2011 Armenian Premier League

Armenian Premier League

Season	2011
Champions	Ulisses 1st title
Relegated	none
Champions League	Ulisses
Europa League	Shirak Pyunik Gandzasar
Matches played	112
Goals scored	258 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bruno Correa (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Gandzasar 5-0 Ararat Yerevan Ulisses 5-0 Ararat Yerevan
Biggest away win	Ararat Yerevan 0-5 Banants
Highest scoring	Banants 3-4 Pyunik
Longest winning run	Banants, Ulisses (5 games each)
Longest unbeaten run	Ulisses (10 games)
Longest winless run	Ararat Yerevan (14 games)
Longest losing run	Ararat Yerevan (12 games)
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The 2011 Armenian Premier League season was the twentieth since its establishment. The season began in March 2011 and ended in November 2011. FC Pyunik were the defending champions, having won their thirteenth championship last season, their tenth in a row.

Teams

Despite the fact that Shirak finished last season in eighth and last place, it was decided that they should remain in the top flight for another season. However, Kilikia decided not to participate in this year's Armenian Premier League competition, citing financial difficulties as a reason.

Kilikia F.C. was replaced by 2010 Armenian First League champions Ararat Yerevan.

Shirak

Ararat
Banants
Ulisses

Mika
Pyunik

Impulse

Gandzasar

Location of teams in the 2011 Armenian Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan	Hrazdan Stadium	54,208
Banants	Yerevan	Banants Stadium	5,010
Gandzasar	Kapan	Gandzasar Stadium	3,500
Impulse	Dilijan	Arnar Stadium (Ijevan)	2,100
Mika	Yerevan	Mika Stadium	7,250
Pyunik	Yerevan	Republican Stadium	14,403
Shirak	Gyumri	Arnar Stadium (Ijevan)	2,844
Ulisses	Yerevan	Hrazdan Stadium	54,208

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ulisses (C)	28	15	8	5	38	22	+16	53	2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2	Gandzasar Kapan	28	12	10	6	31	16	+15	46	2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3	Pyunik	28	12	10	6	33	28	+5	46
4	Banants	28	12	8	8	42	30	+12	44
5	Mika	28	12	8	8	36	25	+11	44
6	Impulse	28	10	7	11	37	36	+1	37
7	Shirak	28	6	7	15	25	42	−17	25	2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
8	Ararat Yerevan	28	2	4	22	14	57	−43	10

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Winners of 2011–12 Armenian Cup qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Results

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

First half of season Home ╲ Away ARA BAN GAN IMP MIK PYU SHI ULI Ararat Yerevan 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–4 2–1 1–1 Banants 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–4 2–2 1–3 Gandzasar Kapan 5–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 Impulse 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 Mika 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 Pyunik 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 Shirak 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–3 Ulisses 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 Source: ffa.am 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season Home ╲ Away ARA BAN GAN IMP MIK PYU SHI ULI Ararat Yerevan 0–5 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 Banants 1–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 Gandzasar Kapan 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 Impulse 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 Mika 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 Pyunik 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 Shirak 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 Ulisses 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–2 Updated to games played on 5 November 2011. Source: ffa.am 1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column. Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Source: ffa.am

Rank	Scorer	Team	Goals
1	Bruno Correa	Banants	16
2	Narek Beglaryan	Mika	11
3	Andranik Barikyan	Shirak	10
4	Zaven Badoyan	Impulse	8
	Georgi Krasovski	Ulisses	8
	Edgar Manucharyan	Pyunik	8
7	Artyom Adamyan	Ulisses	7
	Norayr Gyozalyan	Banants, Impulse	7
9	Beto	Banants	6
	Hovhannes Hovhannisyan	Pyunik	6
	Marcos Pizzelli	Pyunik	6

See also

• 2011 Armenian First League
• 2011 Armenian Cup

External links

• ffa.am
• soccerway.com
• uefa.com
• rsssf.com