The 2018–19 Armenian First League season was the 27th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2018, and concluded on June 13, 2019. Although
Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the
2019–20 Armenian Premier League
The 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season was the 28th since its establishment.
Season events
On 21 February, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that FC Yerevan had withdrawn from the league due to financial and technical problems.
O ...
, due to not meeting the requirements of the
Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the
Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up
Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the above-mentioned requirements.
Team changes
5 new teams have joined the 2018–19 Armenian First League season:
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FC Yerevan from
Yerevan, existed between 1995 and 1999, re-founded in 2018.
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FC Lokomotiv Yerevan from Yerevan, existed between 2002 and 2005, re-founded in 2018.
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Junior Sevan FC from
Sevan, a newly-founded club in 2018.
*Banants-3 from Yerevan, formed in 2018 as the 3rd team of
FC Banants.
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Ararat-Armenia-2 from Yerevan, formed in 2018 as the reserve team of
FC Ararat-Armenia
FC Ararat-Armenia ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա), is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017.
History
It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of t ...
.
Promoted to
2018–19 Armenian Premier League
The 2018–19 Armenian Premier League season was the 27th since its establishment. The season began on 4 August 2018 and ended on 30 May 2019.
Teams
The FFA decided to increase the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League participants from six to nine t ...
:
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Lori FC as
2017–18 Armenian First League
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
Team changes
3 newly fou ...
champions.
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Artsakh FC as
2017–18 Armenian First League
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
Team changes
3 newly fou ...
runners-up.
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FC Ararat-Armenia
FC Ararat-Armenia ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա), is an Armenian football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017.
History
It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of t ...
as
2017–18 Armenian First League
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
Team changes
3 newly fou ...
3rd-place winners.
Summary
A total of 12 clubs have entered the competition with only 4 clubs -
Erebuni,
Lokomotiv Yerevan,
Junior Sevan and
Yerevan- being eligible for promotion, while the rest 8 teams were the reserve teams of clubs from the Armenian Premier League.
On 28 February 2019, the
FFA
FFA may refer to:
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* Flug- und Fahrzeugwerke Altenrhein, a Swiss aircraft and railway vehicle manufacturer
* ...
suspended the rights of
Erebuni SC
Erebuni Sport Club ( hy, Էրեբունի Սպորտային Ակումբ), was an Armenian football club based in the capital Yerevan. Founded as a football school for young players in 2007, the club entered the Armenian football league system ...
to continue competing in the second part of the
2018-19 Armenian First League and the club was expelled from the competition, plus a fine of
AMD 500,000. Their matches of the second part of the season were given to their opponents by 0–3.
Although
Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the
2019–20 Armenian Premier League
The 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season was the 28th since its establishment.
Season events
On 21 February, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that FC Yerevan had withdrawn from the league due to financial and technical problems.
O ...
, due to not meeting the requirements of the
Football Federation of Armenia to take part at the
Armenian Premier League competition. Instead, runners-up
Yerevan gained promotion, as they met the requirements.
Stadiums and locations
12 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -
Yerevan,
FC Lokomotiv Yerevan,
Junior Sevan, and
Erebuni- are eligible to get the promotion right to the
2019–20 Armenian Premier League
The 2019–20 Armenian Premier League season was the 28th since its establishment.
Season events
On 21 February, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that FC Yerevan had withdrawn from the league due to financial and technical problems.
O ...
by the end of the competition. The remaining 8 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.
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1 Junior Sevan will play at the
Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Dzoraghbyur Training Centre, is the training ground and academy base of the Armenian football club FC Ararat Yerevan.
Overview
Dzoraghbyur Training Centre was opened in 2007 on the grounds of the former Dzoraghbyur Sports Complex in the Dzoragh ...
,
Dzoraghbyur, due to the ongoing construction of their new home venue
Sevan Football Stadium,
Sevan.
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2 Yerevan will play at the
Vagharshapat Football Academy,
Vagharshapat, instead of their original venue
Yerevan Football Academy Stadium,
Yerevan.
Personnel and sponsorship
:1.
On the back of the shirt.
:2.
Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 18).
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers
Notes
References
External links
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Armenian First League seasons
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