2016–17 Alashkert FC season

The 2016–17 season was Alashkert's fifth season in the Armenian Premier League and tenth overall. Alashkert defended their Premier League title having won it the previous seasons. They also reached the quarterfinal of the Armenian Cup and the second qualifying round of the Champions League where they were knocked out by Dinamo Tbilisi.

Alashkert
2016-17 season
ChairmanBagrat Navoyan
ManagerAbraham Khashmanyan
StadiumAlashkert Stadium
Armenian Premier League1st
Armenian CupQuarterfinal vs Pyunik
Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round vs Dinamo Tbilisi
Top goalscorerLeague: Two Players (13)
All: Two Players (13)

Squad
As of 27 March 2017

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 Gevorg Kasparov (vice-captain)
2 DF  UKR Dmytro Khovbosha
3 DF  ARM Andranik Voskanyan
4 MF  SRB Sasa Filipović
5 DF  SRB Danijel Stojković
6 MF  ARM Ararat Arakelyan
7 FW  ARM Mihran Manasyan
8 MF  ARM Gagik Daghbashyan
9 MF  ARM Artak Dashyan
10 MF  ARM Khoren Veranyan
11 MF  GEO Irakli Kvekveskiri
12 FW  RUS Atsamaz Buraev
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  ARM Benik Hovhannisyan
15 MF  SRB Uroš Nenadović
17 DF  ARM Artak Yedigaryan
19 DF  ARM Vahagn Minasyan (captain)
20 MF  ARM Artur Yedigaryan
21 MF  ARM Artak Grigoryan
22 MF  ARM Zaven Badoyan
55 GK  ARM Edvard Hovhannisyan
77 FW  TRI Lester Peltier
93 GK  ARM Arsen Beglaryan
— FW  ARM Narek Beglaryan
— FW  ARM Gevorg Nranyan

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Armenian Supercup
Main article: Armenian Supercup
24 September 2016 Alashkert1 – 1
(3 – 2 p)		BanantsYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Balabekyan  29'
Arakelyan  43'
Arta.Yedigaryan  47'
Artu.Yedigaryan  52'		 Report Laércio  45' (pen.)
Kachmazov  47'
Torrejón  119'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Penalties
Artu.Yedigaryan
Minasyan
Arta.Yedigaryan
Voskanyan
Kasparov 		Torrejón
Adams
Minasyan
Kachmazov
Laércio

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2016–17 Armenian Premier League

Results
7 August 2016 1Alashkert0 – 0Gandzasar KapanYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Daghbashyan  67'
Minasyan  90+2'		 Report H.Asoyan  90+2' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
13 August 2016 2Pyunik1 – 2AlashkertYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Arakelyan  25'
Grigoryan  27'
A.Manucharyan  43'
Ra.Hakobyan  60'
Avetisyan  75'
H.Poghosyan  90+2'		 Report Arta.Yedigaryan  20'
A.Beglaryan  43'
B.Hovhannisyan  50'
M.Manasyan  62'
Grigoryan  81'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
21 August 2016 3Alashkert3 – 0BanantsYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Daghbashyan  34'
Dashyan  47'
Kvekveskiri  68'
Artu.Yedigaryan  76'
Fomenko  83'		 Report Laércio  49' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Safaryan
27 August 2016 4Shirak2 – 2AlashkertGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) Daghbashyan  16' (o.g.)
V.Ayvazyan  44'
A.Davoyan  57'
M.Kaba  68'		 Report K.Veranyan  4'
Kvekveskiri  26' 47'
A.Mikaelyan  61' (o.g.)
Tasić  69'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Suren Baliyan
10 September 2016 5Alashkert1 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Artu.Yedigaryan  46' 79' Report Nwabueze  6', 55' 57'
O.Kaina  17'
N.Kpehia  52' 76'
P.Ter-Petrosyan  90+3'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
18 September 2016 6Gandzasar Kapan0 – 2AlashkertKapan
16:00 (UTC+4) Report Meliksetyan  13' (o.g.)
Fomenko  31'
M.Manasyan  48'		 Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Artur Simonyan
27 September 2016 7Alashkert0 – 0PyunikYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Kvekveskiri  19'
Muradyan  29'		 Report V.Pogosyan  64' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan
2 October 2016 8Banants0 – 3AlashkertYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Adams  63' Report Artu.Yedigaryan  17', 37'
Arta.Yedigaryan  31'
M.Manasyan  34' 69'
Fomenko  53'
Minasyan  70'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
16 October 2016 9Alashkert1 – 1ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Gyozalyan  33' (pen.)
Khovbosha  38'
Minasyan  53'
Tasić  86'		 Report Gogichayev  75' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
22 October 2016 10Ararat Yerevan1 – 2AlashkertYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) R.Safaryan  42'
A.Loretsyan  64'		 Report M.Manasyan  15'
Grigoryan  72'
Minasyan  79' 90+2'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
27 October 2016 11Alashkert0 – 4Gandzasar KapanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Muradyan  8'
Daghbashyan  32'
Gyozalyan  47'
A.Beglaryan  68'		 Report Claudir  13'
Meliksetyan  45'
A.Khachatryan  47'
G.Harutyunyan  52', 89'
Grigoryan  68' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan
30 October 2016 12Pyunik2 – 1AlashkertYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) A.Kartashyan  17'
A.Manucharyan  30'
Grigoryan  43'
V.Pogosyan  48' (pen.)
N.Aslanyan  81'		 Report Arta.Yedigaryan  69' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
5 November 2016 13Alashkert4 – 1BanantsYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  6', 79'
K.Veranyan  71'
M.Manasyan  81'
Grigoryan  90+2'		 Report V.Ayvazyan  37'
H.Hambardzumyan  83'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
20 November 2016 14Shirak0 – 0AlashkertGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  23'
D.Hakobyan  47'
S.Udo  73'		 Report Voskanyan  64'
Grigoryan  90'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Artur Simonyan
23 November 2016 15Alashkert4 – 1Ararat YerevanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) M.Manasyan  22', 79', 84', 90' (pen.)
Artu.Yedigaryan  72'
Kvekveskiri  77'		 Report R.Safaryan  20' 56'
R.Ghazaryan  60'
Y.Gareginyan  64'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Artur Safaryan
27 November 2016 16Gandzasar Kapan1 – 2AlashkertKapan
15:00 (UTC+4) G.Harutyunyan  14'
Wbeymar  35'
A.Karapetyan  83'
Al.Petrosyan  85'  88'		 Report Minasyan  35'
Dashyan  40'
Arta.Yedigaryan  86' (pen.)
A.Grigoryan  90'		 Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Artur Simonyan
4 December 2016 17Alashkert0 – 0PyunikYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Tasić  22'
Artu.Yedigaryan  55'		 Report R.Hakobyan  54' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
4 March 2017 18Banants1 – 2AlashkertYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) K.Melkonyan  89' Report Voskanyan  8'
Minasyan  27' 42'
Nenadović  32'
Grigoryan  41'
Kvekveskiri  78'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Artur Safaryan
12 March 2017 19Alashkert3 – 0ShirakYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Yedigaryan  11'
Dashyan  37'
Nenadović  45'
Yedigaryan  72'		 Report A.Muradyan  61'
R.Darbinyan  88'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
17 March 2017 20Ararat Yerevan0 – 3AlashkertYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) S.Mkrtchyan  42' Report Peltier  30'
M.Manasyan  73', 77'
Badoyan  83'		 Stadium: Banants-3
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Safaryan
30 March 2017 21Alashkert1 – 2Gandzasar KapanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Khovbosha  42'
M.Manasyan  45+2'
Voskanyan  53'
A.Khachatryan  63' (o.g.)		 Report V.Minasyan  33'
G.Harutyunyan  44'
Memović  58'
Yuspashyan  63'
Wal  71'
S.Shahinyan  82'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
7 April 2017 22Pyunik0 – 3AlashkertYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Grigoryan  79' Report Voskanyan  23'
K.Veranyan  31'
Nenadović  39'
Minasyan  63'
Khovbosha  63'
A.Beglaryan  83'
Arta.Yedigaryan  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
14 April 2017 23Alashkert2 – 0BanantsYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  29', 49' 87' Report Ghazaryan  25'
Ayrapetyan  52'
K.Harutyunyan  77'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
23 April 2017 24Shirak0 – 1AlashkertGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  90' Report Arakelyan  25'
Voskanyan  90+4'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Suren Baliyan
29 April 2017 25Alashkert3 – 1Ararat YerevanYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  17', 54' (pen.)
Khovbosha  57'
Badoyan  90+3'		 Report E.Mkrtchyan  13' 48' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
6 May 2017 26Gandzasar Kapan0 – 1AlashkertYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Claudir  30' Report G.Daghbashyan  60'
Wbeymar  69' (o.g.)
A.Beglaryan  90+2'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Suren Baliyan
13 May 2017 27Alashkert3 – 3PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Badoyan  13'
Dashyan  50', 59' (pen.)		 Report A.Kartashyan  37'
V.Pogosyan  38' 84'
N.Aslanyan  48'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
19 May 2017 28Banants0 – 3AlashkertYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Injac  24'
H.Hakobyan  61'
Z.Margaryan  73'		 Report M.Manasyan  49'
K.Veranyan  59'
Arta.Yedigaryan  66'
Dashyan  70'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
28 May 2017 29Alashkert3 – 1ShirakYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Voskanyan  15'
Arta.Yedigaryan  41'
Artu.Yedigaryan  44'
M.Manasyan  54', 63'		 Report S.Udo  43'
M.Kaba  47'
A.Muradyan  67' 90+2'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Suren Baliyan
31 May 2017 30Ararat Yerevan1 – 4AlashkertYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Y.Gareginyan  45'
M.Arustamyan  73'		 Report M.Manasyan  13', 47'
Arta.Yedigaryan  45'
Khovbosha  51'
S.Filipović  57'
Beglaryan  65'
G.Nranyan  76'		 Stadium: Banants-3
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alashkert (C) 30 19 7 4 59 26 +33 64 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Gandzasar Kapan 30 17 6 7 38 24 +14 57 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Shirak 30 16 5 9 31 24 +7 53
4 Pyunik 30 12 9 9 35 27 +8 45
5 Banants 30 5 6 19 18 44 −26 21
6 Ararat Yerevan 30 3 3 24 17 53 −36 12
Source: Football Federation of Armenia (in Armenian), 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.[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Shirak qualified for Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Armenian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2016–17 Armenian Cup
21 September 2016 Quarterfinal 1st legAlashkert1 – 2PyunikYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Voskanyan  2'
Fomenko  43' 47'
Kvekveskiri  77'
Artu.Yedigaryan  86'		 Report A.Arakelyan  4'
Hovhannisyan  13' 61'
A.Manucharyan  81'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Artur Simonyan
19 October 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd legPyunik1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)		AlashkertYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Hovhannisyan  45' 87' Report Tasić  16'
Khovbosha  25'
Kvekveskiri  45'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
28 June 2016 First qualifying round 1st legSanta Coloma 0 – 0 AlashkertAndorra la Vella, Andorra
22:00 (UTC+4) Rebés  40'
Pujol  50'		 Report Tasić  15' Stadium: Estadi Comunal
Attendance: 600[2]
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)
5 July 2016 First qualifying round 2nd legAlashkert 3 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		 Santa ColomaYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) V. Minasyan  12'
M.Manasyan  26'
Gyozalyan  84'
Artur Yedigaryan  88'		 Report Lima  10'
Martínez  26'  90'
F.Gonzalez  45+2'  60'
E.Casals  50'
Rodríguez  52'
A.Ramos  73'
Capdevila  86'
Parra  90+4'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 2,100[2]
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
12 July 2016 Second qualifying round 1st legDinamo Tbilisi 2 – 0 AlashkertTbilisi, Georgia
21:00 (UTC+4) Kiteishvili  51' 55'
Kvilitaia  69' (pen.)		 Report Minasyan  28'
G.Poghosyan  37'
A.Bareghamyan  70'		 Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 11,769[3]
Referee: Sebastian Colțescu (Romania)
19 July 2016 Second qualifying round 2nd legAlashkert 1 – 1
(1 – 3 agg.)		 Dinamo TbilisiYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Gyozalyan  51'
Artu.Yedigaryan  54'
Grigoryan  59'
Kvekveskiri  71'		 Report Jigauri  21'
Chelidze  54'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 4,600[3]
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

Statistics
As of match played 31 May 2017

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian CupSupercupUEFA Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Gevorg Kasparov 150100001040
2 DF Dmytro Khovbosha 220190200010
3 DF Andranik Voskanyan 280230201020
4 MF Sasa Filipović 402+20000000
5 DF Danijel Stojković 100100000000
6 DF Ararat Arakelyan 181161101000
7 FW Mihran Manasyan 311324+313200020
8 DF Gagik Daghbashyan 24022+10001000
9 MF Artak Dashyan 33619+8610103+10
10 MF Khoren Veranyan 27112+11110002+10
11 MF Irakli Kvekveskiri 28118+71200010
12 FW Atsamaz Burayev 100+10000000
13 MF Benik Hovhannisyan 301+20000000
15 MF Uroš Nenadović 11410+14000000
17 DF Artak Yedigaryan 341327+1130+101040
19 DF Vahagn Minasyan 29422+130+101041
20 MF Artur Yedigaryan 33612+1540+20111+21
21 MF Artak Grigoryan 32124+21100+1040
22 MF Zaven Badoyan 733+43000000
77 FW Lester Peltier 1006+40000000
93 GK Arsen Beglaryan 220200200000
DF Alen Hambartsumyan 1010000000
DF Mikayel Khashmanyan 1010000000
FW Narek Beglaryan 110+11000000
FW Gevorg Nranyan 110+11000000
Players who left Alashkert during the season:
4 DF Aleksandar Tasić 1507+20200040
5 MF Karen Muradyan 1306+20100040
8 MF Rafael Ghazaryan 200000000+20
11 FW Arsen Balabekyan 401+100+101000
12 MF Artur Avagyan 100000000+10
12 FW Yuriy Fomenko 1834+112210+1000
13 DF Gevorg Poghosyan 3000000030
14 DF Aram Bareghamyan 100000000+10
14 MF Samvel Melkonyan 701+3010000+20
18 DF Marat Butuyev 2020000000
18 MF Anton Savin 902+101+100+1030
22 FW Norayr Gyozalyan 1536+4100102+22
MF Aram Hovsepyan 3010101000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Supercup UEFA Champions League Total
1FW7Mihran Manasyan1300013
2DF17Artak Yedigaryan1300013
3MF9Artak Dashyan60006
MF20Artur Yedigaryan40116
5MF15Uroš Nenadović40004
DF19Vahagn Minasyan30014
MF17Own goal40004
8MF22Zaven Badoyan30003
FW12Yuriy Fomenko21003
FW22Norayr Gyozalyan10023
11MF11Irakli Kvekveskiri10001
MF10Khoren Veranyan10001
MF21Artak Grigoryan10001
DF6Ararat Arakelyan10001
FWNarek Beglaryan10001
FWGevorg Nranyan10001
TOTALS 5911465

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Supercup UEFA Champions League Total
1GK92Arsen Beglaryan1000010
2GK1Gevorg Kasparov40026
TOTALS 1400216

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Supercup UEFA Champions League Total
2DFDmytro Khovbosha5010000060
3DFAndranik Voskanyan5110000061
4DFSasa Filipović1000000010
6DFArarat Arakelyan0000100010
7FWMihran Manasyan4000000141
8DFGagik Daghbashyan4000000040
10MFKhoren Veranyan3000000030
11MFIrakli Kvekveskiri5020001080
13MFBenik Hovhannisyan1000000010
17DFArtak Yedigaryan3000100040
19DFVahagn Minasyan6000001070
20MFArtur Yedigaryan5010001070
21MFArtak Grigoryan5000001060
77FWLester Peltier1000000010
93GKArsen Beglaryan4000000040
Players who left Alashkert during the season:
4DFAleksandar Tasić3010001050
5MFKaren Muradyan2000000020
11FWArsen Balabekyan0000100010
12FWYuriy Fomenko1010000020
13DFGevorg Poghosyan0000001010
14DFAram Bareghamyan0000001010
22FWNorayr Gyozalyan1000000010
TOTALS 59 1 7 0 3 0 7 1 76 2

Notes
  1. Alashkert played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Alashkert Stadium, Yerevan.

References
  1. "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. "Summary UEFA Champions League - Round 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
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