2018–19 FC Alashkert season

The 2018–19 season was Alashkert's seventh season in the Armenian Premier League and twelfth overall. Alashkert were defending Premier League champions, having won the title the previous three seasons. Domestically, Alashkert finished the season in fourth place, whilst winning the Armenian Cup and Armenian Supercup for the first time in their history, earning themselves qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the 2019–20 season. In Europe, Alashkert were knocked out of the Champions League by Celtic in the first qualifying round, and by CFR Cluj in the third qualifying round in the Europa League.

Season events On 7 July, Alashkert announced the permanent signings of Goran Antonić, César Romero, Oliver Práznovský, Jefferson and the loan signing of Gustavo Marmentini.

Alashkert began their season by hosting Celtic at the Republican Stadium in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League on 10 July. Goals from Odsonne Edouard, James Forrest and Callum McGregor, gave Celtic a 3–0 victory. The following week, 18 July, Alashkert traveled to Celtic Park to face Celtic in the second leg of their Champions League tie. Despite a first half sending off for Jozo Šimunović, two goals from Moussa Dembélé and one from James Forrest gave Celtic another 3–0 win and a 6–0 aggregate victory.

On 30 July, Alashkert announced the return of Lester Peltier to the club from Banants, however on 3 September, Peltier's contract was terminated by mutual consent in order to enable Peltier to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Mujazzal.

On 21 September 2018, Varuzhan Sukiasyan was fired as manager with Owner Bagrat Navoyan, and Alashkert-2 manager Sergey Erzrumyan taking temporary charge.

Squad

Transfers

In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.13 June 2018GKHenri AvagyanBanantsUndisclosed13 June 2018MFSargis ShahinyanMontanaUndisclosed30 July 2018DFLevon HayrapetyanPyunikUndisclosed25 July 2018FWEdgar ManucharyanUral YekaterinburgUndisclosed24 August 2018DFHrayr MkoyanArarat-ArmeniaUndisclosed30 July 2018MFGhukas PoghosyanGorodeyaUndisclosed7 July 2018DFGoran AntonićUnattachedFree7 July 2018DFOliver PráznovskýSenicaUndisclosed7 July 2018MFJeffersonOperárioUndisclosed7 July 2018FWCésar RomeroUnattachedFree30 July 2018FWLester PeltierBanantsUndisclosed27 January 2019DFDenis TumasyanUfaUndisclosed30 January 2019FWGláucioDunav RuseUndisclosed20 February 2019FWAleksandr PrudnikovSpartaks JūrmalaUndisclosed28 February 2019FWNikita TankovDnepr SmolenskUndisclosed3 March 2019MFGerson AcevedoSūduvaUndisclosed5 March 2019MFJoël DamahouHapoel AcreUndisclosed

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.22 June 2018MFDanilo SekulićDebreceniEnd of season7 July 2018MFGustavo MarmentiniAtlético Paranaense-BEnd of season

Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.20 January 2019MFBenik HovhannisyanArtsakhUndisclosed

Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref.6 July 2018DFDino ŠkvorcHonvéd3 September 201830 July 2018FWMihran ManasyanGandzasar Kapan11 August 201828 August 2018DFOliver PráznovskýViOn Zlaté Moravce 3 September 2018FWLester PeltierAl-Mujazzal3 September 201830 November 2018MFArtem SimonyanArarat Yerevan3 December 20181 December 2018FWCésar RomeroSan Diego Sockers25 November 20197 December 2018DFAndranik VoskanyanBanants6 February 20197 December 2018FWRazmik HakobyanArarat Yerevan7 December 201811 February 2019MFSargis ShahinyanArarat Yerevan13 February 20191 March 2019MFArtak DashyanUrartu13 June 20195 June 2019DFLevon HayrapetyanSV Grün-Weiß Beckedorf 5 June 2019DFGoran AntonićTSC 5 June 2019MFArtak YedigaryanPyunik 5 June 2019MFArtur YedigaryanProleter Novi Sad 5 June 2019MFJoël DamahouOthellos Athienou27 July 20195 June 2019FWEdgar ManucharyanPyunik6 June 2019 5 June 2019FWAleksandr PrudnikovVitebsk 30 June 2019DFAram ShakhnazaryanLokomotiv Yerevan 30 June 2019DFDenis TumasyanChayka Peschanokopskoye 30 June 2019DFDanijel StojkovićNeman Grodno 30 June 2019MFArtak DashyanBanants13 June 201930 June 2019MFJeffersonMachine Sazi 30 June 2019MFGerson AcevedoDeportes Recoleta11 March 2020 30 June 2019FWVardan PogosyanGandzasar Kapan13 September 201930 June 2019FWGláucioNova Iguaçu 30 June 2019FWUroš NenadovićAC Horsens14 August 2019

Competitions Armenian Supercup

Armenian Premier League

Results summary

Results

Table

Armenian Cup

Final

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|colspan="16"|Players who left Alashkert during the season:

Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 FW15Uroš Nenadović6000062 MF17Artak Yedigaryan410005 Own goal3200054 MF11Ghukas Poghosyan3010045 FW19Aleksandr Prudnikov300003FW10Edgar Manucharyan300003MF18Jefferson210003MF2 Gustavo Marmentini201003DF4 Mladen Zeljković20001310MF9 Artak Dashyan20000211DF5 Danijel Stojković100001MF12Danilo Sekulić100001MF20Artur Yedigaryan100001MF Joël Damahou100001FW Nikita Tankov100001DF13Denis Tumasyan100001DF7 Levon Hayrapetyan100001MF10Sargis Shahinyan010001DF22Hrayr Mkoyan010001TOTALS37620146

Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GK55Ognjen Čančarević122002162 GK1 Henri Avagyan211004TOTALS14310220

Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNamePremier LeagueArmenian CupSupercupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal1 GKHenri Avagyan1000100000202 MFGustavo Marmentini2010000000303 DFTaron Voskanyan91100000001014 DFMladen Zeljković5000000000505 DFDanijel Stojković71000000301016 DFGoran Antonić2010000000308 DFGagik Daghbashyan30000020106010FWEdgar Manucharyan20000000002011MFGhukas Poghosyan20100000003012MFDanilo Sekulić30000000003015FWUroš Nenadović40000000004017DFArtak Yedigaryan51000000207118MFJefferson31100020006119FWAleksandr Prudnikov30000000003020MFArtur Yedigaryan10000010103021MFArtak Grigoryan811000001010122DFHrayr Mkoyan10000000001055GKOgnjen Čančarević111000001031 DFAlen Hambartsumyan000021000021 FWNikita Tankov100000000010Players who left Alashkert during the season:7 FWMihran Manasyan00000010001010MFSargis Shahinyan10000000001014MFArtem Simonyan10000000001019FWCésar Romero10101000104022DFOliver Práznovský100000001020 FWRazmik Hakobyan000010000010TOTALS676805160110977

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