday 11 & onwards) | Davit Terteryan Emil Ghukasyan | Nike | Gold's Gym |
Shirak-2 | Arman Sahakyan | Tigran Davtyan | Artur Amiryan | Adidas | |
1. On the back of shirt, upside.
2. On the back of shirt, downside.
3. Died of a car accident on August 30, 2017 (after matchday 4).
4. Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 14).
As of 28 May 2018
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Grigor Aghekyan | Artsakh | 18 |
2 | Armen Hovhannisyan | Ararat-Moskva | 15 |
3 | Mher Sahakyan | Alashkert-2 | 14 |
Sos Tadevosyan | Erebuni | ||
5 | Erik Petrosyan | Pyunik-2 | 13 |
6 | Tinga Kofi Tei | Lori | 12 |
7 | Armen Nahapetyan | Ararat-Moskva | 11 |
8 | Edgar Mkrtchyan | Lori | 10 |
Vigen Avetisyan | Lori | ||
10 | Karen Khatuyev | Pyunik-2 | 9 |
Mher Harutyunyan | Gandzasar Kapan-2 |