FC Dynamo Makhachkala

In the 2006 season Dynamo finished 16th in the Russian First Division. However, the club was denied the professional license and thus relegated to amateur level.

Colours are all white (home) or white shirt with broad blue stripe, blue shorts (away).

The club was founded in 1946 and debuted in the North Caucasus zone of the Soviet Group 3, finishing seventh of eight teams. Following this, Dynamo would not play in the Soviet League until 1958, when they entered Class B. In 1958–1960 the team was known as Temp. In 1967, Dynamo became the winners of Class B and were promoted to Class A, Group 2. After the reorganization of the league in 1971, Dynamo Makhachkala played in the Second League. They stayed at that level until 1990, when they were moved to Second League B. The best Dynamo's achievement in the league was the top finish in their zone and sixth position in the league finals in 1975.

Dynamo Makhachkala entered the Russian Second League in 1993, and after 1994 season they moved to the Third League. In 1996–1997 the team was known as Dynamo-Imamat. In 1998, following the reform of the league, Dynamo entered the Second Division and stayed there until winning in the South zone in 2003. Dynamo played in the First Division from 2004 to 2006.

Before the 2021–22 season, the team that previously played as FC Makhachkala was renamed to FC Dynamo Makhachkala. On 30 May 2022, Dynamo secured promotion to Russian First League.[2]

As of 19 September 2023, according to the Russian First League website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  RUS Magomed Ibragimov 4 DF  RUS Idar Shumakhov 7 FW  RUS Abakar Gadzhiyev 8 MF  RUS Shamil Isayev 9 MF  RUS Razhab Magomedov 10 FW  RUS Ramazan Abduragimov 11 FW  ANG Egas Cacintura 13 DF  RUS Soslan Kagermazov 17 MF  NGA Saminu Abdullahi 20 MF  RUS Alimkhan Zaynivov 22 MF  RUS Zalimkhan Yusupov 27 GK  RUS David Volk 28 MF  RUS Serder Serderov

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF  RUS Maksim Khramtsov 36 GK  RUS Zaynudin Zaynudinov 39 GK  RUS Timur Magomedov 41 DF  RUS Denis Osokin 46 GK  RUS Yevgeni Goshev 47 MF  RUS Nikita Glushkov 55 DF  SRB Vladimir Kovačević 56 FW  RSA Santino Smith 70 FW  RUS Mikhail Kostyukov (on loan from Rubin Kazan) 71 MF  BLR Ruslan Lisakovich 72 DF  RUS Aleksandr Sandrachuk 77 DF  RUS Temirkan Sundukov 99 DF  RUS Mutalip Alibekov

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  RUS Kamil Ibragimov (on loan at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  RUS Soslan Lysenko (on loan at Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya until June 2024)

• Darko Spalević
• Mark Švets
• Shamil Burziyev
• Trayan Dyankov
• Ibragim Gasanbekov

• Dynamo

• Official website (in Russian) (archived 6 January 2007)
• Another Dynamo website (in Russian)
• Official Telegram Channel (in Russian)
• Club history at KLISF.info