2020–21 FC Urartu season

The 2020–21 season was Urartu's twentieth consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League.

Urartu

2020-21 season
Chairman	Hrach Aghabekian
Manager	Aleksandr Grigoryan (until 9 March) Tigran Yesayan (Caretaker) (from 9 March)
Stadium	Urartu Stadium
Armenian Premier League	3rd
Armenian Cup	Quarterfinal vs Noah
Top goalscorer	League: Jonel Désiré (8) All: Jonel Désiré (9)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Season events

On 30 July, Urartu's planned friendly match against BKMA Yerevan was cancelled.^[1]

On 4 August, Urartu's planned friendly match against Pyunik on 6 August was cancelled.^[2]

On 8 August, Urartu announced the signing of Jonel Désiré from Lori FC.^[3]

On 11 August, Urartu announced the signing of Juesukobiruo Okotie from Sporting Warri FC,^[4] whilst defender Narek Petrosyan left Urartu the following day by mutual consent.^[5]

On 17 August, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that that day's match between Urartu and Lori would not take place as Lori still had players and staff in isolation following an outbreak of COVID-19.^[6]

On 31 August, Narek Petrosyan re-signed for Urartu.^[7]

On 12 September, Urartu announced the signing of Pavlo Stepanets from Ararat Yerevan.^[8]

On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.^[9] On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.^[10]

On 2 November, Urartu's game against Pyunik was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the Pyunik team.^[11]

On 22 November, Urartu announced the signing of Isah Aliyu after he'd left Al-Shoulla.^[12]

On 11 January, Pavlo Stepanets left Urartu after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[13]

On 27 January, Robert Darbinyan left Urartu to join FC Pyunik.^[14]

On 2 February, Urartu announced the signing of Vadym Paramonov from Rukh Lviv.^[15]

On 8 February, Yevgeni Osipov left Urartu by mutual consent.^[16]

On 12 February, Urartu announced the return of Yevhen Budnik from Persita Tangerang.^[17]

On 17 February, Urartu announced the signing of Pyotr Ten from FC Minsk.^[18]

On 18 February, Igor Paderin came out of retirement to re-join Urartu,^[19] with Salomon Nirisarike joining from Pyunik the following day.^[20]

On 28 February, Urartu announced the signing of Artur Miranyan.^[21]

On 9 March, Urartu announced the departure of Aleksandr Grigoryan as Head Coach, with Tigran Yesayan being put in temporary charge.^[22]

On 9 April, David Papikyan left Urartu after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[23]

Squad

As of match played 28 May 2021

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
24	Arsen Beglaryan		GK	(1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 25)	Dnyapro Mogilev	2020[24]		24	0
31	Grigori Matevosyan		GK	(1999-06-09)9 June 1999 (aged 21)	Armavir	2020		1	0
96	Anatoliy Ayvazov		GK	(1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 24)	Shirak	2018[25]		26	0
Defenders
14	Pyotr Ten		DF	(1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 28)	Minsk	2021[18]		16	0
18	Salomon Nirisarike		DF	(1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 28)	Pyunik	2021[20]		14	0
23	Narek Petrosyan		DF	(1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 25)	Academy	2020[7]		90	0
25	Edgar Grigoryan		DF	(1998-08-25)25 August 1998 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		17	0
26	Annan Mensah		DF	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 24)	Lori	2020[26]		13	0
34	Erik Piloyan		DF	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 20)	Academy	2019		2	0
67	Vadym Paramonov		DF	(1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (aged 30)	Rukh Lviv	2021[15]		14	1
77	Erik Simonyan		DF	(2003-06-12)12 June 2003 (aged 17)	Academy	2019		5	0
88	James		DF	(1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 25)	Ararat Yerevan	2020[27]		18	0
Midfielders
5	Hakob Hakobyan		MF	(1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 24)	Academy	2013		152	2
6	Peter Mutumosi		MF	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 23)	Motema Pembe	2019	2021	28	1
17	Tigran Ayunts		MF	(2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 21)	Academy	2017		2	0
20	Gor Lulukyan		MF	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 18)	Academy	2020		6	0
28	Robert Baghramyan		MF	(2002-06-29)29 June 2002 (aged 18)	BKMA Yerevan	2020		3	0
30	Ugochukwu Iwu		MF	(1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 21)	Lori	2020[28]		25	2
33	Vitinho		MF	(1997-09-08)8 September 1997 (aged 23)	Ararat Yerevan	2020[29]		26	1
36	Khariton Ayvazyan		MF	(2003-11-08)8 November 2003 (aged 17)	Academy	2020		8	0
38	Isah Aliyu		MF	(1998-08-08)8 August 1998 (aged 22)	Al-Shoulla	2020[12]		16	1
90	Oleg Polyakov		MF	(1990-11-29)29 November 1990 (aged 30)	Armavir	2020[30]		20	2
Forwards
8	Igor Paderin		FW	(1989-11-24)24 November 1989 (aged 31)	Retirement	2021[19]		14	3
9	Yevgeni Kobzar		FW	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 28)	Spartaks Jūrmala	2019[31]		56	13
10	Karen Melkonyan		FW	(1999-03-25)25 March 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2017		89	5
11	Gevorg Tarakhchyan		FW	(2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 19)	Academy	2019		24	0
12	Jonel Désiré		FW	(1997-02-12)12 February 1997 (aged 24)	Lori	2020		21	9
15	Abraham Portugalyan		FW	(1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		1	0
21	Erik Petrosyan		FW	(1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 23)	Pyunik	2018[32]		12	3
22	Artur Miranyan		FW	(1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 25)	Pyunik	2021[21]		11	3
55	Samvel Hakobyan		FW	(2003-04-30)30 April 2003 (aged 18)	Academy	2020		1	0
70	Abraham Portugalyan		FW	(1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2020		6	1
Urartu II
1	Narek Hovhannisyan		GK	(2002-06-11)11 June 2002 (aged 18)	Pyunik	2020		0	0
Players out on loan
	Hrachya Geghamyan		DF	(1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 21)	Academy	2018		3	0
	Arsen Sadoyan		DF	(1999-03-16)16 March 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		1	0
	Erik Vardanyan		MF	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 22)	Academy	2019		0	0
Players who left during the season
4	Pavlo Stepanets		MF	(1987-05-26)26 May 1987 (aged 34)	Ararat Yerevan	2020[8]		0	0
8	Maksim Mashnev		MF	(1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 28)	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	2020[33]		6	0
15	Dmitry Guz		DF	(1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 33)	Ararat-Armenia	2020[34]		10	1
16	David Papikyan		MF	(2001-07-08)8 July 2001 (aged 19)	Academy	2020		0	0
18	Aleksandr Radchenko		FW	(1993-09-14)14 September 1993 (aged 27)	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	2020[35]		7	2
19	Yevgeni Osipov		DF	(1986-10-29)29 October 1986 (aged 34)	FCI Levadia	2020[36]		16	0
99	Robert Darbinyan		DF	(1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 25)	Ararat-Armenia	2019[37]		36	0
99	Yevhen Budnik		FW	(1990-09-04)4 September 1990 (aged 30)	Persita Tangerang	2021[17]		11	4
	Joseph Sunday		MF	(2002-02-23)23 February 2002 (aged 19)	loan from ?	2020	2021	2	0

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ARM Hrachya Geghamyan (at Shirak) — DF  ARM Arsen Sadoyan (at Shirak)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARM Erik Vardanyan (at Shirak)

Transfers

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

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	GK		Narek Hovhannisyan	Pyunik	Undisclosed
1 July 2020	GK		Grigori Matevosyan	Armavir	Undisclosed
17 July 2020	DF		James	Ararat Yerevan	Undisclosed	[27]
17 July 2020	MF		Vitinho	Ararat Yerevan	Undisclosed	[29]
21 July 2020	DF		Dmitry Guz	Ararat-Armenia	Free	[34]
15 July 2020	MF		Maksim Mashnev	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Undisclosed	[33]
14 July 2020	MF		Oleg Polyakov	Armavir	Undisclosed	[30]
24 July 2020	FW		Aleksandr Radchenko	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	Undisclosed	[35]
29 July 2020	DF		Annan Mensah	Lori	Undisclosed	[26]
7 August 2020	MF		Ugochukwu Iwu	Lori	Undisclosed	[28]
8 August 2020	FW		Jonel Désiré	Lori	Undisclosed	[3]
11 August 2020	MF		Juesukobiruo Okotie	Sporting Warri	Undisclosed	[4]
31 August 2020	DF		Narek Petrosyan	Urartu	Free	[7]
12 September 2020	MF		Pavlo Stepanets	Ararat Yerevan	Free	[8]
22 November 2020	MF		Isah Aliyu	Al-Shoulla	Free	[12]
2 February 2020	DF		Vadym Paramonov	Rukh Lviv	Undisclosed	[15]
12 February 2020	FW		Yevhen Budnik	Persita Tangerang	Undisclosed	[17]
17 February 2020	DF		Pyotr Ten	Minsk	Undisclosed	[18]
18 February 2021	FW		Igor Paderin	Retirement	Free	[19]
19 February 2021	DF		Salomon Nirisarike	Pyunik	Free	[20]
28 February 2021	FW		Artur Miranyan	Unattached	Free	[21]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
20 August 2020	DF		Arsen Yeghiazaryan	Lori	Undisclosed	[38]
27 January 2021	DF		Robert Darbinyan	Pyunik	Undisclosed	[14]
9 February 2021	MF		Maksim Mashnev	Tyumen	Undisclosed
1 March 2020	FW		Yevhen Budnik	Pyunik	Undisclosed	[39]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
15 August 2020	DF		Hrachya Geghamyan	Shirak	End of season
15 August 2020	DF		Arsen Sadoyan	Shirak	End of season
15 August 2020	DF		Erik Vardanyan	Shirak	End of season

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
12 August 2020	DF		Narek Petrosyan	Urartu	31 August 2020	[5][7]
31 December 2020	DF		Dmitry Guz	Atyrau
31 December 2020	MF		Joseph Sunday	Akwa United
31 December 2020	FW		Aleksandr Radchenko	Dynamo Bryansk	25 February 2021
11 January 2021	MF		Pavlo Stepanets			[13]
8 February 2021	DF		Yevgeni Osipov			[16]
9 April 2021	MF		David Papikyan			[23]

Friendlies

Urartu v Van

23 July 2020	Urartu	3 – 2	Van	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	E.Grigoryan 40' Guz 47' Kobzar 50' (pen.)	Report	J.Gaba 31' A.Mnatsakanyan 45+2'	Stadium: Urartu Training Centre

Urartu v Gandzasar Kapan

25 July 2020	Urartu	1 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Urartu Training Centre

Urartu v BKMA Yerevan

30 July 2020	Urartu	v	BKMA Yerevan	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)				Stadium: Urartu Training Centre
Note: Match cancelled on 30 July.[1]

Urartu v Pyunik

6 August 2020	Urartu	v	Pyunik	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)				Stadium: Urartu Training Centre
Note: Match cancelled on 4 August.[2]

Alashkert v Urartu

8 August 2020	Alashkert	1 – 3	Urartu	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Polyakov 50' (pen.), 52' Désiré 75'	Report	Thiago Galvão 60'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium

Urartu v Ararat-Armenia

30 August 2020	Urartu	1 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
17:30 (UTC+4)	Polyakov 16' (pen.)	Report	Louis 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Urartu Training Centre

Urartu v Sevan

3 September 2020	Urartu	5 – 2	Sevan	Yerevan
(UTC+4)	Iwu 38', 59' Guz 43', 59' Radchenko 80'	Report	Ayvazyan 13' G.Tumbaryan 75'	Stadium: Urartu Training Centre

Ararat-Armenia v Urartu

11 October 2020	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 1	Urartu	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Otubanjo	Report	Polyakov	Stadium: Football Academy Stadium

Urartu v Pyunik

21 January 2021	Urartu	2 – 2	Pyunik	Yerevan
13:00 (UTC+4)	Désiré E.Grigoryan	Report	L.Vardanyan A.Avanesyan	Stadium: Urartu Stadium

Urartu v Ararat Yerevan

23 January 2021	Urartu	1 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan
(UTC+4)	Kobzar 47'	Report	Y.Magakyan 57'

Alashkert v Urartu

28 January 2021	Alashkert	0 – 6	Urartu	Yerevan
(UTC+4)		Report	Désiré 13', 27' James 53' Aliyu 70' Kobzar 75' G.Lulukyan 89'

Urartu v Van

30 January 2021	Urartu	0 – 3	Van	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)		Report	E.Simonyan 20' (o.g.) V.Ayvazyan 62' G.Kirakosyan 67'

Urartu v Alashkert

5 February 2021	Urartu	1 – 0	Alashkert	Yerevan
(UTC+4)	James 24'	Report		Stadium: Urartu Stadium

Urartu v BKMA Yerevan

10 February 2021	Urartu	2 – 0	BKMA Yerevan	Yerevan
(UTC+4)	K.Melkonyan 83' Aliyu 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Urartu Stadium

Urartu v Sevan

15 February 2021	Urartu	1 – 0	Sevan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	E.Grigoryan 86'	Report		Stadium: Urartu Training Ground

Urartu v Ararat-Armenia

27 March 2021	Urartu	1 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
(UTC+4)	K.Melkonyan 67'	Report	Hovhannisyan 57'	Stadium: Urartu Training Centre

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Armenian Premier League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
24	12	5	7	28	19	+9	41	7	1	4	14	9	+5	5	4	3	14	10	+4

Last updated: 28 May 2021.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	-	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	W	-	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W
Position	2	1	3	1	1	-	1	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2021. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Urartu v Lori

17 August 2020 1	Urartu	3 – 0	Lori	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 17 August,[6] before being awarded to Urartu.

Pyunik v Urartu

23 August 2020 2	Pyunik	0 – 0	Urartu	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	Arakelyan  24' Malakyan  80' J.Ufuoma  88'	Report	Désiré  27' Osipov  82'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alashkert v Urartu

13 September 2020 4	Alashkert	1 – 2	Urartu	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Glišić 57' Mitrevski  87'	Report	Désiré 9' (pen.), 70' Vitinho  29'	Stadium: Urartu-1 Attendance: 0 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urartu v Noah

22 September 2020 5	Urartu	0 – 3	Noah	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	Darbinyan  22' Désiré  45' Osipov  45' Iwu  90'	Report	S.Gomes 40', 45' Emsis  48' Gareginyan  71' B.Hovhannisyan 76'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urartu v Van

19 October 2020 8	Urartu	2 – 0	Van	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Vitinho  7' Désiré 23', 90+4'	Report	L.Ngavouka-Tseke  45' Tenyayev  59' J.Gaba  73' Ebert  77'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gandzasar Kapan v Urartu

26 October 2020 9	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 2	Urartu	Yerevan
15:30 (UTC+4)		Report	Désiré  30' 62' Iwu 53' Osipov  53'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Match annulled after Gandzasar Kapan dropped out of the league.

Lori v Urartu

29 October 2020 10	Lori	1 – 1	Urartu	Vanadzor
15:30 (UTC+4)	Alexis 16' R.Minasyan  42'	Report	Désiré 2' H. Hakobyan  45' A.Mensah  60' Iwu  81' Osipov  83'	Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Attendance: 0 Referee: Artem Gasparyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shirak v Urartu

22 November 2020 12	Shirak	0 – 3	Urartu	Gyumri
14:30 (UTC+4)	E.Yeghiazaryan  79'	Report	Kobzar 31' P.Mutumosi  31' Vitinho  40' 60' Désiré 45' T.Ayunts  80'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Artush Kerobyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urartu v Alashkert

26 November 2020 13	Urartu	1 – 2	Alashkert	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Polyakov  48' K.Ayvazyan  61' Radchenko 90'	Report	Hovsepyan 19' Thiago Galvão 20' Honchar  33' Gome  74'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Shahen Aghayan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noah v Urartu

1 December 2020 14	Noah	1 – 1	Urartu	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Mayrovich 9' Spătaru  21' Kovalenko  68' H.Manga  87'	Report	Kobzar 30' (pen.) Radchenko  59'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ararat Yerevan v Urartu

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.

Ararat-Armenia v Urartu

2 March 2021 16	Ararat-Armenia	0 – 1	Urartu	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	D.Terteryan  43' A.Serobyan  73'	Report	Paderin 49' James  62' K.Melkonyan  85'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Artem Gasparyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Van v Urartu

6 March 2021 17	Van	3 – 1	Urartu	Charentsavan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Va.Ayvazyan 24' Tenyayev 27' A.Ayvazov 78' (o.g.) R.Isaev  80'	Report	Iwu  80' Aliyu 81' Nirisarike  90+3'	Stadium: Charentsavan City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Urartu v Ararat Yerevan

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

Alashkert v Urartu

14 April 2021 20	Alashkert	1 – 0	Urartu	Yerevan
16:30 (UTC+4)	Voskanyan  14' Ingbede  32' Gome  56' 90+2' Hovsepyan  86'	Report	E.Grigoryan  62'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Artem Gasparyan

Urartu v Pyunik

19 April 2021 11	Urartu	0 – 1	Pyunik	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Hakobyan  21' Désiré  44'	Report	Tatarkov  82' Higor 90' Buchnev  90'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Artur Safaryan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 November, but postponed on 2 November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Urartu v Ararat-Armenia

25 April 2021 21	Urartu	0 – 0	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Ten  89'	Report	Bueno  43' A.Serobyan  90+4'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Urartu v Shirak

1 May 2021 3	Urartu	1 – 0	Shirak	Yerevan
18:30 (UTC+4)	Miranyan 27' R.Baghramyan  58'	Report	R.Mkrtchyan  35' Stanojević  58' V.Arzoyan  66'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Safaryan

Lori v Urartu

2 May 2021 22	Lori	0 – 3	Urartu	Vanadzor
(UTC+4)				Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Note: Match awarded 3-0 to Ararat-Armenia.

Shirak v Urartu

7 May 2021 22	Shirak	1 – 1	Urartu	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	A.Aslanyan  63' S.Urushanyan  64' J.Avo 82' L.Mryan  86' H.Nazaryan  90+5'	Report	P.Mutumosi 26'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Artem Gasparyan

Urartu v Van

11 May 2021 23	Urartu	2 – 1	Van	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	A.Petrosyan 42' (o.g.) Polyakov 90'	Report	S.Adjouman 34'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Urartu v Ararat-Armenia

15 May 2021 7	Urartu	1 – 2	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Polyakov 36'	Report	Otubanjo 16', 82'  65' Wbeymar  39'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan

Urartu v Noah

19 May 2021 24	Urartu	1 – 0	Noah	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	Iwu 3' E.Simonyan  53' E.Grigoryan  76' Beglaryan  90+4' G.Tarakhchyan  90+5'	Report	S.Gomes  19' V.Vimercati  45' Emsis  45' Avetisyan  73' Harutyunyan  74'  90+6' Titov  77' Kovalenko  82'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Urartu v Ararat Yerevan

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

Pyunik v Urartu

28 May 2021 25	Pyunik	0 – 1	Urartu	Yerevan
17:30 (UTC+4)	A.Avanesyan  90'	Report	A.Miranyan 10'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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 disqualified[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.^[40]
(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

Main article: 2020–21 Armenian Cup

Urartu v Pyunik

18 September 2020 First Round 1st leg	Urartu	2 – 1	Pyunik	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	Guz 37' James  41' Darbinyan  50' Radchenko 90+1'	Report	Kobyalko 3' A.Yeoule  27' S.Grigoryan  68' Nirisarike  80' L.Vardanyan  82'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Artem Gasparyan

Pyunik v Urartu

25 February 2021 First Round 2nd leg	Pyunik	0 – 0	Urartu	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Higor  55'	Report	Nirisarike  46' Polyakov  69' E.Grigoryan  90'	Stadium: Pyunik Training Centre Attendance: 0 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Urartu v Noah

12 March 2021 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Urartu	0 – 2	Noah	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Tigran Ayunts  23' Ten  76'	Report	Avetisyan 24' (pen.) Manga 25' Saná Gomes  36' Dedechko  65'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artem Gasparyan

Noah v Urartu

3 April 2021 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Noah	2 – 2 (4 – 2 agg.)	Urartu	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Emsis  36' Dedechko 45'  60' A.Oliveira  50' Velemir  73' Azarov 75' Hovhannisyan  86'	Report	K.Melkonyan  47' Paramonov  73' A.Mensah  84' Désiré 88' Paderin 90' (pen.) E.Grigoryan  90+4'	Stadium: Avan Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan

Statistics

As of match played 28 May 2021

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Armenian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
5	MF	ARM	Hakob Hakobyan	24	0	19+2	0	3	0
6	MF	COD	Peter Mutumosi	16	1	7+8	1	0+1	0
8	FW	RUS	Igor Paderin	11	2	2+6	1	1+2	1
9	FW	RUS	Yevgeni Kobzar	19	2	4+11	2	1+3	0
10	MF	ARM	Karen Melkonyan	20	0	11+6	0	2+1	0
11	FW	ARM	Gevorg Tarakhchyan	19	0	1+15	0	0+3	0
12	FW	HAI	Jonel Désiré	21	9	16+1	8	4	1
14	DF	RUS	Pyotr Ten	16	0	12+1	0	3	0
15	FW	ARM	Abraham Portugalyan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	MF	ARM	Tigran Ayunts	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
18	DF	RWA	Salomon Nirisarike	14	0	11+1	0	2	0
20	MF	ARM	Gor Lulukyan	6	0	2+3	0	1	0
22	FW	ARM	Artur Miranyan	11	3	8+2	3	0+1	0
23	DF	ARM	Narek Petrosyan	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
24	GK	ARM	Arsen Beglaryan	20	0	18	0	2	0
25	DF	ARM	Edgar Grigoryan	17	0	13+2	0	1+1	0
26	DF	GHA	Annan Mensah	13	0	10+1	0	2	0
28	MF	ARM	Robert Baghramyan	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
30	MF	NGA	Ugochukwu Iwu	25	2	21	2	4	0
31	GK	RUS	Grigori Matevosyan	1	0	1	0	0	0
33	MF	BRA	Vitinho	26	1	18+4	1	4	0
34	DF	ARM	Erik Piloyan	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
36	MF	ARM	Khariton Ayvazyan	8	0	3+5	0	0	0
38	MF	NGA	Isah Aliyu	16	1	3+10	1	1+2	0
67	DF	UKR	Vadym Paramonov	14	1	12	1	2	0
77	DF	ARM	Erik Simonyan	4	0	3	0	1	0
88	DF	BRA	James	18	0	9+7	0	2	0
90	MF	RUS	Oleg Polyakov	20	2	15+2	2	1+2	0
96	GK	ARM	Anatoliy Ayvazov	6	0	4	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Urartu during the season:
8	MF	RUS	Maksim Mashnev	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
15	DF	RUS	Dmitry Guz	10	1	9	0	1	1
18	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Radchenko	7	2	4+2	1	0+1	1
19	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Osipov	10	0	9	0	1	0
99	DF	ARM	Robert Darbinyan	5	0	4	0	1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	FW		12	Jonel Désiré	8	1	9
2	FW		22	Artur Miranyan	3	0	3
3	FW		9	Yevgeni Kobzar	2	0	2
	MF		90	Oleg Polyakov	2	0	2
	MF		30	Ugochukwu Iwu	2	0	2
	FW		18	Aleksandr Radchenko	1	1	2
	FW		8	Igor Paderin	1	1	2
8	MF		33	Vitinho	1	0	1
	MF		38	Isah Aliyu	1	0	1
	MF		6	Peter Mutumosi	1	0	1
	DF		67	Vadym Paramonov	1	0	1
	DF		15	Dmitry Guz	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	1
				Awarded	6	0	6
				TOTALS	30	4	34

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	GK		24	Arsen Beglaryan	9	0	9
2	GK		96	Anatoliy Ayvazov	1	1	2
3	GK		31	Grigori Matevosyan	1	0	1
				TOTALS	11	1	12

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Armenian Cup		Total
5		MF	Hakob Hakobyan	2	0	0	0	2	0
6		MF	Peter Mutumosi	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		MF	Karen Melkonyan	1	0	1	0	2	0
11		FW	Gevorg Tarakhchyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
12		FW	Jonel Désiré	4	0	0	0	4	0
14		DF	Pyotr Ten	2	0	1	0	3	0
17		MF	Tigran Ayunts	1	0	1	0	2	0
18		DF	Salomon Nirisarike	1	0	1	0	2	0
24		GK	Arsen Beglaryan	1	0	0	0	1	0
25		DF	Edgar Grigoryan	2	0	1	1	3	1
26		DF	Annan Mensah	1	0	0	1	1	1
28		MF	Robert Baghramyan	0	1	0	0	0	1
30		MF	Ugochukwu Iwu	3	0	0	0	3	0
33		MF	Vitinho	4	0	0	0	4	0
36		MF	Khariton Ayvazyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
67		DF	Vadym Paramonov	1	0	1	0	2	0
77		DF	Erik Simonyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
88		DF	James	2	0	1	0	3	0
90		MF	Oleg Polyakov	1	0	1	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Urartu during the season:
18		FW	Aleksandr Radchenko	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Yevgeni Osipov	4	0	0	0	4	0
99		DF	Robert Darbinyan	1	0	1	0	2	0
			TOTALS	36	1	9	2	45	3