2001 Armenian First League

The 2001 Armenian First League season started on 15 May and ended on November 10. FC Malatia from Yerevan became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2002 Armenian Premier League.[1]

## Overview

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* FC Malatia and FC Kasakh returned to professional football.
* Armavir FC returned to professional football under the name Karmrakhayt.
* FC Gyumri changed their name back to Aragats FC.
* Newly created Pyunik-2 joined the league.

## Participating clubs

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Aragats

Tavush

Kasakh

Karmrakhayt

Yerevan

Yerevan teams
Malatia
Pyunik-2
Dinamo Yerevan
FIMA

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Location of teams in the  2001 Armenian First League

Club  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Malatia | Yerevan |  |
FIMA Yerevan | Yerevan |  |
Pyunik-2 | Yerevan | Pyunik Stadium | 780
Kasakh | Ashtarak | Kasakhi Marzik Stadium | 3,600
Dinamo Yerevan | Yerevan |  |
Karmrakhayt | Armavir | Jubilee Stadium | 4,000
Tavush | Ijevan | Arnar Stadium | 2,100
Aragats | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844

## League table

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### First stage

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Malatia | 14  | 10  | 3  | 1  | 39  | 14  | +25  | 33  | Qualification to Championship group
2  | FIMA Yerevan | 14  | 10  | 2  | 2  | 38  | 17  | +21  | 32
3  | Pyunik-2 | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 40  | 12  | +28  | 29
4  | Aragats | 14  | 9  | 1  | 4  | 25  | 18  | +7  | 28
5  | Kasakh | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 30  | 25  | +5  | 20  | Qualification to Bottom group
6  | Dinamo Yerevan | 14  | 5  | 0  | 9  | 30  | 32  | −2  | 15
7  | Karmrakhayt | 14  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 10  | 58  | −48  | 4
8  | Tavush | 14  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 6  | 42  | −36  | 1
9  | Arpa | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Withdrew before start of the season
10  | Dinamo-2 Yerevan | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Dropped since its parent team will participate instead.

Source: [citation needed]

### Second stage

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* Teams kept head-to-head results of preliminary stage in both groups.
* Tavush withdrew before the start of the second stage

#### Championship group

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

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1  | Malatia | 12  | 8  | 3  | 1  | 26  | 12  | +14  | 27  | Champions, promotion to Armenian Premier League.
2  | FIMA Yerevan | 12  | 5  | 2  | 5  | 15  | 15  | 0  | 17  |
3  | Pyunik-2 | 12  | 3  | 5  | 4  | 14  | 15  | −1  | 14
4  | Aragats | 12  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 8  | 21  | −13  | 8

Source: [citation needed]

#### Bottom group

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation

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5  | Dinamo Yerevan | 10  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 35  | 12  | +23  | 24  |
6  | Kasakh | 10  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 30  | 17  | +13  | 24
7  | Karmrakhayt | 10  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 12  | 35  | −23  | 4
8  | Tavush | 0  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | -- | 0  | Withdrew before start of the second stage.

Source: [citation needed]

## Top goalscorers

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| Player  | Team  | Goals

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1  | Tigran Gharabaghtsyan | Malatia | 16
2  | Aramayis Kostikyan | Pyunik-2 | 16
3  | Sargis Ohanyan | FIMA Yerevan | 12

## See also

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* 2001 Armenian Premier League
* 2001 Armenian Cup
* 2001 in Armenian football

## References

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1. ^ "Armenia. First league". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

## External links

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* RSSSF: Armenia 2001 - Second Level

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