The 2022–23 Armenian Premier League, known as the VBET Armenian Premier League (Armenian: VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the league since its establishment.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2022 – 6 June 2023 |
| Champions | Urartu |
| Relegated | Lernayin Artsakh |
| Champions League | Urartu |
| Europa Conference League | Pyunik Ararat-Armenia Alashkert |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 446 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Two Players (17) |
| Biggest home win | Alashkert 5–0 Noah (10 October 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Noah 0–6 Urartu (20 August 2022) Lernayin Artsakh 0–6 Pyunik (16 March 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Noah 3–4 Alashkert (30 July 2022) |
| Longest winning run | (14) Pyunik |
| Longest unbeaten run | (18) Ararat-Armenia |
| Longest winless run | (23) Lernayin Artsakh |
| Longest losing run | (17) Lernayin Artsakh |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2023. | |
Season events
editOn 4 July 2022, the FFA announced that Lernayin Artsakh (promoted after a seventeen-year absence) would play in the upcoming Armenian Premier League season, along with Pyunik, Ararat-Armenia, Alashkert, Ararat Yerevan, Urartu, Noah, Van, BKMA Yerevan and Shirak.[1]
Teams
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| 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 | |||
| Lernayin Artsakh | Vayk | Arevik Stadium | 1,000 |
| Noah | Armavir | Armavir City Stadium1 | 3,100 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Urartu | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Urartu Stadium | 4,860 |
| Van | Charentsavan | Charentsavan City Stadium | 5,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Vahe Gevorgyan
|
Artak Grigoryan
|
Sport-Saller | |
| Ararat Yerevan | Aleksandr Petrosyan
|
Hrayr Mkoyan
|
Fourteen | AWI International |
| Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Bichakhchyan
|
Armen Ambartsumyan
|
Puma | Tashir Group |
| BKMA | Rafael Nazaryan
|
Artur Grigoryan
|
Macron | |
| Noah | Robert Arzumanyan
|
 Haik Moussakhanian
|
Adidas | Fastex |
| Lernayin Artsakh | Artashes Adamyan
|
 Vladimir Kharatyan
|
Adidas | |
| Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan
|
Edgar Malakyan
|
Joma | Fastex |
| Shirak | Edgar Torosyan
|
Artyom Mikaelyan
|
Fourteen | – |
| Urartu | Dmitri Gunko
|
Zhirayr Margaryan
|
Jako | – |
| Van | Hayk Hovhannisyan
|
Vaspurak Minasyan
|
Puma | Fastex |
Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat-Armenia | Dmitri Gunko | End of contract | 2 June 2022[2] | Pre-season | Vardan Bichakhchyan | 10 June 2022[3] |
| Urartu | Robert Arzumanyan | End of contract | 24 June 2022[4] | Dmitri Gunko | 27 June 2022[5] | |
| Noah | Aram Hakobyan | 10th | Robert Arzumanyan | 23 August 2022[6] | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | Aram Voskanyan | Resigned | 4 October 2022[7] | 7th | Rafael Safaryan | 4 October 2022 |
| Ararat Yerevan | Rafael Safaryan | 15 October 2022 | 7th | Gagik Simonyan | 16 October 2022 | |
| Ararat Yerevan | Gagik Simonyan | 28 October 2022 | 7th | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 29 October 2022 | |
| Alashkert | Karen Barseghyan | 4th | Vahe Gevorgyan | 24 December 2022[8] | ||
| Van | Artur Asoyan | 5th | Humberto Viviani | 14 January 2023 | ||
| Shirak | Tigran Davtyan | 1 April 2023 | 6th | Edgar Torosyan | 1 April 2023 | |
| Van | Humberto Viviani | 3 May 2023 | 5th | Hayk Hovhannisyan | 4 May 2023 |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urartu (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Pyunik | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 23 | +49 | 80 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Ararat-Armenia | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 76 | |
| 4 | Alashkert | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 66 | |
| 5 | Van | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 38 | |
| 7 | Shirak | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 36 | |
| 8 | Noah | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 32[b] | |
| 9 | BKMA | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 32[b] | |
| 10 | Lernayin Artsakh (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 59 | −43 | 22 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
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[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2022–23 Armenian Cup winners qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Since the cup winners (Urartu) qualified based on league position, the Europa Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
- ^ a b Games won: Noah 8, BKMA 7.
Fixtures and results
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of match played 6 June 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luka Juričić
|
Pyunik | 17 |
 Yusuf Otubanjo
| |||
| 3 |  Wilfried Eza
|
Ararat-Armenia | 13 |
| 4 |  Bladimir Díaz
|
Alashkert | 11 |
| 5 | Tenton Yenne
|
Ararat-Armenia | 10 |
| Artak Yedigaryan
|
Alashkert | ||
| 7 |  Hugo Firmino
|
Ararat-Armenia | 9 |
 Dmytro Khlyobas
|
Urartu | ||
| Edgar Movsesyan
|
Van | ||
 Thiago Galvão
|
Alashkert |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dmytro Khlyobas |
Urartu | Noah | 0–6 (A) | 20 August 2022 | [11] |
| Maksim Mayrovich |
Urartu | BKMA Yerevan | 1–4 (A) | 4 September 2022 | [12] |
 Danil Ankudinov |
Van | Lernayin Artsakh | 4–0 (H) | 21 April 2023 | [13] |
| Luka Juričić |
Pyunik | Ararat-Armenia | 4–1 (H) | 27 April 2023 | [14] |
Clean sheets
edit- As of match played 6 June 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vsevolod Ermakov
|
Ararat-Armenia | 17 |
| 2 |  Ognjen Čančarević
|
Alashkert | 14 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Melikhov
|
Urartu | 13 |
| 4 | Stanislav Buchnev
|
Pyunik | 12 |
| 5 | Arsen Beglaryan
|
Urartu | 8 |
| 6 | Artyom Potapov
|
Ararat Yerevan | 7 |
| 7 | Samur Agamagomedov
|
Van | 6 |
| Lyova Karapetyan
|
Shirak | ||
| 9 | Vyacheslav Grigoryan
|
Lernayin Artsakh | 5 |
| 10 | Henri Avagyan
|
BKMA Yerevan/Pyunik | 4 |
| Sergei Revyakin
|
Ararat Yerevan |
References
edit- ^ "«Լեռնային Արցախը» հանդես կգա VBET Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգայում". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Հարգելի ֆուտբոլասերներ, «Արարատ-Արմենիա» ֆուտբոլային ակումբի և Դմիտրի Գունկոյի ու իր մարզչական շտաբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետը լրացել է և կողմերը որոշել են չշարունակել համագործակցությունը". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Ամենագլխավոր նորությունը #WelcomeBICHAKHCHYAN". facebook.com/araratarmeniafc (in Armenian). FC Ararat Armenia Facebook. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "ROBERT ARZUMANYAN LEFT URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "DMITRY GUNKO IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF URARTU FC". fcurartu.am. FC Urartu. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIAL❗Robert Arzumanyan new Noah manager". fcurartu.am. FC Noah. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Official statement. Aram Voskanyan". fcararat.am. FC Ararat Yerevan. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Article 14.02 Regulations
- ^ "VBET Premier League – Top Scorers". soccer24.com. Soccer24. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Noah 0–6 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "BKMA Yerevan 1–4 Urartu". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Van 4–0 Lernayin Artsakh". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Pyunik 4–1 Ararat-Armenia". premierleague.ffa.am. Armenian Premier League. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.