2019–20 FC Ararat-Armenia season explained

Club:Ararat-Armenia
Season:2019–20
Manager:Vardan Minasyan
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Poghos Galstyan
Chrtitle:Director
Stadium:Republican Stadium
FFA Academy Stadium
League Topscorer:Mailson Lima (8)
Season Topscorer:Ogana Louis (14)
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 season was a FC Ararat-Armenia's 2nd season in Armenian Premier League, of which they were defending champions. Ararat-Armenia finished the season as Armenian Premier League Champions for the second year in a row and were Runners-up to FC Noah in the Armenian Cup. In Europe, AIK knocked them out of the UEFA Champions League in the first qualifying round, resulting in Ararat-Armenia dropping into the UEFA Europa League, where they reached the playoff round before defeat to Dudelange.

Season events

On 18 June, Ararat-Armenia were drawn against Allsvenskan Champions AIK in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[1] The following day, 19 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Ângelo Meneses.[2] On 20 June, Sergi left Ararat-Armenia after his contract expired, whilst Aleksey Pustozyorov and Giovanny Martínez left the club after their contracts where ended by mutual consent.[3] On 24 June, Ararat-Armenia announced their second signing of the summer, with Ilja Antonov joining from Hermannstadt,[4] with Rochdi Achenteh signing the following day,[5] and Furdjel Narsingh signed on 26 June.[6] Zakaria Sanogo signed for Ararat-Armenia on 5 July,[7] with Ararat-Armenia winning their first ever European match on 9 July, a 2–1 victory over AIK at home with Petros Avetisyan scoring both goals. On 13 July, David Davidyan left Ararat-Armenia by mutual consent, [8] whilst Ararat-Armenia traveled to Stockholm to face AIK at the Friends Arena on 17 July, losing 3–1 on the night and 4–3 on aggregate, dropping them into the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages.After dropping into the UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, Ararat-Armenia were drawn against Lincoln Red Imps of the Gibraltar National League. The first leg took place at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan on 23 July, finishing 2–0 to Ararat-Armenia after goals from Anton Kobyalko and Kódjo. The return leg took place on 30 July at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, with Ararat-Armenia running out 2-1 winners, 4–1 on aggregate, with both goals coming from Ogana Louis.

On 31 December, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Marcos Pizzelli,[9] however on 11 January, Ararat-Armenia and Pizzelli announced that he was retiring for football due to injury.[10] On 12 January, Petros Avetisyan moved to FC Tobol.[11]

On 1 February, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Yoan Gouffran.[12]

On 12 March 2020, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that all Armenian Premier League games had been postponed until 23 March, and that the Armenian Cup Semifinal second legs had also been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Squad

NumberNameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Suren AloyanGK2020 7, df=yesYouth Team201900
33Dmitry AbakumovGK2020 7, df=yesLuch Vladivostok2018600
44Stefan ČupićGK2020 7, df=yesVoždovac2019170
Defenders
3Ângelo MenesesDF2020 7, df=yesFamalicão2019362
4Albert KhachumyanDF2020 7, df=yesYouth Team2017414
15Dmitry GuzDF2020 7, df=yesTyumen2018604
20Rochdi AchentehDF2020 7, df=yesFC Eindhoven2019250
21Aleksandar DamčevskiDF2020 7, df=yesErmis Aradippou2018351
22Artur DanielyanDF2020 7, df=yesStal Kamianske2019352
93Alex ChristianDF2020 7, df=yesGandzasar Kapan2019390
Midfielders
7Armen NahapetyanMF2020 7, df=yesPyunik20175512
8Gor MalakyanMF2020 7, df=yesStal Kamianske2018500
9Yoan GouffranMF2020 7, df=yes2020151
10Armen AmbartsumyanMF2020 7, df=yesFakel Voronezh2018563
11Hovhannes HarutyunyanMF2020 7, df=yesZemplín Michalovce2019266
25Davit NalbandyanMF2020 7, df=yesYouth Team2017260
27Furdjel NarsinghMF2020 7, df=yesDe Graafschap2019314
63KódjoMF2020 7, df=yesFeirense2019493
67Ilja AntonovMF2020 7, df=yesHermannstadt2019291
79Serhiy VakulenkoMF2020 7, df=yesKarpaty Lviv2020123
94Mailson LimaMF2020 7, df=yesViitorul Constanța20195412
Forwards
17Zakaria SanogoFW2020 7, df=yesRahimo2019363
18Artyom AvanesyanFW2020 7, df=yesArarat Moscow2018215
19Narek AlaverdyanFW2020 7, df=yesYouth Team201920
24Yusuf OtubanjoFW2020 7, df=yesLASK2020169
32Anton KobyalkoFW2020 7, df=yesBaltika Kaliningrad20186630
99Ogana LouisFW2020 7, df=yesŽalgiris20194217
Away on loan
11Zhirayr ShaghoyanMF2020 7, df=yesYouth Team2017308
Left during the season
6Georgi PashovDF2020 7, df=yesEtar2018452
12Nikos MelikyanGK2020 7, df=yesYouth Team2017250
77Petros AvetisyanMF2020 7, df=yesPyunik20193914
97David DavidyanFW2020 7, df=yesArarat Moscow201930
Marcos PizzelliFW2020 7, df=yesAktobe201900
Jean-Jacques BougouhiFW2020 7, df=yesShirak201973

Out on loan

Transfers

See main article: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2019–20.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
19 June 2019DFÂngelo MenesesFamalicãoUndisclosed
24 June 2019MFIlja AntonovHermannstadtUndisclosed
25 June 2019DFRochdi AchentehFC EindhovenUndisclosed
27 June 2019MFFurdjel NarsinghDe GraafschapUndisclosed
5 July 2019FWZakaria SanogoRahimoUndisclosed
31 December 2019FWMarcos PizzelliAktobeFree
23 January 2020FWYusuf OtubanjoLASKUndisclosed[14]
29 January 2020MFSerhiy VakulenkoKarpaty LvivUndisclosed[15]
1 February 2020MFYoan GouffranFree

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
Summer 2019FWIvaylo DimitrovArda KardzhaliUndisclosed
12 January 2020MFPetros AvetisyanTobolUndisclosed
15 January 2020MFErik AzizyanPyunikUndisclosed[16]

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef
20 June 2019DFSergiAlavés
20 June 2019MFAleksey PustozyorovSlutsk
20 June 2019MFGiovanny MartínezRionegro Águilas
13 July 2019FWDavid DavidyanArarat Yerevan18 July 2019[17]
11 January 2020FWMarcos PizzelliRetired
23 January 2020DFGeorgi PashovZhetysu26 January 2020[18] [19]
30 June 2020FWJean-Jacques BougouhiAl-Mina'a5 October 2020[20]
18 July 2020DFRochdi AchentehKozakken Boys6 July 2021[21] [22]
19 July 2020DFDmitry GuzUrartu21 July 2020[23] [24]
20 July 2020FWAnton KobyalkoPyunik24 July 2020[25] [26]

Competitions

Armenian Supercup

See main article: Armenian Supercup.

Premier League

See main article: 2019–20 Armenian Premier League.

Regular season

Table

Championship round

Table

Armenian Cup

See main article: 2019–20 Armenian Cup.

Final

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:|}

Goal scorers

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1 FW99Ogana Louis3800213
2 MF94Mailson Lima8010211
3 FW24Yusuf Otubanjo720009
FW32Anton Kobyalko410139
5 MF77Petros Avetisyan320218
6 FW18Artyom Avanesyan050005
7 MF27Furdjel Narsingh400004
Own goal220004
9 MF79Serhiy Vakulenko300003
DF15Dmitry Guz300003
MF10Armen Ambartsumyan300003
FW17Zakaria Sanogo300003
13DF3 Ângelo Meneses110002
MF63Kódjo100012
15MF11Hovhannes Harutyunyan010001
DF21Aleksandar Damčevski010001
MF9 Yoan Gouffran010001
MF7 Armen Nahapetyan001001
DF22Artur Danielyan001001
MF67Ilja Antonov000011
TOTALS4524331085

Clean sheets

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1 GK33Dmitry Abakumov10200113
2 GK44Stefan Čupić110013
TOTALS11300216

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupArmenian SupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal
3 DFÂngelo Meneses400000001050
4 DFAlbert Khachumyan301000000040
8 MFGor Malakyan700000101090
9 MFYoan Gouffran300000000030
10MFArmen Ambartsumyan401000002070
11MFHovhannes Harutyunyan101000000020
15DFDmitry Guz410000004081
17FWZakaria Sanogo300010001050
20DFRochdi Achenteh201000001040
21DFAleksandar Damčevski310000001041
22DFArtur Danielyan400000000040
24FWYusuf Otubanjo100000000010
32FWAnton Kobyalko201000001040
33GKDmitry Abakumov201000000030
44GKStefan Čupić002000000020
63MFKódjo8101000020102
67MFIlja Antonov410000101061
79MFSerhiy Vakulenko100000000010
93DFAlex Christian201000001040
94MFMailson Lima400000000040
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
6 DFGeorgi Pashov300000002050
77MFPetros Avetisyan200000002040
TOTALS674911020200995

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw . uefa.com . UEFA . 18 June 2019 . 18 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 20 June 2019 . Armenian . 19 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Շնորհակալ ենք չեմպիոններ . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 21 June 2019 . Armenian . 20 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 24 June 2019 . Armenian . 24 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 25 June 2019 . Armenian . 25 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 27 June 2019 . Armenian . 26 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 5 July 2019 . Armenian . 5 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Հարգելի Ֆուտբոլասերներ . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 14 July 2019 . Armenian . 13 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Եվ այսպես, 2019 թվականի վերջին, կարևոր ձեռքբերումը՝ կամ, ամանորյա նվերը մեր երկրպագուներին . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 31 December 2019 . Armenian . 31 December 2019.
  10. Web site: ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 11 January 2020 . Armenian . 11 January 2020.
  11. Web site: Պետրոս Ավետիսյանը տեղափոխվեց ղազախական Տոբոլ . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 12 January 2020 . Armenian . 12 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր: . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 1 February 2020 . Armenian . 1 February 2020.
  13. Web site: ՀՖՖ հովանու ներքո անցկացվող բոլոր մրցաշաշերը հետաձգվում են . ffa.am/ . Football Federation of Armenia . 13 March 2020 . Armenian . 13 March 2020.
  14. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 23 January 2020 . Armenian . 23 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Նոր տրանսֆեր . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 29 January 2020 . Armenian . 29 January 2020.
  16. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Erik Azizyan . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 16 January 2020. English . 15 January 2020.
  17. Web site: "Արարատը" պայմանագիր է ստորագրել 21-ամյա կիսապաշտպան Դավիթ Դավիդյանի հետ . facebook.com . FC Ararat Yerevan Facebook . 27 July 2019 . Armenian . 18 July 2019.
  18. Web site: Արարատ-Արմենիա ֆուտբոլային ակումբը և Գեորգի Պաշովը երկկողմանի համաձայնությամբ լուծել են պայմանագիրը . facebook.com . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 23 January 2020 . Armenian . 23 January 2020.
  19. Web site: НОВИЧОК ЖЕТЫСУ: ЧЕМПИОНАТ КАЗАХСТАНА ВЫШЕ УРОВНЕМ АРМЕНИИ . fc-zhetisu.kz/ . FC Zhetysu . 27 January 2020 . Russian . 26 January 2020.
  20. Web site: جان - جاك بوغوهي اهلا بك في نادي الميناء . facebook.com/alminaaclub1931 . Al-Mina'a SC Facebook . 16 October 2020 . Arabic . 5 October 2020.
  21. Web site: Ռուժդի Աշենտեն հեռացավ "Արարատ-Արմենիայից". ֆուտբոլիստի և ակումբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետն ավարտվել է . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 19 July 2020 . Armenian . 18 July 2020.
  22. Web site: Rugnummers A-selectie 2021/2022 . kozakkenboys.nl/ . Kozakken Boys . 12 March 2023 . Dutch . 6 July 2021.
  23. Web site: միտրի Գուզը հեռացավ "Արարատ-Արմենիայից". 32-ամյա ռուս պաշտպանի և ակումբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետն ավարտվել է . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 19 July 2020 . Armenian . 19 July 2020.
  24. Web site: DMITRY GUZ IS A NEW PLAYER OF URARTU FC . fcurartu.am/ . FC Urartu . 21 July 2020 . 21 July 2020.
  25. Web site: Անտոն Կոբյալկոն հեռացավ "Արարատ-Արմենիայից". 34-ամյա ռուս հարձակվողի և ակումբի միջև կնքված պայմանագրի ժամկետն ավարտվել է . facebook.com/ . FC Ararat-Armenia Facebook . 21 July 2020 . Armenian . 20 July 2020.
  26. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Anton Kobyalko . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 24 July 2020 . 24 July 2020.

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