1996–97 in Armenian football

none football background:#BFD7FF 1996–97 in Armenian football center|240px center|150px Premier League champions FC Pyunik First League champions FC Dvin Artashat FC Lori Armenian Cup winners Ararat Yerevan 1996-97 in Armenian football was the 5th season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the second out of two seasons in Armenia that were different from the others. Including the 1995-96 season these were the only winter competitions, while all other Armenian seasons were summer competitions. The Armenian Premier League for 1996-97 existed of 12 teams of which the four lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League. Only two Armenian First League teams would be promoted for the 1997 fall season, switching back to the winter competitions. Premier League FC Arabkir and BKMA Yerevan are promoted. League table Top goalscorers Player Team Goals 1ARMArsen AvetisyanPyunik242 ARMSergey HayrbabamyanTsement Ararat133ARMTigran YesayanYerevan11ARMArthur PetrosyanShirak11ARMHenrik BerberyanYerevan11 First League Kapan-81 are renamed Lernagorts Kapan. FC Kasakh returned to professional football and changed their name to Aragats Ashtarak. SKA Ijevan returned to professional football and change their name back to Kaen Ijevan. Hachen FC returned to professional football and changed their name to Sapfir FC. League table main WDL PQ ART Dvin Artashat LOR Lori AZN Aznavour NAI Nairit KUM Kumayri ARM Armavir SAP Sapfir DIN Dinamo Yerevan LER Lernagorts Kapan BMA BMA-Arai Echmiadzin KAS Aragats Ashtarak IJE Kaen Ijevan ARG Aragats FC VAN Astgh Vanadzor YEG Yeghvard 15 5 2 54 18 15 5 2 42 13 12 6 4 35 24 9 7 6 48 32 8 5 9 47 42 7 8 7 41 39 9 1 12 36 46 7 4 11 23 41 6 7 9 38 32 6 7 9 24 28 5 6 11 29 44 1 3 18 19 75 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – green1 Promoted to Armenian Premier League P P black2 Withdrew from competition WD WD WD complete rsssf.com Armenia Cup Quarter finals Yerevan 3 - 10 - 0 Van Yerevan Pyunik 2 - 05 - 2 Kotayk Abovyan Shirak 1 - 10 - 1 Ararat Yerevan Tsement Ararat w/o BKMA Yerevan Semi finals Yerevan 0 - 51 - 2 Pyunik Ararat Yerevan 2 - 02 - 0 Tsement Ararat Final Pyunik 0 - 1 Ararat Yerevan External links RSSSF: Armenia 1996-97 Football Football Armenian Armenian Category:Football in Armenia by season