Armenian_Premier_League_2008

2008 Armenian Premier League

2008 Armenian Premier League

Football league season

The 2008 Armenian Premier League season (known as STAR National Football League due to sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth since its establishment. It started on 6 April 2008, while the last matches were played on 15 November 2008. FC Pyunik were the defending champions. The Yerevan side won their seventh consecutive league title the previous season, their tenth overall. FC Dinamo Yerevan were supposed to be the team to get promoted, but they withdrew from the Premier League, and were disbanded.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

On 30 April 2008, Football Federation of Armenia signed a contract with STAR retailing company by which STAR would become the sponsor of the 17th Armenian Premier League season, and henceforth the 2008 season would be called STAR National Football League.[1]

The league was played in four stages. The teams played each other four times, twice at home and twice away. The champions would have been the team with the most points after round 28. However, since Pyunik and Ararat Yerevan were tied on points at the end of the season, they had to play a decision game for the championship.

Participating teams

Location of teams in the 2008 Armenian Premier League
More information Club, Location ...

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: ffa.am
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Championship was decided by a decision game (see below).
  2. Ararat Yerevan did not obtain the license to compete in European competitions. Therefore, fourth-placed Mika earned a spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League while Gandzasar were qualified for the second instead of first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[2]

Decision game

Because Ararat and Pyunik were tied on points after the regular season, they played out the championship in a decision game.[3]

More information Pyunik, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ararat Chagharyan

Results

More information Home \ Away, ARA ...

Top goalscorers

Banants vs Pyunik (0-1), matchday 4 fixture (19 April 2008), at Banants Stadium

Source: ffa.am

More information Rank, Scorer ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    The Football Federation of Armenia and STAR company have signed a contract
  2. [2]
    Four teams will represent Armenia in Euro Cups
  3. [3]
    Pyunik vs. Ararat additional match will take place at Republican Stadium
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