2017–18 FC Ararat Yerevan season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Hrach Kaprielian | |||
| Manager | Albert Safaryan | |||
| Stadium | Hrazdan Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 6th | |||
| Armenian Cup | Quarterfinal vs Shirak | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andranik Kocharyan (9) All: Andranik Kocharyan (9) | |||
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The 2017–18 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 27th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League. They finished the season in sixth and last place, in the Armenian Premier League whilst being knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Shirak at the Quarterfinal stage.
Season events
At the start of July 2017, Ararat Yerevan took Brazilian defender Lucas Straub on trial.[1] In the middle of July, Ararat announced the signing of Lucas Straub and fellow Brazilian Silas.[2]
On 7 December 2017, Lucas Straub and Silas left Ararat after their contracts where terminated by mutual consent, whilst Erik Nazaryan and Revik Yeghiazaryan also left after their contracts expired.[3]
On 13 February, Goran Obradović returned to Ararat Yerevan, having previously played for the club in 2009.[4]
On 14 February 2018, Ararat signed Australian midfielder Anthony Trajkoski,[5] whilst on 23 February, Armenian Youth International Orbeli Hamvardzumyan joined Ararat from Banants.[6]
In March 2018, Ararat signed Andrija Dragojević, Alan Pires and Odaílson on loan from Alashkert until the end of the season.[7]
At the end of the season, Davit Minasyan and Gevorg Ohanyan left Ararat by mutual consent, whilst Goran Obradović left after his contract expired and Andrija Dragojević, Alan Pires and Odaílson returned to Alashkert.[8]
Squad
- As of match played 20 May 2018
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Poghos Ayvazyan | GK | 9 June 1995 (aged 22) | Mika | 2016 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Arman Meliksetyan | GK | 21 July 1995 (aged 22) | Banants | 2013 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 88 | Andrija Dragojević | GK | 25 December 1991 (aged 26) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Edvard Hovhannisyan | GK | 28 February 1990 (aged 28) | Alashkert | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Arman Zeinalyan | DF | 2 March 1995 (aged 23) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2017 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Volodya Samsonyan | DF | 24 February 2001 (aged 17) | Youth team | 2018 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Vardan Arzoyan | DF | 30 April 1995 (aged 23) | Pyunik | 2016 | 47 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Argishti Petrosyan | DF | 16 October 1992 (aged 25) | Homenetmen Beirut | 2016 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Alan Pires | DF | 4 January 1993 (aged 25) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Rafael Safaryan (captain) | DF | 30 January 1986 (aged 32) | 2016 | ||||||
| 23 | Gor Poghosyan | DF | 11 June 1988 (aged 29) | Kotayk | 2017 | 36 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Goran Obradović | DF | 25 December 1986 (aged 31) | BSK Borča | 2016 | |||||
| Vahe Chopuryan | DF | 1 December 1997 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2018 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Sergey Mkrtchyan | DF | 20 May 1995 (aged 23) | Ulisses | 2016 | 35 | 1 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Anthony Trajkoski | MF | 28 April 1998 (aged 20) | 2018 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | Davit Minasyan | MF | 9 March 1993 (aged 25) | Kotayk | 2017 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 8 | Yuri Gareginyan | MF | 3 February 1994 (aged 24) | 2015 | 53 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Garegin Kirakosyan | MF | 26 November 1995 (aged 22) | Kotayk | 2017 | 31 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Armen Derdzyan | MF | 17 November 1993 (aged 24) | Youth team | 2017 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Odaílson | MF | 20 February 1997 (aged 21) | loan from Alashkert | 2018 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Andranik Kocharyan (vice-captain) | MF | 29 January 1994 (aged 24) | Kotayk | 2017 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Ruslan Avagyan | MF | 24 June 1995 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2016 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Aram Kocharyan | MF | 5 March 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2017 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Gevorg Ohanyan | MF | 29 January 1992 (aged 26) | Homenetmen Beirut | 2018 | ||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 17 | Gegham Tumbaryan | FW | 13 May 1996 (aged 22) | Pyunik | 2016 | 50 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | FW | 26 March 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2018 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Sargis Metoyan | FW | 6 September 1997 (aged 20) | Dvin Artashat | 2016 | 34 | 3 | |||
| Mikael Arustamyan | FW | 18 January 1996 (aged 22) | Banants | 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 2 | Revik Yeghiazaryan | DF | 1 June 1991 (aged 26) | Kotayk | 2017 | 27 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Gevorg Poghosyan | DF | 26 August 1986 (aged 31) | Alashkert | 2016 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Aleksandr Petrosyan | DF | 28 May 1986 (aged 31) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2017 | |||||
| 11 | David G. Grigoryan | MF | 17 July 1989 (aged 28) | Mika | 2017 | |||||
| 15 | Artur Stepanyan | DF | 17 November 1999 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2017 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Silas | MF | 31 March 1993 (aged 25) | 2017 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | Arsen Petrosyan | GK | 27 September 1991 (aged 26) | Ganshoren | 2017 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 25 | Lucas Straub | DF | 6 April 1995 (aged 23) | 2017 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2017 | FW | William Martins | Unknown | Free | ||
| 1 July 2017 | DF | Aleksandr Petrosyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Free | ||
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Arman Zeinalyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Free | ||
| 8 July 2017 | GK | Arsen Petrosyan | Ganshoren | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 16 July 2017 | DF | Lucas Straub | Unknown | Free | [2] | |
| 16 July 2017 | MF | Silas | Unknown | Free | [2] | |
| 4 August 2017 | DF | Aram Kocharyan | Banants | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 February 2018 | FW | Gevorg Ohanyan | Homenetmen Beirut | Undisclosed | ||
| 13 February 2018 | DF | Goran Obradović | BSK Borča | Undisclosed | [4] | |
| 14 February 2018 | MF | Anthony Trajkoski | Unattached | Free | [5] | |
| 23 February 2018 | FW | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | Banants | Undisclosed | [6] | |
| 28 February 2018 | GK | Edvard Hovhannisyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed |
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2018 | GK | Andrija Dragojević | Alashkert | End of Season | [7][8] | |
| 1 March 2018 | DF | Alan Pires | Alashkert | End of Season | [7][8] | |
| 1 March 2018 | MF | Odaílson | Alashkert | End of Season | [7][8] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Erik Nazaryan | [3] | |||
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Revik Yeghiazaryan | [3] | |||
| 7 December 2017 | DF | Lucas Straub | [3] | |||
| 7 December 2017 | MF | Silas | [3] | |||
| 31 December 2017 | GK | Arsen Petrosyan | Alashkert | |||
| 31 December 2017 | DF | Gevorg Poghosyan | Homenetmen Beirut | |||
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Karen Avoyan | ||||
| 31 December 2017 | MF | David G. Grigoryan | ||||
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Aram Hovsepyan | ||||
| 31 December 2017 | MF | Artur Stepanyan | ||||
| 31 December 2017 | FW | Hovhannes Hovhannisyan | ||||
| 31 December 2017 | FW | Aleksandr Petrosyan | Alashkert | |||
| 31 December 2017 | FW | William Martins | ||||
| 15 June 2018 | DF | Goran Obradović | Al-Mina'a | [8] | ||
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Davit Minasyan | Gandzasar Kapan | [8] | ||
| 15 June 2018 | MF | Gevorg Ohanyan | Gandzasar Kapan | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Yuri Gareginyan | Artsakh | |||
| 30 June 2018 | MF | Aram Kocharyan | Lokomotiv Yerevan |
Trialists
| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Previous Club | Date To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | DF | Lucas Straub | [1] |
Friendlies
| 15 July 2017 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 2 | Esteghlal | Yerevan |
| (UTC+4) | Report | |
Stadium: FFA Academy Stadium |
| 25 July 2017 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 2 | Pyunik | Yerevan |
| (UTC+4) | A.Kocharyan A.Petrosyan |
Report | Avetisyan | Stadium: FAA Stadium |
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 |
| 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | −18 |
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 6 August 2017 1 | Gandzasar Kapan | 1 – 3 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 19:00 (UTC+4) | Junior 45' Musonda 88' |
Report | R.Yeghiazaryan 56' An.Kocharyan 59', 67' (pen.) D.Minasyan 64' R.Safaryan 79' S.Metoyan 88' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Alashkert | 3 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Grigoryan 25' Manasyan 36', 63' Artu.Yedigaryan 75' |
Report | R.Yeghiazaryan 12' Go.Poghosyan 34' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan |
| 20 August 2017 3 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 0 | Pyunik | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Al.Petrosyan 45' G.Kirakosyan 90+4' |
Report | R.Hakobyan 35' | Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 650 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 26 August 2017 4 | Shirak | 2 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Udo 45' M.Kaba 55' A.Mikaelyan 64' Kpodo 66' Ilić 87' |
Report | V.Arzoyan 15' R.Yeghiazaryan 51' S.Mkrtchyan 54' |
Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 9 September 2017 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 2 | Banants | Yerevan |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | An.Kocharyan 31' (pen.) R.Safaryan 81' Ar.Kocharyan 90+5' |
Report | M.Guydanov 17' Krasić 20' Hovsepyan 46' 66' A.Avagyan 58' V.Ayvazyan 68' Đoković 90+5' |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 17 September 2017 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 2 | Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | G.Tumbaryan 65' G.Kirakosyan 66' Silas 88' Arg.Petrosyan 90+1' |
Report | H.Ishkhanyan 25' A.Khachatryan 30' Živković 45' Musonda 75' |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 27 September 2017 7 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 3 | Alashkert | Yerevan |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | Al.Petrosyan 18' Gareginyan 42' An.Kocharyan 50' |
Report | Muradyan 52' Ar.Yedigaryan 75' (pen.) Nenadović 78', 90' |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 30 September 2017 8 | Pyunik | – | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium |
| 13 October 2017 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 2 | Shirak | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | R.Safaryan 30' Ar.Kocharyan 44' G. Kirakosyan 39' |
Report | Stanojević 35' (pen.) A.Muradyan 39' A.Mikaelyan 73' |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 20 October 2017 10 | Banants | 0 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Krasić 36' K.Sibo 63' Wal 68' Hovsepyan 72' |
Report | Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 29 October 2017 11 | Gandzasar Kapan | 2 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | G.Harutyunyan 12' Musonda 76' |
Report | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| 3 November 2017 12 | Alashkert | 2 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | M.Manasyan 45+1', 70' Zeljković 74' |
Report | S.Mkrtchyan 38' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 19 November 2017 13 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 1 | Pyunik | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | S.Metoyan 43' An.Kocharyan 83' |
Report | Avetisyan 37' A.Manucharyan 46' 73' A.Shakhnazaryan 75' Miranyan 76' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 25 November 2017 14 | Shirak | 0 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | A.Muradyan 49' | Report | An.Kocharyan 90+1' | Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 29 November 2017 8 | Pyunik | 4 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | R.Minasyan 8' Mkrtchyan 27' 69' R.Yeghiazaryan 42' (o.g.) A.Manucharyan 55' V.Hayrapetyan 60' A.Arakelyan 77' Avetisyan 90+1' |
Report | Gareginyan 62' | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 3 December 2017 15 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 3 | Banants | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | V.Chopuryan 15' G.Kirakosyan 17', 90+2' R.Avagyan 76' |
Report | K.Sibo 17' Hovsepyan 32', 70' H.Voskanyan 57' Wal 90+4' (pen.) |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan |
| 28 February 2018 16 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 0 | Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | G.Kirakosyan 62' D.Minasyan 77' Obradović 81' |
Report | Wbeymar 54' V.Pogosyan 62' |
Stadium: Banants Artificial Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 4 March 2018 17 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 3 | Alashkert | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | O.Hamvardzumyan 51' An.Kocharyan 74' R.Safaryan 76' |
Report | Simonyan 12' (pen.) Omoregie 37', 49' S.Serchenkov 54' A.Scherbakov 70' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 11 March 2018 18 | Pyunik | 3 – 3 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Diarrassouba 17', 57' R.Hakobyan 25' A.Manucharyan 48' |
Report | G.Ohanyan 52' R.Safaryan 55' Obradović 74' O.Hamvardzumyan 77', 90' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 18 March 2018 19 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 2 | Shirak | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | O.Hamvardzumyan 41' V.Arzoyan 47' |
Report | Udo 47' (pen.) V.Bakalyan 71' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan |
| 1 April 2018 20 | Banants | 2 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Wal 23' (pen.) H.Voskanyan 45' H. Hakobyan 70' Peltier 72' (pen.) |
Report | Dragojević 22' An.Kocharyan 63' Obradović 69' Alan 71' |
Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 4 April 2018 21 | Gandzasar Kapan | 3 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 13:00 (UTC+4) | G.Harutyunyan 5' 10' Musonda 24' Yuspashyan 76' Wirikom 90+2' |
Report | Obradović 47' V.Arzoyan 58' O.Hamvardzumyan 70' |
Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 7 April 2018 22 | Alashkert | 2 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | Arta.Yedigaryan 1', 11' Čančarević 90+3' |
Report | R.Avagyan 26' G.Ohanyan 45+2' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium |
| 15 April 2018 23 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 1 | Pyunik | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | G.Ohanyan 45+1' | Report | Burayev 2' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 21 April 2018 24 | Shirak | 4 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | A.Muradyan 9', 21' A.Davoyan 33' Ly 62' V.Bakalyan 76' Z.Margaryan 89' |
Report | V.Chopuryan 26' A.Petrosyan 58' Gareginyan 68' Dragojević 76' |
Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 28 April 2018 25 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 1 | Banants | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | An.Kocharyan 56', 86' (pen.) | Report | Wal 24' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 1 May 2018 26 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 6 | Gandzasar Kapan | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | G.Ohanyan 25' An.Kocharyan 41' G.Kirakosyan 80' S.Mkrtchyan 84' |
Report | G.Harutyunyan 48', 53', 57', 85' H.Velic 73' M.Grigoryan 76' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 5 May 2018 27 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 3 | Alashkert | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | G.Ohanyan 16' D.Minasyan 57' R.Avagyan 88' |
Report | Omoregie 25' Grigoryan 32' M.Manasyan 47' Dashyan 71' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 8 May 2018 28 | Pyunik | 1 – 3 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Vardanyan 1' | Report | Obradović 44' S.Metoyan 70', 84' 89' G.Tumbaryan 87' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 12 May 2018 29 | Ararat Yerevan | 4 – 4 | Shirak | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | An.Kocharyan 43', 71' D.Minasyan 54' R.Darbinyan 61' (o.g.) |
Report | Stanojević 5' V.Bakalyan 7' M.Bakayoko 19' Prljević 27' Z.Margaryan 82' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan |
| 20 May 2018 30 | Banants | 2 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Hovsepyan 7' Peltier 26' A.Bareghamyan 85' |
Report | G.Ohanyan 78' | Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alashkert (C) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Banants | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Gandzasar Kapan | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 43 | |
| 4 | Shirak | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 38[b] | |
| 5 | Pyunik | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 65 | −32 | 21 |
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.[11]
(C) Champions
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.[11]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
- ^ Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.[10]
Armenian Cup
| 13 September 2017 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Shirak | 1 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | M.Bakayoko 12' A.Amiryan 43' R.Darbinyan 89' Ilić 90+2' |
Report | R.Safaryan 61' | Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 25 October 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.) | Shirak | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | G.Kirakosyan 63' R.Safaryan 85' |
Report | V.Bakalyan 65' M.Bakayoko 69' 90+1' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
Statistics
- As of match played 20 May 2018
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Armenian Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK | ARM | Poghos Ayvazyan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF | ARM | Arman Zeinalyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ARM | Volodya Samsonyan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | MF | AUS | Anthony Trajkoski | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | ARM | Vardan Arzoyan | 27 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | ARM | Argishti Petrosyan | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | ARM | Davit Minasyan | 26 | 4 | 18+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ARM | Yuri Gareginyan | 27 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | ARM | Garegin Kirakosyan | 23 | 4 | 7+15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | DF | BRA | Alan Pires | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK | ARM | Arman Meliksetyan | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | ARM | Armen Derdzyan | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF | BRA | Odaílson | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | FW | ARM | Gegham Tumbaryan | 20 | 1 | 7+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | FW | ARM | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 12 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | FW | ARM | Sargis Metoyan | 18 | 2 | 8+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | ARM | Rafael Safaryan | 27 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | MF | ARM | Andranik Kocharyan | 30 | 9 | 27+2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | ARM | Gor Poghosyan | 23 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | SRB | Goran Obradović | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | GK | MNE | Andrija Dragojević | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ARM | Vahe Chopuryan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DF | ARM | Sergey Mkrtchyan | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MF | ARM | Ruslan Avagyan | 17 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF | ARM | Aram Kocharyan | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF | ARM | Gevorg Ohanyan | 15 | 4 | 14+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ARM | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 15 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ARM | Gevorg Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF | ARM | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | ARM | David G. Grigoryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | ARM | Artur Stepanyan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | BRA | Silas | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK | ARM | Arsen Petrosyan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | BRA | Lucas Straub | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 21 | Andranik Kocharyan | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Garegin Kirakosyan | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| MF | Gevorg Ohanyan | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| MF | 7 | Davit Minasyan | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | FW | 18 | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 6 | FW | 19 | Sargis Metoyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | 2 | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 4 | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Aram Kocharyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| DF | 25 | Goran Obradović | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 8 | Yuri Gareginyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 17 | Gegham Tumbaryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 20 | Rafael Safaryan | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 30 | 1 | 31 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 12 | Arman Meliksetyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | GK | 22 | Arsen Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| GK | 88 | Andrija Dragojević | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Vardan Arzoyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | DF | Argishti Petrosyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Yuri Gareginyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 10 | FW | Garegin Kirakosyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | DF | Alan Pires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 17 | FW | Gegham Tumbaryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | FW | Orbeli Hamvardzumyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | FW | Sargis Metoyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | DF | Rafael Safaryan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 21 | MF | Andranik Kocharyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 23 | DF | Gor Poghosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 25 | DF | Goran Obradović | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 88 | GK | Andrija Dragojević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| DF | Vahe Chopuryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| DF | Sergey Mkrtchyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | Ruslan Avagyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | Aram Kocharyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| MF | Gevorg Ohanyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Revik Yeghiazaryan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | DF | Aleksandr Petrosyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 18 | MF | Silas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| TOTALS | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||||||
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