FC Tver

FC Tver (Russian: ФК «Тверь») is an association football club from Tver, Russia, firstly founded in 1908 as FC Volga Tver. It has played professionally in 1937, 1949, 1953 to 1956, 1958 to 1999, 2004 to 2017, and from 2020. In 1992–1995, the club was called Trion-Volga Tver.

FC Tver
Full nameFootball Club Tver
Founded1908
GroundKhimik Stadium
Capacity8,331
OwnerGovernment of Tver Oblast
ManagerMaksim Mishatkin
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 2
2022–2318th
FC Volga Tver old logo, until 2017

It played on the second-highest level (Soviet First League and Russian First Division) in 1957 to 1962, 1964 to 1969 and 1992. Another Tver team, Spartak Tver, existed from 1937 to 1957 and played in the Soviet First League in 1949 and from 1953 to 1956.

The club was dissolved at the end of the 2016–17 season due to lack of financing.[1]

In April 2020, the club was reestablished as professional football club named FC Tver, with financial support from Tver Oblast, and FC Arsenal Tula.[2][3][4] It was licensed for the Russian Professional Football League for 2020–21 season.

Current squad

As of 7 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 Ilya Sukhoruchenko
3 DF Russia RUS Vyacheslav Frolov
4 DF Russia RUS Pavel Korkin
5 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Korneyev
6 MF Russia RUS Sergei Chibisov
7 MF Russia RUS Ilya Gritsak
8 MF Russia RUS Boris Tsygankov
9 FW Russia RUS Ilya Vostrikov
10 FW Russia RUS Beka Dzhanelidze
11 MF Russia RUS Anton Solovyov
14 MF Russia RUS Anushervon Dzhebov
17 FW Russia RUS Nugzar Rzayev
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Mironov
21 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Yanchenko
23 DF Russia RUS Vladimir Sholokh
24 MF Russia RUS Stepan Gavrikov
33 DF Russia RUS Konstantin Malitsky
44 DF Russia RUS Artyom Datsenko
52 DF Russia RUS Artyom Mironov
55 DF Russia RUS Nikita Katayev
58 MF Russia RUS Maksim Khachatryan
77 GK Russia RUS Aleksey Monakhov
88 GK Russia RUS Daniil Markov

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Volga.

Honours

References
  1. Город простился с профессиональным футболом (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 5 June 2017.
  2. "Правительство Тверской области". www.region.tver.ru. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "В Твери намерены создать детскую академию футбола при поддержке тульского "Арсенала"". ТАСС. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. В этом году на стадион «Химик» в Твери вернется профессиональный футбол


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