1999 in
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
n
football
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was the eighth season of independent football after the split-up from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. The
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the compet ...
for 1999 existed of 10 teams of which the three lowest ranked teams would relegate to the
Armenian First League
The Armenian First League is currently the second level football competition in Armenia after the Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier Lea ...
. The seventh ranked team would enter the promotion/relegation play-off with the second ranked team of the First League. Only the winner of that competition was promoted directly.
Premier League
*
Zvartnots-AAL are promoted.
*
Kilikia F.C.
Kilikia Football Club ( hy, Կիլիկիա Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ – Kilikia Futbolayin Akumb), is a defunct Armenian association football, football club from the capital Yerevan.
History Beginning
Kilikia F.C. was founded in 1 ...
returned to professional football.
*
Erebuni-Homenmen changed their name to Erebuni FC.
*
Shirak-2 changed their name to FC Gyumri.
*
Karabakh
Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura (Caspia ...
were relocated from
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
to
Stepanakert
/ az, Xankəndi, italic=no
, settlement_type = City
, image_skyline = File:StepanakertCollage.jpg
, imagesize = 300px
, image_caption = From top left: Holy Mother ...
.
Promotion and relegation play-off
Top goalscorers
First League
*
Dinamo-Energo Yerevan changed its name back to
Dinamo Yerevan.
*
Arpa returned to professional football.
* In the middle of the season,
FC Kasakh
Kasakh Football Club ( hy, Քասախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ), is a defunct Armenian football club from Ashtarak, Aragatsotn Province
Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in ...
was dissolved and its position was taken over with a newly founded
FC Mika-Kasakh.
Armenia Cup
External links
RSSSF: Armenia 1999
{{Seasons in Armenian football