2020–21 Armenian Premier League

The 2020–21 Armenian Premier League season is the 29th since its establishment.

Armenian Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates14 August 2020 - 27 May 2021
ChampionsAlashkert
Champions LeagueAlashkert
Europa Conference LeagueArarat
Noah
Urartu
Matches played88
Goals scored190 (2.16 per match)
Top goalscorerJonel Désiré
Yusuf Otubanjo
(8 goals each)
Biggest home winArarat-Armenia 7–0 Shirak
(17 October 2020)
Biggest away winUrartu 0–3 Noah
(22 September 2020)
Shirak 0–3 Ararat
(26 September 2020)
Shirak 0–3 Urartu
(22 November 2020)
Van 0–3 Pyunik
(14 April 2021)
Highest scoringArarat-Armenia 7–0 Shirak
(17 October 2020)
Longest winning run4 matches
Alashkert
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Ararat
Longest winless run10 matches
Shirak
Longest losing run5 matches
Shirak
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2021.

Season events

On 30 July, it was announced that FC Van had been giving a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League, with the season commencing on 14 August 2020.[1]

On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2] On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.[3]

On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[4][5]

On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19.[6][7] Lori later submitted their resignation from the Premier League on 5 April.[8]

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 Armenian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AlashkertYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium6,850
AraratYerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium14,403
Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan (Avan)Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1,428
GandzasarYerevan (Avan)Yerevan Football Academy Stadium11,428
LoriVanadzorVanadzor Football Academy2880
NoahYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium36,850
PyunikYerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium14,403
ShirakGyumriGyumri City Stadium4,000
Urartu5Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Urartu Stadium4,860
VanCharentsavanCharentsavan City Stadium5,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alashkert Abraham Khashmanyan Artak Grigoryan Joma Bagratour, Huawei
Ararat Vardan Bichakhchyan Nike AWI International
Ararat-Armenia David Campaña Joma Tashir Group
Gandzasar Armen Petrosyan Gevorg Nranyan Adidas ZCMC
Lori Albert Solomonov Puma TotoGaming
Noah Dmitri Gunko Adidas
Pyunik Artak Oseyan Joma[9] TotoGaming
Shirak Aghvan Davoyan Fourteen Mogo[10]
Urartu Aleksandr Grigoryan Jako
Van Konstantin Zaytsev Legea

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ararat Yerevan Igor Kolyvanov Contract expired Pre-season Vardan Bichakhchyan 23 July 2020[11]
Shirak Vardan Bichakhchyan
Noah Vadim Boreț 5 November 2020 Dmitri Gunko 5 November 2020[12]
Pyunik Roman Berezovsky Mutual consent 13 July 2020[13] Artak Oseyan 20 July 2020[14]
Ararat-Armenia Vardan Minasyan Contract expired 17 July 2020[15] David Campaña 22 July 2020[16]
Van Karen Barseghyan To vice president 31 July 2020[17] Sevada Arzumanyan 31 July 2020[17]
Lori Armen Sanamyan (Caretaker) Signed by Sevan 4 August 2020[18] Albert Solomonov 5 August 2020[19]
Pyunik Artak Oseyan Mutual termination 13 December 2020[20] 9th Yegishe Melikyan 7 January 2021[21]
Alashkert Yegishe Melikyan Mutual termination 5 January 2021[22] 3rd Abraham Khashmanyan 7 January 2021[23]
Van Sevada Arzumanyan 2 February 2021 7th Konstantin Zaytsev 2 February 2021[24]
Ararat-Armenia David Campaña Mutual Consent 5 March 2021[25] 4th Armen Adamyan 5 March 2021[26]
Urartu Aleksandr Grigoryan Mutual termination 9 March 2021[27] 6th Tigran Yesayan (Caretaker) 9 March[27]
Alashkert Abraham Khashmanyan Mutual termination 20 May 2021[28] 4th Aleksandr Grigoryan 20 May 2021[28]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alashkert (C) 24 13 7 4 25 15 +10 46 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Noah 24 12 5 7 35 20 +15 41 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Urartu 24 12 5 7 28 19 +9 41
4 Ararat[lower-alpha 1] 24 11 7 6 34 18 +16 40
5 Ararat-Armenia 24 10 8 6 32 17 +15 38
6 Van 24 9 4 11 25 30 −5 31
7 Pyunik 24 6 7 11 20 18 +2 25
8 Lori[lower-alpha 2] 24 7 2 15 16 44 −28 23
9 Shirak (R) 24 2 7 15 19 53 −34 13 Relegation to First League
10 Gandzasar (R, D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club dissolved[lower-alpha 3]
Source: FFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[29]
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
  2. Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
  3. Gandzasar were excluded from the league On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Fixtures and results

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of match(es) played 4 May 2021[30]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jonel Désiré Urartu 8
Yusuf Otubanjo Ararat-Armenia
3 Uroš Nenadović Ararat Yerevan 7
4 Vladimir Azarov Noah 6
Wilfried Eza Van
Mory Kone Ararat Yerevan
7 David Davidyan Alashkert 5
8 Wbeymar Ararat-Armenia 4
Mailson Lima Ararat-Armenia
10 Claudir Lori 3
Aleksandar Glišić Alashkert
Aleksandre Karapetian Ararat-Armenia
Pavel Kireyenko Noah
Rokas Krusnauskas Gandzasar
Edgar Movsesyan Van
Alex Oliveira Noah
Artem Simonyan Noah
Igor Stanojević Shirak

Clean sheets
As of match played 5 March 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Vsevolod Yermakov Ararat Yerevan 8
2 Valerio Vimercati Noah 5
3 Ognjen Čančarević Alashkert 4
Stefan Čupić Ararat-Armenia
Arsen Beglaryan Urartu
Samur Agamagomedov Van
7 Dmitry Abakumov Ararat-Armenia 3
Stanislav Buchnev Pyunik
9 Henri Avagyan Van 2
10 Artem Gomelko Lori 1
Anatoliy Ayvazov Urartu
Nemanja Šćekić Lori
Herman Penkov Pyunik
Gevorg Kasparov Shirak
Spasoje Stefanović Shirak

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