2016–17 Armenian Premier League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 103 (2.02 per match) |
|
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016. | |
The 2016–17 Armenian Premier League season is the 25th since its establishment. The season began on 6 August 2016 and is scheduled to end on 31 May 2017.[1][2] Alashkert are the defending champions.
Teams
Six teams are competing in this year's competition.[3][4]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
| Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan | 14,403 |
| Banants | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Banants Stadium | 4,860 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | Kapan | Gandzasar Stadium | 3,500 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Avan) | Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirak | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 34 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Alashkert | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gandzasar Kapan | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 27 | |
| 4 | Pyunik | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 27 | |
| 5 | Banants | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 | |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 6 | Relegation to Armenian First League |
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.[5]
Results
The league will be played in three stages. The six teams will play six times with each other, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team.
First part of season
Source: Football Federation of Armenia (Armenian) |
Second part of season
Updated to games played on 4 December 2016. |
Third part of season
| Home ╲ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
| Alashkert | ||||||
| Ararat Yerevan | ||||||
| Banants | 0–1 | |||||
| Gandzasar Kapan | ||||||
| Pyunik | ||||||
| Shirak |
Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: Football Federation of Armenia
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 14 August 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viulen Ayvazyan |
Shirak | 2 |
| 2 | Aram Muradyan |
Shirak | 1 |
| David Manoyan |
Pyunik | ||
 Laércio |
Banants | ||
| Claudir |
Gandzasar Kapan | ||
| Gegham Harutyunyan |
Gandzasar Kapan | ||
| Alik Arakelyan |
Pyunik | ||
| Artak Yedigaryan |
Alashkert | ||
| Mihran Manasyan |
Alashkert | ||
| Davit Hakobyan |
Shirak |
References
- ↑ "2016-2017 : Alashkert awarded with medals and Champions Cup". Ffa.am. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "Matches - Premier League - Armenia - Results and fixtures". Soccerway. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "Armenian Cup ¼ final pairs are known". Ffa.am. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "2016-2017 RA professional football clubs tournaments regulations" (PDF). Ffa.am. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 31 July 2016.