1997 in Armenian football
{{Short description|Sixth season of independent football in Armenia following the split-up from the Soviet Unionلنج}}{{infobox|bodyclass=football
| headerstyle = background:#BFD7FF
| above = 1997 in Armenian football
| image = Image:Flag of Armenia.svg
| image2 = File:Soccerball.svg
| header1 = Premier League champions
| data2 = Yerevan
| header3 = First League champions
| data4 = Aragats
}}
The 1997 season was the sixth season of independent football in Armenia following the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the return to the summer competition format after using the winter competition format for two seasons. The Armenian Premier League for 1997 existed of 10 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League and would be replaced by the champions of that league.
Premier League
- FC Dvin Artashat and FC Lori are promoted.
- FC Van Yerevan went into bankruptcy and disbanded.
- Homenmen Yerevan changed their name into Erebuni-Homenmen Yerevan.
=League table=
{{:1997 Armenian Premier League}}
Promotion and relegation play-off
| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Venue !! PL Team !! Result !! FL Team !! Information | |||||
| 20 November | Abovyan | Dvin Artashat | align=center| 3-1 | Spitak | FC Dvin Artashat remain in the Premier League. |
=Top goalscorers=
| class="wikitable"
!!! !! Player !! Team !! Goals |
| 1
||{{flagicon|ARM}}||Arthur Petrosyan||Shirak||align=center|18 |
|---|
| 2
||{{flagicon|ARM}}||Sevada Arzumanyan||Erebuni-Homenmen||align=center|13 |
| 3
||{{flagicon|ARM}}||Mkrtich Hovhannisyan||Kotayk||align=center|11 |
| 4
||{{flagicon|ARM}}||Varazdat Avetisyan||Pyunik||align=center|10 |
| ||{{flagicon|ARM}}||Tigran Yesayan||Yerevan||align=center|10 |
First League
- Aragats FC returned to professional football.
- FC Spitak return to professional football.
- Zvartnots-AAL and Karabakh-2 Yerevan are introduced to the league.
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PQ
|team1=ARG|name_ARG=Aragats
|team2=SPI|name_SPI=Spitak
|team3=LER|name_LER=Lernagorts Kapan
|team4=NAI|name_NAI=Nairit
|team5=DIN|name_DIN=Dinamo Yerevan
|team6=K2Y|name_K2Y=Karabakh-2 Yerevan
|team7=BMA|name_BMA=BMA-Arai Echmiadzin
|team8=KAS|name_KAS=Aragats Ashtarak
|team9=ZVA|name_ZVA=Zvartnots-AAL
|team10=ARM|name_ARM=Armavir
|team11=KUM|name_KUM=Kumayri
|team12=ZAN|name_ZAN=Zangezour
|team13=AZN|name_AZN=Aznavour
|team14=HAC|name_HAC=Sapfir
|team15=IJE|name_IJE=Kaen Ijevan
|win_ARG=13|draw_ARG=2|loss_ARG=1|gf_ARG=46|ga_ARG=17
|win_SPI=13|draw_SPI=1|loss_SPI=2|gf_SPI=38|ga_SPI=14
|win_LER=12|draw_LER=1|loss_LER=3|gf_LER=63|ga_LER=18
|win_NAI=9|draw_NAI=1|loss_NAI=6|gf_NAI=38|ga_NAI=16
|win_DIN=4|draw_DIN=2|loss_DIN=10|gf_DIN=18|ga_DIN=47
|win_K2Y=4|draw_K2Y=1|loss_K2Y=11|gf_K2Y=21|ga_K2Y=39
|win_BMA=4|draw_BMA=1|loss_BMA=11|gf_BMA=25|ga_BMA=45
|win_KAS=3|draw_KAS=3|loss_KAS=10|gf_KAS=16|ga_KAS=36
|win_ZVA=3|draw_ZVA=2|loss_ZVA=11|gf_ZVA=12|ga_ZVA=43
|win_ARM=–|draw_ARM=–|loss_ARM=–|gf_ARM=–|ga_ARM=–
|win_KUM=–|draw_KUM=–|loss_KUM=–|gf_KUM=–|ga_KUM=–
|win_ZAN=–|draw_ZAN=–|loss_ZAN=–|gf_ZAN=–|ga_ZAN=–
|win_AZN=–|draw_AZN=–|loss_AZN=–|gf_AZN=–|ga_AZN=–
|win_HAC=–|draw_HAC=–|loss_HAC=–|gf_HAC=–|ga_HAC=–
|win_IJE=–|draw_IJE=–|loss_IJE=–|gf_IJE=–|ga_IJE=–
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to Armenian Premier League
|result1=P
|col_QPP=lavender|text_QPP=Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off
|result2=QPP
|col_WD=black2|text_WD=Withdrew from competition
|result10=WD|result11=WD|result12=WD|result13=WD|result14=WD|result15=WD
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arme97b.html rsssf.com]
}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arme97b.html RSSSF: Armenia 1997]
{{1997 in Armenian football}}
{{Seasons in Armenian football}}