| Club: | Lori |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Manager: | Albert Solomonov |
| Chairman: | Tovmas Grigoryan |
| Stadium: | Vanadzor Football Academy |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1: | Armenian Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | First Round |
| League Topscorer: | Claudir (3) |
| Season Topscorer: | Claudir (4) |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season was Lori FC's third and final season in the Armenian Premier League, and they also participated in the Armenian Cup. Lori submitted their resignation from the league in April, with the remaining games being awarded as 3-0 technical defeats, leaving Lori in 8th in the League at the end of the season, whilst they were also knocked out of the Armenian Cup by BKMA Yerevan in the First Round.
On 4 August, Armen Sanamyan left his role as caretaker manager of Lori to become manager of Sevan.[1] The following day, 5 August, Lori announced Albert Solomonov as their new head coach.[2]
On 17 August, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that that day's match between Urartu and Lori would not take place as Lori still had players and staff in isolation following an outbreak of COVID-19.[3]
On 20 August, Lori announced the signing of Arsen Yeghiazaryan from Urartu,[4] and Manuel Vargas from Santos de Nasca,[5] whilst Nana Antwi had returned from his loan spell with Lille B.[6]
The following day, 21 August, Lori announced the signing of Timur Rudoselskiy from Kaisar,[7] Aram Kocharyan from Gandzasar Kapan,[8] and Almog Ohayon from Hapoel Petah Tikva.[9]
On 22 August, Lori announced the signings of Vigen Avetisyan, Victor Cesar, Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez and Pavel Osipov.[10] [11] [12] [13]
On 24 August, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that that day's match between Van and Lori, and Lori's game against Gandzasar Kapan on 29 August had been postponed due to cases of COVID-19 within the Lori squad.[14]
On 25 August, Lori announced the signing of Fernandinho from Cova da Piedade.[15]
On 27 August, Vardan Shapperi moved to Ararat-Armenia.[16]
On 28 August, Lori announced the singing of Karapet Manukyan from Lokomotiv Yerevan,[17] and Arsen Siukayev from Tom Tomsk.[18]
On 30 August, Lori announced the signing of Aleksandr Stepanov from Volgar Astrakhan.[19]
On 31 August, Lori announced the signing of Muacir on a two-year contract from Amora.[20]
On 2 September, Lori announced the signing of Hayk Sargsyan on a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Lokomotiv Yerevan.[21]
On 6 September, Lori announced the signing of Derenik Sargsyan to a two-year contract from Ararat-Armenia, and Artem Gomelko from Smolevichi to a one-year contract.[22] [23]
On 9 September, Lori announced the signing of Yevgeni Skoblikov on a one-year contract, from Belshina Bobruisk.[24]
On 10 September, Lori announced the signings of Arman Asilyan from West Armenia, and Deou Dosa from Van.[25] [26]
On 11 September, Lori announced the signing of Naor Abudi to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Ashdod.[27]
On 19 September, Lori announced the signing of Claudir to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim.[28]
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[29] On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.[30]
On 15 October, Manuel Vargas left the club to return to Panama and sign with San Francisco.[31]
On 17 October, Lori's match against Noah was postponed due to 7 positive COVID-19 cases within the Noah team.[32] On the same day, Lori announced the singing of Ivan Božović to a one-year contract,[33] with Pavel Kudryashov joining the next day on a similar contract.[34]
On 13 January, Lori announced the departure of Hayk Sargsyan, Karapet Manukyan, Almog Ohayon, Deou Dosa, Naor Abudi, Anicet Oura, Pavel Kudryashov and Arsen Siukayev.[35]
On 17 February, Lori announced the signing of Vardan Bakalyan,[36] and Ghukas Poghosyan.[37]
On 19 February, Lori announced the signings of Nemanja Šćekić, Luiz Matheus, Yevgeni Kirisov and Nikola Tripkovic.[38] [39] [40] [41]
On 24 February, Lori announced the signing of André Mensalão from Ferroviário.[42]
On 2 March, Lori announced the signing of Nikola Popović from Metalac.[43]
On 6 March, Lori announced the signing of Filip Kukuličić from Aluminij.[44]
On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19.[45] [46] With the match later being awarded to Ararat Yerevan 3–0.[47]
On 5 April, Lori submitted their resignation from the 2020–21 Armenian Premier League.[48]
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Artem Gomelko |  | GK | 1989 12, df=yes | Smolevichi | 2020 | 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 13 | David Davtyan |  | GK | 2005 7, df=yes | Youth team | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Gor Manukyan | | GK | 1993 9, df=yes | Alashkert | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Nemanja Šćekić |  | GK | 1991 12, df=yes | Žarkovo | 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nana Antwi |  | DF | 2000 8, df=yes | Accra Young Wise | 2018[49] | 2021 | 50 | 1 | |
| 4 | Derenik Sargsyan | | DF | 1999 10, df=yes | Ararat-Armenia | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Djimy Alexis | DF | 1997 10, df=yes | AS Capoise | 2019[50] | 2021 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Aram Kocharyan | | DF | 1996 3, df=yes | Gandzasar Kapan | 2020 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Yevgeni Kirisov |  | DF | 1994 2, df=yes | Belshina Bobruisk | 2021 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Arsen Yeghiazaryan | | DF | 2000 1, df=yes | Urartu | 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Ivan Božović |  | DF | 1990 5, df=yes | Balzan | 2020 | 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 21 | Artur Avagyan | | DF | 1987 7, df=yes | Banants | 2019[51] | 2021 | 31 | 1 | |
| 25 | Timur Rudoselskiy |  | DF | 1994 12, df=yes | Kaisar | 2020 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 40 | Luiz Matheus |  | DF | 1993 1, df=yes | 2021 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 91 | Aleksandr Stepanov | | DF | 1996 6, df=yes | Volgar Astrakhan | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 17 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 11 | Fernandinho | MF | 1997 2, df=yes | Cova da Piedade | 2020 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 14 | Victor Cesar | | MF | 1999 7, df=yes | Timon | 2020 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Davit Paremuzyan | | MF | 2000 3, df=yes | Banants II | 2020 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 73 | Pavel Osipov | | MF | 1996 1, df=yes | Ventspils | 2020 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 88 | André Mensalão | | MF | 1990 6, df=yes | Ferroviário | 2021 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 90 | Yevgeni Skoblikov | | MF | 1990 7, df=yes | Belshina Bobruisk | 2020 | 2021 | 17 | 1 | |
| 94 | Nikola Popović | | MF | 1994 5, df=yes | Metalac | 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Ghukas Poghosyan | | FW | 1994 2, df=yes | Alashkert | 2021 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Nikola Tripkovic | | FW | 1998 1, df=yes | Spartak Subotica | 2021 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Vardan Bakalyan | | FW | 1995 4, df=yes | Shirak | 2021 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Claudir | | FW | 1992 8, df=yes | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 15 | 4 | |
| 99 | Filip Kukuličić | | FW | 1996 2, df=yes | Aluminij | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hayk Sargsyan | | DF | 1998 3, df=yes | Lokomotiv Yerevan | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Manuel Vargas |  | MF | 1991 1, df=yes | Santos de Nasca | 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Robert Minasyan | | FW | 1997 4, df=yes | Pyunik | 2019[52] | 22 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Karapet Manukyan | | MF | 1992 7, df=yes | Lokomotiv Yerevan | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 4 | 0 | |
| 10 | Almog Ohayon |  | MF | 1994 8, df=yes | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2020 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Vardan Shapperi | | GK | 1998 3, df=yes | Pyunik | 2019[53] | 2021 | 19 | 0 | |
| 15 | Deou Dosa | DF | 1998 7, df=yes | Van | 2020 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Naor Abudi | | MF | 1993 7, df=yes | Ashdod | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 10 | 1 | |
| 20 | Anicet Oura |  | FW | 1999 12, df=yes | Africa Sports d'Abidjan | 2019[54] | 2021 | 14 | 0 | |
| 22 | Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez | | MF | 1995 3, df=yes | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 26 | Sunday Ingbede | FW | 1998 4, df=yes | Plateau United | 2018 | 26 | 8 | |||
| 27 | Arman Asilyan | | DF | 1999 4, df=yes | West Armenia | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | Muacir | FW | 1995 11, df=yes | Amora | 2020 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Pavel Kudryashov | | FW | 1996 11, df=yes | Belshina Bobruisk | 2020 | 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 88 | Arsen Siukayev | | GK | 1996 3, df=yes | Tom Tomsk | 2020 | 2021 (+1) | 18 | 0 | |
| Vigen Avetisyan | | MF | 1993 1, df=yes | Noah | 2020 | 33 | 12 | |||
| Jose Luis Gamboa |  | MF | 2000 4, df=yes | Boca Juniors de Cali | 2020[55] | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Enock Darko | | FW | 2000 9, df=yes | Golden Kick | 2019[56] | 2022 | 20 | 0 | ||
See main article: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2020–21.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2020 | MF | | Davit Paremuzyan | Urartu | Undisclosed | ||
| 20 August 2020 | DF | | Arsen Yeghiazaryan | Urartu | Undisclosed | ||
| 20 August 2020 | MF | | Manuel Vargas | Santos de Nasca | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 August 2020 | DF | | Aram Kocharyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 August 2020 | DF | | Timur Rudoselskiy | Kaisar | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 August 2020 | MF | | Almog Ohayon | Hapoel Petah Tikva | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 August 2020 | MF | | Vigen Avetisyan | Noah | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 August 2020 | MF | | Victor Cesar | Timon | Undisclosed | ||
| 22 August 2020 | MF | | Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez | Free | |||
| 22 August 2020 | MF | | Pavel Osipov | Ventspils | Undisclosed | ||
| 25 August 2020 | MF | Fernandinho | Cova da Piedade | Undisclosed | |||
| 28 August 2020 | GK | | Arsen Siukayev | Tom Tomsk | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 August 2020 | MF | | Karapet Manukyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 August 2020 | DF | | Aleksandr Stepanov | Volgar Astrakhan | Undisclosed | ||
| 31 August 2020 | FW | Muacir | Amora | Undisclosed | |||
| 2 September 2020 | DF | | Hayk Sargsyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 September 2020 | GK | | Artem Gomelko | Smolevichi | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 September 2020 | DF | | Derenik Sargsyan | Ararat-Armenia | Undisclosed | ||
| 9 September 2020 | MF | | Yevgeni Skoblikov | Belshina Bobruisk | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 September 2020 | DF | | Arman Asilyan | West Armenia | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 September 2020 | DF | Deou Dosa | Van | Undisclosed | |||
| 11 August 2020 | MF | | Naor Abudi | Ashdod | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 August 2020 | FW | | Claudir | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 October 2020 | DF | | Ivan Božović | Balzan | Free | ||
| 18 October 2020 | FW | | Pavel Kudryashov | Belshina Bobruisk | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 February 2021 | FW | | Vardan Bakalyan | Shirak | Free | ||
| 17 February 2021 | FW | | Ghukas Poghosyan | Alashkert | Free | ||
| 18 February 2021 | GK | | Gor Manukyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 February 2021 | GK | | Nemanja Šćekić | Žarkovo | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 February 2021 | DF | | Luiz Matheus | Unattached | Free | ||
| 19 February 2021 | DF | | Yevgeni Kirisov | Belshina Bobruisk | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 February 2021 | FW | | Nikola Tripkovic | Spartak Subotica | Undisclosed | ||
| 24 February 2021 | MF | | André Mensalão | Ferroviário | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 March 2021 | MF | | Nikola Popović | Metalac | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 March 2021 | FW | | Filip Kukuličić | Aluminij | Undisclosed |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2020 | DF | | Juan Bravo | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed | [57] | |
| 28 July 2020 | DF |  | Christian Jiménez | Ararat Yerevan | Undisclosed | [58] | |
| 5 August 2020 | FW | | David Ghandilyan | Van | Undisclosed | [59] | |
| 7 August 2020 | MF | Ugochukwu Iwu | Urartu | Undisclosed | [60] | ||
| 8 August 2020 | FW | Jonel Désiré | Urartu | Undisclosed | [61] | ||
| 21 August 2020 | MF | Julius Ufuoma | Pyunik | Undisclosed | [62] | ||
| 27 August 2020 | GK | | Vardan Shapperi | Ararat-Armenia | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 August 2020 | FW | Sunday Ingbede | Alashkert | Undisclosed | |||
| 11 September 2020 | MF | | Vigen Avetisyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed | ||
| 15 October 2020 | MF | | Manuel Vargas | San Francisco | Undisclosed | ||
| 17 February 2021 | FW | | Robert Minasyan | Sevan | Undisclosed |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2020 | MF | | Jose Luis Gamboa | ||||
| 31 August 2020 | FW | | Enock Darko | ||||
| 1 October 2020 | MF | | Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez | ||||
| 13 January 2021 | GK | | Arsen Siukayev | ||||
| 13 January 2021 | DF | | Hayk Sargsyan | ||||
| 13 January 2021 | DF | Deou Dosa | Van | 4 February 2021 | [63] | ||
| 13 January 2021 | MF | | Karapet Manukyan | West Armenia | 13 January 2021 | ||
| 13 January 2021 | MF | | Naor Abudi | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 2 February 2021 | ||
| 13 January 2021 | MF | | Almog Ohayon | Shimshon Kfar Qasem | 8 February 2021 | ||
| 13 January 2021 | FW | | Anicet Oura | ASEC Mimosas | |||
| 13 January 2021 | FW | | Pavel Kudryashov | ||||
| 26 January 2021 | MF | | Arman Asilyan | Noravank | 26 January 2021 |
See main article: 2020–21 Armenian Premier League.
See main article: 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
|-|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who left Lori during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=100 | Premier League | width=100 | Armenian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | | 28 | Claudir | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | DF | 5 | Djimy Alexis | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | | 10 | Almog Ohayon | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | | 88 | André Mensalão | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| MF | | 73 | Pavel Osipov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | DF | | 25 | Timur Rudoselskiy | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| MF | | 17 | Naor Abudi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 8 | Aram Kocharyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 90 | Yevgeni Skoblikov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 9 | Nikola Tripkovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| FW | | 7 | Ghukas Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=100 | Premier League | width=100 | Armenian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Artem Gomelko | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 32 | Nemanja Šćekić | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| GK | | 88 | Arsen Siukayev | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1 | | GK | Artem Gomelko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | DF | Nana Antwi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | Djimy Alexis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | | FW | Ghukas Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | DF | Aram Kocharyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | FW | Vardan Bakalyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | Fernandinho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | | DF | Arsen Yeghiazaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | DF | Ivan Božović | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | DF | Artur Avagyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | MF | Davit Paremuzyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | DF | Timur Rudoselskiy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | | FW | Claudir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 32 | | GK | Nemanja Šćekić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | | MF | André Mensalão | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 91 | | DF | Aleksandr Stepanov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| Players who left Lori during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 7 | | FW | Robert Minasyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Almog Ohayon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | | MF | Naor Abudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |||||||