2010 Armenian Premier League
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| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Pyunik 13th title |
| Relegated | none |
| Champions League | Pyunik |
| Europa League |
Mika Banants Ulisses |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 316 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gevorg Ghazaryan and Marcos Pizzelli (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Mika 6–1 Shirak (12 June) Banants 6-1 Impulse (6 August) |
| Biggest away win |
Gandzasar 1–6 Pyunik (1 May) |
| Highest scoring |
Banants 5–2 Impulse (3 April) Gandzasar 1–6 Pyunik (1 May) Mika 6-1 Shirak (12 June) Banants 6-1 Impulse (6 August) |
| Longest winning run |
Banants (11 games) (1 May–6 August) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
15 games by 2 teams Pyunik (3 July–14 November) Banants (3 April–6 August) |
| Longest winless run |
Shirak (13 games) (5 June–27 September) |
| Longest losing run |
9 games by 2 teams Kilikia (11 September–14 November) Shirak (5 June–21 August) |
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The 2010 Armenian Premier League season was the nineteenth since its establishment. The season began in March 2010 and ended in November 2010. FC Pyunik were the defending champions, having won their twelfth championship last season.
Participating teams
Ararat Yerevan finished in last place last season and were relegated to the Armenian First League. Taking their place this year is Impulse Dilijan, who finished first in the 2009 Armenian First League.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banants | Yerevan | Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Gandzasar | Kapan | Gandzasar Stadium | 3,500 |
| Impulse | Dilijan | Dilijan City Stadium | 2,200 |
| Kilikia | Yerevan | Hrazdan Stadium | 54,208 |
| Mika | Yerevan | Mika Stadium | 7,250 |
| Pyunik | Yerevan | Republican Stadium | 14,403 |
| Shirak | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Ulisses | Yerevan | Hrazdan Stadium | 54,208 |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 73 | 22 | +51 | 65 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Banants | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 64 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 3 | Ulisses | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 55 | |
| 4 | Mika | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 46 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 5 | Impulse | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 37 | |
| 6 | Gandzasar Kapan | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 27 | |
| 7 | Kilikia | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 60 | −41 | 15 | Team disbanded after the season 3 |
| 8 | Shirak | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 68 | −46 | 10 |
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Winners of 2011 Armenian Cup.
2Executive committee of the Football Federation of Armenia decided to allow Shirak to participate in the Premier League next season despite the fact that FC Shirak took the last place in the tournament and was supposed to leave it.[1]
3Kilikia decided not to participate in 2011 Armenian Premier League competition, citing financial difficultes as a reason.[2]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
The league was played in four stages. The teams have played four times with each other, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 28 matches per team.
First half of season
Source: ffa.am |
Second half of season
Source: ffa.am |
Top goalscorers
Including matches played on November 14, 2010; Source: ffa.am
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gevorg Ghazaryan |
Pyunik | 16 |
| Marcos Pizzelli |
Pyunik | 16 | |
| 3 |  Eduardo Du Bala |
Banants | 11 |
| 4 | Ednei |
Mika | 10 |
| 5 | Samvel Melkonyan |
Banants | 9 |
| Mkrtich Nalbandyan |
Shirak | 9 | |
| 7 |  Boti Goa |
Mika | 8 |
| Artur Kocharyan |
Gandzasar | 8 | |
| 9 |  Ortega Deniran |
Banants | 7 |
| Hovhannes Goharyan |
Pyunik | 7 | |