The 2020–21 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 30th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League.
Season events On 23 July, Vardan Bichakhchyan was appointed as Ararat Yerevan's manager.
On 25 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artak Yedigaryan, and David Manoyan.
On 26 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Juan Bravo from Lori, and Karen Muradyan from Shirak.
On 27 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the double signing of Edgar Malakyan and Vsevolod Yermakov from Shirak.
On 28 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Hrayr Mkoyan from Shirak, and Christian Jiménez from Lori.
On 29 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Zhirayr Margaryan from Shirak, and Igor Stanojević from Mačva Šabac.
On 31 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Marko Prljević and Uroš Nenadović from Shirak.
On 15 August, 2 from Ararat and 6 players from Ararat-2 tested positive for COVID-19. Two days later, Ararat reported another 7 players had tested positive.
On 18 August, the FFA postponed the match between Shirak and Ararat Yerevan due to the COVID-19 outbreak within the Ararat squad.
On 25 August, summer signings from Shirak, Zhirayr Margaryan, Hrayr Mkoyan, Marko Prljević, Edgar Malakyan, David Manoyan, Karen Muradyan and Uroš Nenadović, were all loaned back to Shirak to help Shirak in their UEFA Europa League qualifying game on 27 August.
On 4 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Aghvan Papikyan from Alashkert.
On 5 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Spasoje Stefanović from Sinđelić Beograd.
On 10 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Solomon Udo and Mory Kone from Shirak.
On 18 September, the FFA postponed the match between Ararat Yerevan and Ararat-Armenia due to Ararat-Armenia being involved in a UEFA Europa League match on 24 September.
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.
On 22 October, Ararat's match against Alashkert was postponed due to 4 positive COVID-19 cases within the Alashkert team.
On 7 January, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Artur Danielyan from Ararat-Armenia on a free transfer, with Grigor Meliksetyan joining the following day after leaving of Gandzasar Kapan.
On 15 January, Ararat Yerevan announced that they had terminated their contract with Spasoje Stefanović by mutual consent, with Dimitrije Pobulić signing the following day from Grafičar Beograd.
On 4 February, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Maksym Zaderaka from Oleksandriya.
On 17 February, Vahe Muradyan and Robert Marutyan left Ararat Yerevan.
On 22 February, Solomon Udo left Ararat Yerevan to sign for Shakhter Karagandy.
On 16 March, Lori walked off at the start of their match against Ararat Yerevan in protest of their Matchday 1 fixture being awarded to Urartu after Lori where unable to field a team due to COVID-19. With the match later being awarded to Ararat Yerevan 3–0.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Poghos Ayvazyan GK Mika 2016 21 0 33 Grigor Meliksetyan GK Gandzasar Kapan 2021 1 0 45 Vsevolod Yermakov GK Shirak 2020 27 0 Defenders 2 Christian Jiménez DF Lori 2020 15 0 4 Yuri Magakyan DF Youth team 2016 1 0 5 Hrayr Mkoyan DF Shirak 2020 7 Aleksandre Saganelidze DF Unattached 2021 1 0 8 Zhirayr Margaryan DF Shirak 2020 23 0 22 Artur Danielyan DF Ararat-Armenia 2021 9 0 23 Ivan Spychka DF Ararat Moscow 2019 38 1 29 Marko Prljević DF Shirak 2020 26 2 44 Juan Bravo DF Sportivo Barracas 2020 24 2 Midfielders 7 Aghvan Papikyan MF Alashkert 2020 23 2 10 Zaven Badoyan MF Shabab Al Sahel 2018 74 10 11 David Manoyan MF Shirak 2020 28 1 16 Serob Galstyan MF Torpedo Yerevan 2020 1 0 17 Artak Yedigaryan MF Pyunik 2020 22 0 18 Edgar Malakyan MF Shirak 2020 18 3 19 Karen Muradyan MF Shirak 2020 28 0 27 David Khurtsidze MF Ararat Moscow 2019 56 8 31 David Baghdasaryan MF Pyunik 2019 3 0 55 Dimitrije Pobulić MF Grafičar Beograd 2021 17 4 77 Grigor Muradyan MF Youth team 2020 3 0 80 Seroj Titizian MF Sarreguemines 2020 5 0 94 Maksym Zaderaka MF Oleksandriya 2021 14 3 Andranik Hovhannisyan MF Youth Team 2016 1 0 Karen Shirkhanyan MF Youth Team 2019 4 0 Arame Tsaturyan MF Youth Team 2018 0 0 Forwards 9 Razmik Hakobyan FW Alashkert 2018 20 1 70 Uroš Nenadović FW Shirak 2020 23 9 98 Mory Kone FW Shirak 2020 28 13 Away on loan Left during the season 4 Vahe Muradyan DF Pyunik 2020 2 0 6 Ruslan Avagyan MF Youth Team 2016 56 1 12 Solomon Udo MF Shirak 2020 11 0 22 Igor Stanojević MF Mačva Šabac 2020 10 1 30 Spasoje Stefanović GK Sinđelić Beograd 2020 2 0 Aleksandr Kozlov MF Ararat Moscow 2019 20 4 Ramazan Isayev FW FC Yerevan 2020 9 1
Left club during season
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.25 July 2020MFArtak YedigaryanPyunikUndisclosed25 July 2020MFDavid ManoyanShirakUndisclosed26 July 2020DFJuan BravoLoriUndisclosed26 July 2020MFKaren MuradyanShirakUndisclosed27 July 2020GKVsevolod YermakovShirakUndisclosed27 July 2020MFEdgar MalakyanShirakUndisclosed28 July 2020DFHrayr MkoyanShirakUndisclosed28 July 2020DFChristian JiménezLoriUndisclosed29 July 2020DFZhirayr MargaryanShirakUndisclosed29 July 2020MFIgor StanojevićMačva ŠabacUndisclosed31 July 2020DFMarko PrljevićShirakUndisclosed31 July 2020FWUroš NenadovićShirakUndisclosed4 September 2020MFAghvan PapikyanAlashkertUndisclosed5 September 2020FWSpasoje StefanovićSinđelić BeogradUndisclosed10 September 2020MFSolomon UdoShirakUndisclosed10 September 2020FWMory KoneShirakUndisclosed7 January 2021DFArtur DanielyanArarat-ArmeniaFree8 January 2021GKGrigor MeliksetyanGandzasar KapanFree16 January 2021MFDimitrije PobulićGrafičar BeogradUndisclosed4 February 2021MFMaksym ZaderakaOleksandriyaUndisclosed1 April 2021DFAleksandre SaganelidzeUnattachedFree
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.28 August 2020FWRamazan IsayevLegion Dynamo MakhachkalaUndisclosed22 February 2021MFSolomon UdoShakhter KaragandyUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.25 August 2020DFZhirayr MargaryanShirakShort-term25 August 2020DFHrayr MkoyanShirakShort-term25 August 2020DFMarko PrljevićShirakShort-term25 August 2020MFEdgar MalakyanShirakShort-term25 August 2020MFDavid ManoyanShirakShort-term25 August 2020MFKaren MuradyanShirakShort-term25 August 2020FWUroš NenadovićShirakShort-term
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref1 August 2020GKSergei RevyakinAktobe14 April 20219 August 2020GKYevgeni KobozevLuki-Energiya Velikiye Luki23 July 20219 August 2020DFArkadi Kalaydzhyan 9 August 2020DFYevgeni MakeyevRosich23 September 20209 August 2020FWGeorgy ChelidzeZenit-2 St.Petersburg18 September 202023 October 2020MFAleksandr KozlovKafa Feodosia 15 January 2021GKSpasoje StefanovićShirak16 January 202119 January 2021MFRuslan AvagyanWest Armenia 3 February 2021MFIgor StanojevićShirak4 February 202117 February 2021DFRobert Marutyan 17 February 2021DFVahe Muradyan
Friendlies
Competitions Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Armenian Cup
Final
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 FW98Mory Kone76132 FW70Uros Nenadovic7293 MF55Dimitrije Pobulić314MF27David Khurtsidze2245 MF94Maksym Zaderaka303MF18Edgar Malakyan1237 DF44Juan Bravo202MF10Zaven Badoyan112MF7 Aghvan Papikyan112DF29Marko Prljevic02211MF11David Manoyan101MF22Igor Stanojević101 Own goal101 Awarded303TOTALS331750
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GK45Vsevolod Yermakov91102 GK30Spasoje Stefanović011TOTALS9211
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal2 DFChristian Jiménez1000105 DFHrayr Mkoyan3120517 MFAghvan Papikyan1000108 DFZhirayr Margaryan30104010MFZaven Badoyan10203011MFDavid Manoyan10001017MFArtak Yedigaryan00101018MFEdgar Malakyan21204119MFKaren Muradyan20002023DFIvan Spychka20002027MFDavid Khurtsidze30003029DFMarko Prljević10203044DFJuan Bravo20002045GKVsevolod Yermakov40004055MFDimitrije Pobulić00101070FWUros Nenadovic10001094MFMaksym Zaderaka10102098FWMory Kone200020Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:12MFSolomon Udo200020TOTALS322120442
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