2023–24 FC Pyunik season explained

Club:Pyunik
Season:2023-24
Manager:Yegishe Melikyan
Chairman:Rafik Hayrapetyan
Stadium:Republican Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:Champions
Cup1:Armenian Cup
Cup1 Result:Semifinal
Cup2:UEFA Europa Conference League
Cup2 Result:Third qualifying round
League Topscorer:
Yusuf Otubanjo (21)
Season Topscorer:
Yusuf Otubanjo (21)
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25
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The 2023–24 season was Pyunik's 30th season in the Armenian Premier League.

Season overview

On 23 June, Arthur Avagyan extended his contract with Pyunik until 31 May 2024, whilst Nikita Baranov extended his contract with Pyunik until 31 December 2024.[1]

On 24 June, Pyunik announced that David Davidyan had made his loan move from Khimki permanent, signing a contract until the summer of 2025.[2]

On 28 June, Pyunik announced the signing of Artak Grigoryan who'd last played for Alashkert.[3] The following day, Arman Hovhannisyan joined Pyunik from Ararat Yerevan, and Taofiq Jibril joined after he'd left Ararat-Armenia.[4] [5]

On 2 July, Yusuf Otubanjo extended his contract with Pyunik until the summer of 2025.[6]

On 10 July, Pyunik announced the signing of Vagner Gonçalves on loan for the season from Dinamo Tbilisi.[7]

On 5 August, Pyunik announced the signing of free-agent Ravanelli, who'd appeared for the club during their preseason training.[8]

On 19 August, Pyunik announced the signing of free-agent Régis.[9]

On 31 August, Pyunik announced the signing of free-agent Gustavo Marmentini, who'd last played for PAS Lamia 1964.[10]

On 13 September, Pyunik announced the signing of free-agent Sam Hendriks, who'd last played for Olympiakos Nicosia.[11]

On 14 December, Arthur Avagyan announced his retirement from football.[12]

On 18 December, Vyacheslav Afyan joined BKMA Yerevan to complete his military service, whilst the following day, 19 December, Gustavo Marmentini and Régis both left the club by mutual consent.[13] [14]

On 11 January, Brazilian club São Bento announced the signing of Ravanelli from Pyunik.[15] On 12 January, Serges Déblé returned to Pyunik as a free-agent having previously been playing for Tobol.[16]

On 15 January, Pyunik announced the signing of Solomon Udo as a free-agent having previously been playing for Caspiy.[17]

On 17 January, Pyunik announced the departure of Hovhannes Harutyunyan to Sochi.[18]

On 19 January, Pyunik announced the return of Luka Juričić, on loan until the end of the season, from CFR Cluj.[19]

On 29 January, Pyunik announced that Eugeniu Cociuc had re-joined the club having original left in the summer.[20]

On 20 February, Pyunik announced the signing of Tarik Isić from Sogdiana Jizzakh,[21] and that young striker Levon Vardanyan had joined BKMA Yerevan on loan for the remainder of the season.[22]

On 26 February, Hovhannes Harutyunyan returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Sochi, whilst Petros Alekyan joined Shirak on loan for the remainder of the season.[23] [24]

Squad

NumberNameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
16Henri AvagyanGK2024 5, df=yesBKMA Yerevan2022[25] 90
32Sergey MikaelyanGK2024 5, df=yesAcademy202010
71Stanislav BuchnevGK2024 5, df=yesFakel Voronezh2020[26] 2024[27] 1060
Defenders
3Arman HovhannisyanDF2024 5, df=yesArarat Yerevan20231160
5James SantosDF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023[28] 527
6JuninhoDF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2021[29] 1048
8Juan BravoDF2024 5, df=yesUnattacehd2023[30] 306
15Mikhail KovalenkoDF2024 5, df=yesOlimp-Dolgoprudny2022[31] 2024794
19Tarik IsićDF2024 5, df=yesSogdiana Jizzakh202460
48Hrachya SargsyanDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202420
79Serhiy VakulenkoDF2024 5, df=yesArarat-Armenia20222024390
95Anton BratkovDF2024 5, df=yesMetalist 1925 Kharkiv2021[32] 20241101
Karen MuradyanDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202300
Midfielders
4Solomon UdoMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2024130
7Edgar MalakyanMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023[33]
9Artak DashyanMF2024 5, df=yesAtyrau2021[34] 2024[35] 9815
10Artak GrigoryanMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023280
11Hovhannes HarutyunyanMF2024 5, df=yeson loan from Sochi2024202415627
20Lucas VillelaMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023[36] 535
23Vagner GonçalvesMF2024 5, df=yeson loan from Dinamo Tbilisi20232024347
29Eugeniu CociucMF2024 5, df=yesZimbru Chișinău2024432
97David DavidyanMF2024 5, df=yesKhimki20232025702
Forwards
2Luka JuričićFW2024 5, df=yeson loan from CFR Cluj202420245929
14Yusuf OtubanjoFW2024 5, df=yesArarat-Armenia2022[37] 20258642
18José CaraballoFW2024 5, df=yesUnattached202211621
28Sam Hendriks FW2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023286
37Vrezh ChiloyanFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy202210
68Narek BaroyanFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy202210
88Serges DébléFW2024 5, df=yesUnattached2024219
Players away on loan
19Levon VardanyanFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy20192025[38] 381
83Vyacheslav AfyanMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202210
85Karlen HovhannisyanMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202310
89Aris KarapetyanFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy202200
Mark AvetisyanDF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202200
Petros AlekyanMF2024 5, df=yesAcademy202400
Grenik PetrosyanFW2024 5, df=yesAcademy2018[39] 210
Players who left during the season
12RavanelliMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023100
21Arthur AvagyanDF2024 5, df=yesNoravank20222024100
22Gustavo MarmentiniMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached202382
24Taofiq JibrilFW2024 5, df=yesUnattached2023180
27Nikita BaranovDF2024 5, df=yesĦamrun Spartans2021[40] 2024502
77RégisMF2024 5, df=yesUnattached202351
90Aleksandar MiljkovićDF2024 5, df=yesPartizan2022[41] 362

Transfers

See main article: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2023 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2023–24.

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
24 June 2023MFDavid DavidyanKhimkiUndisclosed
28 June 2023MFArtak GrigoryanUnattachedFree
29 June 2023DFArman HovhannisyanArarat YerevanUndisclosed
29 June 2023FWTaofiq JibrilUnattachedFree
5 August 2023MFRavanelliUnattachedFree
19 August 2023MFRégisUnattachedFree
31 August 2023MFGustavo MarmentiniUnattachedFree
13 September 2023FWSam HendriksUnattachedFree
12 January 2024FWSerges DébléUnattachedFree
15 January 2024MFSolomon UdoUnattachedFree
29 January 2024MFEugeniu CociucUnattachedFree
20 February 2024DFTarik IsićSogdiana JizzakhUndisclosed

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate toRef.
10 July 2023MFVagner GonçalvesDinamo Tbilisi30 June 2024
19 January 2024FWLuka JuričićCFR ClujEnd of season
26 February 2024MFHovhannes HarutyunyanSochiEnd of season

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
22 August 2023FWLuka JuričićCFR ClujUndisclosed[42]
11 January 2024MFRavanelliSão BentoUndisclosed
17 January 2024MFHovhannes HarutyunyanSochiUndisclosed
4 March 2024FWTaofiq JibrilWest ArmeniaUndisclosed[43]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate toRef.
7 July 2023DFMark AvetisyanBKMA Yerevan30 June 2025[44]
7 July 2023MFKarlen HovhannisyanBKMA Yerevan30 June 2025
7 July 2023FWAris KarapetyanBKMA Yerevan30 June 2025
31 July 2023FWVrezh ChiloyanVan1 March 2024[45] [46]
11 August 2023DFKaren MuradyanVan1 March 2024
18 December 2023MFVyacheslav AfyanBKMA Yerevan
20 February 2024FWLevon VardanyanBKMA YerevanEnd of season
26 February 2024MFPetros AlekyanShirakEnd of season

Released

DatePositionNationalityNameJoinedDateRef
16 June 2023DFKire RistevskiEthnikos Achna10 August 2023[47] [48]
16 June 2023MFYuri GareginyanAlashkert29 June 2023[49]
16 June 2023MFStefan SpirovskiEthnikos Achna5 July 2023[50]
16 June 2023MFRoman KarasyukZemplín Michalovce9 August 2023[51]
16 June 2023FWJonel DésiréTelavi2 August 2023
1 August 2023DFAleksandar MiljkovićNoah2 August 2023[52] [53]
21 August 2023MFEugeniu Cociucre-signed29 January 2024[54]
14 December 2023DFArthur AvagyanRetirement
19 December 2023MFGustavo MarmentiniAlashkert15 January 2024[55]
19 December 2023MFRégisChapecoense19 April 2024[56]
31 December 2023DFNikita BaranovPaide Linnameeskond17 January 2024[57]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2023–24 Armenian Premier League.

League table

Armenian Cup

See main article: 2023–24 Armenian Cup.

UEFA Europa Conference League

See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=200Namewidth=200Premier Leaguewidth=200Armenian Cupwidth=200Europa Conference Leaguewidth=80Total
1 FW14Yusuf Otubanjo210021
2 MF11Hovhannes Harutyunyan122115
3 MF9 Artak Dashyan7029
4 MF23Vagner Gonçalves7007
FW2 Luka Juričić2237
6 FW28Sam Hendriks6106
7 DF5 James Santos4015
DF8 Juan Bravo2215
9 MF20Lucas Villela4004
FW18José Caraballo4004
MF7 Edgar Malakyan3104
12DF6 Juninho2013
13MF22Gustavo Marmentini2002
DF15Mikhail Kovalenko2002
15MF77Régis1001
FW19Levon Vardanyan1001
FW88Serges Déblé1001
MF97David Davidyan1001
MF29Eugeniu Cociuc1001
DF95Anton Bratkov1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS8489101

Clean sheets

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=200Namewidth=200Premier Leaguewidth=200Armenian Cupwidth=200Europa Conference Leaguewidth=80Total
1 GK71Stanislav Buchnev120214
2 GK16Henri Avagyan1001
TOTALS120214

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupEuropa Conference LeagueTotal
2 FWLuka Juričić30000030
3 DFArman Hovhannisyan10000010
5 DFJames Santos70000070
6 DFJuninho10002030
7 MFEdgar Malakyan12001022
8 DFJuan Bravo30001040
9 MFArtak Dashyan20000020
10MFArtak Grigoryan40000040
11MFHovhannes Harutyunyan30000030
14FWYusuf Otubanjo70000070
15DFMikhail Kovalenko40000040
18FWJosé Caraballo20000020
20MFLucas Villela50100060
23MFVagner Gonçalves40100050
28FWSam Hendriks10000010
71GKStanislav Buchnev60001070
79DFSerhiy Vakulenko41000041
88FWSerges Déblé10000010
95DFAnton Bratkov30000030
97MFDavid Davidyan20000020
Players away on loan:
Players who left Pyunik during the season:
12MFRavanelli00100010
22MFGustavo Marmentini10000010
27DFNikita Baranov00001010
TOTALS6733050753

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two footballers have extended their contracts . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 11 July 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Davidyan signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 25 June 2023 . 24 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Artak Grigoyan becomes Pyunik player . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 29 June 2023 . 28 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Arman Hovhannisyan returns to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 30 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Taofiq Jibril signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 30 June 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Yusuf Otubanjo extends the contract . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 11 July 2023 . 2 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Vagner Goncalves joins Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 11 July 2023 . 10 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Ravanelli Ferreira signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 7 August 2023 . 5 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Régis signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 20 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Gustavo Marmentini signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 2 September 2023 . 31 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Sam Hendriks signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 17 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
  12. Web site: Artur Avagyan ends his career . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 18 December 2023 . 14 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Vyacheslav Afyan moves to BKMA . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 19 December 2023 . 18 December 2023.
  14. Web site: Two footballers leave Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 19 December 2023 . 19 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Ei, olha meu 10 aí! . facebook.com/ECSaoBento . Esporte Clube São Bento Facebook . 12 January 2024 . Portuguese . 11 January 2024.
  16. Web site: Serges Déblé returns to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 14 January 2024 . 11 January 2024.
  17. Web site: Solomon Udo moves to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 16 January 2024 . 15 January 2024.
  18. Web site: Հովհաննես Հարությունյանը հեռացավ «Փյունիկից» . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 17 January 2024 . Armenian . 17 January 2024.
  19. Web site: Luka Juricic moves back to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 20 January 2024 . 19 January 2024.
  20. Web site: Eugeniu Cociuc returns to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 29 January 2024 . 29 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Tarik Isic signs for Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 20 February 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  22. Web site: Levon Vardanyan moves to BKMA on loan . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 20 February 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Hovhannes Harutyunyan returns to Pyunik on loan . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 27 February 2024 . 26 February 2024.
  24. Web site: Petros Alekyan moves to Shirak on loan . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 27 February 2024 . 26 February 2024.
  25. Web site: Henri Avagyan is a new player of FC Pyunik . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 30 December 2022 . 28 December 2022.
  26. Web site: Official statement: Stanislav Buchnev . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 29 July 2020 . 29 July 2020.
  27. Web site: Four players extend their contracts . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 11 July 2023 . 9 May 2023.
  28. Web site: Pyunik has signed a contract with James Santos! . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 20 January 2023 . 18 January 2023.
  29. Web site: Official statement: Carlos Jamisson Teles dos Santos Junior . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 24 June 2021 . 24 June 2021.
  30. Web site: Juan Bravo is in Pyunik! . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 7 February 2023 . 7 February 2023.
  31. Web site: Pyunik has nine new players . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 4 July 2022 . 3 July 2022.
  32. Web site: Official statement: Anton Bratkov . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 27 January 2021 . 27 January 2021.
  33. Web site: Official: Edgar Malakyan signs a contract with Pyunik . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 13 January 2023 . 12 January 2023.
  34. Web site: Official statement: Artak Dashyan . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 20 December 2021 . 16 December 2021.
  35. Web site: https://www.facebook.com/fcpyunik/posts/pfbid032oVct11MhdN7Z6aNQMPeSz5oSzPZJKnKY2XKzEVgTSgJD8ZEi66Je9MJrPN2DT4l?__cft__[0=AZVFUBAKFKcuBqinUJ1y4gYb2T3QOFgnJM6rZXTMK5oIIq4c4z_gHKoxL9373ZzBWLhjccgQkCxBllQDiDzKDL6xzJ-sH2_EfJmvI2WWvwssgUtKEbMPeNZn6DZKneQ-naGYhYbByK4SfOcTq8K-9f8ZngAjI8p4D3qtfXILyaW0zx8YSaljWaRlt6XvXq4QIHmhrnFtJW0NR3-daa1InC_j&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ "Փյունիկ" ՖԱ-ի և կիսապաշտպան Արտակ Դաշյանի միջև պայմանագրի ժամկետը երկարաձգվել է 1,5 տարով ]. facebook.com/fcpyunik . FC Pyunik Facebook . 27 December 2022 . Armenian . 27 December 2022.
  36. Web site: Lucas Villela Bravo is in Pyunik . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 15 February 2023 . 15 February 2023.
  37. Web site: Official statement: Yusuf Otubanjo . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 20 June 2022 . 11 June 2022.
  38. Web site: Extension of contract: Erik Azizyan, Levon Vardanyan . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 3 September 2020 . 2 September 2020.
  39. Web site: Official statement: Grenik Petrosyan . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 1 September 2022 . 2 September 2022.
  40. Web site: Official statement: Nikita Baranov . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 1 September 2021 . 27 August 2021.
  41. Web site: Official statement: Aleksandar Miljkovic . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 19 August 2022 . 13 August 2022.
  42. Web site: Luka Juricic leaves Pyunik . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 30 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
  43. Web site: Պաշտոնական Հայտարարություն . facebook.com/fcwestarmenia . FC West Armenia Facebook . 7 March 2024 . Armenian . 4 March 2024.
  44. Web site: 3 footballers from Pyunik Academy move to BKMA . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 7 July 2023 . 7 July 2023.
  45. Web site: Vrezh Chiloyan moves to Van on loan . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 31 July 2023 . 31 July 2023.
  46. Web site: Karen Muradyan and Vrezh Chiloyan return to Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 7 March 2024 . 1 March 2024.
  47. Web site: Changes in the Pyunik squad . fcpyunik.am/ . FC Pyunik . 17 June 2023 . 16 June 2023.
  48. Web site: @kireristevski4 is Blue . instagram.com/ethnikosachnasfc/ . Ethnikos Achna FC Instagram . 14 August 2023 . 10 August 2023.
  49. Web site: ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ. ՅՈՒՐԻ ԳԱՐԵԳԻՆՅԱՆ . facebook.com/FCAlashkert . FC Alashkert Facebook . 29 June 2023 . Armenian . 29 June 2023.
  50. Web site: @spirovski_stefan Is Blue . instagram.com/ethnikosachnasfc/ . Ethnikos Achna FC Instagram . 11 July 2023 . 5 July 2023.
  51. Web site: Novou posilou skúsený Karasiuk . mfkzemplin.sk . MFK Zemplín Michalovce . 14 August 2023 . Slovak . 9 August 2023.
  52. Web site: Alexandar Miljkovic leaves Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 2 August 2023 . 1 August 2023.
  53. Web site: ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ . facebook.com/noah.footballclub . FC Noah Facebook . 4 August 2023 . Armenian . 2 August 2023.
  54. Web site: Eugeniu Cociuc leaves Pyunik . fcpyunik.am . FC Pyunik . 22 August 2022 . 21 August 2022.
  55. Web site: Բարի վերադարձ ՏՈՒՆ, Գուստ . facebook.com/FCAlashkert/ . FC Alashkert Facebook . 16 January 2024 . Armenian . 15 January 2024.
  56. Web site: Fechado com a Chape: Atacante Régis está de volta ao Verdão . chapecoense.com . Associação Chapecoense de Futebol . 13 May 2024 . Portuguese . 19 April 2024.
  57. Web site: NIKITA BARANOV LÕI KÄED PAIDEGA! . facebook.com/PaideLinnameeskond/ . Paide Linnameeskond . 17 January 2024 . Estonian . 17 January 2024.

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