2018–19 Shirak SC season

The 2018–19 season was Shirak's 28th consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League, in which they finished the season in 7th place, their worst positioning since the 2011 season. Shirak also took part in the Armenian Cup, where they were knocked out by Artsakh in the first round.

Shirak
2018-19 season
ChairmanArman Sahakyan
ManagerVardan Bichakhchyan
StadiumGyumri City Stadium
Armenian Premier League7th
Armenian CupFirst Round vs Artsakh
Top goalscorerLeague: Two Players (4)
All: Two Players (4)

Squad
As of 1 March 2019

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 Sokrat Hovhannisyan
3 DF Aram Shakhnazaryan
4 DF Artyom Mikaelyan
5 FW Artyom Gevorkyan
6 DF Marko Prljević
7 MF Arman Aslanyan (vice-captain)
8 DF Zhirayr Margaryan
9 FW Aram Muradyan
10 MF Khoren Veranyan
11 MF David Ghandilyan
17 FW Arlen Tsaturyan
18 MF Rafik Misakyan
19 MF Karen Muradyan
No. Position Player
20 MF Rudik Mkrtchyan
21 DF Mher Safaryan
22 FW Bunjamin Shabani
25 MF Aghvan Davoyan (captain)
39 FW Levon Mryan
40 DF Artur Amiryan
41 MF Fatjon Jusufi
42 MF Martun Mkhitaryan
43 MF Artush Mirzakhanyan
44 DF Hakob Vardanyan
45 GK Vsevolod Yermakov
88 MF Moussa Paul Bakayoko

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 September 2018MFKaren MuradyanFree[1]
1 September 2018MFMoussa Paul BakayokoFree[1]
1 September 2018FWJean-Jacques BougouhiİstanbulsporUndisclosed[2]
Summer 2018GKVsevolod YermakovZenit-IzhevskUndisclosed
Summer 2018DFAram ShakhnazaryanPyunikUndisclosed
Summer 2018DFHenri Junior NdongSamtrediaUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFKhoren VeranyanAlashkertUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFMoussa DiakitéAtlético AstorgaUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFEder ArreolaCalifornia UnitedUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFPablo CruzCalifornia UnitedUndisclosed
Summer 2018FWKadima KabanguBudapest HonvédUndisclosed
Summer 2018FWBunjamin ShabaniShkupiUndisclosed
Summer 2018FWGeorgy GogichayevFree
Winter 2019DFMarko PrljevićTsarsko Selo SofiaUndisclosed
Winter 2019MFDavid GhandilyanHomenetmen BeirutUndisclosed
Winter 2019MFFatjon JusufiPartizani TiranaUndisclosed
Winter 2019FWArtyom GevorkyanChayka PeschanokopskoyeUndisclosed

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
13 June 2018MFSolomon UdoBanantsUndisclosed[3]
15 June 2018MFIgor StanojevićBanantsUndisclosed[4]
20 June 2018GKAnatoliy AyvazovBanantsUndisclosed[5]
DFRobert DarbinyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed
DFHrayr MkoyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed
DFMarko PrljevićTsarsko Selo SofiaUndisclosed
FWGagik PoghosyanVirgen del CaminoUndisclosed
FWVardan BakalyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
Summer 2018MFDavid GhandilyanHomenetmen Beirut
Summer 2018MFMohamed Kaba
Summer 2018[1]MFMoussa Paul BakayokoShirak1 September 2018[1]
Summer 2018FWYoro Lamine Ly
24 October 2018[6]MFPablo CruzLas Vegas Lights9 January 2019[7]
24 October 2018[6]FWEder ArreolaOrange County18 April 2019[8]
21 December 2018[9]DFHenri Junior NdongAl-Ahly
21 December 2018[9]MFMoussa DiakitéBotoșani10 January 2019[10]
21 December 2018[9]FWKadima KabanguMotema Pembe
21 December 2018[9]FWGeorgy GogichayevKuban Holding Pavlovskaya
11 January 2019[11]FWJean-Jacques BougouhiArarat-Armenia17 January 2019[12]

Competitions

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Premier League

Results
4 August 2018 1Banants0 – 0ShirakYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Jovanović  16'
H.Hakobyan  57'
V.Ayvazyan  66'
Asamoah  86'		 Report K.Veranyan  85'
R.Mkrtchyan  90+2'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
12 August 2018 2Shirak1 – 1LoriGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) Cruz  43'
Mikaelyan  48'
A.Shakhnazaryan  79'
Arreola  82'		 Report I.Fuseni  53'
Désiré  79'
U.Etop  85' 90'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 500
19 August 2018 3Ararat Yerevan0 – 0ShirakYerevan
16:30 (UTC+4) G.Poghosyan  29'
R.Safaryan  72'
D.Zakharyan  85'		 Report A.Muradyan  45+1'
R.Mkrtchyan  77'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
22 August 2018 4Shirak1 – 2PyunikGyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) Arreola  2'
Z.Margaryan  21'		 Report R.Hakobyan  16'
Vardanyan  46'
Konaté  64'
Kolychev  90+3'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Artur Safaryan
25 August 2018 5Gandzasar Kapan1 – 1ShirakYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Meliksetyan  44'
G.Nranyan  78'		 Report R.Mkrtchyan  45+3' Stadium: Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
29 August 2018 6Shirak0 – 0AlashkertGyumri
14:00 (UTC+4) R.Misakyan  73' Report Jefferson  78' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan
1 September 2018 7Ararat-Armenia3 – 1ShirakYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Davoyan  2' (o.g.)
Pustozyorov  29'
Dimitrov  53', 66'
Martínez  75'		 Report A.Muradyan  15'
Z.Margaryan  21'
Shabani  75'
Diakité  84'
Arreola  90+2'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Artur Simonyan
23 September 2018 8Shirak3 – 0ArtsakhGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) K.Muradyan  11'
Cruz  18'
Ndong  20'
Kabangu  30' 55'		 Report Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
29 September 2018 9Shirak0 – 0BanantsGyumri
14:00 (UTC+4) Report V.Ayvazyan  19'
H.Hakobyan  41'
Jovanović  85'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
7 October 2018 10Lori3 – 1ShirakVanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4) A.Khachaturov  12' 77'
Ingbede  60'
Désiré  71' (pen.)		 Report Bougouhi  40'
A.Muradyan  81'
A.Shakhnazaryan  85'
M.Bakayoko  90+1'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
20 October 2018 11Shirak1 – 0Ararat YerevanGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) Gogichayev  25'
A.Shakhnazaryan  73'
Mikaelyan  79'
Shabani  79'		 Report A.Trajkoski  23'
R.Safaryan  43'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
28 October 2018 12Pyunik1 – 1ShirakYerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) A.Arakelyan  34'
Dmitriyev  62'
Kolychev  70'
Zhestokov  90+2'		 Report M.Bakayoko  15' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
31 October 2018 13Shirak2 – 0Gandzasar KapanGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) Wbeymar  12' (o.g.)
Bougouhi  28'
Mikaelyan  34'
R.Mkrtchyan  44'		 Report M.Manasyan  75' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artur Safaryan
3 November 2018 14Alashkert1 – 0ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Arta.Yedigaryan  90+2' Report Bougouhi  33'
M.Bakayoko  71'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artur Simonyan
11 November 2018 15Shirak1 – 0Ararat-ArmeniaGyumri
14:00 (UTC+4) A.Muradyan  52'
A.Davoyan  55'
Kabangu  78' 78'		 Report Khozin  25'
Martínez  74'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Suren Baliyan
28 November 2018 16Artsakh0 – 1ShirakYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Minasyan  25'  57'
H.Hambardzumyan  36'
Baloyan  40'		 Report A.Shakhnazaryan  20'
A.Muradyan  25'
Bougouhi  75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Artur Simonyan
1 December 2018 17Banants4 – 0ShirakYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Wal  12', 74'
Jovanović  26'
S.Udo  60'
Solovyov  78'
A.Amiryan  89' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Banants-4 Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Suren Baliyan
3 March 2018 18Shirak0 – 0LoriGyumri
14:00 (UTC+4) Shabani  70' Report Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artur Simonyan
6 March 2019 19Ararat Yerevan0 – 2ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) G.Poghosyan  75' Report K.Ntika  16' (o.g.)
M.Bakayoko  48' (pen.)
D.Ghandilyan  51'		 Stadium: Banants Artificial Field
Attendance: 300
10 March 2019 20Shirak0 – 2PyunikGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) Prljević  73' Report Miranyan  75'
Vardanyan  78'
Trusevych  86'
Shevchuk  87'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
15 March 2019 21Gandzasar Kapan0 – 0ShirakYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) H.Asoyan  36' Report R.Misakyan  40' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
30 March 2019 22Shirak1 – 1AlashkertGyumri
14:45 (UTC+4) A.Aslanyan  30'
A.Muradyan  68' 75'		 Report Artu.Yedigaryan  10'
Prudnikov  45+1'
Tankov  89'		 Stadium: Gyumri Football Academy
Attendance: 100
Referee: Suren Baliyan
8 April 2019 23Ararat-Armenia2 – 2ShirakYerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Bougouhi  35'
Kódjo  73'
Avetisyan  80' 86'
Martínez  80'
Guz  85'
Malakyan  89'		 Report Shabani  70'
D.Ghandilyan  81'
R.Mkrtchyan  83'
A.Tsaturyan  86'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
15 April 2019 24Shirak0 – 0ArtsakhGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) Gevorkyan  46'
Muradyan  56'
A.Davoyan  80'		 Report H.Nazaryan  43'
Y.Gareginyan  80'		 Stadium: Gyumri Football Academy
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
19 April 2019 25Shirak0 – 0BanantsGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) Mikaelyan  19'
Z.Margaryan  67'
A.Davoyan  90+2'		 Report N.Petrosyan  78' Stadium: Gyumri Football Academy
Attendance: 100
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
28 April 2019 26Lori2 – 2ShirakVanadzor
15:00 (UTC+4) Désiré  32'
Ingbede  33'
I.Aliyu  58'  73'		 Report K.Muradyan  26'
M.Bakayoko  34'
A.Aslanyan  50'
Gevorkyan  82'
K.Veranyan  89'
Mikaelyan  90+3'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
2 May 2019 27Shirak3 – 0Ararat YerevanGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) M.Bakayoko  53'
Gevorkyan  58'  62'
A.Muradyan  72'		 Report M.Guyganov  6' Stadium: Gyumri Football Academy
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
5 May 2019 28Pyunik2 – 0ShirakVagharshapat
16:00 (UTC+4) Zhestokov  5'
Dao  48'
Mkrtchyan  68'
Marku  83'
Miranyan  89'		 Report A.Muradyan  43' Stadium: Fut Akademia
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
11 May 2019 29Shirak0 – 0Gandzasar KapanGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) Report Harutyunyan  90+2' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Safaryan
15 May 2019 30Alashkert1 – 0ShirakYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Antonić  9'
Daghbashyan  50'
Arta.Yedigaryan  65'
Marmentini  73'  73'
Avagyan  90'		 Report Shabani  65'
A.Aslanyan  90'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
19 May 2019 31Shirak0 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaGyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) R.Mkrtchyan  90+4' Report Kódjo  8' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
30 May 2019 32Artsakh3 – 2ShirakYerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Y.Gareginyan  7' (pen.), 66'  38'
H.Nazaryan  20'
V.Movsisyan  37'  41'
V.Avetisyan  75'
A.Petrosyan  78'
A.Meliksetyan  90+2'		 Report K.Muradyan  72'
F.Jusufi  90'
A.Davoyan  90+5'		 Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ararat-Armenia (C) 32 18 7 7 53 28 +25 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Pyunik 32 18 6 8 46 32 +14 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Banants 32 14 10 8 43 35 +8 52
4 Alashkert 32 15 6 11 37 27 +10 51
5 Lori 32 11 11 10 42 40 +2 44
6 Gandzasar 32 10 8 14 38 33 +5 38
7 Shirak 32 7 15 10 26 30 −4 36
8 Artsakh 32 6 10 16 25 49 −24 28
9 Ararat Yerevan 32 5 7 20 24 60 −36 22
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.[13]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Cup
20 September 2018 First Round 1st legArtsakh0 – 0ShirakYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Y.Gareginyan  30'
O.Tupchiyenko  58'
A.Petrosyan  87'		 Report Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Artur Safaryan
4 October 2018 First Round 2nd legShirak1 – 3
(1 – 3 agg.)		ArtsakhGyumri
14:00 (UTC+4) Ndong  13' Report O.Tupchiyenko  58'
E.Yeghiazaryan  48'
G.Aghekyan  68'
H.Nazaryan  71'
Baloyan  77'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artur Safaryan

Statistics
As of match played 30 May 2019

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Sokrat Hovhannisyan 101000
3 DF Aram Shakhnazaryan 2602401+10
4 DF Artyom Mikaelyan 29226+1220
5 FW Artyom Gevorkyan 1317+6100
6 DF Marko Prljević 15015000
7 MF Arman Aslanyan 27013+14000
8 DF Zhirayr Margaryan 33031020
9 FW Aram Muradyan 26413+11420
10 MF Khoren Veranyan 23014+701+10
11 MF David Ghandilyan 15110+5100
17 FW Arlen Tsaturyan 801+7000
18 MF Rafik Misakyan 1809+8010
19 MF Karen Muradyan 25124110
20 MF Rudik Mkrtchyan 26119+5120
22 FW Bunjamin Shabani 26120+5110
25 MF Aghvan Davoyan 31030010
40 DF Artur Amiryan 101000
41 MF Fatjon Jusufi 211+1100
45 GK Vsevolod Yermakov 33031020
88 MF Moussa Paul Bakayoko 23418+4410
MF Levon Darbinyan 100+1000
Players who left Shirak during the season:
2 FW Jean-Jacques Bougouhi 1217+311+10
11 MF Pablo Cruz 1227+320+20
13 FW Eder Arreola 1119+1110
15 FW Georgy Gogichayev 915+3110
38 MF Moussa Diakité 908010
58 DF Henri Junior Ndong 322111
99 FW Kadima Kabangu 1626+920+10

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1MF88Moussa Paul Bakayoko404
FW9Aram Muradyan404
4MF11Pablo Cruz202
FW99Kadima Kabangu202
MF4Artyom Mikaelyan202
DF58Henri Junior Ndong112
Own goal202
8MF13Eder Arreola101
MF20Rudik Mkrtchyan101
FW15Georgy Gogichayev101
FW2Jean-Jacques Bougouhi101
MF22Bunjamin Shabani101
MF11David Ghandilyan101
FW5Artyom Gevorkyan101
MF19Karen Muradyan101
MF41Fatjon Jusufi101
TOTALS 26127

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
3DFAram Shakhnazaryan400040
4DFArtyom Mikaelyan300030
5FWArtyom Gevorkyan300030
6DFMarko Prljević100010
7MFArman Aslanyan300030
8DFZhirayr Margaryan300030
9FWAram Muradyan500050
10MFKhoren Veranyan200020
11MFDavid Ghandilyan100010
17FWArlen Tsaturyan100010
18MFRafik Misakyan300030
19MFKaren Muradyan300030
20MFRudik Mkrtchyan400040
22FWBunjamin Shabani400040
25MFAghvan Davoyan400040
88MFMoussa Paul Bakayoko200020
Players who left Shirak during the season:
2FWJean-Jacques Bougouhi300030
13FWEder Arreola200020
38MFMoussa Diakité100010
99FWKadima Kabangu200020
TOTALS 52 0 0 0 52 0

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