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* FC Armenicum, Karabakh Yerevan,
Lori Vanadzor Lori FC () was an Armenian football club based in Vanadzor, Lori Province. Originally founded in 1936, Lori has participated in the domestic football competition of Soviet Armenia. After retiring from professional football in 2002, the club was r ...
, and
FC Kotayk FC Kotayk () was an Armenian football club based in the town of Abovyan, Kotayk Province. History Founded in 1955, Kotayk was one of the oldest football clubs in Armenia. After playing several years in the Armenian SSR League as well as the S ...
. FC Armenicum were dissolved and yielded their place to the revived
FC Pyunik Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...
. * Newly established Dinamo-2000 Yerevan are allowed to participate in the premier league without competing in the Armenian First League first. * On August 20,
Araks Ararat FC Araks Ararat FC (), is Armenian association football, football club from the town of Ararat, Armenia, Ararat, Ararat Province. Club history The club was founded in 1960 as FC Ararat to represent the town of Ararat, Armenia, Ararat. With the indep ...
was dissolved. The rights to participate in the Premier League were granted to the newly founded club Spartak Yerevan. * Banants were relocated from the village of Kotayk to
Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...
. Despite not participating as a separate team in the 2000
Armenian First League The Armenian First League () is currently the second level association football, football competition in Armenia after the Armenian Premier League. The competition exists mostly out of reserve teams of several Premier League clubs; however, other ...
, the club was also allowed to participate in the 2001
Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...
season. * Kilikia did not pay entrance fee and refused to play twice, leading to their expulsion. At the end of the season they were also relegated along with Lori *
Karabakh Karabakh ( ; ) is a geographic region in southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura and Aras. It is divided into three regions: Highland Kara ...
were relocated from
Stepanakert Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in ...
to
Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...
.


Top goalscorers


First League

* Malatia and Kasakh returned to professional football. * Armavir returned to professional football under the name Karmrakhayt Armavir. * FC Gyumri changed their name back to
Aragats FC Aragats Gyumri FC (), is a defunct Armenian football club from Gyumri, Shirak Province. Aragats FC was founded in 1967 as the reserves club of FC Shirak. In 1973, the club was renamed Aragats Leninakan FC. However, the club was dissolved in 2002 ...
. * Pyunik-2 were added to the
Armenian First League The Armenian First League () is currently the second level association football, football competition in Armenia after the Armenian Premier League. The competition exists mostly out of reserve teams of several Premier League clubs; however, other ...
to make an 8-team competition.


First stage


Second stage

* Teams kept head-to-head results of preliminary stage in both groups. * Tavush Ijevan withdrew before the start of the second stage


Promotion Group


Bottom Group


External links


RSSSF: Armenia 2001
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