2009 Armenian Premier League Explained

Competition:Armenian Premier League
Season:2009
Winners:Pyunik
12th Armenian title
Relegated:Ararat
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Pyunik
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Mika
Ulisses
League Topscorer:Artur Kocharyan
(15 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Mika 7-0 Shirak
Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar
Biggest Away Win:Gandzasar 0-4 Pyunik
Shirak 0-4 Mika
Highest Scoring:Mika 7-0 Shirak
Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar
Matches:112
Total Goals:308
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Armenian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. The season began on 21 March 2009 and ended on 7 November 2009. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.

There were no teams promoted from the previous season of the First League. Therefore, Kilikia FC play another season in the top league. Only 8 teams were allowed to play in the 2009 Armenian Premier League.

The league was played in four stages. Teams played each other four times, twice at home and twice away. FC Pyunik gained maximum points after round 28 and were crowned champions; winning their ninth consecutive title, twelfth overall. Ararat Yerevan were relegated to Armenian First League.

Participating teams

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
YerevanCity Stadium (Abovyan)3,946
YerevanNairi Stadium6,850
KapanGandzasar Stadium3,500
YerevanHrazdan Stadium54,208
YerevanMika Stadium7,250
YerevanRepublican Stadium14,403
GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844
YerevanMika Stadium7,250

Results

Second half of season

Top goalscorers

Last updated: November 7, 2009; Source: ffa.am

RankScorerTeamGoals
1 Artur KocharyanUlisses15
2 Arsen AvetisyanGandzasar14
Boti DemelMika
4 Henrik MkhitaryanPyunik11
Samvel MelkonyanBanants
Artyom AdamyanUlisses
7 Aram VoskanyanMika10
Albert TadevosyanPyunik
9 Marcos PizzelliPyunik9
10 Andranik BarikyanShirak8

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