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FC Kuban (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a Russian football club based in
Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...
. The team began playing in the
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in 2011, after it was promoted for winning the
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. FC Kuban was one of the oldest football clubs in Russia. Founded as Dynamo of the
Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southe ...
NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. ...
, FC Kuban changed its affiliations because of changing politics in the
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. Club members and fans were called "Kubantsy" () (because of its location) or "yellow-greens" (the club colours). The team was also known as the "Cossacks" by fans. Other nicknames associated with the club colours were "The Canaries" (analogous to the similar colours of the French
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, the English Norwich City F.C.) and "The Toads" (primarily by opponents and the Kuban
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). On 17 May 2018 it was announced that FC Kuban had dissolved because of bankruptcy. On 5 August 2018, resurrected by fans and former FC Kuban footballers, the team played its first official match in the
Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and ...
Regional League. The club is not officially linked to the new PFC Kuban Krasnodar.


Chronology of club names

* ''Dynamo'' (1928–53) * ''Neftyanik'' (1954–57) * ''Kuban'' (1958–60) * ''Spartak'' (1960–62) * ''Kuban'' (1963–2018)


History


Origins

Football first appeared in
Kuban Kuban ( Russian and Ukrainian: Кубань; ady, Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Don Steppe, the Volga Delta and the Caucasus, and separated ...
during the early 20th century, when a number of sports clubs were created in
Ekaterinodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in souther ...
. The first matches were intra-club, and football competed with other sports; however, interest gradually grew and friendly matches were played between clubs in different cities. The first intercity football match was played in
Ekaterinodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in souther ...
on 6 August (or 9 August) 1912 when the Achilles club (or an
Ekaterinodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in souther ...
city team with Achilles players) defeated
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Olympia 5–0. Since 1913, when the first city championship was played, matches between city teams (Achilles, Sport and Victoria) have become common.


Founding

According to the club, its history began in 1928 with the organization in Krasnodar of Dynamo NKVD. According to some reports the team was founded a year earlier, but documentary evidence of that club does not exist. The team came into existence in 1928, according to documents in the archives.


Dynamo: 1928–1953

Before there was a national championship, Dynamo played friendly matches with the best teams in Russia,
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and the
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. In addition to these matches, tournaments were played in the city (including the Lottery Friendship Cup, played by sports clubs and teams from the Krasnodar military garrison). In 1931 Dynamo moved into its own stadium, in the center of Krasnodar, which is now the city's oldest existing sports facility. That year, the club received the Sportspeople of the
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award. In 1935, Dynamo (the only Krasnodar team) played in the intercity USSR Championship. In the group stage in
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, the team played three games in five days. On 26 June, they played to a 2–2 draw with
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, and on 28 June Dynamo won 1–0 over Makhachkala. On 30 June the club lost to
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1–2, finishing third in the group. In 1948 the club played in the
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championship, beginning with preliminary games in the North Caucasus (against teams from Stavropol,
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,
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,
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,
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, Makhachkala and the Krasnodar Lightning. Dynamo was undefeated in the zone tournament. The playoffs began on 3 October at the Dynamo stadium, where the hosts reached the finals undefeated. On 17 October 1948 Dynamo beat Molotov 4–0 in the final and became, for the first time in their history, RSFSR champions (winning a number of prizes).


Neftyanik: 1954–1957

In 1953 Dynamo changed its name to Neftyanik, representing Krasnodar in the Class B Soviet League the following year. The team played well in the first round of the 1953 championship but faltered in the second, eventually finishing 10th. In the 1955 season, Neftyanik finished in fifth place and was promoted to Class A of the
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. The following year, the club finished fourth. In the 1957 season Neftyanik again finished fourth.


Kuban: 1958–1960

In 1958 the team again changed its name, this time to Kuban. It was in the top echelon for most of the 1958–59 season despite the loss of eight players (the team's core) to the army, where most represented FC SKVO. In the 1959–60 season, Kuban finished in fifth place.


Spartak: 1960–1962

When the team moved to
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during the second half of the 1960 season, they finished third. The following year they finished eighth, which was blamed by fans on poor coaching. After the first round of the 1962 championship, Spartak was in sixth place. Between rounds, a new manager (
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, a Master of Sport in the USSR) was brought in. In the second round Spartak, unhampered by injuries, won their zonal tournament. The final round involved the five best clubs in
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. Spartak played four matches, winning three. They defeated
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Trud (1–0), Army
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(2–0) and
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Shinnik (2–0), drawing (2–2) with Sverdlovsk Uralmash in the third match. As RSFSR zone champion, Spartak won the right to play in the
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; however, because of a league reorganization they were not permitted to play.


Kuban: 1963–1979

In 1963, after the club changed its name back to Kuban, they played unevenly and finished 10th in the Group 2 of Class A. After two poor seasons in 1964 and 1965 (where they finished 15th and 25th, respectively) three good seasons followed in 1966, 1967 and 1969. However, despite finishing third each season the team did not win promotion. In 1970 Kuban were relegated to the Soviet Second League, and its ownership changed the following year. In 1973 Kuban finished third in the final tournament, earning a return to the First League and winning their third RSFSR zone championship. The club struggled in the First League for two seasons until they were relegated again to the Second League in 1976. Kuban returned to the First League in 1977. After a good start in 1978 (immediately after their promotion), Kuban eventually finished in sixth place. The 1979 season was one of the most successful ones in recent club history. Kuban finished second, earning the right to play in the following year's Top League. Unlike 1962, there was no reorganization of the Soviet League and Kuban was promoted.


1980–1991

In 1980 Kuban played for the first time in the Soviet Top League. Before the season, Kuban Stadium was renovated with an increase in capacity. Their first home game was a scoreless tie on 7 April with Lokomotiv Moscow, and on 12 April Kuban scored their first Top League goals against Dynamo Tbilisi (2–2). At the end of the season Kuban won the "Together with the team" prize for home-field attendance. In 1981 the team finished in 13th place, the club's greatest achievement to date. Although the 1982 season began well, with the club in sixth place, at the end of the season they were relegated from the Soviet Top League. In 1983 Kuban played unevenly, defeating the leading clubs but losing points to lesser teams. They finished the season in eighth place. Kuban finished fourth in 1984; in September, they were in the hunt for a top-two finish (and promotion to the Soviet Top League before losing their final game. The next two seasons were poor, with the team (in 18th place) narrowly avoiding relegation from the First League in 1985 and relegated in 1986 with a 20th-place finish. In 1987, Kuban was promoted back to the First League. In November the team won its fourth RSFSR championship, a record for a non-capital-city club. During the next four seasons (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991), Kuban finished 19th three consecutive times and second-last (21st place) in its final USSR First League season.


1992–1999

In 1992, because of the disintegration of the
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and the collapse of the Soviet leagues, Kuban played in the new Top Division league; however, they were overmatched and were relegated to the First Division. The 1993 season saw a new head coach: international Master of Sports Leonid Nazarenko. Until mid-May, Kuban was among the group leaders before finishing the season in 15th place. Although the team was expected to return to the Top Division in 1994 (standing in second place early in the season), Kuban finished in sixth place. In 1995 Kuban won promotion to the Top Division with a strong finish, including a 3–0 victory over
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in the last home match to claim second place in the First Division western zone. After its return to Top Division in 1996 Kuban played unevenly. Although in mid-season the team was near the leaders, they lost many points at home and finished 10th overall. The following year was less successful; Kuban finished 16th, allowing it to remain in the Top Division. In 1998, Kuban was in financial difficulty and on the verge of collapse. After its relegation to the
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, the only player remaining was the team's third goalkeeper. Ivan Panenko, general director of OAO Rosneft-Krasnodarneftegaz, became the new president of the club and over the next two years laid the foundation for the future team. Kuban's revival began in 1999, with the appointment of head coach Soferbi Yeshugov and the recruiting of local players. The club had a successful season, winning the Southern Zone championship.


21st century

In 2000, Kuban amassed a 14-match winning streak and moved into first place. Despite a coaching change (to Irhin Alexandr), the club finished first in the Second Division southern zone and won two matches on aggregate against an evolving FC Saransk Lighting. Kuban won at home (1–0), and the second match was a scoreless draw. At the end of the year, the club prepared to compete in the First Division. In early 2001, Kuban's management was assumed by the
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government. The club's new president was governor Aleksander Tkachyov, who recruited
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as head coach to win promotion to the
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. Although the club began the season well under Dolmatov, Kuban finished third and failed to win promotion. The 2002 season saw conflicts between the coach and several players during the off-season. After a coaching change, the team rallied to finish fourth. Despite the initial absence of a head coach in 2003, Kuban was in first place after the season's first half. The second half of the season began with a series of defeats which led to another coaching change. Kuban then won 11 consecutive matches (a record at the time for the First Division), finishing second and winning promotion to the Russian Premier League. Poor coaching contributed to an unsuccessful 2004 season. Kuban finished 15th, and were again demoted. The season's only bright spot was a 2–1 home victory over eventual league champions Lokomotiv Moscow. In 2005 Kuban was managed for the first time by a foreign coach,
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from the
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. Although the season began well, with the team in first place at the end of the first half, Kuban lost several games early in the second half and finished fifth. The team refused to travel to
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(under attack at the time by militants), and forfeited the match there. Kuban finished with the best defensive record in the league, conceding a club-record 25 goals in 42 matches. Pavel Yakovenko was Kuban's coach in 2006. In first place until the last round, a 0–2 defeat against Khimki dropped the club to second place but they won promotion to the Russian Premier League. The 2007 season began badly; the team did not win any games, and Yakovenko was replaced by Leonid Nazarenko. When Kuban did not improve, Nazarenko resigned as coach (ostensibly for family reasons) but remained with the club. Soferbi Yeshugov had a brief tenure as coach before Nazarenko again stepped in. In 15th place, Kuban finished next to last and was demoted to the First Division but the reserve club finished third place in their tournament. On 8 December, supporters rallied near the stadium in response to rumours of the club's fiscal collapse. In 2008, Kuban celebrated their 80th anniversary. During the off-season,
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was appointed head coach. After two rounds of poor play, Tarkhanov resigned (ostensibly for health reasons) and was replaced by Sergey Pavlov. The team finished second (behind
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), winning promotion to the Russian Premier League. Their stay was short-lived, however, since the club was relegated again to First Division after a 15th-place finish the following year (losing 3–0 at home to two-time champions
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) and the sacking of head coach Sergei Ovchinnikov. Kuban returned to the Premier League after defeating Zhemchuzhina 1–0 at
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on 17 October 2010 and a goalless draw with
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on 24 October. Kuban began the 2011 Premier League season with a 2–0 defeat at home to
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. Improving, the club qualified for the playoffs after finishing sixth and were guaranteed a position in the Premier League the following season. Kuban faltered during the playoffs, and the club finished eighth. During the off-season, Dan Petrescu moved to Dynamo Moscow. In the 2012 Premier League season, Kuban began with a 2–1 away loss to Anzhi Makhachkala. Despite the replacement of
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by Belarusian coach
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, the club remained in the top half of the league and set a home attendance record with 313,997 spectators in 15 matches. Kuban defeated Anzhi 1–0 on 26 May 2013 with a lone goal from Bulgarian forward
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, finishing fifth (the club's best Premier League finish). With this showing the club qualified for the first time for the UEFA Europe League, and at the end of the season Kuban had the highest home-game attendance in the league. On 30 May 2018, the
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announced that Kuban failed in the appeal to obtain the FNL license for the 2018–19 season. On 8 February 2018, Oleg Mkrtchan, a businessman who was the owner of Kuban from 2013 to 2016, was arrested on charges of fraud. On 24 July 2020,
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approved the change of name by a different club that was founded in 2018 as FC Urozhay Krasnodar to FC Kuban, with the condition that the new club is not the legal successor to previous FC Kuban and cannot claim their sporting history.


Nikola Nikezić incident

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, a striker from
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, was part of Kuban in 2010 and was under contract with the club until November 2011. In early 2011 the club, wishing to replace him, tried to persuade him to repudiate the contract. When Nikezić refused, he was beaten at the club office by two armed assailants with alleged ties to the
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. After an assault estimated at 20 minutes by Nikezić, he signed a contract-dissolution agreement. The forward filed a complaint with
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president
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days after the incident, providing photos of injuries he sustained during the beating. FIFPro (the International Federation of Professional Footballers), with the assistance of the
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, forced the club to pay Nikezić €180,000 in compensation.


Honours


Domestic competitions

*
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Championship: 4 **Winners: 1948, 1962, 1973, 1987 *
Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн ...
: **Winners: 2010 **Runners-up: 2003, 2006, 2008 * Russian Cup: **Runners-up: 2014–15


League results


Soviet Union

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Russia

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European record


Kuban-2

Kuban's reserve squad FC Kuban-2 Krasnodar entered the third-tier
Russian Professional Football League The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
for the 2016–17 season.


Managers

* Andrei Ageyev (1928–42) * Ivan Sanzharov (1944–47) * Andrei Ageyev (1948) * Lev Zabutov (1949–55) * Aleksandr Zagretsky (1955–56) * Nikolai Rasskazov (1956–59) *
Yuri Khodotov Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. * Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Ja ...
(1960) * Boris Smyslov (1961) *
Stanislav Shmerlin Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cal ...
(1961–62) *
Vladimir Gorokhov Vladimir Ivanovich Gorokhov (russian: Владимир Иванович Горохов; May 26, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was a Soviet football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to sco ...
(1962–63) * Mikhail Antonevich (1964) * Nikolai Rasskazov (1964) * Aleksei Kostylev (1964–65) * Valeri Bekhtenev (1966–67) *
Stanislav Shmerlin Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cal ...
(1968) * Nikolai Rasskazov (1969–70) *
Petr Scherbatenko Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politic ...
(1971) *
Stanislav Shmerlin Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cal ...
(1972–73) * Vladimir Budagov (1973) * Gennadi Matveyev (1974) *
Ruslan Dzasokhov Ruslan may refer to: * ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal * Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people * Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...
(1975) *
Viktor Gureyev The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
(1976) *
Viktor Korolkov The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
(1977–79) * Vladimir Mikhaylov (1980) *
Vladimir Belousov Vladimir Vladimirovich Belousov (russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Белоу́сов) ( in Moscow – December 25, 1990) was an Earth scientist in the Soviet Union, and a prominent advocate of alternatives to the theor ...
(1981–82) *
Yuri Semin Yury Pavlovich Syomin (russian: Юрий Павлович Сёмин; born 11 May 1947) is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club ...
(1982) * Aleksandr Kochetkov (1983–85) * Yuri Kolinko (1986) * Khamza Bagapov (1987–88) * Igor V. Kaleshin (1988) * Georgi Bezbogin (1989–90) * Vladimir Brazhnikov (1990–91) *
Yuri Marushkin Yuri Fyodorovich Marushkin (russian: Юрий Фёдорович Марушкин; 10 July 1944 – 12 December 2015) was a Russian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goa ...
(1991–92) * Igor V. Kaleshin (1992) *
Leonid Nazarenko Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko (russian: Леонид Васильевич Назаренко; born 21 March 1955) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He manages FC Biolog-Novokubansk. Honours * Olympic bronze: 1976. International ...
(1993–94) *
Fyodor Novikov Fyodor Sergeyevich Novikov (russian: Федор Серге́евич Новиков; April 4, 1927 – August 25, 2008) was a Russian professional Association football, football coach and player. References

Soviet men's footballer ...
(1995) * Vladimir Brazhnikov (1995–97) *
Valeri Sinau Valeri Nikolayevich Sinau (russian: Валерий Николаевич Синау; 10 September 1944 – 18 March 2023) was a Russian professional football coach and a player. Sinau died in Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-н ...
(1998) * Adolf Poskotin (1998) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (1999–00) * Fyodor Shcherbachenko ''(interim)'' (2000) *
Oleg Dolmatov Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov (Russian: Олег Васильевич Долматов; born 29 November 1948 in Chelyabinsk-40) is a Russian football manager and a former player. Honors * Soviet Top League winner: 1976 (spring) * Soviet Cup winn ...
(2001–02) *
Vyacheslav Komarov Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Komarov (russian: Вячеслав Александрович Комаров; born January 31, 1950) is a Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking ...
(2002) * Vladimir Lagoida (2003) *
Nikolai Yuzhanin Nikolai Nikolayevich Yuzhanin (russian: Николай Николаевич Южанин; born 14 October 1963 in Krasnodar) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant manager with Kyrgyzstan national footbal ...
(2003–04) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (2004) *
Leonid Nazarenko Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko (russian: Леонид Васильевич Назаренко; born 21 March 1955) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He manages FC Biolog-Novokubansk. Honours * Olympic bronze: 1976. International ...
''(interim)'' (2004) *
Jozef Chovanec Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960) is a Czech former professional football player and manager. Playing career As a player, Chovanec spent almost his whole career at Sparta Prague. In 1988, he moved to the Netherlands, to play briefly for PSV ...
(Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005) * Pavlo Yakovenko (Jan 1, 2006 – Aug 1, 2007) *
Leonid Nazarenko Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko (russian: Леонид Васильевич Назаренко; born 21 March 1955) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He manages FC Biolog-Novokubansk. Honours * Olympic bronze: 1976. International ...
''(interim)'' (Aug 1, 2007 – Aug 20, 2007) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (Aug 20, 2007 – Nov 11, 2007) * Alexander Tarkhanov (Jan 1, 2008 – April 3, 2008) * Sergei Pavlov (April 3, 2008 – Aug 1, 2008) * Poghos Galstyan ''(interim)'' (2008) *
Oleg Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov ( uk, Олег Валерійович Протасов; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the ...
(Oct 1, 2008 – Nov 20, 2008) * Sergei Ovchinnikov (Jan 1, 2009 – Aug 8, 2009) * Poghos Galstyan (Aug 10, 2009 – Dec 28, 2009) * Dan Petrescu (Dec 28, 2009 – Aug 14, 2012) *
Yuri Krasnozhan Yuri Anatolyevich Krasnozhan (russian: Юрий Анатольевич Красножан; born 7 June 1963) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Russia women's national football team. Career Born i ...
(Aug 16, 2012 – Jan 8, 2013) *
Leonid Kuchuk Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk ( be, Леанід Станіслававіч Кучук, Leanid Stanisłavavič Kučuk; born 27 August 1959) is a Belarusian football manager and former professional player. Managerial career On 15 September 2014, ...
(Jan 9, 2013 – June 30, 2013) * Igor Osinkin (July 1, 2013 – July 31, 2013) * Dorinel Munteanu (July 31, 2013 – Oct 12, 2013) * Viktor Goncharenko (Oct 12, 2013–2014) *
Leonid Kuchuk Leonid Stanislavovich Kuchuk ( be, Леанід Станіслававіч Кучук, Leanid Stanisłavavič Kučuk; born 27 August 1959) is a Belarusian football manager and former professional player. Managerial career On 15 September 2014, ...
(2014–2015) * Andrei Sosnitskiy (2015) *
Dmitri Khokhlov Dmitri Valeryevich Khokhlov (russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Хохлов, born 22 December 1975) is a Russian football manager and a former player. He is an assistant coach with Sochi. He played as a holding midfielder or playmak ...
(2015) *
Sergei Tashuyev Sergei Abuyezidovich Tashuyev (Russian: Сергей Абуезидович Ташуев; born 1 January 1959) is a Russian professional football coach who is the manager of Akhmat Grozny. He grew up in Grozny before making the world of footbal ...
(2015–2016) * Dan Petrescu (2016–)


References


External links

*
Greenmile.ru
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