2019–20 FC Ararat Yerevan season

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Ararat Yerevan
2019–20 season
ManagerSergei Bulatov
(until 29 July)
Sergei Boyko (Interim)
(29 July - 16 September)
Gagik Simonyan (Interim)
(16 September - 14 October)
Vadym Lazorenko
(14 October - 28 December)
Igor Kolyvanov
(from 6 January)
StadiumHrazdan Stadium
Premier League6th
Armenian CupSecond Round vs Noah
Top goalscorerLeague: Denys Dedechko (6)
All: Denys Dedechko (6)

The 2019–20 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 29th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.

Season events[]

On 29 July, Sergei Bulatov resigned citing family circumstances, with Sergei Boyko being appointed as interim-manager the same day.[1] On 16 September, Boyko resigned with Gagik Simonyan being placed in interim charge.[2] On 14 October, Vadym Lazorenko was appointed as the new manager of Ararat Yerevan.[3] On 28 December Lazorenko left Ararat Yerevan after the expiration of his contract.[4] On 6 January, Igor Kolyvanov was announced as the new manager of Ararat Yerevan.[5]

On 12 March 2020, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that all Armenian Premier League games had been postponed until 23 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

On 10 July, Lori announced that 17 of the players and staff had tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result the whole club was now isolating,[7] as a result their lat game of the season, scheduled for 14 July against Ararat Yerevan was cancelled with the points not being awarded to either team.[8]

Squad[]

As of match played 6 July 2020
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sergei Revyakin Russia GK (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 25) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 25 0
12 Yevgeni Kobozev Russia GK (1990-01-11)11 January 1990 (aged 30) Pyunik 2020[10] 3 0
98 Poghos Ayvazyan Armenia GK (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 25) Mika 2016 20 0
Defenders
2 Sidney Brazil DF (2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 20) loan from Rukh Lviv 2020 0 0
3 João Victor Brazil DF (2000-08-04)4 August 2000 (aged 19) loan from XV de Novembro 2019[11] 2020[11] 9 0
4 Arkadi Kalaydzhyan Russia DF (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 27) Sochi 2019[9] 11 0
15 Vahe Muradyan Armenia DF (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 22) Pyunik 2020 1 0
23 Ivan Spychka Ukraine DF (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 29) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 26 1
34 Yevgeni Makeyev Russia DF (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 30) Rotor Volgograd 2019[12] 8 0
36 Rafinha Brazil DF (1999-05-20)20 May 1999 (aged 21) Associação 2020[13] 8 0
45 Thomas Phibel Guadeloupe DF (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 34) Palanga 2020[14] 8 0
66 Konstantin Morozov Russia DF (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 28) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 18 0
88 James Brazil DF (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 24) loan from XV de Novembro 2019[15] 14 0
Midfielders
5 Zurab Arziani Georgia (country) MF (1987-10-19)19 October 1987 (aged 32) 2019[11] 13 0
7 Aleksandr Kozlov Russia MF (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 27) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 20 4
8 Albert Mnatsakanyan Armenia MF (1999-09-09)9 September 1999 (aged 20) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 1 0
10 Zaven Badoyan Armenia MF (1989-12-22)22 December 1989 (aged 30) Shabab Al Sahel 2018 55 8
14 Ruslan Avagyan Armenia MF (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 25) Youth Team 2016 56 1
18 Karen Shirkhanyan Armenia MF (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 20) Youth Team 2019 4 0
27 David Khurtsidze Russia MF (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 27) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 27 4
29 Petros Afajanyan Armenia MF (1998-10-31)31 October 1998 (aged 21) Youth Team 2019 2 0
31 Davit Baghdasaryan Armenia MF (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 22) Pyunik 2019 3 0
32 Pavlo Stepanets Ukraine MF (1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 33) Luch Vladivostok 2020[16] 10 0
69 Denys Dedechko Ukraine MF (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 33) Oleksandriya 2019[17] 21 6
70 Lukman Haruna Nigeria MF (1990-12-04)4 December 1990 (aged 29) US Tataouine 2020[18] 5 0
77 Vitinho Brazil MF (1997-09-08)8 September 1997 (aged 22) Novorizontino 2019[19] 13 0
97 David Davidyan Russia MF (1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 22) Ararat-Armenia 2019[20] 20 1
Andranik Hovhannisyan Armenia MF (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 21) Youth Team 2016 1 0
Arame Tsaturyan Armenia MF (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 18) Youth Team 2018 0 0
Forwards
9 Georgy Chelidze Russia FW (2000-01-20)20 January 2000 (aged 20) Tubize 2019[9] 17 1
11 Ramazan Isayev Russia FW (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 22) FC Yerevan 2020[21] 9 1
17 Sancidino Silva Portugal FW (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 26) Lausanne-Sport 2020[14] 2 0
21 Emmanuel Odemis Armenia FW (2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 20) 2019[11] 0 0
30 Ganiyu Oseni Nigeria FW (1991-09-19)19 September 1991 (aged 28) Hanoi 2020[16] 8 0
37 Dmitri Ryzhov Russia FW (1989-08-26)26 August 1989 (aged 30) Akron Tolyatti 2019[9] 10 1
80 Gabriel Silva Brazil FW (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 19) loan from XV de Novembro 2019[11] 2020[11] 1 0
90 Weslen Junior Brazil FW (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (aged 24) loan from São Bernardo 2019[11] 2020[11] 25 4
94 David Arshakyan Armenia FW (1994-08-16)16 August 1994 (aged 25) Rudeš 2019[22] 6 1
99 Razmik Hakobyan Armenia FW (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 24) Alashkert 2018[23] 14 1
Away on loan
Left during the season
11 Taymuraz Toboyev Russia FW (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 28) Spartak Vladikavkaz 2019[9] 5 0
15 Yevgeni Balyaikin Russia MF (1988-05-19)19 May 1988 (aged 32) 2019[11] 3 0
18 Irakli Logua Russia MF (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 28) Ararat Moscow 2019[19] 7 1
19 Artak Aleksanyan Armenia DF (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 29) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 3 0
22 Mikhail Petrushchenkov Russia GK (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 27) Zelenograd 2018[24] 23 0
24 Sergey Karetnik Ukraine MF (1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 25) Palanga 2019[11] 1 0
33 Denis Shevchuk Russia FW (1992-01-23)23 January 1992 (aged 28) Ararat Moscow 2019[9] 1 0
Joel Cedeño Colombia MF 2019[19] 0 0

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW Russia RUS Taymuraz Toboyev (to Urartu)
15 DF Russia RUS Yevgeni Balyaikin (to Masis)
18 MF Russia RUS Irakli Logua
19 MF Armenia ARM Artak Aleksanyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Petrushchenkov (to Neftchi Kochkor-Ata)
24 FW Ukraine UKR Sergey Karetnik (to Yenisey Krasnoyarsk)
33 FW Russia RUS Denis Shevchuk (to Ocean Kerch)

Transfers[]

Main articles: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2019–20

In[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
26 June 2019 GK Russia Sergei Revyakin Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 DF Armenia Artak Aleksanyan Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 DF Russia Arkadi Kalaydzhyan Sochi Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 DF Russia Konstantin Morozov Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 DF Ukraine Ivan Spychka Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 MF Armenia Albert Mnatsakanyan Ararat Moscow Free [9]
26 June 2019 MF Russia David Khurtsidze Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 MF Russia Aleksandr Kozlov Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 MF Russia Taymuraz Toboyev Spartak Vladikavkaz Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 MF Russia Valeri Yaroshenko Free [9]
26 June 2019 FW Russia Georgy Chelidze Tubize Free [9]
26 June 2019 FW Russia Dmitri Ryzhov Akron Tolyatti Undisclosed [9]
26 June 2019 FW Russia Denis Shevchuk Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [9]
5 July 2019 DF Russia Yevgeni Makeyev Rotor Volgograd Undisclosed [12]
5 July 2019 MF Ukraine Denys Dedechko Oleksandriya Undisclosed [17]
18 July 2019 MF Russia David Davidyan Ararat-Armenia Free [20]
1 August 2019 DF Mali Drisa Diara AS Bamako Undisclosed [11]
1 August 2019 MF Georgia (country) Zurab Arziani Free [11]
1 August 2019 MF Russia Yevgeni Balyaikin Free [11]
1 August 2019 MF Ukraine Sergey Karetnik Palanga Undisclosed [11]
1 August 2019 FW Armenia Emmanuel Odemis Undisclosed [11]
31 August 2019 DF Brazil Campinense Undisclosed [15]
12 September 2019 FW Armenia David Arshakyan NK Rudeš Undisclosed [22]
15 September 2019 MF Brazil Novorizontino Undisclosed [19]
15 September 2019 MF Russia Irakli Logua Ararat Moscow Undisclosed [19]
15 September 2019 MF Colombia Joel Cedeño Undisclosed [19]
9 December 2019 FW Russia Ramazan Isayev FC Yerevan Undisclosed [21]
12 December 2019 MF Nigeria Lukman Haruna US Tataouine Undisclosed [18]
29 January 2020 GK Russia Yevgeni Kobozev Pyunik Free [10]
29 January 2020 DF Brazil Rafinha Associação Free [13]
29 February 2020 DF Guadeloupe Thomas Phibel Palanga Free [14]
29 February 2020 FW Portugal Sancidino Silva Lausanne-Sport Undisclosed [14]
29 February 2020 MF Ukraine Pavlo Stepanets Luch Vladivostok Free [16]
29 February 2020 FW Nigeria Ganiyu Oseni Hanoi Free [16]

Loans in[]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 August 2019 DF Brazil XV de Novembro End of Season [11]
1 August 2019 FW Brazil Welsen Junior São Bernardo End of Season [11][25]
1 August 2019 FW Brazil XV de Novembro End of Season [11][25]
Winter 2020 DF Brazil Rukh Lviv End of Season

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
26 July 2019 DF Armenia Rafael Safaryan Retired [26]
5 December 2019 GK Russia Mikhail Petrushchenkov Neftchi Kochkor-Ata [27]
5 December 2019 FW Russia Denis Shevchuk Ocean Kerch [27]
16 January 2020 FW Russia Taymuraz Toboyev Urartu 4 February 2020 [28][29]
13 February 2020 DF Armenia Artak Aleksanyan [30]
Winter 2020 MF Colombia Joel Cedeño
Winter 2020 MF Russia Yevgeni Balyaikin Masis
Winter 2020 FW Ukraine Sergey Karetnik Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
1 March 2020 MF Russia Irakli Logua Forte Taganrog 1 July 2020
24 July 2020 MF Georgia (country) Zurab Arziani Shevardeni-1906 10 September 2020 [25]
24 July 2020 FW Nigeria Ganiyu Oseni Kazma 17 August 2020 [25]
24 July 2020 MF Ukraine Pavlo Stepanets Urartu 12 September 2020 [25][31]
24 July 2020 DF Brazil James Urartu [25][32]
24 July 2020 DF Brazil Rafinha [25]
24 July 2020 FW Russia Dmitri Ryzhov [25]
24 July 2020 DF Guadeloupe Thomas Phibel Meyrin 31 May 2021 [25][33]
24 July 2020 DF Russia Konstantin Morozov Akron Tolyatti [25]
24 July 2020 MF Ukraine Denys Dedechko Noah [25][34]
24 July 2020 MF Nigeria Lukman Haruna [25]
24 July 2020 MF Brazil Vitinho Urartu [25][35]
24 July 2020 MF Russia David Davidyan Alashkert [25]
31 July 2020 MF Armenia Petros Afajanyan Shirak 1 August 2020
31 July 2020 MF Armenia Albert Mnatsakanyan Tekstilshchik Ivanovo 29 September 2020 [36]
31 July 2020 FW Armenia David Arshakyan Irtysh Omsk 23 September 2020 [37]
31 July 2020 FW Armenia Emmanuel Odemis
31 July 2020 FW Portugal Sancidino Silva Al-Taraji 5 August 2021 [38]

Friendlies[]

25 January 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 3 – 1 Russia Sochi, Russia
(UTC+4) Kozlov
Logua
Ryzhov 		Report
26 January 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 9 – 0 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Sochi, Russia
(UTC+4) Arshakyan
Logua
Spychka
Isayev 		Report
28 January 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 1 – 2 Russia Volgar Astrakhan Sochi, Russia
13:00 (UTC+4) 30' (o.g.) Report Vorobyov 11'
Zenin 26'
9 February 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 4 – 2 Russia Sochi, Russia
(UTC+4) Report
13 February 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia – Romania Miercurea Ciuc Sochi, Russia
17:00 (UTC+4) Report
13 February 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 3 – 1 Russia Dolgoprudny Sochi, Russia
17:00 (UTC+4) A.Kalaydzhyan
Dedechko
Trialist 		Report
16 February 2020 Ararat Yerevan Armenia 1 – 3 Russia Spartak Moscow Sochi, Russia
15:00 (UTC+4) W.Junior 23' Report Ponce 18'
Zobnin 68'
Larsson 89'
24 February 2020 Ararat Yerevan 4 – 1 West Armenia Kajaran
14:00 (UTC+4) Ryzhov
Khurtsidze
W.Junior 		Report
6 May 2020 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 2 Masis Dzoraghbyur
16:00 (UTC+4) Badoyan
Khurtsidze 		Report
Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
9 May 2020 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 0 Gandzasar Kapan Dzoraghbyur
16:00 (UTC+4) Stepanets
Dedechko 		Report Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
16 May 2020 Ararat Yerevan 3 – 5 Lokomotiv Yerevan Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)

Report Hluschuk
Kopytov
Maxim Pryadu
Igor Bikovsky
Karapet Manukyan 		Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions[]

Armenian Premier League[]

Main article: 2019–20 Armenian Premier League

Regular season[]

Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 9 4 5 25 18  +7 31 5 3 1 11 8  +3 4 1 4 14 10  +4

Last updated: 25 May 2020.
Source: See Results

Results[]
2 August 2019 1 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Yerevan Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Khurtsidze 60'
Kalaydzhyan Yellow card 90'		 Report E.Evgenev Yellow card 34'
A.Hovsepyan Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
9 August 2019 2 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 1 Shirak Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Dedechko 57' Yellow card 79'
P.Ayvazyan Yellow card 67'
Kozlov 88'		 Report Gevorkyan Yellow card 42'
M.Bakayoko 55'
Mkoyan Red card 67'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
19 August 2019 3 Pyunik 1 – 4 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
19:15 (UTC+4) Simonyan 65'
Belov Yellow card 75'		 Report João Victor Yellow card 16'
Dedechko 45', 85'
Morozov Yellow card 45'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 71'
Badoyan 79'
Welsen Junior 90+2'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 820
Referee: Suren Baliyan
26 August 2019 4 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Alashkert Yerevan
19:15 (UTC+4) Kalaydzhyan Yellow card 33'
Davidyan Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 74'
João Victor Yellow card 44'
Spychka Yellow card 50'
Ryzhov 84'		 Report Thiago Galvão 45' (pen.)
Ishkhanyan Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
31 August 2019 5 Gandzasar Kapan 0 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) E.Yeghiazaryan Yellow card 45'
A.Zoko Yellow card 57'
Wbeymar Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Welsen Junior Yellow card 33'
Khurtsidze 52'
Kozlov Yellow card 73'
Revyakin Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played at the Yerevan Football Academy in Yerevan, instead of Gandzasar Kapan regular Gandzasar Stadium in Kapan.
15 September 2019 6 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Noah Yerevan
16:15 (UTC+4) Morozov Yellow card 22'
Dedechko Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 58'
G.Chelidze 47' Yellow card 57'
Spychka Yellow card 71'
Kozlov Yellow card 90+6'		 Report K.Harutyunyan Yellow card 72' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Safaryan
18 September 2019 7 Ararat-Armenia 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
17:30 (UTC+4) Mailson Yellow card 25' 66' Report Davidyan Yellow card 41'
Morozov Yellow card 51'
Kozlov Yellow card 61'
Aleksanyan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
22 September 2019 8 Lori 1 – 4 Ararat Yerevan Vanadzor
16::00 (UTC+4) A.Oura Yellow card 74'
A.Yeoule 85'		 Report Davidyan 9'
Aleksanyan Yellow card 40'
Arshakyan 55'
Kozlov 66' Yellow card 71'
Morozov Yellow card 76'
Welsen Junior 88'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 550
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
29 September 2019 9 Urartu 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Nikolić Yellow card 57' 79' Report Davidyan Yellow card 88'
Dedechko Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
4 October 2019 10 Yerevan 1 – 3 Ararat Yerevan Vanadzor
15:00 (UTC+4) Y.Yevgenyev Yellow card 18'
Isayev 55'		 Report Logua 15'
Dedechko Yellow card 32'
Kozlov 45+1'
Badoyan 84'
Toboyev Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vanadzor City Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played at the Vanadzor City Stadium in Vanadzor, instead of Yerevan's regular Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan.
19 October 2019 11 Shirak 2 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) M.Kone 23'
R.Misakyan Yellow card 28'
Prljević Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 69'
A.Muradyan 88'
Mikaelyan Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Morozov Yellow card 14'
Aleksanyan Yellow card 30'
Spychka Yellow card 35'
Welsen Junior 55'
Kozlov Yellow card 84'
Revyakin Yellow card 90+1'
G.Chelidze Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
27 October 2019 12 Ararat Yerevan 4 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Toboyev Yellow card 24'
Dedechko Yellow card 31' 45+1'
Welsen Junior 54'
Khurtsidze 58'
João Victor Yellow card 66'
Spychka Yellow card 81'
Aleksanyan 90+1' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Mahmudov 22'
U.Iwu Yellow card 45'
Vardanyan Red card 67'
Stankov 90+3'
Grigoryan Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
9 November 2019 13 Alashkert 1 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Thiago Galvão 45+1' (pen.)
V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 52'
Grigoryan Yellow card 69'
Daghbashyan Yellow card 89'
Baranov Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Aleksanyan 4' (pen.) Yellow card 16'
Dedechko Yellow card 26'
Logua Yellow card 28'
Balyaikin Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Suren Baliyan
22 November 2019 14 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Welsen Junior Yellow card 40'
João Victor Yellow card 88'
Kozlov 90+2' (pen.) Yellow card 90+4'
Davidyan Yellow card 90+4'		 Report E.Yeghiazaryan 16'
G.Nranyan Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 110
Referee: Artur Simonyan
2 December 2019 15 Noah 2 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Kovalenko Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 72'
K.Bor Yellow card 26'
Mayrovich 45+3'
A.Tatayev Yellow card 47'
Kryuchkov Yellow card 55'
V.Vimercati Yellow card 80'
Lavrishchev 85'		 Report Khurtsidze Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Edgar Sahakyan
Note: Match played at the Alashkert Stadium in Yerevan, instead of Noah's regular Mika Stadium in Yerevan.
2 March 2020 16 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 3 Ararat-Armenia Yerevan
14:45 (UTC+4) Yellow card 77' Report Otubanjo 7', 17'
Ambartsumyan 35' Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
8 March 2020 17 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 0 Lori Gyumri
14:45 (UTC+4) Phibel Red card 23'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 33'
Spychka Yellow card 57'
Welsen Junior Yellow card 84'		 Report J.Ufuoma Yellow card 15'
A.Avagyan Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 33'
A.Yeoule Yellow card 41'
Alexis Yellow card 77'
C.Jiménez Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
Note: Match played at the Gyumri City Stadium in Gyumri, instead of Ararat Yerevan's regular Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan.
25 May 2020 18 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Urartu Yerevan
18:30 (UTC+4) Welsen Junior Yellow card 28'
Vitinho Yellow card 45'
Khurtsidze 54'
Rafinha Yellow card 57'
Haruna Yellow card 59'
Dedechko Yellow card 90+5'		 Report J.Grgec Yellow card 79' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Match was originally scheduled for 16 March, but postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]


Table[]
Pos Team
 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
3 Alashkert 18 9 4 5 33 20 +13 31
4 Ararat 18 9 4 5 25 18 +7 31
5 Noah 18 9 3 6 25 19 +6 30
6 Shirak 18 8 4 6 25 18 +7 28
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
9 Gandzasar 18 4 6 8 20 25 −5 18
10 Yerevan 18 0 0 18 11 62 −51 0 Withdrawn[39]
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.[40]

Championship round[]

Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 0 2 7 6 18  −12 2 0 2 3 3 9  −6 0 0 4 3 9  −6

Last updated: 10 July 2020.
Source: See Results

Results[]
31 May 2020 19 Alashkert 2 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
16:45 (UTC+4) Glišić 19'
Mitrevski 42'
N.Tankov Yellow card 45'
V.Hayrapetyan Red card 54'
Daghbashyan Yellow card 68'
Gome Yellow card 71'		 Report James Yellow card 28'
Dedechko 56' (pen.)		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 June 2020 20 Shirak 2 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Gyumri
18:30 (UTC+4) Malakyan Yellow card 36'
Udo 55'
M.Kone 82'		 Report Rafinha Yellow card 41'
Spychka Yellow card 63'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 June 2020 21 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 0 Noah Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Oseni Yellow card 6'
Rafinha Yellow card 40'
Dedechko Yellow card 40'
James Yellow card 63'		 Report A.Tatayev Red card 12' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 June 2020 22 Ararat-Armenia 4 – 2 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Vakulenko 22'
Harutyunyan Yellow card 39'
Mailson 45', 90+4' Yellow card 68'
Otubanjo 51' (pen.) Yellow card 63'
Christian Yellow card 72'
Malakyan Yellow card 85'		 Report Dedechko 11'
Stepanets Yellow card 41'
James Yellow card 48'
Gouffran 56' (o.g.)
Spychka Yellow card 61'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
16 June 2020 23 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Lori Yerevan
19:45 (UTC+4) D.Davidyan Yellow card 42'
Arziani Yellow card 48'
Isayev Yellow card 69'
Stepanets Yellow card 90+5'		 Report A.Yeoule Yellow card 29'
M.Manasyan Yellow card 53'
U.Iwu 68'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 June 2020 24 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 3 Alashkert Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Vitinho Yellow card 21'
Spychka 35'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 70'		 Report Tiago Cametá Red card 16'
Glišić Yellow card 20' 43', 68'
Mitrevski 45'
Grigoryan Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 June 2020 25 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 4 Shirak Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Badoyan 24'
Rafinha Yellow card 73'		 Report Z.Margaryan 26', 90+3'
A.Gevorkyan Yellow card 38'
M.Kone 55', 84'
Malakyan Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vardan Manukyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 July 2020 26 Noah 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) H.Manga Yellow card 56'
Azarov 63' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Stepanets Yellow card 90' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
6 July 2020 27 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 1 Ararat-Armenia Yerevan
20:00 (UTC+4) Spychka Yellow card 7'
Stepanets Yellow card 45'
James Yellow card 52'
Revyakin Yellow card 85'		 Report Malakyan Yellow card 48'
Gouffran Yellow card 49'
A.Khachumyan Yellow card 67'
Otubanjo 88'
Antonov Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
14 July 2020 28 Lori v Ararat Yerevan Vanadzor
17:30 (UTC+4) Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Note: Match cancelled on 10 July due to COVID-19 within the Lori squad, with the points not being awarded.[8]
Table[]
Pos Team
 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[a]
3 Alashkert 28 14 5 9 51 31 +20 47
4 Shirak 28 13 7 8 40 30 +10 46
5 Lori 27 10 10 7 35 33 +2 40 [b]
6 Ararat 27 9 6 12 31 36 −5 33
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.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Noah qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2019–20 Armenian Cup.
  2. ^ Match between Lori and Ararat Yerevan was cancelled on 10 July, with no points being awarded.[41]

Armenian Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Armenian Cup
3 November 2019 Second Round Noah 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Mayrovich 33'
Azarov Yellow card 63'
Zaprudskikh Yellow card 70'		 Report Balyaikin Yellow card 74' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Shahen Aghayan

Statistics[]

As of match played 6 July 2020

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Armenian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Russia RUS Sergei Revyakin 25 0 24 0 1 0
3 DF Brazil BRA João Victor 9 0 7+1 0 1 0
4 DF Russia RUS Arkadi Kalaydzhyan 11 0 8+3 0 0 0
5 MF Georgia (country) GEO Zurab Arziani 13 0 6+6 0 0+1 0
7 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kozlov 20 4 19 4 1 0
8 MF Armenia ARM Albert Mnatsakanyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
9 FW Russia RUS Georgy Chelidze 17 1 13+3 1 1 0
10 MF Armenia ARM Zaven Badoyan 22 3 7+14 3 0+1 0
11 FW Russia RUS Ramazan Isayev 9 1 0+9 1 0 0
12 GK Russia RUS Yevgeni Kobozev 3 0 3 0 0 0
14 MF Armenia ARM Ruslan Avagyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 DF Armenia ARM Vahe Muradyan 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Portugal POR Sancidino Silva 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 MF Armenia ARM Karen Shirkhanyan 3 0 3 0 0 0
19 MF Armenia ARM Petros Afajanyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
23 DF Ukraine UKR Ivan Spychka 26 1 24+1 1 1 0
27 MF Russia RUS David Khurtsidze 27 4 26 4 1 0
29 MF Armenia ARM Petros Afajanyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW Nigeria NGA Ganiyu Oseni 8 0 5+3 0 0 0
31 MF Armenia ARM Davit Baghdasaryan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
32 MF Ukraine UKR Pavlo Stepanets 10 0 10 0 0 0
34 DF Russia RUS Yevgeni Makeyev 8 0 8 0 0 0
36 DF Brazil BRA Rafinha 8 0 8 0 0 0
37 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Ryzhov 10 1 3+7 1 0 0
45 DF Guadeloupe GLP Thomas Phibel 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
66 DF Russia RUS Konstantin Morozov 18 0 14+3 0 1 0
69 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Dedechko 21 6 19+1 6 1 0
70 MF Nigeria NGA Lukman Haruna 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
77 MF Brazil BRA 13 0 11+2 0 0 0
80 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Silva 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
88 DF Brazil BRA 14 0 14 0 0 0
90 FW Brazil BRA Weslen Junior 25 4 15+9 4 0+1 0
94 FW Armenia ARM David Arshakyan 6 1 3+2 1 1 0
97 MF Russia RUS David Davidyan 20 1 18+1 1 1 0
99 FW Armenia ARM Razmik Hakobyan 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
11 MF Russia RUS Taymuraz Toboyev 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
15 MF Russia RUS Yevgeni Balyaikin 3 0 2 0 1 0
18 MF Russia RUS Irakli Logua 7 1 3+4 1 0 0
19 DF Armenia ARM Artak Aleksanyan 13 2 11+2 2 0 0
24 MF Ukraine UKR Sergey Karetnik 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
33 FW Russia RUS Denis Shevchuk 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goal scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 MF Ukraine 69 Denys Dedechko 6 0 6
2 FW Brazil 90 Welsen Junior 4 0 4
MF Russia 7 Aleksandr Kozlov 4 0 4
MF Russia 27 David Khurtsidze 4 0 4
5 MF Armenia 10 Zaven Badoyan 3 0 3
6 DF Armenia 19 Artak Aleksanyan 2 0 2
7 FW Russia 37 Dmitri Ryzhov 1 0 1
FW Russia 9 Georgy Chelidze 1 0 1
FW Russia 97 David Davidyan 1 0 1
FW Armenia 94 David Arshakyan 1 0 1
MF Russia 18 Irakli Logua 1 0 1
FW Russia 11 Ramazan Isayev 1 0 1
DF Ukraine 23 Ivan Spychka 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
TOTALS 31 0 31

Clean sheets[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 GK Russia 1 Sergei Revyakin 6 0 6
2 GK Russia 12 Yevgeni Kobozev 1 0 1
TOTALS 7 0 7

Disciplinary Record[]

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 Russia GK Sergei Revyakin 3 0 0 0 3 0
3 Brazil DF João Victor 4 0 0 0 4 0
4 Russia DF Arkadi Kalaydzhyan 2 0 0 0 2 0
5 Georgia (country) MF Zurab Arziani 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 Russia MF Aleksandr Kozlov 6 0 0 0 6 0
9 Russia FW Georgy Chelidze 2 0 0 0 2 0
23 Ukraine DF Ivan Spychka 8 0 0 0 8 0
27 Russia MF David Khurtsidze 5 0 0 0 5 0
30 Nigeria FW Ganiyu Oseni 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 Ukraine MF Pavlo Stepanets 4 0 0 0 4 0
36 Brazil DF Rafinha 4 0 0 0 4 0
45 Guadeloupe DF Thomas Phibel 0 1 0 0 0 1
66 Russia DF Konstantin Morozov 5 0 0 0 5 0
69 Ukraine MF Denys Dedechko 9 1 0 0 9 1
70 Nigeria MF Lukman Haruna 1 0 0 0 1 0
77 Brazil DF 2 0 0 0 2 0
88 Brazil DF 5 0 0 0 5 0
90 Brazil FW Welsen Junior 4 0 0 0 4 0
97 Russia FW David Davidyan 6 1 0 0 6 1
98 Armenia GK Poghos Ayvazyan 1 0 0 0 1 0
99 Armenia FW Razmik Hakobyan 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
11 Russia MF Taymuraz Toboyev 2 0 0 0 2 0
15 Russia MF Yevgeni Balyaikin 1 0 1 0 2 0
18 Russia MF Irakli Logua 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 Armenia DF Artak Aleksanyan 5 0 0 0 5 0
TOTALS 83 3 1 0 84 3

References[]

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