2004 Armenian First League
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The 2004 Armenian First League season started on 1 May 2004. The last matches were played on 15 November 2004. Pyunik-2 became the league champions, but because they are a reserve team they were unable to promote to the Armenian Premier League. As a result, the second placed team Lernayin Artsakh FC was given promotion.
Overview
[edit]- Araks Ararat FC and Lernayin Artsakh FC were relegated and withdrew from the Armenian Premier League respectively.
- Dinamo FA Yerevan were renamed as Dinamo Yerevan
- Spartak Yerevan FC became the reserve team of FC Banants and as a result were named Banants-2
- FC Zenit Charentsavan and FC Dinamo-VZ Yerevan are the reserve teams of Dinamo-Zenit Yerevan.
- FC Ararat Yerevan was expelled from the Premier League in 2003, so they restarted the 2004 season in the First League.
- Reserve teams, such as Pyunik-2, cannot be promoted.
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik-2 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 21 | +77 | 83 | Champions |
| 2 | Lernayin Artsakh FC | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 20 | +62 | 72 | Promoted to Armenian Premier League. Champions were unable to promote. |
| 3 | Gandzasar | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 57 | |
| 4 | Vagharshapat | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 54 | |
| 5 | Mika-2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 54 | |
| 6 | Araks Ararat FC | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 51 | |
| 7 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 49 | |
| 8 | Banants-2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 48 | |
| 9 | Pyunik-3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Banants-3 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 39 | |
| 11 | FC Lokomotiv Yerevan | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Yerevan | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 28 | |
| 13 | Dinamo VZ Yerevan | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 24 | |
| 14 | Lori Vanadzor | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 24[a] | |
| 15 | Zenit Charentsavan | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 89 | −55 | 21 | |
| 16 | Nork Marash FC[b] | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 117 | −110 | 3[a] | Withdrew in the middle of the season. Unplayed matches awarded 3-0 against them. |
- 1 2 Lori Vanadzor and Nork Marash FC were docked 3 points.
- ↑ Nork Marash FC withdrew after Matchday 26.