2023–24 Armenian Premier League
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2023 – |
| Matches played | 150 |
| Goals scored | 419 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Artur Miranyan (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Pyunik 6–0 Van (2 November 2023) BKMA 7–1 Van (30 November 2023) |
| Biggest away win | BKMA Yerevan 0–6 Alashkert (27 February 2024) |
| Highest scoring | West Armenia 2–5 Urartu (1 September 2023) Ararat-Armenia 4–3 Noah (15 September 2023) BKMA 7–1 Van (30 November 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Pyunik |
| Longest unbeaten run | 20 matches Pyunik |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Shirak Van |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Shirak Van |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 23 April 2024. | |
The 2023–24 Armenian Premier League, known as the IDBank Armenian Premier League (Armenian: IDBank Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season of the league since its establishment.
Season events[edit]
On 7 July 2023, Football Federation of Armenia announced the draw for the 2023–24 season, which began on 29 July 2023.[1]
On 28 July, the Football Federation of Armenia announced IDBank as the new title sponsor of the championship.[2]
Teams[edit]
| Promoted from 2022–23 Armenian First League | Relegated to 2023–24 Armenian First League |
|---|---|
| West Armenia | Lernayin Artsakh |
Locations of the teams
| 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 | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium1 | 3,100 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium | 1,000 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Urartu | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
| Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
| West Armenia | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium | 1,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship[edit]
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Vahe Gevorgyan | Artak Yedigaryan |  Sport-Saller | Fastex |
| Ararat Yerevan | Tigran Yesayan | Gor Malakyan |  Fourteen | FastBank, AWI International |
| Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Minasyan | Armen Ambartsumyan | Puma | Tashir Group |
| BKMA | Vahagn Minasyan | Artur Grigoryan |  Macron | Football Federation of Armenia |
| Noah |  Carlos Inarejos | Artur Miranyan | Adidas | to.sport fm 96.3 |
| Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan | Edgar Malakyan | Joma | Fastex |
| Shirak | Arsen Hovhannisyan | Hrayr Mkoyan | Adidas | FastBank |
| Urartu |  Dmitri Gunko | Zhirayr Margaryan | Puma | – |
| Van | Arthur Hovhannisyan | David Manoyan | Puma | FastShift, Rare |
| West Armenia | Khoren Veranyan | Aram Loretsyan | Legea | Fastex |
Managerial changes[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Bichakhchyan | End of contract | 8 June 2022[3] | Pre-season | Vardan Minasyan | 17 June 2023[4] |
| Van | Hayk Hovhannisyan | End of contract | 30 June 2022 | Sevada Arzumanyan | 1 July 2023 | |
| Shirak | Edgar Torosyan | Resigned | 22 August 2023[5] | 9th | Arsen Hovhannisyan | 22 August 2023[6] |
| Noah | Robert Arzumanyan | Sacked | 29 September 2023[7] | 5th | Carlos Inarejos | 29 September 2023[8] |
| Ararat Yerevan | Gagik Simonyan | Sacked | 12 December 2023[9] | 7th | Rafael Nazaryan | 15 December 2023[10] |
| Van | Sevada Arzumanyan | 9th | Arthur Hovhannisyan | 14 January 2024[11] | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | Rafael Nazaryan | Mutual termination | 26 January 2024[12] | 7th | Tigran Yesayan | 19 February 2024[13] |
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah (X) | 31 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Pyunik (X) | 31 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 67 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Ararat-Armenia (X) | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 65 | |
| 4 | Urartu | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 44 | |
| 5 | Alashkert | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 42 | |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 38 | |
| 7 | West Armenia | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 31 | |
| 8 | Shirak | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 28 | |
| 9 | Van | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 27 | Qualification for the Armenian Premier League play-off |
| 10 | BKMA | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. 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[14]
(X) Guaranteed at least Conference League
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[14]
(X) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Armenian Cup winners (Ararat-Armenia or Urartu) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Armenian Cup winners finish first).
Fixtures and results[edit]
Results table[edit]
Armenian Premier League play-off[edit]
The ninth-placed club will face the second-placed club from the 2023–24 Armenian First League for the final place in the following season's Armenian Premier League.
Season statistics[edit]
Top scorers[edit]
- As of match played 23 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artur Miranyan | Noah | 19 |
| 2 |  Mohamed Yattara | Ararat-Armenia | 17 |
| 3 |  Tenton Yenne | Ararat-Armenia | 15 |
| 4 | Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | 14 |
| 5 |  Levan Kutalia | Alashkert | 12 |
| 6 | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | Pyunik | 11 |
| Temur Dzhikiya | Urartu | ||
| 8 |  Paul Gladon | Noah | 9 |
| 9 | Edgar Movsesyan | Noah | 8 |
| 10 | Grenik Petrosyan | BKMA | 7 |
| Christopher Boniface | Van | ||
| Grenik Petrosyan | BKMA Yerevan | ||
 Kassim Hadji | Ararat Yerevan |
Hat-tricks[edit]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temur Dzhikiya | Urartu | West Armenia | 5–2 (A) | 1 September 2023 | [16] |
| Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | Van | 5–0 (A) | 2 September 2023 | [17] |
| Mohamed Yattara | Ararat-Armenia | Shirak | 1–3 (A) | 19 September 2023 | [18] |
| Artur Miranyan | Noah | West Armenia | 5–1 (H) | 29 November 2023 | [19] |
| Grenik Petrosyan | BKMA Yerevan | Van | 7–1 (H) | 30 November 2023 | [20] |
Own goals[edit]
Leonardo da Silva - Ararat Yerevan vs Ararat-Armenia (30 July 2023)
Hrayr Mkoyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Shirak (11 August 2023)
Julius Ufuoma - Ararat Yerevan vs West Armenia (12 August 2023)
Ipehe Williams - Van vs BKMA Yerevan (24 September 2023)- Alemão - Ararat-Armenia vs Urartu (3 October 2023)
Vladimir Kharatyan - Ararat-Armenia vs West Armenia (24 October 2023)
Ivan Zotko - BKMA Yerevan vs Urartu (4 December 2023)- Seryozha Urushanyan - Van vs Shirak (9 December 2023)
- Norayr Nikoghosyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Alashkert (27 February 2024)
Clean sheets[edit]
- As of match played 23 April 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ognjen Čančarević | Alashkert/Noah | 10 |
| 2 | Stanislav Buchnev | Pyunik | 7 |
| 3 | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | 6 |
 Darko Vukašinović | Shirak | ||
 Tiago Gomes | Ararat Yerevan | ||
| Arsen Beglaryan | Ararat-Armenia | ||
| 7 |  Christoffer Mafoumbi | Noah | 4 |
| Filipe | West Armenia | ||
| Aleksandr Melikhov | Urartu | ||
| 10 | Gor Matinyan | BKMA Yerevan | 3 |
| Nikolai Rybikov | West Armenia | ||
| Arman Nersesyan | BKMA Yerevan |
Discipline[edit]
Red cards[edit]
- As of match played 23 April 2024
- Zalim Makoyev - West Armenia vs Shirak (29 July 2023)
Mimito Biai - Alashkert vs Pyunik (31 July 2023)
Aleksandar Miljković - Noah vs BKMA Yerevan (4 August 2023)- Aleksandar Miljković - Noah vs Shirak (18 August 2023)
- Marcos Júnior - Urartu vs Pyunik (20 August 2023)
- Edgar Malakyan - Urartu vs Pyunik (20 August 2023)
- Tenton Yenne - Ararat-Armenia vs Pyunik (23 August 2023)
- Sergey Muradyan - Alashkert vs Noah (25 August 2023)
- Christopher Boniface - Ararat-Armenia vs Van (27 August 2023)
- Edmon Movsisyan - Pyunik vs West Armenia (28 August 2023)
Rayane Mzoughi - Noah vs Ararat Yerevan (31 August 2023)
Daniel Cifuentes - Van vs Pyunik (2 September 2023)- Edgar Malakyan - Noah vs Ararat Yerevan (21 September 2023)
- Deou Dosa - Van vs BKMA Yerevan (24 September 2023)
- Serhiy Vakulenko - Pyunik vs Shirak (25 September 2023)
- Artak Yedigaryan - Ararat-Armenia vs Alashkert (25 September 2023)
- Edmon Movsisyan - West Armenia vs Noah (26 September 2023)
- Narek Manukyan - Noah vs BKMA Yerevan (5 October 2023)
- Deou Dosa - Ararat Yerevan vs Van (24 October 2023)
- Robert Darbinyan - Alashkert vs Shirak (4 November 2023)
Amos Nondi - Noah vs Ararat-Armenia (7 November 2023)- Razmik Hakobyan - Shirak vs Ararat Yerevan (8 November 2023)
- Volodya Samsonyan - Shirak vs Ararat Yerevan (8 November 2023)
- Marcos Júnior - Van vs Urartu (12 November 2023)
- Yevhen Tsymbalyuk - Van vs Urartu (12 November 2023)
- Chukwuebuka Okoronkwo - Van vs Urartu (12 November 2023)
- Pablo Santos - Noah vs Urartu (22 February 2024)
- Misak Hakobyan - BKMA Yerevan vs Alashkert (27 February 2024)
- Narek Aghasaryan - Urartu vs Pyunik (27 February 2024)
Alfred N'Diaye - Alashkert vs Noah (2 March 2024)- Karen Muradyan - Ararat-Armenia vs Van (3 March 2024)
- Sodiq Fatai - Alashkert vs Urartu (16 March 2024)
- Darko Vukasinovic - West Armenia vs Shirak (14 April 2024)
Periša Pešukić - Ararat-Armenia vs Urartu (17 April 2024)
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