1998 in Armenian football
| 1998 in Armenian football | ||
|---|---|---|
  | ||
| Premier League champions | ||
| Tsement Ararat | ||
| First League champions | ||
| Zvartnots-AAL | ||
| Armenian Cup winners | ||
| Tsement Ararat |
1998 in Armenian football was the seventh season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1998 existed of ten teams of which the top six would qualify for the championship stage, while the other four would enter the relegation stage.
Premier League
- Aragats FC is promoted.
- FC Kotayk were expelled for not paying taxes.
First stage league table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirak | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 42 |
| 2 | Tsement Ararat | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 39 |
| 3 | Yerevan | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 27 |
| 4 | Erebuni-Homenmen | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| 6 | Pyunik | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 18 |
| 7 | Dvin Artashat | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 17 |
| 8 | Karabakh Yerevan | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 11 |
| 9 | Aragats | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 53 | 1 |
| 10 | Kotayk | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| Qualified for the championship stage. | |
| Forced to play the relegation stage. | |
| Failed to pay the start tax and did not participate. |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Championship stage league table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsement | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 22 | 64 |
| 2 | Shirak | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 25 | 61 |
| 3 | Yerevan | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 48 |
| 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| 5 | Erebuni-Homenmen | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 31 |
| 6 | Pyunik | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 68 | 21 |
| Champions. |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Relegation stage league table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dvin Artashat | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 29 |
| 8 | Karabakh Yerevan | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 17 |
| 9 | Shirak-2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 68 | 1 |
| 10 | Kotayk | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX |
| Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off. | |
| Failed to pay the start tax and did not participate. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | unknown | FC Shirak 2 | 3-2 | Lori Vanadzor | FC Shirak 2 remains in Premier League. |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Ara Hakobyan | Dvin Artashat | 20 |
| 2 | | Arayik Adamyan | Shirak | 13 |
| 3 | | Arthur Petrosyan | Shirak | 12 |
| Shirak Sarikyan | Tsement | 12 | |
| 5 | | Mher Avanesyan | Shirak | 11 |
| Hayk Hakopyan | Dvin Artashat | 11 |
First League
- Alashkert Martuni, FIMA Yerevan, and FC Nig Aparan returned to professional football.
- Aragats Ashtarak are renamed back to Kasakh Ashtarak.
- Dinamo Yerevan are renamed Dinamo-Energo Yerevan.
- SKVV Yerevan and FC Moush Kasakh are introduced to the league.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvartnots-AAL | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 18 | 66 |
| 2 | Lori | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Nairit | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 53 |
| 4 | Moush Kasakh | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 42 |
| 5 | Lernagorts Kapan | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 32 | 38 |
| 6 | Alashkert Martuni | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 35 |
| 7 | SKVV Yerevan | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 39 | 33 |
| 8 | FIMA Yerevan | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 40 | 30 |
| 9 | Kasakh | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 28 |
| 10 | Spitak | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 28 |
| 11 | Dinamo-Energo Yerevan | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65 | 19 |
| 12 | Karabakh-2 Yerevan | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 15 |
| 13 | Nig Aparan | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 67 | 7 |
| 14 | SKA-Arai Echmiadzin | 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 | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 0 - 3 1 - 2 | Yerevan |
| Tsement | 1 - 1 1 - 0 | Shirak |
| Karabakh Yerevan | 1 - 5 0 - 1 | Pyunik |
| SKVV Yerevan | 0 - 4 0 - 3 | Erebuni-Homenmen |
| Semi finals | ||
| Yerevan | *0 - 0 | Pyunik |
| Erebuni-Homenmen | 0 - 1 | Tsement |
| Final | ||
| Tsement | 3 - 1 | Yerevan |
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