1995–96 in Armenian football was the fourth season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the first of two seasons in Armenia that were different from the others. Including the 1996–97 season these were the only winter competitions, while all other Armenian seasons were summer competitions. The Armenian Premier League for 1995–96 consisted of 12 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League. The eleventh ranked team would face the second ranked team from the First League in a promotion/relegation play-off.
Premier League Homenetmen Yerevan changed their name into FC Pyunik. Yerazank FC disbanded and yielded its place to another Artsakh Republic-based club from Stepanakert, FC Karabakh. Karabakh, much like Yerazank, were forced to relocate from Stepanakert to Yerevan due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. FC Kotayk and Banants Kotayk merged, but the name of the merger was only limited to Kotayk Abovyan. Newly-founded FC Yerevan was unexpectedly promoted to replace Banants Kotayk.
League table
Promotion and relegation play-off Date Venue PL Team Result FL Team Information 8 June Yerevan Aragats 0-4 BKMA Yerevan BKMA Yerevan were promoted, Aragats were relegated.
Top goalscorers Player Team Goals 1Arayik AdamyanShirak282 Hovhannes ToumbaryanTsement Ararat243Tigran YesayanYerevan204Arthur PetrosyanShirak13Arthur ManukyanZangezour13
First League Syunik Kapan returned to professional football and change their name to Kapan-81.
League table
Armenia Cup Quarter finals Yerevan 0 - 11 - 1 Shirak Karabakh Yerevan 1 - 31 - 0 Ararat Yerevan Pyunik 2 - 02 - 3 Tsement Ararat Van Yerevan 1 - 00 - 2 Kotayk Abovyan Semi finals Shirak 0 - 11 - 1 Kotayk Abovyan Ararat Yerevan 0 - 21 - 4 Pyunik Final Pyunik 3 - 2 Kotayk Abovyan
References
External links RSSSF: Armenia 1995-96