2023–24 FC West Armenia season

West Armenia
2023–24 season
Stadium	Junior Sport Stadium
Premier League	9th
Armenian Cup	Preseason

The 2023–24 season is FC West Armenia's fourth season playing in the Armenian football system, and first in the Armenian Premier League.

Season events

On 27 July, West Armenia announced the signing of Athuman Yusuph Shabani from Young Africans, and the signing of Edson Eric Mwijage from Kagera Sugar.[1][2] The following day, 28 July, Gor Manukyan joined West Armenia from Ararat Yerevan.[3]

On 29 July, West Armenia announced the signing of Mikhail Strelnik from SKA Rostov-on-Don, and Zakhar Tarasenko from KAMAZ.[4]

On 2 August, West Armenia announced the signing of Yuri Martirosyan from BKMA Yerevan, and the loan signing of Vahram Makhsudyan from Ararat-Armenia.[5]

On 11 August, West Armenia announced the signing of André Mensalão from Ethnikos Achna, and the signing of Eydison from Azuriz.[6][7]

On 8 September, West Armenia announced the signing of Filipe from Maringá.[8]

On 11 September, West Armenia announced the signing of Caxambu from São Bento,[9] with Léo Pará signing from Semeta and Arman Khachatryan from Alashkert two days later on 13 September.[10][11]

Squad

As of match played 24 October 2023

Number	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Khachatur Manukyan	GK	(1999-11-09) 9 November 1999	Gandzasar Kapan	2022
13	Gor Manukyan	GK	(1993-09-27) 27 September 1993	Ararat Yerevan	2023[3]	7	0
38	Filipe	GK	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998	Maringá	2023[8]	7	0
Defenders
2	Yuri Martirosyan	DF	(2003-06-08) 8 June 2003	BKMA Yerevan	2023[5]
3	Gagik Daghbashyan	DF	(1990-10-19) 19 October 1990	Alashkert	2022
5	Edmon Movsisyan	DF	(1998-06-01) 1 June 1998	Alashkert	2023
8	Zalim Makoev	DF	(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994	Spartak Nalchik	2023	11	0
23	Caxambu	DF	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997	São Bento	2023[9]	4	0
24	Hayk Sargsyan	DF	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998	Alashkert	2023
26	Arman Khachatryan	DF	(1997-06-09) 9 June 1997	Alashkert	2023[11]	5	0
31	Vladimir Kharatyan	DF	(1996-07-14) 14 July 1996	Lernayin Artsakh	2023
69	Maks Dziov	DF	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001	Dynamo Stavropol	2022
Midfielders
4	Mikhail Strelnik	MF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	SKA Rostov-on-Don	2023[4]	14	0
6	Vahram Makhsudyan	MF	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003	on loan from Ararat-Armenia	2023[5]	6	0
9	Aram Loretsyan	MF	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993	Sevan	2021
14	Julius David Ufuoma	MF	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000	Unattached	2023
21	Spartak Hayrapetyan	MF	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003	on loan from Ararat-Armenia	2023	3	0
22	Dato Cherkoev	MF	(1999-04-01) 1 April 1999	Spartak Nalchik	2023
33	Erik Karapetyan	MF	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993	Essentuki	2021
88	André Mensalão	MF	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990	Ethnikos Achna	2023[6]	12	1
Forwards
7	Léo Pará	FW	(1994-06-22) 22 June 1994	Maringá	2023[10]	4	0
10	Artyom Gevorkyan	FW	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993	Shirak	2023
11	Zakhar Tarasenko	FW	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997	KAMAZ	2023[4]	13	1
12	Athuman Yusuph Shabani	FW	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	Young Africans	2023[1]	0	0
16	Edson Eric Mwijage	FW	(2001-11-15) 15 November 2001	Kagera Sugar	2023[2]	10	1
19	Sargis Metoyan	FW	(1997-09-06) 6 September 1997	Alashkert	2023
90	Arsen Tsogoev	FW	(2001-10-01) 1 October 2001	Alania-2 Vladikavkaz	2023
99	Eydison	FW	(1988-05-30) 30 May 1988	Azuriz	2023[7]	11	1
Players away on loan
Players who left during the season

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 July 2023	FW	Athuman Yusuph Shabani	Young Africans	Undisclosed	[1]
27 July 2023	FW	Edson Eric Mwijage	Kagera Sugar	Undisclosed	[2]
28 July 2023	GK	Gor Manukyan	Ararat Yerevan	Undisclosed	[3]
29 July 2023	DF	Zalim Makoev	Spartak Nalchik	Undisclosed
29 July 2023	MF	Mikhail Strelnik	SKA Rostov-on-Don	Undisclosed	[4]
29 July 2023	FW	Zakhar Tarasenko	KAMAZ	Undisclosed	[4]
2 August 2023	MF	Yuri Martirosyan	BKMA Yerevan	Undisclosed	[5]
11 August 2023	MF	André Mensalão	Ethnikos Achna	Undisclosed	[6]
11 August 2023	FW	Eydison	Azuriz	Undisclosed	[7]
8 September 2023	GK	Filipe	Maringá	Undisclosed	[8]
11 September 2023	DF	Caxambu	São Bento	Undisclosed	[9]
13 September 2023	DF	Arman Khachatryan	Alashkert	Undisclosed	[11]
13 September 2023	FW	Léo Pará	Maringá	Undisclosed	[10]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
2 August 2023	MF		Vahram Makhsudyan	Ararat-Armenia	End of season	[5]

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	2023	2024	Matchday 1	13	2	1	10	14	33	−19	015.38
Armenian Cup	2023			1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total				14	3	1	10	15	33	−18	021.43

Last updated: 24 October 2023
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
13	2	1	10	14	33	−19	7	1	0	6	10	23	−13	1	1	4	4	10	−6

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: See Results

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L
Position	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: See Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; V = Void

Results

29 July 2023 1	West Armenia	2–4	Shirak	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Gevorkyan 8' Metoyan 9' Makoev 45+1' 45+3' Karapetyan 45+7' Kharatyan 54' Strelnik 90+10'	Report	Kodia 11' 90+6' Urushanyan 18', 69' 45+1' Mryan 41' Sadoyan 90+3'	Stadium: Junior Sports Stadium Referee: Artem Gasparyan

7 August 2023 2	West Armenia	1–4	Alashkert	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	A.Loretsyan 45+2' Metoyan 45+3' Gevorkyan 49' Mwijage 53'	Report	Kutalia 18' (pen.), 23' (pen.) Kocharyan 46' Gareginyan 72' Racines 83' Khurtsidze 90+3'	Stadium: Junior Sports Stadium Referee: Vardan Manukyan

12 August 2023 3	Ararat Yerevan	1–0	West Armenia	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Ufuoma 21' (o.g.) Nahapetyan 74' Faye 88' Malakyan 90+4'	Report	Dziov 67' Karapetyan 77' Tarasenko 90+3'	Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

20 August 2023 4	West Armenia	1–4	Ararat-Armenia	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Movsisyan 41' Metoyan 45+4' Strelnik 56'	Report	Castanheira 37' Nondi 45+3' Scheid 45+4' Avanesyan 53' Yenne 58', 86' Eza 79' Terteryan 82' Yattara 90+3'	Stadium: Junior Sports Stadium Referee: Davit Mkrtchyan

28 August 2023 5	Pyunik	3–0	West Armenia	Yerevan
19:00 (UTC+4)	Dashyan 49' Otubanjo 63' 69', 78' (pen.) Villela 65'	Report	Movsisyan 53' 76' Dziov 90'	Stadium: Urartu Stadium Referee: Ashot Harutyunyan

1 September 2023 6	West Armenia	2–5	Urartu	Yerevan
17:00 (UTC+4)	Metoyan 4' Eydison 7' Gevorkyan 47' 85' (pen.) Mensalão 53' Kharatyan 72' Makhsudyan 90+4'	Report	Sabua 52' (pen.) 55' Dzhikiya 70', 87' (pen.), 90+1' Piloyan 82' Maksimenko 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Junior Sport Stadium Referee: Hovhannes Kalantaryan

14 September 2023 7	West Armenia	2–0	Van	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)	Tarasenko 45' 55' Gevorkyan 61' Movsisyan 65' Eydison 81' Makhsudyan 88'	Report	Chiloyan 65' Gaba 68'	Stadium: Junior Sports Stadium Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan

20 September 2023 8	BKMA Yerevan	0–4	West Armenia	Yerevan
18:00 (UTC+4)	Nikoghosyan 83' Alaverdyan 90+4'	Report	Mensalão 62' Dziov 79' Movsisyan 85' Metoyan 90'	Stadium: FFA Stadium Referee: Davit Mkrtchyan

26 September 2023 9	West Armenia	2–4	Noah	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Ufuoma 37' Movsisyan 53' 60' 66' Dziov 60' 61'	Report	Miljković 11' Alhaft 38' Miranyan 41' (pen.) Gladon 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Junior Sport Stadium Referee: Vardan Manukyan

30 September 2023 10	Shirak	0–0	West Armenia	Gyumri
19:00 (UTC+4)	Misakyan 44' Mkoyan 69'	Report	Makhsudyan 42' Kharatyan 75' Filipe 76'	Stadium: City Stadium Referee: Artem Gasparyan

4 October 2023 11	Alashkert	2–0	West Armenia	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Kutalia 7' 52' Kocharyan 31' Khurtsidze 45+1' Mensah 50'	Report	Mensalão 33'	Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Referee: Artem Gasparyan

19 October 2023 12	West Armenia	0–2	Ararat Yerevan	Yerevan
15:00 (UTC+4)	Khachatryan 51'	Report	Mkrtchyan 10' Ransom 53' Nahapetyan 57' (pen.) Lhernault 68' Lemajic 85'	Stadium: Junior Sport Stadium Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan

24 October 2023 13	Ararat-Armenia	4–0	West Armenia	Yerevan
16:00 (UTC+4)	Yattara 2', 32' Kharatyan 19' (o.g.) Alemão 64' Ayvazyan 87'	Report	Strelnik 28' Mwijage 47'	Stadium: FFA Stadium Referee: Ashot Harutyunyan

29 October 2023 14	West Armenia	v	Pyunik	Yerevan
14:00 (UTC+4)				Stadium: Junior Sport Stadium

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pyunik	13	10	3	0	31	6	+25	33	Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2	Urartu	13	8	2	3	24	18	+6	26	Qualification for Conference League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Ararat-Armenia	13	8	2	3	31	16	+15	26
4	Alashkert	13	8	1	4	26	17	+9	25
5	Noah	12	7	0	5	23	12	+11	21
6	Ararat Yerevan	13	5	2	6	14	22	−8	17
7	BKMA	13	4	1	8	10	24	−14	13
8	Shirak	12	3	1	8	13	20	−7	10
9	West Armenia	13	2	1	10	14	33	−19	7	Qualification for Armenian Premier League play-off
10	Van	13	2	1	10	7	25	−18	7	Relegation to Armenian First League

Updated to match(es) played on 25 October 2023. Source: FFA Soccerway
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[12]
Notes:

The 2023–24 Armenian Cup winners qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round. If the Armenian Cup winners finish in the top three of the Armenian Premier League, the fourth-placed team qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round.

Armenian Cup

8 October 2023 First round	Lernayin Artsakh	0–1	West Armenia	Vayk
14:00 (UTC+4)	Jindoyan 53' T.Hakobyan 88'	Report	Léo Pará 23' Mwijage 27' Movsisyan 65' Manukyan 90+1'	Stadium: Arevik Stadium Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan

2023		v
(UTC+4)

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Statistics

As of match played 24 October 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Armenian Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ARM	Khachatur Manukyan	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	ARM	Yuri Martirosyan	8	0	5+3	0	0	0
3	DF	ARM	Gagik Daghbashyan	5	0	4	0	1	0
4	MF	RUS	Mikhail Strelnik	14	0	10+3	0	1	0
5	DF	ARM	Edmon Movsisyan	11	3	10	3	1	0
6	MF	ARM	Vahram Makhsudyan	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
7	FW	BRA	Léo Pará	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
8	DF	RUS	Zalim Makoev	11	0	7+3	0	1	0
9	MF	ARM	Aram Loretsyan	10	0	4+5	0	1	0
10	FW	ARM	Artyom Gevorkyan	14	2	10+3	2	0+1	0
11	FW	RUS	Zakhar Tarasenko	13	1	9+3	1	1	0
13	GK	ARM	Gor Manukyan	7	0	6	0	1	0
14	MF	NGA	Julius David Ufuoma	11	0	10	0	0+1	0
16	FW	TAN	Edson Erick Mwijage	10	1	5+4	0	1	1
19	FW	ARM	Sargis Metoyan	11	4	10+1	4	0	0
21	MF	ARM	Spartak Hayrapetyan	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
22	MF	RUS	Dato Cherkoev	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
23	DF	BRA	Caxambu	4	0	4	0	0	0
24	DF	ARM	Hayk Sargsyan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
26	DF	ARM	Arman Khachatryan	5	0	4+1	0	0	0
31	DF	RUS	Vladimir Kharatyan	10	0	7+2	0	1	0
33	MF	RUS	Erik Karapetyan	9	0	1+7	0	1	0
38	GK	BRA	Filipe	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
69	DF	RUS	Maks Dziov	14	2	13	2	0+1	0
88	MF	BRA	André Mensalão	12	1	10+1	1	0+1	0
99	FW	BRA	Eydison	11	1	5+5	1	0+1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Van during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	FW	19	Sargis Metoyan	4	0	4
2	DF	5	Edmon Movsisyan	3	0	3
3	FW	10	Artyom Gevorkyan	2	0	2
3	DF	69	Maks Dziov	2	0	2
5	FW	11	Zakhar Tarasenko	1	0	1
	FW	99	Eydison	1	0	1
	MF	88	André Mensalão	1	0	1
	FW	16	Edson Erick Mwijage	0	1	1
			TOTALS	14	1	15

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Number	Name	Premier League	Armenian Cup	Total
1	GK	38	Filipe	3	0	3
2	GK	13	Gor Manukyan	0	1	1
			TOTALS	3	1	4

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		Armenian Cup		Total
4		MF	Mikhail Strelnik	3	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Edmon Movsisyan	5	2	0	1	5	3
6		MF	Vahram Makhsudyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
7		FW	Léo Pará	0	0	1	0	1	0
8		DF	Zalim Makoev	2	1	0	0	2	1
9		MF	Aram Loretsyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
10		FW	Artyom Gevorkyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
11		FW	Zakhar Tarasenko	2	0	0	0	2	0
13		GK	Gor Manukyan	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		MF	Julius David Ufuoma	1	0	0	0	1	0
16		FW	Edson Erick Mwijage	2	0	0	0	2	0
19		FW	Sargis Metoyan	1	0	0	0	1	0
26		DF	Arman Khachatryan	1	0	0	0	1	0
31		DF	Vladimir Kharatyan	3	0	0	0	3	0
33		MF	Erik Karapetyan	2	0	0	0	2	0
38		GK	Filipe	1	0	0	0	1	0
69		DF	Maks Dziov	3	0	0	0	3	0
88		MF	André Mensalão	2	0	0	0	2	0
99		FW	Eydison	1	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left West Armenia during the season:
			TOTALS	36	3	2	1	38	4

References

"Tanzanian Athuman Yusuph Shabani has joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
"Another football player from Tanzania, Edson Eric Mwijage, joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
"Experienced Armenian goalkeeper Gor Manukyan joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
"We are happy to announce that two more football players from Russia have joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia Facebook. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
"Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ մեր թիմին են միացել հայազգի տաղանդավոր ֆուտբոլիստներ`". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"We are happy to announce that the experienced Brazilian footballer Andre Menasalao has joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Experienced Brazilian striker Eydison Teofilio Soares has joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
"Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ մեր ակումբին է միացել բրազիլացի դարպասապահ Ֆիլիպե Գոնսալվեշ դոս Սանտոսը". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
"Մեր ակումբին է միացել բրազիլացի Վեսթերլի Գարսիան". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
"Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ ունենք ևս մեկ համալրում Բրազիլիայից". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
"Մեր թիմին է միացել Արման Խաչատրյանը". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia (in Armenian). FC West Armenia Facebook. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
Article 14.02 Regulations

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[table_note_res_ECL1Q0.86597509024012-12] The 2023–24 Armenian Cup winners qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round. If the Armenian Cup winners finish in the top three of the Armenian Premier League, the fourth-placed team qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round.

[Athuman_Yusuph_Shabani-1] "Tanzanian Athuman Yusuph Shabani has joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[Edson_Eric_Mwijage-2] "Another football player from Tanzania, Edson Eric Mwijage, joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[Gor_Manukyan-3] "Experienced Armenian goalkeeper Gor Manukyan joined our team". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[Tarasenko_&_Strelnik-4] "We are happy to announce that two more football players from Russia have joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia Facebook. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

[Makhsudyan_&_Martirosyan-5] "Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ մեր թիմին են միացել հայազգի տաղանդավոր ֆուտբոլիստներ`". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[André_Mensalão-6] "We are happy to announce that the experienced Brazilian footballer Andre Menasalao has joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[Eydison-7] "Experienced Brazilian striker Eydison Teofilio Soares has joined our club". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/. FC West Armenia. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[Filipe-8] "Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ մեր ակումբին է միացել բրազիլացի դարպասապահ Ֆիլիպե Գոնսալվեշ դոս Սանտոսը". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[Caxambu-9] "Մեր ակումբին է միացել բրազիլացի Վեսթերլի Գարսիան". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[Léo_Pará-10] "Ուրախ ենք տեղեկացնել, որ ունենք ևս մեկ համալրում Բրազիլիայից". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia/ (in Armenian). FC West Armenia. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[Arman_Khachatryan-11] "Մեր թիմին է միացել Արման Խաչատրյանը". facebook.com/fcwestarmenia (in Armenian). FC West Armenia Facebook. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[13] Article 14.02 Regulations