The 2021–22 Armenian Premier League, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the league since its establishment.
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 July 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Champions | Pyunik (15th title) |
| Relegated | Sevan |
| Champions League | Pyunik |
| Europa Conference League | Ararat-Armenia Alashkert Ararat Yerevan |
| Matches played | 144 |
| Goals scored | 348 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Serges Déblé (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ararat Yerevan 7–1 Noah (2 August 2021) Noravank 7–1 Van (12 April 2022) |
| 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) Pyunik 2–6 Ararat Yerevan (11 December 2021) Noravank 7–1 Van (12 April 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Ararat-Armenia |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Pyunik |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Noravank |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches BKMA Yerevan |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
(Note: Longest runs include results involving Sevan.) | |
Season events
editOn 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Sevan where all promoted to the Premier League and given licenses, replacing Gandzasar Kapan and Lori who'd previously withdrawn from the league the previous season, and Shirak who were relegated.[1]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
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| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
| Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 | 1,428 |
| BKMA | |||
| Noah | Armavir | Armavir City Stadium1 | 3,100 |
| 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 |
- 1Noah played their home games for the first half of the season at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their home venue Mika Stadium, Yerevan.
For the second half of the season they played their home games at the Armavir City Stadium in Armavir.[3] - 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
edit| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Aram Voskanyan
|
Artak Grigoryan
|
Sport-Saller | Marsbet |
| Ararat Yerevan | Edgar Torosyan
|
Hrayr Mkoyan
|
Fourteen | TotoGaming |
| Ararat-Armenia |  Dmitri Gunko
|
Armen Ambartsumyan
|
Puma | Tashir Group |
| BKMA | Rafael Nazaryan
|
Hayk Ishkhanyan
|
Macron | Armed forces of Armenia |
| Noah | Abraham Khashmanyan
|
Jordy Monroy
|
Adidas | VBET |
| Noravank | Vahe Gevorgyan
|
Andranik Kocharyan
|
Macron | |
| Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan
|
Arman Hovhannisyan
|
Joma | VBET |
| Sevan | Adidas | TotoGaming | ||
| Urartu | Robert Arzumanyan (acting)
|
Hakob Hakobyan
|
Jako | |
| Van | Sevada Arzumanyan
|
Arman Meliksetyan
|
Puma | VBET |
Managerial changes
edit| 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[8] | 9th | Milan Milanović | 26 September 2021[9] |
| Urartu | Arsen Petrosyan | Moved to Academy position | 17 November 2021[10] | 6th | Robert Arzumanyan (acting) | 17 November 2021[10] |
| Ararat Yerevan | Vardan Bichakhchyan | Mutual termination | 11 January 2022[11] | 3rd | Edgar Torosyan | 25 January 2022[12] |
| Alashkert | Milan Milanović | Contract expired | 13 January 2022[13] | 5th | Aram Voskanyan | 13 January 2022[13] |
| Noah | Viktor Bulatov | Contract terminated | 21 March 2022[14] | 6th | Igor Picușceac | 25 March 2022[15] |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ararat-Armenia | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 74 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Alashkert | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 | |
| 5 | Urartu | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Noah | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Noravank | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 28 | |
| 8 | Van | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 25 | |
| 9 | BKMA (O) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 18 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Sevan (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Armenian First League[b] |
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[17]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (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[17]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Fixtures and results
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[18] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Serges Déblé
|
Ararat Yerevan Pyunik |
22 |
| 2 |  Mailson Lima
|
Ararat-Armenia | 18 |
| 3 |  Hugo Firmino
|
Pyunik | 16 |
| 4 |  Shuaibu Ibrahim
|
Noravank | 10 |
| Artur Miranyan
|
Urartu | ||
| 6 | Maksim Mayrovich
|
Noah | 9 |
| Yusuf Otubanjo
|
Ararat-Armenia | ||
| 8 |  José Caraballo
|
Pyunik | 8 |
| Wilfried Eza
|
Ararat-Armenia | ||
| 10 |  José Embaló
|
Alashkert | 7 |
| Edgar Malakyan
|
Ararat Yerevan |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yacouba Silue |
Ararat Yerevan | Noah | 6–1 (H) | 2 August 2021 | [19] |
 Jonel Désiré |
Urartu | BKMA Yerevan | 5–0 (H) | 17 November 2021 | [20] |
| Serges Déblé |
Pyunik | Alashkert | 4–1 (A) | 21 February 2022 | [21] |
| Shuaibu Ibrahim |
Noravank | Noah | 3–1 (H) | 19 March 2022 | [22] |
Clean sheets
edit- As of match played 16 March 2022
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valerio Vimercati
|
Ararat-Armenia | 13 |
| 2 |  Ognjen Čančarević
|
Alashkert | 8 |
| 3 | Stanislav Buchnev
|
Pyunik | 7 |
| Vsevolod Yermakov
|
Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 5 | Arsen Beglaryan
|
Urartu | 5 |
| 6 | David Yurchenko
|
Alashkert Pyunik |
4 |
| 7 | Grigori Matevosyan
|
Noah | 3 |
| Arman Meliksetyan
|
Van | ||
| Arman Nersisyan
|
BKMA Yerevan | ||
| 10 | Dusan Cubrakovic
|
Noravank | 2 |
Awards
editAnnual awards
edit| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | Yegishe Melikyan[23]
|
Pyunik |
| Player of the Season | Hugo Firmino[24]
|
Pyunik |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "ԱՐՁԱՆԱԳՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ N 12" (PDF). ffa.am (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "We are happy to inform that from now on Noah will hold its home matches in Armavir city stadium, which seats 3,100 spectators". facebook.com/noah.footballclub. FC Noah. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Շնորհակալություն և հաջողություն հետագա կարիերայում, Վիտալիչ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "АРСЕН ПЕТРОСЯН ПРОДОЛЖИТ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ В АКАДЕМИИ УРАРТУ". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Official statement. Vardan Bichakhchyan". fcararat.am/. FC Ararat Yerevan. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Official statement: Edgar Torosyan". fcararat.am/. FC Ararat Yerevan. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "ԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Noah terminated contract with the head coach Viktor Bulatov by mutual agreement". facebook.com/noah.footballclub/. FC Noah Facebook. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "We are pleased to announce that Igor Picusciac is returning to Noah". facebook.com/noah.footballclub/. FC Noah Facebook. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Կայացավ ՀՖՖ Ակումբների արտոնագրման կոմիտեի նիստը". ffa.am (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alashkert 1-4 Pyunik". soccer24.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Noravank 3-1 Noah". soccer24.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Yeghishe Melikyan is the best coach of VBET Armenian Premier League season 2021/2022". ffa.am. Football Federation Armenia. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Firmino is the best player of VBET Armenian Premier League season 2021/2022". ffa.am. Football Federation Armenia. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.