2018–19 FC Ararat-Armenia season

Ararat-Armenia
2018–19 season
Director	Poghos Galstyan
Manager	Vadim Skripchenko ; (2 August - 25 September) ; Artak Oseyan (Caretaker) ; (25 September - 1 October) ; Vardan Minasyan ; (from 1 October)
Stadium	Republican Stadium ; FFA Academy Stadium
Premier League	1st
Armenian Cup	Semifinal vs Alashkert
Top goalscorer	League: Anton Kobyalko (15); All: Anton Kobyalko (21)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was FC Ararat-Armenia's 1st season in Armenian Premier League, in which they won their first Championship and reached the Semifinal of the Armenian Cup.

Season events

On 2 August 2018, Vadim Skripchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia,^[1] before being sacked on 25 September, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.^[2]

On 10 August, Ararat-Armenia sold both Erik Azizyan and Armen Hovhannisyan to Zemplín Michalovce.^[3]

On 1 October, Vardan Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.^{[citation needed]}

Squad

As of match played 30 May 2019

Number	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	Nikos Melikyan	GK	(1999-03-02)2 March 1999 (aged 20)	Atromitos	2017	25	0
33	Dmitry Abakumov	GK	(1989-07-08)8 July 1989 (aged 29)	Luch Vladivostok	2018	31	0
44	Stefan Čupić	GK	(1994-05-07)7 May 1994 (aged 25)	Voždovac	2019	4	0
Defenders
2	Sergi	DF	(1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 24)	Atlético Madrid	2018	27	0
6	Georgi Pashov	DF	(1990-03-04)4 March 1990 (aged 29)	Etar	2018	29	2
15	Dmitry Guz	DF	(1988-05-15)15 May 1988 (aged 31)	Tyumen	2018	29	1
21	Aleksandar Damčevski	DF	(1992-11-21)21 November 1992 (aged 26)	Ermis Aradippou	2018	20	0
22	Artur Danielyan	DF	(1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 21)	Stal Kamianske	2019	12	1
24	Albert Khachumyan	DF	(1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 19)	Pyunik	2017	28	4
29	Vladimir Khozin	DF	(1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 29)	loan from Ural Yekaterinburg	2018	28	4
93	Alex Junior Christian	DF	(1993-12-05)5 December 1993 (aged 25)	Gandzasar Kapan	2019	13	0
Midfielders
4	Aleksey Pustozyorov	MF	(1988-09-21)21 September 1988 (aged 30)	Volgar Astrakhan	2018	30	0
7	Armen Nahapetyan	MF	(1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 19)	Pyunik	2017	43	11
8	Gor Malakyan	MF	(1994-06-12)12 June 1994 (aged 24)	Stal Kamianske	2018	22	0
10	Armen Ambartsumyan	MF	(1994-04-11)11 April 1994 (aged 25)	Fakel Voronezh	2018	29	0
11	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	MF	(2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017	30	8
17	Giovanny Martínez	MF	(1989-07-07)7 July 1989 (aged 29)	Deportivo Pasto	2018	28	1
25	Davit Nalbandyan	MF	(1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 19)	Youth team	2017	26	0
63	Kódjo	MF	(1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 26)	Feirense	2019	16	1
77	Petros Avetisyan	MF	(1996-01-07)7 January 1996 (aged 23)	Pyunik	2019	16	6
94	Mailson Lima	MF	(1994-05-29)29 May 1994 (aged 25)	Viitorul Constanța	2019	17	1
Forwards
9	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	FW	(1992-06-12)12 June 1992 (aged 26)	Shirak	2019	7	3
18	Artyom Avanesyan	FW	(1999-07-17)17 July 1999 (aged 19)	Ararat Moscow	2018	14	0
19	Narek Alaverdyan	FW	(2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (aged 17)	Youth Team	2019	2	0
32	Anton Kobyalko	FW	(1986-05-14)14 May 1986 (aged 33)	Baltika Kaliningrad	2018	32	21
97	David Davidyan	FW	(1997-12-14)14 December 1997 (aged 21)	Ararat Moscow	2019	3	0
99	Ogana Louis	FW	(1995-12-29)29 December 1995 (aged 23)	Žalgiris	2019	11	4
Away on loan
14	Ivaylo Dimitrov	FW	(1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 30)	Slavia Sofia	2018	18	10
Left during the season
5	Robert Darbinyan	DF	(1995-10-04)4 October 1995 (aged 23)	Shirak	2018	4	0
7	Jerry Ortiz	MF	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 26)	Penn	2018	2	0
9	Kayron	FW	(1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 24)	Barra	2018	18	3
13	Danila Yashchuk	MF	(1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 24)	Volgar Astrakhan	2018	2	0
16	Liam Rose	MF	(1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 22)	Central Coast Mariners Academy	2018	8	0
19	Arman Hovhannisyan	DF	(1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 25)	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	2018	10	0
20	Hrayr Mkoyan	DF	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 32)	Shirak	2018	3	1
23	Charles Monsalvo	FW	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 29)	Sport Huancayo	2018	11	3
24	Arsen Siukayev	GK	(1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 23)	Biolog-Novokubansk	2018	4	0
71	Samvel Spertsyan	MF	(1998-05-24)24 May 1998 (aged 21)	Pyunik	2018	13	2
77	Vladislav Oslonovsky	MF	(1995-01-15)15 January 1995 (aged 24)	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	2018	12	1
88	Vardan Bakalyan	FW	(1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 24)	Shirak	2018	2	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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	BUL	Ivaylo Dimitrov (at Zhetysu)

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Summer 2018	GK	Dmitry Abakumov	Luch Vladivostok	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	GK	Arsen Siukayev	Biolog-Novokubansk	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	DF	Artur Danielyan	Stal Kamianske	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	DF	Robert Darbinyan	Shirak	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	DF	Arman Hovhannisyan	Zirka Kropyvnytskyi	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	Shirak	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	DF	Dmitry Guz	Tyumen	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Armen Ambartsumyan	Fakel Voronezh	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Gor Malakyan	Stal Kamianske	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Liam Rose	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed	^[4]
Summer 2018	MF	Georgi Pashov	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Vladislav Oslonovskiy	Chayka Peschanokopskoye	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Aleksey Pustozyorov	Volgar Astrakhan	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	MF	Danila Yashchuk	Volgar Astrakhan	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	FW	Kayron	Barra	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	FW	Ivaylo Dimitrov	Slavia Sofia	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	FW	Charles Monsalvo	Rionegro Águilas	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	FW	Artyom Avanesyan	Ararat Moscow	Undisclosed
Summer 2018	FW	Anton Kobyalko	Baltika Kaliningrad	Undisclosed
18 August 2018	MF	Giovanny Martínez	Deportivo Pasto	Undisclosed	^[5]
19 August 2018	DF	Aleksandar Damčevski	Ermis Aradippou	Undisclosed	^[6]
24 August 2018	DF	Sergi	Atlético Madrid	Undisclosed	^[7]
11 January 2019	GK	Stefan Čupić	Voždovac	Undisclosed	^[8]
11 January 2019	DF	Alex Junior	Gandzasar Kapan	Undisclosed	^[9]
17 January 2019	FW	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	Shirak	Undisclosed	^[10]
25 February 2019	MF	Kódjo	Feirense	Undisclosed	^[11]
26 February 2019	MF	Mailson Lima	Viitorul Constanța	Undisclosed	^[12]
26 February 2019	MF	Petros Avetisyan	Pyunik	Undisclosed	^[13]
28 February 2019	FW	Ogana Louis	Žalgiris	Free	^[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
29 August 2018	DF		Vladimir Khozin	Ural Yekaterinburg	End of Season	^[15]

Out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 August 2018	MF	Erik Azizyan	Zemplín Michalovce	Undisclosed	^[3]
10 August 2018	FW	Armen Hovhannisyan	Zemplín Michalovce	Undisclosed	^[3]
24 August 2018	DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	Alashkert	Undisclosed	^[16]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
22 February 2019	FW		Ivaylo Dimitrov	Zhetysu		^[17]

Released

Date	Position	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
14 December 2018	FW	Vardan Bakalyan	Artsakh		^[18]
19 December 2018	MF	Liam Rose	Sydney United	February 2019	^[19]^[20]
22 December 2018	FW	Charles Monsalvo	Al Kharaitiyat		^[21]
22 December 2018	FW	Kayron	Hercílio Luz		^[22]
31 December 2018	MF	Samvel Spertsyan
7 January 2019	GK	Arsen Siukayev	Lori	11 January 2019	^[23]^[24]
9 January 2019	MF	Jerry Ortiz	Tauro		^[25]
11 January 2019	DF	Arman Hovhannisyan	Gandzasar Kapan		^[26]
13 January 2019	MF	Danila Yashchuk	AC Kajaani		^[27]
13 January 2019	FW	Vladislav Oslonovsky	Tyumen		^[28]
14 January 2019	DF	Robert Darbinyan	Banants	16 January 2019	^[29]^[30]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	4 August 2018	30 May 2019	Matchday 1	Winners	32	18	7	7	53	28	+25	056.25
Armenian Cup	20 September 2018	22 April 2019	First round	Semifinal	6	3	3	0	13	4	+9	050.00
Total					38	21	10	7	66	32	+34	055.26

Last updated: 30 May 2019
Source: Competitions

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
32	18	7	7	53	28	+25	61	7	5	4	25	17	+8	11	2	3	28	11	+17

Last updated: 30 May 2019.
Source: See Results

Results

4 August 2018 1	Lori	0 – 2	Ararat-Armenia	Vanadzor
17:00 (UTC+4)	U.Iwu 64'	Report	Dimitrov 67' Guz 71' Kobyalko 84' Mkoyan 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

11 August 2018 2	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 2	Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Dimitrov 21' Pustozerov 37'	Report	Badoyan 16' Mkoyan 46' (o.g.) Abidinov 71'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

19 August 2018 3	Pyunik	3 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
21:30 (UTC+4)	R.Minasyan 38' H.Ilangyozyan 45' Stezhko 58' Konaté 85' Kobozev 90'	Report	Dimitrov 39' (pen.) Mkoyan 77' Ambartsumyan 87' Malakyan 90+1'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

22 August 2018 4	Ararat-Armenia	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Pashov 24' Hovhannisyan 75'	Report	Wbeymar 49' V.Pogosyan 56'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

26 August 2018 5	Alashkert	1 – 3	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Manucharyan 4' (pen.) Grigoryan 53' Stojković 88'	Report	Dimitrov 6' (pen.) Khozin 14' 78' Kobyalko 37' Damčevski 47' Abakumov 62' Hovhannisyan 70'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

1 September 2018 6	Ararat-Armenia	3 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
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' M.Diakité 84' Arreola 90+2'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Artur Simonyan

15 September 2018 7	Artsakh	1 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	H.Poghosyan 68' O.Tupchiyenko 74'	Report	Dimitrov 44' Guz 62' Kayron 77'	Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan

23 September 2018 8	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 3	Banants	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Darbinyan 27' Monsalvo 84' Malakyan 87' Rose 89'	Report	V.Ayvazyan 9' 85' Gultyayev 29' Stanojević 32' 85' E.Petrosyan 90+3' A.Bareghamyan 90+5'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Safaryan

29 September 2018 9	Ararat-Armenia	0 – 0	Lori	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Pashov 64' Hovhannisyan 83' Ambartsumyan 90+2'	Report	D.Dosa 11'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Suren Baliyan

7 October 2018 10	Ararat Yerevan	0 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)		Report	Oslonovsky 42' Malakyan 47'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

21 October 2018 11	Ararat-Armenia	0 – 0	Pyunik	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Pashov 24' Pustozyorov 62'	Report	Dorozhkin 5' A.Kartashyan 78' Stezhko 90+2'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Simonyan

27 October 2018 12	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 0	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	D.Terteryan 60' Aslanyan 90+1'	Report	Malakyan 15' Khozin 79'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

31 October 2018 13	Ararat-Armenia	0 – 1	Alashkert	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Khozin 90+4'	Report	T.Voskanyan 31' Pashov 54' (o.g.) Jefferson 87' 87'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan

11 November 2018 14	Shirak	1 – 0	Ararat-Armenia	Gyumri
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

24 November 2018 15	Ararat-Armenia	3 – 1	Artsakh	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Dimitrov 1', 17', 40' Monsalvo 53' Martínez 57'	Report	A.Bakhtiyarov 23' Minasyan 55' H.Poghosyan 58'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Artur Safaryan

28 November 2018 16	Banants	0 – 3	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Jovanović 32'	Report	Kobyalko 25' Khozin 33' Kayron 90'	Stadium: Banants-4 Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

1 December 2018 17	Lori	0 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Vanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4)	D.Dosa 74' A.Mensah 87'	Report	Kobyalko 49' 52' Shaghoyan 88'	Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

2 March 2019 18	Ararat-Armenia	4 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Bougouhi 11', 51' Khozin 27' Pashov 49' Kódjo 69' Kobyalko 84' Avetisyan 90'	Report	Kaluhin 4' Simonyan 62' (pen.)	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

6 March 2019 19	Pyunik	0 – 3	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Stezhko 31' Marku 71' Zhestokov 79'	Report	Pashov 12' Martínez 26' Kobyalko 65'	Stadium: Pyunik Training Centre Attendance: 300

9 March 2019 20	Ararat-Armenia	2 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Bougouhi 7' (pen.) Kódjo 17' Avanesyan 38' Ambartsumyan 40' Pashov 41' Khozin 75' Kobyalko 79'	Report	G.Nranyan 49' A.Magallanes 58' Baldé 85'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

17 March 2019 21	Alashkert	0 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Prudnikov 64' T.Voskanyan 90+3'	Report	Kódjo 34' Mailson 68' Bougouhi 72' Kobyalko 73'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Artur Simonyan

8 April 2019 22	Ararat-Armenia	2 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
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: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

11 April 2019 23	Artsakh	1 – 3	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	A.Meliksetyan 30' V.Avetisyan 39'	Report	Avetisyan 9', 19' Čupić 28' Kobyalko 66'	Stadium: Pyunik Training Centre Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Safaryan

15 April 2019 24	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 1	Banants	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Malakyan 54' Pashov 90+1'	Report	Gadzhibekov 45+1' Darbinyan 48' Kpodo 66'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Artur Simonyan

19 April 2019 25	Ararat-Armenia	3 – 0	Lori	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Louis 5', 33' Pustozyorov 36' Guz 60' Kobyalko 84'	Report		Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

26 April 2019 26	Ararat Yerevan	2 – 6	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	K.Ntika 53' Simonyan 60' Kaluhin 79' Vukomanović 85'	Report	Kobyalko 14' Khozin 19' Pustozyorov 30' Avetisyan 31', 55' Louis 69' Mailson 70' Danielyan 90+1'	Stadium: Banants-3 Stadium Attendance: 210 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

1 May 2019 27	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 4	Pyunik	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Khozin 47' Kódjo 49' Kobyalko 69' (pen.) Malakyan 77'	Report	Usman 48' Miranyan 50' Vardanyan 68' Talalay 86'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

4 May 2019 28	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	D.Minasyan 6' 60' Harutyunyan 19'	Report	Louis 89' Kódjo 90'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

12 May 2019 29	Ararat-Armenia	2 – 1	Alashkert	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Danielyan 32' Guz 75' Louis 78' Kobyalko 88' (pen.) Sergi 90+3'	Report	Manucharyan 44' Prudnikov 45+2' Stojković 88'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

19 May 2019 30	Shirak	0 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	R.Mkrtchyan 90+4'	Report	Kódjo 8'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

24 May 2019 31	Ararat-Armenia	2 – 0	Artsakh	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Kobyalko 7', 48' (pen.) Malakyan 80' Khozin 88'	Report	E.Avagyan 17' Hovhannisyan 18' V.Movsisyan 36'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

30 May 2019 32	Banants	0 – 1	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	A.Bareghamyan 45+2' Camara 67' V.Ayvazyan 75'	Report	Kobyalko 52' (pen.) Kódjo 67'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik

Table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]
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.^[31]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

Armenian Cup

20 September 2018 First Round 1st leg	Yerevan	1 – 4	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Y.Yevgenyev 54' 78' R.Zavialov 88'	Report	Kobyalko 22', 31', 65' V.Bakalyan 68' Kayron 85'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

3 October 2018 First Round 2nd leg	Ararat-Armenia	5 – 0 (9 – 1 agg.)	Yerevan	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Guz 44' Limonov 45' (o.g.) Kobyalko 49', 77' Kayron 57' Shaghoyan 89'	Report	Y.Yevgenyev 80'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan

24 October 2018 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Ararat-Armenia	1 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Monsalvo 15' Kobyalko 53' Avanesyan 64'	Report	Musonda 23' A.Hovhannisyan 58' G.Nranyan 63'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Artur Simonyan

7 November 2018 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Wbeymar 30' Aslanyan 57'	Report	Monsalvo 11' Pashov 72'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

3 April 2019 Semifinal 1st leg	Ararat-Armenia	2 – 2	Alashkert	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Mkoyan 63' Kódjo 76' (o.g.)	Report	Kobyalko 14' Ambartsumyan 72' Christian 73' Khozin 79'	Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

22 April 2019 Semifinal 2nd leg	Alashkert	0 – 0 (a 2 – 2 agg.)	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Antonić 41' Čančarević 85'	Report	Avetisyan 8' Sergi 90+2'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Statistics

As of match played 30 May 2019

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Armenian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ESP	Sergi	27	0	21+2	0	3+1	0
4	MF	RUS	Aleksey Pustozyorov	30	0	23+3	0	2+2	0
6	DF	BUL	Georgi Pashov	29	2	23+1	2	4+1	0
7	MF	ARM	Armen Nahapetyan	14	0	9+2	0	2+1	0
8	MF	ARM	Gor Malakyan	22	0	9+12	0	0+1	0
9	FW	CIV	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	7	3	7	3	0	0
10	MF	RUS	Armen Ambartsumyan	29	0	14+9	0	5+1	0
11	FW	ARM	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	11	1	0+8	0	0+3	1
15	DF	RUS	Dmitry Guz	29	1	24	1	5	0
17	MF	COL	Giovanny Martínez	29	1	19+6	1	4	0
18	FW	RUS	Artyom Avanesyan	14	0	5+5	0	2+2	0
19	FW	ARM	Narek Alaverdyan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
21	DF	MKD	Aleksandar Damčevski	20	0	16+3	0	1	0
22	DF	ARM	Artur Danielyan	12	1	9+1	1	2	0
24	DF	ARM	Albert Khachumyan	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
29	DF	RUS	Vladimir Khozin	28	4	24	3	4	1
32	FW	RUS	Anton Kobyalko	32	21	14+12	15	5+1	6
33	GK	RUS	Dmitry Abakumov	31	0	28	0	3	0
44	GK	SRB	Stefan Čupić	4	0	3	0	1	0
63	MF	CIV	Kódjo	16	1	14	1	2	0
71	MF	ARM	Samvel Spertsyan	2	0	0	0	0+2	0
77	MF	ARM	Petros Avetisyan	16	6	12+2	6	2	0
93	DF	HAI	Alex Junior Christian	13	0	9+2	0	1+1	0
94	MF	CPV	Mailson Lima	17	1	11+4	1	2	0
97	FW	RUS	David Davidyan	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
99	FW	NGA	Ogana Louis	11	4	3+7	4	1	0
Players away on loan:
14	FW	BUL	Ivaylo Dimitrov	18	10	16+1	10	1	0
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
5	DF	ARM	Robert Darbinyan	4	0	2	0	2	0
7	MF	COL	Jerry Ortiz	1	0	1	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Kayron	18	3	3+11	1	2+2	2
13	MF	RUS	Danila Yashchuk	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
16	MF	AUS	Liam Rose	8	0	4+2	0	2	0
19	DF	ARM	Arman Hovhannisyan	10	0	8	0	2	0
20	DF	ARM	Hrayr Mkoyan	3	1	3	1	0	0
23	FW	COL	Charles Monsalvo	11	3	9	1	2	2
24	GK	RUS	Arsen Siukayev	4	0	1+1	0	2	0
77	MF	RUS	Vladislav Oslonovsky	12	1	7+3	1	1+1	0
88	FW	ARM	Vardan Bakalyan	2	0	0	0	1+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	FW	32	Anton Kobyalko	15	6	21
2	FW	14	Ivaylo Dimitrov	10	0	10
3	MF	77	Petros Avetisyan	6	0	6
4	FW	99	Ogana Louis	4	0	4
4	DF	29	Vladimir Khozin	3	1	4
6	FW	9	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	3	0	3
	FW	23	Charles Monsalvo	1	2	3
	FW	9	Kayron	1	2	3
9	MF	6	Georgi Pashov	2	0	2
9			Own goal	1	1	2
11	DF	20	Hrayr Mkoyan	1	0	1
	MF	77	Vladislav Oslonovsky	1	0	1
	MF	17	Giovanny Martínez	1	0	1
	DF	15	Dmitry Guz	1	0	1
	MF	94	Mailson Lima	1	0	1
	DF	22	Artur Danielyan	1	0	1
	MF	63	Kódjo	1	0	1
	FW	11	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	0	1	1
			TOTALS	53	13	66

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	GK	33	Dmitry Abakumov	15	2	17
2	GK	24	Arsen Siukayev	0	1	1
			TOTALS	15	3	18

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Armenian Cup		Total
2		DF	Sergi	1	0	1	0	2	0
4		MF	Aleksey Pustozyorov	5	0	0	0	5	0
6		MF	Georgi Pashov	5	0	1	0	6	0
8		MF	Gor Malakyan	8	0	0	0	8	0
9		FW	Jean-Jacques Bougouhi	2	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Armen Ambartsumyan	3	0	1	0	4	0
11		FW	Zhirayr Shaghoyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
15		DF	Dmitry Guz	4	0	1	0	5	0
17		MF	Giovanny Martínez	4	0	0	0	4	0
18		FW	Artyom Avanesyan	1	0	1	0	2	0
21		DF	Aleksandar Damčevski	1	0	0	0	1	0
22		DF	Artur Danielyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
29		DF	Vladimir Khozin	8	0	0	0	8	0
32		FW	Anton Kobyalko	2	0	1	0	3	0
33		GK	Dmitry Abakumov	1	0	0	0	1	0
44		GK	Stefan Čupić	1	0	0	0	1	0
77		MF	Petros Avetisyan	1	0	1	0	2	0
63		MF	Kódjo	7	0	0	0	7	0
93		DF	Alex Junior Christian	0	0	1	0	1	0
94		MF	Mailson Lima	1	0	0	0	1	0
99		FW	Ogana Louis	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
5		DF	Robert Darbinyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Kayron	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Liam Rose	1	0	0	0	1	0
19		DF	Arman Hovhannisyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
20		DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		FW	Charles Monsalvo	1	0	0	0	1	0
88		FW	Vardan Bakalyan	0	0	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	66	0	9	0	75	0

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[table_note_res_EL1Q0.43791626321055-31] Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

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