The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since the establishment of the football league. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
Team changes 3 newly founded teams have joined the 2017–18 Armenian First League season: Lori FC from Vanadzor, Lori Province Artsakh FC from Yerevan FC Ararat-Moskva Yerevan from Yerevan (played as FC Avan Academy during the 1st half of the season)
Stadiums and locations 10 teams will take part in this season's competition, of which only 4 teams -Artsakh, Erebuni, Lori, and Ararat-Moskva- are eligible to get the promotion right to the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League by the end of the competition. The remaining 6 teams are the reserve teams of the football clubs currently participating in the Armenian Premier League competition.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityYerevan (Shengavit)Yerevan (Kentron) Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Mika Stadium (matchday 1 to 8)Pyunik Stadium (matchday 9 to 14) Dzoraghbyur Training Centre (matchday 15 & onwards)7,250780n/aYerevan (Avan)Football Academy Stadium1,428Ashtarak (Aragatsotn) Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 11 & onwards)13,600VanadzorVanadzor Football Academy2100Yerevan (Shengavit) Ashtarak (Aragatsotn) Alashkert Stadium (matchday 1 to 14) Kasaghi Marzik Stadium (matchday 15 & onwards)6,800 3,600Dzoraghbyur (Kotayk)Dzoraghbyur Training Centren/aYerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)Banants Training Centre pitch#3600KapanGandzasar Training Centren/aYerevan (Kentron)Pyunik Stadium780GyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844
1Erebuni will play at the Kasaghi Marzik Stadium, Ashtarak, instead of their own Erebuni Stadium, Yerevan. However, the team used several stadiums in Yerevan until matchday 9. 2Lori will play at the main training pitch of the Vanadzor Football Academy due to the rebuilding of their regular venue Vanadzor City Stadium, Vanadzor.
Personnel and sponsorship Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Artsakh Sevan Aslanyan Tigran Yesayan Gor Mkrtumyan Nike Renault, Efubet, Steritech Ararat-Moskva Poghos Galstyan Artak Oseyan Hovhannes Harutyunyan Albert Khachumyan Adidas Erebuni Tigran Ayvazyan Sevada Arzumanyan Hayk Melkonyan Arsen Hakobyan Joma Lori Robert Grigoryan Armen Adamyan Gurgen Matevosyan Puma Jose Restaurant Alashkert-2 Bagrat Navoyan Sergey Erzrumyan Artashes Arakelyan Joma Bagratour Ararat-2 Hiraç Yagan Georgi Andriasyan Gevorg Poghosyan Armen Derdzyan Jako Banants-2 Hrach Aghabekian Vahe Gevorgyan (matchday 1 to 9) Samvel Nigoyan (matchday 10 & onwards) Stepan Harutyunyan Suren Aloyan Adidas Gandzasar-2 Garnik Aghababian Ashot Manucharyan Tigran Ivanyan Adidas ZCMC Pyunik-2 Artur Soghomonyan Samvel Sargsyan (matchday 1 to 10) Albert Sarkisyan (matchday 11 & onwards) Davit Terteryan Emil Ghukasyan Nike Gold's Gym Shirak-2 Arman Sahakyan Tigran Davtyan Artur Amiryan Adidas 1. On the back of shirt, upside. 2. On the back of shirt, downside. 3. Died of a car accident on August 30, 2017 (after matchday 4). 4. Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 14).
League table
Season statistics Top scorers As of 28 May 2018 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Grigor AghekyanArtsakh182 Armen HovhannisyanArarat-Moskva153 Mher SahakyanAlashkert-214 Sos TadevosyanErebuni5 Erik PetrosyanPyunik-2136 Tinga Kofi TeiLori127 Armen NahapetyanArarat-Moskva118 Edgar MkrtchyanLori10 Vigen AvetisyanLori10 Karen KhatuyevPyunik-29 Mher HarutyunyanGandzasar Kapan-2
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