Armenian Premier League

Armenian football competition

Football league

The Armenian Premier League (Armenian: IDBank Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա, known as the IDBank Armenian Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top football competition in Armenia.^[1] From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. Following Armenia's independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the governing authority of the league. Over the years, the league has evolved into a small league consisting of ten teams. The winner of the league is awarded a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.

Current teams

Yerevan

Noah

Shirak

Van

Yerevan teams:
Alashkert
Ararat
Ararat-Armenia
Pyunik
Urartu
West Armenia

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Locations of the 2024–25 Armenian Premier League teams

Soviet era champions

• 1936Dinamo Yerevan
• 1937Dinamo Yerevan
• 1938Spartak Yerevan
• 1939Spartak Yerevan
• 1940Spartak Yerevan
• 1941–44 Not Played
• 1945Spartak Yerevan
• 1946Dinamo Yerevan
• 1947Dinamo Yerevan
• 1948Dinamo Yerevan
• 1949Dinamo Yerevan
• 1950 Urozhai Yerevan
• 1951 Shinarar Yerevan
• 1952Spartak Yerevan
• 1953 Karmir Drosh Leninakan (Krasnoe Znamya)
• 1954Spartak Yerevan
• 1955Khimik Kirovakan
• 1956FIMA Yerevan
• 1957 Karmir Drosh Leninakan (Krasnoe Znamya)
• 1958FIMA Yerevan
• 1959FIMA Yerevan
• 1960 Tekstilshchik Leninakan
• 1961 Tekstilshchik Leninakan
• 1962 Tekstilshchik Leninakan
• 1963Lokomotiv Yerevan
• 1964Khimik Kirovakan
• 1965Araks Yerevan
• 1966 Elektrotekhnik Yerevan
• 1967Kotayk
• 1968Araks Yerevan
• 1969Araks Yerevan
• 1970 Motor Yerevan
• 1971FIMA Yerevan
• 1972 Zvezda Yerevan
• 1973Kotayk
• 1974FIMA Yerevan
• 1975Kotayk
• 1976Kotayk
• 1977Araks Yerevan
• 1978Kanaz Yerevan
• 1979Aragats Leninakan
• 1980Aragats Leninakan
• 1981–86 Not Played
• 1987 Aragats Leninakan
• 1988 Elektrotekhnik Yerevan
• 1989FC Kapan
• 1990 Ararat-2 Yerevan
• 1991 Syunik Kapan

Winners

Performance by club

Notes

• Homenetmen Yerevan is the former name of Pyunik Yerevan..
• Tsement Ararat is the former name of Araks Ararat.
• Banants is the former name of Urartu.
• Teams in italics no longer exists.

Sponsorship names

• VBET Armenian Premier League (2020–2022)
• Fastex Armenian Premier League (2022-2023)
• IDBank Armenian Premier League (2023-present)

Broadcaster

See also

• Armenian First League
• Football in Armenia
• Sport in Armenia

References

1. "IDBank Premier League". premierleague.ffa.am. Retrieved 28 September 2023.

External links

• FIFA.com: Table
• RSSSF: Armenian Premier League Seasons
• Armenian Premier League directory