2017–18 FC Ararat Yerevan season

The 2017–18 season is a FC Ararat Yerevan's 27th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.

Ararat Yerevan
2017–18 season
ChairmanHrach Kaprielian
ManagerAlbert Safaryan
StadiumHrazdan Stadium
Premier League6th
Armenian CupQuarterfinal vs Shirak
Top goalscorerLeague: Andranik Kocharyan (9)
All: Andranik Kocharyan (9)

Squad
As of 28 February 2018

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  ARM Poghos Ayvazyan
2 MF  ARM Arman Zeynalyan
4 DF  ARM Volodya Samsonyan
5 DF  ARM Vardan Arzoyan
6 MF  ARM Ruslan Avagyan
7 MF  ARM Davit Minasyan
8 MF  ARM Yuri Gareginyan
9 FW  ARM Hovhannes Papazyan
10 MF  AUS Anthony Trajkoski
11 DF  BRA Alan Pires (on loan from Alashkert)
12 GK  ARM Arman Meliksetyan
14 MF  ARM Armen Derdzyan
15 MF  BRA Odaílson (on loan from Alashkert)
17 FW  ARM Gegham Tumbaryan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  ARM Orbeli Hamvardzumyan
19 FW  ARM Sargis Metoyan
20 DF  ARM Rafael Safaryan (captain)
21 MF  ARM Andranik Kocharyan (vice-captain)
23 DF  ARM Gor Poghosyan
25 DF  SRB Goran Obradović
88 GK  MNE Andrija Dragojević (on loan from Alashkert)
— DF  ARM Garegin Kirakosyan
— DF  ARM Argishti Petrosyan
— DF  CIV Kouassi Yannick Jordan Ouedraogo
— MF  ARM Aram Kocharyan
— MF  ARM Gevorg Ohanyan
— MF  ARM Sergey Mkrtchyan

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2017–18 Armenian Premier League

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 5 6 19 33 65  −32 21 2 4 9 19 33  −14 3 2 10 14 32  −18

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHHHHAAAHAAHHHAHAAAHAHHHAHA
ResultWLDLLLLDDLLLWLLWLDLLLLDLWLLWDL
Position144456655666666666666666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results
6 August 2017 1Gandzasar Kapan1 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Junior  45'
Musonda  88'		 Report R.Yeghiazaryan  56'
An.Kocharyan  59', 67' (pen.)
D.Minasyan  64'
R.Safaryan  79'
S.Metoyan  88'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
12 August 2017 2Alashkert3 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Grigoryan  25'
Manasyan  36', 63'
Artu.Yedigaryan  75'		 Report R.Yeghiazaryan 12'
Go.Poghosyan  34'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
20 August 2017 3Ararat Yerevan0 – 0PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Al.Petrosyan  45'
G.Kirakosyan  90+4'		 Report R.Hakobyan  35' Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
26 August 2017 4Shirak2 – 1Ararat YerevanGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) S.Udo  45'
M.Kaba  55'
A.Mikaelyan  64'
Kpodo  66'
Ilić  87'		 Report V.Arzoyan  15'
R.Yeghiazaryan  51'
S.Mkrtchyan  54'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Safaryan
9 September 2017 5Ararat Yerevan1 – 2BanantsYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) An.Kocharyan  31' (pen.)
R.Safaryan  81'
Ar.Kocharyan  90+5'		 Report M.Guydanov  17'
Krasić  20'
Hovsepyan  46' 66'
A.Avagyan  58'
V.Ayvazyan  68'
Đoković  90+5'		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
17 September 2017 6Ararat Yerevan0 – 2Gandzasar KapanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) G.Tumbaryan  65'
G.Kirakosyan  66'
Silas  88'
Arg.Petrosyan  90+1'		 Report H.Ishkhanyan  25'
A.Khachatryan  30'
Živković  45'
Musonda  75'		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
27 September 2017 7Ararat Yerevan1 – 3AlashkertYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Al.Petrosyan  18'
Y.Gareginyan  42'
An.Kocharyan  50'		 Report Muradyan  52'
Ar.Yedigaryan  75' (pen.)
Nenadović  78', 90'		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
30 September 2017 8Pyunik–Ararat YerevanYerevan
(UTC+4) Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
13 October 2017 9Ararat Yerevan2 – 2ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) R.Safaryan  30'
Ar.Kocharyan  44'
G. Kirakosyan  39'		 Report Stanojević  35' (pen.)
A.Muradyan  39'
A.Mikaelyan  73'		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
20 October 2017 10Banants0 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Krasić  36'
K.Sibo  63'
Wal  68'
Hovsepyan  72'		 Report Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
29 October 2017 11Gandzasar Kapan2 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) G.Harutyunyan  12'
Musonda  76'		 Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 100
3 November 2017 12Alashkert2 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) M.Manasyan  45+1', 70'
Zeljković  74'		 Report S.Mkrtchyan  38' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
19 November 2017 13Ararat Yerevan0 – 1PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) S.Metoyan  43'
An.Kocharyan  83'		 Report Avetisyan  37'
A.Manucharyan  46'  73'
A.Shakhnazaryan  75'
Miranyan  76'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
25 November 2017 14Shirak0 – 1Ararat YerevanGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) A.Muradyan  49' Report An.Kocharyan  90+1' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Artur Safaryan
29 November 2017 8Pyunik4 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) R.Minasyan  8'
Mkrtchyan  27' 69'
R.Yeghiazaryan  42' (o.g.)
A.Manucharyan  55'
V.Hayrapetyan  60'
A.Arakelyan  77'
Avetisyan  90+1'		 Report Y.Gareginyan  62' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
3 December 2017 15Ararat Yerevan2 – 3BanantsYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) V.Chopuryan  15'
G.Kirakosyan  17', 90+2'
R.Avagyan  76'		 Report K.Sibo  17'
Hovsepyan  32', 70'
H.Voskanyan  57'
Wal  90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
28 February 2018 16Ararat Yerevan1 – 0Gandzasar KapanYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) G.Kirakosyan  62'
D.Minasyan  77'
Obradović  81'		 Report Wbeymar  54'
V.Pogosyan  62'		 Stadium: Banants Artificial Field
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Safaryan
4 March 2018 17Ararat Yerevan2 – 3AlashkertYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) O.Hamvardzumyan  51'
An.Kocharyan  74'
R.Safaryan  76'		 Report Simonyan  12' (pen.)
Omoregie  37', 49'
S.Serchenkov  54'
A.Scherbakov  70'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
11 March 2018 18Pyunik3 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Diarrassouba  17', 57'
R.Hakobyan  25'
A.Manucharyan  48'		 Report G.Ohanyan  52'
R.Safaryan  55'
Obradović  74'
O.Hamvardzumyan  77', 90'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
18 March 2018 19Ararat Yerevan0 – 2ShirakYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) O.Hamvardzumyan  41'
V.Arzoyan  47'		 Report S.Udo  47' (pen.)
V.Bakalyan  71'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan
1 April 2018 20Banants2 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Wal  23' (pen.)
H.Voskanyan  45'
H.Hakobyan  70'
Peltier  72' (pen.)		 Report Dragojević  22'
An.Kocharyan  63'
Obradović  69'
Alan  71'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Safaryan
4 April 2018 21Gandzasar Kapan3 – 1Ararat YerevanYerevan
13:00 (UTC+4) G.Harutyunyan  5' 10'
Musonda  24'
Yuspashyan  76'
Wirikom  90+2'		 Report Obradović  47'
V.Arzoyan  58'
O.Hamvardzumyan  70'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
7 April 2018 22Alashkert2 – 1Ararat YerevanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  1', 11'
Čančarević  90+3'		 Report R.Avagyan  26'
G.Ohanyan  45+2'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
15 April 2018 23Ararat Yerevan1 – 1PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) G.Ohanyan  45+1' Report Burayev  2' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Artur Simonyan
21 April 2018 24Shirak4 – 1Ararat YerevanGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Muradyan  9', 21'
A.Davoyan  33'
Ly  62'
V.Bakalyan  76'
Z.Margaryan  89'		 Report V.Chopuryan  26'
A.Petrosyan  58'
Y.Gareginyan  68'
Dragojević  76'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
28 April 2018 25Ararat Yerevan2 – 1BanantsYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) An.Kocharyan  56', 86' (pen.) Report Wal  24' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Safaryan
1 May 2018 26Ararat Yerevan1 – 6Gandzasar KapanYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) G.Ohanyan  25'
An.Kocharyan  41'
G.Kirakosyan  80'
S.Mkrtchyan  84'		 Report G.Harutyunyan  48', 53', 57', 85'
H.Velic  73'
M.Grigoryan  76'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
5 May 2018 27Ararat Yerevan2 – 3AlashkertYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) G.Ohanyan  16'
D.Minasyan  57'
R.Avagyan  88'		 Report Omoregie  25'
Grigoryan  32'
M.Manasyan  47'
Dashyan  71'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artur Safaryan
8 May 2018 28Pyunik1 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Vardanyan  1' Report Obradović  44'
S.Metoyan  70', 84' 89'
G.Tumbaryan  87'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
12 May 2018 29Ararat Yerevan4 – 4ShirakYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) An.Kocharyan  43', 71'
D.Minasyan  54'
R.Darbinyan  61' (o.g.)		 Report Stanojević  5'
V.Bakalyan  7'
M.Bakayoko  19'
Prljević  27'
Z.Margaryan  82'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
20 May 2018 30Banants2 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Hovsepyan  7'
Peltier  26'
A.Bareghamyan  85'		 Report G.Ohanyan  78' Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Table
Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Gandzasar Kapan 30 11 10 9 43 34 +9 43
4 Shirak 30 14 8 8 37 31 +6 38[lower-alpha 2]
5 Pyunik 30 9 9 12 37 41 −4 36 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Ararat Yerevan 30 5 6 19 33 65 −32 21
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[6]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
  2. Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.[5]

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Armenian Cup
13 September 2017 Quarterfinal 1st legShirak1 – 1Ararat YerevanGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) M.Bakayoko  12'
A.Amiryan  43'
R.Darbinyan  89'
Ilić  90+2'		 Report R.Safaryan  61' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
25 October 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd legArarat Yerevan0 – 2
(1 – 3 agg.)		ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) G.Kirakosyan  63'
R.Safaryan  85'		 Report V.Bakalyan  65'
M.Bakayoko  69' 90+1'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 20
Referee: Artur Simonyan

Statistics
As of match played 20 May 2018

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Poghos Ayvazyan 505000
2 DF Arman Zeynalyan 100+1000
5 DF Vardan Arzoyan 27025+1010
6 MF Ruslan Avagyan 17012+5000
7 MF Davit Minasyan 26418+740+10
8 MF Yuri Gareginyan 27125+1110
10 MF Anthony Trajkoski 602+4000
11 DF Alan Pires 705+2000
12 GK Arman Meliksetyan 1009010
13 MF Armen Derdzyan 16011+5000
15 MF Odaílson 402+2000
17 FW Gegham Tumbaryan 2017+13100
18 FW Orbeli Hamvardzumyan 1236+6300
19 FW Sargis Metoyan 1828+9210
20 DF Rafael Safaryan 27126011
21 MF Andranik Kocharyan 30927+2910
23 DF Gor Poghosyan 23022+1000
25 DF Goran Obradović 12112100
88 GK Andrija Dragojević 11011000
DF Vahe Chopuryan 505000
DF Argishti Petrosyan 14011+200+10
MF Gevorg Ohanyan 15414+1400
MF Aram Kocharyan 1117+4100
MF Sergey Mkrtchyan 22019+2010
FW Garegin Kirakosyan 2347+15410
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
2 DF Revik Yeghiazaryan 15113+1110
3 DF Gevorg Poghosyan 100+1000
4 FW Aleksandr Petrosyan 71610+10
15 MF Artur Stepanyan 300+3000
18 MF Silas 703+3010
22 GK Arsen Petrosyan 505000
25 DF Lucas Straub 706010

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1MF21Andranik Kocharyan909
2FW10Garegin Kirakosyan404
MFGevorg Ohanyan404
MF7Davit Minasyan404
5FW18Orbeli Hamvardzumyan303
6FW19Sargis Metoyan202
7DF2Revik Yeghiazaryan101
FW4Aleksandr Petrosyan101
MF11Aram Kocharyan101
DF25Goran Obradović101
MF8Yuri Gareginyan101
MF17Gegham Tumbaryan101
DF20Rafael Safaryan011
Own goal101
TOTALS 30131

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
5DFVardan Arzoyan300030
6MFRuslan Avagyan300030
8MFYuri Gareginyan200020
10FWGaregin Kirakosyan300030
11DFAlan Pires100010
15MFSergey Mkrtchyan300030
17FWGegham Tumbaryan100010
18FWOrbeli Hamvardzumyan200020
19FWSargis Metoyan300030
20DFRafael Safaryan500050
21MFAndranik Kocharyan400040
23DFGor Poghosyan100010
25DFGoran Obradović400040
88GKAndrija Dragojević200020
DFVahe Chopuryan200020
DFArgishti Petrosyan200020
MFGevorg Ohanyan200020
MFAram Kocharyan100010
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
2DFRevik Yeghiazaryan200020
4FWAleksandr Petrosyan100010
18MFSilas100010
TOTALS 48 0 0 0 48 0
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References
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  2. "Արսեն Պետրոսյանը պայմանագիր կնքեց "Արարատի" հետ". fcararat.am (in Armenian). FC Ararat Yerevan. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. "Փոփոխություններ` "Ալաշկերտի" կազմում". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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  5. ՀՖՖ կարգապահական կոմիտեի 05.05.2018թ. որոշման կիրառման պարզաբանումը [Clarification of application of decision]. AFF (in Armenian). 19 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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