Armenian First League
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The Armenian First League is currently the second level football competition in Armenia
after the Armenian Premier League
. The competition exists mostly out of reserve teams of several Premier League clubs, however other teams also participate. The reserve teams are not eligible for promotion to the highest level, resulting in situations where a club promotes even when they finish the season in a mid-table position. The league currently consists of nine teams, with only one capable of promotion for the 2010 Armenian Premier League season.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
after the Armenian Premier League
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall...
. The competition exists mostly out of reserve teams of several Premier League clubs, however other teams also participate. The reserve teams are not eligible for promotion to the highest level, resulting in situations where a club promotes even when they finish the season in a mid-table position. The league currently consists of nine teams, with only one capable of promotion for the 2010 Armenian Premier League season.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Ararat Ararat FC Spartak Yerevan FC Spartak Yerevan was an Armenia football club based in the city of Yerevan. The club played in the Armenian Premier League and was previously known as FC Tsement Ararat and FC Araks Ararat... |
Aragats Aragats Gyumri Aragats Gyumri was an Armenian football club from Gyumri. The club dissolved in 2002 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
| 1993 | Zankezour | Artashat |
| Lori Vanadzor Lori Vanadzor FC Lori Vanadzor is an Armenian football club from Vanadzor. The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union. After the regular competition they did not qualify for the championship stage, but were forced to play in the relegation stage... |
Aznavour Aznavour Noyemberyan Aznavour Noyemberyan was an Armenian football club from Noyemberyan. The club dissolved in early 1997 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
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| 1994 | Aragats Aragats Gyumri Aragats Gyumri was an Armenian football club from Gyumri. The club dissolved in 2002 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
Kasakh |
| 1995 | transitional season (no winner) | |
| 1995–96 | Arabkir Arabkir Yerevan Arabkir Yerevan was an Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club was previously known as Kanaz Yerevan. Since 1997, the club has been in-active.-League Record :-Archievements:*SSR Armenia League: 1... |
BKMA Yerevan BKMA Yerevan BKMA Yerevan or CSKA Yerevan was a former Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club made their professional debut in the 1994 Armenian First League, where they finished third. In season 1995-96 Armenian First League they finished second behind Arabkir Yerevan... |
| 1996–97 | Dvin Artashat Dvin Artashat Dvin Artashat is an Armenian football club from Artashat. It was founded in 1982 under the name Olimpia Artashat. From the years 1992 - 1994, the club went by the name FC Artashat. In 1995, the club was renamed Dvin Artashat. After the 1999 Armenian Premier League season, the club disbanded and is... |
Lori Vanadzor Lori Vanadzor FC Lori Vanadzor is an Armenian football club from Vanadzor. The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union. After the regular competition they did not qualify for the championship stage, but were forced to play in the relegation stage... |
| 1997 | Shirak-2 Aragats Gyumri Aragats Gyumri was an Armenian football club from Gyumri. The club dissolved in 2002 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
Spitak FC Spitak Spitak Football Club was an Armenian football club from Spitak. The club dissolved in 1999 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :-External links:*... |
| 1998 | Zvartnots-AAL | Lori Vanadzor Lori Vanadzor FC Lori Vanadzor is an Armenian football club from Vanadzor. The club participated in the first ever Armenian football competition after the split-up from the Soviet Union. After the regular competition they did not qualify for the championship stage, but were forced to play in the relegation stage... |
| 1999 | Dinamo Yerevan FC Dinamo Yerevan FC Dinamo Yerevan was an Armenian football club that is based in Yerevan. The club dissolved in early 2008 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
Mika-Kasakh |
| 2000 | Armenikum | Karabakh Lernayin Artsakh Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert is a Karabakhi football team, based in Stepanakert. The club was previously called Karabakh Stepanakert. During the years between 1992 and 1995, Lernayin Artsakh was unable to participate in any competition due to a war that was taking place in Karabakh. In 1995, it was... |
| 2001 | Malatia Malatia Yerevan Malatia Yerevan was an Armenian football club from Yerevan. The club dissolved in 2002 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :... |
FIMA |
| 2002 | Armavir | Araks Ararat FC Araks Ararat FC Araks Ararat was an Armenian football club based in the city of Ararat. The club played in the Armenian Premier League-Club history:The club was founded in 2001 as FC Araks... |
| 2003 | Kilikia | Vagharshapat |
| 2004 | Pyunik-2 | Lernayin Artsakh Lernayin Artsakh Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert is a Karabakhi football team, based in Stepanakert. The club was previously called Karabakh Stepanakert. During the years between 1992 and 1995, Lernayin Artsakh was unable to participate in any competition due to a war that was taking place in Karabakh. In 1995, it was... |
| 2005 | Pyunik-2 | Ararat Yerevan |
| 2006 | Pyunik-2 | Lernayin Artsakh Lernayin Artsakh Lernayin Artsakh Stepanakert is a Karabakhi football team, based in Stepanakert. The club was previously called Karabakh Stepanakert. During the years between 1992 and 1995, Lernayin Artsakh was unable to participate in any competition due to a war that was taking place in Karabakh. In 1995, it was... |
| 2007 | Pyunik-2 | Mika-2 |
| 2008 | Shengavit | Pyunik-2 |
| 2009 2009 Armenian First League The 2009 Armenian First League season began on 9 April 2009 and ended on 6 November 2009.-Overview:* Erebuni Yerevan return to professional football. However, they relocate the club to Dilijan... |
Impuls SC Erebuni Dilijan Impuls FC Dilijan , is an Armenian professional football club based in Dilijan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League, the top division in Armenian football. The home ground of Impuls Dilijan is the Dilijan City Stadium.-History:... |
Shengavit |
| 2010 2010 Armenian First League The 2010 Armenian First League season began on April 9, 2010, and ended on November 13, 2010.-Overview:*FC Ararat Yerevan were relegated from the 2009 Armenian Premier League, and it was the only club capable of promotion.-League table:... |
Ararat Yerevan | Banants-2 |
| 2011 2011 Armenian First League The 2010 Armenian First League season began on April 5, 2011, and ended on October 10, 2011.-League table:... |
Shengavit | Mika-2 FC MIKA Mika Football Club , is an Armenian professional football club, playing in the capital, Yerevan.- History :It was originally founded as "Olimpia" in 1985. The club Kasakh Ashtarak is renamed in 1999 to Mika by the owner of Armavia Airlines, Mikhail Baghdasarov. Under the merger, the name of the... |