Armenian Premier League

Armenian Premier League
Founded1992 (1992)
CountryArmenia
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toArmenian First League
Domestic cup(s)Armenian Cup
Armenian Supercup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current championsFC Ararat-Armenia (3rd title)
(2025-26)
Most championshipsPyunik (16 titles)
Broadcaster(s)FAST TV
YouTube
Websitepremierleague.ffa.am
Current: 2026–27 Armenian Premier League

The Armenian Premier League (Armenian: Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia.[1] 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

Locations of the 2024–25 Armenian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AlashkertYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium6,850
Ararat YerevanYerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium14,403
Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan (Avan)Yerevan Football Academy Stadium11,428
BKMA YerevanYerevanYerevan Football Academy Stadium1,428
GandzasarKapanGandzasar Stadium3,500
NoahArmavirArmavir City Stadium13,100
PyunikYerevan (Kentron)Junior Sport Stadium1,200
ShirakGyumriGyumri City Stadium4,000
UrartuYerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Urartu Stadium4,860
VanCharentsavanCharentsavan City Stadium5,000

Soviet era champions

Winners

List of year ranges, representing seasons, and displaying the types of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and top players during those timeframes
Year Champions
(number of titles)		 Runners-up Third place Leading goalscorer
(top scorer's club(s))		 Goals
1992 Shirak & Homenetmen — Banants Vahe Yaghmuryan (Ararat Yerevan) 38
1993 Ararat Yerevan Shirak Andranik Hovsepyan (Banants) & Gegham Hovhannisyan (Homenetmen) 26
1994 Shirak (2) Homenetmen Ararat Yerevan Arsen Avetisyan (Homenetmen) 39
1995
Transitional season (no champions declared)
1995–96 Pyunik (2) Shirak Yerevan Arayik Adamyan (Shirak) 28
1996–97 Pyunik (3) Ararat Yerevan Arsen Avetisyan (Pyunik) 24
1997 Yerevan Shirak Erebuni-Homenmen Artur Petrosyan (Shirak) 18
1998 Tsement Ararat (Araks Ararat) Yerevan Ara Hakobyan (Dvin Artashat) 20
1999 Shirak (3) Ararat Yerevan Tsement Ararat Shirak Sarikyan (Tsement Ararat) 21
2000 Araks Ararat (2) Shirak Ara Hakobyan (Araks Ararat)
2001 Pyunik (4) Zvartnots AAL Spartak Yerevan Arman Karamyan (Pyunik)
2002 Pyunik (5) Shirak Banants Arman Karamyan (Pyunik) 36
2003 Pyunik (6) Banants Shirak Ara Hakobyan (Banants) 45
2004 Pyunik (7) Mika Banants Edgar Manucharyan (Pyunik) & Galust Petrosyan (Pyunik) 21
2005 Pyunik (8) Mika Banants Nshan Erzrumyan (Kilikia) 18
2006 Pyunik (9) Banants Mika Aram Hakobyan (Banants) 25
2007 Pyunik (10) Marcos Pizzelli (Ararat Yerevan) 22
2008 Pyunik (11) Ararat Yerevan Gandzasar 17
2009 Pyunik (12) Mika Ulisses Artur Kocharyan (Ulisses) 15
2010 Pyunik (13) Banants Marcos Pizzelli (Pyunik) & Gevorg Ghazaryan (Pyunik) 16
2011 Ulisses Gandzasar Pyunik Bruno Correa (Banants) 16
2012–13 Shirak (4) Mika Gandzasar Norayr Gyozalyan (Impuls) 21
2013–14 Banants Shirak Mika Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 17
2014–15 Pyunik (14) Ulisses Shirak Cesar Romero (Pyunik) & Jean-Jacques Bougouhi (Shirak) 21
2015–16 Alashkert Shirak Pyunik Héber (Alashkert) & Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 16
2016–17 Alashkert (2) Gandzasar Shirak Artak Yedigaryan (Alashkert) & Mihran Manasyan (Alashkert) 13
2017–18 Alashkert (3) Banants Gandzasar Gegham Harutyunyan (Gandzasar) & Artak Yedigaryan (Alashkert) 12
2018–19 Ararat-Armenia Pyunik Banants Jonel Désiré (Lori) 17
2019–20 Ararat-Armenia (2) Noah Alashkert Mory Kone (Shirak) 23
2020–21 Alashkert (4) Urartu Yusuf Otubanjo (Ararat-Armenia) 10
2021–22 Pyunik (15) Ararat-Armenia Alashkert Serges Déblé (Ararat Yerevan, Pyunik) 22
2022–23 Urartu (2) Pyunik Ararat-Armenia Luka Juričić, Yusuf Otubanjo (Pyunik) 16
2023–24 Pyunik (16) Noah Ararat-Armenia Artur Miranyan (Noah) 23
2024–25 Noah (1) FC Ararat-Armenia FC Urartu Gonçalo Gregório (Noah) 20
2025–26 FC Ararat-Armenia (3) FC Noah FC Pyunik Bruno Michel (Urartu) 18

Performance by club

List of accomplishments of awards by the clubs and displaying their best seasons
Club
(number of seasons)		 Winners Runners-up Winning 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
Titles won by club (%)
  1. Pyunik - 16 (48.5%)
  2. Shirak SC - 4 (12.1%)
  3. FC Alashkert – 4 (12.1%)
  4. FC Urartu – 2 (6.10%)
  5. FC Ararat-Armenia - 3 (6.10%)
  6. Araks Ararat FC - 2 (6.10%)
  7. FC Ararat Yerevan - 1 (3.00%)
  8. Ulisses FC -1 (3.00%)
  9. FC Yerevan - 1 (3.00%)

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, 2024–2027)
  • IDBank Armenian Premier League (2023–2024)

Broadcaster

Country TV Channel
Armenia Armenia ARMTV
Fast Sports (online TV)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IDBank Premier League". premierleague.ffa.am. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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