| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 August 2016 – 31 May 2017 |
| Champions | Alashkert |
| Champions League | Alashkert |
| Europa League | Gandzasar Kapan Shirak Pyunik |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 198 (2.2 per match) |
2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 31 May 2017. | |
The2016–17Armenian Premier League season was the 25th since its establishment. The season began on 6 August 2016 and ended on 31 May 2017.[1][2]Alashkert are the defending champions.
Six teams competed in this year's competition.[3][4]
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | Yerevan (Shengavit) | Alashkert Stadium | 6,850 |
| Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan (Kentron) Yerevan (Shengavit) | Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium Mika Stadium1 | 14,403 7,250 |
| Banants | Yerevan (Malatia-Sebastia) | Banants Stadium | 4,860 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | Kapan Yerevan (Kentron) | Gandzasar Stadium Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium2 | 3,500 14,403 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan (Avan) | Football Academy Stadium | 1,428 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert |  Bagrat Navoyan | Abraham Khashmanyan | Vahagn Minasyan | Joma | Bagratour Huawei |
| Ararat Yerevan |  Hrach Kaprielyan | Arkady Andreasyan | Rafayel Safaryan | Adidas | |
| Banants | Hrach Aghabekian | Artur Voskanyan | Stepan Ghazaryan | Adidas | |
| Gandzasar Kapan | Vahe Hakobyan | Ashot Barseghyan | Aleksandr Petrosyan | Adidas | ZCMC |
| Pyunik | Rafik Hayrapetyan | Artak Oseyan | Vardan Pogosyan | Nike | Armenian Development Bank |
| Shirak | Arman Sahakyan | Vardan Bichakhchyan | Gevorg Hovhannisyan | Adidas | menu.am |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alashkert(C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Gandzasar Kapan | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa 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 |
The league was played in three stages. The six teams played each other six times, three times at home and three times away, for a total of 30 matches per team.
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Banants | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Pyunik | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Shirak | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — |
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Banants | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Pyunik | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 |
| Shirak | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
| Home \ Away | ALA | ARA | BAN | GAN | PYU | SHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alashkert | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 |
| Ararat Yerevan | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Banants | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Gandzasar Kapan | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Pyunik | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 |
| Shirak | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — |
As of 31 May 2017
