2008 Armenian Cup

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2008 Armenian Cup
CountryFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Teams14
Champions Ararat
Runners-up Banants
UEFA Europa League Banants
Matches played25
Goals scored80 (3.2 per match)
2007
2009

The 2008 Armenian Cup was the 17th edition of the Armenian Cup, a football competition. In 2008, the tournament had 14 participants, out of which 6 were reserve teams.

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Summary

Banants and Ararat got a pass on the 1st round because these two clubs reached the final the previous year. The first round passed without any surprises, as the reserve teams were expected to be knocked out. The quarter finals, however, turned out to be very interesting. Two of the matches had to be decided on penalties. Gandzasar put up quite a fight against defending Armenian Premier League champions Pyunik, and even managed to outplay the champions in various aspects of the game. Shirak also demonstrated a fighting spirit and managed to defeat defending cup holders Banants away, after losing the first leg at home. Luck turned Banants' way as the match was won only on penalties. The semifinals also turned out to be interesting as Banants and Ararat defeated Mika and Pyunik respectively with an aggregate score of 5-1. The final was a repeat of last year's final and this time it was Ararat that edged out on top as Marcos Pizzeli managed to sneak a late extra-time winner for the five-time Armenian Independence Cup winners. The victory gave Ararat an opportunity to participate in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, First qualifying round.

Results

First round

The first legs were played on 21 March 2008. The second legs were played on 28 March 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Banants-2 2–6 Ulisses 1–41–2
Pyunik 15–2 Patani 11–24–0
Gandzasar 8–0 Pyunik-2 3–05–0
Kilikia 5–2 Mika-2 2–03–2
Mika 11–0 Ararat-2 7–04–0
Shengavit 2–3 Shirak 1–31–0

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 3 April 2008. The second legs were played on 10 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Ararat Yerevan 2–1 Ulisses 0–12–0
Pyunik 0–0 (4–1 p) Gandzasar 0–00–0
Kilikia 1–3 Mika 0–11–2
Shirak 1–1 (5–6 p) Banants 0–11–0

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 14 April 2008. The second legs were played on 23 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Ararat Yerevan 5–1 Pyunik 2–13–0
Mika 1–5 Banants 1–30–2

Final

Ararat Yerevan 2 1 (a.e.t.) Banants
V. Minasyan Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Pizzelli Soccerball shade.svg 115'
Ganchev Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Arnar Stadium, Ijevan
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ararat Chagharian (Yerevan)
FC ARARAT YEREVAN:
GK1 Flag of Armenia.svg Nikolay Sargsyan
DF20 Flag of Armenia.svg Vahe MehrabyanYellow card.svg 4'Sub off.svg 60'
DF19 Flag of Armenia.svg Vahagn Minasyan
DF5 Flag of Armenia.svg Hrayr Mkoyan
MF18 Flag of Armenia.svg Artur Petrosyan Sub off.svg 116'
MF7 Flag of Armenia.svg Artur Minasyan (c)Yellow card.svg 101'
MF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Renato de Morais Yellow card.svg 45+1'
MF6 Flag of Armenia.svg Karen Navoyan
MF15 Flag of Armenia.svg Marcos Pizzeli
FW9 Flag of Armenia.svg Sergey Erzrumyan Yellow card.svg 78'Sub off.svg 95'
FW2 Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Movsisyan
Substitutes:
GK16 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Ramírez
DF14 Flag of Armenia.svg Vachagan Karapetyan
DF8 Flag of Armenia.svg Andranik Tadeosyan Sub on.svg 95'
DF12 Flag of Brazil.svg Emilio Palucci Sub on.svg 116'
DF17 Flag of Armenia.svg Artak Grigoryan
FW21 Flag of Armenia.svg Edgar Safaryan Sub on.svg 60'
FW11 Flag of Armenia.svg Gevorg Nranyan
Manager:
Flag of Armenia.svg Varuzhan Sukiasyan
FC BANANTS:
GK1 Flag of Moldova.svg Yevgeni Matyugin Yellow card.svg 89'
DF10 Flag of Armenia.svg Yegishe Melikyan (c)
DF15 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Cherevko Yellow card.svg 119'
DF6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Burdian
DF3 Flag of Armenia.svg Gagik Daghbashyan Sub off.svg 77'
MF5 Flag of Armenia.svg Romik Khachatryan Sub off.svg 46'
MF13 Flag of Uganda.svg Noah Kasule Yellow card.svg 73'
MF25 Flag of Armenia.svg Karen Aleksanyan Yellow card.svg 4' Yellow-red card.svg 119'
MF8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Marko Ganchev Yellow card.svg 3'
FW19 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Plamen Krumov
FW17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Semion Zlatev Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Armenia.svg Stepan Ghazaryan
DF20 Flag of Armenia.svg Hovhannes GrigoryanSub on.svg 46'
MF4 Flag of Armenia.svg Aghvan HayrapetyanYellow card.svg 118'Sub on.svg 77'
MF7 Flag of Armenia.svg Romeo Jenebyan
MF9 Flag of Armenia.svg Aram Bareghamyan
MF23 Flag of Armenia.svg Eduard Kakosyan
FW11 Flag of Armenia.svg Arsen Balabekyan Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nedelcho Matushev

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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