2018 Artsakh Football League

Artsakh Football League
Season	2018
Dates	14 July 2018 – 18 November 2018
Matches played	56
Goals scored	270 (4.82 per match)
Biggest home win	Lernayin Artsakh 10–0 Jraberd; (15 July 2018)
Biggest away win	Berd Askeran 0–10 Lernayin Artsakh ; (20 October 2018)
Highest scoring	Lernayin Artsakh 10–0 Jraberd; (15 July 2018)
Longest winning run	Lernayin Artsakh ; (11 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Lernayin Artsakh ; (14 matches)
Longest winless run	Jraberd; (11 matches)
Longest losing run	Jraberd; (11 matches)
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Last updated January 09, 2022

The 2018 Artsakh Football League was the 1st official professional season of the Artsakh Football League. It started on the 14 July and ended on 18th of November. It was composed of eight clubs which competed for the title.^[1]

Participants

Eight Teams took part in the 2018 competition. All eight clubs had participated in the past in other competitions and tournaments, but this was the first year for them in the Artsakh Football League.

Avo

Berd Chartar

Berd Askeran

Gandzasar

Jraberd

Kirs

Lernayin Artsakh

Yerazank

Location of teams of the 2018 Artsakh Football League

Clubs

Club	Location	Stadium
Avo FC	Martuni	Martuni City Stadium
Berd Askeran FC	Askeran	Askeran City Stadium
Berd Chartar FC	Chartar	Chartar City Stadium
Gandzasar FC	Vank
Jraberd FC	Martakert	Vigen Shirinyan Stadium
Kirs FC	Shushi
Lernayin Artsakh FC	Stepanakert	Republican Stadium
Yerazank FC	Stepanakert	Republican Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Lernayin Artsakh	14	13	1	0	76	3	+73	40
2	Berd Askeran	14	9	1	4	50	28	+22	28
3	Yerazank	14	8	3	3	35	22	+13	27
4	Berd Chartar	14	7	3	4	27	25	+2	24
5	Avo	14	6	2	6	29	23	+6	20
6	Kirs	14	4	1	9	19	42	−23	13
7	Jraberd	14	2	0	12	17	68	−51	6
8	Gandzasar	14	1	1	12	17	59	−42	4

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results

The league was played in two stage, one home and one away, for a total of 14 matches per team.

Home \ Away	AVO	ASK	CHR	GAN	JRA	KIR	LER	YER
Avo	—	0–3	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–3	0–1	4–4
Berd Askeran	0–1	—	3–4	8–0	9–1	4–0	0–10	2–2
Berd Chartar	0–0	1–5	—	2–1	5–1	3–2	0–0	0–0
Gandzasar	3–5	2–3	1–3	—	1–3	1–2	1–7	1–6
Jraberd	3–2	1–8	0–3	2–3	—	1–4	2–7	2–4
Kirs	0–2	0–2	2–4	2–2	3–0	—	0–9	0–2
Lernayin Artsakh	3–0	5–0	2–0	8–0	10–0	9–0	—	3–0
Yerazank	2–1	1–3	3–1	2–1	7–1	2–1	0–2	—

Source: Artsakh Football League facebook page.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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[1] "Արցախի ֆուտբոլի լիգա. Հիմնադիրներ Սևան Ասլանյանը և Հրաչ Յագանը Ստեփանակերտում հանդիպել են լրագրողներին" (in Armenian). Armsport.am. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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