The 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season began in August 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Alashkert were the defending champions from the previous season.
Teams The same six teams from the previous season will also take part in this season's competition.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYerevan (Shengavit)Alashkert Stadium6,850Yerevan (Shengavit)Yerevan (Shengavit)Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Mika Stadium (matchday 1 to 6)Alashkert Stadium (matchday 7 to 15) Banants Training Centre (matchday 16 & onwards)7,2506,850600Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Stadium4,860Yerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15)114,403Yerevan (Kentron) Yerevan (Kentron)Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15) Pyunik Stadium (matchday 16 & onwards)14,403 780GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844 1Gandzasar Kapan played the 1st half of the season at Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium in Yerevan, due to the rebuilding of their Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan, while they used other available Premier League stadiums during the 2nd half of the season.
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAlashkert Bagrat Navoyan Abraham Khashmanyan (matchday 1 to 20) Varuzhan Sukiasyan (matchday 21 & onwards) Vahagn Minasyan Artur Yedigaryan Joma HuaweiArarat Yerevan Hiraç Yagan Albert Safaryan (matchday 1 to 23) Edgar Torosyan (matchday 24 & onwards) Rafael Safaryan Adidas Banants Hrach Aghabekian Artur Voskanyan Stepan Ghazaryan Adidas Gandzasar Kapan Garnik Aghababian Karen Barseghyan (matchday 1 to 19) Ashot Barseghyan (matchday 20 & onwards) Ara Khachatryan Adidas ZCMCPyunik Artur Soghomonyan Aleksei Yeryomenko (matchday 1 to 11) Armen Gyulbudaghyants (matchday 12 & onwards) Levon Hayrapetyan Karlen Mkrtchyan Nike Gold's GymShirak Arman Sahakyan Vardan Bichakhchyan Aghvan Davoyan Adidas TotoGaming
1. Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 15). 2. Became captain after joining the club at the beginning of the 2nd half of the season (after matchday 15).
Season events On 19 May 2018, the Football Federation of Armenia upheld its decision to deduct 12 points from Shirak, and fine the club Seven Million Drams, after it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of FC Banants a bribe to fix their upcoming match.
League table
Results The six teams will play each other six times, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team played.
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Artak YedigaryanAlashkert132 Gegham HarutyunyanGandzasar123 Mihran ManasyanAlashkert9 Andranik KocharyanArarat5 Alex Junior ChristianGandzasar8 Uroš NenadovićAlashkert Lester PeltierBanants Rumyan HovsepyanBanants9 Lubambo MusondaGandzasar7 Alik ArakelyanPyunik Moussa Paul BakayokoShirak
References
External links
Soccerway UEFA