The 2019–20 Armenian First League season was the 28th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 6, 2019, and concluded on May 27, 2020. Sevan are the defending champions.

Summary

A total of 17 clubs entered the competition with only 11 clubs being eligible for promotion, while the other 6 teams are the reserve teams of clubs from the Armenian Premier League.

Team changes

*Junior Sevan FC were renamed

Sevan FC Sevan Football Club ( hy, Սևան Ֆորտբոլային Ակումբ), formerly Junior Sevan Football Club, is a football club based in Sevan, Armenia. It is currently the only football club that represents the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. ...

. * FC Ani 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 ...

, a newly-founded club in 2019. * FC Aragats from Ashatarak, a newly-founded club in 2019. *

BKMA Yerevan BKMA Yerevan ( hy, ԲԿՄԱ Երևան or hy, Բանակի Կենտրոնական Մարզական Ակումբ Երևան; ''Banaki Kentronakan Marzakan Akumb Yerevan''), meaning ''Central Sport Club of the Army Yerevan'', is an Armenian footba ...

from Yerevan , existed between 1947 and 1993, re-founded in 2019 (home venue in

Vagharshapat Vagharshapat ( hy, Վաղարշապատ ) is the 4th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is comm ...

). * Dilijan FC from

Dilijan Dilijan ( hy, Դիլիջան) is a spa town and urban municipal community in the Tavush Province of Armenia. The town is one of the most important resorts in Armenia, situated within the Dilijan National Park. The forested town is home to numer ...

, a newly-founded club in 2018, joined the league in 2019. *

Lernayin Artsakh FC Lernayin Artsakh FC ( hy, Լեռնային Արցախ Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ) is an association football club based in unrecognized Stepanakert, Artsakh Republic but is registered in the town of Sisian, Syunik Province, Armenia. The ...

from

Stepanakert / az, Xankəndi, italic=no , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = File:StepanakertCollage.jpg , imagesize = 300px , image_caption = From top left: Holy Mother ...

, left the

Artsakh Football League Artsakh football league is the top association football, football competition in self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. Although there was a football competition held in Artsakh starting 2004, this current league was formed in 2018, being composed o ...

to play in Armenian First League instead. Since clubs playing in Armenian leagues cannot play games in Artsakh, Lernayin Artsakh will play their home games in

Sisian Sisian ( hy, Սիսիան) is a town and the centre of the urban community of Sisian, in the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located on the Vorotan River, 6 km south of the Yerevan-Meghri highway, at a road distance of 217 km southeast ...

instead. *

Masis FC Masis FC ( hy, Մասիս Ֆորտբոլային Ակումբ), was an Armenian football club based in the town of Masis, Ararat Province. They played their home games at the Masis City Stadium. History On 7 June 2019, Masis FC was officially ...

from Masis, a newly-founded club in 2019. * FC Torpedo Yerevan from Yerevan, a newly-founded club in 2019 (home venue in

Abovyan Abovyan or Abovian ( hy, Աբովյան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of t ...

). *

FC Van Football Club Van ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Վան), is an Armenian football club based in Charentsavan, Kotayk Province. History FC Van was founded on 31 May 2019 in the town of Charentsavan, Kotayk Province, by Armenian-Russia ...

from

Charentsavan Charentsavan ( hy, Չարենցավան), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as ''Lusavan'', and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2011 census, the po ...

, a newly-founded club in 2019. * FC West Armenia from Yerevan, a newly-founded club in 2019. Promoted to 2019–20 Armenian Premier League: *

FC Yerevan FC Yerevan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Երեւան – Futbolayin Akumb Yerevan) was an Armenian professional football club from the capital Yerevan. History FC Yerevan played in the Armenian Premier League and won the 1997 ...

2018–19 Armenian First League 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 t ...

runners-up. Although Junior Sevan were reigned as champions, however, they did not gain promotion to the 2019–20 Armenian Premier League, due to not meeting the requirements of the

Football Federation of Armenia The Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Ֆուտբոլի Ֆեդերացիա, ''Hayastani Futboli Federats’ia'') is the governing body of association football in Armenia. Its headquarters are located in Yerevan. The Fe ...

to take part at 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 ...

competition. Instead, runners-up

gained promotion, as they met the above-mentioned requirements.

Stadiums and locations

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Armenian First League Armenian First League seasons 2019–20 in Armenian football

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