2001 in Armenian football

Premier League

• FC Armenicum, Karabakh Yerevan, Lori Vanadzor, and FC KotaykFC Armenicum were dissolved and yielded their place to the revived FC Pyunik.
• Newly established Dinamo-2000 Yerevan are allowed to participate in the premier league without competing in the Armenian First League first.
• On August 20, Araks Ararat FC was dissolved. The rights to participate in the Premier League were granted to the newly founded club Spartak Yerevan.
• Banants were relocated from the village of Kotayk to Yerevan. Despite not participating as a separate team in the 2000 Armenian First League, the club was also allowed to participate in the 2001 Armenian Premier League season.
• Kilikia did not pay entrance fee and refused to play twice, leading to their expulsion. At the end of the season they were also relegated along with Lori
• Karabakh were relocated from Stepanakert to Yerevan.

  Top goalscorers

First League

• Malatia and Kasakh returned to professional football.
• Armavir returned to professional football under the name Karmrakhayt Armavir.
• FC Gyumri changed their name back to Aragats FC.
• Pyunik-2 were added to the Armenian First League to make an 8-team competition.

  First stage

Second stage

• Teams kept head-to-head results of preliminary stage in both groups.
• Tavush Ijevan withdrew before the start of the second stage

  Promotion Group

Bottom Group