1993 in Armenian football

Premier League champions
Ararat Yerevan
First League champions
Zangezour
Lori
Armenian Cup winners
Ararat Yerevan

1993 in Armenian football was the second season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. Professional football existed of two divisions, the Armenian Premier League (containing 16 teams) and the Armenian First League (2 groups of 14). Out of the 16 Premier League teams, three would relegate, while the two First League group winners along with the better runner-up would promote for the 1994 season.

## Premier League

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* FC Ararat (from the town of Ararat) were promoted and changed their name to Tsement Ararat.
* Before the start of the season Syunik Kapan withdrew from competition.
* Kilikia F.C. merged with FC Malatia to form Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan (only for a single season).
* Nairi SC were renamed Nairit.
* Shengavit FC gave its license in the premier league to Yerazank FC.

## League table

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1  | Ararat Yerevan (C) | 28  | 23  | 5  | 0  | 92  | 9  | +83  | 51  | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
2  | Shirak | 28  | 24  | 1  | 3  | 101  | 20  | +81  | 49  |
3  | Banants Kotayk | 28  | 23  | 2  | 3  | 111  | 21  | +90  | 48
4  | Homenetmen Yerevan | 28  | 21  | 3  | 4  | 80  | 29  | +51  | 45
5  | Van Yerevan | 28  | 15  | 2  | 11  | 71  | 49  | +22  | 32
6  | Tsement Ararat | 28  | 12  | 6  | 10  | 56  | 50  | +6  | 30
7  | Homenmen-FIMA Yerevan | 28  | 12  | 2  | 14  | 54  | 46  | +8  | 26
8  | Yerazank | 28  | 11  | 3  | 14  | 44  | 55  | −11  | 25
9  | Nairit | 28  | 8  | 4  | 16  | 29  | 61  | −32  | 20
10  | KanAZ Yerevan | 28  | 8  | 4  | 16  | 37  | 75  | −38  | 20
11  | Kotayk | 28  | 9  | 1  | 18  | 57  | 76  | −19  | 19
12  | Impuls | 28  | 8  | 2  | 18  | 42  | 89  | −47  | 18
13  | Zvartnots Echmiadzin | 28  | 6  | 4  | 18  | 42  | 78  | −36  | 16
14  | Kasagh (R) | 28  | 5  | 2  | 21  | 25  | 116  | −91  | 12  | Relegation to First League
15  | Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan (R) | 28  | 2  | 5  | 21  | 25  | 92  | −67  | 9
16  | Syunik Kapan (W) | 0  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | -- | 0  | Withdrew[a]

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:

1. ^ Syunik Kapan withdrew before start of the season.

### Top goalscorers

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1  |  | Andranik Hovsepyan | Banants Kotayk | 26
|  | Gegham Hovhannisyan | Homenetmen Yerevan | 26
3  |  | Hovhannes Toumbaryan | Tsement Ararat | 24
4  |  | Ara Evdokimov | Van Yerevan | 21
5  |  | Vahe Yaghmuryan | Ararat Yerevan | 20
|  | Ashot Barseghyan | Banants Kotayk | 20

## First League

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* FC Zangezour (from Goris), FC Sipan (from Artik), and FIMA Yerevan are promoted from the Armenian Second league.
* Before the start of the season Debed FC, FC Nig Aparan, FC Geghard, FC Sipan, and Alashkert Martuni withdrew from the competition.
* FC Malatia merged with Kilikia F.C. to form Malatia-Kilikia Yerevan.
* Zoravan Yeghvard changed their name to FC Yeghvard.
* Urmia Masis changed their name to Masis.
* FC Vanadzor changed their name to Avtogen Vanadzor.
* Kaen Ijevan Changed their name to SKA Injevan.
* FC Moush Charentsavan, SKA Ijevan, FC Almast and RUOR Yerevan were disqualified at the end of the season. However, their existing records are not available.

### League table, Group 1

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | Zangezour | 22  | 16  | 2  | 4  | 46  | 19  | +27  | 34  | Promoted to Armenian Premier League
2  | Artashat | 22  | 14  | 5  | 3  | 56  | 22  | +34  | 33  |
3  | Yeghvard | 22  | 14  | 3  | 5  | 55  | 34  | +21  | 31
4  | Akhtamar | 22  | 13  | 3  | 6  | 45  | 16  | +29  | 29
5  | FIMA Yerevan | 22  | 11  | 4  | 7  | 45  | 29  | +16  | 26
6  | Lernagorts Vardenis | 22  | 9  | 1  | 12  | 42  | 45  | −3  | 19
7  | Masis | 22  | 7  | 5  | 10  | 27  | 51  | −24  | 19
8  | Momik | 22  | 7  | 1  | 14  | 26  | 49  | −23  | 15
9  | Moush Charentsavan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Disqualified at the end of the season
10  | BMA Ijevan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0
11  | Almast | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0
12  | RUOR Yerevan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0
13  | Debed | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Withdrew before the start of the season
14  | Nig Aparan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0

Source: rsssf.com

### League table, Group 2

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification

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1  | Lori | 20  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 46  | 7  | +39  | 30  | Promoted to Armenian Premier League
2  | Aznavour | 20  | 13  | 1  | 6  | 45  | 21  | +24  | 27
3  | Araks Armavir | 20  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 35  | 33  | +2  | 24  |
4  | Karin | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 36  | 22  | +14  | 23
5  | Aragats | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 40  | 27  | +13  | 23
6  | Dinamo Yerevan | 20  | 9  | 3  | 8  | 30  | 21  | +9  | 21
7  | Avtogen Vanadzor | 20  | 8  | 5  | 7  | 30  | 22  | +8  | 21
8  | Kumayri | 20  | 5  | 8  | 7  | 22  | 26  | −4  | 18
9  | Luys-Ararat | 20  | 6  | 4  | 10  | 33  | 32  | +1  | 16
10  | Tufagorts | 20  | 5  | 2  | 13  | 28  | 63  | −35  | 12
11  | Hachen | 20  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 10  | 71  | −61  | 5
12  | Sipan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Withdrew before the start of the season
13  | Geghard | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0
14  | Alashkert Martuni | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0

Source: rsssf.com

### Top goalscorers

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1  |  | Shirak Sarikyan | Aznavour | 22

## Armenia Cup

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Quarter finals |  |

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Banants Kotayk | 4 - 0
7 - 0 | Van Yerevan
Homenmen-FIMA | 0 - 0
1 - 3 | Shirak
Ararat Yerevan | 4 - 1
3 - 1 | Kotayk
Homenetmen Yerevan | 1 - 0
1 - 2 | Tsement Ararat
Semi finals |  |
Shirak | 2 - 1
1 - 1 | Banants Kotayk
Homenetmen Yerevan | 2 - 2
1 - 1 | Ararat Yerevan
Final |  |
Ararat Yerevan | 3 - 1 | Shirak

## External links

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* RSSSF: Armenia 1993

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