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2022–23 Armenian Premier League

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Armenian Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates29 July 2022 – 6 June 2023
ChampionsUrartu
RelegatedLernayin Artsakh
Champions LeagueUrartu
Europa Conference LeaguePyunik
Ararat-Armenia
Alashkert
Matches played180
Goals scored446 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerTwo Players (17)
Biggest home winAlashkert 5–0 Noah
(10 October 2022)
Biggest away winNoah 0–6 Urartu
(20 August 2022)
Lernayin Artsakh 0–6 Pyunik
(16 March 2023)
Highest scoringNoah 3–4 Alashkert
(30 July 2022)
Longest winning run(14) Pyunik
Longest unbeaten run(18) Ararat-Armenia
Longest winless run(23) Lernayin Artsakh
Longest losing run(17) Lernayin Artsakh
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2023.

The 2022–23 Armenian Premier League, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the league since its establishment.

Season events

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On 4 July 2022, the FFA announced that Lernayin Artsakh (promoted after a seventeen-year absence) would play in the upcoming Armenian Premier League season, along with Pyunik, Ararat-Armenia, Alashkert, Ararat Yerevan, Urartu, Noah, Van, BKMA Yerevan and Shirak.[1]

Teams

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Locations of the teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Alashkert Yerevan (Shengavit) Alashkert Stadium 6,850
Ararat Yerevan Yerevan (Kentron) Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium 14,403
Ararat-Armenia Yerevan (Avan) Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 1,428
BKMA
Lernayin Artsakh Vayk Arevik Stadium 1,000
Noah Armavir Armavir City Stadium1 3,100
Pyunik Yerevan (Kentron) Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium 14,403
Shirak Gyumri Gyumri City Stadium 4,000
Urartu Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) Urartu Stadium 4,860
Van Charentsavan Charentsavan City Stadium 5,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alashkert Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan Armenia Artak Grigoryan Sport-Saller
Ararat Yerevan Armenia Aleksandr Petrosyan Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan Fourteen AWI International
Ararat-Armenia Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan Armenia Armen Ambartsumyan Puma Tashir Group
BKMA Armenia Rafael Nazaryan Armenia Artur Grigoryan Macron
Noah Armenia Robert Arzumanyan France Haik Moussakhanian Adidas Fastex
Lernayin Artsakh Armenia Artashes Adamyan Russia Vladimir Kharatyan Adidas
Pyunik Armenia Yegishe Melikyan Armenia Edgar Malakyan Joma Fastex
Shirak Armenia Edgar Torosyan Armenia Artyom Mikaelyan Fourteen –
Urartu Russia Dmitri Gunko Armenia Zhirayr Margaryan Jako –
Van Armenia Hayk Hovhannisyan Armenia Vaspurak Minasyan Puma Fastex

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ararat-Armenia Dmitri Gunko End of contract 2 June 2022[2] Pre-season Vardan Bichakhchyan 10 June 2022[3]
Urartu Robert Arzumanyan End of contract 24 June 2022[4] Dmitri Gunko 27 June 2022[5]
Noah Aram Hakobyan 10th Robert Arzumanyan 23 August 2022[6]
Ararat Yerevan Aram Voskanyan Resigned 4 October 2022[7] 7th Rafael Safaryan 4 October 2022
Ararat Yerevan Rafael Safaryan 15 October 2022 7th Gagik Simonyan 16 October 2022
Ararat Yerevan Gagik Simonyan 28 October 2022 7th Aleksandr Petrosyan 29 October 2022
Alashkert Karen Barseghyan 4th Vahe Gevorgyan 24 December 2022[8]
Van Artur Asoyan 5th Humberto Viviani 14 January 2023
Shirak Tigran Davtyan 1 April 2023 6th Edgar Torosyan 1 April 2023
Van Humberto Viviani 3 May 2023 5th Hayk Hovhannisyan 4 May 2023

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Urartu (C) 36 26 5 5 68 25 +43 83 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Pyunik 36 25 5 6 72 23 +49 80 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a]
3 Ararat-Armenia 36 23 7 6 70 27 +43 76
4 Alashkert 36 20 6 10 58 37 +21 66
5 Van 36 11 7 18 38 59 −21 40
6 Ararat Yerevan 36 10 8 18 29 42 −13 38
7 Shirak 36 10 6 20 25 55 −30 36
8 Noah 36 8 8 20 34 66 −32 32[b]
9 BKMA 36 7 11 18 36 53 −17 32[b]
10 Lernayin Artsakh (R) 36 5 7 24 16 59 −43 22 Relegation to the Armenian First League
Source: FFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Less red cards; 8) Less yellow cards ; 9) Fair-play ranking 10) Draw[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2022–23 Armenian Cup winners qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Urartu) qualified based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Games won: Noah 8, BKMA 7.

Fixtures and results

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 6 June 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Juričić Pyunik 17
Nigeria Yusuf Otubanjo
3 Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza Ararat-Armenia 13
4 Colombia Bladimir Díaz Alashkert 11
5 Nigeria Tenton Yenne Ararat-Armenia 10
Armenia Artak Yedigaryan Alashkert
7 Portugal Hugo Firmino Ararat-Armenia 9
Ukraine Dmytro Khlyobas Urartu
Armenia Edgar Movsesyan Van
Brazil Thiago Galvão Alashkert

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Ukraine Dmytro Khlyobas Urartu Noah 0–6 (A) 20 August 2022 [11]
Russia Maksim Mayrovich Urartu BKMA Yerevan 1–4 (A) 4 September 2022 [12]
Kazakhstan Danil Ankudinov Van Lernayin Artsakh 4–0 (H) 21 April 2023 [13]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Juričić Pyunik Ararat-Armenia 4–1 (H) 27 April 2023 [14]

Clean sheets

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As of match played 6 June 2023
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Russia Vsevolod Ermakov Ararat-Armenia 17
2 Serbia Ognjen Čančarević Alashkert 14
3 Russia Aleksandr Melikhov Urartu 13
4 Armenia Stanislav Buchnev Pyunik 12
5 Armenia Arsen Beglaryan Urartu 8
6 Russia Artyom Potapov Ararat Yerevan 7
7 Russia Samur Agamagomedov Van 6
Armenia Lyova Karapetyan Shirak
9 Russia Vyacheslav Grigoryan Lernayin Artsakh 5
10 Armenia Henri Avagyan BKMA Yerevan/Pyunik 4
Russia Sergei Revyakin Ararat Yerevan

References

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  1. ^ "«Լեռնային Արցախը» հանդես կգա VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգայում". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և Դմիտրի Գունկոյի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  4. ^ "ROBERT ARZUMANYAN LEFT URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ "DMITRY GUNKO IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL❗Robert Arzumanyan new Noah manager". fcurartu.am. FC Noah. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Official statement. Aram Voskanyan". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  8. ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  9. ^ Article 14.02 Regulations
  10. ^ "VBET Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Noah 0–6 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ^ "BKMA Yerevan 1–4 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Van 4–0 Lernayin Artsakh". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Pyunik 4–1 Ararat-Armenia". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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