# 2019–20 FC Yerevan season

The 2019–20 season was a FC Yerevan's first season back in the Armenian Premier League since their re-formation in July 2018.

## Season events

On 5 September, Nebojša Petrović was relieved of his duties as Yerevan's manager, with Assistant Coach Georgi Ghazaryan being placed in temporary charge for Yerevans games against Lori on 13 September. On 16 September, Vlad Goian was appointed as Manager on a one-year contract, before being relieved of his duties and replaced by António Caldas on 4 October.. Caldas then resigned on 11 November 2019 following a 7-2 defeat to Ararat-Armenia.
In February 2020, the clubs Facebook page stated that instead of preparing for the end of the winter break, the club was preparing for court hearings.
On 21 February, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that FC Yerevan had withdrawn from the league due to financial and technical problems.

## Squad

    As of 31 December 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | LVA | Jānis Krūmiņš |
| 2 | DF | BRA | William Gustavo |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Aghavard Petrosyan |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Maksim Evstigneev |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Argishti Petrosyan |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Aram Hovsepyan |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Yvgeny Yevgenyev (captain) |
| 10 | FW | ARM | Edgar Mkrtchyan |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Levon Badalyan |
| 12 | DF | RUS | Denis Lyubimov |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Jeferson Cruz |
| 17 | MF | ARM | Roman Zavialov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ARM | Vahe Movsisyan |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Sviatoslav Hrabchak |
| 20 | MF | IRN | Armin Mir Doraghi |
| 21 | MF | COD | Antonio Lokwa |
| 22 | DF | BLR | Pavel Demidchik |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Elias |
| 25 | MF | SEN | Pape Demba Dieye |
| 27 | FW | ARM | Gegham Tumbaryan |
| 30 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Klimakov |
| 31 | FW | COL | Jafett Del Portillo Bolaño |
| 47 | MF | BLR | Sergey Lynko |
| 99 | GK | ARM | Grigor Makaryan |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Pavel Demidchik | Smorgon | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Aghavard Petrosyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Argishti Petrosyan | Noah | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Maksim Evstigneev | | Free |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Vladimir Babayan | Lori | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Levon Badalyan | Pyunik | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Aram Hovsepyan | Sevan | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Elias | Haskovo | Undisclosed |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Armin Mir Doraghi | | Free |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Jeferson Cruz | | Free |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Ramazan Isayev | | Free |
| 28 August 2019 | FW | Viulen Ayvazyan | | Free |
| 28 August 2019 | FW | Gegham Tumbaryan | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2019 | MF | Dmytro Klimakov | Noah | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2019 | MF | Sergey Lynko | Torpedo Minsk | Undisclosed |
| 4 September 2019 | DF | William Gustavo | Lori | Undisclosed |
| 4 September 2019 | MF | Pape Demba Dieye | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed |
| 25 September 2019 | FW | Jafett Del Portillo Bolaño | ART Municipal Jalapa | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| Summer 2019 | FW | | Abraham Portugalyan | Urartu | Winter 2020 | |

### Out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 9 December 2019 | FW | | Ramazan Isayev | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| Summer 2019 | GK | Hovhannes Navasardyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Norayr Artemyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Khachik Keheyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Ivan Mamakhanov | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Artur Meliksetyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Gor Mkrtumyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Rafik Poghosyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Khachatur Topalyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Michel Otolorin Falola | | |
| Summer 2019 | DF | Roman Pomazan | | |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Vladimir Babayan | West Armenia | |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Samvel Khachikyan | | |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Koubi Fabrice Mondesir | | |
| Summer 2019 | MF | Stanislav Yefimov | Pyunik | 6 June 2019 |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Aristote Va Shibang | Van | |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Irakli Penderava | Lokomotiv Yerevan | |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Ivan Latyshev | | |
| Summer 2019 | FW | Sergey Timofeev | Retired | Retired |
| Winter 2020 | FW | Viulen Ayvazyan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | GK | Grigor Makaryan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | GK | Jānis Krūmiņš | | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Aghavard Petrosyan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Argishti Petrosyan | Van | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Pavel Demidchik | Oshmyany | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | William Gustavo | | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Maksim Evstigneev | | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Denis Lyubimov | | |
| 21 February 2020 | DF | Sviatoslav Hrabchak | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Levon Badalyan | Ararat Yerevan II | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Aram Hovsepyan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Yvgeny Yevgenyev | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Roman Zavialov | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Sergey Lynko | Krumkachy Minsk | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Elias | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Antonio Lokwa | West Armenia | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Armin Mir Doraghi | | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Pape Demba Dieye | West Armenia | |
| 21 February 2020 | MF | Dmytro Klimakov | Urmia Masis | |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Edgar Mkrtchyan | Dilijan | |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Vahe Movsisyan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Gegham Tumbaryan | | |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Jeferson Cruz | | |
| 21 February 2020 | FW | Jafett Del Portillo Bolaño | | |

## Competitions
### Armenian 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: 1 December 2019. Source: See Results

#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 36 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Lori | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Alashkert | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Ararat | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Noah | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 30 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 6 | Shirak | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 28 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 7 | Pyunik | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Urartu | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 23 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 9 | Gandzasar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 10 | Yerevan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 62 | −51 | 0 | Withdrawn |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ararat-Armenia (C) | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Noah | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Alashkert | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Shirak | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Lori | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ararat | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 33 | |
* ↑ team qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Armenian Cup.
* ↑ Match between Lori and Ararat Yerevan was cancelled on 10 July, with no points being awarded.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Urartu | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 |
| 2 | Pyunik | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 26 |
| 3 | Gandzasar | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 25 |

### Armenian Cup
## Statistics

    As of match played 1 December 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 |
| 1 | GK | LVA | Jānis Krūmiņš | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | William Gustavo | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ARM | Aghavard Petrosyan | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Maksim Evstigneev | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARM | Argishti Petrosyan | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ARM | Aram Hovsepyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Yvgeny Yevgenyev | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ARM | Edgar Mkrtchyan | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ARM | Levon Badalyan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | RUS | Denis Lyubimov | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | BRA | Jeferson Cruz | 7 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Roman Zavialov | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ARM | Vahe Movsisyan | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Sviatoslav Hrabchak | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRN | Armin Mir Doraghi | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | COD | Antonio Lokwa | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | BLR | Pavel Demidchik | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Elias | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SEN | Pape Demba Dieye | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ARM | Gegham Tumbaryan | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Klimakov | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | COL | Jafett Del Portillo Bolaño | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | BLR | Sergey Lynko | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | ARM | Grigor Makaryan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ARM | Abraham Portugalyan | 8 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | RUS | Ramazan Isayev | 16 | 6 | 12+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ARM | Vladimir Babayan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ARM | Viulen Ayvazyan | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Ramazan Isayev | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Abraham Portugalyan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 19 | Sviatoslav Hrabchak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 14 | Jeferson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 11 | 0 | 11 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Armenian Cup | Total | Total |
| 5 | DF | Argishti Petrosyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Aram Hovsepyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Yvgeny Yevgenyev | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jeferson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Roman Zavialov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Armin Mir Doraghi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Antonio Lokwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Pavel Demidchik | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Elias | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Dmytro Klimakov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Jafett Del Portillo Bolaño | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | Sergey Lynko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left Yerevan during the season: ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Abraham Portugalyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ramazan Isayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |