The 2018–19 season was FC Banants's eighteenth consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League.

Season events On 11 August 2018, Ilshat Fayzulin was appointed as Banants caretaker manager following the resignation of Artur Voskanyan. On 5 September, Fayzulin was confirmed as the new permanent head coach of Banants.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Anatoliy Ayvazov GK Shirak 2018 9 0 22 Stepan Ghazaryan GK Alashkert 2007 70 Aram Ayrapetyan GK Ararat Yerevan 2017 62 0 Defenders 3 Albert Gadzhibekov DF loan from Armavir 2019 15 1 4 Andranik Voskanyan DF Alashkert 2019 5 0 6 Borislav Jovanović DF AEL 2017 36 0 13 Edward Kpodo DF Shirak 2018 47 4 21 Artur Avagyan DF Alashkert 2016 43 0 23 Narek Petrosyan DF Academy 2015 72 0 24 Gagik Maghakyan DF Academy 2016 4 0 99 Robert Darbinyan DF Ararat-Armenia 2019 12 0 Midfielders 5 Hakob Hakobyan MF Academy 2014 7 Aram Bareghamyan MF Alashkert 2016 10 Karen Melkonyan MF Academy 2016 43 4 14 Adamu Abdullahi MF Waiheke United 2018 20 3 16 Pape Camara MF RFC Seraing 2018 25 1 18 Vahagn Ayvazyan MF Impuls 2013 19 Welat Cagro MF KAA Gent 2019 10 0 20 Igor Stanojević MF Shirak 2018 26 3 25 Solomon Udo MF Shirak 2018 32 2 26 Narek Grigoryan MF Academy 2017 6 0 Forwards 8 Vardan Pogosyan FW Gandzasar Kapan 2019 2 1 9 Yevgeni Kobzar FW Spartaks Jūrmala 2019 13 2 15 Nathaniel Asamoah FW Aduana Stars 2018 19 2 17 Ilie Damașcan FW Zimbru Chișinău 2019 11 0 78 Aleksandar Glišić FW Radnik Bijeljina 2019 13 5 Banants-2 Players 5 Albert Arzumanyan DF loan from Armavir 2018 0 0 9 Erik Petrosyan FW Pyunik 2018 9 2 22 Grigori Matevosyan GK loan from Armavir 2018 0 0 Players out on loan Players who left during the season 3 Dmytro Khovbosha DF Avanhard Kramatorsk 2018 0 0 8 Aram Loretsyan MF Ararat Yerevan 2017 10 Ognjen Krasić MF Voždovac 2017 33 2 11 Lester Peltier FW Alashkert 2018 17 6 16 Fagner Santos FW Colorado 2018 6 1 19 Wal MF loan from Colorado 2017 44 11 33 Ilya Gultyayev DF Tambov 2018 11 0 78 Mikhail Solovyov MF loan from Armavir 2018 2018 17 1 90 Kwasi Sibo MF Cheetah 2017 26 3 Erik Gharibyan DF Academy 2018 0 0

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.5 June 2018FWErik PetrosyanPyunikUndisclosed13 June 2018MFSolomon UdoShirakUndisclosed14 June 2018DFDmytro KhovboshaAvanhard KramatorskUndisclosed15 June 2018MFIgor StanojevićShirakUndisclosed20 June 2018GKAnatoliy AyvazovShirakUndisclosed26 July 2018FWNathaniel AsamoahAduana StarsUndisclosed27 July 2018MFAdamu AbdullahiWaiheke UnitedUndisclosed29 August 2018MFPape Camara Free5 September 2018DFIlya GultyayevTambovUndisclosed24 December 2018FWVardan PogosyanGandzasar KapanUndisclosed16 January 2019DFRobert DarbinyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed6 February 2019DFAndranik VoskanyanAlashkertUndisclosed21 February 2019FWAleksandar GlišićRadnik BijeljinaUndisclosed23 February 2019FWIlie DamașcanZimbru ChișinăuUndisclosed26 February 2019FWYevgeni KobzarSpartaks JūrmalaUndisclosed28 February 2019MFWelat CagroKAA GentUndisclosed

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.8 September 2017MFWalColorado25 January 201928 June 2018MFAlbert ArzumanyanArmavirEnd of season2 July 2018GKGrigori MatevosyanArmavirEnd of season20 July 2018MFMikhail SolovyovArmavir31 December 20185 February 2019DFAlbert GadzhibekovArmavirEnd of season

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.10 August 2018MFKwasi SiboWatfordUndisclosed1 February 2019DFErik GharibyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date26 July 2018MFOgnjen KrasićProleter Novi Sad13 August 201830 July 2018FWLester PeltierAlashkert30 July 201822 December 2018MFAram LoretsyanJunior Sevan31 December 2018DFGevorg Khuloyan 31 December 2018DFDmytro KhovboshaVeres Rivne27 March 201931 December 2018FWFagner Santos 31 December 2018FWGuilerme Torres 6 February 2019DFIlya GultyayevGomel14 February 2019 1 June 2019FWNathaniel Asamoah 1 June 2019FWIlie DamașcanPetrocub Hîncești 13 June 2019DFArtur AvagyanLori28 June 2019 23 June 2019FWVardan PogosyanAlashkert5 July 201930 June 2019GKStepan GhazaryanRetired30 June 2019DFNarek GrigoryanBKMA Yerevan 30 June 2019DFHakob HambardzumyanGandzasar Kapan 30 June 2019DFBorislav Jovanović 30 June 2019MFWelat CagroTelstar31 January 2020

Competitions

Armenian Premier League

Results

Table

Armenian Cup

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Banants-2 Players:

|colspan="14"|Players who left Banants during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 MF18Vahagn Ayvazyan50162 MF19Wal5005FW78Aleksandar Glišić50054 MF7 Aram Bareghamyan4004MF10Karen Melkonyan40046 MF20Igor Stanojević3003DF13Edward Kpodo3003MF14Adamu Abdullahi12039 FW15Nathaniel Asamoah2002MF25Solomon Udo2002FW9 Yevgeni Kobzar2002FW9 Erik Petrosyan1102 Own goal200214MF78Mikhail Solovyov1001MF16Pape Camara1001DF3 Albert Gadzhibekov1001FW8 Vardan Pogosyan1001MF8 Aram Loretsyan0101TOTALS434148

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal1 GK77Aram Ayrapetyan70072 GK1 Anatoliy Ayvazov22043 GK22Stepan Ghazaryan1001TOTALS102012

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupUEFA Europa LeagueTotal3 DFAlbert Gadzhibekov400000404 DFAndranik Voskanyan100000105 MFHakob Hakobyan400000406 DFBorislav Jovanović410000417 MFAram Bareghamyan300000309 FWYevgeni Kobzar1000001010MFKaren Melkonyan3000003013DFEdward Kpodo4021006114MFAdamu Abdullahi1000001015FWNathaniel Asamoah3000003016MFPape Camara2010003018MFVahagn Ayvazyan9000009019MFWelat Cagro1000001020MFIgor Stanojević3000104021DFArtur Avagyan3000003023DFNarek Petrosyan3000003025MFSolomon Udo8100008177GKAram Ayrapetyan2000002078FWAleksandar Glišić2000002099DFRobert Darbinyan71000071Players who left Banants during the season:8 MFAram Loretsyan0010001016FWFagner Santos0000101019MFWal1000001033DFIlya Gultyayev3000003078MFMikhail Solovyov1010002090MFKwasi Sibo00002020TOTALS7335140824

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