# 2018–19 FC Ararat-Armenia season

The 2018–19 season was FC Ararat-Armenia's 1st season in Armenian Premier League, in which they won their first Championship and reached the Semifinal of the Armenian Cup.

## Season events

On 2 August 2018, Vadim Skripchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia, before being sacked on 25 September, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.
On 10 August, Ararat-Armenia sold both Erik Azizyan and Armen Hovhannisyan to Zemplín Michalovce.
On 1 October, Vardan Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.

## Squad

    As of match played 30 May 2019
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 12 | Nikos Melikyan | GK | (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 20) | Atromitos | 2017 | 25 | 0 |
| 33 | Dmitry Abakumov | GK | (1989-07-08)8 July 1989 (aged 29) | Luch Vladivostok | 2018 | 31 | 0 |
| 44 | Stefan Čupić | GK | (1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 25) | Voždovac | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Sergi | DF | (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 24) | Atlético Madrid | 2018 | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgi Pashov | DF | (1990-03-04)4 March 1990 (aged 29) | Etar | 2018 | 29 | 2 |
| 15 | Dmitry Guz | DF | (1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 31) | Tyumen | 2018 | 29 | 1 |
| 21 | Aleksandar Damčevski | DF | (1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 26) | Ermis Aradippou | 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 22 | Artur Danielyan | DF | (1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 21) | Stal Kamianske | 2019 | 12 | 1 |
| 24 | Albert Khachumyan | DF | (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 19) | Pyunik | 2017 | 28 | 4 |
| 29 | Vladimir Khozin | DF | (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 29) | loan from Ural Yekaterinburg | 2018 | 28 | 4 |
| 93 | Alex Junior Christian | DF | (1993-12-05)5 December 1993 (aged 25) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2019 | 13 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Aleksey Pustozyorov | MF | (1988-09-21)21 September 1988 (aged 30) | Volgar Astrakhan | 2018 | 30 | 0 |
| 7 | Armen Nahapetyan | MF | (1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 19) | Pyunik | 2017 | 43 | 11 |
| 8 | Gor Malakyan | MF | (1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 24) | Stal Kamianske | 2018 | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | MF | (1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 25) | Fakel Voronezh | 2018 | 29 | 0 |
| 11 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | MF | (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2017 | 30 | 8 |
| 17 | Giovanny Martínez | MF | (1989-07-07)7 July 1989 (aged 29) | Deportivo Pasto | 2018 | 28 | 1 |
| 25 | Davit Nalbandyan | MF | (1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 19) | Youth team | 2017 | 26 | 0 |
| 63 | Kódjo | MF | (1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 26) | Feirense | 2019 | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Petros Avetisyan | MF | (1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2019 | 16 | 6 |
| 94 | Mailson Lima | MF | (1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 25) | Viitorul Constanța | 2019 | 17 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | FW | (1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 26) | Shirak | 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | Artyom Avanesyan | FW | (1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 19) | Ararat Moscow | 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Narek Alaverdyan | FW | (2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 17) | Youth Team | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Anton Kobyalko | FW | (1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 33) | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2018 | 32 | 21 |
| 97 | David Davidyan | FW | (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 21) | Ararat Moscow | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Ogana Louis | FW | (1995-12-29)29 December 1995 (aged 23) | Žalgiris | 2019 | 11 | 4 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| 14 | Ivaylo Dimitrov | FW | (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 30) | Slavia Sofia | 2018 | 18 | 10 |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | Robert Darbinyan | DF | (1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 23) | Shirak | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jerry Ortiz | MF | (1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 26) | Penn | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Kayron | FW | (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 24) | Barra | 2018 | 18 | 3 |
| 13 | Danila Yashchuk | MF | (1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 24) | Volgar Astrakhan | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Liam Rose | MF | (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 22) | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Arman Hovhannisyan | DF | (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 25) | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Hrayr Mkoyan | DF | (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 32) | Shirak | 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Charles Monsalvo | FW | (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 29) | Sport Huancayo | 2018 | 11 | 3 |
| 24 | Arsen Siukayev | GK | (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23) | Biolog-Novokubansk | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Samvel Spertsyan | MF | (1998-05-24)24 May 1998 (aged 21) | Pyunik | 2018 | 13 | 2 |
| 77 | Vladislav Oslonovsky | MF | (1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 24) | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | 2018 | 12 | 1 |
| 88 | Vardan Bakalyan | FW | (1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 24) | Shirak | 2018 | 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 |
| 14 | FW | BUL | Ivaylo Dimitrov (at Zhetysu) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2018 | GK | Dmitry Abakumov | Luch Vladivostok | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | GK | Arsen Siukayev | Biolog-Novokubansk | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Artur Danielyan | Stal Kamianske | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Robert Darbinyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Arman Hovhannisyan | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | DF | Dmitry Guz | Tyumen | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Armen Ambartsumyan | Fakel Voronezh | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Gor Malakyan | Stal Kamianske | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Liam Rose | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Georgi Pashov | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Vladislav Oslonovskiy | Chayka Peschanokopskoye | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Aleksey Pustozyorov | Volgar Astrakhan | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | MF | Danila Yashchuk | Volgar Astrakhan | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Kayron | Barra | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Ivaylo Dimitrov | Slavia Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Charles Monsalvo | Rionegro Águilas | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Artyom Avanesyan | Ararat Moscow | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2018 | FW | Anton Kobyalko | Baltika Kaliningrad | Undisclosed |
| 18 August 2018 | MF | Giovanny Martínez | Deportivo Pasto | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2018 | DF | Aleksandar Damčevski | Ermis Aradippou | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2018 | DF | Sergi | Atlético Madrid | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2019 | GK | Stefan Čupić | Voždovac | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2019 | DF | Alex Junior | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2019 | FW | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | Shirak | Undisclosed |
| 25 February 2019 | MF | Kódjo | Feirense | Undisclosed |
| 26 February 2019 | MF | Mailson Lima | Viitorul Constanța | Undisclosed |
| 26 February 2019 | MF | Petros Avetisyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| 28 February 2019 | FW | Ogana Louis | Žalgiris | Free |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 29 August 2018 | DF | | Vladimir Khozin | Ural Yekaterinburg | End of Season | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 10 August 2018 | MF | Erik Azizyan | Zemplín Michalovce | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2018 | FW | Armen Hovhannisyan | Zemplín Michalovce | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2018 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 22 February 2019 | FW | | Ivaylo Dimitrov | Zhetysu | | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 14 December 2018 | FW | Vardan Bakalyan | Artsakh | |
| 19 December 2018 | MF | Liam Rose | Sydney United | February 2019 |
| 22 December 2018 | FW | Charles Monsalvo | Al Kharaitiyat | |
| 22 December 2018 | FW | Kayron | Hercílio Luz | |
| 31 December 2018 | MF | Samvel Spertsyan | | |
| 7 January 2019 | GK | Arsen Siukayev | Lori | 11 January 2019 |
| 9 January 2019 | MF | Jerry Ortiz | Tauro | |
| 11 January 2019 | DF | Arman Hovhannisyan | Gandzasar Kapan | |
| 13 January 2019 | MF | Danila Yashchuk | AC Kajaani | |
| 13 January 2019 | FW | Vladislav Oslonovsky | Tyumen | |
| 14 January 2019 | DF | Robert Darbinyan | Banants | 16 January 2019 |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 2018 | 30 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 056.25 |
| Armenian Cup | 20 September 2018 | 22 April 2019 | First round | Semifinal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 055.26 |
Last updated: 30 May 2019 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: 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.

### Armenian Cup
## 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 | ESP | Sergi | 27 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | RUS | Aleksey Pustozyorov | 30 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BUL | Georgi Pashov | 29 | 2 | 23+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Armen Nahapetyan | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Gor Malakyan | 22 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CIV | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Armen Ambartsumyan | 29 | 0 | 14+9 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARM | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 11 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Dmitry Guz | 29 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | COL | Giovanny Martínez | 29 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | RUS | Artyom Avanesyan | 14 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ARM | Narek Alaverdyan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | MKD | Aleksandar Damčevski | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARM | Artur Danielyan | 12 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ARM | Albert Khachumyan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | RUS | Vladimir Khozin | 28 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | RUS | Anton Kobyalko | 32 | 21 | 14+12 | 15 | 5+1 | 6 |
| 33 | GK | RUS | Dmitry Abakumov | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | SRB | Stefan Čupić | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | CIV | Kódjo | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | ARM | Samvel Spertsyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | ARM | Petros Avetisyan | 16 | 6 | 12+2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | HAI | Alex Junior Christian | 13 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | CPV | Mailson Lima | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | RUS | David Davidyan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | NGA | Ogana Louis | 11 | 4 | 3+7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 14 | FW | BUL | Ivaylo Dimitrov | 18 | 10 | 16+1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ARM | Robert Darbinyan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | COL | Jerry Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Kayron | 18 | 3 | 3+11 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | RUS | Danila Yashchuk | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Liam Rose | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARM | Arman Hovhannisyan | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ARM | Hrayr Mkoyan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | COL | Charles Monsalvo | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | GK | RUS | Arsen Siukayev | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Oslonovsky | 12 | 1 | 7+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | ARM | Vardan Bakalyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 32 | Anton Kobyalko | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Ivaylo Dimitrov | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | MF | 77 | Petros Avetisyan | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 99 | Ogana Louis | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 29 | Vladimir Khozin | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 23 | Charles Monsalvo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Kayron | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | 6 | Georgi Pashov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | | Own goal | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 20 | Hrayr Mkoyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 77 | Vladislav Oslonovsky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 17 | Giovanny Martínez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 15 | Dmitry Guz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 94 | Mailson Lima | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 22 | Artur Danielyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 63 | Kódjo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 11 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 53 | 13 | 66 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 33 | Dmitry Abakumov | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2 | GK | 24 | Arsen Siukayev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 15 | 3 | 18 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Sergi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Aleksey Pustozyorov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Georgi Pashov | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gor Malakyan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Armen Ambartsumyan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Dmitry Guz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Giovanny Martínez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Artyom Avanesyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Aleksandar Damčevski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Artur Danielyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Vladimir Khozin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Anton Kobyalko | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | Dmitry Abakumov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | Stefan Čupić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Petros Avetisyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | Kódjo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 93 | DF | Alex Junior Christian | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | Mailson Lima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Ogana Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Robert Darbinyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kayron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Liam Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Arman Hovhannisyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Charles Monsalvo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | FW | Vardan Bakalyan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 66 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 0 |