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| 2004 in Armenian football | |
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| Premier League champions | |
| Pyunik | |
| First League champions | |
| Pyunik-2 | |
| Armenian Cup winners | |
| Pyunik | |
| Armenian Super Cup winners | |
| Pyunik |
| 2004 in Armenian football | |
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| Premier League champions | |
| Pyunik | |
| First League champions | |
| Pyunik-2 | |
| Armenian Cup winners | |
| Pyunik | |
| Armenian Super Cup winners | |
| Pyunik |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 25 | +64 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Mika Ashtarak | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Banants | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 43 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Lernagorts-Ararat | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Dinamo-Zenit | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 27 | |
| 6 | Kilikia | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 26 | |
| 7 | Kotayk | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 24 | |
| 8 | Shirak | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Pyunik-2 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 21 | +77 | 83 | Champions |
| 2 | Lernayin Artsakh FC | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 20 | +62 | 72 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League. Champions were unable to promote. |
| 3 | Gandzasar | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 57 | |
| 4 | Vagharshapat | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 54 | |
| 5 | Mika-2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 54 | |
| 6 | Araks Ararat FC | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 51 | |
| 7 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 49 | |
| 8 | Banants-2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 48 | |
| 9 | Pyunik-3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Banants-3 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 39 | |
| 11 | FC Lokomotiv Yerevan | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Yerevan | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 28 | |
| 13 | Dinamo VZ Yerevan | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 24 | |
| 14 | Lori Vanadzor | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 24 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 15 | Zenit Charentsavan | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 89 | −55 | 21 | |
| 16 | Nork Marash FC [lower-alpha 2] | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 117 | −110 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | Withdrew in the middle of the season. Unplayed matches awarded 3-0 against them. |
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| League system | |
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The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. Following Armenia's independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the governing authority of the league. Over the years, the league has evolved into a small league consisting of ten teams. The winner of the league is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
The VBET Armenian Cup is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it was not disputed by Armenian teams in the Soviet League pyramid. After Armenia gained independence in 1992, the cup became known as Independence Cup, and the final is held every year on 9 May.
The 2006 Armenian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment, and started on 14 April 2006. The last matches were played on 9 November 2006. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.
The 2005 Armenian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment, and started on 12 April 2005. The last matches were played on 6 November 2005. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.
1993 in Armenian football was the second season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. Professional football existed of two divisions, the Armenian Premier League and the Armenian First League. Out of the 16 Premier League teams, three would relegate, while the two First League group winners along with the better runner-up would promote for the 1994 season.
The 1994 season was the third season of football in Armenia following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Professional football consisted of two divisions, the Armenian Premier League and the Armenian First League. Out of the sixteen Premier League teams, five would be relegated, while only the First League winner would be promoted for the 1995 season, reducing the top level to twelve clubs.
1995 in Armenian football was a transitional season. For this season the Armenian Premier League was composed of twelve clubs in two groups of six. No championship was awarded, and no teams were relegated or promoted.
1995–96 in Armenian football was the fourth season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the first of two seasons in Armenia that were different from the others. Including the 1996–97 season these were the only winter competitions, while all other Armenian seasons were summer competitions. The Armenian Premier League for 1995–96 consisted of 12 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League. The eleventh ranked team would face the second ranked team from the First League in a promotion/relegation play-off.
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2000 in Armenian football was the ninth season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 2000 existed of 8 teams of which the lowest ranked teams would relegate to the Armenian First League. The seventh ranked team would enter the promotion/relegation play-off with the second ranked team of the First League. However it was decided that none of the Premier League teams would be relegated and four clubs were promoted from the First League, as well as FC Banants that was given a place at the highest level for the 2001 season. In the last few weeks Ararat, Zvartnots-AAL, Dinamo and Mika all refused to play once or more times as they were demanding fair play and claiming that referees penalised them repeatedly in favour of Araks that eventually won the title due to the awarded 3-0 victories in their favour.
Statistics of Armenian Premier League in the 2000 season.
The 2004 Armenian Premier League season was the thirteenth since its establishment. It was contested by 8 teams, and Pyunik FC won the championship. No team was relegated this season, because the Football Federation of Armenia decided to increase the number of teams in the premier league from 8 to 9 for the 2005 season.
The 2002 season was the 10th season of competitive association football in Armenia.
The 2005 Armenian First League season started on 19 April 2005. The last matches were played on 8 October 2005. Pyunik-2 became the league champions, but because they are a reserve team they were unable to promote to the Armenian Premier League. As a result, the second placed team Ararat Yerevan was given promotion. The third placed team Gandzasar played in the promotion/relegation play-off, which they lost.
FC Lernagorts Kapan, is a defunct Armenian football club from Kapan, Syunik Province.
Ulisses Football Club, commonly known as Ulisses, is a defunct Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club played at the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. They regularly used the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan and occasionally the City Stadium in Abovyan as their home ground.
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The 2002 Armenian First League is the 12th season of the Armenian First League. It started on the 25th of April and ended November 17. FC Armavir from Armavir became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2003 Armenian Premier League.
The 2003 Armenian First League is the 13th season of the Armenian First League. It started on 1 May and ended 14 November. FC Kilikia from Yerevan became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2004 Armenian Premier League.
