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The 2003 Armenian First League is the 13th season of the Armenian First League. It started on 1 May and ended 14 November. FC Kilikia from Yerevan became the league champions, and were promoted to the 2004 Armenian Premier League.
Overview
- Newly created FC Vagharshapat are introduced to the league.
- FC Dinamo Yerevan and Yerazank FC returned to professional football.
- Spartak Yerevan FC merged with FC Banants and was dropped to the First League as a result.
Participating clubs
Shirak-2LoriMika-2VagharshapatKotayk 2003
Yerevan
Yerevan teamsKilikia
Pyunik-2
Yerazank
Spartak
Lokomotiv
Nork Marash
Dinamoclass=notpageimage| Location of teams in the 2001 Armenian First League
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilikia | Yerevan | Hrazdan Stadium | 54,208 |
| Pyunik-2 | Yerevan | Pyunik Stadium | 780 |
| Mika-2 | Ashtarak | Kasakhi Marzik Stadium | 3,600 |
| Lokomotiv Yerevan | Yerevan | ||
| Shirak-2 | Gyumri | Gyumri City Stadium | 2,844 |
| Lori | Vanadzor | Vanadzor City Stadium | 4,000 |
| Nork Marash | Yerevan | ||
| Spartak Yerevan | Yerevan | ||
| Kotayk 2003 | Abovyan | Abovyan City Stadium | 3,946 |
| Dinamo Yerevan | Yerevan | ||
| Vagharshapat | Etchmiadzin | Etchmiadzin Stadium | 3,000 |
| Yerazank | Yerevan |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilikia | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 14 | +74 | 60 | Champions, promotion to Armenian Premier League |
| 2 | Vagharshapat | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 50 | |
| 3 | Pyunik-2 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 48 | |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Yerevan | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 39 | |
| 5 | Spartak Yerevan | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 36 | |
| 6 | Kotayk 2003 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 35 | |
| 7 | Mika-2 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 31 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Yerevan | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 31 | |
| 9 | Shirak-2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 24 | |
| 10 | Lori | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 15 | |
| 11 | Nork Marash | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 12 | |
| 12 | Yerazank | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 103 | −90 | 0 | Withdrew after round 11. Non-played matches were awarded 0-3 against them |
| 13 | FIMA Yerevan | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | Withdrew before start of the season |
| 14 | Dinamo Yeghvard | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 15 | Vanadzor | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Arpa | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nshan Erzrumyan |
Kilikia | 31 |
| 2 | Ashot Khachatryan |
Pyunik-2 | 20 |
| 3 | Aleksandr Petrosyan |
Pyunik-2 | 15 |
| 4 | Harutyun Hovhannisyan |
Kilikia | 13 |
| 5 | Ruben Aristakesyan |
Mika-2 | 12 |
| 5 | Aharon Mkoyan |
Dinamo | 11 |
| 5 | Rafael Mkrtchyan |
Lokomotiv | 11 |
| 5 | Sergey Erzrumyan |
Kilikia | 10 |
See also
References
- "Armenia. First league". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
External links
| Armenian First League seasons | |
|---|---|
| 2003 in Armenian football | |||
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| « 2002 2004 » | |||
| League competitions | |||
| Cup competitions | |||
| European competitions | |||
| Related to national team | |||