2016–17 FC Gandzasar Kapan season

Gandzasar Kapan
2016-17 season
Chairman	Vahe Hakobyan
Manager	Ashot Barseghyan
Stadium	Gandzasar Stadium
Premier League	2nd
Armenian Cup	Semifinal vs Shirak
Top goalscorer	League: Gegham Harutyunyan (12); All: Gegham Harutyunyan (12)

The 2016–17 season was Gandzasar Kapan's 13th year in existence and eleventh consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League. The club finished 2nd in the league, qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, and reached the Semi-Finals of the Armenian Cup.

Squad

As of 16 February 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	Gor Martirosyan
3	DF	GHA	Edward Kpodo
5	DF	ARM	Aleksandr Petrosyan (captain)
6	MF	COL	Wbeymar
7	DF	ARM	Rafael Ghazaryan
8	MF	ARM	Sargis Shahinyan
10	MF	BRA	Wal (loan from Colorado)
12	GK	ARM	Grigor Meliksetyan
13	DF	SRB	Damir Memović
17	DF	ARM	Ashot Karapetyan
18	MF	ARM	Hayk Ishkhanyan
19	DF	ARM	Vaspurak Minasyan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ARM	Artur Yuspashyan
22	DF	ARM	Gegham Harutyunyan
23	DF	ARM	Ara Khachatryan
28	FW	BRA	Claudir (loan from São Paulo)
30	GK	ARM	Tigran Davtyan
33	FW	ARM	David Asatryan
88	FW	ARM	Vardan Bakalyan
89	MF	ZAM	Lubambo Musonda
91	DF	ARM	Artak Aleksanyan
30	GK	MKD	Filip Ilikj
31	MF	RUS	Artur Adamyan

Transfers

Summer

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	ARM	Vardan Bakalyan (from Alashkert)
10	MF	BRA	Wal (loan from Colorado)
17	DF	ARM	Ashot Karapetyan (from Mika)
19	MF	ARM	Vaspurak Minasyan
20	MF	ARM	Gevorg Ohanyan (from Homenetmen Beirut)
28	FW	BRA	Claudir (loan from São Paulo)
91	DF	ARM	Artak Aleksanyan
—	FW	ARM	Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (from Pyunik)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	GHA	Joshua Otoo
8	DF	ARM	Armen Durunts (to Kotayk)
10	FW	ARM	Armen Hovhannisyan
11	MF	ARM	Tigran Barseghyan (to Vardar)
17	DF	ARM	Alen Hambartsumyan
20	FW	ARM	Narek Beglaryan (to Zhetysu)
21	DF	ARM	Hovhannes Grigoryan
35	MF	ARM	Arkadi Safaryan
87	FW	SRB	Aleksandar Rakić

Winter

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	DF	ARM	Rafael Ghazaryan (from Ararat Yerevan)
8	MF	ARM	Sargis Shahinyan
20	MF	ARM	Artur Yuspashyan (from Anagennisi Deryneia)
21	MF	RUS	Artur Adamyan
30	GK	MKD	Filip Ilikj (from Metalurg Skopje)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ARM	Armen Petrosyan (Retired) [1]
9	MF	GEO	Gogita Gogatishvili (to Dinamo Minsk) [2]
20	MF	ARM	Gevorg Ohanyan (to Homenetmen Beirut)
77	MF	ARM	Hamlet Asoyan (to Homenetmen Beirut)
—	FW	ARM	Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (to Ararat Yerevan)

Competitions

Armenian Premier League

Results

7 August 2016 1	Alashkert	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Daghbashyan 67' Minasyan 90+2'	Summary	H.Asoyan 90+2'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

13 August 2016 2	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 0	Ararat Yerevan	Kapan
17:30 (UTC+4)	Claudir 31' G.Harutyunyan 42' A.Khachatryan 44'	Summary	A.Petrosyan 73'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Artur Safaryan

21 August 2016 3	Pyunik	3 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	A.Arakelyan 37', 90+6' (pen.) N.Aslanyan 49' V.Hayrapetyan 52' G.Manukyan 66' E.Petrosyan 80' H.Harutyunyan 90+2'	Summary	Claudir 11' Wbeymar 40' A.Karapetyan 83' G.Ohanyan 90'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

28 August 2016 4	Banants	4 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Badoyan 5' Laércio 8' 61' (pen.) V.Satumyan 24' Burayev 67' Ghazaryan 72'	Summary	A.Karapetyan 4' Ale.Petrosyan 58' Musonda 10' G.Harutyunyan 71' Claudir 85'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

11 September 2016 5	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 1	Shirak	Kapan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Claudir 37' H.Asoyan 68' Arm.Petrosyan 85' G.Harutyunyan 89'	Summary	G. Hovhannisyan 31' A.Mikaelyan 39' A.Hovhannisyan 63' A.Muradyan 88' A.Ayvazov 90+2'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

18 September 2016 6	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 2	Alashkert	Kapan
16:00 (UTC+4)		Summary	Meliksetyan 13' (o.g.) Fomenko 31' M.Manasyan 48'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Artur Simonyan

25 September 2016 7	Ararat Yerevan	0 – 2	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	A.Kpehia 65' S.Koné 89'	Summary	Al.Petrosyan 21' Musonda 41' A.Khachatryan 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Simonyan

1 October 2016 8	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 0	Pyunik	Kapan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Ishkhanyan 12' 24' Al.Petrosyan 40' H.Asoyan 73' 88'	Summary	V.Hayrapetyan 28'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan

15 October 2016 9	Gandzasar Kapan	4 – 0	Banants	Kapan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Claudir 11' Memović 14' G.Gogatishvili 28' Aleksanyan 33' Wal 50'	Summary		Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

22 October 2016 10	Shirak	1 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	M.Kaba 28' de la Fuente 47' D.Hakobyan 63'	Summary	A.Khachatryan 40' Memović 60'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

27 October 2016 11	Alashkert	0 – 4	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Muradyan 8' G.Daghbashyan 32' Gyozalyan 47' A.Beglaryan 68'	Summary	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 12	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 0	Ararat Yerevan	Kapan
15:00 (UTC+4)	V.Minasyan 43' Ar.Petrosyan 50' G.Harutyunyan 74'	Summary	Daudov 17' V.Arzoyan 28' M.Sahakyan 34' G.Poghosyan 73' R.Safaryan 89'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Artur Simonyan

5 November 2016 13	Pyunik	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Hovhannisyan 90+1'	Summary	Musonda 33' H.Asoyan 41' Al.Petrosyan 45'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

19 November 2016 14	Banants	1 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	A.Kocharyan 16' A.Avagyan 29' Adams 45'	Summary	Ar.Petrosyan 5' G.Harutyunyan 27' 58' G.Gogatishvili 32'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Suren Baliyan

23 November 2016 15	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 0	Shirak	Kapan
15:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 62' Al.Petrosyan 67'	Summary	Poghosyan 38' M.Kaba 67'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

27 November 2016 16	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 2	Alashkert	Kapan
15:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 14' Wbeymar 35' A.Karapetyan 83' Al.Petrosyan 85' 88'	Summary	Minasyan 35' Dashyan 40' Arta.Yedigaryan 86' (pen.) A.Grigoryan 90'	Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Artur Simonyan

3 December 2016 17	Ararat Yerevan	0 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	A.Petrosyan 85'	Summary	Claudir 8' V.Minasyan 13' Wbeymar 57' Kpodo 80' Wal 90+1'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Suren Baliyan

5 March 2017 18	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 0	Pyunik	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Claudir 5' Wal 10' G.Harutyunyan 12'	Summary	A.Nadiryan 27'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

11 March 2017 19	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 0	Banants	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Wal 75' Claudir 85'	Summary	A.Bareghamyan 22' Injac 55'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Suren Baliyan

18 March 2017 20	Shirak	1 – 2	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
14:00 (UTC+4)	V.Bichakhchyan 76' 79' M.Bakayoko 90'	Summary	V.Bakalyan 71' Memović 73' Ishkhanyan 85' Kpodo 90+1'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

30 March 2017 21	Alashkert	1 – 2	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Khovbosha 42' M.Manasyan 45+2' Voskanyan 53' A.Khachatryan 63'	Summary	V.Minasyan 33' G.Harutyunyan 44' Memović 58' Yuspashyan 63' Wal 71' S.Shahinyan 82'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

8 April 2017 22	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 6' Claudir 43'	Summary	H.Papazyan 11' A.Kocharyan 59' 72' S.Mkrtchyan 78' A.Petrosyan 82' G.Poghosyan 90+1'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

16 April 2017 23	Pyunik	1 – 2	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	A.Kartashyan 5' 90+3' V.Hayrapetyan 46' N.Aslanyan 63' A.Shakhnazaryan 73' P.Avetisyan 84'	Summary	Musonda 40' 73' Yuspashyan 49' A.Khachatryan 59' (pen.) Wbeymar 82'	Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

22 April 2017 24	Banants	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	H.Hambardzumyan 35' M.Grigoryan 90+4'	Summary	Memović 80'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Simonyan

29 April 2017 25	Gandzasar Kapan	3 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Musonda 17' 34' Claudir 62' Wal 81' 90+4'	Summary	Hovsepyan 41' (pen.) M.Bakayoko 56' G. Hovhannisyan 90+3'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

6 May 2017 26	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 1	Alashkert	Yerevan
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 27	Ararat Yerevan	1 – 2	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Y.Gareginyan 14' G.Tumbaryan 33' R.Yeghiazaryan 82' A.Stefanyan 86' R.Safaryan 89'	Report	Musonda 16' Claudir 53' G.Harutyunyan 62' Memović 72'	Stadium: Banants-3 Attendance: 200 Referee: Suren Baliyan

20 May 2017 28	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 1	Pyunik	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 44' Wbeymar 55' Yuspashyan 89'	Report	ANadiryan 6' A.Arakelyan 72'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

27 May 2017 29	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 1	Banants	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 21' (pen.) Wal 62' A.Karapetyan 67' 90+2' Wbeymar 89'	Report	V.Drobarov 23' Injac 27' E.Yeghiazaryan 36'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

31 May 2017 30	Shirak	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4)	Nwabueze 3' G. Hovhannisyan 3' S.Udo 40' A.Mirzakhanyan 60'	Report	A.Petrosyan 3'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 225 Referee: Artur Safaryan

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.[3]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

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

21 September 2016 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Gandzasar Kapan	–	Erebuni	Kapan
(UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium

18 October 2016 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Erebuni	– (– agg.)	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
(UTC+4)		[ Summary]		Stadium: Erebuni Stadium

12 April 2017 Semifinal 1st leg	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	G.Harutyunyan 88'	Summary	A.Davoyan 35' O.Kaina 45' Hovsepyan 85' M.Bakayoko 88'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

26 April 2017 Semifinal 2nd leg	Shirak	1 – 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
16:00 (UTC+4)	O.Kaina 20' Safiu 44' Prljević 64' V.Minasyan 66' (o.g.) Yermakov 90+1' S.Udo 90+3'	Summary	Musonda 40' (pen.) Wal 84' Ishkhanyan 90+3'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Statistics

As of match played 31 May 2017

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Armenian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF		Edward Kpodo	11	0	4+6	0	1	0
5	DF		Aleksandr Petrosyan	22	0	22	0	0	0
6	MF		Wbeymar	31	0	28+1	0	2	0
7	DF		Rafael Ghazaryan	13	0	3+8	0	1+1	0
8	MF		Sargis Shahinyan	13	0	5+6	0	1+1	0
10	FW		Wal	26	5	20+4	5	1+1	0
12	GK		Grigor Meliksetyan	31	0	29	0	2	0
13	DF		Damir Memović	30	1	28+1	1	1	0
17	DF		Ashot Karapetyan	16	0	2+13	0	1	0
18	MF		Hayk Ishkhanyan	23	2	17+4	2	2	0
19	DF		Vaspurak Minasyan	23	0	18+3	0	2	0
20	MF		Artur Yuspashyan	15	0	13	0	2	0
22	DF		Gegham Harutyunyan	30	12	20+8	12	1+1	0
23	DF		Ara Khachatryan	31	1	30	1	1	0
28	FW		Claudir	29	8	27	8	1+1	0
30	GK		Filip Ilikj	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF		Artur Adamyan	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
88	FW		Vardan Bakalyan	13	1	1+10	1	1+1	0
89	MF		Lubambo Musonda	31	6	29	5	2	1
91	DF		Artak Aleksanyan	8	0	6+2	0	0	0
	MF		Gegham Simonyan	1	0	1	0	0	0
Players who left Gandzasar Kapan during the season:
2	DF		Armen Petrosyan	12	0	9+3	0	0	0
9	MF		Gogita Gogatishvili	14	1	11+3	1	0	0
20	MF		Gevorg Ohanyan	7	0	0+7	0	0	0
77	DF		Hamlet Asoyan	11	0	6+5	0	0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	DF	22	Gegham Harutyunyan	12	0	12
2	FW	28	Claudir	8	0	8
3	MF	89	Lubambo Musonda	5	1	6
4	MF	10	Wal	5	0	5
5	MF	18	Hayk Ishkhanyan	2	0	2
5	DF	23	Ara Khachatryan	2	0	2
7	DF	13	Damir Memović	1	0	1
	MF	9	Gogita Gogatishvili	1	0	1
	FW	88	Vardan Bakalyan	1	0	1
			Own goal	1	0	1
			TOTALS	37	1	38

Disciplinary Record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Armenian Cup		Total
3		DF	Edward Kpodo	2	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Aleksandr Petrosyan	6	2	0	0	6	2
6		MF	Wbeymar	6	0	0	0	6	0
8		MF	Sargis Shahinyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Wal	3	0	1	0	4	0
12		GK	Grigor Meliksetyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
13		DF	Damir Memović	5	0	0	0	5	0
17		DF	Ashot Karapetyan	5	1	0	0	5	1
18		MF	Hayk Ishkhanyan	1	0	1	0	2	0
19		DF	Vaspurak Minasyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		MF	Artur Yuspashyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
22		DF	Gegham Harutyunyan	5	0	1	0	6	0
23		DF	Ara Khachatryan	3	0	0	0	3	0
28		FW	Claudir	5	0	0	0	5	0
89		MF	Lubambo Musonda	4	0	0	0	4	0
91		DF	Artak Aleksanyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Gandzasar Kapan during the season:
2		DF	Armen Petrosyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
9		MF	Gogita Gogatishvili	1	0	0	0	1	0
20		MF	Gevorg Ohanyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
77		DF	Hamlet Asoyan	5	1	0	0	5	1
			TOTALS	64	4	3	0	67	4

References

"Армен Петросян завершил карьеру". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armenian Football. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
"Гогита Гогиташвили покидает Гандзасар-Капан". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armenian Football. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
"Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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[table_note_res_EL1Q0.15894075956146-3] 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.

[1] "Армен Петросян завершил карьеру". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armenian Football. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[2] "Гогита Гогиташвили покидает Гандзасар-Капан". armfootball.com (in Russian). Armenian Football. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

[4] "Premier League 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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