Armenian Premier League 2024/25: Season Summary, European Competitions, Statistics, and Top Players
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
The 2024/25 Armenian Premier League season concluded on May 28, 2025. FC Noah emerged as the national champion, securing a historic domestic double by also winning the Armenian Cup. Ararat-Armenia took the silver medal, Urartu claimed bronze, while the reigning champions from the previous season, Pyunik, finished fourth.
European Qualification for the 2025/26 Season
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Noah — UEFA Champions League, First Qualifying Round (unseeded)
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Ararat-Armenia — UEFA Conference League, Second Qualifying Round (seeded)
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Urartu — UEFA Conference League, First Round (seeded), Second Round (unseeded if they advance)
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Pyunik — UEFA Conference League, both First and (if qualified) Second Rounds (seeded)
Fifth place went to FC Van, one of the season’s biggest surprises. Under the leadership of Vage Gevorgyan, the team came within one point of a historic qualification for European competition, narrowly losing out to Pyunik.
BKMA also stood out by finishing sixth — a record-high for the club, which had never previously risen above ninth place.
Relegation and Team Changes
At the end of the season, two clubs exited the Armenian Premier League:
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Gandzasar (finished last)
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West Armenia, expelled from the league late in the season due to financial issues
FC Syunik, who finished second in the First League, will be promoted to the Premier League. The First League champions BKMA-2 are a reserve team and ineligible for promotion. The 2025/26 Armenian Premier League is expected to feature 10 teams — unless unforeseen changes occur.
Armenian Premier League 2024/25 Final Standings
Player Statistics
Top Scorer: Portuguese striker Gonçalo Gregório (Noah), who netted 20 goals.
Tenton Yenne and Marius Noubissi (both Ararat-Armenia) followed with 17 goals each. It was the debut season in Armenia for both Noubissi and Gregório.
Among Armenian players, Araik Eloyan (BKMA) and Karen Melkonyan (Urartu) scored the most goals — 10 each. Sargis Metoyan (Alashkert) scored 8, and both Karen Nalbandyan (Van) and Misak Hakobyan (BKMA) scored 7.
Top Assist Provider: Ukrainian winger Artem Polyarus (Urartu), who tallied a remarkable 18 assists and scored 4 goals. The 32-year-old had an outstanding season.
Second in assists was Armen Ambartsumyan, captain of Ararat-Armenia. The 31-year-old midfielder had the best season of his career, recording 12 assists and scoring 6 goals.
Top Assist Providers:
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Artem Polyarus (Urartu) – 18
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Armen Ambartsumyan (Ararat-Armenia) – 12
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Olawale Farayola (Van) – 11
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Eraldo Çinari (Noah) – 9
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Bruno Almeida (Noah) – 8
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Hélder Ferreira (Noah) – 7
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Karen Nalbandyan (Noah) – 7
Goal + Assist Leaders:
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Gonçalo Gregório (Noah) – 26 (20 goals + 6 assists)
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Eraldo Çinari (Noah) – 23 (14+9)
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Artem Polyarus (Urartu) – 22 (4+18)
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Tenton Yenne (Ararat-Armenia) – 22 (17+5)
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Yusuf Otubanjo (Pyunik) – 20 (14+6)
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Marius Noubissi (Ararat-Armenia) – 20 (18+2)
Super-Sub of the Season
Tenton Yenne (Ararat-Armenia) was the league’s best "super-sub". The 24-year-old Nigerian scored 6 goals in 7 substitute appearances. His teammate Matthew Gbomadu added 5 goals off the bench. Leva Mryan (Shirak) also scored 4 goals as a substitute — interestingly, he did not score any goals when starting.
Noteworthy Individual Records
Two Shirak players deserve special mention:
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Albert Gareginyan, a forward, became the youngest player of the season, appearing at just 15 years and 9 months old. He played 10 matches in total.
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Veteran defender Hrayr Mkoyan, a former Armenia national team player, was the oldest participant of the season. He played in the penultimate round at the age of 38 years and 8 months.
Iron Man of the Season
Kleider Macedo (FC Van) was the most reliable and consistent player of the season. The 25-year-old defender played 29 full matches, missing only one due to suspension.