# FC Ararat-Armenia

FC Ararat-Armenia (Armenian: Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա) is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017.

## History

It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of the young players of the Yerevan Football Academy graduates, as well as many young players from FC Pyunik.
They club's inaugural match took place in July 2017 against Erebuni SC. The friendly match ended up with a score of 3–1 in favour of Avan Academy.
In early 2018, the club was taken over by the Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan who renamed the football club as Ararat-Moskva, from Mount Ararat. The club was reorganized as soon as FC Ararat Moscow in Russia was denied certificate for the next season. Artak Oseyan managed the club during the 2017–18 Armenian First League season.
After being promoted to the Armenian Premier League, it was again renamed, this time to Ararat-Armenia, and will participate in the Premier League with this name.
On 2 August 2018, Vadim Skripchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia, before being sacked on 25 September 2018, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.
On 1 October 2018, Vardan Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.
On 30 May 2019, Ararat-Armenia defeated Banants 1–0 to win their first Armenian Premier League title. As a result of winning the 2018–19 Armenian Premier League, Ararat-Armenia qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
On 14 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia defended their Armenian Premier League title, securing their second league title, after defeating FC Noah 2–0. Three days later, 17 July 2020, Manager Vardan Minasyan left the club after his contract expired. On 22 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announced David Campaña as their new manager. On 5 March 2021, David Campaña left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent, with Armen Adamyan being appointed as the Caretaker Head Coach. On 24 March 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced Anatoly Baidachny as their new Head Coach. Baidachny would leave Ararat-Armenia two and a half months later, on 8 June 2021 by mutual consent, having won just three of his twelve games in charge. On 14 June 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced that Dmitri Gunko had been appointed as the clubs new Head Coach. Following the conclusion of the 2021–22, Dmitri Gunko left his role as Head Coach after his contract was not extended. On 10 June 2022, Vardan Bichakhchyan was announced as Ararat-Armenia's new Head Coach. On 8 June 2023, Bichakhchyan left his role as Head Coach after his contract expired.
On 17 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Vardan Minasyan as their Head Coach.
In July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced an cooperation between themselves and FIFA licensed football agent Hrachya Ghambaryan, with whom they'll sign players through.

### League and cup

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Armenian Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Managers |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Armenian Cup | Name | League | Managers |
| 2017–18 | 2nd | 3rd | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 46 | Quarterfinal | Armen Hovhannisyan | 15 | Artak Oseyan |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 1st | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 61 | Semifinal | Anton Kobyalko | 15 | Vadim Skripchenko Artak Oseyan (Caretaker) Vardan Minasyan |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 1st | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 52 | Runners-up | Mailson Lima | 8 | Vardan Minasyan |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 5th | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 38 | Semifinal | Yusuf Otubanjo | 10 | David Campaña Armen Adamyan (Caretaker) Anatoly Baidachny |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 2nd | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 74 | Quarterfinal | Mailson Lima | 18 | Dmitri Gunko |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 3rd | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 27 | 76 | Quarterfinal | Wilfried Eza | 13 | Vardan Bichakhchyan |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 3rd | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 34 | 72 | Winners | Mohamed Yattara | 18 | Vardan Minasyan |
The second team of the club Ararat-Armenia-2 has been playing in the first league (2nd division) since the 2018–19 season.

### European

    As of match played 15 August 2024
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| UEFA Champions League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| UEFA Europa League | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| UEFA Conference League | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | AIK | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Lincoln Red Imps | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | PO | F91 Dudelange | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 3–3 (4–5 p) |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Omonia | 0–1 (aet) | — | — |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Fola Esch | 4–3 (aet) | — | — |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | Celje | 1–0 (aet) | — | — |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | PO | Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 | — | — |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Paide Linnameeskond | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) | 0–0 (3–5 p) |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR | Egnatia | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–5 (4–2 p) |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR | Aris Thessaloniki | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR | Zimbru Chișinău | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 3QR | Puskás Akadémia | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 |

## Current squad

    As of 20 February 2025
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 | Rafael Manasyan |
| 3 | DF | COL | Junior Bueno |
| 4 | DF | POR | João Queirós |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Hakob Hakobyan |
| 7 | FW | ARM | Zhirayr Shaghoyan |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Hovhannes Harutyunyan (on loan from Sochi) |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Armen Ambartsumyan (captain) |
| 11 | FW | COL | Jonathan Duarte |
| 12 | MF | KEN | Amos Nondi |
| 13 | DF | ARM | Kamo Hovhannisyan |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Tenton Yenne |
| 16 | DF | ARM | Edgar Grigoryan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Matthew Gbomadu |
| 19 | MF | ARM | Karen Muradyan |
| 20 | MF | KEN | Alwyn Tera |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Narek Alaverdyan |
| 25 | DF | BLR | Aleksandr Pavlovets |
| 28 | MF | ARM | Davit Barseghyan |
| 31 | GK | UKR | Danylo Kucher |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Eric Ocansey |
| 34 | DF | BRA | Romércio |
| 45 | FW | CMR | Marius Noubissi |
| 96 | GK | ARM | Henri Avagyan |

### 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 |
| — | GK | ARM | Hayk Khachatryan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ARM | Michel Ayvazyan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | ARM | Davit Petrosyan (at West Armenia until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ARM | Misak Hakobyan (at BKMA Yerevan until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ARM | Artur Serobyan (at Sheriff Tiraspol until 30 June 2025) |

### Ararat-Armenia-2

Ararat-Armenia's reserve squad play as Ararat-Armenia-2 in the Armenian First League. They currently play their home games at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in the Avan District of northern Yerevan.

## Honours
### Domestic

* Armenian Premier League
** Champions: 2018–19, 2019–20
* Armenian Cup
** Winners: 2023–24
** Runners-up: 2019–20
* Armenian Supercup
** Winners: 2019
** Runners-up: 2020

## Managerial history

    As of match played 15 March 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours |
| Artak Oseyan | Armenia | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 48 | 048.28 | |
| Andranik Babayan | Armenia | 1 July 2018 | 30 July 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | |
| Vadim Skripchenko | Belarus | 2 August 2018 | 25 September 2018 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 044.44 | |
| Artak Oseyan Caretaker | Armenia | 25 September 2018 | 1 October 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 000.00 | |
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 1 October 2018 | 17 July 2020 | 68 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 130 | 56 | 058.82 | Armenian Premier League (2) Armenian Supercup (1) |
| David Campaña | Spain | 22 July 2020 | 5 March 2021 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 041.18 | |
| Armen Adamyan Caretaker | Armenia | 5 March 2021 | 24 March 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 066.67 | |
| Anatoly Baidachny | Russia | 24 March 2021 | 8 June 2021 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 025.00 | |
| Dmitri Gunko | Russia | 14 June 2021 | 2 June 2022 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 070.59 | |
| Vardan Bichakhchyan | Armenia | 10 June 2022 | 8 June 2023 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 31 | 060.00 | |
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 17 June 2023 | | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 139 | 70 | 060.00 | |

## Player records

Armen Ambartsumyan is Ararat-Armenia's most capped player, with 202 appearances for the club, whilst Mailson Lima is the clubs leading goalscorer with 41 goal in 125 appearances across two stints. Players in bold signifies current Ararat-Armenia player.

### Most appearances

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| | Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total |
| 1 | Armen Ambartsumyan | 2018–Present | 162 (13) | 23 (0) | 2 (0) | 19 (0) | 206 (13) |
| 2 | Karen Muradyan | 2021–Present | 112 (1) | 8 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (0) | 129 (1) |
| 3 | Mailson Lima | 2019–2021, 2021–2023 | 102 (33) | 9 (1) | 2 (2) | 12 (5) | 125 (41) |
| 4 | Alwyn Tera | 2021–Present | 107 (8 | 6 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (0) | 123 (8) |
| 5 | Artyom Avanesyan | 2018–2024 | 101 (7) | 12 (6) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 119 (13) |
| 5 | Alemão | 2020–2024 | 97 (8) | 11 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (1) | 119 (10) |
| 7 | Junior Bueno | 2021–Present | 92 (2) | 10 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (1) | 112 (3) |
| 8 | Tenton Yenne | 2022–Present | 87 (37) | 6 (1) | 0 (0) | 9 (2) | 103 (40) |
| 9 | Zakaria Sanogo | 2019–2022 | 69 (6) | 11 (1) | 2 (0) | 10 (0) | 92 (7) |
| 10 | Furdjel Narsingh | 2019–2022 | 66 (5) | 7 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (0) | 85 (5) |
| 10 | Dmitry Abakumov | 2018–2023 | 68 (0) | 12 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0) | 85 (0) |

### Top goalscorers

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| | Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | Ratio |
| 1 | Mailson Lima | 2019–2021, 2021–2023 | 33 (102) | 1 (9) | 2 (2) | 5 (12) | 41 (125) | 0.33 |
| 2 | Tenton Yenne | 2022–Present | 39 (87) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (9) | 40 (103) | 0.39 |
| 3 | Anton Kobyalko | 2018–2020 | 19 (48) | 7 (10) | 0 (1) | 4 (7) | 30 (66) | 0.45 |
| 4 | Yusuf Otubanjo | 2020–2022 | 26 (58) | 3 (9) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 29 (72) | 0.4 |
| 5 | Wilfried Eza | 2021–2023 | 22 (68) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 27 (77) | 0.35 |
| 6 | Ogana Louis | 2019–2021 | 9 (39) | 8 (5) | 0 (2) | 2 (9) | 19 (55) | 0.35 |
| 7 | Mohamed Yattara | 2023–2024 | 18 (28) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 18 (30) | 0.6 |
| 7 | Artur Serobyan | 2020–Present | 13 (60) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 3 (8) | 18 (74) | 0.24 |
| 9 | Armen Hovhannisyan | 2017–2018 | 15 (23) | 0 (2) | - (-) | - (-) | 15 (25) | 0.71 |
| 9 | Petros Avetisyan | 2019–2020, 2024 | 10 (38) | 2 (3) | 0 (1) | 3 (8) | 15 (50) | 0.3 |
| 9 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 2017–Present | 14 (73) | 1 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (81) | 0.19 |
| 9 | Jonathan Duarte | 2022–Present | 12 (72) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (6) | 15 (84) | 0.18 |

### Clean Sheets

    As of match played 15 March 2025
    Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
| | Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | Ratio |
| 1 | Dmitry Abakumov | 2018–2023 | 34 (68) | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 40 (85) | 0.47 |
| 2 | Vsevolod Ermakov | 2022–2024 | 19 (43) | 1 (1) | - (-) | 2 (6) | 21 (50) | 0.42 |
| 3 | Valerio Vimercati | 2021–2022 | 15 (30) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 15 (30) | 0.5 |
| 4 | Arsen Beglaryan | 2023–2025 | 9 (28) | 2 (3) | - (-) | 1 (2) | 12 (33) | 0.36 |
| 5 | Stefan Čupić | 2019–2021 | 5 (14) | 1 (4) | 0 (2) | 2 (7) | 8 (27) | 0.3 |
| 6 | Nikos Melikyan | 2017–2019 | 7 (23) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 7 (25) | 0.28 |
| 7 | Danylo Kucher | 2024–Present | 6 (11) | 0 (0) | - (-) | 0 (2) | 6 (13) | 0.46 |
| 8 | Damjan Shishkovski | 2024 | 3 (8) | 0 (1) | - (-) | - (-) | 3 (9) | 0.33 |
| 9 | Henri Avagyan | 2025–Present | 1 (4) | 1 (1) | - (-) | - (-) | 2 (5) | 0.4 |
| 10 | Arsen Siukayev | 2018–2019 | 0 (2) | 1 (2) | - (-) | - (-) | 1 (4) | 0.25 |
| 11 | Nikola Petrić | 2021 | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 0 (4) | 0 |