# 2002 Armenian First League

The 2002 Armenian First League is the 12th season of the Armenian First League. It started on the 25th of April and ended November 17. FC Armavir from Armavir became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2003 Armenian Premier League.

## Overview

* Newly created FC Lokomotiv Yerevan, FC Dinamo Yeghvard, Nork Marash FC, Pyunik-3, Lernayin Artsakh-2 Yerevan, Spartak-2 Yerevan, Shirak-2, Mika-2, and Dinamo 2000-2 are introduced to the league.
* Araks Ararat FC, Arpa FC, Kilikia FC, and FC Vanadzor returned to professional football.
* Karmrakhayt changed their name back to FC Armavir.

## Participating clubs

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Kilikia | Yerevan | Hrazdan Stadium | 54,208 |
| FIMA Yerevan | Yerevan | | |
| Pyunik-2 | Yerevan | Pyunik Stadium | 780 |
| Pyunik-3 | Yerevan | Pyunik Stadium | 780 |
| Lernayin Artsakh-2 | Yerevan | | |
| Mika-2 | Ashtarak | Kasakhi Marzik Stadium | 3,600 |
| Dinamo Yeghvard | Yeghvard | Yeghvard City Stadium | 500 |
| Lokomotiv Yerevan | Yerevan | | |
| Armavir | Armavir | Jubilee Stadium | 4,000 |
| Araks Ararat | Ararat | Ayg Stadium | 1,280 |
| Shirak-2 | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Vanadzor | Vanadzor | Vanadzor City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Nork Marash | Yerevan | | |
| Spartak-2 Yerevan | Yerevan | | |
| Dinamo 2000-2 | Yerevan | | |
| Arpa | Yeghegnadzor | Yeghegnadzor City Stadium | 300 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Armavir | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 96 | 18 | +78 | 79 | Champions, promotion to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Araks Ararat | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 18 | +67 | 77 | |
| 3 | Kilikia | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 94 | 13 | +81 | 73 | |
| 4 | Arpa | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 25 | +60 | 72 | |
| 5 | Pyunik-3 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 79 | 27 | +52 | 63 | |
| 6 | Pyunik-2 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 52 | |
| 7 | Lernayin Artsakh-2 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Spartak-2 Yerevan | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 43 | |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Yerevan | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 78 | −36 | 34 | |
| 10 | Shirak-2 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 43 | 63 | −20 | 30 | |
| 11 | Vanadzor | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 27 | |
| 12 | Nork Marash | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 99 | −73 | 19 | |
| 13 | FIMA Yerevan | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 89 | −60 | 18 | |
| 14 | Dinamo Yeghvard | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 114 | −88 | 16 | |
| 15 | Mika-2 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 21 | Withdrew in the middle of the season. Non-played matches were awarded 0-3 against them |
| 16 | Dinamo 2000-2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 70 | −50 | 15 | Withdrew in the middle of the season. Non-played matches were awarded 0-3 against them |
| 17 | Dinamo Yerevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season |
| 18 | Kasakh | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season |
| 19 | Aragats | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season |

## Top goalscorers

| | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Harutyun Vardanyan | Arpa | 31 |
| 2 | Karen Asatryan | Araks Ararat | 29 |
| 3 | Samvel Baroyan | Armavir | 25 |
| 4 | Ara Hovhannisyan | Spartak-2 | 23 |
| 5 | Alen Movsisyan | Armavir | 21 |