2017–18 FC Shirak season

Shirak

2017-18 season
Chairman	Arman Sahakyan
Manager	Vardan Bichakhchyan
Stadium	Gyumri City Stadium
Premier League	4th
Armenian Cup	Semifinal vs Gandzasar Kapan
Europa League	First qualifying round vs Gorica
Top goalscorer	League: Moussa Bakayoko (7) All: Moussa Bakayoko (11)
Highest home attendance	2,100 vs Gorica (29 June 2017)
Lowest home attendance	0 vs Banants (5 November 2017)
Average home league attendance	604 (9 May 2018)

The 2017–18 season was Shirak's 27th consecutive season in the Armenian Premier League. Shirak finished the season in 4th place after they were deducted 12 points in May 2018 as it was alleged that Shirak's sporting director Ararat Harutyunyan had offered Edward Kpodo of Banants a bride to fix their upcoming match.[1] Shirak were knocked out of the Armenian Cup by Gandzasar Kapan at the Semifinal stage and the Europa League by Gorica in the first qualifying round.

Squad

As of match played 12 May 2018

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Sokrat Hovhannisyan		GK	(1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 22)	Youth team	2016		0	0
13	Anatoliy Ayvazov		GK	(1996-06-08)8 June 1996 (aged 21)	Pyunik	2016		68	0
	Ferdinand Muradyan		GK	(1999-10-29)29 October 1999 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017		0	0
Defenders
3	Artyom Mikaelyan		DF	(1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 26)	Youth team	2010		100	1
6	Marko Prljević		DF	(1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 29)	Proleter Novi Sad	2018		23	1
7	Hrayr Mkoyan		DF	(1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 31)	Esteghlal	2018
20	Zhirayr Margaryan		DF	(1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 20)	Banants	2018		15	1
23	Robert Darbinyan		DF	(1990-06-01)1 June 1990 (aged 27)		2016		81	1
25	Aghvan Davoyan		DF	(1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 28)	Youth team	2010
40	Artur Amiryan		DF	(1997-07-06)6 July 1997 (aged 20)	Youth team	2017		6	0
43	Styopa Gevorgyan		DF	(1999-09-30)30 September 1999 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017		1	0
44	Hakob Vardanyan		DF	(1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017		0	0
	Armen Darbinyan		DF	(1999-08-30)30 August 1999 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017		0	0
Midfielders
16	Arman Aslanyan		MF	(1994-01-30)30 January 1994 (aged 24)	Youth team	2013		10	0
18	Rafik Misakyan		MF	(2000-01-02)2 January 2000 (aged 18)	Banants	2018		2	0
19	Solomon Udo		MF	(1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 22)	Ulisses	2016		80	6
22	Igor Stanojević		MF	(1991-10-24)24 October 1991 (aged 26)	Zemun	2017		34	6
28	Mohamed Kaba		MF	(1989-04-05)5 April 1989 (aged 29)	Al Ahli	2015		89	6
37	Rudik Mkrtchyan		MF	(1998-10-26)26 October 1998 (aged 19)	Youth team	2016		19	0
41	Mher Safaryan		MF	(1997-10-10)10 October 1997 (aged 20)	Youth team	2017		7	0
42	Martun Mkhitaryan		MF	(1997-11-09)9 November 1997 (aged 20)	Youth team	2018		11	1
88	Moussa Bakayoko		MF	(1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 21)	Raja Casablanca	2017		48	13
	Karapet Harutyunyan		MF	(2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 17)	Youth team	2017		0	0
	Artush Mirzakhanyan		MF	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 19)	Youth team	2016		1	0
	Gagik Poghosyan		MF	(1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 25)	Virgen del Camino	2017		0	0
Forwards
9	Aram Muradyan		FW	(1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 23)	Youth Team	2013		101	9
10	Vardan Bakalyan		FW	(1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 23)	Gandzasar Kapan	2017		33	5
14	David Ghandilyan		FW	(1993-06-04)4 June 1993 (aged 24)	Deren	2018		15	1
17	Arlen Tsaturyan		FW	(1999-01-05)5 January 1999 (aged 19)	Youth Team	2016		10	0
27	Aram Tosunyan		FW	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 24)	Youth team	2011
35	Yoro Lamine Ly		FW	(1988-08-27)27 August 1988 (aged 29)		2018		87	24
39	Levon Mryan		FW	(2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (aged 18)	Youth team	2017		0	0
Players out on loan
Players who left during the season
5	Edward Kpodo		DF	(1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 28)	Gandzasar Kapan	2017		18	0
8	Ghukas Poghosyan		MF	(1994-02-06)6 February 1994 (aged 24)		2016		23	3
7	Aleksandar Ilić		FW	(1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 24)	Bregalnica Štip	2017		20	2
10	Kyrian Nwabueze		FW	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 24)		2017		14	3
17	Vahan Bichakhchyan		MF	(1999-07-09)9 July 1999 (aged 17)	Youth team	2015		30	6
20	Oumarou Kaina		MF	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 21)		2017		14	1
45	Vsevolod Yermakov		GK	(1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 22)		2015		10	0

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	DF		Edward Kpodo	Gandzasar Kapan	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	MF		Igor Stanojević	Zemun	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	MF		Gagik Poghosyan	Virgen del Camino	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	FW		Aleksandar Ilić	Bregalnica Štip	Undisclosed
1 August 2017	FW		Vardan Bakalyan	Bregalnica Štip	Undisclosed
30 January 2018	DF		Hrayr Mkoyan	Esteghlal	Undisclosed
10 February 2018	DF		Zhirayr Margaryan	Banants	Undisclosed
10 February 2018	DF		Marko Prljevic	Proleter Novi Sad	Undisclosed
10 February 2018	MF		Rafik Misakyan	Banants	Undisclosed
10 February 2018	FW		David Ghandilyan	Deren	Undisclosed
1 March 2018	FW		Yoro Lamine Ly		Free

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
24 July 2017	MF		Vahan Bichakhchyan	Žilina	Undisclosed	[2]
5 August 2017	DF		Semen Datsenko	Mosta	Undisclosed
7 February 2018	FW		Aleksandar Ilić	Vitez	Undisclosed
23 February 2018	DF		Edward Kpodo	Banants	Undisclosed

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date
1 August 2017[3]	GK		Vsevolod Yermakov	Zenit-Izhevsk
1 August 2017[3]	DF		Marko Prljević	Proleter Novi Sad	25 August 2017
1 August 2017[3]	MF		Oumarou Kaina	Al-Talaba	1 January 2018
1 August 2017[3]	FW		Kyrian Nwabueze	Gorica	15 September 2017[4]
13 June 2018	MF		Solomon Udo	Banants	13 June 2018[5]
15 June 2018	MF		Igor Stanojević	Banants	15 June 2018[6]
20 June 2018	GK		Anatoliy Ayvazov	Banants	20 June 2018[7]
30 June 2018	DF		Robert Darbinyan	Ararat-Armenia	2 July 2018
30 June 2018	DF		Hrayr Mkoyan	Ararat-Armenia	2 July 218
30 June 2018	DF		Marko Prljević	Tsarsko Selo Sofia	5 July 2018
30 June 2018	MF		Martun Mkhitaryan
30 June 2018	MF		Gagik Poghosyan	Virgen del Camino	1 July 2018
30 June 2018	MF		Mohamed Kaba
30 June 2018[8]	MF		Moussa Bakayoko	Shirak	1 September 2018[8]
30 June 2018	FW		Vardan Bakalyan	Ararat-Armenia	2 July 2018
30 June 2018	FW		Yoro Lamine Ly

Competitions

Armenian Supercup

Main article: Armenian Supercup

Alashkert v Shirak

24 September 2017	Alashkert	0 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
19:30 (UTC+4)	Grigoryan  30' Minasyan  55' Voskanyan  59'	Report	M.Kaba  28' A.Davoyan  59' Darbinyan  65' Bakayoko 80' M.Mkhitaryan 90'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Premier League

Main article: 2017–18 Armenian 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
30	14	8	8	37	31	+6	50	8	3	4	16	11	+5	6	5	4	21	20	+1

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: See Results

Results

Shirak v Alashkert

4 August 2017 1	Shirak	2 – 1	Alashkert	Gyumri
17:30 (UTC+4)	Mikaelyan 45+1' 85' A.Muradyan 55' 58' R.Mkrtchyan  55' Stanojević  90+5'	Report	M.Manasyan 28' A.Beglaryan  66' Yedigaryan  88'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Shirak v Banants

13 August 2017 2	Shirak	1 – 0	Banants	Gyumri
17:30 (UTC+4)	V.Bakalyan 9' A.Davoyan  39' A.Ayvazov  90+4'	Report	Injac  39' Krasić  51'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Safaryan

Gandzasar Kapan v Shirak

19 August 2017 3	Gandzasar Kapan	0 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	A.Yakovtsev  39' V.Minasyan  63' Memović  81' Musonda  90+1'	Report	Mikaelyan  76' Ilić 80' Darbinyan  87' Stanojević  90+1'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Ararat Yerevan

26 August 2017 4	Shirak	2 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4)	Udo 45' M.Kaba  55' Mikaelyan  64' Kpodo  66' Ilić 87'	Report	V.Arzoyan  15' R.Yeghiazaryan 51' S.Mkrtchyan  54'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Safaryan

Pyunik v Shirak

10 September 2017 5	Pyunik	0 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	A.Shakhnazaryan  4'	Report	Udo  20' Bakayoko 44' Stanojević 75' Mikaelyan  88'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Alashkert v Shirak

16 September 2017 6	Alashkert	1 – 0	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Artem  35' Nenadović 54' Minasyan  68' Voskanyan  69'  88' Beglaryan  85'	Report	Darbinyan  4' V.Bakalyan  31' Mikaelyan  55' A.Muradyan  69'  70'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Banants v Shirak

27 September 2017 7	Banants	3 – 0	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Đoković 32' V.Ayvazyan  48' K.Sibo  60' 82' A.Loretsyan  66' M.Guydanov  68' Gyozalyan 90'	Report	M.Safaryan  45' Kpodo  47'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Shirak v Gandzasar Kapan

1 October 2017 8	Shirak	1 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
16:00 (UTC+4)	Udo  59' Bakayoko  59' 90+6' (pen.) M.Kaba  75'	Report	Yashin  41' Wbeymar 46' H.Ishkhanyan  59' A.Azatyan  59' A.Khachatryan  86' G.Nranyan  90+4'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Ararat Yerevan v Shirak

13 October 2017 9	Ararat Yerevan	2 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	R.Safaryan  30' Ar.Kocharyan 44' G. Kirakosyan 39'	Report	Stanojević 35' (pen.) A.Muradyan 39' Mikaelyan  73'	Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Shirak v Pyunik

21 October 2017 10	Shirak	0 – 0	Pyunik	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	Darbinyan  20' Udo  62' M.Kaba  73' Mikaelyan  76' V.Bakalyan  90' A.Ayvazov  90+5'	Report	Kadio  11'  50' A.Kartashyan  24' E.Vardanyan  65'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Shirak v Alashkert

29 October 2017 11	Shirak	0 – 1	Alashkert	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	R.Mkrtchyan  51' Bakayoko  56'	Report	Simonyan  61' Peltier 88'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Banants

5 November 2017 12	Shirak	0 – 1	Banants	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	A.Amiryan  22' A.Davoyan  35' A.Muradyan  77'	Report	N.Petrosyan  3' Krasić  35' Jovanović  38' Walmerson 81'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Gandzasar Kapan v Shirak

18 November 2017 13	Gandzasar Kapan	2 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Yashin 37' Musonda 46' Wbeymar  57' V.Minasyan  89'	Report	M.Kaba  44' 90' Udo  58' Stanojević  65' A.Muradyan 69'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Ararat Yerevan

25 November 2017 14	Shirak	0 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	A.Muradyan  49'	Report	An.Kocharyan 90+1'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Artur Safaryan

Pyunik v Shirak

2 December 2017 15	Pyunik	3 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Vardanyan 10' Avetisyan 37' (pen.) V.Hayrapetyan  31' Kadio  71' 90+3' A.Kartashyan  86' Grigoryan  90+5' N.Aslanyan  90+5'	Report	A.Ayvazov  37' Mikaelyan  69' M.Kaba  72' A.Muradyan  75' Udo 13', 68' 90+5'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Alashkert v Shirak

28 February 2018 16	Alashkert	0 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Nenadović  86'	Report	Stanojević 14' Bakayoko  89'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Banants v Shirak

4 March 2018 17	Banants	3 – 0	Shirak	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Gyozalyan 19' Hovsepyan 21' K.Sibo  23' 89'	Report		Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Shirak v Gandzasar Kapan

10 March 2018 18	Shirak	2 – 1	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
14:00 (UTC+4)	M.Kaba 56' Bakayoko 80'	Report	G.Nranyan 7' Živković  44' Wbeymar  84'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Ararat Yerevan v Shirak

18 March 2018 19	Ararat Yerevan	0 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	O.Hamvardzumyan  41' V.Arzoyan  47'	Report	Udo 47' (pen.) V.Bakalyan 71'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Pyunik

31 March 2018 20	Shirak	2 – 0	Pyunik	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	V.Bakalyan 61' Bakayoko 82'	Report	A.Kartashyan  16' Mkrtchyan  42'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Shirak v Alashkert

4 April 2018 21	Shirak	1 – 0	Alashkert	Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4)	M.Kaba  16' D.Ghandilyan 90'	Report	B.Hovhannisyan  65' Stojković  71'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Shirak v Banants

8 April 2018 22	Shirak	1 – 0	Banants	Gyumri
14:00 (UTC+4)	Stanojević 39' 51' Udo  74'	Report	Kpodo  32' H. Hakobyan  37' Jovanović  45+2'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Gandzasar Kapan v Shirak

14 April 2018 23	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Musonda 54'	Report	Darbinyan  39' Yashin 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Shirak v Ararat Yerevan

21 April 2018 24	Shirak	4 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4)	A.Muradyan 9', 21' A.Davoyan 33' Ly  62' V.Bakalyan  76' Z.Margaryan 89'	Report	V.Chopuryan  26' A.Petrosyan  58' Gareginyan 68' Dragojević  76'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Pyunik v Shirak

29 April 2018 25	Pyunik	1 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	H.Poghosyan 63'	Report	Stanojević 12' Bakayoko 36'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Alashkert v Shirak

2 May 2018 26	Alashkert	0 – 0	Shirak	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Simonyan  84'	Report	A.Davoyan  33' A.Muradyan  56'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

Banants v Shirak

5 May 2018 27	Banants	0 – 2	Shirak	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	A.Hovhannisyan  42' Peltier  53' Ayrapetyan  87'	Report	Z.Margaryan  19' Mkoyan  38' Bakayoko  53' 64' Udo 88'	Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Gandzasar Kapan

9 May 2018 28	Shirak	0 – 0	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4)	A.Davoyan  88'	Report	G.Nranyan  17' A.Khachatryan  45'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: Artak Simonyan Referee: 1,200

Ararat Yerevan v Shirak

12 May 2018 29	Ararat Yerevan	4 – 4	Shirak	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	An.Kocharyan 43', 71' D.Minasyan 54' Darbinyan 61' (o.g.)	Report	Stanojević 5' V.Bakalyan 7' Bakayoko 19' Prljević 27' Z.Margaryan  82'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Pyunik

20 May 2018 30	Shirak	0 – 3	Pyunik	Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4)		Report		Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
Note: Shirak refused to the play the match after being docked 12 points due to a fixing scandal.[9]

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alashkert (C)	30	14	8	8	44	31	+13	50	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Banants	30	11	11	8	42	34	+8	44	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3	Gandzasar Kapan	30	11	10	9	43	34	+9	43
4	Shirak	30	14	8	8	37	31	+6	38[b]
5	Pyunik	30	9	9	12	37	41	−4	36	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6	Ararat Yerevan	30	5	6	19	33	65	−32	21

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 3) Matches won; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head matches won; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Head-to-head away goals scored; 9) Goal difference; 10) Goals scored.[11]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Gandzasar Kapan qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Armenian Cup.
2. Shirak were deducted 12 points on decision of Disciplinary Committee, upheld on May 18, due to match fixing scandal.[10]

Armenian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Armenian Cup

Shirak v Ararat Yerevan

13 September 2017 Quarterfinal 1st leg	Shirak	1 – 1	Ararat Yerevan	Gyumri
16:00 (UTC+4)	Bakayoko 12' A.Amiryan  43' Darbinyan  89' Ilić  90+2'	Report	R.Safaryan 61'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan

Ararat Yerevan v Shirak

25 October 2017 Quarterfinal 2nd leg	Ararat Yerevan	0 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Shirak	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	G.Kirakosyan  63' R.Safaryan  85'	Report	V.Bakalyan 65' Bakayoko 69' 90+1'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Artur Simonyan

Gandzasar Kapan v Shirak

7 March 2018 Semifinal 1st leg	Gandzasar Kapan	1 – 1	Shirak	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	A.Khachatryan 24' H.Velic  44' V.Minasyan  52' M.Grigoryan  59' Wbeymar  77'	Report	Bakayoko 42' A.Muradyan  63'	Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Suren Baliyan

Shirak v Gandzasar Kapan

18 April 2018 Semifinal 2nd leg	Shirak	0 – 1 (1 – 2 agg.)	Gandzasar Kapan	Gyumri
16:00 (UTC+4)		Report	Musonda 18' A.Karapetyan  22' Meliksetyan  80'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Suren Baliyan

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round

Shirak v Gorica

29 June 2017 First qualifying round 1st leg	Shirak	0 – 2	Gorica	Gyumri, Armenia
16:00 (UTC+4)	Kpodo  74'	Report	Kapić 15', 69' Boben  38'	Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 2,100[12] Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)

Gorica v Shirak

6 July 2017 First qualifying round 2nd leg	Gorica	2 – 2 (4 – 2 agg.)	Shirak	Nova Gorica, Slovenia
22:30 (UTC+4)	Prljević 13' (o.g.) Celcer  44' Kapić  60' Osuji 90+2'	Report	M.Kaba 34' A.Davoyan  50' Bichakhchyan 56' Nwabueze 81' Darbinyan  88'  89'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 1,200[12] Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

Statistics

As of match played 12 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Armenian Cup		Armenian Supercup		UEFA Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	ARM	Artyom Mikaelyan	24	1	15+4	1	2	0	1	0	1+1	0
6	DF	SRB	Marko Prljević	15	1	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	DF	ARM	Hrayr Mkoyan	16	0	14	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ARM	Aram Muradyan	32	5	21+6	5	3+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ARM	Vardan Bakalyan	33	5	25+3	4	1+3	1	1	0	0	0
13	GK	ARM	Anatoly Ayvazov	36	0	29	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
14	FW	ARM	David Ghandilyan	15	1	2+11	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ARM	Arman Aslanyan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ARM	Arlen Tsaturyan	8	0	0+7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ARM	Rafik Misakyan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	NGA	Solomon Udo	34	5	28	5	3	0	1	0	2	0
20	DF	ARM	Zhirayr Margaryan	15	1	5+8	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	SRB	Igor Stanojević	34	6	28	6	3	0	1	0	1+1	0
23	DF	ARM	Robert Darbinyan	32	0	26	0	2+1	0	1	0	2	0
25	DF	ARM	Aghvan Davoyan	35	1	28	1	4	0	1	0	2	0
28	MF	CIV	Mohamed Kaba	33	3	27	2	3	0	1	0	2	1
35	FW	SEN	Yoro Ly	10	0	0+9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ARM	Rudik Mkrtchyan	17	0	6+7	0	3	0	0+1	0	0	0
40	DF	ARM	Artur Amiryan	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ARM	Mher Safaryan	7	0	2+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	MF	ARM	Martun Mkhitaryan	11	1	0+9	0	1	0	0+1	1	0	0
43	DF	ARM	Styopa Gevorgyan	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	CIV	Moussa Bakayoko	34	11	27+1	7	4	3	1	1	1	0
Players who left Shirak during the season:
5	DF	GHA	Edward Kpodo	16	0	11	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
7	FW	BIH	Aleksandar Ilić	20	2	8+7	2	0+2	0	1	0	1+1	0
8	MF	ARM	Ghukas Poghosyan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	NGA	Kyrian Nwabueze	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	ARM	Vahan Bichakhchyan	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
20	MF	CMR	Oumarou Kaina	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Armenian Supercup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	MF		88	Moussa Bakayoko	7	3	1	0	11
2	MF		22	Igor Stanojević	6	0	0	0	6
3	FW		9	Aram Muradyan	5	0	0	0	5
	MF		19	Solomon Udo	5	0	0	0	5
	FW		10	Vardan Bakalyan	4	1	0	0	5
6	MF		28	Mohamed Kaba	2	0	0	1	3
7	FW		7	Aleksandar Ilić	2	0	0	0	2
8	DF		3	Artyom Mikaelyan	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		14	David Ghandilyan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		25	Aghvan Davoyan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		20	Zhirayr Margaryan	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		6	Marko Prljević	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		42	Martun Mkhitaryan	0	0	1	0	1
	FW		11	Vahan Bichakhchyan	0	0	0	1	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	36	4	2	2	44

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Armenian Supercup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	GK		13	Anatoliy Ayvazov	12	1	1	0	14
				TOTALS	12	1	1	0	14

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Armenian Cup		Armenian Supercup		UEFA Europa League		Total
3		DF	Artyom Mikaelyan	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
7		DF	Hrayr Mkoyan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9		FW	Aram Muradyan	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
10		FW	Vardan Bakalyan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		FW	Kyrian Nwabueze	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
13		GK	Anatoly Ayvazov	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		MF	Solomon Udo	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
20		DF	Zhirayr Margaryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		MF	Igor Stanojević	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
23		DF	Robert Darbinyan	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	8	1
25		DF	Aghvan Davoyan	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	7	1
28		MF	Mohamed Kaba	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
35		FW	Yoro Ly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37		MF	Rudik Mkrtchyan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
40		DF	Artur Amiryan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41		MF	Mher Safaryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
88		MF	Moussa Bakayoko	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Players who left Shirak during the season:
5		DF	Edward Kpodo	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7		FW	Aleksandar Ilić	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	58	1	5	0	3	0	6	2	72	3

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