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The 2006 Armenian Premier League
Armenian Premier League
The Armenian Premier League is the top football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within the USSR. After independence, the Football Federation of Armenia has been the unit in charge. The seasons run from spring to fall...

season was the fifteenth since its establishment, and started on 14 April 2006. The last matches were played on 9 November 2006. Pyunik FC were the defending champions.

Participating teams

Ararat
FC Ararat Yerevan
FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...

and Gandzasar are promoted.
Esteghlal-Kotayk are renamed back to Kotayk.
Dinamo-Zenit are renamed Ulisses.

Club	City	Stadium	Capacity
FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...	Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...	Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan Stadium is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built and opened in 1970. With the financial support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the stadium was built in a remarkable period of 11 months....	58,000
FC Banants FC Banants Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...	Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...	Banants Stadium Banants Stadium Banants Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in the Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia, built in 2006 with the assistance of the UEFA. It was officially opened in 2008. It can serve around 6,000 supporters and is the home ground of FC Banants. Three more grounds around the stadium...	6,000
FC Kotayk Abovian	Abovyan Abovyan Abovyan is a city in Armenia in the province of Kotayk. It is located 15 km northeast of Yerevan and 36 km southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. In 2009, the estimated population of the city was 46,000, down from 59,000 at the 1989 census...	Kotayk Stadium Kotayk Stadium Abovyan City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Abovyan, Armenia. The stadium can serve around 5,500 supporters...	5,500
Gandzasar FC	Kapan Kapan -Notable landmarks:Vahanavank monasteryBaghaberd and Halidzor Fortresses.*Tatev Monastery - This monastery, situated northwest of Kapan was founded in the ninth century in the place of an ancient tabernacle well-known in ancient times...	Lernagorts Stadium Lernagorts Stadium Gandzasar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kapan, Armenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Gandzasar FC. The capacity of the stadium is 3,500. It was formerly known as Lernagorts Stadium....	3,500
Kilikia FC	Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...	Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan Stadium Hrazdan Stadium is a multi-use, all-seater stadium in Yerevan, Armenia, built and opened in 1970. With the financial support of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the stadium was built in a remarkable period of 11 months....	58,000
Mika FC	Ashtarak Ashtarak Ashtarak is an industrial city in Armenia, on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, approximately 20 km north-west of the capital Yerevan, at a height of 1110 meters above sea level. It is the administrative capital of Aragatsotn province...	Kasakhi Marzik Stadium	3,500
Pyunik FC	Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...	Hanrapetakan Stadium	15,000
Shirak FC	Gyumri Gyumri Gyumri is the capital and largest city of the Shirak Province in northwest Armenia. It is located about 120 km from the capital Yerevan, and, with a population of 168,918 , is the second-largest city in Armenia.The name of the city has been changed many times in history...	Gyumri City Stadium Gyumri City Stadium Gyumri City Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Gyumri, Armenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Shirak FC. The stadium can serve around 3,000 supporters, was built in 1924 and reconstructed in the late 90s....	3,000
Ulisses	Yerevan Yerevan Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...	Hanrapetakan Stadium	15,000

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Pyunik	28	23	4	1	86	23	+63	73
2	Banants FC Banants Football Club Banants is an Armenian professional football team, playing in the capital, Yerevan. The club plays in the Armenian Premier League and has won the Armenian Cup twice, in 1992 and 2007.- Banants Kotayk :...	28	18	3	7	67	26	+41	57
3	Mika	28	17	6	5	45	21	+24	57
4	Ararat FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...	28	15	4	9	48	35	+13	49
5	Gandzasar	28	7	3	18	28	60	-32	24
6	Kilikia	28	6	5	17	38	69	-31	23
7	Shirak	28	4	7	17	21	64	-43	19
8	Ulisses	28	5	2	21	31	66	-35	17
9	Kotayk	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

	Champions
	Relegation/Promotion play-off.
	Disbanded before start of the season.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Relegation/Promotion play-off

Date	Venue	PL Club	Result	FL Club	Information
18 November	unknown	Ulisses	4-2	Dinamo Yerevan FC Dinamo Yerevan FC Dinamo Yerevan was an Armenian football club that is based in Yerevan. The club dissolved in early 2008 and is currently inactive from professional football.-League Record :...	Ulisses remains in Premier League

External links

RSSSF: Armenia 2006 - Premier League

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