Another, eighteenth, national championship in soccer ended this month. It ended without surprises – FC Pyunik representing capital Yerevan, with 65 points in 28 games, won the title for the ninth time in a row. FC Mika finished second (53 points) and FC Ulis took the third place. Last season’s runner-up Ararat, a legendary team for generations of Armenian fans, is leaving the top division to give way to Impulse from Dilijan, a newcomer in the top flight’s 2010 season. The top scorer in the 2009 Armenian premier league is Artur Kocharyan from Ulis (15 goals). Boti Demel from Mika and Arsen Avetisyan from FC Gandzasar Kapan, meanwhile, scored 14 goals each.