# 2015–16 FC Banants season

The 2015–16 season was Banants's 15th season in the Armenian Premier League. They finished the season sixth in the league, whilst they also won the Armenian Cup, earning entry in to the UEFA Europa League at the first qualifying stage.

## Season events

At the end of the season, Albert Ohanyan, Soslan Kalmanov, Andrey Shahgeldyan, Miguel López and Denis Mahmudov were all released by the club.

## Squad

    As of match played 18 May 2016
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Grigor Makaryan | GK | (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2015 | | |
| 22 | Stepan Ghazaryan | GK | (1985-01-11)11 January 1985 (aged 31) | Alashkert | 2007 | | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Aslan Kalmanov | DF | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 22) | Ulisses | 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Gevorg Khuloyan | DF | (1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 19) | Academy | 2013 | | |
| 6 | Soslan Kachmazov | DF | (1991-07-14)14 July 1991 (aged 24) | Alania Vladikavkaz | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Soslan Kalmanov | DF | (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 22) | Ulisses | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Jasmin Mecinovikj | DF | (1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 25) | Renova | 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 19 | Vlatko Drobarov | DF | (1992-11-02)2 November 1992 (aged 23) | Teteks | 2015 | 28 | 0 |
| 23 | Narek Petrosyan | DF | (1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Layonel Adams | DF | (1994-08-09)9 August 1994 (aged 21) | KAMAZ | 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| | Gagik Maghakyan | DF | (1996-02-07)7 February 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2013 | | |
| | Zhirayr Margaryan | DF | (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 18) | Alashkert | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Alexander Hovhannisyan | MF | (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 19) | Ulisses | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Hakob Hakobyan | MF | (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 2014 | | |
| 7 | Petros Avetisyan | MF | (1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 20) | Academy | 2014 | 40 | 4 |
| 8 | Walter Poghosyan | MF | (1992-05-16)16 May 1992 (aged 24) | Academy | 2008 | | |
| 9 | Emil Yeghiazaryan | MF | (1997-11-03)3 November 1997 (aged 18) | Academy | 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 11 | Nairi Minasyan | MF | (1995-08-26)26 August 1995 (aged 20) | Academy | 2011 | | |
| 14 | Claudio Torrejón | MF | (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 23) | Ulisses | 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Miguel López | MF | (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 27) | Tristán Suárez | 2015 | 42 | 8 |
| 17 | Zaven Badoyan | MF | (1989-12-22)22 December 1989 (aged 26) | Pyunik | 2015 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | Vahagn Ayvazyan | MF | (1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 24) | Impuls | 2013 | | |
| 21 | Vladimir Babayan | MF | (1997-05-06)6 May 1997 (aged 19) | Alashkert | 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 10 | Laércio | FW | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 26) | Metropolitano | 2015 | 27 | 15 |
| 20 | Denis Mahmudov | FW | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 26) | Levski Sofia | 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Edgar Movsesyan | FW | (1998-09-09)9 September 1998 (aged 17) | Academy | 2014 | | |
| 25 | Tigran Ghazaryan | FW | (1997-02-14)14 February 1997 (aged 19) | Academy | 2013 | | |
| 26 | Magomed Muzaev | FW | (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 23) | Naftan Novopolotsk | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Atsamaz Burayev | FW | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 26) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| Players out on loan ||||||||||
| Players who left during the season ||||||||||
| 1 | Artur Toroyan | GK | (1992-02-01)1 February 1992 (aged 24) | Academy | 2012 | | |
| 4 | Aram Shakhnazaryan | DF | (1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (aged 22) | Pyunik | 2011 | | |
| 6 | Armen Manucharyan | DF | (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21) | Academy | 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 15 | Bojan Mihajlović | DF | (1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 27) | Újpest | 2015 | 16 | 1 |
| 17 | John Jeremiah | FW | (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 22) | Pyunik | 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 20 | Karen Harutyunyan | DF | (1995-07-06)6 July 1995 (aged 20) | Academy | 2011 | | |
| 21 | Andranik Kocharyan | MF | (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22) | Ulisses | 2015 | | |
| 24 | Sarkis Baloyan | FW | (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 23) | | 2015 | 25 | 1 |
| 25 | Vardan Movsisyan | DF | (1991-08-18)18 August 1991 (aged 24) | Mika | 2015 | 14 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2015 | DF | Bojan Mihajlović | Újpest | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2015 | DF | Vlatko Drobarov | Teteks | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2015 | FW | Laércio | Metropolitano | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | DF | Jasmin Mecinovikj | Renova | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | DF | Layonel Adams | KAMAZ | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | DF | Soslan Kachmazov | Ulisses | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | DF | Aslan Kalmanov | Ulisses | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | DF | Soslan Kalmanov | Ulisses | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | MF | Zaven Badoyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | MF | Alexander Hovhannisyan | Ulisses | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | MF | Claudio Torrejón | Ulisses | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | FW | Denis Mahmudov | Levski Sofia | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | FW | Atsamaz Burayev | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed |
| Winter 2016 | FW | Magomed Muzayev | Naftan Novopolotsk | Undisclosed |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 31 August 2015 | GK | Artur Toroyan | Limoges | 4 February 2016 |
| 31 December 2015 | FW | John Jeremiah | Rail Club du Kadiogo | 1 July 2016 |
| 31 December 2015 | FW | Sarkis Baloyan | KK Shevchenko | 1 January 2016 |
| 11 January 2016 | DF | Karen Harutyunyan | Pyunik | 11 January 2016 |
| 11 January 2016 | MF | Armen Manucharyan | Pyunik | 11 January 2016 |
| 24 January 2016 | DF | Aram Shakhnazaryan | Ararat Yerevan | 24 January 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | MF | Andranik Kocharyan | Mika | 1 February 2016 |
| 5 February 2016 | DF | Vardan Movsisyan | Mika | 5 February 2016 |
| 15 March 2016 | DF | Bojan Mihajlović | Isloch Minsk Raion | 15 March 2016 |
| 26 May 2016 | GK | Albert Ohanyan | Erebuni | |
| 26 May 2016 | DF | Soslan Kalmanov | | |
| 26 May 2016 | MF | Miguel López | Racing de Olavarría | |
| 26 May 2016 | MF | Andrey Shahgeldyan | | |
| 26 May 2016 | FW | Denis Mahmudov | Telstar | |

## 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 | 1 August 2015 | 18 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 025.00 |
| Armenian Cup | 28 October 2015 | 4 May 2016 | Quarterfinal | Winners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 060.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 030.30 |
Last updated: 18 May 2016 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: 18 May 2016. Source: See Results

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Gandzasar Kapan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Banants | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | Mika | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Ulisses (D) | 28 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 76 | −68 | 2 | Expelled |
* ↑ Banants qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ In February 2016, Ulisses were expelled from the league after their licence was revoked due to both financial and non-financial shortcomings. Since more than half of the matches had been played at the time, the matches scheduled to take place after the licence was revoked were decided as 3–0 losses.

### Armenian Cup
#### Final
## Statistics

    As of match played 18 May 2016

### 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 | Grigor Makaryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | RUS | Aslan Kalmanov | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Gevorg Khuloyan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ARM | Aleksandr Hovhannisyan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARM | Hakob Hakobyan | 20 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | RUS | Soslan Kachmazov | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARM | Petros Avetisyan | 26 | 3 | 15+7 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARM | Walter Poghosyan | 16 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ARM | Emil Yeghiazaryan | 16 | 0 | 0+14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Laércio | 27 | 15 | 21+1 | 10 | 4+1 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Nairi Minasyan | 27 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | RUS | Soslan Kalmanov | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | PER | Claudio Torrejón | 10 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MKD | Jasmin Mecinović | 12 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Miguel Pedro López | 28 | 2 | 21+2 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ARM | Zaven Badoyan | 13 | 5 | 9+1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ARM | Vahagn Ayvazyan | 25 | 3 | 14+7 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | MKD | Vlatko Drobarov | 28 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | MKD | Denis Mahmudov | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Vladimir Babayan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ARM | Stepan Ghazaryan | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ARM | Narek Petrosyan | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ARM | Edgar Movsesyan | 12 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ARM | Tigran Ghazaryan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | RUS | Layonel Adams | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | RUS | Atsamaz Burayev | 7 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | ARM | Gagik Maghakyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ARM | Zhirayr Margaryan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Banants during the season: ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ARM | Artur Toroyan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARM | Aram Shakhnazaryan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ARM | Armen Manucharyan | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | BIH | Bojan Mihajlović | 16 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NGA | John Jeremiah | 8 | 4 | 4+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ARM | Karen Harutyunyan | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARM | Andranik Kocharyan | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | RUS | Sarkis Baloyan | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARM | Vardan Movsisyan | 14 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Laércio | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | 17 | Zaven Badoyan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 17 | John Jeremiah | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 18 | Vahagn Ayvazyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Petros Avetisyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 16 | Miguel Pedro López | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 11 | Nairi Minasyan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 90 | Atsamaz Burayev | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 15 | Bojan Mihajlović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 24 | Sarkis Baloyan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | Awarded | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | | | TOTALS | 36 | 8 | 44 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 22 | Stepan Ghazaryan | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Artur Torosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 6 | 2 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Aslan Kalmanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Narek Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Aleksandr Hovhannisyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Hakob Hakobyan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Soslan Kachmazov | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Petros Avetisyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Walter Poghosyan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Laércio | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Nairi Minasyan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Claudio Torrejón | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Jasmin Mecinović | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Miguel Pedro López | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Zaven Badoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Vahagn Ayvazyan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Vlatko Drobarov | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Stepan Ghazaryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Layonel Adams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 90 | FW | Atsamaz Burayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | Gagik Maghakyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | Zhirayr Margaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left Banants during the season: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | Aram Shakhnazaryan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Armen Manucharyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Bojan Mihajlović | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | John Jeremiah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Karen Harutyunyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 47 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 63 | 6 |