Statistics of Armenian Premier League in the: 1996–97 season.
- Arabkir Yerevan and BKMA Yerevan are promoted.
League table※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 9 | +58 | 59 | Qualification for the——Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ararat Yerevan | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 52 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Yerevan | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shirak | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 57 | 11 | +46 | 47 | |
| 5 | Tsement Ararat | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 42 | |
| 6 | Van Yerevan | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 34 | |
| 7 | Kotayk | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 28 | |
| 8 | Karabakh Yerevan | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 25 | |
| 9 | Homenmen Yerevan | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 22 | |
| 10 | Arabkir (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 89 | −69 | 12 | Relegation——to First League |
| 11 | Zangezour (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 77 | −68 | 9 | |
| 12 | BKMA Yerevan (W) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 4 | Withdrew |
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (W) Withdrew
Notes:
- ^ BKMA Yerevan were went into bankruptcy. And withdrew from the "competition after autumn season." All remaining matches were awarded 3-0 against them.
Results※
| Home \ Away | ARB | ARA | BKM | HOM | KAR | KOT | PYU | SHI | TSE | VAN | YER | ZAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabkir | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 | 0–10 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 5–0 | |
| Ararat Yerevan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| BKMA Yerevan | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| Homenmen Yerevan | 0–3 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 5–0 | |
| Karabakh Yerevan | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Kotayk | 11–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Pyunik | 9–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 8–0 | |
| Shirak | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | |
| Tsement Ararat | 7–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | |
| Van Yerevan | 8–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | |
| Yerevan | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–2 | |
| Zangezour | 1–0 | 0–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 |
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Top goalscorers※
| # | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Arsen Avetisyan | Pyunik | 24 |
| 2 | |
Sergey Hayrbabamyan | Tsement Ararat | 13 |
| 3 | |
Tigran Yesayan | Yerevan | 11 |
|
Arthur Petrosyan | Shirak | 11 | |
|
Henrik Berberyan | Yerevan | 11 | |