2021–22 Armenian Premier League
The 2021–22 Armenian Premier League, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of the league since its establishment.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Matches played | 65 |
| Goals scored | 175 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Serges Déblé (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ararat Yerevan 7–1 Noah (2 August 2021) Pyunik 2–6 Ararat Yerevan (11 December 2021) |
| Biggest away win | BKMA Yerevan 0–4 Pyunik (30 July 2021) Van 0–4 Alashkert (31 October 2021) Pyunik 2–6 Ararat Yerevan (11 December 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Ararat Yerevan 7–1 Noah (2 August 2021) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Ararat-Armenia |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Pyunik |
| Longest winless run | 11 matches Van |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches BKMA Yerevan |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.(Note: Longest runs include results involving Sevan.) | |
Season events
On 9 July 2021, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 10 teams would play in the 2021–22 season of the Armenian Premier League. BKMA Yerevan, Noravank and Sevan where all promoted to the Premier League and given licenses, replacing Gandzasar Kapan and Lori who'd previously withdrawn from the league the previous season, and Shirak who were relegated.[1]
On 1 December, the Football Federation of Armenia Disciplinary Committee voted in favor to remove Sevan from the Armenian Premier League after they failed to turn up for two games in a row, against Alashkert and BKMA Yerevan. As a result, all of Sevan's results were excluded from the championship table.[2]
Teams
| 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 Stadium1 | 1,428 |
| BKMA | |||
| Noah | |||
| Noravank | Vayk | Charentsavan City Stadium2 | 5,000 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Sevan | Sevan | Gegharkunik Province2 | 500 |
| Urartu | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
| Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
- 1FC Noah play their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their home venue Mika Stadium, Yerevan.
- 2Noravank play their home games at the Charentsavan City Stadium, Charentsavan until the second half of the season, due to the rebuilding of their regular venue Arevik Stadium, Vayk.
- 3Sevan play their home games at Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their home venue Sevan City Stadium, Sevan.
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Aleksandr Grigoryan |
Artak Grigoryan |
 Sport-Saller |
Rostelecom |
| Ararat | Vardan Bichakhchyan |
Hrayr Mkoyan |
 Fourteen |
TotoGaming |
| Ararat-Armenia |  Dmitri Gunko |
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Puma |
Tashir Group |
| BKMA | Rafael Nazaryan |
Hovhannes Hovhannesyan |
 Macron |
|
| Noah | Aram Hakobyan |
Vazgen Minasyan |
Adidas |
VBET[3] |
| Noravank | Vahe Gevorgyan |
Serob Hambardzumyan |
Macron |
- |
| Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan |
Karen Hayrapetyan |
 Joma |
VBET |
| Sevan |  Pambos Christodoulou |
Adidas |
- | |
| Urartu | Robert Arzumanyan (acting) |
Hakob Hakobyan |
Jako |
|
| Van | Konstantin Zaytsev |
Artak Vasilyev |
Puma |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Aleksandr Grigoryan | Mutual termination | 22 July 2021[4] | Pre-season | Aleksandr Grigoryan | 31 July 2021[5] |
| Sevan | Armen Shahgeldyan | Mutual termination | 8 August 2021[6] | 5th | Pambos Christodoulou | 11 August 2021[7] |
| Alashkert | Aleksandr Grigoryan | Mutual termination | 20 September 2021 | 9th | Milan Milanović | 26 September 2021 |
| Urartu | Arsen Petrosyan | Moved to Academy position | 17 November 2021[8] | 6th | Robert Arzumanyan (acting) | 17 November 2021[8] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Pyunik | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 32 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Ararat | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Noah | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | Alashkert | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 21 | |
| 6 | Urartu | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Van | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 11 | |
| 8 | Noravank | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 9 | |
| 9 | BKMA | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 34 | −23 | 6 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Sevan (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Armenian First League[lower-alpha 1] |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. 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.
(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.
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Fixtures and results
Round 1–18 |
Round 19–36
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Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 12 December 2021[9]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serges Déblé |
Ararat Yerevan | 13 |
| 2 |  Mailson Lima |
Ararat-Armenia | 12 |
| 3 |  Yusuf Otubanjo |
Ararat-Armenia | 8 |
| 4 | Wilfried Eza |
Ararat-Armenia | 7 |
| 5 |  Hugo Firmino |
Pyunik | 6 |
| Yacouba Silue |
Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} José Caraballo |
Pyunik | 5 |
| 8 | Pavel Kireyenko |
Noah | 4 |
| Artyom Avanesyan |
Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Aleksandr Karapetyan |
Noah | ||
| Hovhannes Harutyunyan |
Pyunik |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yacouba Silue | Ararat Yerevan | Noah | 6–1 (H) | 2 August 2021 | [10] |
 Jonel Désiré | Urartu | BKMA Yerevan | 5–0 (H) | 17 November 2021 | [11] |
Clean sheets
- As of match played 8 November 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diogo Figueiredo |
Sevan | 9 |
| 2 | Stanislav Buchnev |
Pyunik | 7 |
| 3 | Valerio Vimercati |
Ararat-Armenia | 6 |
| 4 | Vsevolod Yermakov |
Ararat Yerevan | 4 |
| 5 | Grigori Matevosyan |
Noah | 3 |
| 6 |  Dusan Cubrakovic |
Noravank | 2 |
| Arman Meliksetyan |
Van | ||
| Arsen Beglaryan |
Urartu | ||
| Ognjen Čančarević |
Alashkert | ||
| David Yurchenko |
Alashkert | ||
| Arman Nersisyan |
BKMA Yerevan |
References
- "Կայացավ ՀՖՖ Գործադիր կոմիտեի հերթական նիստը. VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգայի նոր մրցաշրջանին կմասնակցի 10 թիմ". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "ԱՐՁԱՆԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ N 12" (PDF). ffa.am (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- "VBET HAS BECOME THE TITLE SPONSOR OF FC NOAH". fcnoah.am. FC Noah. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Մեծ ուրախությամբ ցանկանում ենք հայտնել, որ նախորդ օրերի ընթացքում բարելավվել է Ալեքսանդր Գրիգորյանի կնոջ առողջական վիճակը". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Արմեն Շահգելդյանը հեռացավ «Սևանից»". facebook.com/SevanFCArmenia/ (in Armenian). Sevan FC Facebook. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- "Պամբոս Քրիստոդուլուն գլխավորեց «Սևանը»". facebook.com/SevanFCArmenia/ (in Armenian). Sevan FC Facebook. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "АРСЕН ПЕТРОСЯН ПРОДОЛЖИТ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ В АКАДЕМИИ УРАРТУ". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "2021-2022 VBET Armenian Premier League". soccer24.com. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- "Ararat Yerevan 6-1 Noah". soccer24.com. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Urartu 5-0 BKMA Yerevan". soccer24.com. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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