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2009 Armenian Premier League

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Armenian Premier League
Season2009
ChampionsPyunik
12th Armenian title
RelegatedArarat
Champions LeaguePyunik
Europa LeagueMika
Ulisses
Matches played112
Goals scored308 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerArtur Kocharyan
(15 goals)
Biggest home winMika 7-0 Shirak
Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar
Biggest away winGandzasar 0-4 Pyunik
Shirak 0-4 Mika
Highest scoringMika 7-0 Shirak
Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar
2008
2010

The 2009 Armenian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. The season began on 21 March 2009 and ended on 7 November 2009. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.

There were no teams promoted from the previous season of the First League. Therefore, Kilikia FC play another season in the top league. Only 8 teams were allowed to play in the 2009 Armenian Premier League.

The league was played in four stages. Teams played each other four times, twice at home and twice away. FC Pyunik gained maximum points after round 28 and were crowned champions; winning their ninth consecutive title, twelfth overall. Ararat Yerevan were relegated to Armenian First League.

Participating teams

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Location of teams in the 2009 Armenian Premier League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ararat Yerevan Yerevan City Stadium (Abovyan) 3,946
Banants Yerevan Nairi Stadium 6,850
Gandzasar Kapan Gandzasar Stadium 3,500
Kilikia Yerevan Hrazdan Stadium 54,208
Mika Yerevan Mika Stadium 7,250
Pyunik Yerevan Republican Stadium 14,403
Shirak Gyumri Gyumri City Stadium 2,844
Ulisses Yerevan Mika Stadium 7,250

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pyunik (C) 28 20 5 3 64 13 +51 65 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Mika 28 18 4 6 59 34 +25 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Ulisses 28 16 5 7 47 25 +22 53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Banants 28 13 5 10 40 29 +11 44
5 Gandzasar Kapan 28 12 2 14 32 47 −15 38
6 Shirak 28 5 8 15 24 55 −31 23
7 Kilikia 28 5 5 18 22 51 −29 20
8 Ararat Yerevan (R) 28 2 8 18 20 54 −34 14 Relegation to First League
Source: ffa.am
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Top goalscorers

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Last updated: November 7, 2009; Source: ffa.am

Rank Scorer Team Goals
1 Armenia Artur Kocharyan Ulisses 15
2 Armenia Arsen Avetisyan Gandzasar 14
Ivory Coast Boti Demel Mika
4 Armenia Henrik Mkhitaryan Pyunik 11
Armenia Samvel Melkonyan Banants
Armenia Artyom Adamyan Ulisses
7 Armenia Aram Voskanyan Mika 10
Armenia Albert Tadevosyan Pyunik
9 Armenia Marcos Pizzelli Pyunik 9
10 Armenia Andranik Barikyan Shirak 8

See also

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