1997 in Armenian football

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1997 in Armenian football
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Premier League champions
Yerevan
First League champions
Aragats

The 1997 season was the sixth season of independent football in Armenia following the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the return to the summer competition format after using the winter competition format for two seasons. The Armenian Premier League for 1997 existed of 10 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League and would be replaced by the champions of that league.

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Premier League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Yerevan (C)1813414110+3143Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shirak 181251468+3841Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Erebuni-Homenmen 1811253520+1535Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4 Pyunik 1811254216+2635
5 Tsement Ararat 188372827+127Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
6 Ararat Yerevan 187653221+1127
7 Kotayk 185493133219
8 Karabakh Yerevan 18531013281518
9 Dvin Artashat (O)1814131652367Qualification for the Relegation play-off
10 Lori Vanadzor (R)180117776691Relegation to First League
11 Van Yerevan (W)00Club dissolved [a]
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:
  1. Van Yerevan were went into bankruptcy and disbanded before the start of the season.

Promotion and relegation play-off

DateVenuePL TeamResultFL TeamInformation
20 November Abovyan Dvin Artashat 3-1 Spitak FC Dvin Artashat remain in the Premier League.

Top goalscorers

PlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Armenia.svg Arthur Petrosyan Shirak 18
2 Flag of Armenia.svg Sevada Arzumanyan Erebuni-Homenmen 13
3 Flag of Armenia.svg Mkrtich Hovhannisyan Kotayk 11
4 Flag of Armenia.svg Varazdat Avetisyan Pyunik 10
Flag of Armenia.svg Tigran Yesayan Yerevan 10

First League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification
1 Aragats 1613214617+2941Promoted to Armenian Premier League
2 Spitak 1613123814+2440Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off
3 Lernagorts Kapan 1612136318+4537
4 Nairit 169163816+2228
5 Dinamo Yerevan 16421018472914
6 Karabakh-2 Yerevan 16411121391813
7 BMA-Arai Echmiadzin 16411125452013
8 Aragats Ashtarak 16331016362012
9 Zvartnots-AAL 16321112433111
10 Armavir 00Withdrew from competition
11 Kumayri 00
12 Zangezour 00
13 Aznavour 00
14 Sapfir 00
15 Kaen Ijevan 00
Source: rsssf.com