| 1998 in Armenian football | |
|---|---|
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| Premier League champions | |
| Tsement Ararat | |
| First League champions | |
| Zvartnots-AAL | |
| Armenian Cup winners | |
| Tsement Ararat |
1998 in Armenian football was the seventh season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1998 existed of ten teams of which the top six would qualify for the championship stage, while the other four would enter the relegation stage.
| Date | Venue | PL Team | Result | FL Team | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | unknown | FC Shirak 2 | 3-2 | Lori Vanadzor | FC Shirak 2 remains in Premier League. |
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ara Hakobyan | Dvin Artashat | 20 |
| 2 | | Arayik Adamyan | Shirak | 13 |
| 3 | | Arthur Petrosyan | Shirak | 12 |
| | Shirak Sarikyan | Tsement | 12 | |
| 5 | | Mher Avanesyan | Shirak | 11 |
| | Hayk Hakopyan | Dvin Artashat | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvartnots-AAL | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 18 | +74 | 66 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Lori | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 54 | Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | Nairit | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 53 | |
| 4 | Moush Kasakh | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 42 | |
| 5 | Lernagorts Kapan | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Alashkert Martuni | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | SKVV Yerevan | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 33 | |
| 8 | FIMA Yerevan | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 30 | |
| 9 | Kasakh | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 28 | |
| 10 | Spitak | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | Dinamo-Energo Yerevan | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 19 | |
| 12 | Karabakh-2 Yerevan | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 15 | |
| 13 | Nig Aparan | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 7 | |
| 14 | BMA-Arai Echmiadzin | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew from competition |
| Quarter finals | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 0 - 3 1 - 2 | Yerevan |
| Tsement | 1 - 1 1 - 0 | Shirak |
| Karabakh Yerevan | 1 - 5 0 - 1 | Pyunik |
| SKVV Yerevan | 0 - 4 0 - 3 | Erebuni-Homenmen |
| Semi finals | ||
| Yerevan | *0 - 0 | Pyunik |
| Erebuni-Homenmen | 0 - 1 | Tsement |
| Final | ||
| Tsement | 3 - 1 | Yerevan |
| National teams | |
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| League system | |
| Domestic cups | |
| Seasons | |
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