title: 2016–17 in Armenian football
text: # 2016–17 in Armenian football
  
  The following article is a summary of the 2016–17 football season in Armenia, which is the 25th season of competitive football in the country and runs from August 2016 to May 2017.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Armenian Premier League
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alashkert (C) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | Gandzasar Kapan | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 3 | Shirak | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 4 | Pyunik | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
  | 5 | Banants | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 21 | |
  | 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 12 | |
  
  * ↑ Shirak qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Armenian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  
  ### Armenian First League
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Banants II (C) | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 55 | Ineligible for promotion to the 2017–18 Armenian Premier League |
  | 2 | Pyunik II | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 47 | |
  | 3 | Ararat II | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 42 | |
  | 4 | Gandzasar II | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 38 | |
  | 5 | Alashkert II | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 22 | |
  | 6 | Shirak II | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 21 | |
  | 7 | Erebuni | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 71 | −51 | 9 | Club declined promotion |
  | 8 | Kotayk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club withdrew after round 7, results expunged |
  
  ## National team
  
  ### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 25 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
  | 2 | Denmark | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to second round | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
  | 3 | Montenegro | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 16 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
  | 4 | Romania | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 |
  | 5 | Armenia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | | 1–6 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 |
  | 6 | Kazakhstan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 3 | | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
  