Ruslan Litvinov
Ruslan Romanovich Litvinov (russian: Руслан Романович Литвинов; born 18 August 2001) is a Russian football player who plays as a centre back for FC Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 20 August 2019 in a game against FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk, he substituted Mikhail Ignatov in the 79th minute. He made his debut for the main squad of FC Spartak Moscow on 21 October 2020 in a Russian Cup game against FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak on 5 December 2020 in a game against FC Tambov, he substituted Alex Král in the 3rd added minute. On 7 February 2022, Litvinov extended his contract with Spartak until May 2026. On 29 May 2022, he won the Russian Cup, playing the full final against Dynamo Moscow, which Spartak won 2-1. International career Litvinov was called up to the Russia national football team for the first ti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Spartak Moscow
FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dynamo Kyiv) and a record 10 Russian championships, it is the country's most successful club. They have also won a record 10 Soviet Cups, 4 Russian Cups and one Russian Super Cup. Spartak have also reached the semi-finals of all three European club competitions. History Foundation In the early days of Soviet football, government agencies such as the police, army, and railroads created their own clubs. Many statesmen saw in the wins of their teams the superiority over the opponents patronising other teams. Almost all the teams had such kind of patrons; Dynamo Moscow aligned with the Militsiya, CSKA Moscow with the Red Army, and Spartak, created by a trade union public organization, was considered to be "the people's team". The histor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russian Cup (football)
The Russian Cup () is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional and some amateur (only after a special permission and licensing by Russian Football Union) football clubs. The winner of the competition ordinarily got a spot in the UEFA Europa League group stage. However, all Russian clubs, as well as the national team, have been barred from European competition due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Participants All clubs from the Russian Premier League, First Division and Second Division as well as amateur clubs compete for the Russian Cup. Competition system The competition is held under knockout format. Second Division teams start from 1/512, 1/256, or 1/128 final stage, depending on the number of teams in the corresponding Second Division zone. First Division teams enter the tournament at 1/32 final stage, and Premier League teams at 1/16 final stage. All ties are one-legged. The final tie is played as a single match; traditiona ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Europa Conference League. The UEFA Cup was the third-tier competition from 1971 to 1999 before the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued, and it is still often referred to as the “C3” in reference of this. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was merged with the UEFA Cup and discontinued as a separate competition. From the 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition has been known as the Europa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021–22 FC Spartak Moscow Season
The 2021–22 season was the 100th season in the existence of FC Spartak Moscow and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Russian football. In addition to the domestic league, Spartak Moscow participate in this season's editions of the Russian Cup and the UEFA Champions League. Squad Contract suspensions Out on loan Transfers In Loans in Out Loans out Contract suspensions Released Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record Premier League League table Results summary Results by round Matches Russian Cup Final UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021. UEFA Europa League Group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021. Knockout stage The draw for the round of 16 was held on 25 February 2022. RB Leipzig won on walkover after Spartak Moscow were disqualifi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020–21 FC Spartak Moscow Season
The 2020–21 Spartak Moscow season was the twenty-ninth successive season that the club played in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Russia. Season events On 25 July, Aleksandr Rudenko joined Sochi on a season-long loan deal. On 2 August, Spartak announced the signing of Aleksandr Kokorin to a three-year contract, with the option of an additional year, after his Zenit St.Petersburg contract had expired. On 5 August, Spartak announced the signing of Oston Urunov to a long-term contract from FC Ufa. On 6 August, Artyom Timofeyev joined Akhmat Grozny on a season-long loan deal. On 12 August, Aleksandr Lomovitsky joined Khimki on a season-long loan deal. On 14 August, Georgi Melkadze joined Artyom Timofeyev on loan at Akhmat Grozny for the season. On 3 September, Guus Til joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg on a season-long loan with option to buy. On 1 October, Aleksandr Lomovitsky was recalled from his loan at Khimki, and sent on loan f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021–22 Russian Football National League
The 2021–22 Russian Football National League is the 30th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 10 July 2021, and will have a 3 month winter break between game weeks 25 and 26 (December - March). Stadia by capacity Team changes To FNL ; Promoted from PFL * Kuban Krasnodar * Olimp-Dolgoprudny * Metallurg Lipetsk * KAMAZ ; Relegated from Premier League * Rotor Volgograd From FNL ; Relegated to PFL * Irtysh Omsk * Dynamo Bryansk * Chertanovo Moscow * Shinnik Yaroslavl ; Demoted to lower divisions * Chayka Peschanokopskoye ; Promoted to Premier League * Krylia Sovetov * Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ... Stadia by locations League table Results Se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020–21 Russian Football National League
The 2020–21 Russian Football National League was the 29th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on August 1, 2020 and end in 15 May 2021. Stadia by capacity Team changes To FNL ; Promoted from PFL * Akron * Dynamo Bryansk * Irtysh Omsk * Veles Moscow * Volgar Astrakhan * Alania Vladikavkaz ; Relegated from Premier League * Krylia Sovetov Samara * Orenburg From FNL ; Relegated to PFL * Avangard Kursk ; Demoted to lower divisions * Luch Vladivostok * Armavir ; Unable to pay for licensing * Mordovia ; Promoted to Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ... * Khimki * Rotor Volgograd Stadia by locations League table Results Season statistics Top goalscore ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russian First League
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 Футбольной Национальной Лиги, Pervenstvo Futbol'noy Natsional'noy Ligi) is the second level of the Russian football league system. The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used to run the division. Since 2011, it has been managed by the Football National League. The league consists of 18 clubs. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom four clubs are relegated to the Russian Professional Football League. Third and fourth team play in home-and-away promotion play-offs against the 13th and 14th Premier League teams. In case one or more clubs are not licensed to participate for the upcoming season, the teams previously relegated are kept in the league instead, in the order of last ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019–20 Russian Football National League
The 2019–20 Russian Football National League was the 28th season of Russia's second-tier football league since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The season began on 7 July 2019 and ended on 15 May 2020 (last games were played on 15 March). Summary On 17 March 2020, the league was suspended until 10 April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. On 1 April 2020, Russian Football Union extended the suspension until 31 May 2020. On 15 April 2020, FC Armavir dropped out of the competition due to lack of financing necessary to acquire the license for the 2020–21 season. The club was in the 12th place in the table with 30 points acquired in 27 games. Even though the league was suspended at that time due to COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, FNL president Igor Yefremov stated that the drop-out was not directly related to that and the club was in financial trouble before the pandemic. According to the league regulations, all Armavir's opponents in the second half of the season we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russian Football Union
The Russian Football Union (russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, ''Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz'' or RFS) is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation. With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach soccer, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for the Russian Premier League and other football leagues in Russia. RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft. Structure The RFS is governed by a board of directors led by a chairman, Nikita Simonyan, and a director general, Aleksandr Alayev. The RFU is a member of international football bodies FIFA and UEFA, and also has a relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). History Russian Empire The All-Russian Football Union (VFS) was created on 19 January 1912 and in the same year was admitted to FIFA. The Unions ini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', russian: Дина́мо Москва́ ) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Football National League. Dynamo was the only club that had always played in the top tier of Soviet football (along with Dynamo Kyiv) and of Russian football from the end of the Soviet era until they were relegated in 2016. Despite this, they have never won the modern Russian Premier League title and have won Russian Cup only once, in the season of 1994–95. During the Soviet era, they were affiliated with the MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs – The Soviet Militia) and with the KGB and was a part of Dynamo sports society. Chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus NKVD, Lavrentiy Beria, was a patron of the club until his downfall. From 10 April 2009 the VTB Bank has been the owner of Dynamo after acquiring a 74% ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 Russian Cup Final
The 2022 Russian Cup Final was the 30th Russian Cup Final, the final match of the 2021–22 Russian Cup. It was played at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 29 May 2022, contested by Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Moscow. It was the first Russian Cup Final at Luzhniki Stadium since 2007 and in Moscow since 2008. Pre-game 2022 Russian Cup Final was a single football match of Oldest Russian derby. The teams faced each other in the Russian Cup final for the first time. In the finals of Soviet Cup the teams played each other in 1950, Spartak Moscow won 3–0. Match The score was opened early by Aleksandr Sobolev. Arsen Zakharyan equalized in the second half, and then Quincy Promes scored the winning goal. Dynamo was awarded a penalty kick during stoppage time after a VAR review, but Daniil Fomin sailed it high over the crossbar. Details References {{DEFAULTSORT:2022 Russian Cup Final Russian Cup finals Russian Cup Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |