2018–19 FC Pyunik season

The 2018–19 season was Pyunik's 25th season in the Armenian Premier League.

Pyunik
2018-19 season
ChairmanRafik Hayrapetyan
ManagerAndrei Talalayev
(Until 9 April,
Banned on 6 December)
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
(from 11 April)
StadiumVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Armenian Premier League2st
Armenian CupQuarterfinal vs Lori
Europa LeagueThird Qualifying Round vs Maccabi Tel Aviv
Top goalscorerLeague: Erik Vardanyan (8)
All: Two Players (8)

Season events

On 2 December, during Pyunik's match against Gandzasar Kapan, manager Andrei Talalayev was sent off for insulting the Fourth official. Talalayev was subsequently banned from football until the end of the season, 31 May 2019, on 6 December 2018.[1][2] On 9 April, Talalayev left Pyunik by mutual consent,[3] with Aleksandr Tarkhanov being appointed as the new manager on 11 April.[4]

Squad
As of 2 April 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Armenia ARM Gor Manukyan
2 DF Armenia ARM Serob Grigoryan
3 DF Armenia ARM Artur Kartashyan
5 DF Armenia ARM Armen Manucharyan
6 MF Armenia ARM Karlen Mkrtchyan (captain)
8 MF Armenia ARM Rumyan Hovsepyan
9 FW Armenia ARM Artur Miranyan
10 MF Armenia ARM Erik Vardanyan
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Mohamed Konaté
12 GK Armenia ARM Sevak Aslanyan
13 FW Russia RUS Denis Dorozhkin
15 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Trusevych
16 DF Armenia ARM Robert Hakobyan
17 MF Armenia ARM Hovhannes Poghosyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Armenia ARM Alik Arakelyan
19 MF Russia RUS Denis Talalay
21 DF Russia RUS Vitali Stezhko (on loan from Krasnodar)
23 MF Nigeria NGA Mohammed Usman
25 GK Montenegro MNE Andrija Dragojević
26 MF Armenia ARM Hovhannes Ilangyozyan
27 DF Russia RUS Vyacheslav Dmitriev
30 MF Armenia ARM Vahagn Hayrapetyan
31 GK Russia RUS Yevgeni Kobozev
33 FW Ivory Coast CIV Lassina Dao
63 DF Albania ALB Kristi Marku
66 DF Russia RUS Maksim Zhestokov
67 DF Russia RUS Sergei Kolychev
70 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Shevchuk (on loan from Tambov)

Transfers

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Summer 2018DFRussiaVyacheslav DmitriyevFree
Summer 2018DFRussiaSergei KolychevRotor VolgogradUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFRussiaAlbert BogatyryovTyumenUndisclosed
Summer 2018MFRussiaDenis VoynovAvangard KurskUndisclosed
Summer 2018FWArmeniaRuslan KoryanSKA-KhabarovskUndisclosed
24 June 2018GKMontenegroAndrija DragojevićAlashkertUndisclosed[5]
24 June 2018GKRussiaYevgeni KobozevZorky KrasnogorskUndisclosed[5]
24 June 2018DFRussiaMaksim ZhestokovShinnik YaroslavlUndisclosed[5]
24 June 2018MFUkraineMaksym TrusevychTambovUndisclosed[5]
24 June 2018FWIvory CoastMohamed KonatéGomelUndisclosed[5]
24 July 2018MFArmeniaRumyan HovsepyanBanantsUndisclosed[6]
Winter 2019FWArmeniaArtur MiranyanFree
22 January 2019DFAlbaniaKristi MarkuKF FerizajUndisclosed[7]
17 February 2019MFRussiaDenis TalalayKhimkiUndisclosed[8]
21 February 2019MFNigeriaMohammed UsmanSarpsborg 08Undisclosed[9]
2 April 2019FWIvory CoastLassina DaoFree[10]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
Summer 2018DFRussiaVitali StezhkoKrasnodarEnd of Season
9 January 2019DFUkraineSerhiy ShevchukTambovEnd of Season[11]

Out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Summer 2018GKUkraineValeriy VoskonyanMFC MykolaivUndisclosed
Summer 2018DFArmeniaLevon HayrapetyanArtsakhUndisclosed
Summer 2018DFIvory CoastDidier KadioSJKUndisclosed[12]
Summer 2018MFRussiaMarat BurayevArtsakhUndisclosed
Winter 2019DFArmeniaPetros AvetisyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed[13]

Released
Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date
Summer 2018GKArmeniaGor Manukyan
Summer 2018MFNigeriaMarshal JohnsonAkwa United
3 August 2018[14]FWIvory CoastDrissa DiarrassoubaGandzasar Kapan11 August 2018[15]
3 August 2018[14]DFGuinea-BissauBacar BaldéGandzasar Kapan11 August 2018[16]
Winter 2019GKArmeniaValeriy Voskonyan
Winter 2019DFArmeniaEdmon Movsisyan
Winter 2019MFRussiaAlbert BogatyryovSKA Rostov-on-Don
Winter 2019MFRussiaDenis VoynovMurom
Winter 2019FWArmeniaRuslan KoryanIstiklol
Winter 2019FWArmeniaRobert Minasyan

Friendlies
26 January 2019 Pyunik Armenia 2 – 1 Bulgaria Montana Alanya, Turkey
(UTC+4) Trialist
Arakelyan 		Report
26 January 2019 Pyunik Armenia 1 – 0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Alanya, Turkey
(UTC+4) H.Poghosyan Report
1 February 2019 Pyunik Armenia 1 – 4 Romania Universitatea Cluj Alanya, Turkey
(UTC+4) Trialist Report


1 February 2019 Pyunik Armenia 0 – 2 Ukraine Oleksandriya Alanya, Turkey
(UTC+4) Report

FNL Cup
Main article: 2019 FNL Cup

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia Rotor Volgograd 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
Russia Mordovia Saransk 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Armenia FC Pyunik 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Russia FC Murom 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source:
8 February 2019 1 Murom Russia 1 – 1 Armenia Pyunik Paphos, Cyprus
11:00 (UTC+4) Voynov Yellow card 3'
Karpukhin 46'
Pashtov Yellow card 67'		 Report Arakelyan 9'
Trusevych Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 83'
Miranyan Yellow card 46'
Talalay Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Eroskipu Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anton Anopa
11 February 2019 2 Pyunik Armenia 1 – 1 Russia Mordovia Saransk Paphos, Cyprus
13:45 (UTC+4) Arakelyan soccer ball with red X 22' 23' Report Kireyev Yellow card 17'
Lebedev Yellow card 22'
Rusl.Mukhametshin 33'
Navlyotov Yellow card 46'
Adayev Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Eroskipu Stadium
Referee: Vladimir Seldyakov
14 February 2019 3 Rotor Volgograd Russia 1 – 0 Armenia Pyunik Kouklia, Cyprus
13:45 (UTC+4) Mullin 24'
Sanaya Yellow card 77'		 Report Talalay Yellow card 58'
Marku Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Kouklia Community Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Yevgeny Bulanov

Knouckout Stages
17 February 2019 9-12 Semifinal Pyunik Armenia 1 – 4 Latvia Riga Kouklia, Cyprus
13:45 (UTC+4) Stezhko Yellow card 25'
Talalay Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 66'
Miranyan 41'
Trusevych Yellow card 45'
Shevchuk Yellow card 86'		 Report Višņakovs Yellow card 32' 72'
Panić 48'
Karašausks 76', 77'		 Stadium: Kouklia Community Stadium
Referee: Artem Petrenko
21 February 2019 11-12 Semifinal Pyunik Armenia 2 – 2
(2 – 3 p)		 Russia Krasnodar-2 Paphos, Cyprus
16:30 (UTC+4) Miranyan 17'
Stezhko 26'
Marku Yellow card 28'
H.Muradyan Yellow card 72'
Hovsepyan Yellow card 78'		 Report Stezhko 4' (o.g.)
Adamov Yellow card 16'
Bochko Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 41'
Onugkha 35'
Tekuchyov Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Euroskipu
Referee: Vera Opeykina
Penalties
Hovsepyan soccer ball with check mark
H.Ilangyozyan soccer ball with red X
Talalay soccer ball with check mark
Mkrtchyan soccer ball with red X
H.Muradyan soccer ball with red X		 Utkin soccer ball with check mark
Sabua soccer ball with check mark
M.Kolomytsev soccer ball with check mark
Tekuchev soccer ball with red X

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 5 August 2018 26 May 2019 Matchday 1 2nd 32 18 6 8 46 32 +14 056.25
Armenian Cup 25 October 2018 8 November 2018 Quarterfinal Quarterfinal 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 12 July 2018 16 August 2018 First qualifying round Third qualifying round 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 40 21 8 11 53 39 +14 052.50

Last updated: 26 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Premier League
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Premier League

Results
5 August 2018 1 Pyunik – Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
(UTC+4) Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
12 August 2018 2 Alashkert – Pyunik Yerevan
(UTC+4) Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
19 August 2018 3 Pyunik 3 – 1 Ararat-Armenia Yerevan
21:30 (UTC+4) R.Minasyan Red card 38'
H.Ilangyozyan 45'
Stezhko 58'
Konaté 85'
Kobozev Yellow card 90'		 Report Dimitrov 39' (pen.)
Mkoyan Yellow card 77'
Ambartsumyan Yellow card 87'
Malakyan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
22 August 2018 4 Shirak 1 – 2 Pyunik Gyumri
17:00 (UTC+4) Arreola 2'
Z.Margaryan Yellow card 21'		 Report R.Hakobyan Yellow card 16'
Vardanyan 46'
Konaté 64'
Kolychev Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Artur Safaryan
26 August 2018 5 Pyunik 2 – 0 Artsakh Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) Hovsepyan 35' (pen.)
Vardanyan 58'Yellow card 59'
Manucharyan Yellow card 61'
Kolychev Yellow card 81'		 Report H.Asoyan Yellow card 35'
K.Harutyunyan Yellow card 40'
V.Poghosyan Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
29 August 2018 6 Banants 4 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Stezhko 46' (o.g.)
A.Bareghamyan Yellow card 65'
Stanojević 71'
V.Ayvazyan 79'
Wal 83'		 Report Konaté 27'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 44'
Vardanyan 66' (pen.)
A.Kartashyan Yellow card 82'
Hovsepyan Yellow card 85'
Manucharyan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Artur Simonyan
1 September 2018 7 Pyunik 0 – 3 Lori Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Trusevych Yellow card 50'
Kolychev Yellow card 65'		 Report I.Aliyu 3', 27'
Ingbede 6'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
16 September 2018 8 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 3 Pyunik Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Malyaka Yellow card 6' 38' (pen.)
R.Safaryan Yellow card 86'
Azin Yellow card 88'		 Report Avetisyan 7'
Voynov Yellow card 7' 51'
Trusevych 34'
Dmitriyev Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
19 September 2018 2 Alashkert 1 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Grigoryan Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 72'
Yedigaryan Yellow card 43'
Poghosyan 63' (pen.)Yellow card 81'
Voskanyan Yellow card 84'		 Report Stezhko Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Avetisyan 16'Yellow card 82'
Zhestokov 74'
Dragojević Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
30 September 2018 9 Gandzasar Kapan 1 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) D.Terteryan Yellow card 31'
Yuspashyan Yellow card 36'
A.Hovhannisyan Yellow card 60'
Aslanyan Yellow card 74'
M.Manasyan 90+2'		 Report Voynov Yellow card 45+1'
V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 49'
V.Begoyan Yellow card 66'
Koryan 72'
Zhestokov 86'		 Stadium: Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
3 October 2018 1 Pyunik 0 – 1 Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4) V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 68'
Kolychev Yellow card 53'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 61'
Dragojević Yellow card 90+3'		 Report G.Nranyan Yellow card 26'
Diarrassouba 48'
Musonda Yellow card 53'
A.Hovhannisyan Yellow card 57'
M.Manasyan Yellow card 68'
A.Karapetyan Red card 72'
V.Minasyan Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
7 October 2018 10 Pyunik 0 – 1 Alashkert Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Zhestokov Yellow card 1'
Grigoryan Yellow card 67'		 Report Dashyan 62'
Sekulić Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
21 October 2018 11 Ararat-Armenia 0 – 0 Pyunik Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Pashov Yellow card 24'
Pustozyorov Yellow card 62'		 Report Dorozhkin Yellow card 5'
A.Kartashyan Yellow card 78'
Stezhko Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Artur Simonyan
28 October 2018 12 Pyunik 1 – 1 Shirak Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) A.Arakelyan Yellow card 34'
Dmitriyev Yellow card 62'
Kolychev Yellow card 70'
Zhestokov 90+2'		 Report M.Bakayoko 15' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
31 October 2018 13 Artsakh 0 – 0 Pyunik Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) H.Nazaryan Yellow card 37'
K.Harutyunyan Yellow card 88'		 Report Stadium: Mika Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
4 November 2018 14 Pyunik 2 – 0 Banants Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) A.Arakelyan 7', 84' Report V.Ayvazyan Yellow card 49' Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
11 November 2018 15 Lori 0 – 1 Pyunik Vanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4) U.Iwu Yellow card 65'
I.Aliyu Yellow card 65'
S.Adjuman Yellow card 67'
I.Fuseini Yellow card 76'		 Report Hovsepyan 58'Yellow card 65'
A.Arakelyan Yellow card 65'
V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 65'
Dmitriyev Yellow card 78'
A.Kartashyan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 600
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
25 November 2018 16 Pyunik 0 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 73'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 82'		 Report O.Hambardzumyan Yellow card 35'
Badoyan Yellow card 57'
A.Kocharyan 82'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
2 December 2018 17 Pyunik 1 – 3 Gandzasar Kapan Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Dragojević Yellow card 16'
Trusevych Yellow card 67'
Manucharyan Yellow card 77'
Vardanyan 89' (pen.)		 Report M.Manasyan 17' (pen.)
Junior Yellow card 19'
D.Terteryan Yellow card 57'
G.Ohanyan 69'
Musonda 72'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
2 March 2019 18 Alashkert 1 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Stojković Yellow card 31'
Stezhko 65' (o.g.)
Arta.Yedigaryan Yellow card 76'
Prudnikov Yellow card 77'		 Report Miranyan 3'
Usman Yellow card 33'
Trusevych Yellow card 41'
Talalay 51'
Vardanyan Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Suren Baliyan
6 March 2019 19 Pyunik 0 – 3 Ararat-Armenia Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Stezhko Yellow card 31'
Marku Yellow card 71'
Zhestokov Yellow card 79'		 Report Pashov 12'
Martínez 26'
Kobyalko 65'		 Stadium: Pyunik Training Centre
Attendance: 300
10 March 2019 20 Shirak 0 – 2 Pyunik Gyumri
15:00 (UTC+4) Prljević Yellow card 73' Report Miranyan Yellow card 75'
Vardanyan 78'
Trusevych Yellow card 86'
Shevchuk 87'		 Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
16 March 2019 21 Pyunik 1 – 0 Artsakh Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) Mkrtchyan Yellow card 19'
Konaté 29'
Shevchuk Yellow card 32'
Marku Yellow card 45+2'		 Report D.Klimakov Yellow card 34'
A.Petrosyan Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Pyunik Training Centre
Attendance: 190
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan
31 March 2019 22 Banants 1 – 1 Pyunik Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) V.Ayvazyan 2'
W.Cagro Yellow card 54'
Gadzhibekov Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Talalay Yellow card 49'
Marku Yellow card 64'
Hovsepyan 90+2'		 Stadium: Banants Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan
7 April 2019 23 Pyunik 1 – 2 Lori Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Usman Yellow card 43'
Hovsepyan 75' (pen.)
Marku Yellow card 79'		 Report Ingbede 29'
Désiré 56'
Siukayev Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Suren Baliyan
11 April 2019 24 Ararat Yerevan 1 – 2 Pyunik Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) R.Avagyan Yellow card 67'
Simonyan 77'		 Report Trusevych Yellow card 10'
Zhestokov Yellow card 73'
Usman 83'
Vardanyan 88'		 Stadium: Banants-3
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
20 April 2019 25 Gandzasar Kapan 0 – 1 Pyunik Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4) G.Nranyan Yellow card 22'
V.Minasyan Yellow card 30'
Meliksetyan Red card 85'		 Report R.Hakobyan Yellow card 19'
Stezhko Yellow card 45'
Hovsepyan Yellow card 90+3'
Dao 90+4'		 Stadium: Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Safaryan
27 April 2019 26 Pyunik 1 – 0 Alashkert Vagharshapat
14:00 (UTC+4) Marku Yellow card 64'
Grigoryan 78' (o.g.)		 Report Stojković Yellow card 74' Stadium: Fut Akademia
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
1 May 2019 27 Ararat-Armenia 1 – 4 Pyunik Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4) Khozin Yellow card 47'
Kódjo Yellow card 49'
Kobyalko 69' (pen.)
Malakyan Yellow card 77'		 Report Usman 48'
Miranyan 50'
Vardanyan 68'
Talalay 86'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Artur Simonyan
5 May 2019 28 Pyunik 2 – 0 Shirak Vagharshapat
16:00 (UTC+4) Zhestokov 5'
Dao Yellow card 48'
Mkrtchyan Yellow card 68'
Marku Yellow card 83'
Miranyan 89'		 Report A.Muradyan Yellow card 43' Stadium: Fut Akademia
Attendance: 300
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan
10 May 2019 29 Artsakh 0 – 3 Pyunik Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4) Report Marku 10'
Zhestokov 23'
Konaté 39'		 Stadium: Alashkert Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Suren Baliyan
15 May 2019 30 Pyunik 1 – 1 Banants Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Marku Yellow card 22'
Miranyan 47'
Grigoryan Yellow card 87'
Mkrtchyan Yellow card 90'		 Report Darbinyan Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 86'
K.Melkonyan Yellow card 45' 55'
Kpodo Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
20 May 2019 31 Lori 2 – 2 Pyunik Vanadzor
15:00 (UTC+4) Désiré 51', 82' Report Hovsepyan Yellow card 15'
Vardanyan 49'
Konaté 70'
Stezhko Yellow card 73'
Usman Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 200
Referee: Artak Simonyan
26 May 2019 32 Pyunik 2 – 1 Ararat Yerevan Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4) Mkrtchyan 33'
Miranyan 39'
Trusevych Yellow card 88'		 Report V.Arzoyan Yellow card 26'
Badoyan 43'
M.Guyganov Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ararat-Armenia (C) 32 18 7 7 53 28 +25 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Pyunik 32 18 6 8 46 32 +14 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Banants 32 14 10 8 43 35 +8 52
4 Alashkert 32 15 6 11 37 27 +10 51
5 Lori 32 11 11 10 42 40 +2 44
6 Gandzasar 32 10 8 14 38 33 +5 38
7 Shirak 32 7 15 10 26 30 −4 36
8 Artsakh 32 6 10 16 25 49 −24 28
9 Ararat Yerevan 32 5 7 20 24 60 −36 22
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.[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Alashkert qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Armenian Cup.

Armenian Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Armenian Cup
25 October 2018 Quarterfinal 1st leg Pyunik 0 – 2 Lori Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4) Kolychev Yellow card 11'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 30'
Trusevych Yellow card 45'
Stezhko Yellow card 54'		 Report U.Iwu 12'
A.Azatyan Yellow card 22'
Ingbede 83'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan
8 November 2018 Quarterfinal 2nd leg Lori 1 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Pyunik Vanadzor
14:00 (UTC+4) S.Harutyunyan Yellow card 87'
Konov Yellow card 90+2'
U.Iwu 90+4'		 Report R.Minasyan Yellow card 33'
A.Arakelyan 40'
A.Kartashyan Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy
Attendance: 400
Referee: Suren Baliyan

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-offs (Main Path)
12 July 2018 First qualifying round 1st leg Pyunik Armenia 1 – 0 North Macedonia Vardar Yerevan, Armenia
18:00 (UTC+4) Konaté 28'
Grigoryan Yellow card 56'
Avetisyan Yellow card 73'
R.Hakobyan Yellow card 80'		 Report Bitang Yellow card 23'
Barseghyan Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[18]
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
Note: Pyunik played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Pyunik Stadium, Yerevan
19 July 2018 First qualifying round 2nd leg Vardar North Macedonia 0 – 2
(0 – 3 agg.)		 Armenia Pyunik Skopje, Macedonia
21:00 (UTC+4) Barseghyan Yellow card 14' Report Grigoryan Yellow card 9'
Stezhko Yellow card 72'
Balde 85', 89'		 Stadium: Philip II Arena
Attendance: 5,823[18]
Referee: Ian McNabb (Northern Ireland)
26 July 2018 Second qualifying round 1st leg Tobol Kazakhstan 2 – 1 Armenia Pyunik Kostanay, Kazakhstan
19:00 (UTC+4) Fedin 49'
Nurgaliev 80'		 Report V.Hayrapetyan Yellow card 20'
Koryan 90'		 Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 7,700[19]
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
31 July 2018 Second qualifying round 2nd leg Pyunik Armenia 1 – 0
((a) 2 – 2 agg.)		 Kazakhstan Tobol Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 (UTC+4) Trusevych Yellow card 24'
Avetisyan Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 89'
Konaté 82'Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Nurgaliev Yellow card 39'
Žulpa Yellow card 50'
Nusserbayev Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 8,000[19]
Referee: Petr Ardeleanu (Czech Republic)
Note: Pyunik played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Pyunik Stadium, Yerevan
7 August 2018 Third qualifying round 1st leg Pyunik Armenia 0 – 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Yerevan, Armenia
20:00 (UTC+4) Trusevych Yellow card 48' Report Glazer Yellow card 16'
Jair Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,500[20]
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Note: Pyunik played their home matches at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, instead of their regular stadium Pyunik Stadium, Yerevan
16 August 2018 Third qualifying round 2nd leg Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2 – 1
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Armenia Pyunik Netanya, Israel
21:30 (UTC+4) Shechter Yellow card 52'
Micha 55'
Atar 68'		 Report Voynov 11'
A.Arakelyan Yellow card 33'
Grigoryan Yellow card 44'
Konaté Yellow card 57'
Hovsepyan Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Netanya Stadium
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Note: Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to renovation.

Statistics
As of match played 26 May 2019

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueArmenian CupUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Armenia ARM Serob Grigoryan 1608+101060
3 DF Armenia ARM Artur Kartashyan 1005+401000
5 DF Armenia ARM Armen Manucharyan 20016+301000
6 MF Armenia ARM Karlen Mkrtchyan 25113+911+100+10
8 MF Armenia ARM Rumyan Hovsepyan 32419+840+103+10
9 FW Armenia ARM Artur Miranyan 1551550000
10 MF Armenia ARM Erik Vardanyan 21810+1180000
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Mohamed Konaté 2287+860+105+12
13 FW Russia RUS Denis Dorozhkin 19011+601+1000
15 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Trusevych 29120+211060
16 DF Armenia ARM Robert Hakobyan 19014+30100+10
18 MF Armenia ARM Alik Arakelyan 31322+12215+10
19 MF Russia RUS Denis Talalay 14212+220000
21 DF Russia RUS Vitali Stezhko 23119+11101+10
23 MF Nigeria NGA Mohammed Usman 13210+320000
25 GK Montenegro MNE Andrija Dragojević 340280203+10
26 MF Armenia ARM Hovhannes Ilangyozyan 412+210000
27 DF Russia RUS Vyacheslav Dmitriyev 31021+201+1060
30 MF Armenia ARM Vahagn Hayrapetyan 2107+602060
31 GK Russia RUS Yevgeni Kobozev 70400030
33 FW Ivory Coast CIV Lassina Dao 610+610000
63 DF Albania ALB Kristi Marku 1111110000
66 DF Russia RUS Maksim Zhestokov 3252551060
67 DF Russia RUS Sergei Kolychev 17012+10200+20
70 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Shevchuk 15114+110000
MF Armenia ARM Arsen Gyulambaryan 100+100000
Pyunik-2 players:
9 FW Armenia ARM Grenik Petrsoyan 900+800+1000
10 MF Armenia ARM Vigen Begoyan 200+200000
11 DF Armenia ARM Artak Asatryan 100+100000
14 MF Armenia ARM Artur Nadiryan 302+100000
18 FW Armenia ARM Ashot Kocharyan 10100000
27 DF Armenia ARM Vahe Muradyan 200+101000
Players who left Pyunik during the season:
4 DF Armenia ARM Edmon Movsisyan 20200000
7 MF Armenia ARM Petros Avetisyan 1527+421030
9 FW Armenia ARM Ruslan Koryan 1122+31002+41
10 FW Armenia ARM Robert Minasyan 804+101+100+10
21 MF Russia RUS Albert Bogatyryov 3000000+30
23 MF Russia RUS Denis Voynov 1928+411061
24 DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Bacar Baldé 1200000+12
33 DF Ivory Coast CIV Didier Kadio 50000050

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Europa League Total
1MFArmenia10Erik Vardanyan8008
FWIvory Coast11Mohamed Konaté6028
3DFRussia66Maksim Zhestokov5005
FWArmenia9Artur Miranyan5005
5MFArmenia8Rumyan Hovsepyan4004
6MFArmenia18Alik Arakelyan2103
7MFArmenia7Petros Avetisyan2002
MFRussia19Denis Talalay2002
MFNigeria23Mohammed Usman2002
MFRussia23Denis Voynov1012
FWArmenia9Ruslan Koryan1012
DFGuinea-Bissau24Bacar Baldé0022
13MFArmenia8Hovhannes Ilangyozyan1001
DFRussia19Vitali Stezhko1001
MFUkraine15Maksym Trusevych1001
DFUkraine70Serhiy Shevchuk1001
FWIvory Coast33Lassina Dao1001
DFAlbania63Kristi Marku1001
MFArmenia6Karlen Mkrtchyan1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS 471654

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Armenian Cup Europa League Total
1GKMontenegro25Andrija Dragojević100212
2GKRussia31Yevgeni Kobozev1023
TOTALS 110415

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Premier League Armenian Cup UEFA Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2ArmeniaDFSerob Grigoryan20003050
3ArmeniaDFArtur Kartashyan30100040
5ArmeniaDFArmen Manucharyan30000030
6ArmeniaMFKarlen Mkrtchyan30000030
8ArmeniaMFRumyan Hovsepyan40001050
9ArmeniaFWArtur Miranyan10000010
11Ivory CoastFWMohamed Konaté00002020
13RussiaFWDenis Dorozhkin10000010
15UkraineMFMaksym Trusevych60102090
16ArmeniaDFRobert Hakobyan50101070
18ArmeniaMFAlik Arakelyan20001030
19RussiaDFDenis Talalay10000010
21RussiaDFVitali Stezhko61101081
23NigeriaMFMohammed Usman30000030
25MontenegroGKAndrija Dragojević30000030
27RussiaDFVyacheslav Dmitriyev30000030
30ArmeniaMFVahagn Hayrapetyan51001061
31RussiaGKYevgeni Kobozev10000010
33Ivory CoastFWLassina Dao10000010
61AlbaniaDFKristi Marku70000070
66RussiaDFMaksim Zhestokov30000030
67RussiaDFSergei Kolychev50100060
70UkraineDFSerhiy Shevchuk10000010
98ArmeniaMFErik Vardanyan20000020
Pyunik-2 players:
10ArmeniaMFVigen Begoyan10000010
Players who left Pyunik during the season:
7ArmeniaMFPetros Avetisyan10003141
10ArmeniaFWRobert Minasyan01100011
23RussiaMFDenis Voynov20000020
TOTALS 75 3 6 0 15 1 96 4

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