2017–18 Armenian First League Explained

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.

Team changes

3 newly founded teams have joined the 2017–18 Armenian First League season:

Stadiums and locations

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]

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
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 Stadium1,428
Ashtarak (Aragatsotn) Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 11 & onwards)13,600
VanadzorVanadzor Football Academy2100
Yerevan (Shengavit)
Ashtarak (Aragatsotn)
Alashkert Stadium (matchday 1 to 14)
Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 15 & onwards)
6,800
3,600
Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centren/a
Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600
KapanGandzasar Training Centren/a
Yerevan (Kentron)Pyunik Stadium780
GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Artsakh Sevan Aslanyan Tigran Yesayan Gor MkrtumyanNikeRenault, 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 MatevosyanPumaJose Restaurant
Alashkert-2 Bagrat Navoyan Sergey Erzrumyan Artashes ArakelyanJomaBagratour
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 IvanyanAdidasZCMC
Pyunik-2 Artur Soghomonyan Samvel Sargsyan (matchday 1 to 10)
Albert Sarkisyan (matchday 11 & onwards)
Davit Terteryan
Emil Ghukasyan
NikeGold's Gym
Shirak-2 Arman Sahakyan Tigran Davtyan Artur AmiryanAdidas

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).

League table

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 28 May 2018

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Grigor AghekyanArtsakh18
2 Armen HovhannisyanArarat-Moskva15
3 Mher SahakyanAlashkert-214
Sos TadevosyanErebuni
5 Erik PetrosyanPyunik-213
6 Tinga Kofi TeiLori12
7 Armen NahapetyanArarat-Moskva11
8 Edgar MkrtchyanLori10
Vigen AvetisyanLori
10 Karen KhatuyevPyunik-29
Mher HarutyunyanGandzasar Kapan-2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armenian First League schedule. 1 August 2017. Football Federation of Armenia. 5 August 2017.