The 2020–21 season is FC Van's 1st season in Armenian Premier League, and second in existence.
Season events On 30 July 2020, it was announced that Van had been giving a license to compete in the Armenian Premier League for the 2020–21 season. On 31 July, Van confirmed Sevada Arzumanyan as their head coach.
On 24 August, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that that day's match between Van and Lori had been postponed due to cases of COVID-19 within the Lori squad.
On 9 September, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that Van's games away to Shirak, scheduled for 11 September, had been postponed.
On 29 September, the season was suspended indefinitely due to the escalating 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Transfers On the 29 July, Anushavan Tarverdyan, Arsen Kaytov, Sos Tadevosyan, Aleksandr Ladik, Batraz Tedeyev and Evgeni Gavrilov all left the club after their contracts where terminated by mutual consent.
On 30 July, Vigen Begoyan, Vardan Bakalyan and Hovhannes Ilangyozyan all had their contracts with the club terminated by mutual consent.
On 31 July, Van announced the signing of Ebert and Vahagn Ayvazyan.
On 1 August, Van announced the permanent signing of Arman Khachatryan from Ararat-Armenia, after he played for the club on loan during the 2019–20 season.
On 2 August, Deou Dosa's contract with Van was terminated by mutual consent.
On 5 August, Van announced the signing of Henri Avagyan from Alashkert, David Ghandilyan and Mihran Manasyan from Lori, and Davit Nalbandyan on loan from Ararat-Armenia.
On 9 August, Van announced the signing of Aleksandr Tenyayev.
On 21 August, Van announced the signing of Garegin Kirakosyan. On 13 October, the FFA announced that the season would resume on 17 October.
On 3 October, Van announced the signing of Orbeli Hambardzumyan from Alay Osh.
On 23 January, Van announced the departure by mutual consent of Ashot Ayvazyan, Davit Ayvazyan, Arman Khachatryan, Ebert, Michael Gnolou, Mihran Petrosyan, Lie Pato Ngavouka-Tseke, Media Traore, Muslim Bammatgereev, David Ghandilyan, Orbeli Hambardzumyan and Mihran Manasyan.
On 1 February, Van confirmed that Stanislav Yefimov had left the club after his contract had expired.
On 2 February, Van announced the appointment of Konstantin Zaytsev as their new head coach.
On 4 February, Van announced the signings of David Papikyan, Alexander Hovhannisyan, Deou Dosa, Ruslan Isaev, Vladislav Vasilyev, Maxim Zestarev and Aleksandr Maksimenko.
On 9 February, Van announced the signing of Viulen Ayvazyan from Sevan.
On 18 February, Van announced the signings of Pavel Korkin and Aleksey Shishkin.
On 4 April, Van announced Emmanuel Mireku had now joined the club having signed a contract with Van in the winter transfer window and being unable to travel to Armenia from Ghana due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Squad
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.31 July 2020DFVahagn AyvazyanUrartuFree31 July 2020DFEbertUrartuFree1 August 2020MFArman KhachatryanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed5 August 2020GKHenri AvagyanAlashkertUndisclosed5 August 2020FWDavid GhandilyanLoriUndisclosed5 August 2020FWMihran ManasyanLoriUndisclosed9 August 2020DFAleksandr TenyayevMordovia SaranskUndisclosed21 August 2020MFGaregin KirakosyanKyzyltash BakhchisarayUndisclosed3 October 2020FWOrbeli HambardzumyanAlay OshUndisclosed4 February 2021GKDavid PapikyanTorpedo YerevanUndisclosed4 February 2021DFAlexander HovhannisyanGandzasar KapanFree4 February 2021DFDeou DosaLoriFree4 February 2021DFRuslan IsaevAnzhi MakhachkalaUndisclosed4 February 2021MFVladislav VasilyevSpartak-2 MoscowUndisclosed4 February 2021MFMaxim ZestarevUral YekaterinburgUndisclosed4 February 2021FWAleksandr MaksimenkoSKA-KhabarovskUndisclosed9 February 2021FWViulen AyvazyanSevanUndisclosed18 February 2021MFPavel KorkinUnattachedFree18 February 2021MFAleksey ShishkinUnattachedFree4 April 2021MFEmmanuel MirekuUnattachedFree
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.5 August 2020MFDavit NalbandyanArarat-ArmeniaEnd of season
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.29 July 2020GKAnushavan TarverdyanSevan 29 July 2020DFArsen KaytovLernayin Artsakh 29 July 2020MFSos Tadevosyan 29 July 2020MFAleksandr Ladik 29 July 2020MFBatraz TedeyevLernayin Artsakh 29 July 2020FWEvgeni Gavrilov 30 July 2020MFVigen BegoyanNoravank 30 July 2020FWVardan BakalyanShirak27 July 202030 July 2020FWHovhannes Ilangyozyan 31 July 2020FWGhukas PoghosyanAlashkert17 September 20202 August 2020DFDeou DosaLori10 September 2020 23 January 2021GKAshot Ayvazyan 23 January 2021DFDavit AyvazyanSevan 23 January 2021DFArman KhachatryanNoravank 23 January 2021DFEbertMetal Kharkiv 23 January 2021DFMichael Gnolou 23 January 2021MFMihran Petrosyan 23 January 2021FWLie Pato Ngavouka-Tseke 23 January 2021FWMedia Traore 23 January 2021FWMuslim BammatgereevKrasny 23 January 2021FWDavid GhandilyanNoravank 23 January 2021FWOrbeli Hambardzumyan 23 January 2021FWMihran ManasyanAlashkert21 February 20211 February 2021MFStanislav YefimovEkenäs17 February 202130 June 2021GKHenri AvagyanNoravank28 January 202230 June 2021DFRustam Isaev 30 June 2021MFGaregin Kirakosyan 30 June 2021MFPavel Korkin 30 June 2021MFVladislav VasilyevDruzhba Maykop 30 June 2021MFMaxim Zestarev 30 June 2021FWViulen Ayvazyan
Friendlies
Competitions Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Table
Armenian Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Van during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 FW10Wilfried Eza8082 FW20Edgar Movsesyan4153 MF17Stéphane Adjouman303FW9 Mihran Manasyan2135 DF5 Aleksandr Tenyayev202DF18Vahagn Ayvazyan202MF13Stanislav Yefimov1128 MF21Muslim Bammatgereev101MF88Mihran Petrosyan101MF98Garegin Kirakosyan101DF15Deou Dosa101 Own goal101 Awarded303TOTALS30333
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GK2 Samur Agamagomedov4262 GK12Henri Avagyan213TOTALS538
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal2 GKSamur Agamagomedov1000103 DFAndranik Voskanyan3000305 DFAleksandr Tenyayev5000506 DFArgishti Petrosyan40105010FWWilfried Eza30003012GKHenri Avagyan01000113MFEmmanuel Mireku10102015DFDeou Dosa21204117MFStéphane Adjouman10102018DFVahagn Ayvazyan60006020FWEdgar Movsesyan30003025MFDavit Nalbandyan10001026MFEdedem Essien40004027DFJosue Gaba40004028DFRuslan Isaev10001098MFGaregin Kirakosyan200020Players who left Van during the season:4 MFMedia Traore1000107 DFEbert40004014DFArman Khachatryan00101021MFMuslim Bammatgereev10001022DFMichael Gnolou00101088MFMihran Petrosyan10001091MFLie Pato Ngavouka-Tseke200020TOTALS50280582
References