1993 in Armenian football
| 1993 in Armenian football | |
|---|---|
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| Premier League champions | |
| Ararat Yerevan | |
| First League champions | |
| Zangezour Lori | |
| Armenian Cup winners | |
| Ararat Yerevan |
1993 in Armenian football was the second season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. Professional football existed of two divisions, the Armenian Premier League (containing 16 teams) and the Armenian First League (2 groups of 14). Out of the 16 Premier League teams, three would relegate, while the two First League group winners along with the better runner-up would promote for the 1994 season.
Premier League
- FC Ararat (from the town of Ararat) were promoted and changed their name to Tsement Ararat.
- Before the start of the season Syunik Kapan withdrew from competition.
- Kilikia F.C. merged with FC Malatia to form Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan (only for a single season).
- Nairi SC were renamed Nairit.
- Shengavit FC gave its license in the premier league to Yerazank FC.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ararat Yerevan (C) | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 9 | +83 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Shirak | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 20 | +81 | 49 | |
| 3 | Banants Kotayk | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 111 | 21 | +90 | 48 | |
| 4 | Homenetmen Yerevan | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 29 | +51 | 45 | |
| 5 | Van Yerevan | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 32 | |
| 6 | Tsement Ararat | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Homenmen-FIMA Yerevan | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 26 | |
| 8 | Yerazank | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 25 | |
| 9 | Nairit | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 20 | |
| 10 | KanAZ Yerevan | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 20 | |
| 11 | Kotayk | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 19 | |
| 12 | Impuls | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 89 | −47 | 18 | |
| 13 | Zvartnots Echmiadzin | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 16 | |
| 14 | Kasagh (R) | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 116 | −91 | 12 | Relegation to First League |
| 15 | Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan (R) | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 92 | −67 | 9 | |
| 16 | Syunik Kapan (W) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
- ^ Syunik Kapan withdrew before start of the season.
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Andranik Hovsepyan | Banants Kotayk | 26 |
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Gegham Hovhannisyan | Homenetmen Yerevan | 26 | |
| 3 | |
Hovhannes Toumbaryan | Tsement Ararat | 24 |
| 4 | |
Ara Evdokimov | Van Yerevan | 21 |
| 5 | |
Vahe Yaghmuryan | Ararat Yerevan | 20 |
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Ashot Barseghyan | Banants Kotayk | 20 |
First League
- FC Zangezour (from Goris), FC Sipan (from Artik), and FIMA Yerevan are promoted from the Armenian Second league.
- Before the start of the season Debed FC, FC Nig Aparan, FC Geghard, FC Sipan, and Alashkert Martuni withdrew from the competition.
- FC Malatia merged with Kilikia F.C. to form Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan.
- Zoravan Yeghvard changed their name to FC Yeghvard.
- Urmia Masis changed their name to Masis.
- FC Vanadzor changed their name to Avtogen Vanadzor.
- Kaen Ijevan Changed their name to SKA Injevan.
- FC Moush Charentsavan, SKA Ijevan, FC Almast and RUOR Yerevan were disqualified at the end of the season. However, their existing records are not available.
League table, Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zangezour | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 34 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Artashat | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 33 | |
| 3 | Yeghvard | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 31 | |
| 4 | Akhtamar | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 29 | |
| 5 | FIMA Yerevan | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 26 | |
| 6 | Lernagorts Vardenis | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 19 | |
| 7 | Masis | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 19 | |
| 8 | Momik | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 15 | |
| 9 | Moush Charentsavan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Disqualified at the end of the season |
| 10 | BMA Ijevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 11 | Almast | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 12 | RUOR Yerevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Debed | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before the start of the season |
| 14 | Nig Aparan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Source: rsssf.com
League table, Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lori | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 7 | +39 | 30 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Aznavour | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 27 | |
| 3 | Araks Armavir | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 24 | |
| 4 | Karin | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 23 | |
| 5 | Aragats | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 23 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Yerevan | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | |
| 7 | Avtogen Vanadzor | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 21 | |
| 8 | Kumayri | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 18 | |
| 9 | Luys-Ararat | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Tufagorts | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 12 | |
| 11 | Hachen | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 71 | −61 | 5 | |
| 12 | Sipan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before the start of the season |
| 13 | Geghard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Alashkert Martuni | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Source: rsssf.com
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Shirak Sarikyan | Aznavour | 22 |
Armenia Cup
| Quarter finals | ||
| Banants Kotayk | 4 - 0 7 - 0 |
Van Yerevan |
| Homenmen-FIMA | 0 - 0 1 - 3 |
Shirak |
| Ararat Yerevan | 4 - 1 3 - 1 |
Kotayk |
| Homenetmen Yerevan | 1 - 0 1 - 2 |
Tsement Ararat |
| Semi finals | ||
| Shirak | 2 - 1 1 - 1 |
Banants Kotayk |
| Homenetmen Yerevan | 2 - 2 1 - 1 |
Ararat Yerevan |
| Final | ||
| Ararat Yerevan | 3 - 1 | Shirak |
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