2009 Armenian Premier League
 | |
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Pyunik 12th Armenian title |
| Relegated | Ararat |
| UEFA Champions League | Pyunik |
| UEFA Europa League |
Mika Ulisses |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 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 → | |
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.
There were no teams promoted from the previous season of the First League. Therefore, Kilikia F.C. 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 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Mika | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 34 | +25 | 58 | 2010–11 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Ulisses | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 53 | 2010–11 UEFA 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 2010 Armenian First League |
Source: ffa.am
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
First half of season
Source: ffa.am |
Second half of season
Source: ffa.am |
Top goalscorers
Last updated: November 7, 2009; Source: ffa.am
- 15 goals
- Arthur Kocharyan (Ulisses)
- 14 goals
- 11 goals
- Henrik Mkhitaryan (Pyunik)
- Samvel Melkonyan (Banants)
- Artyom Adamyan (Ulisses)
- 10 goals
- Aram Voskanyan (Mika)
- Albert Tadevosyan (Pyunik)
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- Andranik Barikyan (Shirak)
- 7 goals
-
Ulises Cano (Mika) - Ara Hakobyan (Mika)
- Gevorg Ghazaryan (Pyunik)