# 2021–22 FC Ararat-Armenia season

The 2021–22 season was FC Ararat-Armenia's 4th season in Armenian Premier League, in which they finished runners-up to Pyunik by one point and where knocked out of the Armenian Cup by eventual winners Noravank.

## Season events

On 24 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Valerio Vimercati from Noah. The following day, 25 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Wilfried Eza from Van.
On 6 July, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mailson Lima from Dibba Al-Hisn, with Alwyn Tera joining from Saburtalo on 9 July.
On 4 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Karen Muradyan on a free transfer after his contract with Ararat Yerevan had expired.
On 5 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Diego Barboza from Enosis Neon Paralimni.
On 12 October, Yoan Gouffran announced his retirement from football.
On 9 January, Ararat-Armenia announced that Dan Spătaru had left the club after his contract had expired.
On 25 January, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Romércio from Remo.
On 29 January, Ararat-Armenia announced the signings of Thibaut Lesquoy from Almere City and Jonathan Duarte from Orsomarso. The following day, 30 January, Solomon Udo joined from Shakhter Karagandy.

## Squad

    As of match played 28 May 2022
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 33 | Dmitry Abakumov | GK | (1989-07-08)8 July 1989 (aged 32) | Luch Vladivostok | 2018 | 84 | 0 |
| 77 | Valerio Vimercati | GK | (1995-03-04)4 March 1995 (aged 27) | Noah | 2021 | 30 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Alemão | DF | (1992-12-07)7 December 1992 (aged 29) | Oliveirense | 2020 | 54 | 1 |
| 3 | Junior Bueno | DF | (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 25) | Once Caldas | 2021 | 36 | 1 |
| 5 | Davit Terteryan | DF | (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 (aged 24) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2021 | 44 | 1 |
| 11 | Yehor Klymenchuk | DF | (1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 24) | Lviv | 2021 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | Thibaut Lesquoy | DF | (1995-07-07)7 July 1995 (aged 26) | Almere City | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Romércio | DF | (1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 25) | Remo | 2022 | 14 | 1 |
| 79 | Serhiy Vakulenko | DF | (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 28) | Karpaty Lviv | 2020 | 63 | 7 |
| 81 | Diego Barboza | DF | (1991-01-09)9 January 1991 (aged 31) | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Wbeymar | MF | (1992-03-06)6 March 1992 (aged 30) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2020 | 43 | 1 |
| 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | MF | (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 21) | Youth Team | 2017 | 60 | 11 |
| 8 | Jonathan Duarte | MF | (1997-05-25)25 May 1997 (aged 25) | Orsomarso | 2022 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | MF | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 28) | Fakel Voronezh | 2018 | 108 | 5 |
| 14 | Mailson Lima | MF | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 27) | Dibba Al-Hisn | 2021 | 102 | 39 |
| 19 | Karen Muradyan | MF | (1992-11-11)11 November 1992 (aged 29) | Ararat Yerevan | 2021 | 28 | 0 |
| 20 | Alwyn Tera | MF | (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 25) | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2021 | 30 | 1 |
| 21 | Solomon Udo | MF | (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 26) | Shakhter Karagandy | 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 25 | Davit Nalbandyan | MF | (1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2017 | 26 | 0 |
| 27 | Furdjel Narsingh | MF | (1988-03-13)13 March 1988 (aged 34) | De Graafschap | 2019 | 85 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 17 | Zakaria Sanogo | FW | (1996-12-11)11 December 1996 (aged 25) | Rahimo | 2019 | 92 | 7 |
| 18 | Artyom Avanesyan | FW | (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 22) | Ararat Moscow | 2018 | 54 | 10 |
| 24 | Yusuf Otubanjo | FW | (1992-09-12)12 September 1992 (aged 29) | LASK | 2020 | 72 | 29 |
| 88 | Wilfried Eza | FW | (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 25) | Van | 2021 | 32 | 8 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 4 | Albert Khachumyan | DF | (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 22) | Youth Team | 2017 | 62 | 4 |
| 5 | Sargis Shahinyan | MF | (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 (aged 26) | Lori | 2020 | 27 | 1 |
| 9 | Artur Serobyan | FW | (2003-07-02)2 July 2003 (aged 18) | Youth Team | 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| | Narek Alaverdyan | MF | (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 20) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 8 | Yoan Gouffran | MF | (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 36) | Unattached | 2020 | 50 | 2 |
| 13 | Vardan Shahatuni | GK | (1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 24) | Lori | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Dan Spătaru | MF | (1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 28) | Noah | 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Armen Hovhannisyan | FW | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 22) | Nitra | 2020 | 34 | 15 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Albert Khachumyan (at BKMA Yerevan) |
| 5 | MF | ARM | Sargis Shahinyan (at Noah) |
| 9 | FW | ARM | Artur Serobyan (at BKMA Yerevan) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 24 June 2021 | GK | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | Undisclosed |
| 25 June 2021 | FW | Wilfried Eza | Van | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2021 | MF | Mailson Lima | Dibba Al-Hisn | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2021 | MF | Alwyn Tera | Saburtalo Tbilisi | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2021 | MF | Karen Muradyan | Ararat Yerevan | Free |
| 5 August 2021 | DF | Diego Barboza | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Free |
| 25 January 2022 | DF | Romércio | Remo | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2022 | DF | Thibaut Lesquoy | Almere City | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2022 | MF | Jonathan Duarte | Orsomarso | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | Solomon Udo | Shakhter Karagandy | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 22 June 2021 | FW | Jeisson Martínez | Albacete | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2021 | MF | Armen Nahapetyan | BKMA Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 7 March 2022 | FW | Armen Hovhannisyan | Zimbru Chișinău | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 26 July 2020 | MF | Narek Alaverdyan | BKMA Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | Sargis Shahinyan | Noah | End of season |
| 23 August 2021 | FW | Artur Serobyan | BKMA Yerevan | End of season |
| 20 January 2022 | DF | Albert Khachumyan | BKMA Yerevan | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 1 June 2021 | DF | Aleksandar Damčevski | Partizani Tirana | |
| 2 June 2021 | DF | Ângelo Meneses | Rio Ave | |
| 3 June 2021 | DF | David Bollo | Antequera | |
| 7 June 2021 | FW | Aleksandr Karapetyan | Noah | 8 June 2021 |
| 9 June 2021 | MF | Heradi Rashidi | Brommapojkarna | 14 February 2022 |
| 2 July 2021 | GK | Nikola Petrić | Proleter Novi Sad | |
| 12 October 2021 | MF | Yoan Gouffran | Retirement | Retirement |
| 9 January 2022 | MF | Dan Spătaru | Noah | 1 February 2022 |
| 9 January 2022 | GK | Vardan Shahatuni | Noah | 9 January 2022 |
| 2 June 2022 | FW | Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | 11 June 2022 |
| 17 June 2022 | GK | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | 27 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Thibaut Lesquoy | Willem II | 1 July 2022 |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Yehor Klymenchuk | Metalist Kharkiv | |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Serhiy Vakulenko | Pyunik | 3 July 2022 |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Diego Barboza | Novelda | 18 August 2022 |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Armen Nahapetyan | Noah | 1 July 2022 |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Sargis Shahinyan | Alashkert | 1 July 2022 |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Furdjel Narsingh | | |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | Zakaria Sanogo | JS Kabylie | 1 July 2022 |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 1 August 2021 | 28 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 071.88 |
| Armenian Cup | 16 September 2021 | 24 November 2021 | First round | Quarterfinal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 070.59 |
Last updated: 28 May 2022 Source: 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 2022. 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | V | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | V | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | V | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | P | W |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Pyunik (C) | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Ararat-Armenia | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | +36 | 74 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Alashkert | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ararat Yerevan | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Urartu | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Noah | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Noravank | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 28 | |
| 8 | Van | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 25 | |
| 9 | BKMA (O) | 32 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 18 | Qualification to the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Sevan (D, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
* ↑ Between matchday 15 and 16, Sevan were expelled from the league.
* ↑ The 2021–22 Armenian Cup winners, Noravank, did not obtain an UEFA license and was replaced.
* ↑ Sevan was expelled from the league on 1 December 2021.

### Armenian Cup
## Statistics

    As of match played 28 May 2022

### 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 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Alemão | 32 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | COL | Junior Bueno | 23 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Davit Terteryan | 28 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Wbeymar | 29 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 30 | 3 | 6+22 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | COL | Jonathan Duarte | 14 | 4 | 13+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Armen Ambartsumyan | 21 | 2 | 9+10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | UKR | Yehor Klymenchuk | 21 | 0 | 8+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | BEL | Thibaut Lesquoy | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CPV | Mailson Lima | 33 | 19 | 30+2 | 18 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | BFA | Zakaria Sanogo | 24 | 2 | 7+15 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ARM | Artyom Avanesyan | 33 | 5 | 24+7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ARM | Karen Muradyan | 28 | 0 | 14+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | KEN | Alwyn Tera | 30 | 1 | 20+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Solomon Udo | 15 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | NGA | Yusuf Otubanjo | 26 | 10 | 15+9 | 9 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | NED | Furdjel Narsingh | 26 | 1 | 17+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | BRA | Romércio | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Dmitry Abakumov | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | ITA | Valerio Vimercati | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Vakulenko | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | URU | Diego Barboza | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | CIV | Wilfried Eza | 32 | 8 | 15+15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ARM | Albert Khachumyan | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | FRA | Yoan Gouffran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | MDA | Dan Spătaru | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ARM | Armen Hovhannisyan | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 14 | Mailson Lima | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | 24 | Yusuf Otubanjo | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | 88 | Wilfried Eza | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | 18 | Artyom Avanesyan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Jonathan Duarte | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 17 | Zakaria Sanogo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | 20 | Alwyn Tera | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 30 | Romércio | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 2 | Alemão | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 27 | Furdjel Narsingh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | 79 | Serhiy Vakulenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 56 | 3 | 59 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 77 | Valerio Vimercati | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | GK | 33 | Dmitry Abakumov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 17 | 0 | 17 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Alemão | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Junior Bueno | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Davit Terteryan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Wbeymar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jonathan Duarte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Armen Ambartsumyan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Yehor Klymenchuk | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Thibaut Lesquoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Mailson Lima | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Zakaria Sanogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Karen Muradyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alwyn Tera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Solomon Udo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Yusuf Otubanjo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Furdjel Narsingh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Romércio | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 77 | GK | Valerio Vimercati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | Serhiy Vakulenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | Wilfried Eza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Albert Khachumyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||
| 94 | MF | Dan Spătaru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 3 |