FC Veles Moscow

FC Veles Moscow (Russian: ФК «Велес» Москва) is a Russian football team based in Moscow. "Veles" was founded in 2016 based on the Savelovskaya football school and entered amateur competitions. The club is private, funded by the founders. The title sponsor is Veles Capital.

Veles Moscow
Full nameFootball Club Veles Moscow
Founded2016
GroundAvangard Stadium, Domodedovo
Capacity5503
ChairmanAnton Chernyshev
ManagerAleksandr Grishchenko
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Group Gold
2022–23Russian First League, 15th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

For 2017–18 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League.[1] On 15 May 2020, the 2019–20 PFL season was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As Veles was leading in their PFL zone at the time, they were promoted to the second-tier FNL for the 2020–21 season.[2] Veles was relegated back to the third tier at the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

Current squad

As of 13 September 2023, according to the Second 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
1 GK Russia RUS Aleksey Kuznetsov
2 DF Russia RUS Ilya Kutepov
3 DF Russia RUS Daniil Petrunin
4 DF Russia RUS Dmitry Mikhaylenko
8 MF Russia RUS Vladimir Kabakhidze
10 MF Russia RUS Yaroslav Frolov
13 GK Russia RUS Anton Shitov
14 MF Russia RUS Ivan Kotelnikov
17 FW Russia RUS Yevgeni Pesikov
20 MF Russia RUS Yaroslav Ivakin
21 DF Russia RUS Artur Kuskov (on loan from Sochi)
22 DF Russia RUS Mursalin Denilkhanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW Russia RUS David Okropiridze
25 MF Russia RUS Pavel Karasyov
27 GK Russia RUS Timur Akmurzin
31 DF Russia RUS Maksim Matveyev
34 DF Russia RUS Yevgeni Makeyev
55 FW Russia RUS Denis Rubanov (on loan from Sochi)
70 FW Russia RUS Anzor Amiraliyev
73 DF Russia RUS Sergey Kopylov
77 FW Russia RUS Oleg Smirnov
93 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Motovichyov
97 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Shubin
99 FW Russia RUS Gevork Sarkisyan

References
  1. Экс-вратарь «Спартака» Кабанов на просмотре в ФК «Велес» (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 February 2017.
  2. "ИТОГИ ИСПОЛКОМА РФС" (in Russian). Russian Professional Football League. 15 May 2020.
  3. "«Уфа» опустилась из РПЛ во Вторую лигу за два сезона. «Велес» тоже вылетел из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 3 June 2023.


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