| Club: | Ararat-Armenia |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Manager: | Dmitri Gunko |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | Poghos Galstyan |
| Chrtitle: | Director |
| Stadium: | Republican Stadium FFA Academy Stadium |
| League Topscorer: | Mailson Lima (18) |
| Season Topscorer: | Mailson Lima (19) |
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| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 season was FC Ararat-Armenia's 4th season in Armenian Premier League, in which they finished runners-up to Pyunik by one point and where knocked out of the Armenian Cup by eventual winners Noravank.
On 24 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Valerio Vimercati from Noah.[1] The following day, 25 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Wilfried Eza from Van.[2]
On 6 July, Ararat-Armenia announced the return of Mailson Lima from Dibba Al-Hisn,[3] with Alwyn Tera joining from Saburtalo on 9 July.[4]
On 4 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Karen Muradyan on a free transfer after his contract with Ararat Yerevan had expired.[5]
On 5 August, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Diego Barboza from Enosis Neon Paralimni.[6]
On 12 October, Yoan Gouffran announced his retirement from football.[7]
On 9 January, Ararat-Armenia announced that Dan Spătaru had left the club after his contract had expired.[8]
On 25 January, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Romércio from Remo.[9]
On 29 January, Ararat-Armenia announced the signings of Thibaut Lesquoy from Almere City and Jonathan Duarte from Orsomarso.[10] [11] The following day, 30 January, Solomon Udo joined from Shakhter Karagandy.[12]
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 33 | Dmitry Abakumov |  | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Luch Vladivostok | 2018 | 84 | 0 | ||
| 77 | Valerio Vimercati |  | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Noah | 2021 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Alemão |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Oliveirense | 2020[13] | 54 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Junior Bueno |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Once Caldas | 2021[14] | 36 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Davit Terteryan |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Gandzasar Kapan | 2021[15] | 44 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Yehor Klymenchuk |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Lviv | 2021[16] | 25 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Thibaut Lesquoy |  | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Almere City | 2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Romércio | | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Remo | 2022 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 79 | Serhiy Vakulenko | | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Karpaty Lviv | 2020[17] | 63 | 7 | ||
| 81 | Diego Barboza | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2021 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Wbeymar | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Gandzasar Kapan | 2020[18] | 43 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | 60 | 11 | ||
| 8 | Jonathan Duarte | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Orsomarso | 2022 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Fakel Voronezh | 2018 | 108 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Mailson Lima |  | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Dibba Al-Hisn | 2021 | 102 | 39 | ||
| 19 | Karen Muradyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Ararat Yerevan | 2021 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Alwyn Tera |  | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2021 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Solomon Udo | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Shakhter Karagandy | 2022 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Davit Nalbandyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Furdjel Narsingh |  | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | De Graafschap | 2019[19] | 85 | 5 | ||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 17 | Zakaria Sanogo |  | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Rahimo | 2019[20] | 92 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Artyom Avanesyan | | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Ararat Moscow | 2018 | 54 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Yusuf Otubanjo | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | LASK | 2020[21] | 72 | 29 | |||
| 88 | Wilfried Eza |  | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Van | 2021 | 32 | 8 | ||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 4 | Albert Khachumyan | | DF | 2022 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2017 | 62 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Sargis Shahinyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Lori | 2020[22] | 27 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Artur Serobyan | | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2020 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Narek Alaverdyan | | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Youth Team | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 8 | Yoan Gouffran |  | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Unattached | 2020[23] | 50 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Vardan Shahatuni | | GK | 2022 5, df=yes | Lori | 2020[24] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Dan Spătaru |  | MF | 2022 5, df=yes | Noah | 2020[25] | 16 | 0 | ||
| 99 | Armen Hovhannisyan | | FW | 2022 5, df=yes | Nitra | 2020 | 34 | 15 | ||
See main article: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2021 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2021–22.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2021 | GK | | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | Undisclosed | ||
| 25 June 2021 | FW | | Wilfried Eza | Van | Undisclosed | ||
| 6 July 2021 | MF | | Mailson Lima | Dibba Al-Hisn | Undisclosed | ||
| 9 July 2021 | MF | | Alwyn Tera | Saburtalo Tbilisi | Undisclosed | ||
| 4 August 2021 | MF | | Karen Muradyan | Ararat Yerevan | Free | ||
| 5 August 2021 | DF | Diego Barboza | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Free | |||
| 25 January 2022 | DF | | Romércio | Remo | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2022 | DF | | Thibaut Lesquoy | Almere City | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2022 | MF | | Jonathan Duarte | Orsomarso | Undisclosed | ||
| 30 January 2022 | MF | | Solomon Udo | Shakhter Karagandy | Undisclosed |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 June 2021 | FW |  | Jeisson Martínez | Albacete | Undisclosed | [26] | |
| 29 July 2021 | MF | | Armen Nahapetyan | BKMA Yerevan | Undisclosed | ||
| 7 March 2022 | FW | | Armen Hovhannisyan | Zimbru Chișinău | Undisclosed |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2020 | MF | | Narek Alaverdyan | BKMA Yerevan | Undisclosed | ||
| 1 July 2021 | MF | | Sargis Shahinyan | Noah | End of season | [27] | |
| 23 August 2021 | FW | | Artur Serobyan | BKMA Yerevan | End of season | [28] | |
| 20 January 2022 | DF | | Albert Khachumyan | BKMA Yerevan | End of season | [29] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2021 | DF |  | Aleksandar Damčevski | Partizani Tirana | |||
| 2 June 2021 | DF | Ângelo Meneses | Rio Ave | [30] | |||
| 3 June 2021 | DF |  | David Bollo | Antequera | [31] | ||
| 7 June 2021 | FW | | Aleksandr Karapetyan | Noah | 8 June 2021 | [32] [33] | |
| 9 June 2021 | MF |  | Heradi Rashidi | Brommapojkarna | 14 February 2022 | [34] [35] | |
| 2 July 2021 | GK |  | Nikola Petrić | Proleter Novi Sad | [36] | ||
| 12 October 2021 | MF | | Yoan Gouffran | Retirement | |||
| 9 January 2022 | MF | | Dan Spătaru | Noah | 1 February 2022 | [37] | |
| 9 January 2022 | GK | | Vardan Shahatuni | Noah | 9 January 2022 | [38] [39] | |
| 2 June 2022 | FW | Yusuf Otubanjo | Pyunik | 11 June 2022 | [40] [41] | ||
| 17 June 2022 | GK | | Valerio Vimercati | Noah | 27 July 2023 | [42] [43] | |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | | Thibaut Lesquoy | Willem II | 1 July 2022 | [44] | |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | | Yehor Klymenchuk | Metalist Kharkiv | [45] | ||
| 30 June 2022 | DF | | Serhiy Vakulenko | Pyunik | 3 July 2022 | [46] [47] | |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | Diego Barboza | Novelda | 18 August 2022 | |||
| 30 June 2022 | MF | | Armen Nahapetyan | Noah | 1 July 2022 | [48] | |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | | Sargis Shahinyan | Alashkert | 1 July 2022 | ||
| 30 June 2022 | MF | | Furdjel Narsingh | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | FW | | Zakaria Sanogo | JS Kabylie | 1 July 2022 | [49] [50] | |
See main article: 2021–22 Armenian Premier League.
See main article: 2021–22 Armenian Cup.
|-|colspan="16"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="16"|Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Armenian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | | 14 | Mailson Lima | 18 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||
| 2 | FW | 24 | Yusuf Otubanjo | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 | FW | | 88 | Wilfried Eza | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 4 | FW | | 18 | Artyom Avanesyan | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | MF | | 8 | Jonathan Duarte | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | | 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | FW | | 17 | Zakaria Sanogo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| MF | | 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | MF | | 20 | Alwyn Tera | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| DF | | 30 | Romércio | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 2 | Alemão | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| MF | | 27 | Furdjel Narsingh | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| DF | | 79 | Serhiy Vakulenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 56 | 3 | 59 | ||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=200 | Name | width=150 | Premier League | width=150 | Armenian Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 77 | Valerio Vimercati | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||
| 2 | GK | | 33 | Dmitry Abakumov | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | |||||||
| 2 | | DF | Alemão | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | DF | Junior Bueno | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | | DF | Davit Terteryan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | | MF | Wbeymar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | MF | Jonathan Duarte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Armen Ambartsumyan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | MF | Yehor Klymenchuk | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | DF | Thibaut Lesquoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | MF | Mailson Lima | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | FW | Zakaria Sanogo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | MF | Karen Muradyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | | MF | Alwyn Tera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | Solomon Udo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 24 | FW | Yusuf Otubanjo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 27 | | MF | Furdjel Narsingh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | | DF | Romércio | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 77 | | GK | Valerio Vimercati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 79 | | DF | Serhiy Vakulenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | | FW | Wilfried Eza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | | DF | Albert Khachumyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 94 | | MF | Dan Spătaru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 3 | |||||||