The 2023–24 season was FC Ararat Yerevan's 33rd consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League, where they will also compete in the Armenian Cup.
Season overview On 8 June, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Volodya Samsonyan from BKMA Yerevan.
On 16 June, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Arman Harutyunyan from Lernayin Artsakh.
On 1 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Armen Nahapetyan from Ararat-Armenia.
On 17 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Narek Hovhannisyan from Syunik. with Rayane Mzoughi signing from AS Gabès the following day.
On 25 July, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Arsen Galstyan from Noah.
On 10 August, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Malick Aziz Berte from Gidars in Mali, with Kalifala Doombia also joining from Gidars the following day. On 12 August, Clinton Dombila joined from JMG Academy.
On 12 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of free agent Bertrand Mani, who'd previously played for Cape Town City.
On 17 September, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Clément Lhernault from AS Nancy.
On 12 December, Head Coach Gagik Simonyan left his role. On 15 December, Rafael Nazaryan was announced as Ararat's new Head Coach.
On 22 January, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Tiago Gomes from Bahia.
On 26 January, Ararat announced that Head Coach Rafael Nazaryan had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
On 19 February, Tigran Yesayan was announced as the new Head Coach of Ararat.
On 23 February, Ararat Yerevan announced the signing of Ramses Donfack from Coton Sport.
Squad
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Tiago Gomes GK Bahia 2024 16 0 98 Nemanja Lemajic GK Arsenal Tivat 2022 20 0 Defenders 2 Ayman Mahmoud DF Olympique Béja 2023 33 3 3 Albert Khachumyan DF Ararat-Armenia 2024 14 0 4 Volodya Samsonyan DF BKMA Yerevan 2023 29 0 5 Narek Simonyan DF Pyunik 2023 0 0 12 Clinton Dombila DF JMG Academy 2023 13 0 18 Malick Berte DF Gidars 2023 22 0 21 Serob Galstyan DF Torpedo Yerevan 2020 2025 70 4 24 Hadji Issa Moustapha DF Gazelle FA de Garoua 2023 43 4 Midfielders 8 Clément Lhernault MF AS Nancy 2023 17 3 10 Artur Grigoryan MF BKMA Yerevan 2024 16 1 11 Armen Nahapetyan MF Ararat-Armenia 2023 21 3 14 Rayane Mzoughi MF AS Gabès 2023 25 0 19 Alassane Faye MF Casa Sports 2023 37 1 20 Rudik Mkrtchyan MF Shirak 2021 90 5 23 Gor Malakyan MF Pyunik 2021 93 4 25 Aleksandr Aleksanyan MF Academy 2023 2 0 81 Kassim Hadji MF Stade Nyonnais 2023 47 9 Erik Azizyan MF Unattached 2023 7 0 Forwards 7 Bertrand Mani FW Unattached 2023 29 2 9 Razmik Hakobyan FW Alashkert 2018 108 13 15 Kalifala Doombia FW Gidars 2023 18 1 17 Ramses Donfack FW Coton Sport 2024 10 1 30 Ibeh Ransom FW Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon 2023 47 9 Players away on loan Players who left during the season 3 Arsen Galstyan DF Noah 2023 1 0 6 Gor Arakelyan DF BKMA Yerevan 2023 0 0 7 Mohamed Kone FW Stade Lausanne Ouchy 2023 13 0 13 Arman Harutyunyan GK Lernayin Artsakh 2023 4 0 22 Narek Hovhannisyan GK Syunik 2023 0 0 33 Hamlet Minasyan FW BKMA Yerevan 2023 8 0 77 Georgi Babaliev FW Spartak Varna 2023 20 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.8 June 2023DFVolodya SamsonyanBKMA YerevanUndisclosed16 June 2023GKArman HarutyunyanLernayin ArtsakhUndisclosed1 July 2023FWArmen NahapetyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed17 July 2023GKNarek HovhannisyanSyunikUndisclosed18 July 2023MFRayane MzoughiAS GabèsUndisclosed25 July 2023DFArsen GalstyanNoahUndisclosed10 August 2023DFMalick Aziz BerteGidarsUndisclosed11 August 2023FWKalifala DoombiaGidarsUndisclosed12 August 2023DFClinton DombilaJMG AcademyUndisclosed12 September 2023FWBertrand ManiUnattachedFree17 September 2023MFClément LhernaultAS NancyUndisclosed1 January 2024DFAlbert KhachumyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed1 January 2024MFArtur GrigoryanBKMA YerevanUndisclosed22 January 2024GKTiago GomesBahiaUndisclosed23 February 2024FWRamses DonfackCoton SportUndisclosed
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref20 June 2023GKGor ManukyanWest Armenia28 July 202320 June 2023GKSergei RevyakinZhetysu14 July 202320 June 2023DFVardan ArzoyanVan 20 June 2023DFHayk IshkhanyanBKMA Yerevan 20 June 2023DFHovhannes NazaryanVan 20 June 2023DFTeddy MézagueR.E. Virton18 September 202320 June 2023DFDušan MijićDinamo Samarqand 20 June 2023MFArmand DagrouASEC Mimosas 20 June 2023MFSosthène TiehideTeungueth 20 June 2023FWAmara TraoréMuras United20 July 202422 June 2023DFArman HovhannisyanPyunik29 June 20235 July 2023DFHrayr MkoyanShirak 31 December 2023GKArman HarutyunyanWest Armenia1 February 202431 December 2023GKNarek HovhannisyanNoah 31 December 2023DFGor ArakelyanBKMA Yerevan1 January 202431 December 2023DFArsen GalstyanGandzasar Kapan1 February 202431 December 2023FWGeorgi BabalievSpartak Varna15 January 202431 December 2023FWMohamed KoneSaint-Dié1 July 202418 January 2024FWHamlet MinasyanSyunik15 February 2024
Friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League table
Armenian Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="16"|Players away on loan: |- |colspan="16"|Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 MF81Kassim Hadji7072 FW30Ibeh Ransom6063 DF24Hadji Issa Moustapha4044 MF8 Clément Lhernault303MF11Armen Nahapetyan303DF21Serob Galstyan3037 FW9 Razmik Hakobyan202FW7 Bertrand Mani202DF2 Ayman Mahmoud112 Own goal20211MF19Alassane Faye101MF20Rudik Mkrtchyan101FW17Ramses Donfack101MF10Artur Grigoryan101MF23Gor Malakyan101FW15Kalifala Doombia101TOTALS39140
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal1 GK1 Tiago Gomes6062 GK98Nemanja Lemajic202TOTALS808
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupTotal2 DFAyman Mahmoud4000403 DFAlbert Khachumyan5000504 DFVolodya Samsonyan4100417 FWBertrand Mani6010708 MFClément Lhernault3000309 FWRazmik Hakobyan31104110MFArtur Grigoryan10001011MFArmen Nahapetyan20002012DFClinton Dombila20002014MFRayane Mzoughi51005115FWKalifala Doombia10001017FWRamses Donfack10001018DFMalick Berte30003019MFAlassane Faye90009020MFRudik Mkrtchyan30104021DFSerob Galstyan50005023MFGor Malakyan60006024DFHadji Issa Moustapha50005030FWIbeh Ransom40105081MFKassim Hadji50005098GKNemanja Lemajic200020Players away on loan:Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season:13GKArman Harutyunyan20002033FWHamlet Minasyan20002077FWGeorgi Babaliev100010TOTALS83340873
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