1997 in Armenian football

nonefootball background:#BFD7FF 1997 in Armenian football center|240px center|150px Premier League champions Yerevan First League champions Aragats The 1997 season was the sixth season of independent football in Armenia following the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the return to the summer competition format after using the winter competition format for two seasons. The Armenian Premier League for 1997 existed of 10 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League and would be replaced by the champions of that league. Premier League FC Dvin Artashat and FC Lori are promoted. FC Van Yerevan went into bankruptcy and disbanded. Homenmen Yerevan changed their name into Erebuni-Homenmen Yerevan. League table Promotion and relegation play-off Date Venue PL Team Result FL Team Information 20 November Abovyan Dvin Artashat 3-1 Spitak FC Dvin Artashat remain in the Premier League. Top goalscorers Player Team Goals 1ARMArthur PetrosyanShirak182 ARMSevada ArzumanyanErebuni-Homenmen133ARMMkrtich HovhannisyanKotayk114ARMVarazdat AvetisyanPyunik10ARMTigran YesayanYerevan10 First League Aragats FC returned to professional football. FC Spitak return to professional football. Zvartnots-AAL and Karabakh-2 Yerevan are introduced to the league. League table main WDL PQ ARG Aragats SPI Spitak LER Lernagorts Kapan NAI Nairit DIN Dinamo Yerevan K2Y Karabakh-2 Yerevan BMA BMA-Arai Echmiadzin KAS Aragats Ashtarak ZVA Zvartnots-AAL ARM Armavir KUM Kumayri ZAN Zangezour AZN Aznavour HAC Sapfir IJE Kaen Ijevan 13 2 1 46 17 13 1 2 38 14 12 1 3 63 18 9 1 6 38 16 4 2 10 18 47 4 1 11 21 39 4 1 11 25 45 3 3 10 16 36 3 2 11 12 43 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – green1 Promoted to Armenian Premier League P lavender Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off QPP black2 Withdrew from competition WD WD WD WD WD WD complete rsssf.com References External links RSSSF: Armenia 1997 Football Armenian Armenian Category:Football in Armenia by season