2025–26 FC Ararat-Armenia season
| 2025-26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Rafik Hayrapetyan | ||
| Manager | Tulipa | ||
| Stadium | Republican Stadium | ||
| Premier League | Pre-season | ||
| Armenian Cup | Pre-season | ||
| Armenian Supercup | Final | ||
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | ||
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The 2025–26 season is FC Ararat-Armenia's 8th season in Armenian Premier League.
Season overview
On 2 June, Ararat-Armenia announced that both Tenton Yenne and Danylo Kucher had left the club after their contracts had expired.[1][2]
On 3 June 2025, Ararat-Armenia announced the appointment of Tulipa as their new Head Coach.[3] Later the same day, Ararat-Armenia announced that Romércio had left the club after his contract had expired.[4]
On 6 June, Ararat-Armenia announced that Aleksandr Pavlovets, Eric Ocansey and Marius Noubissi had all left the club.[5]
On 9 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Alexandros Malis from AEK Athens B.[6]
On 10 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Paul Ayongo from Chaves.[7]
On 11 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Bruno Pinto from Felgueiras.[8]
On 12 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Welton from Berço.[9]
On 13 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Juan Balanta from SCU Torreense,[10] and that Arman Nersesyan and Arayik Eloyan had returned from loan deals with BKMA Yerevan.[11]
On 14 June, Ararat-Armenia announced that Misak Hakobyan had joined Egnatia Rrogozhinë on loan for a year.[12]
On 15 June, Ararat-Armenia announced that they had extended their contracts with Kamo Hovhannisyan and Alwyn Tera for another season.[13]
On 17 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Hugo Oliveira from Vizela.[14]
On 19 June, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of João Lima from Santa Clara.[15]
On 5 July, Ararat-Armenia announced that they had agreed to the mutual termination of their contracts with Henri Avagyan and Amos Nondi.[16]
Squad
- As of match played 28 May 2025
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| Hayk Khachatryan | GK | 27 January 2005 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Arman Nersesyan | GK | 19 October 2001 | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bruno Pinto | GK | 9 June 1992 | Felgueiras | 2025[8] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Junior Bueno | DF | 3 September 1996 | Once Caldas | 2021[17] | 125 | 3 | |||
| 4 | João Queirós | DF | 22 April 1998 | Mafra | 2024[18] | 36 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Kamo Hovhannisyan | DF | 5 October 1992 | Unattached | 2024[19] | 2026[13] | 50 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Edgar Grigoryan | DF | 25 August 1998 | Unattached | 2023[20] | 80 | 0 | |||
| Hugo Oliveira | DF | 10 February 2002 | Vizela | 2025[14] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 5 | Hakob Hakobyan | MF | 29 March 1997 | Urartu | 2022 | 50 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Zhirayr Shaghoyan | MF | 10 April 2001 | Academy | 2017 | 98 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Armen Ambartsumyan | MF | 11 April 1994 | Fakel Voronezh | 2018 | 219 | 15 | |||
| 11 | Jonathan Duarte | MF | 25 May 1997 | Orsomarso | 2022[21] | 94 | 17 | |||
| 19 | Karen Muradyan | MF | 11 November 1992 | Ararat Yerevan | 2021[22] | 141 | 1 | |||
| 20 | Alwyn Tera | MF | 18 January 1997 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2021[23] | 2026[13] | 134 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Narek Alaverdyan | MF | 19 February 2002 | Youth Team | 2019 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 27 | Davit Petrosyan | MF | 2 March 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Davit Barseghyan | MF | 3 January 2005 | Unattached | 2024 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Michel Ayvazyan | MF | 21 June 2005 | Academy | 2022 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Welton | MF | 22 November 1998 | Berço | 2025[9] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Juan Balanta | MF | 3 March 1997 | SCU Torreense | 2025[10] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 17 | Matthew Gbomadu | FW | 16 October 2004 | FDC Vista | 2023 | 52 | 8 | |||
| Arayik Eloyan | FW | 16 March 2004 | Academy | 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| João Lima | FW | 11 May 2000 | Santa Clara | 2025[15] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Paul Ayongo | FW | 16 November 1996 | Chaves | 2025[7] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| 9 | Artur Serobyan | FW | 2 July 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 74 | 18 | |||
| Misak Hakobyan | FW | 11 June 2004 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2025 | DF | Alexandros Malis | AEK Athens B | Undisclosed | [6] | |
| 10 June 2025 | FW | Paul Ayongo | Chaves | Undisclosed | [7] | |
| 11 June 2025 | GK | Bruno Pinto | Felgueiras | Undisclosed | [8] | |
| 12 June 2025 | MF | Welton | Berço | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 13 June 2025 | MF | Juan Balanta | SCU Torreense | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 17 June 2025 | DF | Hugo Oliveira | Vizela | Undisclosed | [14] | |
| 19 June 2025 | FW | João Lima | Santa Clara | Undisclosed | [15] |
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2025 | FW | Artur Serobyan | Sheriff Tiraspol | 31 December 2025 | [24] | |
| 14 June 2025 | FW | Misak Hakobyan | Egnatia Rrogozhinë | End of season | [12] |
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2025 | GK | Danylo Kucher | Concordia Chiajna | [2] | ||
| 2 June 2025 | FW | Tenton Yenne | Baltika Kaliningrad | 2 June 2025 | [1][25] | |
| 3 June 2025 | DF | Romércio | Inter de Limeira | 7 July 2025 | [4][26] | |
| 6 June 2025 | DF | Aleksandr Pavlovets | Dynamo Brest | 21 June 2025 | [5][27] | |
| 6 June 2025 | FW | Eric Ocansey | [5] | |||
| 6 June 2025 | FW | Marius Noubissi | Pyunik | 2 July 2025 | [5][28] | |
| 5 July 2025 | GK | Henri Avagyan | Pyunik | 5 July 2025 | [16][29] | |
| 5 July 2025 | MF | Amos Nondi | [16] | |||
| 8 July 2025 | GK | Rafael Manasyan | [30] |
Friendlies
| 2 July 2025 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 0–1 | Ararat-Armenia | Georgia |
| 12:00 (UTC+4) | Report | Gbomadu |
| 4 July 2025 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0–0 | Ararat-Armenia | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Report | Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena | ||
| Note: Match played behind closed doors. | ||||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Premier League | 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Armenian Cup | 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Armenian Supercup | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| UEFA Conference League | 2025 | Second qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Last updated: 28 May 2025
Source: Competitions
Armenian Supercup
| 2025 | – | |||
| (UTC+4) |
Premier League
Armenian Cup
| 2025 | – | |||
| (UTC+4) |
UEFA Conference League
Qualifying rounds
| 24 July 2025 Second qualifying round 1st leg | Ararat-Armenia | – | Universitatea Cluj | |
| (UTC+4) |
| 31 July 2025 Second qualifying round 2nd leg | Universitatea Cluj | – (– agg.) | Ararat-Armenia | |
| (UTC+4) |
Squad statistics
References
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