2018–19 in Armenian football

The following article is a summary of the 2018–19 football season in Armenia, which is the 27th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2018 to May 2019.

Football in Armenia
Season2018–19
Men's football
Premier LeagueArarat-Armenia
First LeagueJunior Sevan
CupAlashkert
SupercupAlashkert
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

League tables

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ararat-Armenia (C) 32 18 7 7 53 28 +25 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Pyunik 32 18 6 8 46 32 +14 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Banants 32 14 10 8 43 35 +8 52
4 Alashkert 32 15 6 11 37 27 +10 51
5 Lori 32 11 11 10 42 40 +2 44
6 Gandzasar 32 10 8 14 38 33 +5 38
7 Shirak 32 7 15 10 26 30 −4 36
8 Artsakh 32 6 10 16 25 49 −24 28
9 Ararat Yerevan 32 5 7 20 24 60 −36 22
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

Armenian First League
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian First League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Junior Sevan (C) 33 25 6 2 90 26 +64 81
2 Yerevan (P) 33 22 4 7 112 46 +66 70 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Banants-2 33 21 7 5 65 31 +34 70
4 Ararat-Armenia-2 33 18 7 8 70 40 +30 61
5 Alashkert-2 33 15 10 8 63 39 +24 55
6 Lokomotiv Yerevan 33 16 7 10 61 37 +24 55
7 Pyunik-2 33 11 7 15 47 56 −9 40
8 Shirak-2 33 11 4 18 38 56 −18 37
9 Banants-3 33 9 6 18 38 57 −19 33
10 Gandzasar Kapan-2 33 7 6 20 43 94 −51 27
11 Ararat Yerevan-2 33 6 7 20 40 94 −54 25
12 Erebuni 33 1 1 31 12 103 −91 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Football Federation of Armenia (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Cup

Final
Main article: 2019 Armenian Cup Final
Alashkert1–0Lori
Friday  65' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

National team

2018–19 UEFA Nations League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion[lower-alpha 1]
1  Macedonia (P) 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Promotion to League C — 2–0 4–0 4–1
2  Armenia (P) 6 3 1 2 14 8 +6 10 4–0 — 0–1 2–1
3  Gibraltar 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6 0–2 2–6 — 2–1
4  Liechtenstein 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4 0–2 2–2 2–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, the second-placed teams in each group and the best third-placed team among all groups were also promoted.
6 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Armenia  2 – 1  Liechtenstein Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Pizzelli  30'
Barseghyan  76'		 Report S. Wolfinger  33' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
9 September 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Macedonia  2 – 0  Armenia Skopje, Macedonia
18:00 UTC+2 Alioski  14' (pen.)
Pandev  59'		 Report Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 4,730
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
13 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Armenia  0 – 1  Gibraltar Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Report J. Chipolina  50' (pen.) Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
16 October 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Armenia  4 – 0  Macedonia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Pizzelli  12'
Movsisyan  67'
Ghazaryan  81'
Mkhitaryan  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
16 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Gibraltar  2 – 6  Armenia Gibraltar
20:45 UTC+1 De Barr  10'
Priestley  78'		 Report Movsisyan  27', 48', 52', 54'
Kartashyan  66'
Karapetian  90+4'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 1,955
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
19 November 2018 2018–19 UEFA Nations League Liechtenstein  2 – 2  Armenia Vaduz, Liechtenstein
20:45 UTC+2 Büchel  44'
Hasler  47'		 Report Adamyan  9'
Karapetian  85'		 Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group J
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 10 10 0 0 37 4 +33 30 Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 2–0 2–1 9–1 6–0
2  Finland 10 6 0 4 16 10 +6 18 1–2 — 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
3  Greece 10 4 2 4 12 14 −2 14 0–3 2–1 — 2–1 2–3 1–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 4 1 5 20 17 +3 13 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 0–3 4–1 2–2 — 2–1 5–0
5  Armenia 10 3 1 6 14 25 −11 10 1–3 0–2 0–1 4–2 — 3–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 2 8 2 31 −29 2 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
23 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Bosnia and Herzegovina  2 – 1  Armenia Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+1 Krunić  33'
Milošević  80'		 Report Mkhitaryan  90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Grbavica
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
26 March 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Armenia  0 – 2  Finland Yerevan, Armenia
21:00 UTC+4 Report Jensen  14'
Soiri  78'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
8 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Armenia  3 – 0  Liechtenstein Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Ghazaryan  2'
Karapetian  18'
Barseghyan  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
11 June 2019 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Greece  2 – 3  Armenia Athens, Greece
21:45 UTC+3 Zeca  54'
Fortounis  87'		 Report Karapetian  8'
Ghazaryan  33'
Barseghyan  74'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

References
  1. "Premier League 2018/2019 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. "Premier League 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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