| Competition: | Armenian First League |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Winners: | Junior Sevan |
| Promoted: | Yerevan |
| Biggest Home Win: | (2 October 2018) (8 December 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (27 September 2018) |
| Highest Scoring: | (27 September 2018) |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
| Updated: | 8 December 2018 |
The 2018–19 Armenian First League season was the 27th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2018, and concluded on June 13, 2019.[1] 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.
5 new teams have joined the 2018–19 Armenian First League season:
Promoted to 2018–19 Armenian Premier League:
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, 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.
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.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk) | Dzoraghbyur Training Centre1 | n/a | ||
| Yerevan (Shengavit) | Mika Stadium | 7,250 | ||
| Vagharshapat | Vagharshapat Football Academy2 | n/a | ||
| Dzoraghbyur Ashtarak | Dzoraghbyur Training Centre Kasakhi Marzik Stadium | n/a 3,600 | ||
| Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk) | Dzoraghbyur Training Centre | n/a | ||
| Yerevan (Avan) | Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 | ||
| Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Banants Training Centre pitch#3 | 600 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tigran Ayvazyan | Sevada Arzumanyan (matchday 1 to 18) | Sos Tadevosyan | Joma | ||
| Junior Sevan | Hayk Grigoryan |  Syarhey Herasimets | Gor Martirosyan | 2K Sport | DI Group |
| Lokomotiv Yerevan | Hrachik Kananyan | Vahe Gevorgyan (matchday 1 to 18)  Anatoliy Piskovets (matchday 19 & onwards) | Arman Zeinalyan | 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 | 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).
| 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 |