# 2017–18 Armenian Premier League

The 2017–18 Armenian Premier League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season began in August 2017 and concluded in May 2018. Alashkert were the defending champions from the previous season.

## Teams

The same six teams from the previous season will also take part in this season's competition.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
| Ararat | Yerevan (Shengavit) Yerevan (Shengavit) Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Mika Stadium (matchday 1 to 6) Alashkert Stadium (matchday 7 to 15) Banants Training Centre (matchday 16 & onwards) | 7,250 6,850 600 |
| Banants | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Banants Stadium | 4,860 |
| Gandzasar | Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15)$^1$ | 14,403 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Kentron) Yerevan (Kentron) | Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium (matchday 1 to 15) Pyunik Stadium (matchday 16 & onwards) | 14,403 780 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
* $^1$Gandzasar Kapan played the 1st half of the season at Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium in Yerevan, due to the rebuilding of their Gandzasar Stadium, Kapan, while they used other available Premier League stadiums during the 2nd half of the season.

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Alashkert | Bagrat Navoyan | Abraham Khashmanyan (matchday 1 to 20) Varuzhan Sukiasyan (matchday 21 & onwards) | Vahagn Minasyan Artur Yedigaryan | Joma | Huawei |
| Ararat Yerevan | Hiraç Yagan | Albert Safaryan (matchday 1 to 23) Edgar Torosyan (matchday 24 & onwards) | Rafael Safaryan | Adidas | |
| Banants | Hrach Aghabekian | Artur Voskanyan | Stepan Ghazaryan | Adidas | |
| Gandzasar Kapan | Garnik Aghababian | Karen Barseghyan (matchday 1 to 19) Ashot Barseghyan (matchday 20 & onwards) | Ara Khachatryan | Adidas | ZCMC |
| Pyunik | Artur Soghomonyan | Aleksei Yeryomenko (matchday 1 to 11) Armen Gyulbudaghyants (matchday 12 & onwards) | Levon Hayrapetyan Karlen Mkrtchyan | Nike | Gold's Gym |
| Shirak | Arman Sahakyan | Vardan Bichakhchyan | Aghvan Davoyan | Adidas | TotoGaming |
    1. ^ Left the team at the end of the 1st half of the season (after matchday 15).
    2. ^ Became captain after joining the club at the beginning of the 2nd half of the season (after matchday 15).

### Season Events

On 19 May 2018, the Football Federation of Armenia upheld its decision to deduct 12 points from Shirak, and fine the club Seven Million Drams, after it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of FC Banants a bribe to fix their upcoming match.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Banants | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gandzasar Kapan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shirak | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38 | |
| 5 | Pyunik | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 21 | |
* 1 2 Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.

## Results

The six teams will play each other six times, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team played.
First part of season :
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
| Alashkert | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Banants | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Pyunik | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Shirak | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Second part of season :
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
| Alashkert | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Banants | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pyunik | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Shirak | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — |
Third part of season :
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
| Alashkert | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 4–4 |
| Banants | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–1 |
| Pyunik | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Shirak | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of match played 20 May 2018
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Artak Yedigaryan | Alashkert | 13 |
| 2 | Gegham Harutyunyan | Gandzasar | 12 |
| 3 | Mihran Manasyan | Alashkert | 9 |
| 3 | Andranik Kocharyan | Ararat | 9 |
| 5 | Alex Junior Christian | Gandzasar | 8 |
| 5 | Uroš Nenadović | Alashkert | 8 |
| 5 | Lester Peltier | Banants | 8 |
| 5 | Rumyan Hovsepyan | Banants | 8 |
| 9 | Lubambo Musonda | Gandzasar | 7 |
| 9 | Alik Arakelyan | Pyunik | 7 |
| 9 | Moussa Paul Bakayoko | Shirak | 7 |