The Armenian Premier League ( is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. Following Armenia's independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the governing authority of the league. Over the years, the league has evolved into a small league consisting of ten teams. The winner of the league is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
Current teams
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium6,850 Yerevan (Kentron) Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium 14,403Yerevan (Avan)Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 1,428YerevanYerevan Football Academy Stadium 1,428KapanGandzasar Stadium 3,500ArmavirArmavir City Stadium1 3,100 Yerevan (Kentron) Junior Sport Stadium 1,200GyumriGyumri City Stadium 4,000Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Urartu Stadium 4,860CharentsavanCharentsavan City Stadium5,000
Soviet era champions
1936 Dinamo Yerevan 1937 Dinamo Yerevan 1938 Spartak Yerevan 1939 Spartak Yerevan 1940 Spartak Yerevan 1941–44 Not Played 1945 Spartak Yerevan 1946 Dinamo Yerevan 1947 Dinamo Yerevan 1948 Dinamo Yerevan 1949 Dinamo Yerevan 1950 Urozhai Yerevan 1951 Shinarar Yerevan 1952 Spartak Yerevan 1953 Karmir Drosh Leninakan (Krasnoe Znamya) 1954 Spartak Yerevan 1955 Khimik Kirovakan 1956 FIMA Yerevan 1957 Karmir Drosh Leninakan (Krasnoe Znamya) 1958 FIMA Yerevan 1959 FIMA Yerevan 1960 Tekstilshchik Leninakan 1961 Tekstilshchik Leninakan 1962 Tekstilshchik Leninakan 1963 Lokomotiv Yerevan 1964 Khimik Kirovakan 1965 Araks Yerevan 1966 Elektrotekhnik Yerevan 1967 Kotayk 1968 Araks Yerevan 1969 Araks Yerevan 1970 Motor Yerevan 1971 FIMA Yerevan 1972 Zvezda Yerevan 1973 Kotayk 1974 FIMA Yerevan 1975 Kotayk 1976 Kotayk 1977 Araks Yerevan 1978 Kanaz Yerevan 1979 Aragats Leninakan 1980 Aragats Leninakan 1981–86 Not Played 1987 Aragats Leninakan 1988 Elektrotekhnik Yerevan 1989 FC Kapan 1990 Ararat-2 Yerevan 1991 Syunik Kapan
Winners +List of year ranges, representing seasons, and displaying the types of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and top players during those timeframesYearChampions(number of titles)Runners-upThird placeLeading goalscorer(top scorer's club(s))Goals1992Shirak & Homenetmen—BanantsVahe Yaghmuryan (Ararat Yerevan) 381993Ararat YerevanShirakAndranik Hovsepyan (Banants) & Gegham Hovhannisyan (Homenetmen) 261994Shirak (2)HomenetmenArarat YerevanArsen Avetisyan (Homenetmen)3919951995–96Pyunik (2)ShirakYerevanArayik Adamyan (Shirak)281996–97Pyunik (3)Ararat YerevanArsen Avetisyan (Pyunik)241997YerevanShirakErebuni-HomenmenArtur Petrosyan (Shirak)181998Tsement Ararat (Araks Ararat)YerevanAra Hakobyan (Dvin Artashat)201999Shirak (3)Ararat YerevanTsement AraratShirak Sarikyan (Tsement Ararat) 212000Araks Ararat (2)ShirakAra Hakobyan (Araks Ararat)2001Pyunik (4)Zvartnots AALSpartak YerevanArman Karamyan (Pyunik)2002Pyunik (5)ShirakBanantsArman Karamyan (Pyunik)362003Pyunik (6)BanantsShirakAra Hakobyan (Banants)45 2004Pyunik (7)MikaBanantsEdgar Manucharyan (Pyunik) & Galust Petrosyan (Pyunik)212005Pyunik (8)MikaBanantsNshan Erzrumyan (Kilikia)182006Pyunik (9)BanantsMikaAram Hakobyan (Banants)252007Pyunik (10)Marcos Pizzelli (Ararat Yerevan)222008Pyunik (11)Ararat YerevanGandzasar172009Pyunik (12)MikaUlissesArtur Kocharyan (Ulisses)152010Pyunik (13)BanantsMarcos Pizzelli (Pyunik) & Gevorg Ghazaryan (Pyunik)162011UlissesGandzasarPyunikBruno Correa (Banants)162012–13Shirak (4)MikaGandzasarNorayr Gyozalyan (Impuls)212013–14BanantsShirakMikaMihran Manasyan (Alashkert)172014–15Pyunik (14)UlissesShirakCesar Romero (Pyunik) & Jean-Jacques Bougouhi (Shirak)212015–16AlashkertShirakPyunikHéber (Alashkert) & Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert)162016–17Alashkert (2)GandzasarShirakArtak Yedigaryan (Alashkert) & Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert)132017–18Alashkert (3)BanantsGandzasarGegham Harutyunyan (Gandzasar) & Artak Yedigaryan (Alashkert)122018–19Ararat-ArmeniaPyunikBanantsJonel Désiré (Lori)172019–20Ararat-Armenia (2)NoahAlashkertMory Kone (Shirak)232020–21Alashkert (4)UrartuYusuf Otubanjo (Ararat-Armenia)102021–22Pyunik (15)Ararat-ArmeniaAlashkertSerges Déblé (Ararat Yerevan, Pyunik)222022–23Urartu (2)Pyunik Ararat-Armenia Luka Juričić, Yusuf Otubanjo (Pyunik) 162023–24Pyunik (16)NoahArarat-ArmeniaArtur Miranyan (Noah)232024–25Noah (1)FC Ararat-ArmeniaFC UrartuGonçalo Gregório (Noah)202025–26FC Ararat-Armenia (3)FC NoahFC PyunikBruno Michel (Urartu)18
Performance by club +List of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and displaying their best seasonsClub(number of seasons)WinnersRunners-upWinning years Pyunik 16 2 1992 (shared), 1995–96, 1996–97, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014–15, 2021–22, 2023–24 Shirak 4 7 1992 (shared), 1994, 1999, 2012–13 Alashkert 4 – 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21 Urartu 2 5 2013–14, 2022–23 Ararat-Armenia 3 2 2018–19, 2019–20, 2025–26 Araks Ararat 2 – 1998, 2000 Ararat Yerevan 1 4 1993 Noah 1 4 2024–25 Ulisses 1 1 2011 Yerevan 1 – 1997 Mika – 4 Gandzasar – 2 Zvartnots-AAL – 1
Notes Homenetmen Yerevan is the former name of Pyunik Yerevan.. Tsement Ararat is the former name of Araks Ararat. Banants is the former name of Urartu. Teams in italics no longer exists.
Sponsorship names VBET Armenian Premier League (2020–2022) Fastex Armenian Premier League (2022, 2024–2026) IDBank Armenian Premier League (2023–2024)
Broadcaster CountryTV Channel ArmeniaFreeNews
See also Armenian First League Football in Armenia Sport in Armenia
References
External links FIFA.com: Table (archived) RSSSF: Armenian Premier League Seasons Armenian Premier League directory