2014–15 Armenian Premier League

The 2014–15 Armenian Premier League season was the twenty-third since its establishment. FC Banants are the defending champions.

Armenian Premier League
Season2014–15
ChampionsPyunik
Champions LeaguePyunik
Europa LeagueUlisses
Shirak
Alashkert
Matches played60
Goals scored173 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerCesar Romero (19)
Biggest home winUlisses 7-1 Gandzasar Kapan
(18 October 2014)
Biggest away winArarat 1-5 Gandzasar Kapan
(21 September 2014)
Highest scoringArarat 4-6 Banants
(19 October 2014)
Longest winning run7 matches:
Ulisses
Longest unbeaten run9 matches:
Ulisses
Longest winless run9 matches:
Mika
Longest losing run4 matches:
Ararat

Teams
Location of teams in the 2014–15 Armenian Premier League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AlashkertYerevanAlashkert Stadium6,850
Ararat YerevanYerevanHrazdan Stadium54,208
BanantsYerevanBanants Stadium4,860
Gandzasar KapanKapanGandzasar Stadium3,500
MikaYerevanMika Stadium7,250
PyunikYerevanFootball Academy Stadium1,428
ShirakGyumriGyumri City Stadium2,844
UlissesYerevanVazgen Sargsyan14,403

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alashkert Armenia Bagrat Navoyan Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan Armenia Vahagn Minasyan Molten Bagratour
Ararat Yerevan Switzerland Hrach Kaprielyan Armenia Varuzhan Sukiasyan Armenia Gorik Khachatryan Adidas
Banants Armenia Karlen Mkrtchyan Slovakia Zsolt Hornyák Armenia Gevorg Nranyan Umbro
Gandzasar Kapan Armenia Maxim Hakobyan
Armenia Garnik Aghababyan		 Armenia Ashot Barseghyan Armenia Aleksandr Petrosyan Umbro ZCMC
Mika Armenia Carlos Ghazaryan Armenia Aram Voskanyan Armenia Armen Petrosyan Umbro
Pyunik Armenia Rafik Hayrapetyan Armenia Sargis Hovsepyan Armenia David Manoyan Nike Armenian Development Bank
Shirak Armenia Arman Sahakyan Armenia Vardan Bichakhchyan Armenia Tigran Davtyan Adidas ВТБ (VTB)
Ulisses Armenia Genrikh Ghazandzhyan Armenia Suren Chakhalyan Armenia Hovhannes Goharyan Joma Холидей Группа Компаний
(Holyday Group of Companies)

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gandzasar Kapan Armenia Sevada Arzumanyan Resigned 14 April 2014 Pre-season Ukraine Serhiy Puchkov 30 April 2014
Ararat Yerevan Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan Resigned 26 April 2014 Pre-season Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Mijić 4 July 2014
Ulisses Armenia Karen Barseghyan Mutual consent 24 July 2014 Pre-season Armenia Suren Chakhalyan 25 July 2014
Alashkert Armenia Armen Gyulbudaghyants Sacked 30 August 2014 6th Armenia Abraham Khashmanyan 31 August 2014
Ararat Yerevan Bosnia and Herzegovina Dušan Mijić Sacked 26 September 2014 7th Armenia Samvel Darbinyan 1 October 2014
Ulisses Armenia Suren Chakhalyan Mutual consent 6 October 2014 1st Armenia Gagik Simonyan (caretaker) 6 October 2014
Ararat Yerevan Armenia Samvel Darbinyan End of contract 1 December 2014 8th Armenia Suren Chakhalyan 13 December 2014
Gandzasar Kapan Ukraine Serhiy Puchkov Mutual consent 2 December 2014 4th Armenia Ashot Barseghyan 11 March 2015
Ulisses Armenia Gagik Simonyan Mutual consent 28 February 2015 2nd Russia Fyodor Shcherbachenko 28 February 2015
Ararat Yerevan Armenia Suren Chakhalyan Resigned 14 April 2015 8th Armenia Arthur Minasyan (caretaker)
Armenia Varuzhan Sukiasyan 		28 April 2015
Ulisses Russia Fyodor Shcherbachenko Mutual consent 17 April 2015 3rd Armenia Suren Chakhalyan 18 April 2015

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pyunik (C) 28 19 4 5 58 26 +32 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ulisses 28 15 5 8 43 32 +11 50 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Shirak 28 14 7 7 51 32 +19 49
4 Alashkert 28 10 8 10 32 35 −3 38
5 Mika 28 9 10 9 33 34 −1 37
6 Banants 28 8 8 12 42 46 −4 32
7 Gandzasar 28 7 8 13 31 44 −13 29
8 Ararat 28 3 4 21 28 69 −41 13
Source: uefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

The league was played in four stages. The teams played four times with each other, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches per team.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals[1]
1 Ivory Coast Jean-Jacques Bougouhi Shirak 21
Mexico Cesar Romero Pyunik
3 Armenia Kamo Hovhannisyan Pyunik 10
Armenia Hovhannes Goharyan Ulisses
Serbia Aleksandar Rakić Ararat
6 Armenia Artak Aleksanyan Ulisses 9
Armenia Mihran Manasyan Alashkert
8 Armenia Gevorg Nranyan Banants 6
Armenia Davit Hakobyan Shirak
Armenia Gegham Harutyunyan Gandzasar
Ukraine Vasil Palagnyuk Gandzasar

See also

References
  1. "Armenian Premier League-Top scorers".
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