The 2014–15 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 24th consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League. Ararat finished the season in 8th position, escaping relegation as no team was promoted. In the Armenian Cup they were knocked out by Pyunik in the Quarterfinals.
Season events Prior to the start of the season, Ararat traveled to Georgia for a 10-day training camp and three friendly games, with new signings Levon Minasyan, Gor Matirosyan, Ararat Poghosyan and Narek Amiryan. Also part of the travelling squad was trialist Alexander Zelenov, with new French signings Zaven Bulut and Robin Di Lauro joining the squad in Georgia.
At the beginning of August, Ararat signed a trio of players from Los Angeles Misioneros, midfielders Jamel Wallace, Bryan de la Fuente and Christian King. On 23 August, Serbian defender Nikola Prebiračević and American winger Darryl Odom signed for Ararat Yerevan.
On 26 September Samvel Darbinyan replaced Dušan Mijić as manager of Ararat. With Samvel Darbinyan's contract expiring on 1 December, Suren Chakhalyan was appointed manager a week later.
On 1 December, Aleksandar Rakić signed a new one-year contract with Ararat, keeping him at the club until 1 December 2015, whilst Zdravko Kovačević's contract expired and Gor Matirosyan, Christian King and Darryl Odom all the left club by mutual consent a couple days later.
On 16 December, Ararat announced the return of Gorik Khachatryan and Vahe Martirosyan, whilst Armen Durunts and Avetis Ghazatyan departed by mutual consent. The following day, Aram Ayrapetyan joined the club from Banants.
In January Ararat resumed training, taking part in a training camp in Sochi. Whilst at the camp, they signed contracts with Karen Israelyan, Nagui Bouras, Oleksandr Volchkov, Raffi Kaya, Hossein Hosseini, Saman Aghazamani, Amiri Shoeib, Victor Garza, Carlo Chueca and Oumarou Kaina. Ararat also took Jevgenij Moroz and Bavon Tshibuabua on trial, and Jamel Wallace, Čedomir Tomčić and Nikola Prebiračević all left the club after their contract where terminated by mutual consent.
On 14 April, manager Suren Chakhalyan resigned from his role.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Aram Ayrapetyan GK Banants 2015 9 0 22 Karen Israelyan GK Ulisses 2014 4 0 88 Levon Minasyan GK Alashkert 2014 3 0 Defenders 2 Vahe Matirosyan DF Ulisses 2009 3 Nagui Bouras DF Crossing Schaerbeek 2015 6 0 4 Souleymane Kone DF CSKA Sofia 2015 10 0 6 David Ghandilyan DF Shirak 2014 8 0 14 Oleksandr Volchkov DF Levadia Tallinn 2015 11 0 18 Gorik Khachatryan DF Impuls 2011 25 Ararat Poghosyan DF Banants 2014 8 0 Karen Khachatryan DF Youth team 2014 8 0 Gor Mkrtumyan DF Youth team 2014 3 0 Shoeyb Amiri DF Persepolis Shomal 2015 0 0 Hossein Hosseini DF Mes Soongoun Varzaghan 2015 0 0 Midfielders 5 Nikolas Proesmans MF Újpest 2015 11 0 8 David G. Grigoryan MF King Delux 2012 11 Bryan de la Fuente MF Los Angeles Misioneros 2014 25 5 13 Roman Hovhannisyan MF Youth team 2014 1 0 15 Areg Azatyan MF Banants 2015 11 1 17 Raffi Kaya MF US Ivry 2015 11 0 19 Moisés Orozco MF Dallas City 2015 13 2 21 Victor Garza MF Dallas City 2015 6 0 23 Carlo Chueca MF Chivas USA 2015 11 2 Armen Derdzyan MF Alashkert 2014 2 0 Arsen Hovhannisyan MF Youth team 2014 1 0 Saman Aghazamani MF Rah Ahan 2015 0 0 Solomon Udo MF K.A.S. Eupen 2015 0 0 Forwards 7 Aleksandar Rakić FW Cement Beočin 2013 58 21 9 Mher Sahakyan FW Impuls 2013 25 1 10 Arayik Mkrtchyan FW Youth team 2014 10 0 20 Oumarou Kaina FW Aspire Academy 2015 9 1 Away on loan Left during the season 1 Gor Matirosyan GK Banants 2014 11 0 3 Avetis Ghazatyan DF Youth team 2014 11 0 4 Čedomir Tomčić DF Inđija 2014 16 2 5 Tigran Melikyan DF Youth team 2014 1 0 6 Jamel Wallace DF Los Angeles Misioneros 2014 13 1 9 Robin Di Lauro FW Euga Ardziv 2014 12 4 14 Christian King MF Los Angeles Misioneros 2014 15 2 15 Armen Durunts DF Ararat Yerevan II 2013 18 0 17 Zdravko Kovačević DF Dinamo Pančevo 2014 11 0 19 Samvel Hakobyan FW Mika 2014 1 0 20 Zaven Bulut MF Euga Ardziv 2014 12 4 22 Arman Meliksetyan GK Banants 2013 4 0 23 Nikola Prebiračević DF Leotar 2014 11 0 78 Darryl Odom FW 2014 7 0 Sergey Amroyan FW Youth team 2014 1 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.15 July 2014GKGor MatirosyanBanantsUndisclosed15 July 2014GKLevon MinasyanAlashkertUndisclosed15 July 2014DFArarat PoghosyanBanantsUndisclosed17 July 2014MFZaven BulutEuga ArdzivUndisclosed17 July 2014FWRobin Di LauroEuga ArdzivUndisclosed29 July 2014FWČedomir TomčićInđijaUndisclosed1 August 2014MFBryan de la FuenteLos Angeles MisionerosUndisclosed1 August 2014MFChristian KingLos Angeles MisionerosUndisclosed1 August 2014MFJamel WallaceLos Angeles MisionerosUndisclosed1 August 2014FWDavid GhandilyanShirakUndisclosed23 August 2014DFNikola PrebiračevićLeotarUndisclosed23 August 2014FWDarryl OdomUnknownFree16 December 2014DFGorik KhachatryanUnattachedFree16 December 2014FWVahe MartirosyanUnattachedFree17 December 2014GKAram AyrapetyanBanantsUndisclosed1 January 2015DFHossein HosseiniUnattachedFree1 January 2015MFNikolas ProesmansUnattachedFree 1 January 2015MFSaman AghazamaniRah AhanUndisclosed1 January 2015MFCarlo ChuecaUnattachedFree1 January 2015MFVictor GarzaDallas CityUndisclosed5 January 2015MFRaffi KayaUS IvryUndisclosed16 January 2015GKKaren IsraelyanUlissesUndisclosed19 January 2015MFShoeyb AmiriPersepolis ShomalUndisclosed30 January 2015DFOleksandr VolchkovLevadia TallinnFree2 February 2015DFNagui BourasCrossing SchaerbeekUndisclosed10 February 2015MFAreg AzatyanBanantsUndisclosed10 February 2015DFSouleymane KoneCSKA SofiaUndisclosed18 February 2015MFMoisés OrozcoDallas CityUndisclosed28 February 2015FWOumarou KainaAspire AcademyUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.3 December 2014GKGor MatirosyanUlisses28 February 20153 December 2014DFZdravko KovačevićDunav Stari Banovci1 August 20153 December 2014MFChristian King 3 December 2014FWDarryl Odom 16 December 2014DFArmen DuruntsGandzasar Kapan28 February 201516 December 2014DFAvetis GhazatyanKotayk1 July 201631 December 2014GKManvel Afrikyan 31 December 2014GKLevon Minasyan 31 December 2014DFVаchаgаn Kаrаpetyan 31 December 2014DFVachik Yeghiazaryan 31 December 2014DFNikola PrebiračevićSūduva Marijampolė 31 December 2014DFČedomir TomčićProleter Novi Sad 31 December 2014MFTigran Melikyan 31 December 2014MFZaven BulutArarat Yerevan1 July 201531 December 2014MFJamel Wallace 31 December 2014FWRobin Di Lauro 30 June 2015GKKaren Israelyan 30 June 2015DFNagui Bouras 30 June 2015DFHossein HosseiniTorpedo Kutaisi23 March 201630 June 2015DFOleksandr VolchkovAlashkert23 July 201530 June 2015DFVictor GarzaTigres1 January 201630 June 2015MFDavid G. GrigoryanMika 30 June 2015MFArsen Hovhannisyan 30 June 2015MFRoman Hovhannisyan 30 June 2015MFArarat PoghosyanAlashkert 30 June 2015MFNikolas ProesmansJesina1 July 201630 June 2015MFSaman AghazamaniSaba Qom 30 June 2015MFShoeyb AmiriTorpedo Kutaisi23 March 201630 June 2015MFSolomon UdoUlisses
Trialists Date From Position Nationality Name Previous club Date To Ref.January 2015DFNagui BourasSM Caen II January 2015DFSouleymane KoneCSKA Sofia January 2015DFOleksandr VolchkovLevadia Tallinn January 2015MFNikolas ProesmansÚjpest January 2015MFJevgenij MorozŠiauliai January 2015MFVictor GarzaDallas City January 2015FWBavon TshibuabuaÚjpest February 2015MFAlan AlborovSmena Komsomolsk-na-Amure
Friendlies
Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Armenian Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan=14|Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 FW7 Aleksandar Rakić100102 MF11Bryan de la Fuente4153 FW9 Robin Di Lauro2244 DF4 Čedomir Tomčić202MF14Christian King202MF19Moisés Orozco202MF23Carlo Chueca2028 DF6 Jamel Wallace101FW9 Mher Sahakyan101MF15Areg Azatyan101FW20Oumarou Kaina101TOTALS28331
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GK1 Gor Matirosyan101GK22Karen Israelyan101GK1 Aram Ayrapetyan101TOTALS303
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GKAram Ayrapetyan2000202 DFVahe Martirosyan4100413 DFNagui Bouras1000104 DFČedomir Tomčić1010205 MFNikolas Proesmans7000706 DFDavid Ghandilyan1000107 FWAleksandar Rakić5000508 MFDavid G. Grigoryan30003011MFBryan de la Fuente40004014DFOleksandr Volchkov10001015FWAreg Azatyan10001017MFRaffi Kaya10001018MFGorik Khachatryan10001019MFMoisés Orozco30003020FWOumarou Kaina20002022GKKaren Israelyan10001023MFCarlo Chueca10001025MFArarat Poghosyan100010 MFArmen Derdzyan100010Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:1 GKGor Matirosyan1000103 DFAvetis Ghazatyan1000105 DFTigran Melikyan1000106 DFJamel Wallace3000309 FWRobin Di Lauro20002014MFChristian King41004115DFArmen Durunts10001017DFZdravko Kovačević00212120MFZaven Bulut30003023DFNikola Prebiračević220022TOTALS59431625
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