West Armenia 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was 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]
On 18 December, West Armenia announced the departure of Edson Eric Mwijage, Athuman Yusuph Shabani, Caxambu , André Mensalão and Eydison .[ 12]
On 20 December, West Armenia announced the departure of Gagik Daghbashyan, Zalim Makoev, Erik Karapetyan, Artyom Gevorkyan and Sargis Metoyan.[ 13]
On 22 December, West Armenia announced the signing of free agent Hadji Dramé .[ 14]
On 23 January, West Armenia announced that they had re-signed Sargis Metoyan, on a 2.5-year contract.[ 15]
On 25 January, West Armenia announced the signing of free-agent Sargis Shahinyan, who'd recently played for Alashkert .[ 16]
On 8 February, West Armenia announced the signing of Nikolai Rybikov from Volgar Astrakhan .[ 17]
On 23 February, West Armenia announced the signing of Chukwuebuka Okoronkwo from Van , Robert Hakobyan from Shirak , Stefano Crivellaro from Alessandria , Vladyslav Khomutov from Gagra and Matvey Guyganov from Sevastopol .[ 18] On the same day, Urartu announced that Barry Isaac would spend the remainder of the season on loan at West Armenia.[ 19]
On 4 March, West Armenia announced the signing of free-agent Salia Kader Traore and Taofiq Jibril from Pyunik .[ 20]
On 8 March, West Armenia announced the signing of Chidera Oparaocha to a 2.5year contract.[ 21]
Squad
As of match played 25 May 2024
Number
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Signed from
Signed in
Contract ends
Apps.
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Nikolai Rybikov
GK
(2000-01-05 ) 5 January 2000 (aged 24)
Volgar Astrakhan
2024[ 17]
13
0
13
Gor Manukyan
GK
(1993-09-27 ) 27 September 1993 (aged 30)
Ararat Yerevan
2023[ 3]
11
0
Defenders
2
Yuri Martirosyan
DF
(2003-06-08 ) 8 June 2003 (aged 20)
BKMA Yerevan
2023[ 5]
5
Edmon Movsisyan
DF
(1998-06-01 ) 1 June 1998 (aged 25)
Alashkert
2023
7
Barry Isaac
DF
(2001-08-21 ) 21 August 2001 (aged 22)
on loan from Urartu
2024[ 19]
14
1
15
Salia Kader Traore
DF
(2004-01-25 ) 25 January 2004 (aged 20)
Unattached
2024[ 20]
2
0
16
Robert Hakobyan
DF
(1996-10-22 ) 22 October 1996 (aged 27)
Unattached
2024[ 18]
13
0
22
Stefano Crivellaro
DF
(2002-01-22 ) 22 January 2002 (aged 22)
Alessandria
2024[ 18]
13
1
24
Hayk Sargsyan
DF
(1998-03-12 ) 12 March 1998 (aged 26)
Alashkert
2023
26
Arman Khachatryan
DF
(1997-06-09 ) 9 June 1997 (aged 26)
Alashkert
2023[ 11]
28
1
87
Aleksey Kayukov
DF
(1993-02-09 ) 9 February 1993 (aged 31)
Unattached
2024
4
0
94
Chukwuebuka Okoronkwo
DF
(2000-01-15 ) 15 January 2000 (aged 24)
Van
2024[ 18]
10
0
Midfielders
3
Matvey Guyganov
MF
(1994-07-28 ) 28 July 1994 (aged 29)
Sevastopol
2024[ 18]
4
0
4
Mikhail Strelnik
MF
(2000-05-27 ) 27 May 2000 (aged 23)
SKA Rostov-on-Don
2023[ 4]
37
3
6
Vahram Makhsudyan
MF
(2003-01-22 ) 22 January 2003 (aged 21)
on loan from Ararat-Armenia
2023[ 5]
13
0
8
Sargis Shahinyan
MF
(1995-09-10 ) 10 September 1995 (aged 28)
Unattached
2024[ 16]
4
0
9
Aram Loretsyan
MF
(1993-03-07 ) 7 March 1993 (aged 31)
Sevan
2021
10
Vladyslav Khomutov
MF
(1998-06-04 ) 4 June 1998 (aged 25)
Gagra
2024[ 18]
9
0
14
Julius David Ufuoma
MF
(2000-02-14 ) 14 February 2000 (aged 24)
Unattached
2023
21
Spartak Hayrapetyan
MF
(2003-04-11 ) 11 April 2003 (aged 21)
on loan from Ararat-Armenia
2023
6
0
31
Adama Samake
MF
(1999-05-19 ) 19 May 1999 (aged 25)
Lernayin Artsakh
2024
9
0
37
Sunday Kalu
MF
(2002-03-05 ) 5 March 2002 (aged 22)
Unattached
2024
4
0
Forwards
11
Zakhar Tarasenko
FW
(1997-10-12 ) 12 October 1997 (aged 26)
KAMAZ
2023[ 4]
34
8
19
Sargis Metoyan
FW
(1997-09-06 ) 6 September 1997 (aged 26)
Unattached
2024[ 15]
2026[ 15]
30
Hadji Dramé
FW
(2000-09-10 ) 10 September 2000 (aged 23)
Unattached
2023[ 14]
14
1
35
Taofiq Jibril
FW
(1998-04-23 ) 23 April 1998 (aged 26)
Pyunik
2024[ 20]
3
0
36
Chidera Oparaocha
FW
(2002-01-07 ) 7 January 2002 (aged 22)
Unattached
2024[ 21]
2026[ 21]
13
4
Players away on loan
Players who left during the season
1
Khachatur Manukyan
GK
(1999-11-09 ) 9 November 1999 (aged 24)
Gandzasar Kapan
2022
3
Gagik Daghbashyan
DF
(1990-10-19 ) 19 October 1990 (aged 33)
Alashkert
2022
7
Léo Pará
FW
(1994-06-22 ) 22 June 1994 (aged 29)
Maringá
2023[ 10]
4
0
8
Zalim Makoev
DF
(1994-08-24 ) 24 August 1994 (aged 29)
Spartak Nalchik
2023
15
0
10
Artyom Gevorkyan
FW
(1993-05-21 ) 21 May 1993 (aged 31)
Shirak
2023
12
Athuman Yusuph Shabani
FW
(2003-02-28 ) 28 February 2003 (aged 21)
Young Africans
2023[ 1]
0
0
16
Edson Eric Mwijage
FW
(2001-11-15 ) 15 November 2001 (aged 22)
Kagera Sugar
2023[ 2]
15
1
22
Dato Cherkoev
MF
(1999-04-01 ) 1 April 1999 (aged 25)
Spartak Nalchik
2023
23
Caxambu
DF
(1997-01-23 ) 23 January 1997 (aged 27)
São Bento
2023[ 9]
12
0
31
Vladimir Kharatyan
DF
(1996-07-14 ) 14 July 1996 (aged 27)
Lernayin Artsakh
2023
33
Erik Karapetyan
MF
(1993-03-07 ) 7 March 1993 (aged 31)
Essentuki
2021
38
Filipe
GK
(1998-01-31 ) 31 January 1998 (aged 26)
Maringá
2023[ 8]
15
0
69
Maks Dziov
DF
(2001-08-09 ) 9 August 2001 (aged 22)
Dynamo Stavropol
2022
88
André Mensalão
MF
(1990-06-21 ) 21 June 1990 (aged 33)
Ethnikos Achna
2023[ 6]
19
4
90
Arsen Tsogoev
FW
(2001-10-01 ) 1 October 2001 (aged 22)
Alania-2 Vladikavkaz
2023
99
Eydison
FW
(1988-05-30 ) 30 May 1988 (aged 35)
Azuriz
2023[ 7]
18
2
Transfers
In
Loans in
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date to
Ref.
2 August 2023
MF
Vahram Makhsudyan
Ararat-Armenia
End of season
[ 5]
23 February 2024
DF
Barry Isaac
Urartu
End of season
[ 19]
Out
Released
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premier League
29 July 2023
25 May 2024
Matchday 1
7th
36
11
4
21
43
73
−30
0 30.56
Armenian Cup
8 October 2023
23 November 2023
First Round
Second Round
2
1
0
1
2
2
+0
0 50.00
Total
38
12
4
22
45
75
−30
0 31.58
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
36
11
4
21
42
71
−29
37
7
2
11
27
41
−14
4
2
10
15
30
−15
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H H A H A H H A H A A H A H A A H A A H A H A A H A H H A H H H H A H A Result L L L L L L W W L D L L L L W L W L W D L D L W W D L W W L L L W L W L Position 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 8 9 8 8 9 8 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2024. Source:
See Results A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
V = Void
Results
Table
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
[ 25] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ Ararat-Armenia qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Armenian Cup . Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Armenian Cup
Statistics
As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
Premier League
Armenian Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
RUS
Nikolai Rybikov
13
0
13
0
0
0
2
DF
ARM
Yuri Martirosyan
29
1
24+5
1
0
0
3
MF
RUS
Matvey Guyganov
4
0
2+2
0
0
0
4
MF
RUS
Mikhail Strelnik
37
3
29+6
3
2
0
5
DF
ARM
Edmon Movsisyan
12
3
11
3
1
0
6
MF
ARM
Vahram Makhsudyan
13
0
4+8
0
0+1
0
7
DF
NGA
Barry Isaac
14
1
14
1
0
0
8
MF
ARM
Sargis Shahinyan
4
0
1+3
0
0
0
9
MF
ARM
Aram Loretsyan
27
3
8+17
3
1+1
0
10
MF
UKR
Vladyslav Khomutov
9
0
4+5
0
0
0
11
FW
RUS
Zakhar Tarasenko
34
8
22+10
8
1+1
0
13
GK
ARM
Gor Manukyan
11
0
9+1
0
1
0
14
MF
NGA
Julius David Ufuoma
33
2
31
2
1+1
0
15
DF
CIV
Salia Kader Traore
2
0
2
0
0
0
16
DF
ARM
Robert Hakobyan
13
0
10+3
0
0
0
19
FW
ARM
Sargis Metoyan
35
6
31+3
6
1
0
21
MF
ARM
Spartak Hayrapetyan
6
0
3+3
0
0
0
22
DF
ITA
Stefano Crivellaro
13
1
10+3
1
0
0
24
DF
ARM
Hayk Sargsyan
15
0
7+7
0
1
0
26
DF
ARM
Arman Khachatryan
28
1
23+4
0
1
1
30
FW
MLI
Hadji Dramé
14
1
9+5
1
0
0
31
MF
CIV
Adama Samake
9
0
2+7
0
0
0
35
FW
NGA
Taofiq Jibril
3
0
0+3
0
0
0
36
FW
NGA
Chidera Oparaocha
13
4
1+12
4
0
0
37
MF
NGA
Sunday Kalu
4
0
2+2
0
0
0
87
DF
RUS
Aleksey Kayukov
4
0
2+2
0
0
0
94
DF
NGA
Chukwuebuka Okoronkwo
10
0
10
0
0
0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Van during the season:
1
GK
ARM
Khachatur Manukyan
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
DF
ARM
Gagik Daghbashyan
8
0
6
0
2
0
7
FW
BRA
Léo Pará
4
0
0+3
0
1
0
8
DF
RUS
Zalim Makoev
15
0
8+5
0
1+1
0
10
FW
ARM
Artyom Gevorkyan
17
2
12+4
2
0+1
0
16
FW
TAN
Edson Eric Mwijage
15
1
5+8
0
1+1
1
22
MF
RUS
Dato Cherkoev
2
0
0+2
0
0
0
23
DF
BRA
Caxambu
12
0
10+1
0
1
0
31
DF
RUS
Vladimir Kharatyan
17
0
13+2
0
2
0
33
MF
RUS
Erik Karapetyan
11
0
1+9
0
1
0
38
GK
BRA
Filipe
15
0
13+1
0
1
0
69
DF
RUS
Maks Dziov
20
2
19
2
0+1
0
88
MF
BRA
André Mensalão
19
4
16+1
4
1+1
0
99
FW
BRA
Eydison
18
2
8+8
2
1+1
0
Goal scorers
Place
Position
Nation
Number
Name
Premier League
Armenian Cup
Total
1
FW
11
Zakhar Tarasenko
8
0
8
2
FW
19
Sargis Metoyan
6
0
6
3
MF
88
André Mensalão
4
0
4
FW
36
Chidera Oparaocha
4
0
4
5
DF
5
Edmon Movsisyan
3
0
3
MF
4
Mikhail Strelnik
3
0
3
MF
9
Aram Loretsyan
3
0
3
8
FW
10
Artyom Gevorkyan
2
0
2
DF
69
Maks Dziov
2
0
2
FW
99
Eydison
2
0
2
MF
14
Julius David Ufuoma
2
0
2
12
DF
2
Yuri Martirosyan
1
0
1
DF
22
Stefano Crivellaro
1
0
1
DF
7
Barry Isaac
1
0
1
FW
30
Hadji Dramé
1
0
1
FW
16
Edson Eric Mwijage
0
1
1
DF
26
Arman Khachatryan
0
1
1
TOTALS
43
2
45
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Number
Nation
Position
Name
Premier League
Armenian Cup
Total
1
GK
Nikolai Rybikov
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
DF
Yuri Martirosyan
2
0
0
0
2
0
3
MF
Matvey Guyganov
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
MF
Mikhail Strelnik
8
0
0
0
8
0
5
DF
Edmon Movsisyan
6
2
0
1
6
3
6
MF
Vahram Makhsudyan
3
0
0
0
3
0
7
DF
Barry Isaac
2
0
0
0
2
0
8
MF
Sargis Shahinyan
1
0
0
0
1
0
9
MF
Aram Loretsyan
1
0
0
0
1
0
10
MF
Vladyslav Khomutov
1
0
0
0
1
0
11
FW
Zakhar Tarasenko
5
0
0
0
5
0
13
GK
Gor Manukyan
0
0
1
0
1
0
14
MF
Julius David Ufuoma
9
0
0
0
9
0
16
DF
Robert Hakobyan
3
0
0
0
3
0
19
FW
Sargis Metoyan
3
0
0
0
3
0
22
DF
Stefano Crivellaro
2
0
0
0
2
0
24
DF
Hayk Sargsyan
4
0
0
0
4
0
26
DF
Arman Khachatryan
5
0
0
0
5
0
30
FW
Hadji Dramé
2
0
0
0
2
0
36
FW
Chidera Oparaocha
1
0
0
0
1
0
87
DF
Aleksey Kayukov
1
0
0
0
1
0
94
DF
Chukwuebuka Okoronkwo
2
0
0
0
2
0
Players away on loan:
Players who left West Armenia during the season:
7
FW
Léo Pará
0
0
1
0
1
0
8
DF
Zalim Makoev
2
1
0
0
2
1
10
FW
Artyom Gevorkyan
3
0
0
0
3
0
16
FW
Edson Eric Mwijage
2
0
0
0
2
0
23
DF
Caxambu
3
0
0
0
3
0
31
DF
Vladimir Kharatyan
5
0
0
0
5
0
33
MF
Erik Karapetyan
2
0
0
0
2
0
38
GK
Filipe
3
0
0
0
3
0
69
DF
Maks Dziov
5
0
0
0
5
0
88
MF
André Mensalão
2
0
0
0
2
0
99
FW
Eydison
1
0
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
91
3
2
1
93
4
References
League competitions
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