2025–26 Armenian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2025–26 Armenian Premier League, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League (Armenian: Հայաստանի Պրեմիեր Լիգա) for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th season of the league since its establishment.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 27 May 2026 |
| Champions | Ararat-Armenia (3rd title) |
| Champions League | Ararat-Armenia |
| Conference League | Noah Pyunik Alashkert |
| Matches | 74 |
| Goals | 188 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Michel (18) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2026. | |
Season events
On 15 July, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that 10 teams would take part in this seasons Armenian Premier League, with Gandzasar Kapan being saved from relegation after West Armenia were disqualified from the league the previous season, and no teams being promoted to the league.[1]
On 8 June 2026, the Football Federation of Armenia voted to expanded the league from 10 teams to 12 teams, meaning Shirak were spared relegation.[2]
Teams
Locations of the teams
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium | 3,100 |
| Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan (Avan) | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium1 | 1,428 |
| BKMA | |||
| Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium1 | 1,000 |
| Noah | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium1 | 3,100 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Junior Sport Stadium | 1,000 |
| 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
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Vahe Gevorgyan |
Karen Nalbandyan |
 Jogël |
Fastex, Unibank |
| Ararat Yerevan |  Ricardo Dionísio |
Artur Grigoryan |
Melante[3] |
Yo Health |
| Ararat-Armenia | Tulipa |
Armen Ambartsumyan |
 Macron |
Tashir Group |
| BKMA | Armen Gyulbudaghyants |
Argishti Petrosyan |
Macron |
– |
| Gandzasar Kapan | Karen Barseghyan |
Vaspurak Minasyan |
 Kelme |
– |
| Noah |  Sandro Perković |
Hovhannes Hambardzumyan |
 Adidas |
Takar, imaginelive or Go.Sport FM 96.3 |
| Pyunik | Artak Oseyan |
Edgar Malakyan |
Joma |
Fastex, Landmark Capital |
| Shirak | Arsen Hovhannisyan |
Rafik Misakyan |
Adidas |
Yo Health |
| Urartu | Robert Arzumanyan |
Zhirayr Margaryan |
Melante |
AraratBank |
| Van | Arthur Asoyan |
Hrayr Mkoyan |
Jogël |
Yo Health, Rare Water, Click Market |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat-Armenia | Vardan Minasyan |
End of contract | 31 May 2025 | Pre-season | Tulipa |
2 June 2025[4] |
| Noah | Rui Mota |
Signed by Ludogorets Razgrad | 14 June 2025[5] | Sandro Perković |
14 June 2025[6] | |
| Urartu | Dmitri Gunko |
Signed by Arsenal Tula | 18 June 2025[7] | Robert Arzumanyan |
19 June 2025[8] | |
| Shirak | Rafael Nazaryan |
End of contract | 20 June 2025[9] | Arsen Hovhannisyan |
24 June 2025[10] | |
| Ararat Yerevan | Tigran Yesayan |
4 July 2025[11] | Albert Safaryan |
7 July 2025[12] | ||
| Van | Vahe Gevorgyan |
27 July 2025 | Edgar Torosyan |
27 July 2025[13] | ||
| Pyunik | Yegishe Melikyan |
Signed by Armenia | 6 August 2025[14] | 2nd | Artak Oseyan |
12 August 2025[15] |
| Van | Edgar Torosyan |
Mutual Termination | 27 October 2025[16] | 7th | Arthur Asoyan |
27 October 2025[17] |
| Ararat Yerevan | Albert Safaryan |
Sacked | 17 January 2026 | 10th | Ricardo Dionísio |
18 January 2026[18] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia (C) | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 60 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Noah | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 56 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Pyunik | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 55 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Alashkert | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 53 | |
| 5 | Urartu | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 49 | |
| 6 | Van | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 31 | |
| 7 | BKMA | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 23 | |
| 8 | Gandzasar Kapan | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 21 | |
| 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 63 | −42 | 13[b] | |
| 10 | Shirak | 27 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 13[b] |
Source: FFA
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[19]
(C) Champions
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[19]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The 2025–26 Armenian Cup winners (Noah) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round.
- Matches won: Ararat 3, Shirak 2
Fixtures and results
Results table
Season statistics
Top scorers
- As of match played 26 May 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[20] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruno Michel |
Urartu | 18 |
| 2 | Karen Nalbandyan |
Alashkert | 14 |
| 3 |  Momo Touré |
Alashkert | 11 |
| 4 | Hélder Ferreira |
Noah | 10 |
| Matheus Aiás |
Noah | ||
 Nardin Mulahusejnović |
Noah | ||
| 7 |  Mamadou Doumbia |
Ararat Yerevan | 9 |
| 8 | Narek Hovhannisyan |
BKMA Yerevan | 8 |
| 9 | Artur Serobyan |
Ararat-Armenia | 7 |
 Marius Noubissi |
Pyunik | ||
| Arayik Eloyan |
Ararat-Armenia | ||
| Rafik Misakyan |
Shirak |
Clean sheets
- As of match played 3 May 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Avagyan |
Pyunik | 10 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Mishiyev |
Urartu | 8 |
| Arsen Beglaryan |
Alashkert | ||
| 4 | Arthur Coneglian |
Noah | 6 |
| 5 | Bruno Pinto |
Ararat-Armenia | 5 |
| 6 | Nikita Lobusov |
Gandzasar Kapan | 4 |
| 7 | Lyova Karapetyan |
Shirak | 3 |
| Davit Davtyan |
BKMA Yerevan | ||
| Arman Nersesyan |
Ararat-Armenia | ||
 Adel Anzimati-Aboudou |
Ararat Yerevan | ||
| Ognjen Čančarević |
Noah | ||
Davit Davtyan & Hayk Ghazaryan both played in BKMA Yerevan's 0-0 draw with Van on 29 August 2025
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Vahe Gevorgyan |
Alashkert |  Olawale Farayola |
Alashkert | [21][22] |
| September | Sandro Perković |
Noah | Narek Hovhannisyan |
BKMA Yerevan | [23][24] |
| October | Tulipa |
Ararat-Armenia | Artur Serobyan |
Ararat-Armenia | [25][26] |
| November | Artak Oseyan |
Pyunik | Bruno Michel |
Urartu | [27][28] |
| March | Artak Oseyan |
Pyunik | Momo Yansané |
Pyunik | [29][30] |
| April | Vahe Gevorgyan |
Alashkert | Karen Nalbandyan |
Alashkert | [31][32] |
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | Tulipa |
Ararat-Armenia | [33] |
| Player of the Season | Artur Serobyan |
[34] |