# 2017–18 FC Ararat Yerevan season

The 2017–18 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 27th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League. They finished the season in sixth and last place, in the Armenian Premier League whilst being knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Shirak at the Quarterfinal stage.

## Season events

At the start of July 2017, Ararat Yerevan took Brazilian defender Lucas Straub on trial. In the middle of July, Ararat announced the signing of Lucas Straub and fellow Brazilian Silas.
On 7 December 2017, Lucas Straub and Silas left Ararat after their contracts where terminated by mutual consent, whilst Erik Nazaryan and Revik Yeghiazaryan also left after their contracts expired.
On 13 February, Goran Obradović returned to Ararat Yerevan, having previously played for the club in 2009.
On 14 February 2018, Ararat signed Australian midfielder Anthony Trajkoski, whilst on 23 February, Armenian Youth International Orbeli Hamvardzumyan joined Ararat from Banants.
In March 2018, Ararat signed Andrija Dragojević, Alan Pires and Odaílson on loan from Alashkert until the end of the season.
At the end of the season, Davit Minasyan and Gevorg Ohanyan left Ararat by mutual consent, whilst Goran Obradović left after his contract expired and Andrija Dragojević, Alan Pires and Odaílson returned to Alashkert.

## Squad

    As of match played 20 May 2018
| Number | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Poghos Ayvazyan | GK | (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 22) | Mika | 2016 | | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Arman Meliksetyan | GK | (1995-07-21)21 July 1995 (aged 22) | Banants | 2013 | | 20 | 0 |
| 88 | Andrija Dragojević | GK | (1991-12-25)25 December 1991 (aged 26) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| | Edvard Hovhannisyan | GK | (1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 28) | Alashkert | 2018 | | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Arman Zeinalyan | DF | (1995-03-02)2 March 1995 (aged 23) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2017 | | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Volodya Samsonyan | DF | (2001-02-24)24 February 2001 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2018 | | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Vardan Arzoyan | DF | (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2016 | | 47 | 1 |
| 6 | Argishti Petrosyan | DF | (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 25) | Homenetmen Beirut | 2016 | | 40 | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Pires | DF | (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 25) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Rafael Safaryan (captain) | DF | (1986-01-30)30 January 1986 (aged 32) | | 2016 | | | |
| 23 | Gor Poghosyan | DF | (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 29) | Kotayk | 2017 | | 36 | 0 |
| 25 | Goran Obradović | DF | (1986-12-25)25 December 1986 (aged 31) | BSK Borča | 2016 | | | |
| | Vahe Chopuryan | DF | (1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2018 | | 5 | 0 |
| | Sergey Mkrtchyan | DF | (1995-05-20)20 May 1995 (aged 23) | Ulisses | 2016 | | 35 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | Anthony Trajkoski | MF | (1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 20) | | 2018 | | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Davit Minasyan | MF | (1993-03-09)9 March 1993 (aged 25) | Kotayk | 2017 | | 37 | 5 |
| 8 | Yuri Gareginyan | MF | (1994-02-03)3 February 1994 (aged 24) | | 2015 | | 53 | 1 |
| 10 | Garegin Kirakosyan | MF | (1995-11-26)26 November 1995 (aged 22) | Kotayk | 2017 | | 31 | 4 |
| 14 | Armen Derdzyan | MF | (1993-11-17)17 November 1993 (aged 24) | Youth team | 2017 | | 26 | 0 |
| 15 | Odaílson | MF | (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 21) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Andranik Kocharyan (vice-captain) | MF | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 24) | Kotayk | 2017 | | 8 | 1 |
| | Ruslan Avagyan | MF | (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2016 | | 32 | 0 |
| | Aram Kocharyan | MF | (1996-03-05)5 March 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2017 | | 11 | 1 |
| | Gevorg Ohanyan | MF | (1992-01-29)29 January 1992 (aged 26) | Homenetmen Beirut | 2018 | | | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 17 | Gegham Tumbaryan | FW | (1996-05-13)13 May 1996 (aged 22) | Pyunik | 2016 | | 50 | 5 |
| 18 | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | FW | (1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2018 | | 12 | 3 |
| 19 | Sargis Metoyan | FW | (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (aged 20) | Dvin Artashat | 2016 | | 34 | 3 |
| | Mikael Arustamyan | FW | (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2016 | | 0 | 0 |
| Away on loan ||||||||||
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 2 | Revik Yeghiazaryan | DF | (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 26) | Kotayk | 2017 | | 27 | 2 |
| 3 | Gevorg Poghosyan | DF | (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 31) | Alashkert | 2016 | | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Petrosyan | DF | (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 31) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2017 | | | |
| 11 | David G. Grigoryan | MF | (1989-07-17)17 July 1989 (aged 28) | Mika | 2017 | | | |
| 15 | Artur Stepanyan | DF | (1999-11-17)17 November 1999 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2017 | | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | Silas | MF | (1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 25) | | 2017 | | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Arsen Petrosyan | GK | (1991-09-27)27 September 1991 (aged 26) | Ganshoren | 2017 | | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas Straub | DF | (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 23) | | 2017 | | 7 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2017 | FW | William Martins | Unknown | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | DF | Aleksandr Petrosyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Arman Zeinalyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Free |
| 8 July 2017 | GK | Arsen Petrosyan | Ganshoren | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2017 | DF | Lucas Straub | Unknown | Free |
| 16 July 2017 | MF | Silas | Unknown | Free |
| 4 August 2017 | DF | Aram Kocharyan | Banants | Undisclosed |
| 10 February 2018 | FW | Gevorg Ohanyan | Homenetmen Beirut | Undisclosed |
| 13 February 2018 | DF | Goran Obradović | BSK Borča | Undisclosed |
| 14 February 2018 | MF | Anthony Trajkoski | Unattached | Free |
| 23 February 2018 | FW | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | Banants | Undisclosed |
| 28 February 2018 | GK | Edvard Hovhannisyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 1 March 2018 | GK | Andrija Dragojević | Alashkert | End of Season |
| 1 March 2018 | DF | Alan Pires | Alashkert | End of Season |
| 1 March 2018 | MF | Odaílson | Alashkert | End of Season |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined |
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Erik Nazaryan | |
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Revik Yeghiazaryan | |
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Lucas Straub | |
| 7 December 2017 | MF | Silas | |
| 31 December 2017 | GK | Arsen Petrosyan | Alashkert |
| 31 December 2017 | DF | Gevorg Poghosyan | Homenetmen Beirut |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Karen Avoyan | |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | David G. Grigoryan | |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Aram Hovsepyan | |
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Artur Stepanyan | |
| 31 December 2017 | FW | Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | |
| 31 December 2017 | FW | Aleksandr Petrosyan | Alashkert |
| 31 December 2017 | FW | William Martins | |
| 15 June 2018 | DF | Goran Obradović | Al-Mina'a |
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Davit Minasyan | Gandzasar Kapan |
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Gevorg Ohanyan | Gandzasar Kapan |
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Yuri Gareginyan | Artsakh |
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Aram Kocharyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan |

### Trialists

| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Previous Club | Date To | Ref. |
| 3 July 2017 | DF | | Lucas Straub | | | |

## 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 |

#### 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 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Banants | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Gandzasar Kapan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shirak | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38 | |
| 5 | Pyunik | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 21 | |
* 1 2 Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.

### Armenian Cup
## Statistics

    As of match played 20 May 2018

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | ARM | Poghos Ayvazyan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ARM | Arman Zeinalyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Volodya Samsonyan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | AUS | Anthony Trajkoski | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Vardan Arzoyan | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ARM | Argishti Petrosyan | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Davit Minasyan | 26 | 4 | 18+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Yuri Gareginyan | 27 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Garegin Kirakosyan | 23 | 4 | 7+15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | BRA | Alan Pires | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | ARM | Arman Meliksetyan | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ARM | Armen Derdzyan | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Odaílson | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ARM | Gegham Tumbaryan | 20 | 1 | 7+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ARM | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 12 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ARM | Sargis Metoyan | 18 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ARM | Rafael Safaryan | 27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Andranik Kocharyan | 30 | 9 | 27+2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ARM | Gor Poghosyan | 23 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SRB | Goran Obradović | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | MNE | Andrija Dragojević | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Vahe Chopuryan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Sergey Mkrtchyan | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Ruslan Avagyan | 17 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Aram Kocharyan | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ARM | Gevorg Ohanyan | 15 | 4 | 14+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ARM | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 15 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Gevorg Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ARM | David G. Grigoryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ARM | Artur Stepanyan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Silas | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ARM | Arsen Petrosyan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Lucas Straub | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Andranik Kocharyan | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Garegin Kirakosyan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | | Gevorg Ohanyan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Davit Minasyan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | 18 | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Sargis Metoyan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 4 | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Aram Kocharyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 25 | Goran Obradović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Yuri Gareginyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 17 | Gegham Tumbaryan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 20 | Rafael Safaryan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 1 | 31 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 12 | Arman Meliksetyan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | GK | 22 | Arsen Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | GK | 88 | Andrija Dragojević | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Vardan Arzoyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Argishti Petrosyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Yuri Gareginyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Garegin Kirakosyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Alan Pires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Gegham Tumbaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Sargis Metoyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Rafael Safaryan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Andranik Kocharyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Gor Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Goran Obradović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | Andrija Dragojević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | Vahe Chopuryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | Sergey Mkrtchyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | Ruslan Avagyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | Aram Kocharyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | Gevorg Ohanyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Silas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |