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2020–21 FC Ararat Yerevan season
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The 2020–21 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 30th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.
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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]
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- As of match played 28 May 2021
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| 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 |
| 30 January 2021 | Atletico Arabia  | 1 – 7 |  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 | 1 – 4 | 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  | 0 – 4 | 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 | 0 – 4 | 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 |
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Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Last updated: 28 May 2021.
Source: See Results
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 16 August 2020 1 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 0 | Pyunik | Yerevan |
| 19:30 (UTC+4) | Z.Margaryan  67' Nenadović 89' |
Report | A.Yeoule 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 45' Lavrishchev 72' Simonyan 86', 89' (pen.) |
Report | Mkoyan 19' K.Muradyan 39' Khurtsidze 52' Spychka 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 79' |
Report | Papikyan 15' 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. |
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| 18 October 2020 8 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 1 | Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan |
| 18:30 (UTC+4) | Manoyan 15' M.Kone 39' V.Yermakov 85' Prljević 89' Malakyan 90+3' |
Report | D.Terteryan 45' V.Minasyan 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. |
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| 26 October 2020 9 | Lori | 1 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Vanadzor |
| 15:30 (UTC+4) | A.Kocharyan 37' Alexis 60' Gomelko 77' A.Yeghiazaryan 90' |
Report | M.Kone 37' Udo 54' Spychka 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 54' Kobyalko 61' A.Nahapetyan 87' |
Report | Khurtsidze 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 90' Badoyan 90+2' |
Report | E.Yeghiazaryan 27' H.Vardanyan 49' R.Mkrtchyan 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 61' Tomić 73' Grigoryan 86' Thiago Galvão 89' |
Report | Nenadović 22' Mkoyan  29' M.Kone 50' (pen.) Udo 70' V.Yermakov 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 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 86' |
Report | J.Bravo 10' K.Muradyan 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 39' |
Report | Nenadović 40' Badoyan 90' V.Yermakov 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 78' |
Report | Vitinho 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 45' D.Pobulić 72' |
Report | Sanogo 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. |
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| 1 March 2021 16 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 1 | Van | Yerevan |
| 15:30 (UTC+4) | Report | Avagyan 76' D.Nalbandyan 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 53' |
Report | J.Bravo 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' 45' Mkoyan 81' |
Report | Emsis 18' 26' Avetisyan 25' Hovhannisyan 45' Kovalenko 45' Kireyenko 74' Velemir 90' Kryuchkov 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 89' Ibarra 90' |
Report | Honchar 35' (o.g.) Nenadović 54' Khurtsidze 88' Malakyan 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 26' Eza 41' S.Agamagomedov 66' D.Dosa 67' |
Report | Nenadović 21' Khurtsidze 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 51' |
Report | Hovsepyan 61' Bezecourt 71' Tiago Cametá 75' Jovanović 79' Voskanyan 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 8' A.Nahapetyan 73' Karapetian 74' |
Report | Nenadović 13' Zaderaka 42' 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 78' James 83' |
Report | Z.Margaryan 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 69' |
Report | Grigoryan 40' Bezecourt 75' Čančarević 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] | ||||
Table
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:
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:
- Ararat qualified for Europa Conference League first qualifying round as winners of 2020–21 Armenian Cup.
- Round 19–27 matches involving Lori were all declared 3–0 forfeits in favor of the remaining 8 teams.
- 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
| 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 43' Mkoyan 77' Badoyan 85' |
Report | H.Loretsyan 4' D.Eloev 48' A.Loretsyan 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 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 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' 81' Prljević 57' 79' D.Pobulić 64' Badoyan 86' 88' Zaderaka 89' |
Report | C.Ikechukwu 23' V.Kharatyan 63' Dzhigkayev 71' K.Manukyan 72' V.Chopuryan 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 55' D.Pobulić 89' |
Report | Wbeymar 36' Otubanjo 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 45' D.Terteryan 78' 90' |
Report | Z.Margaryan 56' Nenadović 72' Mkoyan 77' |
Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
Final
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Statistics
- As of match played 28 May 2021
Appearances and goals
Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | |||||||
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| 2 |  | DF | Christian Jiménez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | DF | Hrayr Mkoyan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | | MF | Aghvan Papikyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | DF | Zhirayr Margaryan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | MF | Zaven Badoyan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | MF | David Manoyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | MF | Artak Yedigaryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | MF | Edgar Malakyan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | | MF | Karen Muradyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | DF | Ivan Spychka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | | MF | David Khurtsidze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 29 |  | DF | Marko Prljević | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 44 |  | DF | Juan Bravo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 45 | | GK | Vsevolod Yermakov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | | MF | Dimitrije Pobulić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 70 | | FW | Uros Nenadovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 94 | | MF | Maksym Zaderaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 98 |  | FW | Mory Kone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | | MF | Solomon Udo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 32 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||||||
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