2001 in Armenian football
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- FC Armenicum, Karabakh Yerevan, Lori Vanadzor, and FC Kotayk. FC Armenicum were dissolved and yielded their place to the revived FC Pyunik.
- Newly established Dinamo-2000 Yerevan are allowed to participate in the premier league without competing in the Armenian First League first.
- On August 20, Araks Ararat FC was dissolved. The rights to participate in the Premier League were granted to the newly founded club Spartak Yerevan.
- Banants were relocated from the village of Kotayk to Yerevan. Despite not participating as a separate team in the 2000 Armenian First League, the club was also allowed to participate in the 2001 Armenian Premier League season.
- Kilikia did not pay entrance fee and refused to play twice, leading to their expulsion. At the end of the season they were also relegated along with Lori
- Karabakh were relocated from Stepanakert to Yerevan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Zvartnots-AAL | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Spartak Yerevan | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 13 | +44 | 48 | |
| 4 | Shirak | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 47 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 42 | |
| 6 | Mika Ashtarak | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 41 | |
| 7 | Banants | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 34 | |
| 8 | Lernagorts Kapan | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 18 | |
| 9 | Dinamo-2000 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 16 | |
| 10 | Kotayk | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 65 | −46 | 12 | |
| 11 | Karabakh Yerevan | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 63 | −44 | 12 | |
| 12 | Lori Vanadzor | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 83 | −66 | 5 | Relegation to First League |
| 13 | Kilikia (E) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled[a] |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Arman Karamyan | Pyunik | 21 |
| 2 | | Hayk Hakobyan | Spartak Yerevan | 16 |
| 3 | | Mher Avanesyan | Zvartnots-AAL | 15 |
| 4 | | Aram Hakobyan | Spartak Yerevan | 15 |
First League
- Malatia and Kasakh returned to professional football.
- Armavir returned to professional football under the name Karmrakhayt Armavir.
- FC Gyumri changed their name back to Aragats FC.
- Pyunik-2 were added to the Armenian First League to make an 8-team competition.
First stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malatia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 33 | Qualification to Championship group |
| 2 | FIMA Yerevan | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 32 | |
| 3 | Pyunik-2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 29 | |
| 4 | Aragats | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 28 | |
| 5 | Kasakh | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Bottom group |
| 6 | Dinamo Yerevan | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 15 | |
| 7 | Karmrakhayt | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 58 | −48 | 4 | |
| 8 | Tavush | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 1 | |
| 9 | Arpa | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season |
| 10 | Dinamo-2 Yerevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Dropped since its parent team will participate instead. |
Second stage
- Teams kept head-to-head results of preliminary stage in both groups.
- Tavush Ijevan withdrew before the start of the second stage
Promotion Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malatia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 27 | Champions, promotion to Armenian Premier League. |
| 2 | FIMA Yerevan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
| 3 | Pyunik-2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 | |
| 4 | Aragats | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 8 |
Bottom Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dinamo Yerevan | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 24 | |
| 6 | Kasakh | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 24 | |
| 7 | Karmrakhayt | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 35 | −23 | 4 | |
| 8 | Tavush | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the second stage. |
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