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FC Chelyabinsk
Full nameFootball Club Chelyabinsk
Founded1977
GroundCentral Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanKonstantin Arestov
ManagerRoman Pylypchuk
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Gold Group
2023–244th

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.

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

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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

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As of 10 September 2024, 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 Vladimir Zadiraka
2 DF Russia RUS Vladimir Khozin
4 DF Russia RUS Ilya Mironov
7 MF Russia RUS Rustam Vazitdinov
11 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Nosov
12 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Novosad
13 DF Russia RUS Artyom Tushin
15 FW Russia RUS Denis Pushkaryov
16 GK Russia RUS Aleksandr Melezhechkin
18 MF Russia RUS Konstantin Kertanov
20 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Pomerko
22 MF Russia RUS Denis Pokotylo
23 GK Russia RUS Nikolay Rybikov
33 FW Belarus BLR Valery Gorbachik
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW Russia RUS Ilya Gruznov
37 MF Russia RUS Roman Kosyanchuk
44 DF Russia RUS Artyom Samsonov
47 DF Russia RUS Kirill Furman
52 MF Russia RUS Vladimir Kachamin
63 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Nikitenkov
66 DF Russia RUS Yan Gudkov
67 FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Pashkov
70 MF Russia RUS Garrik Levin
71 FW Russia RUS Vsevolod Buradzhiyev
72 GK Russia RUS Oleg Novikov
74 MF Russia RUS Yefim Stanislavchuk
90 DF Russia RUS Andrei Lyakh
97 MF Russia RUS Nikita Goldobin

Out on loan

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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 Vasily Palkin (at Torpedo Miass until 30 June 2025)
MF Russia RUS Dmitry Yudin (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)
FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Chemasov (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Russia RUS Yury Rudakov (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)
FW Russia RUS Vladimir Ulyanovsky (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)

References

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  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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