The 2012–13 Armenian Premier League season was the twenty-first since its establishment. The season began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 18 May 2013, with two scheduled breaks between 2–27 July 2012 and 3 December 2012 – 8 March 2013. Ulisses are the defending champions, having won their first league title last season.
The league switched from a year-round to a fall-spring schedule.
The title was won by Shirak.
Competition changes The league changed its competition mode from that of a calendar year to a fall-spring schedule. As a consequence, this season will be longer than usual; every team will play six times against each other team, three times at home and three times away.
Teams
Because all of the club's in last year's First League competition were reserve teams of the Premier League clubs, there was no promotion or relegation between the two for this season. Therefore, the league membership has not changed from last year's competition.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYerevanCity Stadium (Abovyan)3,946YerevanBanants Stadium5,010KapanGandzasar Stadium3,500DilijanAyg Stadium (Ararat)1,280YerevanMika Stadium7,250YerevanRepublican Stadium (until March 2013) Football Academy Stadium (April 2013 & onwards) 14,403 1,428GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844YerevanRepublican Stadium14,403
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorArarat Yerevan Hrach Kaprielyan Albert Safaryan Gorik Khachatryan Jako Banants Sargis Israelyan Rafael Nazaryan Ararat Arakelyan Umbro Gandzasar Maksim Hakobyan Abraham Khashmanyan Armen Tatintsyan Joma Impuls Tigran Hakobyan Armen Gyulbudaghyants Narek Davtyan Lotto Mika Carlos Khazaryan Zsolt Hornyák Aghvan Mkrtchyan Umbro ArmaviaPyunik Karen Harutyunyan Suren Chakhalyan David Manoyan Hummel Armenian Development BankShirak Arman Sahakyan Vardan Bichakhchyan Tigran Davtyan Kappa SovranoUlisses Artak Harutyunyan Sevada Arzumanyan David Grigoryan Lotto VivaCell MTS
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers Updated through matches played on 12 April 2013. RankPlayerClubGoalsSoccerway 20.08.2012, soccerway.com1 Norayr GyozalyanImpuls212 Ismaël Béko FofanaShirak14 Simon MuradyanMika4 Yoro Lamine LyShirak135 Viulen AyvazyanPyunik11 Andranik BarikyanShirak7 Arsen BalabekyanUlisses108 Kamo HovhannisyanPyunik9 Diego Lomba Gandzasar10 Filip Timov Impuls8
References
External links
soccerway.com uefa.com rsssf.com