The 2017–18 season was Ararat-Moskva's 1st season in existence, in which they finished Third in the First League, gaining promotion to the Armenian Premier League, whilst they were knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Gandzasar Kapan in the Quarter-finals.

Season events The club began the season under the name of Avan Academy, and featured predominately players from the Yerevan Football Academy and graduates from Pyunik, and managed by Artak Oseyan. At the beginning of 2018, the club was taken over by the Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan who renamed the football club as Ararat-Moskva. The club was reorganized as soon as FC Ararat Moscow in Russia was denied certificate for the next season.Gor Malakyan left Feniks and returned to his home country (Гор Малакян покинул Феникс и вернулся на родину). Sport Arena. 3 July 2018

Squad

Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Vahe Muradyan GK Youth team 2017 1 0 12 Nikos Melikyan GK Atromitos 2017 25 0 23 Narek Voskanyan GK Youth team 2017 10 0 Defenders 2 Derenik Sargsyan DF Pyunik 2017 29 0 3 Lyova Gharibyan DF Pyunik 2017 27 1 4 Albert Khachumyan DF Pyunik 2017 26 4 5 Karen Hovhannisyan DF Pyunik 2017 12 0 13 Gevorg Markosyan DF Pyunik 2017 12 0 14 Arsen Sargsyan DF Pyunik 2017 17 1 17 Arman Asilyan DF Pyunik 2017 29 1 27 Levon Gevorgyan DF Banants 2018 3 0 29 Harutyun Vardanyan DF Youth team 2017 1 0 Midfielders 6 Norayr Grigoryan MF Pyunik 2017 13 1 7 Vigen Karapetyan MF Pyunik 2017 23 1 8 Mihran Petrosyan MF Pyunik 2017 29 3 10 Armen Nahapetyan MF Pyunik 2017 29 11 11 Zhirayr Shaghoyan MF Pyunik 2017 19 7 15 Patvakan Avetisyan MF Mika 2017 5 0 16 Samvel Harutyunyan MF Youth team 2017 1 0 18 Erik Azizyan MF Pyunik 2017 25 4 20 Samvel Spertsyan MF Pyunik 2018 11 2 21 Mikhail Muradyan MF Pyunik 2017 29 7 25 Davit Nalbandyan MF Pyunik 2017 26 0 26 Gevorg Mkhitaryan MF Youth team 2017 2 0 Forwards 9 Armen Hovhannisyan FW Pyunik 2018 25 15 22 Aram Kolozyan FW Pyunik 2018 18 2 24 Arman Badalyan FW Youth team 2017 1 0 Away on loan Left during the season 2 Hrachya Geghamyan DF loan from Banants 2017 14 0 9 Rafik Melikyan FW Pyunik 2017 5 0 11 Hovhannes Harutyunyan MF Pyunik 2017 12 5

Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1 July 2017DFGevorg MarkosyanPyunikUndisclosed1 July 2017MFPatvakan AvetisyanMikaUndisclosed1 July 2017MFMikhail MuradyanPyunikUndisclosed1 July 2017MFDavit NalbandyanPyunikUndisclosed1 July 2017FWAram KolozyanPyunikUndisclosed1 July 2017FWRafik MelikyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017GKNikos MelikyanAtromitosUndisclosed1 August 2017DFArman AsilyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017DFLyova GharibyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017DFKaren HovhannisyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017DFAlbert KhachumyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017DFArsen SargsyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017DFDerenik SargsyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFErik AzizyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFNorayr GrigoryanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFHovhannes HarutyunyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFVigen KarapetyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFArmen NahapetyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFMihran PetrosyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017MFZhirayr ShaghoyanPyunikUndisclosed1 August 2017FWArmen HovhannisyanPyunikUndisclosed21 January 2018DFLevon GevorgyanBanantsUndisclosed1 February 2018MFSamvel SpertsyanPyunikUndisclosed

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.1 August 2017DFHrachya GeghamyanBananats31 December 2017

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.1 March 2018MFHovhannes HarutyunyanZemplín MichalovceUndisclosed

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date31 December 2017FWRafik Melikyan

Competitions Overall record

First League

Results summary

Results

Table

Armenian Cup

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Ararat-Moskva during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameFirst LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 FW9 Armen Hovhannisyan150152 MF10Armen Nahapetyan110113 MF21Mikhail Muradyan707MF11Zhirayr Shaghoyan7075 MF11Hovhannes Harutyunyan5056 MF18Erik Azizyan404DF4 Albert Khachumyan4048 MF8 Mihran Petrosyan3039 FW18Aram Kolozyan202MF20Samvel Spertsyan20211DF17Arman Asilyan101MF6 Norayr Grigoryan101DF3 Lyova Gharibyan101DF14Arsen Sargsyan101MF7 Vigen Karapetyan101TOTALS65065

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameFirst LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GK12Nikos Melikyan707TOTALS707

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameFirst LeagueArmenian CupTotal2 DFDerenik Sargsyan1000103 DFLyova Gharibyan4000404 DFAlbert Khachumyan7010805 DFKaren Hovhannisyan1010207 MFVigen Karapetyan1000108 MFMihran Petrosyan1000109 FWArmen Hovhannisyan40004010MFArmen Nahapetyan20002012GKNikos Melikyan10001013DFGevorg Markosyan10001017DFArman Asilyan10102018MFErik Azizyan20002020MFSamvel Spertsyan20002021MFMikhail Muradyan30003022FWAram Kolozyan20002025MFDavit Nalbandyan700070Players who left Ararat-Moskva during the season:2 DFHrachya Geghamyan2110319 FWRafik Melikyan10001011MFHovhannes Harutyunyan200020TOTALS45140491

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