1998 in Armenian football
| 1998 in Armenian football | |
|---|---|
Zvartnots-AAL | |
| Armenian Cup winners | |
| Tsement Ararat |
1998 in football was the seventh season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1998 existed of ten teams of which the top six would qualify for the championship stage, while the other four would enter the relegation stage.
Premier League
- Aragats FCis promoted.
- FC Kotayk were expelled for not paying taxes.
First stage league table
Championship stage league table
Relegation stage league table
Promotion and relegation play-off
| Date | Venue | PL Team | Result | FL Team | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | unknown | FC Shirak 2 |
3-2 | Lori Vanadzor |
FC Shirak 2 remains in Premier League.
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Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ara Hakobyan | Dvin Artashat | 20 |
| 2 | |
Arayik Adamyan | Shirak |
13 |
| 3 | |
Arthur Petrosyan |
Shirak |
12 |
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Shirak Sarikyan | Tsement | 12 | |
| 5 | |
Mher Avanesyan |
Shirak |
11 |
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Hayk Hakopyan |
Dvin Artashat | 11 |
First League
- Alashkert Martuni, FIMA Yerevan, and FC Nig Aparanreturned to professional football.
- Aragats Ashtarakare renamed back to Kasakh Ashtarak.
- Dinamo Yerevan are renamed Dinamo-Energo Yerevan.
- FC Moush Kasakhare introduced to the league.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zvartnots-AAL
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24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 18 | +74 | 66 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Lori
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24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 54 | Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off |
| 3 | Nairit | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 53 | |
| 4 | Moush Kasakh
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24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 42 | |
| 5 | Lernagorts Kapan | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Alashkert Martuni
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24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | SKVV Yerevan | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 33 | |
| 8 | FIMA Yerevan | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 30 | |
| 9 | Kasakh
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24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 28 | |
| 10 | Spitak | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 28 | |
| 11 | Dinamo-Energo Yerevan | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 65 | −39 | 19 | |
| 12 | Karabakh-2 Yerevan | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 15 | |
| 13 | Nig Aparan | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 67 | −54 | 7 | |
| 14 | BMA-Arai Echmiadzin | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew from competition |
Source: rsssf.com
Armenia Cup
| Quarter finals | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 0 - 3 1 - 2 |
Yerevan |
| Tsement | 1 - 1 1 - 0 |
Shirak
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| Karabakh Yerevan | 1 - 5 0 - 1 |
Pyunik |
| SKVV Yerevan | 0 - 4 0 - 3 |
Erebuni-Homenmen
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| Semi finals | ||
| Yerevan | *0 - 0 | Pyunik |
Erebuni-Homenmen |
0 - 1 | Tsement |
| Final | ||
| Tsement | 3 - 1 | Yerevan |
External links
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