The Armenian Premier League ( hy, VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in

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. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the

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. After independence, the

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has been the unit in charge. 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

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Current teams

Soviet era champions

*1936

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*1937

*1938 Spartak Yerevan *1939 Spartak Yerevan *1940 Spartak Yerevan *1941–44 ''Not Played'' *1945 Spartak Yerevan *1946

*1947

*1948

*1949

*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 FC Lernagorts Kapan ( hy, Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Լեռնագործ Կապան), is a defunct Armenian football club from Kapan, Syunik Province. History Lernagorts Kapan was founded in 1963 during the Soviet period. After the inde ...

* 1990 Ararat-2 Yerevan *

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Syunik Kapan

Winners

Performance by club

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''.

Sponsorship names

* VBET Armenian Premier League (2020–2022) * Fastex Armenian Premier League (2022-present)

Broadcaster

References

External links

FIFA.com: Table

{{Soviet republican level football championships Armenian Premier League 1

1992 establishments in Armenia