title: 1998 Armenian Premier League
text: # 1998 Armenian Premier League
  
  Statistics of Armenian Premier League in the 1998 season.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shirak | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 8 | +33 | 42 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 2 | Tsement Ararat | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 39 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 3 | Yerevan | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 4 | Erebuni-Homenmen | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 25 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 20 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 6 | Pyunik | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 18 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 7 | Dvin Artashat | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 8 | Karabakh Yerevan | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 11 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 9 | Aragats | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 53 | −47 | 1 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 10 | Kotayk (W) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Expelled |
  
  * ↑ Kotayk were expelled from the competition because did not pay the start tax.
  
  **Results**
  
  | Home \ Away | ARG | ARA | DVI | ERE | KAR | PYU | SHI | TSE | YER |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Aragats | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 0–3 |
  | Ararat Yerevan | 3–0 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
  | Dvin Artashat | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
  | Erebuni-Homenmen | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Karabakh Yerevan | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
  | Pyunik | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
  | Shirak | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 |
  | Tsement Ararat | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–0 |
  | Yerevan | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
  
  * ↑ Pyunik did not enter the match.
  
  ## Championship round
  
  ### Championship round league table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tsement Ararat (C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
  | 2 | Shirak | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 25 | +47 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 3 | Yerevan | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 35 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
  | 5 | Erebuni-Homenmen | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 31 | |
  | 6 | Pyunik | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 21 | |
  
  **Results**
  
  | Home \ Away | ARA | ERE | PYU | SHI | TSE | YER |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ararat Yerevan | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
  | Erebuni-Homenmen | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
  | Pyunik | 0–4 | 0–2 | | 1–6 | 1–3 | 0–5 |
  | Shirak | 3–1 | 6–2 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 |
  | Tsement Ararat | 1–0 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
  | Yerevan | 0–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
  
  * ↑ Yerevan did not enter the match.
  
  ## Relegation round
  
  ### Relegation round league table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Dvin Artashat | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 29 | |
  | 8 | Karabakh Yerevan | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 17 | |
  | 9 | Aragats (O) | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 68 | −58 | 1 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
  
  **Results**
  
  | Home \ Away | ARG | DVI | KAR |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Aragats | | 1–3 | 0–2 |
  | Dvin Artashat | 6–3 | | 4–1 |
  | Karabakh Yerevan | 2–0 | 1–4 | |
  
  ## Promotion/relegation play-off
  
  | Date | Venue | PL Team | Result | FL Team |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | unknown | unknown | Aragats | 3 - 2 | Lori |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  | # | Player | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ara Hakobyan | Dvin Artashat | 20 |
  | 2 | Arayik Adamyan | Shirak | 13 |
  | 3 | Arthur Petrosyan | Shirak | 12 |
  | 3 | Shirak Sarikyan | Tsement Ararat | 12 |
  | 5 | Mher Avanesyan | Shirak | 11 |
  | 5 | Hayk Hakopyan | Dvin Artashat | 11 |
  