# 2020–21 FC Ararat Yerevan season

The 2020–21 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 30th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.

## Season events

On 23 July, Vardan Bichakhchyan was appointed as Ararat Yerevan's manager.
On 25 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artak Yedigaryan, and David Manoyan.
On 26 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Juan Bravo from Lori, and Karen Muradyan from Shirak.
On 27 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the double signing of Edgar Malakyan and Vsevolod Yermakov from Shirak.
On 28 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Hrayr Mkoyan from Shirak, and Christian Jiménez from Lori.
On 29 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Zhirayr Margaryan from Shirak, and Igor Stanojević from Mačva Šabac.
On 31 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Marko Prljević and Uroš Nenadović from Shirak.
On 15 August, 2 from Ararat and 6 players from Ararat-2 tested positive for COVID-19. Two days later, Ararat reported another 7 players had tested positive.
On 18 August, the FFA postponed the match between Shirak and Ararat Yerevan due to the COVID-19 outbreak within the Ararat squad.
On 25 August, summer signings from Shirak, Zhirayr Margaryan, Hrayr Mkoyan, Marko Prljević, Edgar Malakyan, David Manoyan, Karen Muradyan and Uroš Nenadović, were all loaned back to Shirak to help Shirak in their UEFA Europa League qualifying game on 27 August.
On 4 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Aghvan Papikyan from Alashkert.
On 5 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Spasoje Stefanović from Sinđelić Beograd.
On 10 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Solomon Udo and Mory Kone from Shirak.
On 18 September, the FFA postponed the match between Ararat Yerevan and Ararat-Armenia due to Ararat-Armenia being involved in a UEFA Europa League match on 24 September.
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.
On 22 October, Ararat's match against Alashkert was postponed due to 4 positive COVID-19 cases within the Alashkert team.
On 7 January, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artur Danielyan from Ararat-Armenia on a free transfer, with Grigor Meliksetyan joining the following day after leaving of Gandzasar Kapan.
On 15 January, Ararat Yerevan announced that they had terminated their contract with Spasoje Stefanović by mutual consent, with Dimitrije Pobulić signing the following day from Grafičar Beograd.
On 4 February, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Maksym Zaderaka from Oleksandriya.
On 17 February, Vahe Muradyan and Robert Marutyan left Ararat Yerevan.
On 22 February, Solomon Udo left Ararat Yerevan to sign for Shakhter Karagandy.
On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19. With the match later being awarded to Ararat Yerevan 3–0.

## Squad

    As of match played 28 May 2021
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Poghos Ayvazyan | GK | (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 25) | Mika | 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 33 | Grigor Meliksetyan | GK | (1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 34) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Vsevolod Yermakov | GK | (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 25) | Shirak | 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Christian Jiménez | DF | (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 24) | Lori | 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Yuri Magakyan | DF | (2000-06-22)22 June 2000 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hrayr Mkoyan | DF | (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 34) | Shirak | 2020 | | |
| 7 | Aleksandre Saganelidze | DF | (1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 21) | Unattached | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Zhirayr Margaryan | DF | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 23) | Shirak | 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | Artur Danielyan | DF | (1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 23) | Ararat-Armenia | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 23 | Ivan Spychka | DF | (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30) | Ararat Moscow | 2019 | 38 | 1 |
| 29 | Marko Prljević | DF | (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 32) | Shirak | 2020 | 26 | 2 |
| 44 | Juan Bravo | DF | (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 31) | Sportivo Barracas | 2020 | 24 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Aghvan Papikyan | MF | (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 27) | Alashkert | 2020 | 23 | 2 |
| 10 | Zaven Badoyan | MF | (1989-12-22)22 December 1989 (aged 31) | Shabab Al Sahel | 2018 | 74 | 10 |
| 11 | David Manoyan | MF | (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 30) | Shirak | 2020 | 28 | 1 |
| 16 | Serob Galstyan | MF | (2002-09-23)23 September 2002 (aged 18) | Torpedo Yerevan | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Artak Yedigaryan | MF | (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 31) | Pyunik | 2020 | 22 | 0 |
| 18 | Edgar Malakyan | MF | (1990-09-22)22 September 1990 (aged 30) | Shirak | 2020 | 18 | 3 |
| 19 | Karen Muradyan | MF | (1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 28) | Shirak | 2020 | 28 | 0 |
| 27 | David Khurtsidze | MF | (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 27) | Ararat Moscow | 2019 | 56 | 8 |
| 31 | David Baghdasaryan | MF | (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Dimitrije Pobulić | MF | (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 27) | Grafičar Beograd | 2021 | 17 | 4 |
| 77 | Grigor Muradyan | MF | (2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Seroj Titizian | MF | (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 21) | Sarreguemines | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 94 | Maksym Zaderaka | MF | (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 19) | Oleksandriya | 2021 | 14 | 3 |
| | Andranik Hovhannisyan | MF | (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| | Karen Shirkhanyan | MF | (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| | Arame Tsaturyan | MF | (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 19) | Youth Team | 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Razmik Hakobyan | FW | (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 25) | Alashkert | 2018 | 20 | 1 |
| 70 | Uroš Nenadović | FW | (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 27) | Shirak | 2020 | 23 | 9 |
| 98 | Mory Kone | FW | (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 25) | Shirak | 2020 | 28 | 13 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Vahe Muradyan | DF | (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ruslan Avagyan | MF | (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 25) | Youth Team | 2016 | 56 | 1 |
| 12 | Solomon Udo | MF | (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 25) | Shirak | 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Igor Stanojević | MF | (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 29) | Mačva Šabac | 2020 | 10 | 1 |
| 30 | Spasoje Stefanović | GK | (1992-10-12)12 October 1992 (aged 28) | Sinđelić Beograd | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| | Aleksandr Kozlov | MF | (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 28) | Ararat Moscow | 2019 | 20 | 4 |
| | Ramazan Isayev | FW | (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 23) | FC Yerevan | 2020 | 9 | 1 |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Ruslan Avagyan (to West Armenia) |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Spasoje Stefanović (to Shirak) |
| — | MF | RUS | Aleksandr Kozlov |
| — | FW | RUS | Ramazan Isayev (to Legion Dynamo Makhachkala) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 25 July 2020 | MF | Artak Yedigaryan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2020 | MF | David Manoyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2020 | DF | Juan Bravo | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2020 | MF | Karen Muradyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2020 | GK | Vsevolod Yermakov | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2020 | MF | Edgar Malakyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2020 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2020 | DF | Christian Jiménez | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2020 | DF | Zhirayr Margaryan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2020 | MF | Igor Stanojević | Mačva Šabac | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2020 | DF | Marko Prljević | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 31 July 2020 | FW | Uroš Nenadović | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 4 September 2020 | MF | Aghvan Papikyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2020 | FW | Spasoje Stefanović | Sinđelić Beograd | Undisclosed |
| 10 September 2020 | MF | Solomon Udo | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 10 September 2020 | FW | Mory Kone | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 7 January 2021 | DF | Artur Danielyan | Ararat-Armenia | Free |
| 8 January 2021 | GK | Grigor Meliksetyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Free |
| 16 January 2021 | MF | Dimitrije Pobulić | Grafičar Beograd | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2021 | MF | Maksym Zaderaka | Oleksandriya | Undisclosed |
| 1 April 2021 | DF | Aleksandre Saganelidze | Unattached | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 28 August 2020 | FW | | Ramazan Isayev | Legion Dynamo Makhachkala | Undisclosed | |
| 22 February 2021 | MF | | Solomon Udo | Shakhter Karagandy | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 25 August 2020 | DF | Zhirayr Margaryan | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | DF | Marko Prljević | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | MF | Edgar Malakyan | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | MF | David Manoyan | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | MF | Karen Muradyan | Shirak | Short-term |
| 25 August 2020 | FW | Uroš Nenadović | Shirak | Short-term |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 1 August 2020 | GK | Sergei Revyakin | Aktobe | 14 April 2021 |
| 9 August 2020 | GK | Yevgeni Kobozev | Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki | 23 July 2021 |
| 9 August 2020 | DF | Arkadi Kalaydzhyan | | |
| 9 August 2020 | DF | Yevgeni Makeyev | Rosich | 23 September 2020 |
| 9 August 2020 | FW | Georgy Chelidze | Zenit-2 St.Petersburg | 18 September 2020 |
| 23 October 2020 | MF | Aleksandr Kozlov | Kafa Feodosia | |
| 15 January 2021 | GK | Spasoje Stefanović | Shirak | 16 January 2021 |
| 19 January 2021 | MF | Ruslan Avagyan | West Armenia | |
| 3 February 2021 | MF | Igor Stanojević | Shirak | 4 February 2021 |
| 17 February 2021 | DF | Robert Marutyan | | |
| 17 February 2021 | DF | Vahe Muradyan | | |

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 May 2021. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Ground | H | A | A | - | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | W | - | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Noah | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Urartu | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ararat | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Ararat-Armenia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Van | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Pyunik | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Lori | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 23 | |
| 9 | Shirak (R) | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to First League |
| 10 | Gandzasar (R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club dissolved |
* ↑ Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
* ↑ Gandzasar were excluded from the league On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

### Armenian Cup
#### Final
## Statistics

    As of match played 28 May 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ARM | Poghos Ayvazyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Christian Jiménez | 15 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Yuri Magakyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Hrayr Mkoyan | 24 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Aghvan Papikyan | 23 | 2 | 15+3 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | GEO | Aleksandr Saganelidze | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | ARM | Zhirayr Margaryan | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARM | Razmik Hakobyan | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Zaven Badoyan | 19 | 2 | 1+14 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ARM | David Manoyan | 28 | 1 | 14+7 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARM | Serob Galstyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ARM | Artak Yedigaryan | 22 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ARM | Edgar Malakyan | 18 | 3 | 10+3 | 1 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | ARM | Karen Muradyan | 28 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Artur Danielyan | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Ivan Spychka | 12 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | RUS | David Khurtsidze | 29 | 4 | 20+2 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 |
| 29 | DF | SRB | Marko Prljevic | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 44 | DF | COL | Juan Bravo | 24 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | RUS | Vsevolod Yermakov | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | SRB | Dimitrije Pobulić | 17 | 4 | 5+7 | 3 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 70 | FW | SRB | Uros Nenadovic | 23 | 11 | 16+2 | 7 | 3+2 | 4 |
| 77 | MF | ARM | Grigor Muradyan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | RUS | Seroj Titizian | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | UKR | Maksym Zaderaka | 14 | 3 | 5+5 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | CIV | Mory Kone | 28 | 13 | 16+6 | 7 | 5+1 | 6 |
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ARM | Vahe Muradyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ARM | Solomon Udo | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Igor Stanojević | 10 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | SRB | Spasoje Stefanović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 98 | Mory Kone | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 70 | Uros Nenadovic | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 55 | Dimitrije Pobulić | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | David Khurtsidze | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 94 | Maksym Zaderaka | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 18 | Edgar Malakyan | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 44 | Juan Bravo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Zaven Badoyan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | Aghvan Papikyan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 29 | Marko Prljevic | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 11 | David Manoyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 22 | Igor Stanojević | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Awarded | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | TOTALS | 33 | 17 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 45 | Vsevolod Yermakov | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | GK | 30 | Spasoje Stefanović | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 9 | 2 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Christian Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Aghvan Papikyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Zhirayr Margaryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Zaven Badoyan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | David Manoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Artak Yedigaryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Edgar Malakyan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Karen Muradyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Ivan Spychka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | David Khurtsidze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Marko Prljević | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | Juan Bravo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | Vsevolod Yermakov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | Dimitrije Pobulić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | Uros Nenadovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | Maksym Zaderaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Mory Kone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 12 | MF | Solomon Udo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 32 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 2 |