The result, meanwhile, let Mika maintain their three-point lead over FC Gandzasar (Kapan) and FC Impuls (Dilijan), both of which have 13 points in seven games.

The FFA has a two-year contract with Adidas, and the contract could be extended.

In the Sunday match played in Abovyan, Sevada Arzumanyan’s side opened the scoring in the 14th minute, but could not get even a point after their rivals scored twice in the remaining time – one goal per period.

The 2-1 win qualified the Gyumri club for the final despite the 2-2 aggregate score (Shirak had lost 0-1 in the first-leg match at home) due to the “more away goals” rule applied in the knockout tournament.

In the new Premier League season that will stretch till May 2013 following a switch to the autumn-spring model, five team representing capital Yerevan and three representing provinces will be vying for the national title in 42 rounds, playing each other six times on a home-and-away basis.

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Hayrapetyan, who is a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and currently a lawmaker in the outgoing parliament, stressed that otherwise he would not be able to focus on his primary task – to take the national team to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Vardan Minasyan commented on the results and performance of his charge in the two friendly matches played in Cyprus on February 28 and 29.