FC Akron Tolyatti () is a Russian professional

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club based in

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founded in 2018 who play in the

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History

In June 2019, it was confirmed that the club will enter the

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in the 2019–20 season. On 15 May 2020, the 2019–20 PFL season was abandoned due to

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. As Akron was leading in their PFL zone at the time, they were promoted to the second-tier FNL for the 2020–21 season. Akron finished their first FNL season in 17th place, which would normally mean relegation. On 15 May 2021, FNL confirmed that

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, which placed last in the

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and was expected to be relegated to FNL, did not apply for the FNL license for the 2021–22 season and therefore Akron would not be relegated. In June 2022, Akron became the backer of Konoplyov football academy. In the 2022–23 season, Akron had an impressive run in the Russian Cup. They consecutively eliminated four Moscow-based

clubs (

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, Lokomotiv,

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and Spartak, including two penalty-shoots) and reached the Regions Path final of the competition, where they lost, also in a shootout, to

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. The cup competition structure was changed to

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for RPL teams that season as Russia was banned from the European competitions due to the

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, in the traditional cup structure, eliminating four RPL teams would have been sufficient for Akron to qualify for the final. In the 2023–24 season, Akron qualified for the

promotion play-offs. They defeated Ural Yekaterinburg 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for RPL for the first time in its history.

Current squad

, according to th
FNL website

Reserve team

Out on loan

External links

References