2010 in Armenian football

2010 in Armenian football
Premier League champions
Pyunik (13th title)
First League champions
Ararat Yerevan
Independence Cup winners
Pyunik (5th title)
Teams in Europe
Banants, Mika,
Pyunik, Ulisses
Armenia national team
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

The following article presents a summary of the 2010 football (soccer) season in Armenia, which was the 19th season of competitive football in the country.

National teams

Armenia

Date Venue Opponents Score Armenia scorer(s) Report
Friendly matches
3 March 2010 Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya (N)  Belarus 1–3 Pachajyan FFA.am
25 May 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Uzbekistan 3–1 Mkhitaryan, Manucharyan (2) FFA.am
11 August 2010 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Iran 1–3 Mkrtchyan FFA.am
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3 September 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Republic of Ireland 0–1 UEFA.com
7 September 2010 Philip II Arena, Skopje (A)  Macedonia 2–2 Movsisyan, Manucharyan UEFA.com
8 October 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Slovakia 3–1 Movsisyan, Ghazaryan, Mkhitaryan UEFA.com
12 October 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Andorra 4–0 Ghazaryan, Mkhitaryan, Movsisyan, Pizzelli UEFA.com

Armenia U21

Date Venue Opponents Score Armenia scorer(s) Report
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification - Group stage
3 March 2010 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin (A)  Republic of Ireland 2–1 Hayrapetyan, Ghazaryan UEFA.com
20 May 2010 Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn (A)  Estonia 3–2 Ghazaryan (2), Manoyan UEFA.com
11 August 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H)  Georgia 2–3 Mkhitaryan, Poghosyan UEFA.com
11 November 2011 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi (A)  Georgia 2–0 Dashyan, Poghosyan UEFA.com

Armenia U19

Date Venue Opponents Score Armenia scorer(s) Report
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualifying round
19 October 2010 Sūduva Stadium, Marijampole (A)  Israel 0–3 UEFA.com
21 October 2010 Sūduva Stadium, Marijampole (A)  Spain 0–3 UEFA.com
23 October 2010 Marijampolė Stadium, Marijampole (A)  Lithuania 1–0 H. Hovhannisyan UEFA.com

Armenia U17

Date Venue Opponents Score Armenia scorer(s) Report
2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round
22 September 2010 KR-völlur, Reykjavík (A)  Turkey 0–3 UEFA.com
24 September 2010 Akranesvöllur, Akranes (A)  Czech Republic 1–1 Papikyan UEFA.com
27 September 2010 Keflavíkurvöllur, Keflavik (A)  Iceland 1–2 Minasyan UEFA.com

League tables

Premier League

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Pyunik (C) 28 20 5 3 73 22+51 65 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Banants 28 20 4 4 58 24+34 64 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Ulisses 28 17 4 7 44 23+21 55
4 Mika 28 14 4 10 47 31+16 46 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
5 Impulse 28 10 7 11 29 43−14 37
6 Gandzasar 28 8 3 17 24 45−21 27
7 Kilikia 28 4 3 21 19 60−41 15 Team disbanded after the season 3
8 Shirak 28 2 4 22 22 68−46 10

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Winners of 2011 Armenian Cup.
2Executive committee of the Football Federation of Armenia decided to allow FC Shirak to participate in the Premier League next season despite the fact that FC Shirak took the last place in the tournament and was supposed to leave it.[1]
3Kilikia decided not to participate in 2011 Armenian Premier League competition, citing financial difficultes as a reason.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

First League

Pos　 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ararat Yerevan 24 17 4 3 50 19 +31 55
2 Banants-2 24 16 2 6 59 35 +24 50
3 Pyunik-2 24 16 2 6 52 20 +32 50
4 Gandzasar-2 24 13 5 6 37 20 +17 44
5 Shengavit 24 8 7 9 42 41 +1 31
6 Mika-2 24 7 5 12 28 44 –16 26
7 Impulse-2 24 5 4 15 22 41 –19 19
8 Pyunik-3 24 5 3 16 22 53 –31 18
9 Shirak-2 24 4 2 18 18 57 –39 14
Promotion to 2011 Armenian Premier League.

Pos = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Armenian clubs in Europe

Summary

Club Competition Final round
Pyunik UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
Mika UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
Banants UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
Ulisses UEFA Europa League First qualifying round

Pyunik

Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Pyunik scorer(s) Report
2010–11 Champions League - Second qualifying round
14 July 2010 Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade (A) Serbia Partizan 1–3 Yedigaryan UEFA.com
21 July 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H) Serbia Partizan 0–1 UEFA.com

Mika

Date Venue Opponents Score Mika scorer(s) Report
2010–11 Europa League - Second qualifying round
15 July 2010 Philip II Arena, Skopje (A) Republic of Macedonia Rabotnički 0–1 UEFA.com
22 July 2010 Mika Stadium, Yerevan (H) Republic of Macedonia Rabotnički 0–0 UEFA.com

Banants

Date Venue Opponents Score Banants scorer(s) Report
2010–11 Europa League - First qualifying round
1 July 2010 Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca (A) Cyprus Anorthosis 0–3 UEFA.com
8 July 2010 Republican Stadium, Yerevan (H) Cyprus Anorthosis 0–1 UEFA.com

Ulisses

Date Venue Opponents Score Ulisses scorer(s) Report
2010–11 Europa League - First qualifying round
1 July 2010 Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan (H) Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–0 UEFA.com
8 July 2010 Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (A) Israel Bnei Yehuda 0–1 UEFA.com

References

  1. ↑ Regular meeting of the FFA executive committee takes place
  2. ↑ FC Kilikia will not participate in 2011 Armenia Premier League championship
  3. ↑ Pyunik score is shown first.