1995-96 in Armenian football
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1995-96 in Armenian football was the fifth season of indepentent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. It was the first out of two seasons in Armenia that were different than the others. Including the 1996-97 season these were the only winter competitions, while all other Armenian seasons were summer competitions. The Armenian Premier League for 1995-96 existed of 12 teams of which the lowest ranked team would relegate to the Armenian First League. The eleventh ranked team would face the second ranked team from the First League in a promotion/relegation play-off.
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[edit] Premier League
- Homenetmen Yerevan changed their name into FC Pyunik.
- FC Pyunik won their first Armenian championship.
[edit] League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Pyunik | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | FC Shirak | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | FC Yerevan | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 44 |
| 4 | FC Ararat Yerevan | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 28 | 39 |
| 5 | FC Tsement | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 33 | 39 |
| 6 | FC Kotayk Abovian | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 36 |
| 7 | Karabakh Yerevan | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
| 8 | Van Yerevan | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 24 |
| 9 | Homenmen Yerevan | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 52 | 21 |
| 10 | Zankezour Goris | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 60 | 17 |
| 11 | Aragats Gyumri | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 89 | 15 |
| 12 | Aznavour Noyemberyan | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 82 | 2 |
| Champions | |
| Entering promotion/relegation play-off. | |
| Relegated to Armenian First League. |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Arabkir Yerevan promoted to the Premier League for the 1996-97 season as First League champions.
- CSKA Yerevan promoted as well by eliminating Aragats Gyumri in the promotion/relegation play-off.
[edit] Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Araik Adamyan | FC Shirak | 28 |
| 2 | |
Havanes Tumbaryan | FC Tsement | 24 |
| 3 | |
Tigran Yesayan | FC Yerevan | 20 |
| 4 | |
Artur Petrosyan | FC Shirak | 13 |
[edit] Armenia Cup
| Quarter finals | ||
| FC Yerevan | 0 - 1 1 - 1 |
FC Shirak |
| Karabakh Yerevan | 1 - 3 1 - 0 |
FC Ararat Yerevan |
| FC Pyunik | 2 - 0 2 - 3 |
FC Tsement |
| Van Yerevan | 1 - 0 0 - 2 |
FC Kotayk Abovian |
| Semi finals | ||
| FC Shirak | 0 - 1 1 - 1 |
FC Kotayk Abovian |
| FC Ararat Yerevan | 0 - 2 1 - 4 |
FC Pyunik |
| Final | ||
| FC Pyunik | 3 - 2 | FC Kotayk Abovian |
