1995–96 in Armenian football
| 1995–96 in Armenian football | ||
|---|---|---|
  | ||
| Premier League champions | ||
| Pyunik | ||
| First League champions | ||
| Arabkir | ||
| Armenian Cup winners | ||
| Pyunik |
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 of Yerevan were dissolved and yielded their place to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic-based club from Stepanakert, Karabakh. However, Karabakh – like Yerazank – were relocated from Stepanakert to Yerevan.
- 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
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | Shirak | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Yerevan | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 44 |
| 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 39 |
| 5 | Tsement Ararat | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 33 | 39 |
| 6 | Kotayk Abovyan | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 36 |
| 7 | Karabakh Yerevan | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| 8 | Van Yerevan | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 24 |
| 9 | Homenmen Yerevan | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 52 | 21 |
| 10 | Zangezour | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 60 | 17 |
| 11 | Aragats | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 89 | 15 |
| 12 | Aznavour | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 82 | 2 |
| Champions | |
| Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off. | |
| Relegated to Armenian First League. |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Arayik Adamyan | Shirak | 28 |
| 2 | | Hovhannes Toumbaryan | Tsement Ararat | 24 |
| 3 | | Tigran Yesayan | Yerevan | 20 |
| 4 | | Arthur Petrosyan | Shirak | 13 |
| Arthur Manukyan | Zangezour | 13 |
First League
- Syunik Kapan returned to professional football and change their name to Kapan-81.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabkir | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 58 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | BKMA Yerevan | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 63 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Lori | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Astgh Vanadzor | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 38 |
| 5 | Armavir | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 36 |
| 6 | Kumayri | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 35 |
| 7 | Nairit | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 50 | 30 |
| 8 | Kapan-81 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
| 9 | Dvin Artashat | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 50 | 24 |
| 10 | SKA-Arai Echmiadzin | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 23 |
| 11 | Dinamo Yerevan | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 22 |
| 12 | Yeghvard | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 91 | 4 |
| 13 | Kasakh | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| 14 | Tufagorts | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| 15 | Lernagorts Vardenis | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| 16 | Tsement-2 Ararat | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| Promoted to Armenian Premier League | |
| Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off. | |
| Withdrew from competition. |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Armenia Cup
| Quarter finals | ||
| Yerevan | 0 - 1 1 - 1 | Shirak |
| Karabakh Yerevan | 1 - 3 1 - 0 | Ararat Yerevan |
| Pyunik | 2 - 0 2 - 3 | Tsement Ararat |
| Van Yerevan | 1 - 0 0 - 2 | Kotayk Abovyan |
| Semi finals | ||
| Shirak | 0 - 1 1 - 1 | Kotayk Abovyan |
| Ararat Yerevan | 0 - 2 1 - 4 | Pyunik |
| Final | ||
| Pyunik | 3 - 2 | Kotayk Abovyan |
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