2017–18 FC Pyunik season

The 2017–18 season is Pyunik's 24th season in the Armenian Premier League.

Pyunik
2017-18 season
ChairmanRafik Hayrapetyan
ManagerArmen Gyulbudaghyants
(16 June-8 August)
Aleksei Yeryomenko
(8 August-31 October)
Armen Gyulbudaghyants
(from 31 October)
StadiumVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Armenian Premier League5th
Armenian CupQuarterfinal vs Banants
Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round vs Slovan Bratislava
Top goalscorerLeague: Alik Arakelyan (7)
All: Petros Avetisyan (9)

Season events

Prior to the start of the season, Armen Gyulbudaghyants was appointed as the club's manager on 16 June.[1] Less than two-months later, on 8 August 2017, Aleksei Yeryomenko signed a one-year contract with Pyunik to be their manager,[2] but left the club on 31 October 2017, with Armen Gyulbudaghyants returning to manage the team.[3]

Squad
As of 28 February 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Gor Manukyan
2 DF Serob Grigoryan
3 DF Artur Kartashyan
4 DF Aram Shakhnazaryan
5 DF Armen Manucharyan
6 MF Narek Aslanyan (vice-captain)
7 MF Petros Avetisyan
8 FW Karen Khatuev
9 FW Robert Minasyan
10 MF Erik Vardanyan
11 MF Hovhannes Poghosyan
13 GK Valeriy Voskonyan
15 MF Marat Burayev
16 DF Robert Hakobyan
17 FW Hovhannes Ilangyozyan
18 MF Alik Arakelyan
No. Position Player
19 MF Karlen Mkrtchyan
20 FW Drissa Diarrassouba
21 FW Erik Petrosyan
22 GK Sevak Aslanyan
23 DF Hovhannes Nazaryan
24 DF Bacar Baldé
25 MF Vigen Begoyan
26 MF Artur Nadiryan
30 MF Vahagn Hayrapetyan
32 GK Vardan Shahatuni
33 DF Didier Kadio
66 MF Marshal Johnson
DF Levon Hayrapetyan (captain)
MF Samvel Spertsyan
FW Razmik Hakobyan

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 2017DFDidier KadioShakhter KaragandyUndisclosed
Summer 2017MFVladimir BabayanBanantsUndisclosed
Summer 2017MFKarlen Mkrtchyan
Summer 2017MFMaksim Yermakov
Summer 2017FWArtur Miranyan
Summer 2017FWWilliam AraujoCorinthians AlagoanoUndisclosed
1 August 2017FWHovhannes IlangyozyanBanantsUndisclosed[4]
3 August 2017DFLevon HayrapetyanPaykanUndisclosed[5]
Winter 2018DFBacar BaldéSamtrediaUndisclosed
Winter 2018MFMarat BurayevSpartak VladikavkazUndisclosed
Winter 2018FWDrissa Diarrassouba
1 March 2018MFMarshal JohnsonHapoel AfulaUndisclosed[6]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
2 August 2017FWVardan PogosyanRabotničkiUndisclosed[7]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
Summer 2017DFArmen NahapetyanAvan Academy
Summer 2017MFHovhannes HarutyunyanAvan Academy
4 December 2017[8]MFMaksim YermakovArtsakh2018
4 December 2017[8]FWWilliam Araujo
Winter 2018GKValeri Voskonyan
Winter 2018DFDavit Terteryan
Winter 2018MFVladimir Babayan
Winter 2018MFDavit Baghdasaryan
Winter 2018FWArtur MiranyanPyunikWinter 2019

Competitions

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2017–18 Armenian Premier League

Results
6 August 2017 1Banants2 – 2PyunikYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Gyozalyan  77'
Injac  90' 90'		 Report A.Arakelyan  5', 47'
R.Minasyan  27'
V.Hayrapetyan  32'
S.Spertsyan  86'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
11 August 2017 2Pyunik2 – 1Gandzasar KapanYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Arakelyan  34'
Yermakov  37'
A.Kartashyan  59'
R.Minasyan  75'
H.Ilangyozyan  76'		 Report A.Khachatryan  44'
Junior  45'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
20 August 2017 3Ararat Yerevan0 – 0PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Al.Petrosyan  45'
G.Kirakosyan  90+4'		 Report R.Hakobyan  35' Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 650
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
25 August 2017 4Alashkert5 – 1PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  14', 31', 39'
Nenadović  28'
K.Veranyan  59'		 Report A.Arakelyan  30'
A.Kartashyan  76'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
10 September 2017 5Pyunik0 – 2ShirakYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) A.Shakhnazaryan  4' Report S.Udo  20'
M.Bakayoko  44'
Stanojević  75'
A.Mikaelyan  88'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
15 September 2017 6Pyunik1 – 2BanantsYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Grigoryan  36'
R.Minasyan  45' 70'		 Report Gyozalyan  28', 31' (pen.)
Wal  86'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
23 September 2017 7Gandzasar Kapan3 – 1PyunikYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Musonda  40'
V.Minasyan  45+2'
G.Harutyunyan  53'
Junior  69'
As.Karapetyan  86'
Ishkhanyan  87'		 Report Yermakov  45'
Vardanyan  90'
A.Manucharyan  90+2'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Safaryan
30 September 2017 8Pyunik–Ararat YerevanYerevan
(UTC+4) Report Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
15 October 2017 9Pyunik0 – 1AlashkertYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Manucharyan  54'
V.Hayrapetyan  67'
A.Kartashyan  71'		 Report Simonyan  7'
Grigoryan  28'
Arakelyan  43'
Peltier  71'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
21 October 2017 10Shirak0 – 0PyunikGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) R.Darbinyan  20'
S.Udo  62'
M.Kaba  73'
A.Mikaelyan  76'
V.Bakalyan  90'
A.Ayvazov  90+5'		 Report Kadio  11'  50'
A.Kartashyan  24'
Vardanyan  65'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
28 October 2017 11Banants1 – 1PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Injac  31'
K.Sibo  43'
Hovsepyan  73'
G. Hovhannisyan  80'		 Report Grigoryan  7'
Avetisyan  67'
A.Kartashyan  83'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
4 November 2017 12Pyunik0 – 0Gandzasar KapanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Vardanyan  28' Report Ishkhanyan  8'
Adamyan  52'
S.Shahinyan  73'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
19 November 2017 13Ararat Yerevan0 – 1PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) S.Metoyan  43'
An.Kocharyan  83'		 Report Avetisyan  37'
A.Manucharyan  46'  73'
A.Shakhnazaryan  75'
Miranyan  76'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
24 November 2017 14Alashkert1 – 0PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) M.Manasyan  23'
K.Veranyan  58'  67'
Voskanyan  83'		 Report Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
29 November 2017 8Pyunik4 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) R.Minasyan  8'
Mkrtchyan  27' 69'
R.Yeghiazaryan  42' (o.g.)
A.Manucharyan  55'
V.Hayrapetyan  60'
A.Arakelyan  77'
Avetisyan  90+1'		 Report Y.Gareginyan  62' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Note: Match originally scheduled for 30 September 2017.
2 December 2017 15Pyunik3 – 2ShirakYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Vardanyan  10'
Avetisyan  37' (pen.)
V.Hayrapetyan  31'
Kadio  71' 90+3'
A.Kartashyan  86'
Grigoryan  90+5'
N.Aslanyan  90+5'		 Report A.Ayvazov  37'
A.Mikaelyan  69'
M.Kaba  72'
A.Muradyan  75'
S.Udo  13', 68' 90+5'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Suren Baliyan
28 February 2017 16Pyunik2 – 0BanantsYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Avetisyan  25' 28', 88' (pen.)
R.Hakobyan  51'
Mkrtchyan  66'
Baldé  84'		 Report A.Loretsyan  8'
H.Voskanyan  40'
Hovsepyan  78'
A.Avagyan  85'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
4 March 2018 17Gandzasar Kapan1 – 0PyunikYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Junior  5' (pen.)
D.Terteryan  13'		 Report Baldé  41'
Kadio  69'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Artur Simonyan
11 March 2018 18Pyunik3 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Diarrassouba  17', 57'
R.Hakobyan  25'
A.Manucharyan  48'		 Report G.Ohanyan  52'
R.Safaryan  55'
Obradović  74'
O.Hamvardzumyan  77', 90'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
17 March 2018 19Pyunik3 – 1AlashkertYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Diarrassouba  16'
A.Arakelyan  22'
Avetisyan  45+2'
R.Hakobyan  69'		 Report A.Voskanyan  1'
Daghbashyan  23'
Simonyan  53'
Omoregie  58'
Morozov  65'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Artur Simonyan
31 March 2018 20Shirak2 – 0PyunikGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) V.Bakalyan  61'
M.Bakayoko  82'		 Report A.Kartashyan  16'
Mkrtchyan  42'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
4 April 2018 21Banants2 – 0PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Jovanović  41'
Peltier  44' 78'
Ayrapetyan  52'
Hovsepyan  54'		 Report V.Voskonyan  78' Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Suren Baliyan
7 April 2018 22Pyunik2 – 1Gandzasar KapanYerevan
13:00 (UTC+4) Vardanyan  60' 72'
A.Arakelyan  65'
Diarrassouba  88'		 Report Živković  70'
Junior  77'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
15 April 2018 23Ararat Yerevan1 – 1PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) G.Ohanyan  45+1' Report Burayev  2' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Artur Simonyan
22 April 2018 24Alashkert0 – 0PyunikYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Report Vardanyan  31' Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Suren Baliyan
29 April 2018 25Pyunik1 – 2ShirakYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) H.Poghosyan  63' Report Stanojević  12'
M.Bakayoko  36'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
2 May 2018 26Pyunik2 – 1BanantsYerevan
20:00 (UTC+4) A.Nadiryan  37'
Kadio  81'
Diarrassouba  88'
V.Voskonyan  90+1'		 Report Kpodo  66'
N.Petrosyan  87'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artur Simonyan
5 May 2018 27Gandzasar Kapan4 – 3PyunikGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) G.Harutyunyan  1' 56'
Musonda  22', 81'
Wbeymar  83'		 Report R.Minasyan  54'
A.Arakelyan  57', 84'
A.Shakhnazaryan  72'
Grigoryan  76'
Johnson  90'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
8 May 2018 28Pyunik1 – 3Ararat YerevanYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Vardanyan  1' Report Obradović  44'
S.Metoyan  70', 84' 89'
G.Tumbaryan  87'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
12 May 2018 29Pyunik0 – 0AlashkertYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Kartashyan  67' Report Grigoryan  33'
M.Manasyan  42'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Artur Simonyan
20 May 2018 30Shirak0 – 3
Awarded		PyunikGyumri
(UTC+4) Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Note: Shirak refused to the play the match after being docked 12 points due to a fixing scandal.[9]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alashkert (C) 30 14 8 8 44 31 +13 50 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Banants 30 11 11 8 42 34 +8 44 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Gandzasar Kapan 30 11 10 9 43 34 +9 43
4 Shirak 30 14 8 8 37 31 +6 38[lower-alpha 2]
5 Pyunik 30 9 9 12 37 41 −4 36 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Ararat Yerevan 30 5 6 19 33 65 −32 21
Source: 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.[11]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
  2. Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.[10]

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Armenian Cup
20 September 2017 Quarterfinal 1st legPyunik0 – 0BanantsYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Grigoryan  19'
H.Ilangyozyan  43'		 Report Poghosyan  71'
Hovsepyan  81'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
25 October 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd legBanants4 – 2
(4 – 2 agg.)		PyunikYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Injac  8', 24'
Hovsepyan  44'
G. Hovhannisyan  82'
Krasić  86'		 Report A.Manucharyan  34'
Avetisyan  40' (pen.), 89' 41'
D.Terteryan  67'
Vardanyan  81'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
29 June 2017 First qualifying round 1st legPyunik 1 – 4 Slovan BratislavaYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Avetisyan  7' (pen.) Report Hološko  22', 68'
de Kamps  54'
Savićević  62'
Shakhnazaryan  75' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 1,800[12]
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
6 July 2017 First qualifying round 2nd legSlovan Bratislava 5 – 0
(9 – 1 agg.)		 PyunikBratislava, Slovakia
21:00 (UTC+4) Mareš  10', 23', 64'
de Kamps  62'
Sekulić  66'
Kubík  85'		 Report Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 1,602[12]
Referee: Bojan Nikolić (Serbia)

Statistics
As of match played 12 May 2018

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Gor Manukyan 2201902010
2 DF Serob Grigoryan 27019+402020
3 DF Artur Kartashyan 2902601020
4 DF Aram Shakhnazaryan 26013+1001020
5 DF Armen Manucharyan 30025+102020
6 MF Narek Aslanyan 20015+201020
7 MF Petros Avetisyan 19812+362220
8 FW Karen Khatuev 604+100+1000
9 FW Robert Minasyan 2049+1041000
10 MF Erik Vardanyan 23417+341+100+10
11 MF Hovhannes Poghosyan 1417+51000+20
13 GK Valeri Voskonyan 1101000010
15 MF Marat Burayev 914+510000
16 DF Robert Hakobyan 23116+312020
17 FW Hovhannes Ilangyozyan 701+501000
18 MF Alik Arakelyan 28723+270+1020
19 MF Karlen Mkrtchyan 1711610+1000
20 FW Drissa Diarrassouba 1251250000
21 FW Erik Petrosyan 501+400000
23 DF Hovhannes Nazaryan 300+10000+20
24 DF Bacar Baldé 805+300000
26 MF Artur Nadiryan 603+300000
30 MF Vahagn Hayrapetyan 26118+51200+10
33 DF Didier Kadio 1821820000
66 MF Marshal Johnson 402+200000
DF Levon Hayrapetyan 604+200000
MF Vladimir Babayan 100+100000
MF Samvel Spertsyan 200+200000
Players who left Shirak during the season:
8 FW Artur Miranyan 1219+112000
14 DF Davit Terteryan 1004+500+1000
17 FW Vardan Pogosyan 20000020
23 MF Hovhannes Harutyunyan 20000020
23 FW Willian Araujo 703+201+1000
66 MF Maksim Yermakov 50401000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup UEFA Europa League Total
1MF7Petros Avetisyan6219
2MF18Alik Arakelyan7007
3FW20Drissa Diarrassouba5005
4FW9Robert Minasyan4004
MF15Erik Vardanyan4004
6DF33Didier Kadio2002
7FW8Artur Miranyan1001
MF19Karlen Mkrtchyan1001
DF16Robert Hakobyan1001
MF15Marat Burayev1001
MF11Hovhannes Poghosyan1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS 342137

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup UEFA Europa League Total
2DFSerob Grigoryan50100060
3DFArtur Kartashyan80000080
4DFAram Shakhnazaryan30000030
5DFArmen Manucharyan61100071
6MFNarek Aslanyan10000010
7MFPetros Avetisyan20100030
9FWRobert Minasyan20000020
10MFErik Vardanyan40100050
13GKValeri Voskonyan20000020
16DFRobert Hakobyan30000030
17FWHovhannes Ilangyozyan10100020
18MFAlik Arakelyan20000020
19MFKarlen Mkrtchyan30000030
24DFBacar Baldé20000020
26MFArtur Nadiryan10000010
30MFVahagn Hayrapetyan30000030
33DFDidier Kadio31000031
66MFMarshal Johnson10000010
MFSamvel Spertsyan10000010
Players who left Pyunik during the season:
14DFDavit Terteryan00100010
66MFMaksim Yermakov20000020
TOTALS 56 2 6 0 0 0 62 2

Notes
  1. Pyunik played their home match at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan.

References
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