Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2019-2020
Location
Armenia
Abbreviation
ARM1

Summary

The Armenian Premier League (ARM1) is the top football league competition in Aremnia. At the end of the 2019-2020 ARM1 season, the ARM1 teams listed below qualify for the following 2020-2021 non-league play:

  • 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2019-2020 ARM1 Championship group team
  • 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd and 3rd place 2019-2020 ARM1 Championship group teams

The winner of the 2019-2020 Armenian Cup, typically an ARM1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Armenia

Abbrev League # of Teams
ARM1 Armenian Premier League 10
ARM2 Armenian First League 12

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
1 Aug 2019 - 25 May 2020
Champ/Releg Rounds
30 May 2020 - 14 Jul 2020
 10: ARM1 (9), ARM2 (1)

Season Format

The ARM1 season consists of 2 stages. In the first stage, each ARM1 team plays the other 9 ARM1 teams in Home-Away matches (18 league matches per team). The second stage consists of the Championship Round and the Relegation Round. In the Championship Round, the top 6 teams play Home-Away matches against the other 5 teams (10 more matches, 28 total league matches per team) to determine final rankings for 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League and 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League placements. In the Relegation Round, the bottom 4 teams play Home-Away matches against the other 3 teams (6 more matches, 24 total league matches per team) to determine the relegation placements. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) playoff (only if deciding season champion), (2) matches won, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head matches won, (5) head-to-head goal difference, (6) head-to-head goals scored, (7) head-to-head away goals scored, (8) goal difference, then (9) total goals scored.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2019-2020 ARM1 season, the 4th place Relegation group team is relegated to the ARM2, while one ARM2 team is promoted to the 2020-2021 ARM1.


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Championship/Relegation

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Championship
1Ararat-Armenia FC 2815 -7-652-452322149 -5-03227819146 -2-62018153
2FC Noah 2814 -6-848-3727101410 -2-232271116144 -4-6161016-6
3Alashkert FC 2814 -5-947-513120146 -2-62023167148 -3-324281513
4Shirak FC 2813 -7-846-403010149 -2-329231310144 -5-51717170
5Lori FC 2710 -10-740-35332137 -4-225251510143 -6-5151018-8
6FC Ararat Yerevan 279 -6-1233-3136-5145 -5-4201417-3134 -1-8131719-2
Relegation
1FC Urartu 2410 -6-836-32275125 -4-31316124125 -2-51416151
2FC Pyunik 2410 -2-1232-45423125 -0-7121921-2125 -2-51426215
3FC Gandzasar 248 -7-931-31292125 -4-31617134123 -3-661416-2
4FC Yerevan 240 -0-240-1180-69120 -0-120536-31120 -0-120644-38
UEFACL
UEFAEL
Relegation to ARM2

Regular Season

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Ararat-Armenia FC 1811 -3-436-33151897 -2-0232051594 -1-41313103
2Lori FC 189 -5-432-2719896 -2-1202091193 -3-312710-3
3Alashkert FC 189 -4-531-33201394 -2-314149595 -2-21419118
4FC Ararat Yerevan 189 -4-531-2518795 -3-118118394 -1-41314104
5FC Noah 189 -3-630-2519696 -1-219189993 -2-411710-3
6Shirak FC 188 -4-628-2518796 -1-219169792 -3-49990
7FC Pyunik 187 -2-923-3536-194 -0-5121316-393 -2-41122202
8FC Urartu 186 -5-723-2224-293 -4-2101211193 -1-5101013-3
9FC Gandzasar 184 -6-818-2025-593 -3-3121212091 -3-53813-5
10FC Yerevan 180 -0-180-1162-5190 -0-90527-2290 -0-90635-29
Championship Round
Relegation Round

Results

Tue - 14 Jul 2020
 Ararat-Armenia FC 20 FC NoahFootball Academy Stadium
 Lori FC CANC FC Ararat YerevanVanadzor Football Academy
 Shirak FC 24 Alashkert FCGyumri City Stadium
Tue - 7 Jul 2020
 Alashkert FC 51 Lori FCAlashkert Stadium
Mon - 6 Jul 2020
 FC Ararat Yerevan 01 Ararat-Armenia FCFootball Academy Stadium
 FC Noah 40 Shirak FCAlashkert Stadium
Thu - 2 Jul 2020
 Ararat-Armenia FC 00 Alashkert FCFootball Academy Stadium
 FC Noah 10 FC Ararat YerevanAlashkert Stadium
 Shirak FC 00 Lori FCGyumri City Stadium
Wed - 1 Jul 2020
 FC Pyunik 23 FC GandzasarFootball Academy Stadium
Tue - 30 Jun 2020
 FC Yerevan 03 FC UrartuVanadzor Stadium
 Match awarded 3-0 to FC Urartu by FA decision. 
Sun - 28 Jun 2020
 FC Urartu 01 FC PyunikUrartu Stadium
 Lori FC 21 Ararat-Armenia FCVanadzor Stadium
 Alashkert FC 01 FC NoahAlashkert Stadium
Sat - 27 Jun 2020
 FC Gandzasar 30 FC YerevanFootball Academy Stadium
 Match awarded 3-0 to FC Gandzasar by FA decision. 
 FC Ararat Yerevan 14 Shirak FCFootball Academy Stadium
Sun - 21 Jun 2020
 FC Ararat Yerevan 13 Alashkert FCFootball Academy Stadium
Sat - 20 Jun 2020
 FC Noah 21 Lori FCAlashkert Stadium
 Shirak FC 10 Ararat-Armenia FCGyumri City Stadium
Wed - 17 Jun 2020
 FC Gandzasar 11 FC UrartuFootball Academy Stadium