2017–18 FC Ararat-Moskva season

The 2017–18 season was Ararat-Moskva's 1st season in existence, in which they finished Third in the First League, gaining promotion to the Armenian Premier League, whilst they were knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Gandzasar Kapan in the Quarter-finals.

Ararat-Moskva
2017–18 season
DirectorPoghos Galstyan
ManagerArtak Oseyan
First League3rd
Armenian CupQuarterfinal vs Gandzasar Kapan
Top goalscorerLeague: Armen Hovhannisyan (15)
All: Armen Hovhannisyan (15)
Highest home attendance400 vs Artsakh
(11 September 2017)
Lowest home attendance50 vs Gandzasar Kapan-2
(27 November 2017)
50 vs Erebuni
(12 March 2018)
Average home league attendance127 (21 May 2018)

Season events

The club began the season under the name of Avan Academy. At the beginning of 2018, the club was taken over by the Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan who renamed the football club as Ararat-Moskva. The club was reorganized as soon as FC Ararat Moscow in Russia was denied certificate for the next season.[1] Artak Oseyan managed the club during the 2017–18 Armenian First League season.[2]

Squad

As of match played 21 May 2018
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Vahe Muradyan GK (2000-01-07)7 January 2000 (aged 18) Youth team 2017 1 0
12 Nikos Melikyan GK (1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 19) Atromitos 2017 25 0
23 Narek Voskanyan GK Youth team 2017 10 0
Defenders
2 Derenik Sargsyan DF (1999-10-13)13 October 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 29 0
3 Lyova Gharibyan DF (1999-01-28)28 January 1999 (aged 19) Pyunik 2017 27 1
4 Albert Khachumyan DF (1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 26 4
5 Karen Hovhannisyan DF (2000-01-18)18 January 2000 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 12 0
13 Gevorg Markosyan DF Pyunik 2017 12 0
14 Arsen Sargsyan DF (2000-07-19)19 July 2000 (aged 17) Pyunik 2017 17 1
17 Arman Asilyan DF (1999-04-15)15 April 1999 (aged 19) Pyunik 2017 29 1
27 Levon Gevorgyan DF (1998-10-24)24 October 1998 (aged 19) Banants 2018 3 0
29 Harutyun Vardanyan DF Youth team 2017 1 0
Midfielders
6 Norayr Grigoryan MF (1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 13 1
7 Vigen Karapetyan MF (1999-04-26)26 April 1999 (aged 19) Pyunik 2017 23 1
8 Mihran Petrosyan MF (1999-09-19)19 September 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 29 3
10 Armen Nahapetyan MF (1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 29 11
11 Zhirayr Shaghoyan MF (2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 17) Pyunik 2017 19 7
15 Patvakan Avetisyan MF (2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 16) Mika 2017 5 0
16 Samvel Harutyunyan MF (2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 15) Youth team 2017 1 0
18 Erik Azizyan MF (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 25 4
20 Samvel Spertsyan MF (1998-05-24)24 May 1998 (aged 19) Pyunik 2018 11 2
21 Mikhail Muradyan MF (1999-11-04)4 November 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 29 7
25 Davit Nalbandyan MF (1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 26 0
26 Gevorg Mkhitaryan MF (2000-04-07)7 April 2000 (aged 18) Youth team 2017 2 0
Forwards
9 Armen Hovhannisyan FW (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 18) Pyunik 2018 25 15
22 Aram Kolozyan FW (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 17) Pyunik 2018 18 2
24 Arman Badalyan FW Youth team 2017 1 0
Away on loan
Left during the season
2 Hrachya Geghamyan DF (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 18) loan from Banants 2017 14 0
9 Rafik Melikyan FW (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 19) Pyunik 2017 5 0
11 Hovhannes Harutyunyan MF (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 18) Pyunik 2017 12 5

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017DFGevorg MarkosyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 July 2017MFPatvakan AvetisyanMikaUndisclosed
1 July 2017MFMikhail MuradyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 July 2017MFDavit NalbandyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 July 2017FWAram KolozyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 July 2017FWRafik MelikyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017GKNikos MelikyanAtromitosUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFArman AsilyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFLyova GharibyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFKaren HovhannisyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFAlbert KhachumyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFArsen SargsyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017DFDerenik SargsyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFErik AzizyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFNorayr GrigoryanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFHovhannes HarutyunyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFVigen KarapetyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFArmen NahapetyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFMihran PetrosyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017MFZhirayr ShaghoyanPyunikUndisclosed
1 August 2017FWArmen HovhannisyanPyunikUndisclosed
21 January 2018DFLevon GevorgyanBanantsUndisclosed
1 February 2018MFSamvel SpertsyanPyunikUndisclosed

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
1 August 2017DFHrachya GeghamyanBananats31 December 2017

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 March 2018MFHovhannes HarutyunyanZemplín MichalovceUndisclosed[3]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
31 December 2017FWRafik Melikyan

Competitions

Armenian Premier League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 4 9 65 41  +24 46 7 1 6 37 19  +18 7 3 3 28 22  +6

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results

14 August 2017 2Shirak-22 – 2Avan AcademyGyumri
18:00 (UTC+4) M.Safaryan  23'
S.Gevorgyan  41'
M.Mkhitaryan  60'
R.Mkrtchyan  86'
Report Harutyunyan  74'
A.Nahapetyan  89'
Stadium: Football Academy
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
21 August 2017 3Avan Academy1 – 1Alashkert-2Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  24'  35'
D.Nalbandyan  42'
Harutyunyan  49'
A.Nahapetyan  69'
Report R.Grigoryan  25'
N.Minasyan  38'
A.Hovsepyan  45'
K.Topalyan  75'
M.Sahakyan  90'
A.Hambardzumyan  90+2'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Erik Galstyan
28 August 2017 4Gandzasar Kapan-22 – 3Avan AcademyKapan
17:00 (UTC+4) T.Ivanyan  8' (pen.)
A.Karapetyan  26'
A.Adamyan  50'
Report M.Muradyan  2'
E.Azizyan  20', 63'
A.Hovhannisyan  45'
R.Melikyan  90+3'
Stadium: Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
3 September 2017 1Avan Academy1 – 5LoriYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Nahapetyan  24'
L.Gharibyan  32'
H.Geghamyan  58'
Report V.Avetisyan  3', 72'
E.Mkrtchyan  33' (pen.)
D.Aslanyan  58'
E.Gharibyan  69'
D.Aslanyan  79'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
11 September 2017 5Avan Academy1 – 2ArtsakhYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  81'
Harutyunyan  89'
Report Aghekyan  62', 67' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Arman Alaberkyan
18 September 2017 6Avan Academy2 – 0Pyunik-2Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  11'  30'
Z.Shaghoyan  72'
Report E.Ghukasyan  65' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
3 October 2017 7Erebuni0 – 3Avan AcademyYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) M.Atanesyan  58' Report A.Asilyan  42'
M.Petrosyan  51'
A.Khachumyan  78'
G.Markosyan  83'
A.Nahapetyan  88'
Stadium: Hmayak Khachatryan Stadium
Attendance: 60
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
16 October 2017 8Avan Academy0 – 2Banants-2Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) D.Nalbandyan  33'
A.Khachumyan  69'
M.Muradyan  85'
Report E.Yeghiazaryan  21' (pen.)
H.Sargsyan  35'
A.Portugalyan  52'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Erik Galstyan
23 October 2017 9Ararat Yerevan-20 – 1Avan AcademyDzoraghbyur
15:00 (UTC+4) E.Nazaryan  36'
R.Avagyan  38'
M.Arustamyan  90+2'
Report H.Geghamyan  36'
A.Asilyan  57'
M.Petrosyan  90'
Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Attendance: 50
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
20 November 2017 12Alashkert-23 – 3Avan AcademyYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) V.Zoulghadr  21'
A.Hambardzumyan  37'
A,Jindoyan  48'
R.Grigoryan  82'
N.Simonyan  90+2'
Report A.Khachumyan  9'
A.Hovhannisyan  13'
D.Nalbandyan  31'
Harutyunyan  58'
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Artur Safaryan
23 November 2017 10Lori4 – 1Avan AcademyVanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4) V.Avetisyan  17', 38', 61'
E.Mkrtchyan  73'
Y.Kouassi  84'
Report A.Nahapetyan  56' Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 100
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
27 November 2017 13Avan Academy5 – 0Gandzasar Kapan-2Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Z.Shaghoyan  17', 79'
D.Nalbandyan  33'
Harutyunyan  47', 51'
E.Azizyan  49'
A.Kolozyan  90+1'
Report Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
30 November 2017 11Avan Academy6 – 0Shirak-2Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) A.Khachumyan  13'
M.Muradyan  16'  68'
A.Nahapetyan  34'
Harutyunyan  55'
Z.Shaghoyan  79'
A.Kolozyan  83'
Report S.Avetisyan  66'
A.Vardanyan  90+1'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vardan Manukyan
4 December 2017 14Artsakh1 – 2Avan AcademyAshtarak
14:00 (UTC+4) N.Gyozalyan  26' Report A.Hovhannisyan  61', 89'
H.Geghamyan  78'
M.Petrosyan  87'
Stadium: Kasakhi Marzik Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
5 March 2018 15Pyunik-21 – 2Ararat-MoskvaYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) M.Petrosyan  26' (o.g.) E.Movsisyan  42'
A.Karapetyan  64'
Report A.Khachumyan  11'  86'
A.Hovhannisyan  18'
L.Gharibyan  62'
N.Melikyan  84'
Stadium: Pyunik Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Erik Galstyan
12 March 2018 16Ararat-Moskva8 – 0ErebuniYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) M.Muradyan  25', 44', 62'
A.Nahapetyan  27'
E.Azizyan  31'
A.Hovhannisyan  36'
M.Petrosyan  74'
N.Grigoryan  89'
Report A.Ayvazyan  51' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Vardan Manukyan
19 March 2018 17Banants-23 – 1Ararat-MoskvaYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) K.Melkonyan  24'
Fagner  35'
N.Grigoryan  74'
Report A.Hovhannisyan  36'  54' Stadium: Banants Training Centre
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
26 March 2018 18Ararat-Moskva3 – 0Ararat Yerevan-2Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) L.Gharibyan  31'  44'
V.Karapetyan  32'
D.Nalbandyan  59'
A.Nahapetyan  71'
S.Spertsyan  74'
A.Sargsyan  82'
Report A.Stepanyan  77'
A.Poghosyan  79'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
3 April 2017 19Ararat-Moskva0 – 3LoriYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) A.Nahapetyan  48'
A.Khachumyan  64'
Report A.Mensah  27'  30'
F.Ibrahim  77'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
Note: Match awarded 3-0 to Lori, originally finished 1-0 to Lori.
9 April 2018 20Shirak-21 – 0Ararat-MoskvaGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) V.Shakhbazyan  24'
I.Atayev  41'
A.Mirzakhanyan  87'
A.Mikaelyan  90'
Report A.Khachumyan  58' Stadium: Football Academy
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artur Tavakalyan
9 April 2018 21Ararat-Moskva3 – 2Alashkert-2Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) A.Nahapetyan  52'
S.Spertsyan  76'
Z.Shaghoyan  82'
Report A.Hambardzumyan  7'
H.Hakobkokhyan  24'
R.Grigoryan  44'
G.Khachatryan  87'
R.Yeghiazaryan  89'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Erik Galstyan
23 April 2018 22Gandzasar Kapan-22 – 4Ararat-MoskvaKapan
16:00 (UTC+4) M.Harutyunyan  58', 74' Report M.Muradyan  4', 47'  71'
A.Nahapetyan  22'
E.Azizyan  45'
L.Gharibyan  54'
A.Hovhannisyan  89'
Stadium: Gandzasar Kapan Training Centre
Attendance: 50
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
30 April 2018 23Ararat-Moskva0 – 2ArtsakhYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) D.Sargsyan  14'
A.Khachumyan  69'
Report H.Asoyan  15'
E.Avagyan  81'  90'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Vardan Manukyan
7 May 2018 24Ararat-Moskva0 – 1Pyunik-2Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Kolozyan  40' Report V.Begoyan  65'
D.Grigoryan  86'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
14 May 2018 25Erebuni2 – 2Ararat-MoskvaYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) S.Tadevosyan  36' (pen.), 79' Report D.Nalbandyan  4'
A.Nahapetyan  53'
S.Spertsyan  82'  88'
Stadium: Hmayak Khachatryan Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
17 May 2018 27Ararat Yerevan-21 – 4Ararat-MoskvaDzoraghbyur
17:00 (UTC+4) N.Papoyan  85' Report A.Hovhannisyan  6', 68'
A.Khachumyan  31'
Z.Shaghoyan  64'
Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Attendance: 20
Referee: Erik Galstyan
21 May 2018 26Ararat-Moskva7 – 1Banants-2Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Hovhannisyan  6', 30', 64'
A.Nahapetyan  7'
E.Azizyan  45'
Z.Shaghoyan  49'
A.Khachumyan  58'
D.Nalbandyan  71'
K.Hovhannisyan  80'
A.Kolozyan  84'
V.Karapetyan  87'
Report A.Adamyan  56'
E.Gharibyan  90+1'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artur Safaryan

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Lori (C, P) 27 22 3 2 74 16 +58 69 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Artsakh (P) 27 21 2 4 77 16 +61 65
3 Ararat-Moskva (P) 27 14 4 9 65 41 +24 46
4 Banants-2 27 14 3 10 45 42 +3 45 Ineligible for promotion
5 Pyunik-2 27 13 1 13 49 44 +5 40
6 Alashkert-2 27 12 4 11 48 42 +6 40
7 Ararat Yerevan-2 27 7 4 16 36 55 19 25
8 Erebuni 27 6 4 17 33 91 58 22
9 Gandzasar Kapan-2 27 6 2 19 31 74 43 20 Ineligible for promotion
10 Shirak-2 27 5 3 19 22 59 37 18
Source: Football Federation of Armenia (in Armenian)
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.[4]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Armenian Cup

14 September 2017 Quarterfinal 1st legGandzasar Kapan3 – 0Avan AcademyYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) S.Shahinyan  62'
Junior  78'
G.Nranyan  87'
Report K.Hovhannisyan  34'
A.Asilyan  89'
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
11 October 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd legAvan Academy0 – 4
(0 – 7 agg.)
Gandzasar KapanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) H.Geghamyan  59'
A.Khachumyan  77'
Report G.Nranyan  1', 55'
A.Adamyan  44'
Yashin  74'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Statistics

As of match played 30 May 2019

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst LeagueArmenian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Vahe Muradyan 100+1000
2 DF Derenik Sargsyan 29020+7020
3 DF Lyova Gharibyan 27125+1110
4 DF Albert Khachumyan 26423+1420
5 DF Karen Hovhannisyan 1202+9010
6 MF Norayr Grigoryan 1310+13100
7 MF Vigen Karapetyan 23114+8110
8 MF Mihran Petrosyan 2937+2030+20
9 FW Armen Hovhannisyan 251521+21520
10 MF Armen Nahapetyan 291125+21120
11 MF Zhirayr Shaghoyan 19710+9700
12 GK Nikos Melikyan 25023020
13 DF Gevorg Markosyan 1200+1000+20
14 DF Arsen Sargsyan 1715+1010+20
15 MF Patvakan Avetisyan 500+5000
16 MF Samvel Harutyunyan 100+1000
17 DF Arman Asilyan 29127120
18 MF Erik Azizyan 25418+5420
20 MF Samvel Spertsyan 11211200
21 MF Mikhail Muradyan 29714+1370+20
22 FW Aram Kolozyan 1823+15200
23 GK Narek Voskanyan 1004+6000
24 FW Arman Badalyan 100+1000
25 MF Davit Nalbandyan 26019+5020
26 MF Gevorg Mkhitaryan 200+2000
27 DF Levon Gevorgyan 301+2000
29 DF Harutyun Vardanyan 101000
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ararat-Moskva during the season:
2 DF Hrachya Geghamyan 14012020
9 FW Rafik Melikyan 501+4000
11 MF Hovhannes Harutyunyan 1259+2510

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name First League Armenian Cup Total
1FW9Armen Hovhannisyan15015
2MF10Armen Nahapetyan11011
3MF21Mikhail Muradyan707
MF11Zhirayr Shaghoyan707
5MF11Hovhannes Harutyunyan505
6MF18Erik Azizyan404
DF4Albert Khachumyan404
8MF8Mihran Petrosyan303
9FW18Aram Kolozyan202
MF20Samvel Spertsyan202
11DF17Arman Asilyan101
MF6Norayr Grigoryan101
DF3Lyova Gharibyan101
DF14Arsen Sargsyan101
MF7Vigen Karapetyan101
TOTALS 65065

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name First League Armenian Cup Total
1GK12Nikos Melikyan707
TOTALS 707

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name First League Armenian Cup Total
2DFDerenik Sargsyan100010
3DFLyova Gharibyan400040
4DFAlbert Khachumyan701080
5DFKaren Hovhannisyan101020
7MFVigen Karapetyan100010
8MFMihran Petrosyan100010
9FWArmen Hovhannisyan400040
10MFArmen Nahapetyan200020
12GKNikos Melikyan100010
13DFGevorg Markosyan100010
17DFArman Asilyan101020
18MFErik Azizyan200020
20MFSamvel Spertsyan200020
21MFMikhail Muradyan300030
22FWAram Kolozyan200020
25MFDavit Nalbandyan700070
Players who left Ararat-Moskva during the season:
2DFHrachya Geghamyan211031
9FWRafik Melikyan100010
11MFHovhannes Harutyunyan200020
TOTALS 45 1 4 0 49 1

References

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