2020–21 FC Ararat Yerevan season

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Ararat Yerevan
2020–21 season
ManagerVardan Bichakhchyan
StadiumHrazdan Stadium
Premier League4th
Armenian CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Mory Kone (7)
All: Mory Kone (13)

The 2020–21 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 30th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.

Season events[edit]

On 23 July, Vardan Bichakhchyan was appointed as Ararat Yerevan's manager.[1]

On 25 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artak Yedigaryan,[2] and David Manoyan.[3]

On 26 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Juan Bravo from Lori,[4] and Karen Muradyan from Shirak.[5]

On 27 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the double signing of Edgar Malakyan and Vsevolod Yermakov from Shirak.[6]

On 28 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Hrayr Mkoyan from Shirak, and Christian Jiménez from Lori.[6]

On 29 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Zhirayr Margaryan from Shirak, and Igor Stanojević from Mačva Šabac.[7]

On 31 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Marko Prljević and Uroš Nenadović from Shirak.[8]

On 15 August, 2 from Ararat and 6 players from Ararat-2 tested positive for COVID-19.[9] Two days later, Ararat reported another 7 players had tested positive.[10]

On 18 August, the FFA postponed the match between Shirak and Ararat Yerevan due to the COVID-19 outbreak within the Ararat squad.[11]

On 25 August, summer signings from Shirak, Zhirayr Margaryan, Hrayr Mkoyan, Marko Prljević, Edgar Malakyan, David Manoyan, Karen Muradyan and Uroš Nenadović, were all loaned back to Shirak to help Shirak in their UEFA Europa League qualifying game on 27 August.[12]

On 4 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Aghvan Papikyan from Alashkert.[13]

On 5 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Spasoje Stefanović from Sinđelić Beograd.[14]

On 10 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Solomon Udo and Mory Kone from Shirak.[15][16]

On 18 September, the FFA postponed the match between Ararat Yerevan and Ararat-Armenia due to Ararat-Armenia being involved in a UEFA Europa League match on 24 September.[17]

On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[18] On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.[19]

On 22 October, Ararat's match against Alashkert was postponed due to 4 positive COVID-19 cases within the Alashkert team.[20]

On 7 January, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artur Danielyan from Ararat-Armenia on a free transfer,[21] with Grigor Meliksetyan joining the following day after leaving of Gandzasar Kapan.[22]

On 15 January, Ararat Yerevan announced that they had terminated their contract with Spasoje Stefanović by mutual consent,[23] with Dimitrije Pobulić signing the following day from Grafičar Beograd.[24]

On 4 February, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Maksym Zaderaka from Oleksandriya.[25]

On 17 February, Vahe Muradyan and Robert Marutyan left Ararat Yerevan.[26]

On 22 February, Solomon Udo left Ararat Yerevan to sign for Shakhter Karagandy.[27]

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.[28][29] With the match later being awarded to Ararat Yerevan 3–0.[30]

Squad[edit]

As of match played 28 May 2021
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Poghos Ayvazyan Armenia GK (1995-06-09)9 June 1995 (aged 25) Mika 2016 21 0
33 Grigor Meliksetyan Armenia GK (1986-08-18)18 August 1986 (aged 34) Gandzasar Kapan 2021[22] 1 0
45 Vsevolod Yermakov Russia GK (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 25) Shirak 2020[6] 27 0
Defenders
2 Christian Jiménez Spain DF (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (aged 24) Lori 2020[31] 15 0
4 Yuri Magakyan Armenia DF (2000-06-22)22 June 2000 (aged 20) Youth team 2016 1 0
5 Hrayr Mkoyan Armenia DF (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 34) Shirak 2020[31]
7 Aleksandre Saganelidze Georgia (country) DF (1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 21) Unattached 2021 1 0
8 Zhirayr Margaryan Armenia DF (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 23) Shirak 2020[7] 23 0
22 Artur Danielyan Armenia DF (1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 23) Ararat-Armenia 2021[21] 9 0
23 Ivan Spychka Ukraine DF (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 30) Ararat Moscow 2019[32] 38 1
29 Marko Prljević Serbia DF (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 32) Shirak 2020[8] 26 2
44 Juan Bravo Colombia DF (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 31) Sportivo Barracas 2020[4] 24 2
Midfielders
7 Aghvan Papikyan Armenia MF (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 27) Alashkert 2020[13] 23 2
10 Zaven Badoyan Armenia MF (1989-12-22)22 December 1989 (aged 31) Shabab Al Sahel 2018 74 10
11 David Manoyan Armenia MF (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 (aged 30) Shirak 2020[3] 28 1
16 Serob Galstyan Armenia MF (2002-09-23)23 September 2002 (aged 18) Torpedo Yerevan 2020 1 0
17 Artak Yedigaryan Armenia MF (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 31) Pyunik 2020[2] 22 0
18 Edgar Malakyan Armenia MF (1990-09-22)22 September 1990 (aged 30) Shirak 2020[6] 18 3
19 Karen Muradyan Armenia MF (1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 28) Shirak 2020[5] 28 0
27 David Khurtsidze Russia MF (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 27) Ararat Moscow 2019[32] 56 8
31 David Baghdasaryan Armenia MF (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 23) Pyunik 2019 3 0
55 Dimitrije Pobulić Serbia MF (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 27) Grafičar Beograd 2021[24] 17 4
77 Grigor Muradyan Armenia MF (2002-08-06)6 August 2002 (aged 18) Youth team 2020 3 0
80 Seroj Titizian Russia MF (2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 21) Sarreguemines 2020 5 0
94 Maksym Zaderaka Ukraine MF (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 19) Oleksandriya 2021[25] 14 3
Andranik Hovhannisyan Armenia MF (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) Youth Team 2016 1 0
Karen Shirkhanyan Armenia MF (2000-04-06)6 April 2000 (aged 21) Youth Team 2019 4 0
Arame Tsaturyan Armenia MF (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (aged 19) Youth Team 2018 0 0
Forwards
9 Razmik Hakobyan Armenia FW (1996-02-09)9 February 1996 (aged 25) Alashkert 2018[33] 20 1
70 Uroš Nenadović Serbia FW (1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 27) Shirak 2020[8] 23 9
98 Mory Kone Ivory Coast FW (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 25) Shirak 2020[16] 28 13
Away on loan
Left during the season
4 Vahe Muradyan Armenia DF (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 23) Pyunik 2020 2 0
6 Ruslan Avagyan Armenia MF (1995-06-24)24 June 1995 (aged 25) Youth Team 2016 56 1
12 Solomon Udo Armenia MF (1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 25) Shirak 2020[15] 11 0
22 Igor Stanojević Serbia MF (1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 29) Mačva Šabac 2020[7] 10 1
30 Spasoje Stefanović Serbia GK (1992-10-12)12 October 1992 (aged 28) Sinđelić Beograd 2020[14] 2 0
Aleksandr Kozlov Russia MF (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 28) Ararat Moscow 2019[32] 20 4
Ramazan Isayev Russia FW (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 23) FC Yerevan 2020[34] 9 1

Left club during season[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF Armenia ARM Ruslan Avagyan (to West Armenia)
30 GK Serbia SRB Spasoje Stefanović (to Shirak)
— MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kozlov
— FW Russia RUS Ramazan Isayev (to Legion Dynamo Makhachkala)

Transfers[edit]

Main articles: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2020 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2020–21

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 July 2020 MF Armenia Artak Yedigaryan Pyunik Undisclosed [2]
25 July 2020 MF Armenia David Manoyan Shirak Undisclosed [3]
26 July 2020 DF Colombia Juan Bravo Lori Undisclosed [4]
26 July 2020 MF Armenia Karen Muradyan Shirak Undisclosed [5]
27 July 2020 GK Russia Vsevolod Yermakov Shirak Undisclosed [6]
27 July 2020 MF Armenia Edgar Malakyan Shirak Undisclosed [6]
28 July 2020 DF Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan Shirak Undisclosed [31]
28 July 2020 DF Spain Christian Jiménez Lori Undisclosed [31]
29 July 2020 DF Armenia Zhirayr Margaryan Shirak Undisclosed [7]
29 July 2020 MF Serbia Igor Stanojević Mačva Šabac Undisclosed [7]
31 July 2020 DF Serbia Marko Prljević Shirak Undisclosed [8]
31 July 2020 FW Serbia Uroš Nenadović Shirak Undisclosed [8]
4 September 2020 MF Armenia Aghvan Papikyan Alashkert Undisclosed [13]
5 September 2020 FW Serbia Spasoje Stefanović Sinđelić Beograd Undisclosed [14]
10 September 2020 MF Armenia Solomon Udo Shirak Undisclosed [15]
10 September 2020 FW Ivory Coast Mory Kone Shirak Undisclosed [16]
7 January 2021 DF Armenia Artur Danielyan Ararat-Armenia Free [21]
8 January 2021 GK Armenia Grigor Meliksetyan Gandzasar Kapan Free [22]
16 January 2021 MF Serbia Dimitrije Pobulić Grafičar Beograd Undisclosed [24]
4 February 2021 MF Ukraine Maksym Zaderaka Oleksandriya Undisclosed [25]
1 April 2021 DF Georgia (country) Aleksandre Saganelidze Unattached Free

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
28 August 2020 FW Russia Ramazan Isayev Legion Dynamo Makhachkala Undisclosed
22 February 2021 MF Armenia Solomon Udo Shakhter Karagandy Undisclosed [27]

Loans out[edit]

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
25 August 2020 DF Armenia Zhirayr Margaryan Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 DF Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 DF Serbia Marko Prljević Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 MF Armenia Edgar Malakyan Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 MF Armenia David Manoyan Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 MF Armenia Karen Muradyan Shirak Short-term [12]
25 August 2020 FW Serbia Uroš Nenadović Shirak Short-term [12]

Released[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
1 August 2020 GK Russia Sergei Revyakin Aktobe 14 April 2021 [35]
9 August 2020 GK Russia Yevgeni Kobozev Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki 23 July 2021 [36]
9 August 2020 DF Russia Arkadi Kalaydzhyan
9 August 2020 DF Russia Yevgeni Makeyev Rosich 23 September 2020 [37]
9 August 2020 FW Russia Georgy Chelidze Zenit-2 St.Petersburg 18 September 2020
23 October 2020 MF Russia Aleksandr Kozlov Kafa Feodosia
15 January 2021 GK Serbia Spasoje Stefanović Shirak 16 January 2021 [23][38]
19 January 2021 MF Armenia Ruslan Avagyan West Armenia [39]
3 February 2021 MF Serbia Igor Stanojević Shirak 4 February 2021 [40][41]
17 February 2021 DF Armenia Robert Marutyan [26]
17 February 2021 DF Armenia Vahe Muradyan [26]

Friendlies[edit]

1 August 2020 Shirak 2 – 7 Ararat Yerevan Gyumri
12:00 (UTC+4) A.Aslanyan
A.Muradyan 		Report K.Muradyan
Kozlov
G.Muradyan
R.Hakobyan
D.Baghdasaryan 		Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
8 August 2020 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
11:00 (UTC+4) Khurtsidze 67' Report Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy
5 September 2020 Pyunik 0 – 2 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
13:30 (UTC+4) Report Nenadović
Papikyan 		Stadium: Football Academy Stadium
23 January 2021 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Urartu Yerevan
13:00 (UTC+4) Z.Magakyan 57' Report Kobzar 47'
30 January 2021 Atletico Arabia United Arab Emirates 1 – 7 Armenia Ararat Yerevan Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
19:30 (UTC+4) Report Malakyan 6'
M.Kone 8', 19', 52'
Nenadović 31'
S.Titizian 75'
Badoyan 87'		 Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
2 February 2021 Liwa United Arab Emirates 1 – 4 Armenia Ararat Yerevan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UTC+4) Report 21' (o.g.)
D.Pobulić 28'
Nenadović 65', 70'		 Stadium: Dubai Sports Center
6 February 2021 Rodina Moscow Russia 0 – 4 Armenia Ararat Yerevan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UTC+4) Report Yedigaryan 28'
Malakyan 36'
Zaderaka 65', 70'		 Stadium: JA Shooting Club
11 February 2021 Fursan Hispania United Arab Emirates 0 – 4 Armenia Ararat Yerevan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UTC+4) Report D.Pobulić 38', 47'
Zaderaka 38'
Malakyan 63'		 Stadium: Dubai Sports Center
27 March 2021 Shirak 0 – 3 Ararat Yerevan Gyumri
(UTC+4) Report M.Kone 56'
D.Pobulić 78', 83'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Armenian Premier League

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24 11 7 6 34 18  +16 40 7 3 2 22 7  +15 4 4 4 12 11  +1

Last updated: 28 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
GroundHAA-AAHAHAAHHHHAHAAHHAAHH
ResultWLW-LDWWDDWWWDWLLWDDWDLLW
Position555-423332111112213333553
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[edit]

16 August 2020 1 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Pyunik Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Z.Margaryan Yellow card 67'
Nenadović 89'		 Report A.Yeoule Yellow card 49' Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 September 2020 4 Noah 2 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
16:45 (UTC+4) H.Manga Yellow card 45'
Lavrishchev Yellow card 72'
Simonyan 86', 89' (pen.)		 Report Mkoyan Yellow card 19'
K.Muradyan Yellow card 39'
Khurtsidze 52'
Spychka Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 September 2020 2 Shirak 0 – 3 Ararat Yerevan Gyumri
16:15 (UTC+4) V.Bakalyan Yellow card 79' Report Papikyan 15' Yellow card 24'
Manoyan 76'
Nenadović 88'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artush Kerobyan
Note: Match postponed on 18 August.[11]
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
18 October 2020 8 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 1 Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
18:30 (UTC+4) Manoyan Yellow card 15'
M.Kone 39'
V.Yermakov Yellow card 85'
Prljević Yellow card 89'
Malakyan 90+3'		 Report D.Terteryan Yellow card 45'
V.Minasyan Yellow card 72'
Wbeymar 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artem Gasparyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Match annulled after Gandzasar Kapan dropped out of the league.
26 October 2020 9 Lori 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Vanadzor
15:30 (UTC+4) A.Kocharyan Yellow card 37'
Alexis 60'
Gomelko Yellow card 77'
A.Yeghiazaryan Yellow card 90'		 Report M.Kone Yellow card 37'
Udo Yellow card 54'
Spychka Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
31 October 2020 10 Pyunik 1 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) A.Avanesyan Yellow card 54'
Kobyalko Yellow card 61'
A.Nahapetyan 87'		 Report Khurtsidze Yellow card 42' 81' Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 November 2020 11 Ararat Yerevan 4 – 0 Shirak Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Stanojević 11'
M.Kone 22'
J.Bravo 41'
C.Jiménez Yellow card 90'
Badoyan 90+2'		 Report E.Yeghiazaryan Yellow card 27'
H.Vardanyan Yellow card 49'
R.Mkrtchyan Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 November 2020 12 Alashkert 1 – 2 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
14:30 (UTC+4) Voskanyan 55'
Gome Yellow card 61'
Tomić Yellow card 73'
Grigoryan Yellow card 86'
Thiago Galvão Yellow card 89'		 Report Nenadović 22'
Mkoyan Red card 29'
M.Kone 50' (pen.)
Udo Yellow card 70'
V.Yermakov Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
27 November 2020 13 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Noah Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Nenadović 83' Report Simonyan 22'
Mayrovich Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 December 2020 14 Ararat-Armenia 0 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
14:30 (UTC+4) Alemão Yellow card 86' Report J.Bravo Yellow card 10'
K.Muradyan Yellow card 21'		 Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 December 2020 7 Van 0 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Charentsavan
14:00 (UTC+4) Ebert Yellow card 39' Report Nenadović 40'
Badoyan Yellow card 90'
V.Yermakov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Charentsavan City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
21 February 2021 6 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 0 Urartu Charentsavan
14:00 (UTC+4) M.Kone 45', 65'
Malakyan Red card 78'		 Report Vitinho Yellow card 60' Stadium: Charentsavan City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 February 2021 5 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 0 Ararat-Armenia Charentsavan
15:00 (UTC+4) J.Bravo Yellow card 45'
D.Pobulić 72'		 Report Sanogo Yellow card 17' Stadium: Charentsavan City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 September but postponed on 18 September.[17]
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 March 2021 16 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 1 Van Yerevan
15:30 (UTC+4) Report Avagyan Red card 76'
D.Nalbandyan Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
16 March 2021 18 Ararat Yerevan 3 – 0 Lori Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Republican Stadium
Note: Match abandoned after Lori walked off the pitch at the start of the game,[28] and later awarded as a 3-0 technical victory to Ararat Yerevan.[30]
7 April 2021 19 Urartu 1 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Désiré 48'
Paramonov Yellow card 53'		 Report J.Bravo Yellow card 50' Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
15 April 2021 20 Ararat Yerevan 2 – 3 Noah Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) J.Bravo 2'
M.Kone 16' Yellow card 45'
Mkoyan Yellow card 81'		 Report Emsis 18' Yellow card 26'
Avetisyan 25'
Hovhannisyan Yellow card 45'
Kovalenko Yellow card 45'
Kireyenko 74'
Velemir Yellow card 90'
Kryuchkov Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
25 April 2021 21 Pyunik 1 – 2 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) J.Balza 17'
Kozhushko Yellow card 89'
Ibarra Yellow card 90'		 Report Honchar 35' (o.g.)
Nenadović 54'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 88'
Malakyan Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Artur Safaryan
5 May 2021 22 Van 1 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Charentsavan
16:00 (UTC+4) E.Essien Yellow card 26'
Eza 41'
S.Agamagomedov Yellow card 66'
D.Dosa Yellow card 67'		 Report Nenadović 21'
Khurtsidze Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Charentsavan City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
10 May 2021 23 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 0 Alashkert Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Malakyan Yellow card 51' Report Hovsepyan Yellow card 61'
Bezecourt Yellow card 71'
Tiago Cametá Yellow card 75'
Jovanović Red card 79'
Voskanyan Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
18 May 2021 17 Ararat Yerevan 3 – 0 Lori Yerevan
12:00 (UTC+4) Stadium: Republican Stadium
Note: Match awarded as a 3-0 technical victory to Ararat Yerevan.
19 May 2021 24 Ararat-Armenia 1 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
15:30 (UTC+4) Sanogo Yellow card 8'
A.Nahapetyan Yellow card 73'
Karapetian 74'		 Report Nenadović Yellow card 13'
Zaderaka 42' Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
22 May 2021 15 Urartu 2 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Paramonov 33'
Miranyan 68'
Ten Yellow card 78'
James Yellow card 83'		 Report Z.Margaryan Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Artem Gasparyan
25 May 2021 3 Ararat Yerevan 0 – 1 Alashkert Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Mkoyan Yellow card 69' Report Grigoryan Yellow card 40'
Bezecourt 75'
Čančarević Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artem Gasparyan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 October, but postponed on 22 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]
28 May 2021 25 Ararat Yerevan 5 – 2 Shirak Yerevan
16:45 (UTC+4) Z.Margaryan Yellow card 15'
D.Pobulić 22', 43'
Zaderaka 45', 48'
M.Kone 78'		 Report R.Hakobyan 39'
A.Aslanyan 52'
A.Davoyan Yellow card 68'
V.Arzoyan Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vardan Manukyan

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alashkert (C) 24 13 7 4 25 15 +10 46 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Noah 24 12 5 7 35 20 +15 41 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Urartu 24 12 5 7 28 19 +9 41
4 Ararat[a] 24 11 7 6 34 18 +16 40
5 Ararat-Armenia 24 10 8 6 32 17 +15 38
6 Van 24 9 4 11 25 30 −5 31
7 Pyunik 24 6 7 11 20 18 +2 25
8 Lori[b] 24 7 2 15 16 44 −28 23
9 Shirak (R) 24 2 7 15 19 53 −34 13 Relegation to First League
10 Gandzasar (R, D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club dissolved[c]
Source: FFA 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.[42]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
  2. ^ Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
  3. ^ Gandzasar were excluded from the league On 3 November, Gandzasar Kapan announced that they were withdrawing from the League and Armenian Cup due to the ongoing financial constraints relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia and the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Armenian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 Armenian Cup
19 September 2020 First Round 1st leg Ararat Yerevan 3 – 0 Sevan Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) M.Kone 2', 90+4'
Khurtsidze 28'
Yedigaryan Yellow card 43'
Mkoyan Yellow card 77'
Badoyan Yellow card 85'		 Report H.Loretsyan Yellow card 4'
D.Eloev Yellow card 48'
A.Loretsyan Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artush Kerobyan
7 November 2020 First Round 2nd leg Sevan 1 – 3
(1 – 6 agg.)		 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
12:30 (UTC+4) A.Azatyan Yellow card 30'
M.Sahakyan 83'		 Report M.Kone 8', 69'
Malakyan 79'		 Stadium: RCCSD Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
11 March 2021 Quarterfinal 1st leg West Armenia 2 – 0 Ararat Yerevan Vagharshapat
14:00 (UTC+4) Charles Ikechukwu 22'
Orlov 24'
Hakob Loretsyan Yellow card 84'		 Report Stadium: Vagharshapat Football Academy
Attendance: 40
Referee: Artur Safaryan
3 April 2021 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Ararat Yerevan 5 – 1
(5 – 3 agg.)		 West Armenia Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Khurtsidze 19'
Malakyan 28' Yellow card 81'
Prljević Yellow card 57' 79'
D.Pobulić 64'
Badoyan Yellow card 86' 88'
Zaderaka Yellow card 89'		 Report C.Ikechukwu Yellow card 23'
V.Kharatyan Yellow card 63'
Dzhigkayev 71'
K.Manukyan Yellow card 72'
V.Chopuryan Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
20 April 2021 Semifinal 1st leg Ararat Yerevan 2 – 0 Ararat-Armenia Yerevan
18:30 (UTC+4) Nenadović 18'
Prljević 48'
Malakyan Yellow card 55'
D.Pobulić Yellow card 89'		 Report Wbeymar Yellow card 36'
Otubanjo Yellow card 53'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Artem Gasparyan
1 May 2021 Semifinal 2nd leg Ararat-Armenia 2 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Gouffran 23'
Otubanjo Yellow card 45'
D.Terteryan 78' Yellow card 90'		 Report Z.Margaryan Yellow card 56'
Nenadović 72'
Mkoyan Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Final[edit]

15 May 2021 Alashkert 1 – 3 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Kadio Yellow card 47'
Aghekyan Yellow card 65'
M.Manasyan 85' Yellow card 90+2'
Hovsepyan Red card 90'		 Report Papikyan 12'
M.Kone 19', 55'
Prljević Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

Statistics[edit]

As of match played 28 May 2021

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Armenian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Armenia ARM Poghos Ayvazyan 1 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Spain ESP Christian Jiménez 15 0 6+3 0 6 0
4 DF Armenia ARM Yuri Magakyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF Armenia ARM Hrayr Mkoyan 24 0 18+1 0 5 0
7 MF Armenia ARM Aghvan Papikyan 23 2 15+3 1 3+2 1
7 DF Georgia (country) GEO Aleksandr Saganelidze 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
8 DF Armenia ARM Zhirayr Margaryan 23 0 19+1 0 3 0
9 FW Armenia ARM Razmik Hakobyan 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
10 MF Armenia ARM Zaven Badoyan 19 2 1+14 1 2+2 1
11 MF Armenia ARM David Manoyan 28 1 14+7 1 3+4 0
16 MF Armenia ARM Serob Galstyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF Armenia ARM Artak Yedigaryan 22 0 7+10 0 4+1 0
18 MF Armenia ARM Edgar Malakyan 18 3 10+3 1 4+1 2
19 MF Armenia ARM Karen Muradyan 28 0 22 0 6 0
22 DF Armenia ARM Artur Danielyan 9 0 3+2 0 2+2 0
23 DF Ukraine UKR Ivan Spychka 12 0 8+1 0 3 0
27 MF Russia RUS David Khurtsidze 29 4 20+2 2 5+2 2
29 DF Serbia SRB Marko Prljevic 26 2 18+2 0 5+1 2
44 DF Colombia COL Juan Bravo 24 2 17+2 2 4+1 0
45 GK Russia RUS Vsevolod Yermakov 27 0 22 0 5 0
55 MF Serbia SRB Dimitrije Pobulić 17 4 5+7 3 2+3 1
70 FW Serbia SRB Uros Nenadovic 23 11 16+2 7 3+2 4
77 MF Armenia ARM Grigor Muradyan 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
80 MF Russia RUS Seroj Titizian 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
94 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Zaderaka 14 3 5+5 3 1+3 0
98 FW Ivory Coast CIV Mory Kone 28 13 16+6 7 5+1 6
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
4 DF Armenia ARM Vahe Muradyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 MF Armenia ARM Solomon Udo 11 0 4+5 0 2 0
22 MF Serbia SRB Igor Stanojević 10 1 4+4 1 2 0
30 GK Serbia SRB Spasoje Stefanović 2 0 0 0 2 0

Goal scorers[edit]

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 FW Ivory Coast 98 Mory Kone 7 6 13
2 FW Serbia 70 Uros Nenadovic 7 2 9
3 MF Serbia 55 Dimitrije Pobulić 3 1 4
MF Russia 27 David Khurtsidze 2 2 4
5 MF Ukraine 94 Maksym Zaderaka 3 0 3
MF Armenia 18 Edgar Malakyan 1 2 3
7 DF Colombia 44 Juan Bravo 2 0 2
MF Armenia 10 Zaven Badoyan 1 1 2
MF Armenia 7 Aghvan Papikyan 1 1 2
DF Serbia 29 Marko Prljevic 0 2 2
11 MF Armenia 11 David Manoyan 1 0 1
MF Serbia 22 Igor Stanojević 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Awarded 3 0 3
TOTALS 33 17 50

Clean sheets[edit]

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 GK Russia 45 Vsevolod Yermakov 9 1 10
2 GK Serbia 30 Spasoje Stefanović 0 1 1
TOTALS 9 2 11

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 Spain DF Christian Jiménez 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 Armenia DF Hrayr Mkoyan 3 1 2 0 5 1
7 Armenia MF Aghvan Papikyan 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 Armenia DF Zhirayr Margaryan 3 0 1 0 4 0
10 Armenia MF Zaven Badoyan 1 0 2 0 3 0
11 Armenia MF David Manoyan 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 Armenia MF Artak Yedigaryan 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 Armenia MF Edgar Malakyan 2 1 2 0 4 1
19 Armenia MF Karen Muradyan 2 0 0 0 2 0
23 Ukraine DF Ivan Spychka 2 0 0 0 2 0
27 Russia MF David Khurtsidze 3 0 0 0 3 0
29 Serbia DF Marko Prljević 1 0 2 0 3 0
44 Colombia DF Juan Bravo 2 0 0 0 2 0
45 Russia GK Vsevolod Yermakov 4 0 0 0 4 0
55 Serbia MF Dimitrije Pobulić 0 0 1 0 1 0
70 Serbia FW Uros Nenadovic 1 0 0 0 1 0
94 Ukraine MF Maksym Zaderaka 1 0 1 0 2 0
98 Ivory Coast FW Mory Kone 2 0 0 0 2 0
Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
12 Armenia MF Solomon Udo 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTALS 32 2 12 0 44 2

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