Ararat-Armenia is a Yerevan-based club founded in 2017, representing one of the modern forces in Armenian football. Its rise has been rapid, with a profile shaped by professional infrastructure, ambitious organization and a polished identity. White and blue remain central to its visual character, while the club’s base at the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium connects its matchday presence with Armenia’s wider football infrastructure. This overview brings together the club’s identity and recent sporting context.
Ararat-Armenia Upcoming matches by league
Premier League
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- Regular Season - 13
FC UrartuNo H2HArarat-Armenia
Urartu Stadium -
- Regular Season - 14
Ararat-ArmeniaNo H2HVan
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- Regular Season - 15
SardarapatNo H2HArarat-Armenia
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- Regular Season - 16
Ararat-ArmeniaNo H2HPyunik Yerevan
UEFA Europa League
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- League Stage - 4
Torreense
Ararat-Armenia
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa -
- Group Stage
Red Bull Salzburg
Ararat-Armenia
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- Group Stage
Ararat-Armenia
NEC Nijmegen
Ararat-Armenia Last matches by league
Premier League
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- Regular Season - 12
Ararat-Armenia3 - 0Gandzasar
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- Regular Season - 11
Ararat-Armenia2 - 1FC Noah
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- Regular Season - 10
BKMA0 - 1Ararat-Armenia
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- Regular Season - 9
Ararat-Armenia1 - 1Alashkert
UEFA Europa League
Cup
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- Round of 161 - 4Ararat-Armenia
Friendlies Clubs
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- Club Friendlies
Ararat0 - 4Ararat-Armenia
UEFA Champions League
Super Cup
UEFA Europa Conference League
Ararat-Armenia Team Roster
Ararat-Armenia’s recorded squad contains 30 players. The group includes 12 midfielders, seven attackers, seven defenders and four goalkeepers, giving the roster its clearest weight in central and advanced midfield areas. Attack options include A. Eloyan, A. Ndour, A. Serobyan and França, while the defensive group features Bruno Pereira, Bruno Wilson and Hugo Oliveira. A. Nersesyan, Joao Bravim and S. Badalyan provide goalkeeper depth. The midfield selection combines A. Ambartsumyan, J. Balanta, K. Muradyan, M. Ayvazyan and Zidane Banjaqui, alongside further Armenian and international options within the squad.
position Goalkeeper
Arman Nersesyan
Shirak Badalyan
Andranik Martirosyan
João Victor Donna Bravim
position Defender
Hugo da Silva Oliveira
José Junior Julio Bueno
Luís Felipe Hungria Martins
Kamo Hovhannisyan
Bruno Martins Pereira
Edgar Grigoryan
Bruno Ricardo Valdez Wilson
Alexandros Malis
position Midfielder
Michel Ayvazyan
Zhirayr Shaghoyan
Juan Andrés Balanta Palacios
Arayik Eloyan
Armen Ambartsumyan
Zidane Agustini Banjaqui
Maxence Carlier
Karen Muradyan
Alwyn Luheni Tera
M. Khudaverdyan
M. Hovhannisyan
E. Poghosyan
Davit Petrosyan
Benny
V. Movsisyan
Artur Serobyan
position Attacker
Alioune Badou Ndour
Paul Ayongo
Sandro César Cordovil de Lima
Carlos Henrique França Freires
Last Ararat-Armenia Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Manuel Tulipa, who began his Ararat-Armenia tenure on 1 February 2025. The coaching timeline does not establish him as the current head coach. Earlier entries list Vardan Minasyan from June 2023, preceded by Vardan Bichakhchyan from June 2022 to June 2023 and Dmitri Gunko from June 2021 to June 2022. Armen Adamyan is recorded for March 2021. The sequence reflects Armenian, Portuguese and Russian coaching backgrounds across the club’s recent history.
Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Jorge da Silva Cruz | Portugal | 1 February 2025 | |
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 1 June 2023 | |
| Vardan Bichakhchyan | Armenia | 1 June 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| Dmitri Gunko | Russia | 1 June 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| 1 April 2021 | |||
| Armen Adamyan | Armenia | 1 March 2021 | 1 March 2021 |
| David Campaña Piquer | Spain | 1 July 2020 | 1 March 2021 |
| Vardan Minasyan | Armenia | 1 October 2018 | 1 July 2020 |
| Vadim Skripchenko | Belarus | 1 August 2018 | 1 September 2018 |
Ararat-Armenia Transfers
Recorded arrivals combine several forms of recruitment. Joao Bravim arrived from Santa Clara in a transfer, while A. Ndour and Hugo Oliveira also joined through recorded transfers. Sandro Lima, Bruno Wilson, Bruno Pereira, Luís Felipe, França, P. Ayongo and Zidane Banjaqui are listed as free-agent or free-transfer additions. Welton is recorded on loan from Pacos Ferreira. The movement list also includes returns from loan involving M. Ayvazyan, M. Hakobyan, N. Alaverdyan and D. Petrosyan, so the latest arrivals reflect both new signings and players re-entering the squad.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benny |
Petro de Luanda
|
Transfer | 2 August 2026 |
| Andranik Martirosyan |
Ararat
|
- | 31 July 2026 |
| A. Martirosyan |
Ararat
|
- | 31 July 2026 |
| João Bravim |
Santa Clara
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| Sandro Lima |
Alverca
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| Joao Bravim |
Santa Clara
|
Transfer | 1 July 2026 |
| França |
Persijap
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Luís Felipe |
Ethnikos Achna
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Bruno Wilson |
San Jose Earthquakes
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Bruno Pereira |
Penafiel
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| N. Alaverdyan |
Gandzasar
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| N. Alaverdyan |
Gandzasar
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Ayvazyan |
BKMA
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Hakobyan |
FC Noah
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| João Lima |
Feirense
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The latest recorded departures include V. Makhsudyan on loan to Van and João Lima in a transfer to Tondela, alongside several free-agent or free-transfer exits. M. Hakobyan moved on loan to FC Noah, while N. Alaverdyan is listed in both a loan to Gandzasar and a subsequent free-agent move to Ararat. M. Gbomadu transferred to Estrela and Rodrigo Silva Ramos left for Dinamo Tbilisi as a free agent. Other listed exits include Bruno Pinto to Leça, H. Hakobyan to Alashkert, E. Ocansey to Pyunik Yerevan, A. Pavlovets to Dinamo Brest and Romércio to Inter De Limeira.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| João Queirós |
Feirense
|
- | 30 September 2026 |
| M. Hakobyan |
Sardarapat
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| M. Hakobyan |
Sardarapat
|
Transfer | 5 August 2026 |
| V. Makhsudyan |
Van
|
Loan | 22 July 2026 |
| V. Makhsudyan |
Van
|
Loan | 22 July 2026 |
| João Lima |
Tondela
|
Transfer | 10 July 2026 |
| D. Barseghyan |
Syunik
|
- | 7 July 2026 |
| Davit Barseghyan |
Syunik
|
- | 7 July 2026 |
| Davit Barseghyan |
Syunik
|
- | 6 July 2026 |
| N. Alaverdyan |
Ararat
|
Free agent | 5 July 2026 |
| N. Alaverdyan |
Ararat
|
Free agent | 5 July 2026 |
| Bruno Pinto |
Leça
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| João Queirós |
Feirense
|
- | 29 June 2026 |
| Bruno Pinto |
Leça
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| H. Hakobyan |
Alashkert
|
Free agent | 10 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The recorded movement pattern presents Ararat-Armenia as a squad in active turnover across 2025 and 2026. Arrivals include players from Portugal and other European clubs as well as returns from loan within the Armenian system. Free-agent entries sit alongside transfers and one recorded incoming loan, creating a mixed pathway into the roster. Departures show the same variety: loans, transfers, free-agent exits and players moving between Armenian clubs. The listed changes also include repeat loan movements involving individuals such as João Lima, M. Hakobyan and N. Alaverdyan, so individual status can change across successive windows. The listed arrivals and departures are not a complete transfer ledger, so they indicate the types and direction of recent movement without establishing a full seasonal balance. The squad contains 30 recorded players, including several names appearing among the recent arrivals, linking the movement record to the current roster without implying a complete recruitment or retention account.
Leagues Ararat-Armenia has participated in
The competition record places Ararat-Armenia in Armenian domestic and UEFA contexts. Premier League participation is recorded from 2018 through 2025, while the Cup spans 2020 to 2025. Friendlies Clubs are also recorded through 2025, and UEFA Europa Conference League participation runs from 2022 through 2025. These are the latest recorded competition entries, though no 2026 season is listed. Super Cup participation is recorded through 2024 and is therefore historical in this view. Champions League and Europa League entries are limited to 2019 to 2020, while First League appears only for 2017, the club’s founding year.
More about Ararat-Armenia
Ararat-Armenia is a Yerevan-based Armenian football club founded in 2017. It emerged from the Avan Academy project and represents a newer, professionally structured strand of the capital’s football culture. The recorded competitive path reflects that quick rise: First League football is listed for 2017, followed by Premier League participation from 2018, with domestic cup and UEFA competition entries added in subsequent seasons. The club’s principal home is the Yerevan Football Academy Stadium in the Avan district, a venue also referred to as Avan Academy. The modern facility places Ararat-Armenia within Armenia’s national training infrastructure and reinforces an identity built around technical development, organization and a compact professional matchday setting. White and blue are the club’s defining colors, with red used as a secondary accent that echoes the Armenian palette. Its contemporary crest centers on a stylized Mount Ararat, giving the badge a strong national visual reference without confusing the club with older namesakes in Armenian football. Ararat-Armenia’s profile has been shaped by ambition, international outlook and rapid domestic consolidation. The club has been associated with backing from the Tashir Group and a professional governance model, while its coaching history includes Armenian and foreign managers. The squad culture follows a similarly broad pattern, combining Armenian footballers with international players from several regions. This mix supports a results-focused identity rather than a purely local or academy-only model. In the wider Armenian ecosystem, Ararat-Armenia is associated with the Premier League’s upper competitive tier and with regular attempts to reach the group stages or later qualifying rounds of UEFA tournaments. Its recorded European participation includes the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. The club’s 30-player roster and recent activity underline the continuing evolution of a young Yerevan institution whose story is defined by ascent, professional infrastructure and a distinctly modern Armenian football identity.
Last matches statistics for Ararat-Armenia
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ararat-Armenia
1 - 4
Sparta Praha
|
2 / 13 |
|
0% | 16 | 3 | 3 |
|
Shirak
1 - 3
Ararat-Armenia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Ararat
0 - 4
Ararat-Armenia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Ararat-Armenia
1 - 1
Alashkert
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Jagiellonia
3 - 1
Ararat-Armenia
|
4 / 15 |
|
0% | 14 | 2 | 2 |
|
BKMA
0 - 1
Ararat-Armenia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Ararat-Armenia
0 - 4
AZ Alkmaar
|
4 / 9 |
|
0% | 9 | 2 | 5 |
|
Ararat-Armenia
2 - 1
FC Noah
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
1 - 4
Ararat-Armenia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Ararat-Armenia
3 - 0
Gandzasar
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Ararat-Armenia
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