2009 Armenian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2009 Armenian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. The season began on 21 March 2009 and ended on 7 November 2009. FC Pyunik were the defending champions.
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| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pyunik 12th Armenian title |
| Relegated | Ararat |
| Champions League | Pyunik |
| Europa League | Mika Ulisses |
| Matches | 112 |
| Goals | 308 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Artur Kocharyan (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Mika 7-0 Shirak Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar |
| Biggest away win | Gandzasar 0-4 Pyunik Shirak 0-4 Mika |
| Highest scoring | Mika 7-0 Shirak Pyunik 7-0 Gandzasar |
← 2008 2010 → | |
There were no teams promoted from the previous season of the First League. Therefore, Kilikia FC play another season in the top league. Only 8 teams were allowed to play in the 2009 Armenian Premier League.
The league was played in four stages. Teams played each other four times, twice at home and twice away. FC Pyunik gained maximum points after round 28 and were crowned champions; winning their ninth consecutive title, twelfth overall. Ararat Yerevan were relegated to Armenian First League.
Participating teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | City Stadium (Abovyan) | 3,946 |
| Banants | Yerevan | Nairi Stadium | 6,850 |
| Gandzasar | Kapan | Gandzasar Stadium | 3,500 |
| Kilikia | Yerevan | Hrazdan Stadium | 54,208 |
| Mika | Yerevan | Mika Stadium | 7,250 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan | Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Ulisses | Yerevan | Mika Stadium | 7,250 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 13 | +51 | 65 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Mika | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ulisses | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Banants | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 44 | |
| 5 | Gandzasar Kapan | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Shirak | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 55 | −31 | 23 | |
| 7 | Kilikia | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 20 | |
| 8 | Ararat Yerevan (R) | 28 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 14 | Relegation to First League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
First half of season |
Second half of season
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Top goalscorers
Last updated: November 7, 2009; Source: ffa.am
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artur Kocharyan |
Ulisses | 15 |
| 2 | Arsen Avetisyan |
Gandzasar | 14 |
 Boti Demel |
Mika | ||
| 4 | Henrik Mkhitaryan |
Pyunik | 11 |
| Samvel Melkonyan |
Banants | ||
| Artyom Adamyan |
Ulisses | ||
| 7 | Aram Voskanyan |
Mika | 10 |
| Albert Tadevosyan |
Pyunik | ||
| 9 | Marcos Pizzelli |
Pyunik | 9 |
| 10 | Andranik Barikyan |
Shirak | 8 |
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandzasar | 1,111 |
| 2 | Mika | 911 |
| 3 | Pyunik | 804 |
| 4 | Banants | 621 |
| 5 | Shirak | 529 |
| 6 | Ararat | 378 |
| 7 | Ulisses | 374 |
| 8 | Kilikia | 184 |
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