2025–26 Armenian Premier League

The 2025–26 Armenian Premier League, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League (Armenian: Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th season of the league since its establishment.

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2025–26 Armenian Premier League

Season events

2025–26 Armenian Premier League

On 15 July, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 10 teams would take part in this seasons Armenian Premier League, with Gandzasar Kapan being saved from relegation after West Armenia were disqualified from the league the previous season, and no teams being promoted to the league.

Teams

2025–26 Armenian Premier League

<table><thead><tr><th>Club</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alashkert</td><td>Abovyan</td><td>Abovyan City Stadium</td><td>3,100</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat Yerevan</td><td>Yerevan (Kentron)</td><td>Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium</td><td>14,403</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>Yerevan (Avan)</td><td>Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1</td><td>1,428</td></tr><tr><td>BKMA</td></tr><tr><td>Gandzasar Kapan</td><td>Yerevan (Shengavit)</td><td>Junior Sport Stadium1</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Noah</td><td>Abovyan</td><td>Abovyan City Stadium1</td><td>3,100</td></tr><tr><td>Pyunik</td><td>Yerevan (Shengavit)</td><td>Junior Sport Stadium</td><td>1,000</td></tr><tr><td>Shirak</td><td>Gyumri</td><td>Gyumri City Stadium</td><td>4,000</td></tr><tr><td>Urartu</td><td>Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia)</td><td>Urartu Stadium</td><td>4,860</td></tr><tr><td>Van</td><td>Charentsavan</td><td>Charentsavan City Stadium</td><td>5,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Personnel and sponsorship

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alashkert</td><td>Vahe Gevorgyan</td><td>Karen Nalbandyan</td><td>Jogël</td><td>Fastex, Unibank</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat Yerevan</td><td>Ricardo Dionísio</td><td>Artur Grigoryan</td><td>Melante</td><td>Yo Health</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>Tulipa</td><td>Armen Ambartsumyan</td><td>Macron</td><td>Tashir Group</td></tr><tr><td>BKMA</td><td>Armen Gyulbudaghyants</td><td>Argishti Petrosyan</td><td>Macron</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Gandzasar Kapan</td><td>Karen Barseghyan</td><td>Vaspurak Minasyan</td><td>Kelme</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Noah</td><td>Sandro Perković</td><td>Hovhannes Hambardzumyan</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Takar, imaginelive or Go.Sport FM 96.3</td></tr><tr><td>Pyunik</td><td>Artak Oseyan</td><td>Edgar Malakyan</td><td>Joma</td><td>Fastex, Landmark Capital</td></tr><tr><td>Shirak</td><td>Arsen Hovhannisyan</td><td>Rafik Misakyan</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Yo Health</td></tr><tr><td>Urartu</td><td>Robert Arzumanyan</td><td>Zhirayr Margaryan</td><td>Melante</td><td>AraratBank</td></tr><tr><td>Van</td><td>Edgar Torosyan</td><td>Hrayr Mkoyan</td><td>Jogël</td><td>Yo Health,Rare Water,Click Market</td></tr></tbody></table>

Managerial changes

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>Vardan Minasyan</td><td>End of contract</td><td>31 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Tulipa</td><td>2 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Noah</td><td>Rui Mota</td><td>Signed by Ludogorets Razgrad</td><td>14 June 2025</td><td>Sandro Perković</td><td>14 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Urartu</td><td>Dmitri Gunko</td><td>Signed by Arsenal Tula</td><td>18 June 2025</td><td>Robert Arzumanyan</td><td>19 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Shirak</td><td>Rafael Nazaryan</td><td>End of contract</td><td>20 June 2025</td><td>Arsen Hovhannisyan</td><td>24 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat Yerevan</td><td>Tigran Yesayan</td><td>4 July 2025</td><td>Albert Safaryan</td><td>7 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Van</td><td>Vahe Gevorgyan</td><td>27 July 2025</td><td>Edgar Torosyan</td><td>27 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Pyunik</td><td>Yegishe Melikyan</td><td>Signed by Armenia</td><td>6 August 2025</td><td>2nd</td><td>Artak Oseyan</td><td>12 August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Ararat Yerevan</td><td>Albert Safaryan</td><td></td><td></td><td>10th</td><td>Ricardo Dionísio</td><td>18 January 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 Armenian Premier League

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Pyunik</td><td>17</td><td>12</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>28</td><td>12</td><td>+16</td><td>38</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>18</td><td>11</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>32</td><td>18</td><td>+14</td><td>38</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Urartu</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>32</td><td>11</td><td>+21</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Noah</td><td>17</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>32</td><td>14</td><td>+18</td><td>32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Alashkert</td><td>18</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>24</td><td>15</td><td>+9</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Van</td><td>18</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>28</td><td>−8</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Gandzasar Kapan</td><td>18</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>20</td><td>−8</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>BKMA</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>21</td><td>29</td><td>−8</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Shirak</td><td>18</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>37</td><td>−23</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ararat Yerevan</td><td>18</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>42</td><td>−31</td><td>6</td><td>Relegation to the Armenian First League</td></tr></tbody></table>

Season statistics

Top scorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Bruno Michel</td><td>Urartu</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Karen Nalbandyan</td><td>Alashkert</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Momo Touré</td><td>Alashkert</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hélder Ferreira</td><td>Noah</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Narek Hovhannisyan</td><td>BKMA Yerevan</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Marius Noubissi</td><td>Pyunik</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Grenik Petrosyan</td><td>BKMA Yerevan</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Nardin Mulahusejnović</td><td>Noah</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Arayik Eloyan</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Matheus Aiás</td><td>Noah</td></tr><tr><td>Rafik Misakyan</td><td>Shirak</td></tr><tr><td>Eriki</td><td>Van</td></tr><tr><td>Hugo Oliveira</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td></tr><tr><td>Artur Serobyan</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td></tr><tr><td>Momo Yansané</td><td>Pyunik</td></tr></tbody></table>

Clean sheets

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Henri Avagyan</td><td>Pyunik</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Aleksandr Mishiyev</td><td>Urartu</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Arsen Beglaryan</td><td>Alashkert</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Ognjen Čančarević</td><td>Noah</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Nikita Lobusov</td><td>Gandzasar Kapan</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Arman Nersesyan</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Davit Davtyan</td><td>BKMA Yerevan</td></tr><tr><td>Arthur Coneglian</td><td>Noah</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Gor Manukyan</td><td>Van</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Gor Matinyan</td><td>Urartu</td></tr><tr><td>Hayk Ghazaryan</td><td>BKMA Yerevan</td></tr><tr><td>Lyova Karapetyan</td><td>Shirak</td></tr><tr><td>Danila Bokov</td><td>Van</td></tr><tr><td>Bruno Pinto</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td></tr></tbody></table>

Davit Davtyan & Hayk Ghazaryan both played in BKMA Yerevan's 0-0 draw with Van on 29 August 2025

Awards

Monthly awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>Vahe Gevorgyan</td><td>Alashkert</td><td>Olawale Farayola</td><td>Alashkert</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Sandro Perković</td><td>Noah</td><td>Narek Hovhannisyan</td><td>BKMA Yerevan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Tulipa</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td>Artur Serobyan</td><td>Ararat-Armenia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Artak Oseyan</td><td>Pyunik</td><td>Bruno Michel</td><td>Urartu</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>