# 2024–25 FC Ararat-Armenia season

The 2024–25 season is FC Ararat-Armenia's 7th season in Armenian Premier League.

## Season overview

On 18 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Eric Ocansey from Lierse Kempenzonen.
On 30 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Hovhannes Harutyunyan on loan from Sochi.
On 3 July, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of João Queirós from Mafra.
On 18 July, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Aleksandr Pavlovets from Orenburg, and Danylo Kucher from UTA Arad.
On 18 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Marius Noubissi from Patro Eisden.
On 13 January, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Henri Avagyan from Pyunik and the departure of Arsen Beglaryan after his contract expired.
On 14 January, Ararat-Armenia announced that Artur Serobyan had joined Sheriff Tiraspol on loan and that Romércio had returned to the club having previously played for the club during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons.
On 15 January, Ararat-Armenia announced that Alexis Rodríguez had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.

## Squad

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Rafael Manasyan | GK | (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Danylo Kucher | GK | (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 28) | UTA Arad | 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 96 | Henri Avagyan | GK | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29) | Pyunik | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Junior Bueno | DF | (1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 28) | Once Caldas | 2021 | 112 | 3 |
| 4 | João Queirós | DF | (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26) | Mafra | 2024 | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Kamo Hovhannisyan | DF | (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 32) | Unattached | 2024 | 37 | 1 |
| 16 | Edgar Grigoryan | DF | (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 26) | Unattached | 2023 | 69 | 0 |
| 25 | Aleksandr Pavlovets | DF | (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) | Orenburg | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Romércio | DF | (1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 28) | Botafogo-SP | 2025 | 34 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Hakob Hakobyan | MF | (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27) | Urartu | 2022 | 44 | 2 |
| 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | MF | (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 2017 | 81 | 15 |
| 8 | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | MF | (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 (age 25) | on loan from Sochi | 2024 | 50 | 8 |
| 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | MF | (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) | Fakel Voronezh | 2018 | 206 | 13 |
| 11 | Jonathan Duarte | MF | (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 27) | Orsomarso | 2022 | 84 | 15 |
| 12 | Amos Nondi | MF | (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 26) | Dila Gori | 2023 | 70 | 1 |
| 19 | Karen Muradyan | MF | (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32) | Ararat Yerevan | 2021 | 129 | 1 |
| 20 | Alwyn Tera | MF | (1997-01-18) 18 January 1997 (age 28) | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2021 | 123 | 8 |
| 21 | Narek Alaverdyan | MF | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23) | Youth Team | 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 15 | Tenton Yenne | FW | (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24) | Noravank | 2022 | 103 | 40 |
| 17 | Matthew Gbomadu | FW | (2004-10-16) 16 October 2004 (age 20) | FDC Vista | 2023 | 39 | 6 |
| 33 | Eric Ocansey | FW | (1997-08-22) 22 August 1997 (age 27) | Lierse Kempenzonen | 2024 | 25 | 5 |
| 45 | Marius Noubissi | FW | (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 28) | Patro Eisden | 2024 | 19 | 9 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 9 | Artur Serobyan | FW | (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 2020 | 74 | 18 |
| 27 | Davit Petrosyan | MF | (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Davit Barseghyan | MF | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | Unattached | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| | Hayk Khachatryan | GK | (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| | Michel Ayvazyan | MF | (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| | Misak Hakobyan | FW | (2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 20) | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 7 | Alexis Rodríguez | MF | (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28) | Unattached | 2024 | 35 | 9 |
| 24 | Arsen Beglaryan | GK | (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 (age 32) | Urartu | 2023 | 33 | 0 |
| 34 | Erik Smbatyan | MF | (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 2022 | 1 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 20 June 2024 | FW | Eric Ocansey | Lierse Kempenzonen | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2024 | DF | João Queirós | Mafra | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2024 | DF | Aleksandr Pavlovets | Orenburg | Undisclosed |
| 18 July 2024 | GK | Danylo Kucher | UTA Arad | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2024 | FW | Marius Noubissi | Patro Eisden | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2025 | GK | Henri Avagyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2025 | DF | Romércio | Botafogo-SP | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | Sochi | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date to |
| 14 July 2024 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | Debreceni | 10 January 2025 |
| 12 September 2024 | MF | Michel Ayvazyan | BKMA Yerevan | End of season |
| 14 January 2025 | FW | Artur Serobyan | Sheriff Tiraspol | End of season |
| 20 February 2025 | MF | Davit Petrosyan | West Armenia | End of season |
| 20 February 2025 | MF | Davit Barseghyan | Gandzasar Kapan | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 1 June 2024 | DF | Alemão | Pyunik | 7 July 2024 |
| 2 June 2024 | DF | Davit Terteryan | Van | 2 July 2024 |
| 2 June 2024 | DF | Léo Silva | Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia | 12 September 2024 |
| 2 June 2024 | MF | Nikolai Kipiani | Telavi | 2 August 2024 |
| 2 June 2024 | FW | Adriano Castanheira | Malut United | |
| 3 June 2024 | FW | Artyom Avanesyan | Noah | 18 June 2024 |
| 3 June 2024 | FW | Mohamed Yattara | Al Dhafra | |
| 14 June 2024 | DF | Cássio Scheid | Malut United | |
| 26 June 2024 | GK | Damjan Shishkovski | Borac Banja Luka | 28 June 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Wbeymar | Malut United | |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Agdon Menezes | Pyunik | 7 July 2024 |
| 13 January 2025 | GK | Arsen Beglaryan | Van | 13 January 2025 |
| 15 January 2025 | FW | Alexis Rodríguez | Deportivo Cuenca | 12 February 2025 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 | 4 August 2024 | | Matchday 1 | | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 061.90 |
| Armenian Cup | 5 March 2025 | | Quarter-finals | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Armenian Supercup | 20 February 2025 | 20 February 2025 | Final | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | 15 August 2024 | Second qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 061.54 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 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: 15 March 2025. Source: See Results

#### Results by round

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Noah | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 10 | +54 | 49 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Urartu | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 47 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Pyunik | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 43 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ararat-Armenia | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 42 | |
| 5 | Van | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 34 | |
| 6 | Shirak | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 25 | |
| 7 | BKMA | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | West Armenia | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 20 | |
| 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 19 | |
| 10 | Alashkert | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 14 | Qualification for the Armenian Premier League play-off |
| 11 | Gandzasar Kapan | 19 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 54 | −47 | 2 | Relegation to the Armenian First League |
* ↑ The 2024–25 Armenian Cup winners qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Armenian Cup winners finish first). If the Armenian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth place team.

### UEFA Conference League
#### Qualifying rounds
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Supercup | Conference League | Conference League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | COL | Junior Bueno | 19 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | POR | João Queirós | 24 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARM | Hakob Hakobyan | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | 20 | 2 | 10+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Armen Ambartsumyan | 26 | 4 | 12+9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | COL | Jonathan Duarte | 21 | 3 | 11+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | KEN | Amos Nondi | 21 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ARM | Kamo Hovhannisyan | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Tenton Yenne | 26 | 13 | 18+3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ARM | Edgar Grigoryan | 24 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | Matthew Gbomadu | 22 | 4 | 1+17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ARM | Karen Muradyan | 26 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | KEN | Alwyn Tera | 23 | 3 | 9+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Narek Alaverdyan | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BLR | Aleksandr Pavlovets | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | UKR | Danylo Kucher | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Eric Ocansey | 25 | 5 | 14+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 35 | DF | BRA | Romércio | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | CMR | Marius Noubissi | 19 | 9 | 13+5 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | ARM | Henri Avagyan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ARM | Michel Ayvazyan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARM | Artur Serobyan | 19 | 5 | 12+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ARG | Alexis Rodríguez | 19 | 4 | 6+9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ARM | Arsen Beglaryan | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Conference League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 15 | Tenton Yenne | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 45 | Marius Noubissi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 33 | Eric Ocansey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Artur Serobyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 7 | Alexis Rodríguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Matthew Gbomadu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Alwyn Tera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | 11 | Jonathan Duarte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | João Queirós | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 19 | Karen Muradyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 44 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 54 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Conference League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 31 | Danylo Kucher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | GK | 24 | Arsen Beglaryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | GK | 96 | Henri Avagyan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | TOTALS | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Danylo Kucher & Arsen Beglaryan both played in Ararat-Armenia's 3-0 victory over Gandzasar on 14 September 2024

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Supercup | Conference League | Conference League | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Junior Bueno | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | João Queirós | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Hovhannes Harutyunyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Armen Ambartsumyan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Jonathan Duarte | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Amos Nondi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | Kamo Hovhannisyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Tenton Yenne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Edgar Grigoryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Karen Muradyan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Alwyn Tera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Aleksandr Pavlovets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Danylo Kucher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Eric Ocansey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Marius Noubissi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Artur Serobyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | Alexis Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 5 |