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| Full name | Football Club Ararat-Armenia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | ||
| Ground | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,428 | ||
| Owner | Samvel Karapetyan | ||
| Director General | Poghos Galstyan | ||
| Manager | Tulipa | ||
| League | Armenian Premier League | ||
| 2024–25 | Armenian Premier League, 2nd | ||
| Website | fcararatarmenia | ||
 Current season | |||
FC Ararat-Armenia (Armenian:Ֆուտբոլային Ակումբ Արարատ-Արմենիա) is anArmenian professionalfootball club based inYerevan, founded in 2017.
It was founded in 2017 asFC Avan Academy byRuben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of the young players of theYerevan Football Academy graduates, as well as many young players fromFC Pyunik.[1]
They club's inaugural match took place in July 2017 againstErebuni SC. The friendly match ended up with a score of 3–1 in favour of Avan Academy.
In early 2018, the club was taken over by the Russian-Armenian businessmanSamvel Karapetyan who renamed the football club asArarat-Moskva, fromMount Ararat. The club was reorganized as soon asFC Ararat Moscow in Russia was denied certificate for the next season.[2] Artak Oseyan managed the club during the2017–18 Armenian First League season.[3]
After being promoted to the Armenian Premier League, it was again renamed, this time toArarat-Armenia, and will participate in the Premier League with this name.
On 2 August 2018,Vadim Skripchenko was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia,[4] before being sacked on 25 September 2018, and Ararat-Armenia-2 manager Artak Oseyan being appointed as caretaker manager.[5]
On 1 October 2018,Vardan Minasyan was appointed as the new head coach of Ararat-Armenia.[citation needed]
On 30 May 2019, Ararat-Armenia defeatedBanants 1–0 to win their firstArmenian Premier League title.[6] As a result of winning the2018–19 Armenian Premier League, Ararat-Armenia qualified for theUEFA Champions League.
On 14 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia defended their Armenian Premier League title, securing their second league title, after defeatingFC Noah 2–0. Three days later, 17 July 2020, ManagerVardan Minasyan left the club after his contract expired.[7] On 22 July 2020, Ararat-Armenia announcedDavid Campaña as their new manager.[8] On 5 March 2021, David Campaña left his role as Head Coach by mutual consent,[9] withArmen Adamyan being appointed as the Caretaker Head Coach.[10] On 24 March 2021, Ararat-Armenia announcedAnatoly Baidachny as their new Head Coach.[11] Baidachny would leave Ararat-Armenia two and a half months later, on 8 June 2021 by mutual consent, having won just three of his twelve games in charge.[12] On 14 June 2021, Ararat-Armenia announced thatDmitri Gunko had been appointed as the clubs new Head Coach.[13] Following the conclusion of the2021–22, Dmitri Gunko left his role as Head Coach after his contract was not extended.[14] On 10 June 2022, Vardan Bichakhchyan was announced as Ararat-Armenia's new Head Coach.[15] On 8 June 2023, Bichakhchyan left his role as Head Coach after his contract expired.[16]
On 17 June 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced the return ofVardan Minasyan as their Head Coach.[17]
In July 2023, Ararat-Armenia announced an cooperation between themselves andFIFA licensed football agent Hrachya Ghambaryan, with whom they'll sign players through.[18]
On 28 May 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced that Head CoachVardan Minasyan and his coaching staff had left the club at the end of their contract.[19]
On 3 June 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced the appointment ofTulipa as their new Head Coach.[20]
| Season | League | Armenian Cup | Top goalscorer | Managers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2017–18 | 2nd | 3rd | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 46 | Quarterfinal |  Armen Hovhannisyan | 15 | Artak Oseyan |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 1st | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 61 | Semifinal |  Anton Kobyalko | 15 |  Vadim Skripchenko Artak Oseyan (Caretaker)Vardan Minasyan |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 1st | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 52 | Runners-up |  Mailson Lima | 8 | Vardan Minasyan |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 5th | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 38 | Semifinal |  Yusuf Otubanjo | 10 |  David CampañaArmen Adamyan(Caretaker)Anatoly Baidachny |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 2nd | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 74 | Quarterfinal | Mailson Lima | 18 | Dmitri Gunko |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 3rd | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 27 | 76 | Quarterfinal |  Wilfried Eza | 13 | Vardan Bichakhchyan |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 3rd | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 73 | 34 | 72 | Winners |  Mohamed Yattara | 18 | Vardan Minasyan |
| 2024–25 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 28 | 66 | Runners-up |  Marius Noubissi | 18 | Vardan Minasyan |
The second team of the club Ararat-Armenia-2 has been playing in the first league (2nd division) since the 2018–19 season.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| UEFA Europa League | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| UEFA Conference League | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  AIK | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |  |
| UEFA Europa League | 2QR |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |  | |
| 3QR |  Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | ||
| PO |  F91 Dudelange | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 3–3 (4–5p) | | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Omonia | 0–1 (aet) | — | — | |
| UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Fola Esch | 4–3 (aet) | — | — | | |
| 3QR |  Celje | 1–0 (aet) | — | — | | ||
| PO |  Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 | — | — | | ||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |  Paide Linnameeskond | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) | 0–0 (3–5p) | |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Egnatia | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–5 (4–2p) | |
| 2QR |  Aris Thessaloniki | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | ||
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Zimbru Chișinău | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| 3QR |  Puskás Akadémia | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | | ||
| 2025–26 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Universitatea Cluj | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 3QR |  Sparta Prague | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Founded | 2018; 7 years ago (2018) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium,Yerevan | ||
| Owner | Samvel Karapetyan | ||
| President | Poghos Galstyan | ||
| Manager | Tigran Petrosyants | ||
| League | Armenian First League | ||
| 2021–22 | 5th | ||
Ararat-Armenia's reserve squad play as Ararat-Armenia-2 in theArmenian First League. They currently play their home games at theYerevan Football Academy Stadium in theAvan District of northern Yerevan.
| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artak Oseyan | Armenia | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 48 | 048.28 | ||
| Andranik Babayan | Armenia | 1 July 2018 | 30 July 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | ||
| Vadim Skripchenko | Belarus | 2 August 2018[4] | 25 September 2018[5] | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 044.44 | ||
| Artak OseyanCaretaker | Armenia | 25 September 2018[5] | 1 October 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 000.00 | ||
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 1 October 2018[citation needed] | 17 July 2020[7] | 68 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 130 | 56 | 058.82 | Armenian Premier League (2) Armenian Supercup (1) | |
| David Campaña | Spain | 22 July 2020[8] | 5 March 2021[9] | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 041.18 | ||
| Armen AdamyanCaretaker | Armenia | 5 March 2021[10] | 24 March 2021[11] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 066.67 | ||
| Anatoly Baidachny | Russia | 24 March 2021[11] | 8 June 2021[12] | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 025.00 | ||
| Dmitri Gunko | Russia | 14 June 2021[13] | 2 June 2022[14] | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 070.59 | ||
| Vardan Bichakhchyan | Armenia | 10 June 2022[15] | 8 June 2023[16] | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 31 | 060.00 | ||
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 17 June 2023[17] | 28 May 2025[19] | 83 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 175 | 83 | 062.65 | Armenian Supercup (1) | |
| Tulipa |  Portugal | 3 June 2025[20] | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 055.56 |
Armen Ambartsumyan is Ararat-Armenia's most capped player, with 230 appearances for the club, whilstTenton Yenne is the clubs leading goalscorer with 47 goal in 114 appearances.
Players inbold signifies current Ararat-Armenia player.
| Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armen Ambartsumyan | 2018–Present | 180 (17) | 27 (0) | 3 (0) | 20 (0) | 230 (17) |
| 2 | Karen Muradyan | 2021–Present | 132 (1) | 12 (0) | 1 (0) | 13 (0) | 158 (1) |
| 3 |  Alwyn Tera | 2021–Present | 127 (8) | 9 (1) | 1 (0) | 13 (0) | 150 (9) |
| 4 |  Junior Bueno | 2021–Present | 113 (2) | 14 (0) | 1 (0) | 14 (1) | 142 (3) |
| 5 | Mailson Lima | 2019–2021, 2021–2023 | 102 (33) | 9 (1) | 2 (2) | 12 (5) | 125 (41) |
| 6 | Artyom Avanesyan | 2018–2024 | 101 (7) | 12 (6) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 119 (13) |
| 6 |  Alemão | 2020–2024 | 97 (8) | 11 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (1) | 119 (10) |
| 8 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 2017–Present | 98 (21) | 13 (1) | 1 (0) | 4 (0) | 116 (22) |
| 9 | Tenton Yenne | 2022–2025 | 94 (43) | 9 (1) | 1 (1) | 9 (2) | 114 (47) |
| 10 | Jonathan Duarte | 2022–Present | 80 (14) | 10 (1) | 1 (0) | 10 (2) | 101 (17) |
| Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenton Yenne | 2022–2025 | 43 (94) | 1 (9) | 1 (1) | 2 (10) | 47 (114) | 0.41 |
| 2 | Mailson Lima | 2019–2021, 2021–2023 | 33 (102) | 1 (9) | 2 (2) | 5 (12) | 41 (125) | 0.33 |
| 3 | Anton Kobyalko | 2018–2020 | 19 (48) | 7 (10) | 0 (1) | 4 (7) | 30 (66) | 0.45 |
| 4 | Yusuf Otubanjo | 2020–2022 | 26 (58) | 3 (9) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 29 (72) | 0.4 |
| 5 | Wilfried Eza | 2021–2023 | 22 (68) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) | 27 (77) | 0.35 |
| 6 | Marius Noubissi | 2024–2025 | 18 (26) | 2 (5) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 22 (32) | 0.69 |
| 6 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | 2017–Present | 21 (98) | 1 (13) | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 22 (116) | 0.19 |
| 8 | Artur Serobyan | 2020–Present | 15 (71) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 3 (8) | 20 (85) | 0.24 |
| 9 | Ogana Louis | 2019–2021 | 9 (39) | 8 (5) | 0 (2) | 2 (9) | 19 (55) | 0.35 |
| 10 | Mohamed Yattara | 2023–2024 | 18 (28) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 18 (30) | 0.6 |
| Name | Years | League | Armenian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Abakumov | 2018–2023 | 34 (68) | 5 (12) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 40 (85) | 0.47 |
| 2 | Vsevolod Ermakov | 2022–2024 | 19 (43) | 1 (1) | - (-) | 2 (6) | 21 (50) | 0.42 |
| 3 |  Valerio Vimercati | 2021–2022 | 15 (30) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 15 (30) | 0.5 |
| 4 | Arsen Beglaryan | 2023–2025 | 9 (28) | 2 (3) | - (-) | 1 (2) | 12 (33) | 0.36 |
| 5 | Stefan Čupić | 2019–2021 | 5 (14) | 1 (4) | 0 (2) | 2 (7) | 8 (27) | 0.3 |
| 6 | Nikos Melikyan | 2017–2019 | 7 (23) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 7 (25) | 0.28 |
| 6 |  Danylo Kucher | 2024–2025 | 7 (13) | 0 (0) | - (-) | 0 (2) | 7 (15) | 0.47 |
| 6 | Henri Avagyan | 2025 | 4 (10) | 2 (5) | 1 (1) | - (-) | 7 (16) | 0.44 |
| 9 |  Damjan Shishkovski | 2024 | 3 (8) | 0 (1) | - (-) | - (-) | 3 (9) | 0.33 |
| 9 | Arman Nersesyan | 2019–Present | 3 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (8) | 0.38 |
| 11 | Bruno Pinto | 2025–Present | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 2 (10) | 0.2 |
| 12 | Arsen Siukayev | 2018–2019 | 0 (2) | 1 (2) | - (-) | - (-) | 1 (4) | 0.25 |
| 13 | Nikola Petrić | 2021 | 0 (4) | 0 (0) | - (-) | - (-) | 0 (4) | 0 |
