2022–23 Armenian Premier League
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Football league season
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 29 July 2022 – 6 June 2023 |
Champions | Urartu |
Relegated | Lernayin Artsakh |
Champions League | Urartu |
Europa Conference League | Pyunik Ararat-Armenia Alashkert |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 446 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Two Players (17) |
Biggest home win | Alashkert 5–0 Noah (10 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Noah 0–6 Urartu (20 August 2022) Lernayin Artsakh 0–6 Pyunik (16 March 2023) |
Highest scoring | Noah 3–4 Alashkert (30 July 2022) |
Longest winning run | (14) Pyunik |
Longest unbeaten run | (18) Ararat-Armenia |
Longest winless run | (23) Lernayin Artsakh |
Longest losing run | (17) Lernayin Artsakh |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2023. |
The 2022–23 Armenian Premier League, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the league since its establishment.
Season events
[edit ]On 4 July 2022, the FFA announced that Lernayin Artsakh (promoted after a seventeen-year absence) would play in the upcoming Armenian Premier League season, along with Pyunik, Ararat-Armenia, Alashkert, Ararat Yerevan, Urartu, Noah, Van, BKMA Yerevan and Shirak.[1]
Teams
[edit ]Locations of the teams
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium 1 | 1,428 |
BKMA | |||
Lernayin Artsakh | Vayk | Arevik Stadium | 1,000 |
Noah | Armavir | Armavir City Stadium 1 | 3,100 |
Pyunik | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 4,000 |
Urartu | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit ]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Alashkert | Armenia Vahe Gevorgyan | Armenia Artak Grigoryan | Sport-Saller | |
Ararat Yerevan | Armenia Aleksandr Petrosyan | Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan | Fourteen | AWI International |
Ararat-Armenia | Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan | Armenia Armen Ambartsumyan | Puma | Tashir Group |
BKMA | Armenia Rafael Nazaryan | Armenia Artur Grigoryan | Macron | |
Noah | Armenia Robert Arzumanyan | France Haik Moussakhanian | Adidas | Fastex |
Lernayin Artsakh | Armenia Artashes Adamyan | Russia Vladimir Kharatyan | Adidas | |
Pyunik | Armenia Yegishe Melikyan | Armenia Edgar Malakyan | Joma | Fastex |
Shirak | Armenia Edgar Torosyan | Armenia Artyom Mikaelyan | Fourteen | – |
Urartu | Russia Dmitri Gunko | Armenia Zhirayr Margaryan | Jako | – |
Van | Armenia Hayk Hovhannisyan | Armenia Vaspurak Minasyan | Puma | Fastex |
Managerial changes
[edit ]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Ararat-Armenia | Dmitri Gunko | End of contract | 2 June 2022[2] | Pre-season | Vardan Bichakhchyan | 10 June 2022[3] |
Urartu | Robert Arzumanyan | End of contract | 24 June 2022[4] | Dmitri Gunko | 27 June 2022[5] | |
Noah | Aram Hakobyan | 10th | Robert Arzumanyan | 23 August 2022[6] | ||
Ararat Yerevan | Aram Voskanyan | Resigned | 4 October 2022[7] | 7th | Rafael Safaryan | 4 October 2022 |
Ararat Yerevan | Rafael Safaryan | 15 October 2022 | 7th | Gagik Simonyan | 16 October 2022 | |
Ararat Yerevan | Gagik Simonyan | 28 October 2022 | 7th | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 29 October 2022 | |
Alashkert | Karen Barseghyan | 4th | Vahe Gevorgyan | 24 December 2022[8] | ||
Van | Artur Asoyan | 5th | Humberto Viviani | 14 January 2023 | ||
Shirak | Tigran Davtyan | 1 April 2023 | 6th | Edgar Torosyan | 1 April 2023 | |
Van | Humberto Viviani | 3 May 2023 | 5th | Hayk Hovhannisyan | 4 May 2023 |
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Urartu (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Pyunik | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 23 | +49 | 80 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round [a] |
3 | Ararat-Armenia | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 76 | |
4 | Alashkert | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 66 | |
5 | Van | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 40 | |
6 | Ararat Yerevan | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 38 | |
7 | Shirak | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 36 | |
8 | Noah | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 32[b] | |
9 | BKMA | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 32[b] | |
10 | Lernayin Artsakh (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 22 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
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[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2022–23 Armenian Cup winners qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Urartu) qualified based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
- ^ a b Games won: Noah 8, BKMA 7.
Fixtures and results
[edit ]
Round 1–18[edit ]
Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. |
Round 19–36[edit ]
Source: Soccerway Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Season statistics
[edit ]Top scorers
[edit ]- As of match played 6 June 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Juričić | Pyunik | 17 |
Nigeria Yusuf Otubanjo | |||
3 | Ivory Coast Wilfried Eza | Ararat-Armenia | 13 |
4 | Colombia Bladimir Díaz | Alashkert | 11 |
5 | Nigeria Tenton Yenne | Ararat-Armenia | 10 |
Armenia Artak Yedigaryan | Alashkert | ||
7 | Portugal Hugo Firmino | Ararat-Armenia | 9 |
Ukraine Dmytro Khlyobas | Urartu | ||
Armenia Edgar Movsesyan | Van | ||
Brazil Thiago Galvão | Alashkert |
Hat-tricks
[edit ]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Ukraine Dmytro Khlyobas | Urartu | Noah | 0–6 (A) | 20 August 2022 | [11] |
Russia Maksim Mayrovich | Urartu | BKMA Yerevan | 1–4 (A) | 4 September 2022 | [12] |
Kazakhstan Danil Ankudinov | Van | Lernayin Artsakh | 4–0 (H) | 21 April 2023 | [13] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka Juričić | Pyunik | Ararat-Armenia | 4–1 (H) | 27 April 2023 | [14] |
Clean sheets
[edit ]- As of match played 6 June 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | Russia Vsevolod Ermakov | Ararat-Armenia | 17 |
2 | Serbia Ognjen Čančarević | Alashkert | 14 |
3 | Russia Aleksandr Melikhov | Urartu | 13 |
4 | Armenia Stanislav Buchnev | Pyunik | 12 |
5 | Armenia Arsen Beglaryan | Urartu | 8 |
6 | Russia Artyom Potapov | Ararat Yerevan | 7 |
7 | Russia Samur Agamagomedov | Van | 6 |
Armenia Lyova Karapetyan | Shirak | ||
9 | Russia Vyacheslav Grigoryan | Lernayin Artsakh | 5 |
10 | Armenia Henri Avagyan | BKMA Yerevan/Pyunik | 4 |
Russia Sergei Revyakin | Ararat Yerevan |
References
[edit ]- ^ "«Լեռնային Արցախը» հանդես կգա VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգայում". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի եւ Դմիտրի Գունկոյի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջեւ կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է եւ կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "ROBERT ARZUMANYAN LEFT URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "DMITRY GUNKO IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIAL❗Robert Arzumanyan new Noah manager". fcurartu.am. FC Noah. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Official statement. Aram Voskanyan". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Article 14.02 Regulations
- ^ "VBET Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Noah 0–6 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "BKMA Yerevan 1–4 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Van 4–0 Lernayin Artsakh". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Pyunik 4–1 Ararat-Armenia". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.