# 2018–19 FC Alashkert season

The 2018–19 season was Alashkert's seventh season in the Armenian Premier League and twelfth overall. Alashkert were defending Premier League champions, having won the title the previous three seasons. Domestically, Alashkert finished the season in fourth place, whilst winning the Armenian Cup and Armenian Supercup for the first time in their history, earning themselves qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the 2019–20 season. In Europe, Alashkert were knocked out of the Champions League by Celtic in the first qualifying round, and by CFR Cluj in the third qualifying round in the Europa League.

## Season events

On 7 July, Alashkert announced the permanent signings of Goran Antonić, César Romero, Oliver Práznovský, Jefferson and the loan signing of Gustavo Marmentini.
Alashkert began their season by hosting Celtic at the Republican Stadium in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 10 July. Goals from Odsonne Edouard, James Forrest and Callum McGregor, gave Celtic a 3–0 victory. The following week, 18 July, Alashkert traveled to Celtic Park to face Celtic in the second leg of their Champions League tie. Despite a first half sending off for Jozo Šimunović, two goals from Moussa Dembélé and one from James Forrest gave Celtic another 3–0 win and a 6–0 aggregate victory.
On 30 July, Alashkert announced the return of Lester Peltier to the club from Banants, however on 3 September, Peltier's contract was terminated by mutual consent in order to enable Peltier to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Mujazzal.
On 21 September 2018, Varuzhan Sukiasyan was fired as manager with Owner Bagrat Navoyan, and Alashkert-2 manager Sergey Erzrumyan taking temporary charge.

## Squad

    As of 5 March 2019
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 |
| 1 | GK | ARM | Henri Avagyan |
| 2 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Marmentini (loan from Atlético Paranaense-B) |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Taron Voskanyan |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Mladen Zeljković |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Danijel Stojković |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Goran Antonić |
| 7 | DF | ARM | Levon Hayrapetyan |
| 8 | DF | ARM | Gagik Daghbashyan |
| 9 | MF | CHI | Gerson Acevedo |
| 10 | FW | ARM | Edgar Manucharyan |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Ghukas Poghosyan |
| 12 | MF | SRB | Danilo Sekulić (loan from Debreceni) |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Denis Tumasyan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Gláucio |
| 15 | FW | SRB | Uroš Nenadović |
| 17 | MF | ARM | Artak Yedigaryan |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Jefferson |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov |
| 20 | MF | ARM | Artur Yedigaryan (captain) |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Artak Grigoryan |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Hrayr Mkoyan |
| 55 | GK | SRB | Ognjen Čančarević |
| 93 | GK | ARM | Vladimir Allahverdyan |
| — | MF | ARM | Artak Dashyan |
| — | MF | CIV | Joël Damahou |
| — | FW | RUS | Nikita Tankov |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 June 2018 | GK | Henri Avagyan | Banants | Undisclosed |
| 13 June 2018 | MF | Sargis Shahinyan | Montana | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2018 | DF | Levon Hayrapetyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2018 | FW | Edgar Manucharyan | Ural Yekaterinburg | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2018 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Ararat-Armenia | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2018 | MF | Ghukas Poghosyan | Gorodeya | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2018 | DF | Goran Antonić | Unattached | Free |
| 7 July 2018 | DF | Oliver Práznovský | Senica | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2018 | MF | Jefferson | Operário | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2018 | FW | César Romero | Unattached | Free |
| 30 July 2018 | FW | Lester Peltier | Banants | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2019 | DF | Denis Tumasyan | Ufa | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2019 | FW | Gláucio | Dunav Ruse | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2019 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | Spartaks Jūrmala | Undisclosed |
| 28 February 2019 | FW | Nikita Tankov | Dnepr Smolensk | Undisclosed |
| 3 March 2019 | MF | Gerson Acevedo | Sūduva | Undisclosed |
| 5 March 2019 | MF | Joël Damahou | Hapoel Acre | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 22 June 2018 | MF | | Danilo Sekulić | Debreceni | End of season | |
| 7 July 2018 | MF | | Gustavo Marmentini | Atlético Paranaense-B | End of season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 20 January 2019 | MF | | Benik Hovhannisyan | Artsakh | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 6 July 2018 | DF | Dino Škvorc | Honvéd | 3 September 2018 |
| 30 July 2018 | FW | Mihran Manasyan | Gandzasar Kapan | 11 August 2018 |
| 28 August 2018 | DF | Oliver Práznovský | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | |
| 3 September 2018 | FW | Lester Peltier | Al-Mujazzal | 3 September 2018 |
| 30 November 2018 | MF | Artem Simonyan | Ararat Yerevan | 3 December 2018 |
| 1 December 2018 | FW | César Romero | San Diego Sockers | 25 November 2019 |
| 7 December 2018 | DF | Andranik Voskanyan | Banants | 6 February 2019 |
| 7 December 2018 | FW | Razmik Hakobyan | Ararat Yerevan | 7 December 2018 |
| 11 February 2019 | MF | Sargis Shahinyan | Ararat Yerevan | 13 February 2019 |
| 1 March 2019 | MF | Artak Dashyan | Urartu | 13 June 2019 |
| 5 June 2019 | DF | Levon Hayrapetyan | SV Grün-Weiß Beckedorf | |
| 5 June 2019 | DF | Goran Antonić | TSC | |
| 5 June 2019 | MF | Artak Yedigaryan | Pyunik | |
| 5 June 2019 | MF | Artur Yedigaryan | Proleter Novi Sad | |
| 5 June 2019 | MF | Joël Damahou | Othellos Athienou | 27 July 2019 |
| 5 June 2019 | FW | Edgar Manucharyan | Pyunik | 6 June 2019 |
| 5 June 2019 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | Vitebsk | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Aram Shakhnazaryan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Denis Tumasyan | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | |
| 30 June 2019 | DF | Danijel Stojković | Neman Grodno | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Artak Dashyan | Banants | 13 June 2019 |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Jefferson | Machine Sazi | |
| 30 June 2019 | MF | Gerson Acevedo | Deportes Recoleta | 11 March 2020 |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Vardan Pogosyan | Gandzasar Kapan | 13 September 2019 |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Gláucio | Nova Iguaçu | |
| 30 June 2019 | FW | Uroš Nenadović | AC Horsens | 14 August 2019 |

## Competitions
### Armenian 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: 30 May 2019. Source: See 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.

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying rounds
## 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 | Supercup | Supercup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ARM | Henri Avagyan | 9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | BRA | Gustavo Marmentini | 27 | 3 | 17+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Taron Voskanyan | 34 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Mladen Zeljković | 28 | 3 | 19+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Danijel Stojković | 32 | 1 | 24+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Goran Antonić | 19 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ARM | Levon Hayrapetyan | 13 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | ARM | Gagik Daghbashyan | 37 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | CHI | Gerson Acevedo | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ARM | Edgar Manucharyan | 26 | 3 | 15+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Ghukas Poghosyan | 18 | 4 | 9+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SRB | Danilo Sekulić | 26 | 1 | 10+7 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | RUS | Denis Tumasyan | 12 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Gláucio | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SRB | Uroš Nenadović | 39 | 6 | 20+8 | 6 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ARM | Artak Yedigaryan | 43 | 5 | 25+7 | 4 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Jefferson | 15 | 3 | 3+6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 15 | 3 | 10+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARM | Artur Yedigaryan | 33 | 1 | 14+8 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Artak Grigoryan | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Hrayr Mkoyan | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | SRB | Ognjen Čančarević | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Artashes Arakelyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Alen Hambartsumyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Arman Manukyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Rafayel Ghazaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Haykaram Muradyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | CIV | Joël Damahou | 15 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | RUS | Nikita Tankov | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Alashkert during the season: ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ARM | Mihran Manasyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ARM | Artak Dashyan | 19 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Sargis Shahinyan | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ARM | Artem Simonyan | 13 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | César Romero | 13 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SVK | Oliver Práznovský | 9 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Andranik Voskanyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Benik Hovhannisyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ARM | Razmik Hakobyan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | TRI | Lester Peltier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 15 | Uroš Nenadović | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Artak Yedigaryan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | | | Own goal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Ghukas Poghosyan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | 10 | Edgar Manucharyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 18 | Jefferson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 2 | Gustavo Marmentini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Mladen Zeljković | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 9 | Artak Dashyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 5 | Danijel Stojković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 12 | Danilo Sekulić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 20 | Artur Yedigaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Joël Damahou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Nikita Tankov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 13 | Denis Tumasyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 7 | Levon Hayrapetyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 10 | Sargis Shahinyan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 22 | Hrayr Mkoyan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 55 | Ognjen Čančarević | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Henri Avagyan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | TOTALS | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Supercup | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Henri Avagyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Gustavo Marmentini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Taron Voskanyan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Mladen Zeljković | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Danijel Stojković | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Goran Antonić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Gagik Daghbashyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Edgar Manucharyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ghukas Poghosyan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Danilo Sekulić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Uroš Nenadović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Artak Yedigaryan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Jefferson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Aleksandr Prudnikov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Artur Yedigaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Artak Grigoryan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | Ognjen Čančarević | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | Alen Hambartsumyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | Nikita Tankov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Alashkert during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Mihran Manasyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Sargis Shahinyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Artem Simonyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | César Romero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Oliver Práznovský | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | Razmik Hakobyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 67 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 7 |