FC Volga Ulyanovsk

FC Volga Ulyanovsk (Russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional association football club based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. In the 2022–23 season, it will play in the second-tier Russian First League.

For the bandy team, see Volga Ulyanovsk Bandy Club.
Volga
Full nameFootball Club Volga Ulyanovsk
Founded1947 (1947)
GroundTrud
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMikhail Navolokin[1]
ManagerSergey Zhukov[2]
LeagueRussian First League
2021–22FNL 2, Group 4, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Their reserve team FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.

History

In 2008, they were relegated to the Russian Second Division 2009 after they finished 17th in Russian First Division. In December 2008, Volga signed a partnership agreement with Floriana FC of Malta, the most successful club in Maltese football.[3]

On 4 June 2022, the last day of the 2021–22 season, Volga secured the first place in their FNL2 group and promotion for the 2022–23 season to the second-tier FNL.[4]

Club name and location history
  • 1947–1957: FC Torpedo Ulyanovsk
  • 1958: FC Dynamo Ulyanovsk
  • 1959–1961: FC Spartak Ulyanovsk
  • 1961–1985: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
  • 1986–1991: FC Start Ulyanovsk
  • 1992–1995: FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka
  • 1996–2005: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
  • 2006: FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk (the reserves team currently known as FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk played as FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk in the Amateur Football League in 2007)
  • 2007–present: FC Volga Ulyanovsk

Current squad

As of 22 February 2023, according to the official 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
1 GK Belarus BLR Andrey Klimovich
2 DF Russia RUS Aslan Dashayev
3 DF Nigeria NGA Godfrey Stephen
4 DF Russia RUS Ilya Maksimenkov
5 DF Russia RUS Denis Kutin
6 MF Russia RUS Kirill Morozov
7 MF Russia RUS German Paskin
8 MF Russia RUS Denis Rakhmanov (captain)
9 MF Russia RUS Daniil Kamlashev (on loan from Strogino Moscow)
10 MF Russia RUS Nikita Kirsanov
11 FW Guinea GUI Momo Touré
13 FW Russia RUS Valery Solomakha (on loan from Rodina-2 Moscow)
14 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Yefremov
20 MF Russia RUS Vladimir Marukhin (on loan from Akron Tolyatti)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Rakhmanov
23 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Makhmutov
27 MF Russia RUS Ilya Kubyshkin
30 DF Russia RUS Aydar Khabibullin
32 DF Russia RUS Astemir Abazov
33 FW Brazil BRA Allef
35 DF Russia RUS Yegor Danilkin
37 GK Russia RUS Denis Yeremeyev
44 MF Russia RUS Aznaur Geryugov
73 FW Russia RUS Yevgeni Voronin
77 FW Russia RUS Bilal Bilalov
95 DF Russia RUS Chingiz Magomadov (on loan from Ural Yekaterinburg)
98 GK Russia RUS Semyon Morozov
99 FW Russia RUS Ivan Sergeyev

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 Russia RUS Aleksandr Gapechkin (at Rodina-2 Moscow until 31 May 2023)
— DF Russia RUS Aleksei Tsygantsov (at Zenit-Izhevsk until 31 May 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Russia RUS Giorgy Uridiya (at Amkar Perm until 31 May 2023)
— FW Russia RUS Temur Dzhikiya (at Urartu until 30 June 2023)

References
  1. "В футбольной «Волге» замена: Наволокин вместо Кузьмина" (in Russian). ulpravda.ru. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. "«Волга» объявила о назначении Сергея Жукова главным тренером" (in Russian). ulpravda.ru. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  3. "Floriana in discussions to sign a Russian striker next month - the Malta Independent".
  4. "«ВОЛГА», «ДИНАМО», «РОДИНА» И «ШИННИК» ВЫШЛИ В ОЛИМП-ФНЛ-1" (in Russian). Russian Football National League 2. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.


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