# 2018–19 Lori FC season

The 2018–19 season was Lori FC's first season in the Armenian Premier League since their reestablishment in March 2017. They finished the season 5th in the league and were runners up to Alashkert in the Armenian Cup.

## Season events

On 13 December 2018, Armen Adamyan resigned as manager, with Artur Petrosyan being appointed as his successor on 25 December 2018. On 12 May, Petrosyan resigned with Vahe Gevorgyan being appointed as Caretaker Manager.
Ahead of Lori's Armenian Cup semifinal second leg on 22 April, Banants owner, Jevan Cheloian, removed his team from the pitch prior to kick-off in protest of the appointment of Gevorg Eghoyan as referee.

## Squad

    As of match played 30 May 2019
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 12 | Samvel Hunanyan | GK | (1995-07-14)14 July 1995 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2017 | | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Danylo Ryabenko | GK | (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 20) | Stal Kamianske | 2018 | | 3 | 0 |
| 77 | Arsen Siukayev | GK | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23) | Ararat-Armenia | 2019 | 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Nana Antwi | DF | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 18) | Accra Young Wise | 2018 | 2021 | 33 | 1 |
| 3 | Alex Kakuba | DF | (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 27) | PAS Giannina | 2019 | | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Murad Asatryan | DF | (1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2017 | | 24 | 0 |
| 6 | Annan Mensah | DF | (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 22) | Cheetah FC | 2017 | | 48 | 5 |
| 15 | Deou Dosa | DF | (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 22) | | 2018 | 2021 | 34 | 0 |
| 16 | Ekereuke Ekemini | DF | (1998-07-29)29 July 1998 (aged 20) | | 2018 | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Artyom Khachaturov | DF | (1992-06-18)18 June 1992 (aged 26) | Zimbru Chișinău | 2018 | | 41 | 2 |
| 22 | Hayk Ishkhanyan | DF | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 29) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2019 | 2019 | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Arman Mkrtchyan | DF | (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 (aged 19) | Pyunik | 2017 | | 38 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Julius Ufuoma | MF | (2000-02-14)14 February 2000 (aged 19) | loan from P Sports Academy | 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Vladimir Babayan | MF | (1997-05-06)6 May 1997 (aged 22) | AC Alcanenense | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Aram Kocharyan | MF | (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 23) | Lokomotiv Yerevan | 2019 | 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Isah Aliyu | MF | (1999-08-08)8 August 1999 (aged 19) | Remo Stars | 2018 | | 47 | 10 |
| 14 | Udoh Etop | MF | (1999-11-11)11 November 1999 (aged 19) | | 2018 | 2021 | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | Ugochukwu Iwu | MF | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 19) | Elkanemi Academy | 2018 | | 48 | 8 |
| 20 | Ubong Friday | MF | (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 21) | Akwa United | 2019 | 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Enock Darko | FW | (2000-09-09)9 September 2000 (aged 18) | Golden Kick | 2019 | 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Alexandru Osipov | FW | (2000-07-30)30 July 2000 (aged 18) | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Nwani Ikechukwu | FW | (1998-10-17)17 October 1998 (aged 20) | loan from Nasarawa United | 2019 | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | Sunday Ingbede | FW | (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 21) | Plateau United | 2018 | | 26 | 8 |
| 27 | Stephane Adjuman | FW | (1998-11-18)18 November 1998 (aged 20) | ASEC Mimosas | 2018 | 2019 | 21 | 1 |
| 97 | Jonel Désiré | FW | (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 22) | Mirebalais | 2018 | 2019 | 30 | 17 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 21 | Francis Nwankwo | FW | (1998-12-14)14 December 1998 (aged 20) | Remo Stars | 2018 | 2021 | 9 | 3 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Aleksandar Konov | GK | (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 25) | Oborishte Panagyurishte | 2018 | | 15 | 0 |
| 5 | Richard Botchway | DF | | | 2018 | | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | David Aslanyan | MF | (1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 24) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2017 | | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | Vigen Avetisyan | FW | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 26) | Ulisses | 2017 | | 33 | 12 |
| 9 | Areg Azatyan | FW | (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 28) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2018 | | 29 | 7 |
| 11 | Kirill Volchkov | MF | (1996-03-21)21 March 1996 (aged 23) | Kuban-2 Krasnodar | 2018 | | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Gor Elyazyan | GK | (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 27) | Ararat Yerevan | 2017 | | 20 | 0 |
| 19 | Stepan Harutyunyan | MF | (1997-07-11)11 July 1997 (aged 21) | Banants | 2018 | | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Aram Adamyan | MF | (1997-09-11)11 September 1997 (aged 21) | Stal Kamianske | 2018 | | 23 | 6 |
| 22 | Vardan Movsisyan | FW | (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 (aged 27) | Mika | 2017 | | 30 | 4 |
| 30 | Ibrahim Fuseini | MF | (2000-01-10)10 January 2000 (aged 19) | Zein United | 2018 | | 29 | 0 |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | NGA | Francis Nwankwo (at Junior Sevan) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 27 July 2018 | DF | Deou Dosa | | Free |
| 27 July 2018 | DF | Ekereuke Ekemini | | Free |
| 27 July 2018 | MF | Udoh Etop | | Free |
| 3 August 2018 | MF | Kirill Volchkov | Kuban-2 Krasnodar | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2018 | GK | Aleksandar Konov | Oborishte Panagyurishte | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2018 | GK | Danylo Ryabenko | Stal Kamianske | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2018 | FW | Francis Nwankwo | Remo Stars | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2018 | DF | Nana Antwi | Accra Young Wise | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2018 | FW | Sunday Ingbede | Plateau United | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2018 | FW | Stephane Adjuman | ASEC Mimosas | Undisclosed |
| | DF | Richard Botchway | | Free |
| 11 January 2019 | GK | Arsen Siukayev | Ararat-Armenia | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2019 | MF | Aram Kocharyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 8 February 2019 | DF | Hayk Ishkhanyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2019 | FW | Alexandru Osipov | Sheriff Tiraspol | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2019 | MF | Vladimir Babayan | Alcanenense | Undisclosed |
| 21 February 2019 | FW | Enock Darko | Golden Kick | Free |
| 5 March 2019 | MF | Ubong Friday | Akwa United | Free |
| 27 March 2019 | DF | Alex Kakuba | PAS Giannina | Free |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 3 July 2018 | FW | Jonel Désiré | AS Mirebalais | 18 July 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | MF | Julius Ufuoma | P Sports Academy | 31 December 2019 |
| 29 March 2019 | FW | Nwani Ikechukwu | Nasarawa United | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 4 March 2019 | FW | | Francis Nwankwo | Junior Sevan | End of Season | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 30 June 2018 | DF | Yussif Oyuma | | |
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Tinga Kofi Tei | | |
| 30 June 2018 | FW | Michael Akpala | | |
| 31 October 2018 | MF | Kirill Volchkov | SpVgg Vreden | 1 July 2019 |
| 8 January 2019 | GK | Gor Elyazyan | Retired | Retired |
| 8 January 2019 | DF | Vardan Movsisyan | Artsakh | |
| 10 January 2019 | DF | Richard Botchway | | |
| 10 January 2019 | MF | David Aslanyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | |
| 10 January 2019 | FW | Vigen Avetisyan | Artsakh | 12 January 2019 |
| 10 January 2019 | FW | Areg Azatyan | Sevan | |
| 1 February 2019 | MF | Aram Adamyan | | |
| 1 February 2019 | MF | Stepan Harutyunyan | Ararat Yerevan | 1 February 2019 |
| 9 March 2019 | GK | Aleksandar Konov | Retired | Retired |
| 17 May 2019 | MF | Ibrahim Fuseini | | |
| 30 June 2019 | GK | Danylo Ryabenko | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | |
| 30 June 2019 | GK | Samvel Hunanyan | Aragats | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Hayk Ishkhanyan | Alashkert | 21 June 2019 |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Murad Asatryan | Aragats | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Deou Dosa | Van | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Ekereuke Ekemini | Akwa United | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Alex Kakuba | Cova da Piedade | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Vladimir Babayan | Yerevan | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Udoh Etop | JS Kairouan | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Ubong Friday | Akwa United | |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Stephane Adjuman | Gandzasar Kapan | 24 August 2019 |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Alexandru Osipov | Leixões | |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Francis Nwankwo | Sevan | |

## Competitions
### Armenian Premier League
#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 May 2019. Source: Results

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia (C) | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Pyunik | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Banants | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Alashkert | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lori | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Gandzasar | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Shirak | 32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Artsakh | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 28 | |
| 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 60 | −36 | 22 | |
* ↑ Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

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

    As of match played 30 May 2019

### 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 | GHA | Nana Antwi | 33 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | UGA | Alex Kakuba | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Murad Asatryan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | NGA | Julius Ufuoma | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Annan Mensah | 28 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Vladimir Babayan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Aram Kocharyan | 11 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Darko Enock | 15 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Isah Aliyu | 34 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MDA | Alexandru Osipov | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Udoh Etop | 16 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NGA | Deou Dosa | 34 | 0 | 22+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NGA | Ekereuke Ekemini | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NGA | Ugochukwu Iwu | 35 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 5+1 | 3 |
| 18 | DF | ARM | Artyom Khachaturov | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Nwani Ikechukwu | 6 | 2 | 1+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NGA | Ubong Friday | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Hayk Ishkhanyan | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Sunday Ingbede | 26 | 8 | 16+5 | 7 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | CIV | Stephane Adjuman | 21 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | UKR | Danylo Ryabenko | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | RUS | Arsen Siukayev | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | HAI | Jonel Désiré | 30 | 17 | 24+1 | 17 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | ARM | Arman Mkrtchyan | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | NGA | Francis Nwankwo | 9 | 3 | 1+6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Players who left Lori during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BUL | Aleksandar Konov | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GHA | Richard Botchway | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | David Aslanyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ARM | Vigen Avetisyan | 18 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARM | Areg Azatyan | 17 | 1 | 6+7 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Kirill Volchkov | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ARM | Gor Elyazyan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARM | Stepan Harutyunyan | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARM | Aram Adamyan | 10 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Vardan Movsisyan | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | GHA | Ibrahim Fuseini | 18 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 97 | Jonel Désiré | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | FW | 26 | Sunday Ingbede | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Isah Aliyu | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Ugochukwu Iwu | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 21 | Francis Nwankwo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 8 | Vigen Avetisyan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Nwani Ikechukwu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 14 | Udoh Etop | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 27 | Stephane Adjuman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 18 | Artyom Khachaturov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 2 | Nana Antwi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Areg Azatyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Aram Adamyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 42 | 8 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 77 | Arsen Siukayev | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Aleksandar Konov | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | 13 | Gor Elyazyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 9 | 2 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Nana Antwi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Murad Asatryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Annan Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Darko Enock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Isah Aliyu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Udoh Etop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Deou Dosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Ekereuke Ekemini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ugochukwu Iwu | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Artyom Khachaturov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Sunday Ingbede | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Stephane Adjuman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | Arsen Siukayev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Jonel Désiré | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | Arman Mkrtchyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Lori during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Aleksandar Konov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Areg Azatyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Kirill Volchkov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Gor Elyazyan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Stepan Harutyunyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Ibrahim Fuseini | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 |