2017–18 Armenian First League
The 2017–18 Armenian First League season was the 26th since its establishment. The season was launched on August 7, 2017, and concluded on May 28, 2018. Banants-2 were the defending champions from the previous season.
Team changes
3 newly-founded teams have joined the 2017–18 Armenian First League season:- Lori FC from Vanadzor, Lori Province
- Artsakh FC from Yerevan
- FC Ararat-Moskva Yerevan from Yerevan
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
Yerevan Yerevan Dzoraghbyur | Mika Stadium Pyunik Stadium Dzoraghbyur Training Centre | 7,250 780 n/a | |
Yerevan | Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 | |
Ashtarak | Kasaghi Marzik Stadium 1 | 3,600 | |
Vanadzor | Vanadzor Football Academy2 | 100 | |
Yerevan Ashtarak | Alashkert Stadium Kasaghi Marzik Stadium | 6,800 3,600 | |
Dzoraghbyur | Dzoraghbyur Training Centre | n/a | |
Yerevan | Banants Training Centre pitch#3 | 600 | |
Kapan | Gandzasar Training Centre | n/a | |
Yerevan | Pyunik Stadium | 780 | |
Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
- 1Erebuni will play at the Kasaghi Marzik Stadium, Ashtarak, instead of their own Erebuni Stadium, Yerevan. However, the team used several stadiums in Yerevan until matchday 9.
- 2Lori will play at the main training pitch of the Vanadzor Football Academy due to the rebuilding of their regular venue Vanadzor City Stadium, Vanadzor.
Personnel and sponsorship
League table
Season statistics
Top scorers
As of 28 May 2018Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Grigor Aghekyan | Artsakh | 18 |
2 | Armen Hovhannisyan | Ararat-Moskva | 15 |
3 | Mher Sahakyan | Alashkert-2 | 14 |
3 | Sos Tadevosyan | Erebuni | 14 |
5 | Erik Petrosyan | Pyunik-2 | 13 |
6 | Tinga Kofi Tei | Lori | 12 |
7 | Armen Nahapetyan | Ararat-Moskva | 11 |
8 | Edgar Mkrtchyan | Lori | 10 |
8 | Vigen Avetisyan | Lori | 10 |
10 | Karen Khatuyev | Pyunik-2 | 9 |
10 | Mher Harutyunyan | Gandzasar Kapan-2 | 9 |