2018–19 Armenian Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Armenia |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Alashkert |
| Runner-up | Lori |
| UEFA Europa League | Alashkert |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 53 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Anton Kobyalko 6 Goals |
The 2018–19 Armenian Cup was the 28th edition of the football knockout competition in Armenia. This season's cup winners earned a place in the 2019–20 Europa League. The tournament began on 19 September 2018 and ended on 7 May 2019.
Gandzasar Kapan were the defending champions after defeating Alashkert on penalties in the previous season's final.
Format
The Armenian Football Cup this season was contested between twelve clubs over four rounds. The final was a single match which determined the cup winner, all other rounds were played over two legs.
First round
| 19 September 2018 1st leg | Lokomotiv | 1–1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 15:00 | Malyaka  20' (o.g.) A.Kocharyan  84' |
Report | Azin 13' Malyaka 59' (pen.) 90' D.Zakharyan 77' |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan |
| 3 October 2018 2nd leg | Ararat Yerevan | 3–1 (4–2 agg.) | Lokomotiv | Yerevan |
| 14:00 | Avagyan 17' Kirakosyan 28' Badoyan 29' |
Report | G.Mkrtumyan 27' Manukyan 64' D.Margaryan 90+1' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 20 September 2018 1st leg | Junior Sevan | 2–3 | Lori | Dzoraghbyur |
| 16:00 | V.Uldyakov 22' Cheminava 42' A.Durunts 59' (pen.) Sysuyev 70' |
Report | Volchkov 21' A.Azatyan 26' (pen.) N.Francis 41', 88' G.Elyazyan 59' |
Stadium: Dzoraghbyur Training Centre Attendance: 60 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan |
| 4 October 2018 2nd leg | Lori | 2–2 (5–4 agg.) | Junior Sevan | Vanadzor |
| 14:00 | E.Ekemini 27' Adamyan 35' G.Elyazyan 63' Iwu 72' 85' |
Report | Shatalin 61' Durunts 64' |
Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Attendance: 300 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan |
| 20 September 2018 1st leg | Yerevan | 1–4 | Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan |
| 16:00 | E.Evgenev 54'  78' R.Zavialov 88' |
Report | Kobyalko 22', 31', 65' V.Bakalyan 68' Kayron 85' |
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Gevorg Eghoyan |
| 3 October 2018 2nd leg | Ararat-Armenia | 5–0 (9–1 agg.) | Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 18:00 | Guz 44' Limonov 45' (o.g.) Kobyalko 49', 77' Kayron 57' Shagoyan 89' |
Report | Y.Yevgenyev 80' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan |
| 20 September 2018 1st leg | Artsakh | 0–0 | Shirak | Yerevan |
| 16:00 | Gareginyan 30' O.Tupchiyenko 58' A.Petrosyan 87' |
Report | Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
| 4 October 2018 2nd leg | Shirak | 1–3 (1–3 agg.) | Artsakh | Gyumri |
| 14:00 | Ndong 13' |
Report | O.Tupchiyenko 58' Yeghiazaryan 48' Aghekyan 68' H.Nazaryan 71' Baloyan 77' |
Stadium: Gyumri City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Artur Safaryan |
Quarter–finals
| 24 October 2018 1st leg | Banants | 3–1 | Ararat Yerevan | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Abdullahi 16', 90+4' Loretsyan 25' 28' Kpodo 22' 60' Solovyov 88' |
Report | V.Chopuryan 54' G.Kirakosyan 74' Dieye 79' |
Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan |
| 8 November 2018 2nd leg | Ararat Yerevan | 0–1 (1–4 agg.) | Banants | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | G.Poghosyan 3' V.Chopuryan  |
Report | E.Petrosyan 50' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 25 October 2018 1st leg | Pyunik | 0–2 | Lori | Yerevan |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Kolychev 11' R.Hakobyan 30' Trusevych 45' Stezhko 54' |
Report | Iwu 12' A.Azatyan 22' Ingbede 83' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 8 November 2018 2nd leg | Lori | 1–1 (3–1 agg.) | Pyunik | Vanadzor |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | S.Harutyunyan 87' Konov 90+2' Iwu 90+4' |
Report | R.Minasyan 33' Arakelyan 40' Kartashyan 73' |
Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Attendance: 400 Referee: Suren Baliyan |
| 24 October 2018 1st leg | Ararat-Armenia | 1–1 | Gandzasar | Yerevan |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Monsalvo 15' Kobyalko 53' Avanesyan 64' |
Report | Musonda 23' A.Hovhannisyan 58' Nranyan 63' |
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Artur Simonyan |
| 7 November 2018 2nd leg | Gandzasar | 0–1 (1–2 agg.) | Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan |
| 18:00 (UTC+4) | Wbeymar 30' Aslanyan 57' |
Report | Monsalvo 11' Pashov 72' |
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 24 October 2018 1st leg | Artsakh | 1–2 | Alashkert | Yerevan |
| 15:00 (UTC+4) | Bakhtiyarov 36' (pen.) G.Aghekyan 79' Minasyan 80' O.Tupchiyenko 87' |
Report | Jefferson 27' 47' Voskanyan 35' Arta.Yedigaryan 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mika Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Ashot Ghaltakchyan |
| 7 November 2018 2nd leg | Alashkert | 1–0 (3–1 agg.) | Artsakh | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Marmentini 25' Romero 31' Poghosyan 33' Shahinyan 90+3' |
Report | A.Petrosyan 31' H.Poghosyan 35' A.Meliksetyan 90+3' |
Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan |
Semi–finals
| 3 April 2019 1st leg | Ararat-Armenia | 2–2 | Alashkert | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Kobyalko 14' Ambartsumyan 72' Christian 73' Khozin 79' |
Report | Mkoyan 63' Kódjo 76' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan |
| 22 April 2019 2nd leg | Alashkert | 0–0 (2–2 (a) agg.) | Ararat-Armenia | Yerevan |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Alashkert Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Artak Simonyan |
| 3 April 2019 1st leg | Banants | 0–0 | Lori | Yerevan |
| 14:00 (UTC+4) | Camara 65' |
Report | I.Aliyu 45' |
Stadium: Banants Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Artak Simonyan |
| 22 April 2019 2nd leg | Lori | 3–0 W/O (3–0 agg.) | Banants | Vanadzor |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Vanadzor Football Academy Referee: Gevorg Yeghoyan | ||
| Note: Banants owner Dzhevan Cheloyants, removed his team from the pitch prior to kick-off in protest of the appointment of Gevorg Yeghoyan as referee. | ||||
Final
Scorers
- As of match played 8 May 2019
6 goals:
3 goals:
2 goals:
Kayron - Ararat-Armenia
Charles Monsalvo - Ararat-Armenia
Adamu Abdullahi - Banants- Nwankwo Francis - Lori
Armen Durunts - Junior Sevan
1 goals:
- Jefferson - Alashkert
- Hrayr Mkoyan - Alashkert
- Sargis Shahinyan - Alashkert
- Artak Yedigaryan - Alashkert
- Zhirayr Shagoyan - Ararat-Armenia
Vladimir Khozin - Ararat-Armenia- Ruslan Avagyan - Ararat Yerevan
- Zaven Badoyan - Ararat Yerevan
- Garegin Kirakosyan - Ararat Yerevan
- Dmitri Malyaka - Ararat Yerevan
Pape Demba Dieye - Ararat Yerevan- Grigor Aghekyan - Artsakh
- Sarkis Baloyan - Artsakh
- Emil Yeghiazaryan - Artsakh
Akmal Bakhtiyarov - Artsakh- Aram Loretsyan - Banants
- Erik Petrosyan - Banants
- Gevorg Nranyan - Gandzasar Kapan
- Yaroslav Shatalin - Junior Sevan
- Yegor Sysuyev - Junior Sevan
- Karapet Manukyan - Lokomotiv Yerevan
Aram Adamyan - Lori- Areg Azatyan - Lori
- Sunday Ingbede - Lori
- Alik Arakelyan - Pyunik
Henri Junior Ndong - Shirak- Roman Zavialov - Yerevan
Own goals:
- Dmitri Malyaka (19 September 2018 vs Lokomotiv Yerevan)
- Fyodor Limonov (3 October 2018 vs Ararat-Armenia)
Kódjo (3 April 2019 vs Alashkert)- Ubong Friday (8 May 2019 vs Alashkert)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Cup: Season Rules". scoresway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Gandzasar vs. Alashkert 1 - 1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "ՍԿԱՆԴԱԼ. "Բանանցը" հրաժարվեց կիսաեզրափակիչ խաղից, Չելոյանցը թիմին հանեց խաղադաշտից". armfootball.com (in Armenian). Arm Football. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.