2024–25 Armenian Premier League
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 2 August 2024 – 2025 |
Matches played | 94 |
Goals scored | 287 (3.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ivan Ignatyev (13) |
Biggest home win | Noah 7–0 Gandzasar Kapan (8 December 2024) |
Biggest away win | Alashkert 0–6 Noah (16 October 2024) |
Highest scoring | Noah 7–1 West Armenia (15 December 2024) |
Longest winning run | Noah (10) |
Longest unbeaten run | Noah (10) |
Longest winless run | Gandzasar Kapan (17) |
Longest losing run | Ararat Yerevan (7) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024. |
The 2024–25 Armenian Premier League, known as the IDBank Armenian Premier League (Armenian: IDBank Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of the league since its establishment.
Season events
[edit]On 3 July, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 11 teams would take part in this seasons Armenian Premier League, with BKMA Yerevan being saved from relegation and Gandzasar Kapan being promoted from Armenian First League, with each team playing each other three times.[1]
On 21 November, the Round 17 match between Pyunik and West Armenia was cancelled after West Armenia did not attend due to a protest by their players over late payment of salaries.[2][3]
Teams
[edit]Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Alashkert | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium | 3,100 |
Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 | 1,428 |
BKMA | |||
Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium1 | 1,000 |
Noah | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium1 | 3,100 |
Pyunik | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium | 1,000 |
Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 4,000 |
Urartu | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
West Armenia | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium | 1,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alashkert | Abraham Khashmanyan | Armen Manucharyan | Sport-Saller | Fastex |
Ararat Yerevan | Tigran Yesayan | Gor Malakyan | Fourteen | Fastex, AWI International |
Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Minasyan | Armen Ambartsumyan | Puma | Tashir Group |
BKMA | Armen Gyulbudaghyants | Argishti Petrosyan | Macron | – |
Gandzasar Kapan | Karen Barseghyan | Artak Yedigaryan | Kelme | – |
Noah | Rui Mota | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan | Adidas | imaginelive |
Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan | Edgar Malakyan | Joma | Fastex |
Shirak | Rafael Nazaryan | Hrayr Mkoyan | Adidas | Fastex |
Urartu | Dmitri Gunko | Zhirayr Margaryan | Puma | – |
Van | Vahe Gevorgyan | Karen Nalbandyan | Jögel | yo HEALTH, Rare, Click Market |
West Armenia | Patrik Papyan | Zakhar Tarasenko | Melante | Amptricity |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noah | Carlos Inarejos | Contract ended | 26 May 2024[4] | Pre-season | Rui Mota | 14 June 2024[5] |
Alashkert | Vahe Gevorgyan | 17 June 2024[6] | Abraham Khashmanyan | 21 June 2024[7] | ||
Van | Arthur Hovhannisyan | Vahe Gevorgyan | 2 July 2024[8] | |||
West Armenia | Khoren Veranyan | Patrik Papyan | 22 July 2024[9] | |||
Shirak | Arsen Hovhannisyan | 9 October 2024[10] | 7th | Rafael Nazaryan | 9 October 2024[10] |
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Noah | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 10 | +43 | 40 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Urartu | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 38 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Pyunik | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 37 | |
4 | Ararat-Armenia | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 35 | |
5 | Van | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 29 | |
6 | Shirak | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 24 | |
7 | BKMA | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 20 | |
8 | West Armenia | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 17 | |
9 | Ararat Yerevan | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 15 | |
10 | Alashkert | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 13 | Qualification for the Armenian Premier League play-off |
11 | Gandzasar Kapan | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 49 | −43 | 2 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
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[11]
Notes:
- ^ The 2024–25 Armenian Cup winners qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Armenian Cup winners finish first). If the Armenian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth place team.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Results table
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[12] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivan Ignatyev | Urartu | 13 |
2 | Gonçalo Gregório | Noah | 12 |
3 | Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | 11 |
4 | Momo Touré | Van | 9 |
Tenton Yenne | Ararat-Armenia | ||
6 | Marius Noubissi | Ararat-Armenia | 8 |
Eraldo Çinari | Noah | ||
Imran Oulad Omar | Noah | ||
9 | John Batigi | Van | 7 |
Zakhar Tarasenko | West Armenia |
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Batigi | Van | West Armenia | 6–0 (H) | 31 August 2024 | [13] |
Marius Noubissi | Ararat-Armenia | Ararat Yerevan | 3–2 (H) | 18 October 2024 | [14] |
Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | Gandzasar Kapan | 5–0 (A) | 7 November 2024 | [15] |
Eraldo Çinari | Noah | Gandzasar Kapan | 7–0 (H) | 8 December 2024 | [16] |
Gonçalo Gregório4 | Noah | West Armenia | 7–1 (H) | 15 December 2024 | [17] |
- 4 Player scored 4 goals
Own goals
[edit]- Arsen Yeghiazaryan - West Armenia vs BKMA Yerevan (9 August 2024)
- Timur Rudoselsky - Van vs West Armenia (31 August 2024)
- Erik Piloyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Urartu (25 September 2024)
- Rumyan Hovsepyan - Alashkert vs Shirak (4 November 2024)
- Mark Avetisyan - Urartu vs BKMA Yerevan (6 November 2024)
- Junior Bueno - Noah vs Ararat-Armenia (4 December 2024)
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Daniil Polyanski | Van | 7 |
Aleksandr Melikhov | Urartu | ||
3 | Danylo Kucher | Ararat-Armenia | 6 |
Aleksey Ploshchadny | Noah | ||
5 | Andrija Dragojević | West Armenia | 5 |
Darko Vukašinović | Shirak | ||
Henri Avagyan | Pyunik | ||
8 | Arsen Beglaryan | Ararat-Armenia | 3 |
Tiago Gomes | Ararat Yerevan | ||
10 | Valerio Vimercati | Alashkert | 2 |
Ognjen Čančarević | Noah | ||
Gor Manukyan | Alashkert |
Danylo Kucher & Arsen Beglaryan both played in Ararat-Armenia's 3-0 victory over Gandzasar on 14 September 2024
Discipline
[edit]Red cards
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
- Argishti Petrosyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Shirak (2 August 2024)[18]
- Aventis Aventisyan - West Armenia vs Ararat Yerevan (24 August 2024)[19]
- Armen Sargsyan - Van vs West Armenia (31 August 2024)[20]
- Yan Eteki - Ararat Yerevan vs Noah (15 September 2024)[21]
- James Santos - Pyunik vs BKMA Yerevan (20 September 2024)[22]
- Rumyan Hovsepyan - Shirak vs Alashkert (23 September 2024)[23]
- Sergey Mkrtchyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Urartu (25 September 2024)[24]
- Israel Opoku - Gandzasar Kapan vs Shirak (27 September 2024)[25]
- Amos Nondi - Ararat-Armenia vs Pyunik (3 October 2024)[26]
- Zhirayr Margaryan - Ararat Yerevan vs Urartu (6 October 2024)[27]
- Narek Manukyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Alashkert (7 October 2024)[28]
- Salia Traore - West Armenia vs Gandzasar Kapan (7 October 2024)[29]
- Momo Touré - Urartu vs Van (16 October 2024)[30]
- Pablo Santos - Ararat-Armenia vs Noah (28 October 2024)[31]
- Hayk Musakhanyan - West Armenia vs Alashkert (31 October 2024)[32]
- Sandro Trémoulet - Ararat Yerevan vs Ararat-Armenia (10 November 2024)[33]
- Benik Hovhannisyan - Noah vs Alashkert (10 November 2024)[34]
- Armen Manucharyan - Noah vs Alashkert (10 November 2024)[34]
- Zhirayr Margaryan - Urartu vs Shirak (20 November 2024)[35]
- Gor Malakyan - Ararat Yerevan vs West Armenia (3 December 2024)[36]
- Hélder Ferreira - Noah vs Ararat-Armenia (4 December 2024)[37]
- Junior Bueno - Noah vs Ararat-Armenia (4 December 2024)[37]
References
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- ^ "Noah FC announces the conclusion of its cooperation with head coach Carlos Inarejos". facebook.com/noah.footballclub (in Armenian). FC Noah Facebook. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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- ^ "We are delighted to announce that Patrik Papyan is appointed as Head Coach of FC West Armenia". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia (in Armenian). FC West Armenia Facebook. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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- ^ "Gandzasar Kapan vs. Pyunik 0 - 5". soccerway.com. Soccerway.com. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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