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2023–24 Armenian Premier League

The 2023–24 Armenian Premier League, known as the IDBank Armenian Premier League (Armenian: IDBank Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of the league since its establishment.

Armenian Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
ChampionsPyunik
Champions LeaguePyunik
Conference LeagueArarat-Armenia
Noah
Urartu
Matches played180
Goals scored503 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerArtur Miranyan
(23 goals)
Biggest home winPyunik 6–0 Van
(2 November 2023)
BKMA 7–1 Van
(30 November 2023)
Biggest away winBKMA Yerevan 0–6 Alashkert
(27 February 2024)
Highest scoringWest Armenia 2–5 Urartu
(1 September 2023)
Ararat-Armenia 4–3 Noah
(15 September 2023)
BKMA 7–1 Van
(30 November 2023)
Longest winning run8 matches
Pyunik
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Pyunik
Longest winless run9 matches
Shirak
Van
Longest losing run8 matches
Shirak
Van
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2024.

Season events

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On 7 July 2023, Football Federation of Armenia announced the draw for the 2023–24 season, which began on 29 July 2023.[1]

On 28 July, the Football Federation of Armenia announced IDBank as the new title sponsor of the championship.[2]

Teams

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Promoted from
2022–23 Armenian First League
Relegated to
2023–24 Armenian First League
West Armenia Lernayin Artsakh
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Alashkert Yerevan (Shengavit) Alashkert Stadium 6,850
Ararat Yerevan Yerevan (Kentron) Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium 14,403
Ararat-Armenia Yerevan (Avan) Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 1,428
BKMA
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

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alashkert Armenia  Vahe Gevorgyan Armenia  Artak Yedigaryan Germany  Sport-Saller Armenia  Fastex
Ararat Yerevan Armenia  Tigran Yesayan Armenia  Gor Malakyan Switzerland  Fourteen Armenia  FastBank, Switzerland  AWI International
Ararat-Armenia Armenia  Vardan Minasyan Armenia  Armen Ambartsumyan Germany  Puma Armenia  Tashir Group
BKMA Armenia  Vahagn Minasyan Armenia  Artur Grigoryan Italy  Macron Armenia  Football Federation of Armenia
Noah Spain  Carlos Inarejos Armenia  Artur Miranyan Germany  Adidas Armenia  to.sport fm 96.3
Pyunik Armenia  Yegishe Melikyan Armenia  Edgar Malakyan Spain  Joma Armenia  Fastex
Shirak Armenia  Arsen Hovhannisyan Armenia  Hrayr Mkoyan Germany  Adidas Armenia  FastBank
Urartu Russia  Dmitri Gunko Armenia  Zhirayr Margaryan Germany  Puma
Van Armenia  Arthur Hovhannisyan Armenia  David Manoyan Germany  Puma Armenia  FastShift, Armenia  Rare
West Armenia Armenia  Khoren Veranyan Armenia  Aram Loretsyan Italy  Legea Armenia  Fastex

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ararat-Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan End of contract 8 June 2022[3] Pre-season Vardan Minasyan 17 June 2023[4]
Van Hayk Hovhannisyan End of contract 30 June 2022 Sevada Arzumanyan 1 July 2023
Shirak Edgar Torosyan Resigned 22 August 2023[5] 9th Arsen Hovhannisyan 22 August 2023[6]
Noah Robert Arzumanyan Sacked 29 September 2023[7] 5th Carlos Inarejos 29 September 2023[8]
Ararat Yerevan Gagik Simonyan Sacked 12 December 2023[9] 7th Rafael Nazaryan 15 December 2023[10]
Van Sevada Arzumanyan 9th Arthur Hovhannisyan 14 January 2024[11]
Ararat Yerevan Rafael Nazaryan Mutual termination 26 January 2024[12] 7th Tigran Yesayan 19 February 2024[13]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pyunik (C) 36 24 10 2 84 28 +56 82 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Noah 36 26 2 8 69 33 +36 80 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Ararat-Armenia 36 23 6 7 73 34 +39 75 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
4 Urartu 36 13 11 12 49 49 0 50 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
5 Alashkert 36 13 6 17 54 56 −2 45
6 Ararat Yerevan 36 13 6 17 39 50 −11 45
7 West Armenia 36 11 4 21 43 73 −30 37
8 Shirak 36 8 9 19 28 46 −18 33
9 Van 36 8 8 20 32 67 −35 32
10 BKMA 36 7 6 23 32 67 −35 27
Source: FFA Soccerway
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[14]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Ararat-Armenia qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Armenian Cup. Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.


Fixtures and results

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Results table

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Home \ Away ALA ARA AAR BKM NOA PYU SHI URA VAN WAR ALA ARA AAR BKM NOA PYU SHI URA VAN WAR
Alashkert 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–2
Ararat Yerevan 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–5 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Ararat-Armenia 3–1 2–1 4–1 4–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1
BKMA 0–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 1–3 1–2 7–1 0–4 0–6 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1
Noah 4–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 3–1
Pyunik 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 6–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–1
Shirak 2–3 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Urartu 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 6–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Van 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–5 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 0–2 0–5 2–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0
West Armenia 1–4 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–4 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–5 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of match played 26 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Armenia  Artur Miranyan Noah 23
2 Nigeria  Yusuf Otubanjo Pyunik 21
3 Guinea  Mohamed Yattara Ararat-Armenia 18
4 Nigeria  Tenton Yenne Ararat-Armenia 16
5 Georgia (country)  Levan Kutalia Alashkert 12
Armenia  Hovhannes Harutyunyan Pyunik
7 Russia  Temur Dzhikiya Urartu 11
8 Netherlands  Paul Gladon Noah 9
9 Armenia  Edgar Movsesyan Noah 8
Nigeria  Christopher Boniface Van
Armenia  Grenik Petrosyan BKMA
Russia  Zakhar Tarasenko West Armenia
Armenia  Karen Nalbandyan Alashkert

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Russia  Temur Dzhikiya Urartu West Armenia 5–2 (A) 1 September 2023 [16]
Nigeria  Yusuf Otubanjo Pyunik Van 5–0 (A) 2 September 2023 [17]
Guinea  Mohamed Yattara Ararat-Armenia Shirak 1–3 (A) 19 September 2023 [18]
Armenia  Artur Miranyan Noah West Armenia 5–1 (H) 29 November 2023 [19]
Armenia  Grenik Petrosyan BKMA Yerevan Van 7–1 (H) 30 November 2023 [20]
Nigeria  Yusuf Otubanjo Pyunik West Armenia 4–1 (A) 2 May 2024 [21]

Own goals

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Clean sheets

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As of match played 26 May 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Armenia  Stanislav Buchnev Pyunik 12
1 Armenia  Ognjen Čančarević Alashkert/Noah 10
3 Serbia  Darko Vukašinović Shirak 7
Brazil  Tiago Gomes Ararat Yerevan
4 Italy  Valerio Vimercati Noah 6
Armenia  Arsen Beglaryan Ararat-Armenia
7 Russia  Nikolai Rybikov West Armenia 5
Armenia  Arman Nersesyan BKMA Yerevan
9 Republic of the Congo  Christoffer Mafoumbi Noah 4
Brazil  Filipe West Armenia
Russia  Aleksandr Melikhov Urartu
Serbia  Miloš Čupić Van

Discipline

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Red cards

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As of match played 26 May 2024

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award Winner Club Ref
Manager of the Season Armenia  Yegishe Melikyan Pyunik [22]
Player of the Season Nigeria  Tenton Yenne Ararat-Armenia [22]
Goal of the Season Armenia  Hovhannes Harutyunyan Pyunik [22]

References

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