title: 1999 in Armenian football
text: # 1999 in Armenian football
  
  1999 in Armenian football was the eighth season of independent football after the split-up from the Soviet Union. The Armenian Premier League for 1999 existed of 10 teams of which the three lowest ranked teams would relegate to the Armenian First League. The seventh ranked team would enter the promotion/relegation play-off with the second ranked team of the First League. Only the winner of that competition was promoted directly.
  
  ## Premier League
  
  * Zvartnots-AAL are promoted.
  * Kilikia F.C. returned to professional football.
  * Erebuni-Homenmen changed their name to Erebuni FC.
  * Shirak-2 changed their name to FC Gyumri.
  * Karabakh were relocated from Yerevan to Stepanakert.
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shirak (C) | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 29 | +64 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | Ararat Yerevan | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 21 | +42 | 72 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | Tsement Ararat | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 19 | +59 | 71 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup First round |
  | 4 | Zvartnots-AAL | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 54 | |
  | 5 | Yerevan | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 51 | |
  | 6 | Erebuni-Homenmen | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Kilikia (R) | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 34 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
  | 8 | Dvin Artashat (R) | 32 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 116 | −96 | 8 | Relegation to First League |
  | 9 | Gyumri (R) | 32 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 120 | −97 | 8 | Relegation to First League |
  | 10 | Karabakh Stepanakert (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
  
  * ↑ Karabakh Stepanakert were expelled during the season due to financial trouble.
  
  ### Promotion and relegation play-off
  
  | Date | Venue | PL Team | Result | FL Team | Information |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 December | Armavir | Kilikia | 0-1 | Mika-Kasakh Ashtarak | Mika-Kasakh Ashtarak promoted, Kilikia relegated. |
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
  | | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shirak Sarikyan | Tsement | 21 |
  | 2 | Arman Karamyan | Kilikia | 20 |
  | 3 | Arayik Adamyan | Shirak | 16 |
  | | Mher Avanesyan | Zvartnots-AAL | 16 |
  | | Kolya Yepranosyan | Shirak | 16 |
  
  ## First League
  
  * Dinamo-Energo Yerevan changed its name back to Dinamo Yerevan.
  * Arpa returned to professional football.
  * In the middle of the season, FC Kasakh was dissolved and its position was taken over with a newly founded FC Mika-Kasakh.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dinamo Yerevan | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 39 | Promoted to the Armenian Premier League |
  | 2 | Mika-Kasakh | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 35 | Forced to play the promotion/relegation play-off |
  | 3 | Lori | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 31 | |
  | 4 | Lernagorts Kapan | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 25 | |
  | 5 | Nairit | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 24 | |
  | 6 | Karabakh-2 Stepanakert | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 23 | |
  | 7 | FIMA Yerevan | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 15 | |
  | 8 | Arpa | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 46 | −35 | 8 | |
  | 9 | Moush Kasakh | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 5 | |
  | 10 | Alashkert | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew from competition |
  | 11 | SKVV Yerevan | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew from competition |
  | 12 | Nig Aparan | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Withdrew from competition |
  
  ## Armenia Cup
  
  Quarter finals :
  
  | Dvin Artashat | 0 - 4 0 - 2 | Tsement |
  | - | - | - |
  | Yerevan | 1 - 0 1 - 2 | Kilikia |
  | Ararat Yerevan | 1 - 1 0 - 1 | Erebuni |
  | Zvartnots-AAL | 2 - 1 0 - 1 | Shirak |
  | Semi finals |||
  | Erebuni | 2 - 4 2 - 3 | Tsement |
  | Shirak | 3 - 1 0 - 1 | Yerevan |
  | Final |||
  | Tsement | 3 - 2 | Shirak |
  