# 2020–21 FC Urartu season

The 2020–21 season was Urartu's twentieth consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League.

## Season events

On 30 July, Urartu's planned friendly match against BKMA Yerevan was cancelled.
On 4 August, Urartu's planned friendly match against Pyunik on 6 August was cancelled.
On 8 August, Urartu announced the signing of Jonel Désiré from Lori FC.
On 11 August, Urartu announced the signing of Juesukobiruo Okotie from Sporting Warri FC, whilst defender Narek Petrosyan left Urartu the following day by mutual consent.
On 17 August, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that that day's match between Urartu and Lori would not take place as Lori still had players and staff in isolation following an outbreak of COVID-19.
On 31 August, Narek Petrosyan re-signed for Urartu.
On 12 September, Urartu announced the signing of Pavlo Stepanets from Ararat Yerevan.
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.
On 2 November, Urartu's game against Pyunik was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Pyunik team.
On 22 November, Urartu announced the signing of Isah Aliyu after he'd left Al-Shoulla.
On 11 January, Pavlo Stepanets left Urartu after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
On 27 January, Robert Darbinyan left Urartu to join FC Pyunik.
On 2 February, Urartu announced the signing of Vadym Paramonov from Rukh Lviv.
On 8 February, Yevgeni Osipov left Urartu by mutual consent.
On 12 February, Urartu announced the return of Yevhen Budnik from Persita Tangerang.
On 17 February, Urartu announced the signing of Pyotr Ten from FC Minsk.
On 18 February, Igor Paderin came out of retirement to re-join Urartu, with Salomon Nirisarike joining from Pyunik the following day.
On 28 February, Urartu announced the signing of Artur Miranyan.
On 9 March, Urartu announced the departure of Aleksandr Grigoryan as Head Coach, with Tigran Yesayan being put in temporary charge.
On 9 April, David Papikyan left Urartu after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.

## Squad

    As of match played 28 May 2021
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 24 | Arsen Beglaryan | GK | (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 25) | Dnyapro Mogilev | 2020 | | 24 | 0 |
| 31 | Grigori Matevosyan | GK | (1999-06-09)9 June 1999 (aged 21) | Armavir | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Anatoliy Ayvazov | GK | (1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 24) | Shirak | 2018 | | 26 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 14 | Pyotr Ten | DF | (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 28) | Minsk | 2021 | | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Salomon Nirisarike | DF | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 28) | Pyunik | 2021 | | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Narek Petrosyan | DF | (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 25) | Academy | 2020 | | 90 | 0 |
| 25 | Edgar Grigoryan | DF | (1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | | 17 | 0 |
| 26 | Annan Mensah | DF | (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 24) | Lori | 2020 | | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Erik Piloyan | DF | (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Vadym Paramonov | DF | (1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (aged 30) | Rukh Lviv | 2021 | | 14 | 1 |
| 77 | Erik Simonyan | DF | (2003-06-12)12 June 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | James | DF | (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 25) | Ararat Yerevan | 2020 | | 18 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Hakob Hakobyan | MF | (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 24) | Academy | 2013 | | 152 | 2 |
| 6 | Peter Mutumosi | MF | (1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 23) | Motema Pembe | 2019 | 2021 | 28 | 1 |
| 17 | Tigran Ayunts | MF | (2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Gor Lulukyan | MF | (2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | Robert Baghramyan | MF | (2002-06-29)29 June 2002 (aged 18) | BKMA Yerevan | 2020 | | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Ugochukwu Iwu | MF | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 21) | Lori | 2020 | | 25 | 2 |
| 33 | Vitinho | MF | (1997-09-08)8 September 1997 (aged 23) | Ararat Yerevan | 2020 | | 26 | 1 |
| 36 | Khariton Ayvazyan | MF | (2003-11-08)8 November 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Isah Aliyu | MF | (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 (aged 22) | Al-Shoulla | 2020 | | 16 | 1 |
| 90 | Oleg Polyakov | MF | (1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 30) | Armavir | 2020 | | 20 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Igor Paderin | FW | (1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 31) | Retirement | 2021 | | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | Yevgeni Kobzar | FW | (1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 28) | Spartaks Jūrmala | 2019 | | 56 | 13 |
| 10 | Karen Melkonyan | FW | (1999-03-25)25 March 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2017 | | 89 | 5 |
| 11 | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | FW | (2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | | 24 | 0 |
| 12 | Jonel Désiré | FW | (1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 24) | Lori | 2020 | | 21 | 9 |
| 15 | Abraham Portugalyan | FW | (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Erik Petrosyan | FW | (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2018 | | 12 | 3 |
| 22 | Artur Miranyan | FW | (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 25) | Pyunik | 2021 | | 11 | 3 |
| 55 | Samvel Hakobyan | FW | (2003-04-30)30 April 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Abraham Portugalyan | FW | (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2020 | | 6 | 1 |
| Urartu II ||||||||||
| 1 | Narek Hovhannisyan | GK | (2002-06-11)11 June 2002 (aged 18) | Pyunik | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan ||||||||||
| | Hrachya Geghamyan | DF | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2018 | | 3 | 0 |
| | Arsen Sadoyan | DF | (1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | | 1 | 0 |
| | Erik Vardanyan | MF | (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 22) | Academy | 2019 | | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | Pavlo Stepanets | MF | (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 34) | Ararat Yerevan | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Maksim Mashnev | MF | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 28) | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2020 | | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Dmitry Guz | DF | (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 33) | Ararat-Armenia | 2020 | | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | David Papikyan | MF | (2001-07-08)8 July 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020 | | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Aleksandr Radchenko | FW | (1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 27) | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 2020 | | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | Yevgeni Osipov | DF | (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 (aged 34) | FCI Levadia | 2020 | | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Robert Darbinyan | DF | (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 25) | Ararat-Armenia | 2019 | | 36 | 0 |
| 99 | Yevhen Budnik | FW | (1990-09-04)4 September 1990 (aged 30) | Persita Tangerang | 2021 | | 11 | 4 |
| | Joseph Sunday | MF | (2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 19) | loan from ? | 2020 | 2021 | 2 | 0 |

### 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 |
| — | DF | ARM | Hrachya Geghamyan (at Shirak) |
| — | DF | ARM | Arsen Sadoyan (at Shirak) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ARM | Erik Vardanyan (at Shirak) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Narek Hovhannisyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Grigori Matevosyan | Armavir | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2020 | DF | James | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2020 | MF | Vitinho | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2020 | DF | Dmitry Guz | Ararat-Armenia | Free |
| 15 July 2020 | MF | Maksim Mashnev | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2020 | MF | Oleg Polyakov | Armavir | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2020 | FW | Aleksandr Radchenko | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2020 | DF | Annan Mensah | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2020 | MF | Ugochukwu Iwu | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2020 | FW | Jonel Désiré | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2020 | MF | Juesukobiruo Okotie | Sporting Warri | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2020 | DF | Narek Petrosyan | Urartu | Free |
| 12 September 2020 | MF | Pavlo Stepanets | Ararat Yerevan | Free |
| 22 November 2020 | MF | Isah Aliyu | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 2 February 2020 | DF | Vadym Paramonov | Rukh Lviv | Undisclosed |
| 12 February 2020 | FW | Yevhen Budnik | Persita Tangerang | Undisclosed |
| 17 February 2020 | DF | Pyotr Ten | Minsk | Undisclosed |
| 18 February 2021 | FW | Igor Paderin | Retirement | Free |
| 19 February 2021 | DF | Salomon Nirisarike | Pyunik | Free |
| 28 February 2021 | FW | Artur Miranyan | Unattached | Free |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 20 August 2020 | DF | Arsen Yeghiazaryan | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2021 | DF | Robert Darbinyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 9 February 2021 | MF | Maksim Mashnev | Tyumen | Undisclosed |
| 1 March 2020 | FW | Yevhen Budnik | Pyunik | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date to |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Hrachya Geghamyan | Shirak | End of season |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Arsen Sadoyan | Shirak | End of season |
| 15 August 2020 | DF | Erik Vardanyan | Shirak | End of season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 12 August 2020 | DF | Narek Petrosyan | Urartu | 31 August 2020 |
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Dmitry Guz | Atyrau | |
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Joseph Sunday | Akwa United | |
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Aleksandr Radchenko | Dynamo Bryansk | 25 February 2021 |
| 11 January 2021 | MF | Pavlo Stepanets | | |
| 8 February 2021 | DF | Yevgeni Osipov | | |
| 9 April 2021 | MF | David Papikyan | | |

## 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 2021. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | - | A | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | W | - | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Noah | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Urartu | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Ararat | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Ararat-Armenia | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 38 | |
| 6 | Van | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Pyunik | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | Lori | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 23 | |
| 9 | Shirak (R) | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 53 | −34 | 13 | Relegation to First League |
| 10 | Gandzasar (R, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club dissolved |
* ↑ Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
* ↑ Gandzasar were excluded from the league On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

### Armenian Cup
## Statistics

    As of match played 28 May 2021

### 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 |
| 5 | MF | ARM | Hakob Hakobyan | 24 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | COD | Peter Mutumosi | 16 | 1 | 7+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | RUS | Igor Paderin | 11 | 2 | 2+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Yevgeni Kobzar | 19 | 2 | 4+11 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Karen Melkonyan | 20 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARM | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | 19 | 0 | 1+15 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | HAI | Jonel Désiré | 21 | 9 | 16+1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | RUS | Pyotr Ten | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ARM | Abraham Portugalyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ARM | Tigran Ayunts | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | RWA | Salomon Nirisarike | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARM | Gor Lulukyan | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ARM | Artur Miranyan | 11 | 3 | 8+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ARM | Narek Petrosyan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | ARM | Arsen Beglaryan | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARM | Edgar Grigoryan | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GHA | Annan Mensah | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ARM | Robert Baghramyan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NGA | Ugochukwu Iwu | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | RUS | Grigori Matevosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Vitinho | 26 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ARM | Erik Piloyan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ARM | Khariton Ayvazyan | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | NGA | Isah Aliyu | 16 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 67 | DF | UKR | Vadym Paramonov | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ARM | Erik Simonyan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | BRA | James | 18 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | RUS | Oleg Polyakov | 20 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | ARM | Anatoliy Ayvazov | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Urartu during the season: ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | RUS | Maksim Mashnev | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Dmitry Guz | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | RUS | Aleksandr Radchenko | 7 | 2 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | RUS | Yevgeni Osipov | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | ARM | Robert Darbinyan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Jonel Désiré | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Artur Miranyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Yevgeni Kobzar | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 90 | Oleg Polyakov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 30 | Ugochukwu Iwu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 18 | Aleksandr Radchenko | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Igor Paderin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 33 | Vitinho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 38 | Isah Aliyu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 6 | Peter Mutumosi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 67 | Vadym Paramonov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 15 | Dmitry Guz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Awarded | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 4 | 34 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 24 | Arsen Beglaryan | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | GK | 96 | Anatoliy Ayvazov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | GK | 31 | Grigori Matevosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 12 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | MF | Hakob Hakobyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Peter Mutumosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Karen Melkonyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Gevorg Tarakhchyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Jonel Désiré | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Pyotr Ten | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Tigran Ayunts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Salomon Nirisarike | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Arsen Beglaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Edgar Grigoryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Annan Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | Robert Baghramyan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Ugochukwu Iwu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Vitinho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Khariton Ayvazyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | DF | Vadym Paramonov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Erik Simonyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | James | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | Oleg Polyakov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Urartu during the season: ||||||||||
| 18 | FW | Aleksandr Radchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Yevgeni Osipov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | DF | Robert Darbinyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 36 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 3 |