2019–20 FC Ararat-Armenia season

The 2019–20 season is a FC Ararat-Armenia's 2nd season in Armenian Premier League, of which they are defending champions. They will also play in the Armenian Cup and the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

Ararat-Armenia
2019–20 season
DirectorPoghos Galstyan
ManagerVardan Minasyan
StadiumVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Premier League1st
Armenian CupFinal
Armenian SupercupChampions
UEFA Champions LeagueFirst Qualifying Round vs AIK
UEFA Europa LeaguePlayoff Round vs Dudelange
Top goalscorerLeague: Mailson Lima (8)
All: Ogana Louis (12)

Season events

On 18 June, Ararat-Armenia were drawn against Allsvenskan Champions AIK in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[1] The following day, 19 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Ângelo Meneses.[2] On 20 June, Sergi left Ararat-Armenia after his contract expired, whilst Aleksey Pustozyorov and Giovanny Martínez left the club after their contracts where ended by mutual consent.[3] On 24 June, Ararat-Armenia announced their second signing of the summer, with Ilja Antonov joining from Hermannstadt,[4] with Rochdi Achenteh signing the following day,[5] and Furdjel Narsingh signed on 26 June.[6] Zakaria Sanogo signed for Ararat-Armenia on 5 July,[7] with Ararat-Armenia winning their first ever European match on 9 July, a 2–1 victory over AIK at home with Petros Avetisyan scoring both goals. On 13 July, David Davidyan left Ararat-Armenia by mutual consent, [8] whilst Ararat-Armenia traveled to Stockholm to face AIK at the Friends Arena on 17 July, losing 3-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate, dropping them into the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages. After dropping into the UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, Ararat-Armenia were drawn against Lincoln Red Imps of the Gibraltar National League. The first leg took place at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan on 23 July, finishing 2-0 to Ararat-Armenia after goals from Anton Kobyalko and Kódjo. The return leg took place on 30 July at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar, with Ararat-Armenia running out 2-1 winners, 4-1 on aggregate, with both goals coming from Ogana Louis.

On 31 December, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Marcos Pizzelli,[9] however on 11 January, Ararat-Armenia and Pizzelli announced that he was retiring for football due to injury.[10] On 12 January, Petros Avetisyan moved to FC Tobol.[11]

On 1 February, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Yoan Gouffran.[12]

On 12 March 2020, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that all Armenian Premier League games had been postponed until 23 March, and that the Armenian Cup Semifinal second legs had also been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Squad
As of match played 28 June 2020
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
12 Nikos Melikyan GK (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 Youth Team 2017 24 0
33 Dmitry Abakumov GK (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989 Luch Vladivostok 2018 57 0
44 Stefan Čupić GK (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 Voždovac 2019 16 0
Defenders
3 Ângelo Meneses DF (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 Famalicão 2019[2] 32 2
4 Albert Khachumyan DF (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 Youth Team 2017 36 4
15 Dmitry Guz DF (1988-05-15) 15 May 1988 Tyumen 2018 57 4
20 Rochdi Achenteh DF (1988-03-07) 7 March 1988 FC Eindhoven 2019[5] 23 0
21 Aleksandar Damčevski DF (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 Ermis Aradippou 2018 34 1
22 Artur Danielyan DF (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 Stal Kamianske 2019 33 2
93 Alex Junior Christian DF (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 Gandzasar Kapan 2019 36 0
Midfielders
7 Armen Nahapetyan MF (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 Pyunik 2017 52 12
8 Gor Malakyan MF (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 Stal Kamianske 2018 47 0
9 Yoan Gouffran MF (1986-05-25) 25 May 1986 2020[12] 12 1
10 Armen Ambartsumyan MF (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 Fakel Voronezh 2018 53 3
11 Hovhannes Harutyunyan MF (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 Zemplín Michalovce 2019 12 1
25 Davit Nalbandyan MF (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 Youth Team 2017 26 0
27 Furdjel Narsingh MF (1988-03-13) 13 March 1988 De Graafschap 2019[6] 28 3
63 Kódjo MF (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 Feirense 2019 47 3
67 Ilja Antonov MF (1992-12-05) 5 December 1992 Hermannstadt 2019[4] 27 1
71 Samvel Spertsyan MF (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 Pyunik 2018 2 0
79 Serhiy Vakulenko MF (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 Karpaty Lviv 2020[14] 9 3
94 Mailson Lima MF (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 Viitorul Constanța 2019 50 11
Forwards
17 Zakaria Sanogo FW (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 Rahimo 2019[7] 33 3
18 Artyom Avanesyan FW (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 Ararat Moscow 2018 21 5
19 Narek Alaverdyan FW (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 Youth Team 2019 2 0
24 Yusuf Otubanjo FW (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 LASK 2020[15] 12 5
32 Anton Kobyalko FW (1986-05-14) 14 May 1986 Baltika Kaliningrad 2018 63 29
99 Ogana Louis FW (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 Žalgiris 2019 40 16
Jean-Jacques Bougouhi FW (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 Shirak 2019 7 3
Away on loan
11 Zhirayr Shaghoyan MF (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 Youth Team 2017 30 8
Left during the season
6 Georgi Pashov DF (1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 Etar 2018 45 2
77 Petros Avetisyan MF (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 Pyunik 2019 39 14
97 David Davidyan FW (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 Ararat Moscow 2019 3 0
Marcos Pizzelli FW (1984-10-03) 3 October 1984 Aktobe 2019[9] 0 0

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
MF Zhirayr Shaghoyan (at BKMA Yerevan)

Transfers
Main articles: List of Armenian football transfers summer 2019 and List of Armenian football transfers winter 2019–20

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
19 June 2019DFÂngelo MenesesFamalicãoUndisclosed[2]
24 June 2019MFIlja AntonovHermannstadtUndisclosed[4]
25 June 2019DFRochdi AchentehFC EindhovenUndisclosed[5]
27 June 2019MFFurdjel NarsinghDe GraafschapUndisclosed[6]
5 July 2019FWZakaria SanogoRahimoUndisclosed[7]
31 December 2019FWMarcos PizzelliAktobeFree[9]
23 January 2020FWYusuf OtubanjoLASKUndisclosed[15]
29 January 2020MFSerhiy VakulenkoKarpaty LvivUndisclosed[14]
1 February 2020MFYoan GouffranFree[12]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Summer 2019FWIvaylo DimitrovArda KardzhaliUndisclosed
12 January 2020MFPetros AvetisyanTobolUndisclosed[11]
15 January 2020MFErik AzizyanPyunikUndisclosed[16]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
Summer 2019MFZhirayr ShaghoyanBKMA YerevanEnd of Season

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
20 June 2019[3]DFSergiAlavés
20 June 2019[3]MFAleksey PustozyorovSlutsk
20 June 2019[3]MFGiovanny MartínezRionegro Águilas
13 July 2019[8]FWDavid DavidyanArarat Yerevan18 July 2019[17]
11 January 2020FWMarcos PizzelliAktobeRetired[10]
23 January 2020[18]DFGeorgi PashovZhetysu26 January 2020[19]

Friendlies
23 June 2019 Ararat-Armenia 5 – 0 Sputnik RechitsaGomel, Belarus
18:00 (UTC+4) Davidyan
Louis
A.Nahapetyan
Z.Shaghoyan
Damčevski 		Report
29 June 2019 Ararat-Armenia 0 – 0 Desna ChernihivGomel, Belarus
19:00 (UTC+4) Report
3 July 2019 Ararat-Armenia 3 – 0 GomelGomel, Belarus
13:00 (UTC+4) Guz
Avetisyan
Mailson 		Report
26 January 2020 Ararat-Armenia 9 – 1 Akritas ChlorakasPaphos, Cyprus
(UTC+4) Sanogo
Ângelo
A.Nahapetyan
Malakyan
Harutyunyan
Achenteh
Mailson
Otubanjo 		Report
26 January 2020 Ararat-Armenia 1 – 0 Team PafosPaphos, Cyprus
(UTC+4) Kódjo Report
2 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 3 – 1 Universitatea ClujPaphos, Cyprus
(UTC+4) Kobyalko  (pen.)
A.Nahapetyan
 (o.g.)		 Report
2 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 1 – 1 Ural YekaterinburgPaphos, Cyprus
19:00 (UTC+4) Otubanjo  26' Report Bicfalvi  36' (pen.)
11 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 2 – 1 UfaLarnaca, Cyprus
13:15 (UTC+4) Lima  8'
Otubanjo  81'		 Report Bizjak  57'
11 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 7 – 2 Ayia NapaLarnaca, Cyprus
17:00 (UTC+4) Louis
A.Avanesyan
Harutyunyan
Kobyalko 		Report
17 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 0 – 0 Tekstilshchik IvanovoLarnaca, Cyprus
(UTC+4) Report
20 February 2020 Ararat-Armenia 2 – 1 LiepājaLarnaca, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+4) Sanogo
Kobyalko 		Report
7 May 2020 Ararat-Armenia1 – 1VanYerevan
12:00 (UTC+4) Louis Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
14 May 2020 Alashkert2 – 2Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
12:00 (UTC+4) Thiago Galvão
Marmentini 		Report Lima Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
14 May 2020 Ararat-Armenia4 – 1Lokomotiv YerevanYerevan
16:30 (UTC+4) Louis
N.Alaverdyan 		Report Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Armenian Supercup
Main article: Armenian Supercup
24 September 2019 Ararat-Armenia3 – 2 (a.e.t.)AlashkertYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Nahapetyan  27'
Sanogo  48'
Danielyan  90+3'
Mailson  110'		 Report Marmentini  24'  36'
M.Manasyan  65'
Daghbashyan  78'
Voskanyan  120+1'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Armenian Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Armenian Premier League

Regular season
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 11 3 4 33 14  +19 36 7 2 0 20 4  +16 4 1 4 13 10  +3

Last updated: 23 May 2020.
Source: See Results

Results
10 August 2019 2Ararat-Armenia3 – 1Gandzasar KapanYerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Christian  70'
Avetisyan  73' (pen.)
Ângelo  79'
Louis  84'
Mailson  89'		 Report D.Minasyan  30'
A.Adamyan  49'
Ar.Hovhannisyan  58'  90+2'
D.Terteryan  62'
G.Ohanyan  67'
Al.Hovhannisyan  76'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
18 August 2019 3Noah1 – 2Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
17:15 (UTC+4) Tatayev  33'
Mayrovich  82'		 Report Ambartsumyan  47'
Mailson  74'
Guz  82'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played at the Alashkert Stadium in Yerevan, instead of Gandzasar Kapan regular Gandzasar Stadium in Kapan.
25 August 2019 4Yerevan1 – 2Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) A.Portugalyan  64'
Isayev  90+3'		 Report Guz  9'
Louis  29'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Artur Safaryan
13 September 2019 6Urartu1 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
19:15 (UTC+4) Budnik  34'
Mutumosi  48'
Darbinyan  54'		 Report Ângelo  83'
Louis  85'		 Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Attendance: 620
Referee: Suren Baliyan
18 September 2019 7Ararat-Armenia1 – 0Ararat YerevanYerevan
17:30 (UTC+4) Mailson  25'  66' Report Davidyan  41'
Morozov  51'
Kozlov  61'
Aleksanyan  82'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
21 September 2019 8Shirak1 – 0Ararat-ArmeniaGyumri
16:00 (UTC+4) M.Kone  29'
M.Bakayoko  44'
S.Udo  90+1'		 Report Pashov  85' Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Suren Baliyan
30 September 2019 9Ararat-Armenia3 – 1PyunikYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Mailson  19'
Pashov  31'
Guz  39'
Kobyalko  58'
Achenteh  65'
Avetisyan  70'		 Report Özbiliz  6'  10'
Vardanyan  86'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
5 October 2019 10Ararat-Armenia2 – 0AlashkertYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Avetisyan  32'
Pashov  45+3'
Achenteh  78'
Kódjo  85'
Mailson  88'		 Report Voskanyan  77'
Marmentini  85'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan
21 October 2019 11Gandzasar Kapan2 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) G.Harutyunyan  9'  75'
Wbeymar  44'
Ar.Hovhannisyan  45+1'
D.Minasyan  89'
A.Kocharyan  89'		 Report Antonov  25'  31'
Guz  57'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played at the Yerevan Football Academy in Yerevan, instead of Gandzasar Kapan regular Gandzasar Stadium in Kapan.
25 October 2019 12Ararat-Armenia3 – 1NoahYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Guz  45'
Avetisyan  53'
Narsingh  78'
Kobyalko  90+3'		 Report Mayrovich  80'
Bor  81'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
29 October 2019 1Alashkert2 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Glišić  7'  89'
Tankov  37'
Voskanyan  47'
Daghbashyan  80'		 Report Sanogo  29'
Malakyan  34'
Danielyan  68'
Kódjo  72'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 August 2019.
6 November 2019 5Ararat-Armenia0 – 0LoriYerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Sanogo  8'
Ângelo  48'
Guz  59'  73'		 Report J.Ufuoma  34'  77'
X.Auzmendi  80'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 30 August 2019.
10 November 2019 13Ararat-Armenia7 – 2YerevanYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Kódjo  12'  39'
Ambartsumyan  25'
Kobyalko  26', 56'
Narsingh  50'
Sanogo  85'
Ângelo  90'		 Report Isayev  21'  29'
Y.Yevgenyev  39'
A.Portugalyan  60'
J.Del Portillo  68'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artush Kerobyan
23 November 2019 14Lori2 – 0Ararat-ArmeniaVanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4) Zayerko  11'
Diakité  34'
Alexis  45+2'
Luiz Matheus  68'		 Report Kódjo  32'
Malakyan  45+2'
Avetisyan  56'
Sanogo  86'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 165
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
1 December 2019 15Ararat-Armenia0 – 0UrartuYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Ambartsumyan  10'
Avanesyan  90+1'		 Report Sinyavsky  90+3' Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Suren Baliyan
2 March 2020 16Ararat Yerevan0 – 3Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
14:45 (UTC+4) James  77' Report Otubanjo  7', 17'
Ambartsumyan  35'  84'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: George Vadatchkoria
7 March 2020 17Ararat-Armenia1 – 0ShirakYerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Vakulenko  28'
Ambartsumyan  38'
Danielyan  43'
Narsingh  71'		 Report Mkoyan  63'
M.Kone  79'
A.Gevorkyan  88'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
23 May 2020 18Pyunik0 – 3Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
15:15 (UTC+4) E.Azizyan  77' Report Otubanjo  21' (pen.)
Sanogo  23'
Sugrobov  30'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match played behind closed doors. Match was originally scheduled for 17 March, but postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ararat-Armenia 18 11 3 4 33 15 +18 36 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Lori 18 9 5 4 27 19 +8 32
3 Alashkert 18 9 4 5 33 20 +13 31
4 Ararat 18 9 4 5 25 18 +7 31
5 Noah 18 9 3 6 25 19 +6 30
6 Shirak 18 8 4 6 25 18 +7 28
7 Pyunik 18 7 2 9 35 36 −1 23 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Urartu 18 6 5 7 22 24 −2 23
9 Gandzasar 18 4 6 8 20 25 −5 18
10 Yerevan 18 0 0 18 11 62 −51 0 Withdrawn[20]
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.[21]

Championship round
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 2 3 2 9 8  +1 9 1 2 0 5 3  +2 1 1 2 4 5  −1

Last updated: 28 June 2020.
Source: See Results

Results
30 May 2020 1Ararat-Armenia1 – 1ShirakYerevan
19:15 (UTC+4) Malakyan  8'
Vakulenko  37'
Mailson  65'
Danielyan  75'		 Report R.Mkrtchyan  8'
Miličić  32'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 June 2020 2Ararat-Armenia0 – 0LoriYerevan
18:30 (UTC+4) Kódjo
Ângelo  74'
Gouffran 		Report A.Yeoule  25'  60'
X.Auzmendi  68'
M.Manasyan  90+1'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8 June 2020 3Alashkert1 – 2Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
17:30 (UTC+4) Miljković  57'
Glišić  59'		 Report Otubanjo  11'
Antonov  56'
Mailson  66' (pen.)  79'
Abakumov  90+3'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 June 2020 4Ararat-Armenia4 – 2Ararat YerevanYerevan
19:30 (UTC+4) Vakulenko  22'
Harutyunyan  39'
Mailson  45', 90+4'  68'
Otubanjo  51' (pen.)  63'
Christian  72'
Malakyan  85'		 Report Dedechko  11'
Stepanets  41'
James  48'
Gouffran  56' (o.g.)
Spychka  61'
Khurtsidze  90+4'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
15 June 2020 5Noah1 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
17:30 (UTC+4) Kovalenko  7'  90+1'
Spătaru  52'		 Report Vakulenko  17'
Sanogo  34'
Malakyan  37'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
20 June 2020 6Shirak1 – 0Ararat-ArmeniaGyumri
17:30 (UTC+4) M.Kone  35'
Malakyan  72'		 Report Danielyan  40'
Kódjo  44'
Ambartsumyan  90+3'
Kobyalko  90+5'
Abakumov  90+7'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
28 June 2020 7Lori2 – 1Ararat-ArmeniaVanadzor
17:30 (UTC+4) Alexis  42'
Désiré  72' (pen.)
A.Yeoule  87'
A.Oura  89'
M.Manasyan  90+5'		 Report Alexis  14' (o.g.)
Damčevski  56'  62'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 July 2020 8Ararat-Armenia–AlashkertYerevan
(UTC+4) Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Shirak 25 13 6 6 38 22 +16 45[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Ararat-Armenia 25 13 6 6 42 23 +19 45[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
3 Noah 25 12 6 7 32 25 +7 42
4 Alashkert 25 12 4 9 42 28 +14 40
5 Lori 25 10 9 6 34 28 +6 39
6 Ararat 25 9 6 10 31 34 −3 33
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. 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.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Shirak 7, Ararat-Armenia 4.
  2. Since the finalists of the 2019–20 Armenian Cup, Noah and Ararat-Armenia, are currently within the top three of the league table, the spot originally reserved for the cupwinners team (Europa League first qualifying round) will be awarded to the fourth-placed team.

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Armenian Cup
3 November 2019 Second RoundWest Armenia0 – 5Ararat-ArmeniaDzoraghbyur
14:30 (UTC+4) G.Dzhigkayev  30'
Kharatyan  56'		 Report Louis  9'
Avanesyan  38', 89'
Harutyunyan  74'
Volkov  84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Attendance: 60
Referee: Edgar Sahakyan
27 November 2019 QuarterfinalSevan2 – 11Ararat-ArmeniaDzoraghbyur
14:00 (UTC+4) H.Loretsyan  42'
A.Loretsyan  63'
R.Yeghiazaryan  68'
M.Sahakyan  72'		 Report Louis  2', 41', 56', 60'
Damčevski  9'
Avetisyan  17', 23'
Ambartsumyan  25'
Avanesyan  36', 81', 90+1'
Kobyalko  86'		 Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre
Attendance: 30
Referee: Edgar Sahakyan
11 March 2020 Semifinal 1st legArarat-Armenia1 – 0Gandzasar KapanYerevan
14:30 (UTC+4) A.Khachumyan  19'
Louis  54'
Harutyunyan  69'
Čupić  90+3'		 Report D.Terteryan  43'
A.Adamyan  70'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
24 June 2020 Semifinal 2nd legGandzasar Kapan0 – 2
(0 – 3 agg.)		Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
19:45 (UTC+4) An.Kocharyan  64'
D.Terteryan  70'  70'
Harutyunyan  72'
A.Hovhannisyan  77'		 Report Ângelo  30'
Christian  51'
Abakumov  85'
Gouffran  90'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match to be played at the Yerevan Football Academy in Yerevan, instead of Gandzasar Kapan regular Gandzasar Stadium in Kapan.
Match originally scheduled to be played on 22 March, but postponed on 13 March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Final
10 July 2020 Noah–Ararat-ArmeniaYerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying Rounds
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
9 July 2019 First qualifying round 1st legArarat-Armenia 2 – 1 AIKYerevan, Armenia
18:00 (UTC+4) Avetisyan  3' (pen.), 45'
Malakyan  28'
Antonov  89'		 Report Lundström  2'  13'
Obasi  39'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 1,497[22]
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
17 July 2019 First qualifying round 2nd legAIK 3 – 1
(4 – 3 agg.)		 Ararat-ArmeniaStockholm, Sweden
21:00 (UTC+4) Goitom  46', 52'
Larsson  62' (pen.)
Adu  66'		 Report Kobyalko  77' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 11,382[22]
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying Rounds
Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
23 July 2019 Second qualifying round 1st legArarat-Armenia 2 – 0 Lincoln Red ImpsYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Kobyalko  33'
Avetisyan  45+1'
Kódjo  45+2'
Ambartsumyan  72'		 Report J.Chipolina  27'
Borja Gil  45+1'
Marcos  49'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 1,500[23]
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
Note: Ararat-Armenia played their second qualifying round home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan which did not meet UEFA requirements.
30 July 2019 Second qualifying round 2nd legLincoln Red Imps 1 – 2
(1 – 4 agg.)		 Ararat-ArmeniaGibraltar
19:45 (UTC+4) J.Toscano  40'
Hernandez  74'
J.Chipolina  78'		 Report Guz  18'
Louis  45+1', 58'
Pashov  52'		 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
Attendance: 684[23]
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
6 August 2019 Third qualifying round 1st legArarat-Armenia 1 – 2 Saburtalo TbilisiYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Kobyalko  31'
Achenteh  45+1'
Guz  85'
Antonov  90+5'		 Report G.Kokhreidze  1'
Diasamidze  15'
Gabedava  42'
Rekhviashvili  50'
S.Altunashvili  72'
Kenia  76'
Kakubava  82'
Migineishvili  90+4'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 10,500[24]
Referee: Alain Bieri (Switzerland)
Note: Ararat-Armenia played their third qualifying round home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan which did not meet UEFA requirements.
14 August 2019 Third qualifying round 2nd legSaburtalo Tbilisi 0 – 2
(2 – 3 agg.)		 Ararat-ArmeniaTbilisi, Georgia
20:00 (UTC+4) S.Altunashvili  21'
A.Tera  32'
Gabedava  56'
Migineishvili  65'
N.Mali  86'
Gorgiashvili  90+1'		 Report Kobyalko  10'  37'
Guz  33'
Pashov  52'
Avetisyan  67' (pen.)
Mailson  86'		 Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 14,904[24]
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
22 August 2019 Playoff round 1st legArarat-Armenia 2 – 1 DudelangeYerevan, Armenia
19:00 (UTC+4) Mailson  22'
Kódjo  77' Damčevski  84'
Antonov  90+3'		 Report Pokar  66'
Sinani  68'
Natami  74'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 11,000[25]
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Note: Ararat-Armenia played their third qualifying round home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan which did not meet UEFA requirements.
29 August 2019 Playoff round 2nd legDudelange 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 3 agg.)
(5 – 4 p)		 Ararat-ArmeniaLuxembourg City, Luxembourg
22:00 (UTC+4) Sinani  48' (pen.), 72'  67'
A.Bernier  81'
M.Kirch  111'		 Report Malakyan  11'
Kobyalko 21'
Mailson  24'
Guz  36'
Ângelo  47'
Ambartsumyan  58'
Avetisyan  58'
Kódjo  61'
Sanogo  111'		 Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
Penalties
C.Lavie
C.Morren
S.Bougrine
O.Natami
Sinani
Schnell 		Avetisyan
Kódjo
Mailson
Ângelo
Louis
Pashov
Note: F91 Dudelange played their home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange.

Statistics
As of match played 28 June 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian CupArmenian SupercupChampions LeagueEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Ângelo Meneses 32220+1121102060
4 DF Albert Khachumyan 904+202+10000000
6 DF Georgi Pashov 1607010002060
7 MF Armen Nahapetyan 911+501+10110000
8 MF Gor Malakyan 25014+301000104+20
9 MF Yoan Gouffran 1215+500+21000000
10 MF Armen Ambartsumyan 2137+4330100+203+10
11 MF Hovhannes Harutyunyan 1213+402+210+100000
15 DF Dmitry Guz 27313+5310102050
17 FW Zakaria Sanogo 33313+932+2010201+30
18 FW Artyom Avanesyan 856025000000
20 DF Rochdi Achenteh 22011+101+10001+1060
21 DF Aleksandar Damčevski 1518+203100001+10
22 DF Artur Danielyan 21115+202011000+10
24 FW Yusuf Otubanjo 1251051+10000000
27 MF Furdjel Narsingh 28316+2320002060
32 FW Anton Kobyalko 3199+1141+21102153
33 GK Dmitry Abakumov 26019020002030
44 GK Stefan Čupić 1206020100030
63 MF Kódjo 312211100+102061
67 MF Ilja Antonov 2717+902+10101+101+41
79 MF Serhiy Vakulenko 938310000000
93 DF Alex Christian 23014+303010100+10
94 MF Mailson Lima 321016+672+100+110+1052
99 FW Ogana Louis 29129+104360+100+101+42
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
77 MF Petros Avetisyan 23810+331210224+21

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Armenian Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
1FW99Ogana Louis4600212
2MF94Mailson Lima8000210
3FW32Anton Kobyalko410139
4MF77Petros Avetisyan320218
5FW24Yusuf Otubanjo500005
FW18Artyom Avanesyan050005
7DF15Dmitry Guz300003
MF10Armen Ambartsumyan300003
MF27Furdjel Narsingh300003
FW17Zakaria Sanogo300003
MF79Serhiy Vakulenko300003
Own goal210003
12DF3Ângelo Meneses110002
MF63Kódjo100012
14MF11Hovhannes Harutyunyan010001
DF21Aleksandar Damčevski010001
MF9Yoan Gouffran010001
MF7Armen Nahapetyan001001
DF22Artur Danielyan001001
MF67Ilja Antonov000011
TOTALS 4219231076

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Armenian Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
1GK33Dmitry Abakumov7200110
2GK44Stefan Čupić110013
TOTALS 8300213

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Armenian Supercup Champions League Europa League Total
3DFÂngelo Meneses400000001050
4DFAlbert Khachumyan001000000010
6DFGeorgi Pashov300000002050
8MFGor Malakyan500000101070
9MFYoan Gouffran100000000010
10MFArmen Ambartsumyan401000002070
11MFHovhannes Harutyunyan101000000020
15DFDmitry Guz410000004081
17FWZakaria Sanogo300010001050
20DFRochdi Achenteh200000001030
21DFAleksandar Damčevski210000001031
22DFArtur Danielyan400000000040
24FWYusuf Otubanjo100000000010
32FWAnton Kobyalko200000001030
33GKDmitry Abakumov201000000030
44GKStefan Čupić001000000010
63MFKódjo600000002080
67MFIlja Antonov310000101051
79MFSerhiy Vakulenko100000000010
93DFAlex Christian201000001040
94MFMailson Lima400000000040
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
77MFPetros Avetisyan200000002040
TOTALS 56 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 20 0 85 3

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