2020–21 Armenian Premier League
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| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 2020 - 27 May 2021 |
| Champions | Alashkert |
| Champions League | Alashkert |
| Europa Conference League | Ararat Noah Urartu |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Goals scored | 190 (2.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonel Désiré Yusuf Otubanjo (8 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Ararat-Armenia 7–0 Shirak (17 October 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Urartu 0–3 Noah (22 September 2020) Shirak 0–3 Ararat (26 September 2020) Shirak 0–3 Urartu (22 November 2020) Van 0–3 Pyunik (14 April 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Ararat-Armenia 7–0 Shirak (17 October 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches Alashkert |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Ararat |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Shirak |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Shirak |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 4 May 2021. | |
The 2020–21 Armenian Premier League season is the 29th since its establishment.
Season events[edit]
On 30 July, it was announced that FC Van had been giving a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League, with the season commencing on 14 August 2020.[1]
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2] On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.[3]
On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[4][5]
On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19.[6][7] Lori later submitted their resignation from the Premier League on 5 April.[8]
Teams[edit]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
| Ararat | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 |
| Gandzasar | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 | 1,428 |
| Lori | Vanadzor | Vanadzor Football Academy2 | 880 |
| Noah | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium3 | 6,850 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Urartu5 | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
| Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
- 1Gandzasar will play their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in Yerevan, due to the rebuilding of their regular venue Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan.
- 2Lori will play at the main training pitch of the Vanadzor Football Academy due to the rebuilding of their regular venue Vanadzor City Stadium, Vanadzor.
- 3Noah will play at the Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular venue Mika Stadium, Yerevan.
Personnel and sponsorship[edit]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Abraham Khashmanyan | Artak Grigoryan |  Joma | Bagratour, Huawei |
| Ararat | Vardan Bichakhchyan |  Nike | AWI International | |
| Ararat-Armenia | David Campaña | Joma | Tashir Group | |
| Gandzasar | Armen Petrosyan | Gevorg Nranyan |  Adidas | ZCMC |
| Lori |  Albert Solomonov | Puma | TotoGaming | |
| Noah |  Dmitri Gunko | Adidas | ||
| Pyunik | Artak Oseyan | Joma[9] | TotoGaming | |
| Shirak | Aghvan Davoyan |  Fourteen | Mogo[10] | |
| Urartu | Aleksandr Grigoryan | Jako | ||
| Van | Konstantin Zaytsev |  Legea |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat Yerevan | Igor Kolyvanov | Contract expired | Pre-season | Vardan Bichakhchyan | 23 July 2020[11] | |
| Shirak | Vardan Bichakhchyan | |||||
| Noah |  Vadim Boreț | 5 November 2020 | Dmitri Gunko | 5 November 2020[12] | ||
| Pyunik | Roman Berezovsky | Mutual consent | 13 July 2020[13] | Artak Oseyan | 20 July 2020[14] | |
| Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Minasyan | Contract expired | 17 July 2020[15] | David Campaña | 22 July 2020[16] | |
| Van | Karen Barseghyan | To vice president | 31 July 2020[17] | Sevada Arzumanyan | 31 July 2020[17] | |
| Lori | Armen Sanamyan (Caretaker) | Signed by Sevan | 4 August 2020[18] | Albert Solomonov | 5 August 2020[19] | |
| Pyunik | Artak Oseyan | Mutual termination | 13 December 2020[20] | 9th | Yegishe Melikyan | 7 January 2021[21] |
| Alashkert | Yegishe Melikyan | Mutual termination | 5 January 2021[22] | 3rd | Abraham Khashmanyan | 7 January 2021[23] |
| Van | Sevada Arzumanyan | 2 February 2021 | 7th | Konstantin Zaytsev | 2 February 2021[24] | |
| Ararat-Armenia | David Campaña | Mutual Consent | 5 March 2021[25] | 4th | Armen Adamyan | 5 March 2021[26] |
| Urartu | Aleksandr Grigoryan | Mutual termination | 9 March 2021[27] | 6th | Tigran Yesayan (Caretaker) | 9 March[27] |
| Alashkert | Abraham Khashmanyan | Mutual termination | 20 May 2021[28] | 4th | Aleksandr Grigoryan | 20 May 2021[28] |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Noah | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Urartu | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 41 | |
| 4 | Ararat[a] | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Ararat-Armenia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Van | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Pyunik | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Lori[b] | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 23 | |
| 9 | Shirak (R) | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to First League |
| 10 | Gandzasar (R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club dissolved[c] |
Source: FFA Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[29]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[29]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
- ^ Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
- ^ Gandzasar were excluded from the league On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Fixtures and results[edit]
Season statistics[edit]
Scoring[edit]
- First goal of the season: Wilfried Eza for Van against Gandzasar Kapan (15 August 2020)
Top scorers[edit]
- As of match(es) played 4 May 2021[30]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jonel Désiré | Urartu | 8 |
 Yusuf Otubanjo | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| 3 |  Uroš Nenadović | Ararat Yerevan | 7 |
| 4 | Vladimir Azarov | Noah | 6 |
 Wilfried Eza | Van | ||
| Mory Kone | Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 7 | David Davidyan | Alashkert | 5 |
| 8 | Wbeymar | Ararat-Armenia | 4 |
 Mailson Lima | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| 10 |  Claudir | Lori | 3 |
 Aleksandar Glišić | Alashkert | ||
| Aleksandre Karapetian | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Pavel Kireyenko | Noah | ||
 Rokas Krusnauskas | Gandzasar | ||
| Edgar Movsesyan | Van | ||
 Alex Oliveira | Noah | ||
| Artem Simonyan | Noah | ||
| Igor Stanojević | Shirak |
Clean sheets[edit]
- As of match played 5 March 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsevolod Yermakov | Ararat Yerevan | 8 |
| 2 | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | 5 |
| 3 | Ognjen Čančarević | Alashkert | 4 |
| Stefan Čupić | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Arsen Beglaryan | Urartu | ||
| Samur Agamagomedov | Van | ||
| 7 | Dmitry Abakumov | Ararat-Armenia | 3 |
| Stanislav Buchnev | Pyunik | ||
| 9 | Henri Avagyan | Van | 2 |
| 10 |  Artem Gomelko | Lori | 1 |
| Anatoliy Ayvazov | Urartu | ||
 Nemanja Šćekić | Lori | ||
 Herman Penkov | Pyunik | ||
| Gevorg Kasparov | Shirak | ||
| Spasoje Stefanović | Shirak |
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