FC Chelyabinsk

Football Club Chelyabinsk (Russian: ФК «Челябинск») is a Russian football club from Chelyabinsk that currently plays in the Russian Second League, the third tier of the Russian football league system.

FC Chelyabinsk
Full nameFootball Club Chelyabinsk
Founded1977
GroundCentral Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanKonstantin Arestov
ManagerVitali Panov
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Group Silver
2022–23Group 4, 4th

It played professionally from 1989 to 1993 and from 1997 on. The club was called Strela Chelyabinsk (1977–1989) and Zenit Chelyabinsk (1990–2008). It played on the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992 and 1993.

History

The club was founded in 1977 as Strela Chelyabinsk. From 1977 to 1989 the club played in the regional leagues, and won the league title in 1980. The club also played the regional final 5 times, winning it in 1986 and 1987. In 1990 the club was renamed to Zenit Chelyabinsk. It was promoted to the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992. The following year, the club was relegated.

In 2009 the club was renamed to its current name, FC Chelyabinsk. The club made a great run in the 2009–10 Russian Cup, reaching the round of 16. Chelyabinsk entered the competition in the second round, where they beat FC Tyumen. In the third round, they defeated Gornyak Uchaly, and in the fourth round, they eliminated Gazovik Orenburg 4–1. In the fifth round, they defeated second division club FC KAMAZ. Now in the round of 32, the club produced a massive upset when they beat Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia. Their run came to an end in the round of 16, where Mordovia Saransk defeated them 2–0.[1]

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 Daniil Veselov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)
3 DF Russia RUS Viktor Kuryshev
6 DF Russia RUS Kirill Sarayev
7 MF Russia RUS Rustam Vazitdinov
8 MF Russia RUS Viktor Kiselyov
9 MF Russia RUS Nikita Zyryanov
10 MF Russia RUS Nikita Matskharashvili
11 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Nosov
14 MF Russia RUS Timur Shayekhov
15 FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Chemasov
16 GK Russia RUS Sergey Glazkov
17 FW Russia RUS Vladimir Ulyanovsky
18 DF Russia RUS Artemy Gibner
22 DF Russia RUS Yevgeni Cherkes
23 FW Russia RUS Yury Rudakov
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Russia RUS Dmitri Velikorodny (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)
27 DF Russia RUS Vasily Palkin
37 MF Russia RUS Roman Kosyanchuk
46 MF Russia RUS Nikita Pershin (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)
47 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Yudin
52 DF Russia RUS Vladislav Anisimov
61 DF Russia RUS Kirill Girnyk
63 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Nikitenkov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)
68 DF Russia RUS Leonid Gerchikov (on loan from Krylia Sovetov)
69 DF Russia RUS Danila Kozlov (on loan from Torpedo Moscow)
72 GK Russia RUS Oleg Novikov
74 MF Russia RUS Yefim Stanislavchuk
87 FW Russia RUS Maksim Mayrovich
91 FW Russia RUS Aziz Gaziyev (on loan from Rodina Moscow)

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
— MF Russia RUS Aleksey Pipo (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2023)

References
  1. "История ФК "Челябинск"" [History of FC Chelyabinsk]. Футбольный клуб "Челябинск" - официальный сайт (FC-Chel.ru) (in Russian). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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