2025–26 FC Alashkert season

Alashkert
2025–26 season
ChairmanBagrat Navoyan
ManagerVahe Gevorgyan
StadiumAlashkert Stadium
Premier League4th
Armenian CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Karen Nalbandyan (8)
All: Karen Nalbandyan (8)

The 2025–26 season is Alashkert's fourteenth season in the Armenian Premier League and nineteenth overall.

Season overview

On 30 June, Alashkert announced the signing of Edgar Piloyan from Botev Plovdiv.[1]

On 1 July, Alashkert announced the signing of Isah Buhari and Obi Chima, both from FDC Vista.[2][3]

On 2 July, Alashkert announced the signing of Kofi Duffour from FDC Vista.[4]

On 4 July, Alashkert announced the signing of Ibrahim Sesay from Bo Rangers.[5]

On 6 July, Alashkert announced the loan signing of Caio Henrique from GO Audax for the season.[6]

On 25 July, Alashkert announced the signing of Ifeanyi Nduka from Krasnodar.[7]

On 27 July, Alashkert announced the signing of Juan Campos from Nueva Esparta.[8]

On 4 August, Alashkert announced the signing of Mher Kankanyan from BKMA Yerevan.[9]

On 6 September, Alashkert announced the departure of Julien Bationo to DAC 1904, and the signing of Samuel Segun from FDC Vista.[10][11]

On 15 September, Alashkert announced the loan signing of Dennis Mse from International Allies for the season.[12]

Squad

As of match played 29 November 2025
Number Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
13 Anatoliy Ayvazov GK (1996-06-08) 8 June 1996 Academy 2025 9 0
24 Arsen Beglaryan GK (1993-02-18) 18 February 1993 Van 2025 58 0
99 Ibrahim Sesay GK (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 Bo Rangers 2025[5] 0 0
Defenders
2 Serob Grigoryan DF (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 Van 2025 30 1
3 Samuel Segun DF (2007-09-05) 5 September 2007 FDC Vista 2025[11] 1 0
4 Yaroslav Matyukhin DF (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 Van 2025 9 0
5 Davit Terteryan DF (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 Van 2025 14 0
6 Edgar Piloyan DF (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 Botev Plovdiv 2025[1] 16 2
15 Arsen Sadoyan DF (1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 Van 2025 15 0
22 Robert Hakobyan DF (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 Van 2025 13 0
44 Klaidher Macedo DF (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 Van 2025 16 0
66 Mher Kankanyan DF (2004-03-19) 19 March 2004 BKMA Yerevan 2025[9] 1 0
Midfielders
7 Karen Nalbandyan MF (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 Van 2025 62 16
8 Yuri Gareginyan MF (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 Van 2025 40 0
18 Ifeanyi Nduka MF (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 Krasnodar 2025[7] 14 0
30 Dennis Mse MF (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 on loan from International Allies 2025[12] 2 0
77 Juan Campos MF (2007-07-26) 26 July 2007 Nueva Esparta 2025[8] 7 1
Forwards
10 Olawale Farayola FW (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 Van 2025 16 2
11 Momo Touré FW (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 Van 2025 15 7
16 Isah Buhari FW (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 FDC Vista 2025[2] 1 0
19 Kajally Drammeh FW (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 Van 2025 16 1
20 Obi Chima FW (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 FDC Vista 2025[3] 8 0
25 Caio Henrique FW (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 on loan from GO Audax 2025 13 2
45 Malik Odeyinka FW (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 Botev Plovdiv 2025 13 0
Away on loan
Yuri Martirosyan DF (2003-06-08) 8 June 2003 West Armenia 2024[13] 28 0
Kofi Duffour MF (2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 FDC Vista 2025[4] 0 0
Usman Ajibona FW (2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 Van 2025 0 0
Left during the season
27 Julien Bationo DF (2005-12-10) 10 December 2005 Van 2025 4 1

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Edgar Piloyan Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2025 FW Isah Buhari FDC Vista Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2025 FW Obi Chima FDC Vista Undisclosed [3]
2 July 2025 MF Kofi Duffour FDC Vista Undisclosed [4]
4 July 2025 GK Ibrahim Sesay Bo Rangers Undisclosed [5]
25 July 2025 MF Ifeanyi Nduka Krasnodar Undisclosed [7]
27 July 2025 MF Juan Campos Nueva Esparta Undisclosed [8]
4 August 2025 DF Mher Kankanyan BKMA Yerevan Undisclosed [9]
6 September 2025 DF Samuel Segun FDC Vista Undisclosed [11]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
6 July 2025 FW Caio Henrique GO Audax End of season [6]
15 September 2025 MF Dennis Mse International Allies End of season [12]

Out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 August 2025 FW Levon Vardanyan Sardarapat Undisclosed [14]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.
29 August 2025 DF Yuri Martirosyan Gandzasar Kapan End of season [15]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
9 June 2025 FW Gevorg Tarakhchyan Pyunik 9 June 2025 [16][17]
12 June 2025 FW Sargis Metoyan [16][18]
24 June 2025 GK Gor Manukyan Van 27 July 2025 [16][19]
24 June 2025 GK Valerio Vimercati [16]
24 June 2025 DF Arsen Galstyan Van [16][20]
24 June 2025 DF Arman Khachatryan Gandzasar Kapan [16]
24 June 2025 DF Armen Manucharyan Lernayin Artsakh 5 August 2025 [16][21]
24 June 2025 DF Robert Navoyan [16]
24 June 2025 DF Hayk Musakhanyan BATE Borisov [16][22]
24 June 2025 MF Narek Manukyan Van 2 August 2025 [16][23]
24 June 2025 MF Petros Avetisyan Gandzasar Kapan [16]
24 June 2025 MF Annan Mensah Gandzasar Kapan [16]
24 June 2025 MF Michael Ayvazyan [16]
24 June 2025 MF Rumyan Hovsepyan Lernayin Artsakh 5 August 2025 [16][21]
24 June 2025 MF Robert Potinyan Sardarapat [16]
24 June 2025 MF Haggai Katoh [16]
24 June 2025 FW Armen Hovhannisyan Syunik [16]
24 June 2025 FW Aleksandar Glišić Hayk [16]
24 June 2025 FW Christos Kountouriotis Kavala 9 August 2025 [16][24]
24 June 2025 FW Pavel Kireyenko Sokol Saratov 23 June 2025 [16][25]

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 4 August 2025 Matchday 1 15 9 2 4 23 13 +10 060.00
Armenian Cup 17 September 2025 17 September 2025 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 16 9 2 5 23 14 +9 056.25

Last updated: 29 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 9 2 4 23 13  +10 29 5 1 2 12 5  +7 4 1 2 11 8  +3

Last updated: 29 November 2025.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round14567289101131213141516
GroundHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWWWLWDWWLWDL
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2025. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Bye

Results

4 August 2025 1 Alashkert 1–2 Pyunik Abovyan
17:30 (UTC+4) Bationo  35' 41'
Sadoyan  56'
Report Bationo 46' (o.g.)
Ocansey  58'
Kulikov 78'
Stadium: Vahagn Tumasyan Stadium
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
16 August 2025 3 Alashkert 3–0 Ararat Yerevan Armavir
17:00 (UTC+4) Nalbandyan 5', 45+3'
Drammeh  63'
Touré 70' (pen.)
Report Moustapha  11'
Khachumyan  37'
Kante  47'  79'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan
22 August 2025 4 Urartu 0–1 Alashkert Yerevan
20:00 (UTC+4) Agasaryan  14'
Tsymbalyuk  59'
Report Nalbandyan  28'
Piloyan 58'
Klaidher  79'
Stadium: Urartu Stadium
Referee: Henrik Nalbandian
31 August 2025 5 Alashkert 2–0 Noah Armavir
16:00 (UTC+4) Farayola 11'
Touré 41'
Nalbandyan  73'
Nduka  90+7'
Report Manvelyan  23'
Þórarinsson  35'
Zolotić  80'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
13 September 2025 6 BKMA Yerevan 1–3 Alashkert Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Janoyan  23'
Ayvazyan  49'
Petrosyan  72'
N.Hovhannisyan 88' (pen.)
Report Henrique 8'
Touré 27'
Nalbandyan 65' (pen.)
Terteryan  86'
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Referee: Ashot Harutyunyan
21 September 2025 7 Alashkert 2–0 Gandzasar Kapan Armavir
16:00 (UTC+4) Nalbandyan 15'
Piloyan 78'
Report Karagulyan  26'
Voskanyan  70'
Mani  73'
Mensah  86'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Yura Mahtesyan
25 September 2025 2 Ararat-Armenia 2–1 Alashkert Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Eloyan 32'
Oliveira 56'
Malis  74'
Ramos  77'
Ayongo  85'
Report Piloyan  39'
Nalbandyan 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 August.
29 September 2025 8 Van 1–2 Alashkert Charentsavan
15:30 (UTC+4) Mkoyan  10'
Bukhal  18'
Lucas Café  24'
Kirakosyan 45+2'
Report Touré 6'
Matyukhin  41'
Macedo  44'
Nalbandyan 90+5' (pen.)
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Henrik Nalbandian
3 October 2025 9 Alashkert 1–1 Shirak Armavir
15:30 (UTC+4) Nalbandyan 52' (pen.)
Macedo  65'
Sadoyan  76'
Report Sumbulyan 20'
Mnatsakanyan  47'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Sargis Khachatryan
17 October 2025 10 Shirak 1–2 Alashkert Gyumri
19:00 (UTC+4) Mnatsakanyan  29'
Misakyan 64' (pen.)
Kodia  90'
Report Touré 3'
Henrique 23'  70'
Nalbandyan  45'
Terteryan  59'
Stadium: City Stadium
Referee: Artem Gasparyan
24 October 2025 11 Alashkert 1–0 Van Armavir
15:30 (UTC+4) Touré 2'
Gareginyan  32'
Report Kirakosyan  32'
Eriki  33'
Yusuf  64'
Mnatsakanyan  69'
Bokov  76'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Ashot Harutyunyan
3 November 2025 12 Gandzasar Kapan 1–0 Alashkert Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Alaverdyan  22'
Petrosyan 47'
Emmanuel  63'
Kanda  65'
Hayrapetyan  69'
Report Piloyan  32'
Henrique  37'
Gareginyan  73'
Touré  80'
Stadium: Junior Stadium
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan
8 November 2025 13 Alashkert 2–0 BKMA Yerevan Armavir
15:00 (UTC+4) Nduka  50'
Drammeh 58'
Farayola 74'
Chima  76'
Report Bashoyan  22' Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Hovhannes Kalantaryan
22 November 2025 14 Noah 2–2 Alashkert Abovyan
18:00 (UTC+4) Saintini  8'
Manvelyan 14' (pen.)
Silva  18'
Sualehe  21'
Hambardzumyan 38'  40'
Khamoyan  53'
Fofana  64'
Sangaré  88'
Report Sadoyan  12'
Nalbandyan 25' (pen.)
Nduka  58'
Touré 78'  90+6'
Piloyan  90+9'
Stadium: Vahagn Tumasyan Stadium
Referee: Yura Mahtesyan
29 November 2025 15 Alashkert 0–2 Urartu Armavir
15:00 (UTC+4) Report Polyakov  15'
Melkonyan 28'
Santos  37'
Michel 44'
Piloyan  47'
Stadium: Hakob Tonoyan Stadium
Referee: Vardan Manukyan
2026 16 Ararat Yerevan Alashkert Yerevan
(UTC+4) Stadium: Republican Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ararat-Armenia 15 10 4 1 27 15 +12 34 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Urartu 15 8 5 2 25 8 +17 29 Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
3 Pyunik 14 9 2 3 23 12 +11 29
4 Alashkert 15 9 2 4 23 13 +10 29
5 Noah 14 6 5 3 25 14 +11 23
6 Van 15 6 3 6 17 21 −4 21
7 BKMA 15 3 6 6 20 22 −2 15
8 Gandzasar Kapan 15 2 4 9 6 17 −11 10
9 Shirak 15 2 4 9 14 29 −15 10
10 Ararat Yerevan 15 0 3 12 8 37 −29 3 Relegation to the Armenian First League
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2025. Source: FFA [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Goal difference; 7) Less red cards; 8) Less yellow cards ; 9) Fair-play ranking 10) Draw[26]

Armenian Cup

17 September 2025 Preliminary round Gandzasar Kapan 2–1 Alashkert Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Karagulyan  11'
Mani 27'
Hayrapetyan  29'
Ismail  65'
Alaverdyan 84'  85'
Matevosyan  88'
Emmanuel  90'
Avetisyan  90+5'
Report Nduka  48'
Campos 54'  54'
Stadium: Junior Stadium
Referee: Sargis Khachatryan

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 November 2025

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Armenian Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  ARM Serob Grigoryan 10 0 2+7 0 1 0
3 DF  NGA Samuel Segun 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF  RUS Yaroslav Matyukhin 9 0 6+3 0 0 0
5 DF  ARM Davit Terteryan 14 0 13+1 0 0 0
6 DF  ARM Edgar Piloyan 16 2 15 2 0+1 0
7 MF  ARM Karen Nalbandyan 16 8 15 8 0+1 0
8 MF  ARM Yuri Gareginyan 16 0 15 0 1 0
10 FW  NGA Olawale Farayola 16 2 15 2 0+1 0
11 FW  GUI Momo Touré 15 7 14 7 0+1 0
13 GK  ARM Anatoliy Ayvazov 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF  ARM Arsen Sadoyan 15 0 13+2 0 0 0
16 FW  NGA Isah Buhari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 MF  NGA Ifeanyi Nduka 14 0 5+8 0 1 0
19 FW  GAM Kajally Drammeh 16 1 7+8 1 1 0
20 FW  NGA Obi Chima 8 0 0+7 0 1 0
22 DF  ARM Robert Hakobyan 13 0 2+10 0 1 0
24 GK  ARM Arsen Beglaryan 15 0 15 0 0 0
25 FW  BRA Caio Henrique 13 2 8+4 2 0+1 0
30 MF  NGA Dennis Mse 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
44 DF  BRA Klaidher Macedo 16 0 15 0 1 0
45 FW  NGA Malik Odeyinka 13 0 1+11 0 1 0
66 DF  ARM Mher Kankanyan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF  VEN Juan Campos 7 1 0+6 0 1 1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
27 DF  CIV Julien Bationo 4 1 4 1 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 MF 7 Karen Nalbandyan 8 0 8
2 FW 11 Momo Touré 7 0 7
3 DF 6 Edgar Piloyan 2 0 2
FW 25 Caio Henrique 2 0 2
FW 10 Olawale Farayola 2 0 2
6 DF 27 Julien Bationo 1 0 1
FW 19 Kajally Drammeh 1 0 1
MF 77 Juan Campos 0 1 1
TOTALS 23 1 24

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
1 GK 24 Arsen Beglaryan 6 0 6
TOTALS 6 0 6

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup Total
4 DF Yaroslav Matyukhin 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Davit Terteryan 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Edgar Piloyan 3 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Karen Nalbandyan 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Yuri Gareginyan 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Momo Touré 1 1 0 0 1 1
15 DF Arsen Sadoyan 3 0 0 0 3 0
18 MF Ifeanyi Nduka 3 0 1 0 4 0
19 FW Kajally Drammeh 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Obi Chima 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW Caio Henrique 2 0 0 0 2 0
44 DF Klaidher Macedo 3 0 0 0 3 0
77 MF Juan Campos 0 0 1 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Ararat-Armenia during the season:
27 DF Julien Bationo 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 26 1 2 0 28 1

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