2016–17 in Armenian football

Football in Armenia
Season2016–17
Men's football
Premier LeagueAlashkert
First LeagueBanants II
CupShirak
SupercupAlashkert
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The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Armenia, which is the 25th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2016 to May 2017.

League tables

Armenian Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Armenian Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alashkert (C) 30 19 7 4 59 26 +33 64 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Gandzasar Kapan 30 17 6 7 38 24 +14 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3 Shirak 30 16 5 9 31 24 +7 53
4 Pyunik 30 12 9 9 35 27 +8 45
5 Banants 30 5 6 19 18 44 −26 21
6 Ararat Yerevan 30 3 3 24 17 53 −36 12
Source: Football Federation of Armenia (in Armenian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[1]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Shirak qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Armenian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Armenian First League

Main article: 2016–17 Armenian First League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Banants II (C) 24 17 4 3 63 23 +40 55 Ineligible for promotion to the 2017–18 Armenian Premier League
2 Pyunik II 24 14 5 5 65 28 +37 47
3 Ararat II 24 11 9 4 36 20 +16 42
4 Gandzasar II 24 11 5 8 33 37 −4 38
5 Alashkert II 24 5 7 12 25 40 −15 22
6 Shirak II 24 6 3 15 23 46 −23 21
7 Erebuni 24 2 3 19 20 71 −51 9 Club declined promotion
8 Kotayk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club withdrew after round 7, results expunged
Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.
(C) Champions

Armenian Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Armenian Cup

Final

Main article: 2017 Armenian Cup Final
Shirak3 – 0Pyunik
Nwabueze 6', 38'
Bichakhchyan 28'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000

National team

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 10 8 1 1 28 14 +14 25 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 3–2 4–2 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Denmark 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to second round 4–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
3  Montenegro 10 5 1 4 20 12 +8 16 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–1 5–0
4  Romania 10 3 4 3 12 10 +2 13 0–3 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–1
5  Armenia 10 2 1 7 10 26 −16 7 1–6 1–4 3–2 0–5 — 2–0
6  Kazakhstan 10 0 3 7 6 26 −20 3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–1 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Denmark  1–0  Armenia Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2 Eriksen 17' Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 21,745
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Armenia  0–5  Romania Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stancu 4' (pen.)
Popa 10'
Marin 12'
Stanciu 29'
Chipciu 60'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Poland  2–1  Armenia Warsaw, Poland
20:45 UTC+2 Mkoyan 48' (o.g.)
Lewandowski 90+5'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Pizzelli 50' Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 44,786
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Armenia  3–2  Montenegro Yerevan, Armenia
21:00 UTC+4 A. Grigoryan 50'
Haroyan 74'
Ghazaryan 90+3'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Kojašević 36'
Jovetić 38'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
26 March 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Armenia  2–0  Kazakhstan Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 UTC+4 Mkhitaryan 73'
Özbiliz 75'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
10 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q Montenegro  4–1  Armenia Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 UTC+2 Bećiraj 2'
Jovetić 28', 54', 82'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Koryan 89' Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 6,861
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

References

  1. ^ "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.