| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Hrach Kaprielian | |||
| Manager | Varuzhan Sukiasyan | |||
| Stadium | Hrazdan Stadium Republican Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 4th | |||
| Armenian Cup | Quarterfinal vs Alashkert | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gevorg Nranyan (4) All: Gevorg Nranyan (4) | |||
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The 2015–16 season is a FC Ararat Yerevan's 25th consecutive season in Armenian Premier League. This article shows player statistics and all official matches that the club will play during the 2015–16 season.
Season events
In June 2015, former players Zaven Bulut and Stepan Ghazaryan both joined Ararat on trial, as did with Roberto Casabella, Benik Hovhannisyan and Sargis Karapetyan, whilst Juliano Gimenez returned to Ararat after playing for them in 2008.[1][2] After a successful trial period, Casabella signed with Ararat.[3]
On 14 July 2015, Ararat travelled to Krymsk in Russia to conduct a training camp until 27 July. During the camp, Ararat faced Krasnodar on 15 July, Kuban Krasnodar II on 18 July and Anapa team on 23 July. During this training camp, Brazilian forward Felipe Rafael and Hayk Chilingaryan joined Ararat on trial, whilst Sargis Karapetyan signed permanently after previously being on trial.[4]
On 4 September 2015, Ararat announced that they would be taking in a training camp in California in February 2016, during the seasons winter break.[5]
On 17 September 2015, it was announced that all Ararat's home games would now be played at the Republican Stadium, after their previous home ground, the Hrazdan Stadium, was declared bankrupt.[6]
On 20 February 2016, Ararat where defeated 2-0 by New York Cosmos at the Citrus Stadium in Glendora, California.[7]
Squad
- As of match played 22 May 2016
| Number | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Gevorg Prazyan |  | GK | 24 July 1989 (aged 26) | Gandzasar Kapan | 2015 | ||||
| 22 | Arman Meliksetyan |  | GK | 21 July 1995 (aged 20) | Banants | 2013 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Vahe Matirosyan |  | DF | 19 January 1988 (aged 28) | Ulisses | 2009 | ||||
| 3 | Sergei Avagimyan |  | DF | 5 July 1989 (aged 26) | Baikal Irkutsk | 2016 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Souleymane Kone |  | DF | 1 May 1996 (aged 20) | CSKA Sofia | 2015 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Norayr Grigoryan |  | DF | 7 January 1983 (aged 33) | Banants | 2015 | ||||
| 6 | Aram Shahnazaryan |  | DF | 21 April 1994 (aged 22) | Banants | 2016 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Gorik Khachatryan |  | DF | 16 June 1988 (aged 27) | Impuls | 2011 | ||||
| Karen Khachatryan |  | DF | 23 June 1997 (aged 18) | Youth team | 2014 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Benik Hovhannisyan |  | MF | 1 May 1993 (aged 23) | Alashkert | 2015 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Bryan de la Fuente |  | MF | 1 July 1992 (aged 23) | Los Angeles Misioneros | 2014 | 53 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Marin Glavaš |  | MF | 17 March 1992 (aged 24) | ViOn Zlaté Moravce | 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Raffi Kaya |  | MF | 8 June 1994 (aged 21) | US Ivry | 2015 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Moisés Orozco |  | MF | 6 February 1992 (aged 24) | Dallas City | 2015 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 21 | Giorgi Khubua |  | MF | 19 April 1993 (aged 23) | Merani Martvili | 2016 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ruslan Avagyan |  | MF | 24 June 1995 (aged 20) | Youth team | 2016 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Karen Yesayan |  | MF | 10 April 1996 (aged 20) | Pyunik | 2016 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pol Asu Oshi |  | MF | 27 September 1996 (aged 19) | 2016 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mher Sahakyan |  | FW | 15 July 1995 (aged 20) | Impuls | 2013 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Gevorg Nranyan |  | FW | 9 March 1986 (aged 30) | Banants | 2015 | ||||
| 10 | Oumarou Kaina |  | FW | 16 October 1996 (aged 19) | Aspire Academy | 2015 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 14 | David Ghandilyan |  | FW | 4 June 1993 (aged 22) | Shirak | 2014 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Christian Chaney |  | FW | 8 September 1994 (aged 21) | Fresno Fuego | 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | Kyrian Nwabueze |  | FW | 11 December 1992 (aged 23) | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2016 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Mikael Arustamyan |  | FW | 18 January 1996 (aged 20) | Banants | 2016 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arayik Mkrtchyan |  | FW | 8 July 1993 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2014 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Away on loan | ||||||||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| 3 | Juliano Gimenez |  | DF | 4 December 1984 (aged 31) | Mamoré | 2015 | ||||
| 7 | Aleksandar Rakić |  | FW | 7 January 1987 (aged 29) | Cement Beočin | 2013 | 64 | 22 | ||
| 10 | Areg Azatyan |  | MF | 29 June 1990 (aged 25) | Banants | 2015 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Zaven Bulut |  | MF | 5 February 1992 (aged 24) | Euga Ardziv | 2014 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 23 | Carlo Chueca |  | MF | 23 March 1993 (aged 23) | Chivas USA | 2015 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 23 | David Hovsepyan |  | FW | 15 January 1991 (aged 25) | Youth team | 2015 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Hayk Chilingaryan |  | DF | 1 February 1989 (aged 27) | Alashkert | 2015 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 88 | Aram Ayrapetyan |  | GK | 22 November 1986 (aged 29) | Banants | 2015 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Tamaz Avdalyan |  | FW | 3 February 1994 (aged 22) | Youth team | 2015 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sargis Karapetyan |  | MF | 24 April 1990 (aged 26) | Mika | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2015 | GK |  | Gevorg Prazyan | Gandzasar Kapan | Undisclosed | |
| Summer 2015 | MF |  | Norayr Grigoryan | Unattached | Free | |
| Summer 2015 | FW |  | Gevorg Nranyan | Banants | Undisclosed | |
| June 2015 | MF |  | Benik Hovhannisyan | Alashkert | Undisclosed | |
| June 2015 | MF |  | Zaven Bulut | Unattached | Free | |
| 25 June 2015 | DF |  | Juliano Gimenez | Mamoré | Undisclosed | [2] | 
| 26 June 2015 | MF |  | Roberto Casabella | San Fernando | Undisclosed | [3] | 
| 14 July 2015 | MF |  | Sargis Karapetyan | Mika | Undisclosed | [1][4] | 
| 1 January 2016 | FW |  | Mikael Arustamyan | Banants | Undisclosed | |
| 14 January 2016 | MF |  | Giorgi Khubua | Merani Martvili | Undisclosed | [8] | 
| 24 January 2016 | DF |  | Aram Shahnazaryan | Banants | Undisclosed | [9] | 
| 24 January 2016 | DF |  | Artyom Khachaturov | Kyzylzhar | Undisclosed | [9] | 
| 30 January 2016 | DF |  | Sergei Avagimyan | Baikal Irkutsk | Undisclosed | [10] | 
| 24 February 2016 | MF |  | Marin Glavaš | ViOn Zlaté | Undisclosed | [11] | 
| 24 February 2016 | FW |  | Kyrian Nwabueze | Tulsa Roughnecks | Undisclosed | [11] | 
| 24 February 2016 | FW |  | Christian Chaney | Fresno Fuego | Undisclosed | [11] | 
| 1 March 2016 | MF |  | Pol Asu Oshi | Unattached | Free | 
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2015 | MF |  | Roberto Casabella | Rayo Cantabria | 6 August 2015 | [12] | 
| 15 September 2015 | MF |  | Aleksandar Rakić | Gandzasar Kapan | 12 January 2016 | [13] | 
| 31 December 2015 | GK |  | Aram Ayrapetyan | Ararat Yerevan | 2 August 2016 | [14] | 
| 31 December 2015 | DF |  | Mikheil Simonyan | |||
| 31 December 2015 | DF |  | Juliano Gimenez | Flamengo de Guarulhos | ||
| 31 December 2015 | MF |  | Davit Hovsepyan | |||
| 31 December 2015 | MF |  | Sargis Karapetyan | CSKA Pamir Dushanbe | March 2017 | [15] | 
| 31 December 2015 | MF |  | Zaven Bulut | |||
| 31 December 2015 | MF |  | Carlo Chueca | |||
| 31 December 2015 | MF |  | Tamaz Avdalyan | |||
| 10 January 2016 | GK |  | Areg Azatyan | Alashkert | [16] | |
| 10 January 2016 | GK |  | Levon Minasyan | Alashkert | [16] | |
| 10 January 2016 | DF |  | Hayk Chilingaryan | [16] | ||
| 7 February 2016 | DF |  | Artyom Khachaturov | Zaria Bălți | 16 February 2016 | [17][18] | 
| 30 June 2016 | DF |  | Aram Shakhnazaryan | Pyunik | 1 August 2016 | |
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Benik Hovhannisyan | Alashkert | 31 July 2016 | |
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Karen Yesayan | Retired | ||
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Marin Glavaš | Celje | 8 July 2016 | |
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Giorgi Khubua | Zugdidi | ||
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Bryan de la Fuente | Shirak | 3 September 2016 | [19] | 
| 30 June 2016 | MF |  | Moisés Orozco | |||
| 30 June 2016 | FW |  | Arayik Mkrtchyan | |||
| 30 June 2016 | FW |  | Christian Chaney | Sacramento Republic | 12 August 2016 | [20] | 
Trialists
| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Previous Club | Date To | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2015 | GK |  | Stepan Ghazaryan | Banants | [1] | |
| 20 June 2015 | MF |  | Benik Hovhannisyan | Alashkert | [1] | |
| 20 June 2015 | MF |  | Sargis Karapetyan | Mika | [1] | |
| 20 June 2015 | MF |  | Roberto Casabella | San Fernando | 26 June 2015 | [1][3] | 
| 25 June 2015 | MF |  | Zaven Bulut | Ararat Yerevan | [2] | |
| 14 July 2015 | DF |  | Hayk Chilingaryan | Alashkert | [4] | |
| 14 July 2015 | FW |  | Felipe Rafael | Parnahyba | [4] | |
| Winter 2016 | DF |  | Lee Nishanian | LA Galaxy II | ||
| Winter 2016 | MF |  | Hagop Chirishian | New York Cosmos | 
Friendlies
| 15 July 2015 | Krasnodar   | 1 – 0 |  Ararat Yerevan | Krasnodar, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) | Ari  20' | Report | Stadium: Krasnodar Training Ground | 
| July 2015 | Kuban Krasnodar   | 3 – 2 |  Ararat Yerevan | Krasnodar, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) |    | Report |  | Stadium: Krasnodar Training Ground | 
| 22 July 2015 | Anapa   | 1 – 2 |  Ararat Yerevan | Krasnodar, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) |  | Report | Chueca   Hovhannisyan  | Stadium: Krasnodar Training Ground | 
| 27 January 2016 | Ararat Yerevan   | 0 – 1 |  SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | Sochi, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) | Summary | Bazelyuk  30' | 
| 31 January 2016 | Ararat Yerevan   | 0 – 2 |  Baltika Kaliningrad | Sochi, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) | Summary | Zemlyanskiy  77' Postanogov  90' | 
| 3 February 2016 | Ararat Yerevan   | 1 – 1 |  Torpedo Armavir | Sochi, Russia | 
| (UTC+4) | O.Kaina  56' | Summary |  | 
| 19 February 2016 | Fresno Fuego   | 0 – 1 |  Ararat Yerevan | Fresno, United States | 
| 06:30 (UTC+4) | Report | D.Hovsepyan  42' G.Khachatryan  44' | Stadium: Chukchansi Park | 
| 20 February 2016 | New York Cosmos   | 2 – 0 |  Ararat Yerevan | Glendora, United States | 
| (UTC+4) | Ayoze  28' Mkosana  36' Guenzatti  69' | Report |  54' | Stadium: Citrus Stadium | 
| 24 February 2016 | Seongnam   | 4 – 3 |  Ararat Yerevan | Glendora, United States | 
| (UTC+4) |       N.Grigoryan  (o.g.) | Report | Rivas   Chaney   G.Nranyan  | Stadium: Citrus College Stadium | 
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 | 
| 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results
| 2 August 2015 1 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 0 | Ulisses | Yerevan | 
| 17:30 (UTC+4) | Chueca  60' Orozco  84' | Summary | Torrejón  12' Chimakadze  57' Harutyunyan  90+2' | Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 9 August 2015 2 | Mika | 0 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Kosachev  30' Kvekveskiri  52' | Summary | de la Fuente  63' Rakić  75' | Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan | 
| 16 August 2015 3 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 1 | Pyunik | Yerevan | 
| 19:00 (UTC+4) | Nranyan  11' Rakić  27' Martirosyan  72' | Summary | Gh.Poghosyan  80' Ro.Hakobyan  81' | Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 23 August 2015 4 | Banants | 3 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Jeremiah  2' López  23'  49' Harutyunyan  44' Minasyan  70' Manucharyan  89' | Summary | Martirosyan  45' | Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 29 August 2015 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 2 | Alashkert | Yerevan | 
| 17:30 (UTC+4) | Grigoryan  28' Bulut  35'  36' Kone  45' | Summary | Manasyan  42' Grigoryan  44' Héber  50' (pen.) Ghazaryan  73' Dukić  86' | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
| 12 September 2015 6 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 2 | Shirak | Yerevan | 
| 17:30 (UTC+4) | Nranyan  69' de la Fuente  86' | Summary | Hakobyan  16' Malakyan  47' G. Hovhannisyan  71' Elyazyan  81' | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
| 20 September 2015 7 | Gandzasar | 1 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Kapan | 
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | Beglaryan  42' Barseghyan  66' Gogatishvili  85' | Summary | Kaina  77' Bulut  86' | Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan | 
| 26 September 2015 8 | Ulisses | 1 – 2 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 17:30 (UTC+4) | Ivanović  15' A.Kalmanov  90+2' | Summary | de la Fuente  66', 86' | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Edgar Sahakyan | 
| 5 October 2015 9 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 1 | Mika | Yerevan | 
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Nranyan  24', 27' Hovhannisyan  81' Prazyan  83' | Summary | Melkonyan  2' Balayan  26' Talalay  45' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan | 
| 18 October 2015 10 | Pyunik | 0 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | Manoyan  61' Yuspashyan  69' Hovhannisyan  76' Hayrapetyan  82' | Summary | Nranyan  6'  80' Chueca  40' Kaina  82' de la Fuente  90+1' | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
| 24 October 2015 11 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 0 | Banants | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Summary | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Arman Alaberkyan | 
| 31 October 2015 12 | Alashkert | 1 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Yedigaryan  43' Manasyan  50' Voskanyan  68' | Summary | Nranyan  41'  48' Kaya  43' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 8 November 2015 13 | Shirak | 0 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri | 
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Hakobyan  47' Muradyan  85' Ayvazyan  90' | Summary | Kone  28' Hovhannisyan  44' Kaina  50' Grigoryan  85' | Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 21 November 2015 14 | Ararat Yerevan | 2 – 2 | Gandzasar | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Hovsepyan  26' Kone  66' Orozco  90+4' | Summary | Arm.Petrosyan  5' Beglaryan  21' Gogatishvili  55' A.Hovhannisyan  88' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 28 November 2015 15 | Ararat Yerevan | 3 – 1 | Ulisses | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Hunanyan  12' (o.g.) Nranyan  42' de la Fuente  47' Sahakyan  60' | Summary | Hunanyan  35' Avetisyan  90+2' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 3 March 2016 16 | Mika | 1 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Melkonyan  5' Dmitry Lushnikov  81' | Summary | O.Kaina  26'  31' N.Grigoryan  40' Kone  44' V.Martirosyan  72' | Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 13 March 2016 17 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 2 | Pyunik | Yerevan | 
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | Glavaš  3' G.Khachatryan  55' N.Grigoryan  69' | Summary | A.Arakelyan  22' A.Manucharyan  36' A.Kartashyan  57' Haroyan  61' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 20 March 2016 18 | Banants | 2 – 2 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Laércio  19' Badoyan  21' H. Hakobyan  61' | Summary | M.Orozco  9' (pen.) Avagimyan  29' de la Fuente  48' O.Kaina  78' V.Martirosyan  87' | Stadium: Banants Stadium Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 2 April 2016 19 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 1 | Shirak | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | G.Nranyan  47' de la Fuente  78' | Summary | A.Hovhannisyan  12' D.Diarrassouba  70' Stošković  90' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
| 6 April 2016 20 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 0 | Alashkert | Yerevan | 
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | de la Fuente  45' G.Khachatryan  47' | Summary | Voskanyan  67' Gyozalyan  90+3' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan | 
| 10 April 2016 21 | Gandzasar | 0 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Kapan | 
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | A.Petrosyan  90+3' | Summary | R.Avagyan  74' O.Kaina  82' G.Khachatryan  90' | Stadium: Gandzasar Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 17 April 2016 22 | Ulisses | 0 – 3 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| (UTC+4) | [ Summary] | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium | 
| 23 April 2016 23 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 4 | Mika | Yerevan | 
| 19:00 (UTC+4) | de la Fuente  41' V.Martirosyan  54' R.Kaya  76' Avagimyan  85' | Summary | Gorelishvili  17' Chicherin  46' Kiselyov  55'  65' H.Voskanyan  86' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Suren Baliyan | 
| 30 April 2016 24 | Pyunik | 0 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 19:00 (UTC+4) | Summary | Avagimyan  24' R.Kaya  36'  71' B.Hovhannisyan  83' Nwabueze  86' | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Artak Simonyan | 
| 8 May 2016 25 | Ararat Yerevan | 1 – 2 | Banants | Yerevan | 
| 19:00 (UTC+4) | O.Kaina  32' Nwabueze  50' | Summary | O.Oganisyan  28' N.Minasyan  42' Burayev  85' Laércio  88' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 14 May 2016 26 | Alashkert | 0 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | G.Poghosyan  60' Gyozalyan  62' A.Hovsepyan  79' | Summary | Kone  81' de la Fuente  85' A.Meliksetyan  90+2' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan | 
| 18 May 2016 27 | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 2 | Gandzasar | Yerevan | 
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | V.Martirosyan  10' R.Kaya  90+2' | Summary | T.Barseghyan  11'  43' G.Harutyunyan  77' | Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Artur Safaryan | 
| 22 May 2016 28 | Shirak | 2 – 1 | Ararat Yerevan | Gyumri | 
| 17:00 (UTC+4) | K.Kouakou  41' A.Hovhannisyan  60' G. Hovhannisyan  67' M.Kaba  81' | Summary | B.Hovhannisyan  57' N.Grigoryan  90+4' | Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pyunik | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round | 
| 4 | Gandzasar Kapan | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Ararat Yerevan | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 37 | |
| 6 | Banants | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 33 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | Mika | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 32 | 
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.[21]
Notes:
- ↑ Banants qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Armenian Cup.
Armenian Cup
| 28 October 2015 Quarterfinal 1st leg | Alashkert | 1 – 0 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan | 
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Manasyan  17' Yedigaryan  72' | Summary | Grigoryan  32' Bulut  90+1' | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artur Simonyan | 
| 25 November 2015 Quarterfinal 2nd leg | Ararat Yerevan | 0 – 4 (0 – 5 agg.) | Alashkert | Yerevan | 
| 14:30 (UTC+4) | Grigoryan  32' Orozco  30' Hovsepyan  37' | Summary | Minasyan  29' Voskanyan  38' Héber  41', 58' Manasyan  49' Balabekyan  84' | Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan | 
Statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2016
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Armenian Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| 1 | GK |  ARM | Gevorg Prazyan | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | DF |  ARM | Vahe Martirosyan | 27 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF |  RUS | Sergei Avagimyan | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF |  CIV | Souleymane Kone | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF |  ARM | Norayr Grigoryan | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF |  ARM | Aram Shakhnazaryan | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF |  ARM | Benik Hovhannisyan | 25 | 2 | 19+4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | FW |  ARM | Mher Sahakyan | 19 | 1 | 1+17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  ARM | Gevorg Nranyan | 25 | 5 | 19+4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW |  CMR | Oumarou Kaina | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF |  USA | Bryan de la Fuente | 28 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | DF |  ARM | David Ghandilyan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | MF |  CRO | Marin Glavaš | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF |  FRA | Raffi Kaya | 21 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | DF |  ARM | Gorik Khachatryan | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | MF |  USA | Moisés Orozco | 15 | 3 | 10+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW |  USA | Christian Chaney | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF |  GEO | Giorgi Khubua | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | GK |  ARM | Arman Meliksetyan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW |  NGA | Kyrian Nwabueze | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF |  ARM | Ruslan Avagyan | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF |  ARM | Karen Yesayan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MF |  NGA | Pol Asu Oshi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  BRA | Juliano Gimenez | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | FW |  SRB | Aleksandar Rakić | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF |  ARM | Areg Azatyan | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF |  FRA | Zaven Bulut | 16 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | MF | .svg.png.webp) PER | Carlo Chueca | 8 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | FW |  ARM | David Hovsepyan | 6 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF |  ARM | Hayk Chilingaryan | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | GK |  ARM | Aram Ayrapetyan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 97 | FW |  UKR | Tamaz Avdalyan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| MF |  ARM | Sargis Karapetyan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Goal scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  | 9 | Gevorg Nranyan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| MF |  | 11 | Bryan de la Fuente | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | MF |  | 19 | Moisés Orozco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 4 | MF |  | 7 | Benik Hovhannisyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 5 | MF |  | 23 | Carlo Chueca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| FW |  | 7 | Aleksandar Rakić | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 20 | Zaven Bulut | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 23 | David Hovsepyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  | 8 | Mher Sahakyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 10 | Oumarou Kaina | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 5 | Norayr Grigoryan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  | 23 | Kyrian Nwabueze | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF |  | 4 | Souleymane Kone | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 24 | 0 | 24 | ||||
Clean sheets
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  | 1 | Gevorg Prazyan | 7 | 0 | 7 | 
| 2 | GK |  | 88 | Aram Ayrapetyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| GK |  | 22 | Arman Meliksetyan | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Disciplinary Record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premier League | Armenian Cup | Total | |||||||
|  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | GK | Gevorg Prazyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2 |  | DF | Vahe Martirosyan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 3 |  | DF | Sergei Avagimyan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 4 |  | DF | Souleymane Kone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 5 |  | DF | Norayr Grigoryan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 7 |  | MF | Benik Hovhannisyan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 9 |  | FW | Gevorg Nranyan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 10 |  | FW | Oumarou Kaina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 11 |  | MF | Bryan de la Fuente | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 15 |  | MF | Marin Glavaš | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 |  | MF | Raffi Kaya | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 18 |  | DF | Gorik Khachatryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 19 |  | MF | Moisés Orozco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 |  | GK | Arman Meliksetyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | FW | Kyrian Nwabueze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
|  | MF | Ruslan Avagyan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Players who left Ararat Yerevan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 7 |  | FW | Aleksandar Rakić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 |  | MF | Zaven Bulut | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | MF | Carlo Chueca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 |  | MF | David Hovsepyan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| TOTALS | 54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 1 | |||||||
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